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Wednesday, August 5, 2026

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7:30am - 8:00am Registration - Coffee and Light Breakfast

8:00am - 9:15am TW01 Active Directory Basics, But Not the Easy Stuff!

Derek Melber

8:00am - 9:15am TW02 From Data Chaos to Copilot Clarity: Real Customer Journeys to Successful Adoption

Stephen L. Rose

8:00am - 9:15am TW03 Designing Secure Azure Networks

Aidan Finn

9:30am - 10:45am TW06 Old-time OS Deployment for the "Modern" Customer

Michael Niehaus

9:30am - 10:45am TW07 The Burnout Equation: Why Smart IT Teams Break — and How to Build Ones That Don’t

Heather Wilde Renze

9:30am - 10:45am TW08 To Be Announced

10:45am - 11:15am Networking Break / Visit Exhibitors

11:15am - 12:15pm TechMentor Panel - AI in the Enterprise: Governance, Risk, and the IT Pro’s New Headache

Moderated By: Dave Kawula

12:15pm - 1:15pm Networking Lunch / Visit Exhibitors

1:15pm - 1:40pm TW11 Fast Focus: To Be Announced

1:15pm - 1:40pm TW12 Fast Focus: Strong Authentication in the Cloud: Introducing Entra Certificate-Based Authentication

Richard Hicks

1:15pm - 1:40pm TW13 Fast Focus: To Be Announced

1:40pm - 2:30pm Sponsored Break - Exhibitor Raffle @ 2:00 pm (Must be present to win)

2:30pm - 3:45pm TW16 Tactical and Functional PowerShell for the AD Administrator

Derek Melber

2:30pm - 3:45pm TW17 Windows 11: Using local AI Silicon

Michael Niehaus

2:30pm - 3:45pm TW18 Beyond Azure: Extending Defender for Cloud to Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Workloads

Aidan Finn

4:00pm - 5:15pm TW21 GitHub for Newbies

Mike Nelson

4:00pm - 5:15pm TW22 Moving To Zero Trust: Entra Private Access for Always On VPN Administrators

Richard Hicks

4:00pm - 5:15pm TW23 Unlocking the Power of Copilot Automation: A Beginner's Guide

Stephen L. Rose

5:45pm - 10:00pm TechMentor & Cybersecurity Live!'s Wednesday Night Out