2026 UEN Tech Summit: Full Schedule

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7:30am PDT

Breakfast

Thursday June 11, 2026 7:30am - 8:30am PDT

Commons Area

Food

Thursday June 11, 2026 7:30am - 8:30am PDT
Commons Area

Food

7:30am PDT

Registration

Thursday June 11, 2026 7:30am - 9:30am PDT

Commons Area

Registration

Thursday June 11, 2026 7:30am - 9:30am PDT
Commons Area

Registration

8:30am PDT

OpenSource AI Tools: Improving accessibility and discoverability in Digital Libraries using the University of Utah’s Marriott Library's new AI infrastructure

Thursday June 11, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am PDT

Room 1414

In this session, we will demonstrate the Marriott Library's new AI tooling infrastructure that utilizes open source LLMs and ASRs to improve web accessibility and discoverability in the Digital Library at the University of Utah.

Universities, Schools, and Libraries are under growing pressure to expand access and improve discovery while meeting new accessibility expectations for our digital collections. At the University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library, Digital Infrastructure Development team is building a flexible, modular workflow to help bring large AV collections into alignment with DOJ accessibility requirements at scale. The platform orchestrates open-source speech-to-text and language models to generate time-aligned transcripts and captions, structured segmentation, word clouds, entity recognition, and descriptive metadata—improving both compliance and content discoverability. We will share our implementation approach, early results, and lessons learned, including human review checkpoints, staff support and buy-in, provenance and auditability, and how we are designing the workflow to be adaptable as models and standards evolve. The session will focus on practical strategies other institutions can reuse to accelerate accessible AV delivery without locking into a single vendor or toolchain, and our future development plans for supporting other formats, including images, PDFs, and other formats.

Speakers

Brian McBride

Associate Director of Digital Infrastructure Development, University of Utah

Bohan Zhu

Web Software Developer, University of Utah

Thursday June 11, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am PDT
Room 1414

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

8:30am PDT

Leveraging Zoom Workplace for Academic Excellence

Thursday June 11, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am PDT

Room 1214

A comprehensive presentation on how Zoom's Collaboration platform can revolutionize educational operations across K-12 and higher education institutions. By seamlessly integrating various workloads and communication channels into a unified platform, educational institutions can improve efficiency across internal operations and student/parent engagement. Campus safety remains paramount, and we'll discuss how Zoom can reduce the operational overhead of E911 compliance and support future legislation like Alyssa's law.

Speakers

Donavan Dolph

Zoom

Thursday June 11, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am PDT
Room 1214

Exhibitor

8:30am PDT

Slipping Through the Gaps: K-12 Filtering Challenges No One Warned You About

Thursday June 11, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am PDT

Room 1513

Join Linewize for an interactive session to pull back the curtain on what’s really happening on K-12 networks. Your filter handles the basics, but you still spend too much time putting out fires. Content slips through the cracks in Google Docs, your students spin up new proxies and workarounds daily, and staying ahead of AI-generated imagery feels impossible. We’ll explore where traditional URL filtering falls short, and how the latest advancements in content-aware filtering and real-time monitoring are helping IT teams work smarter, even with tightening budgets and resources, to close crucial student safety gaps.

Speakers

Terrisa Reeves

Territory Director, Linewize

As Territory Director, Terrisa leverages over 20 years of experience in K-12 and experience as a school district board member to support districts across the Western U.S. In her career, Terrisa has utilized her knowledge of the K-12 space and her expertise to empower and grow channel... Read More →

Thursday June 11, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am PDT
Room 1513

Exhibitor

8:30am PDT

Introduction to All Things Quantum

Thursday June 11, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am PDT

Room 1220

What's all the hype with quantum? Are you ready for the threats and advancements that are coming? This is an introductory session to the science and technologies that enable quantum networking. This session will begin with a brief introduction to quantum mechanics, with a focus on quantum bits (qubits) and some of their special properties, including superposition, entanglement, and no-cloning (Note: this discussion will include some mathematical concepts and proofs). This will be followed by an overview of quantum networking, including quantum teleportation and entanglement swapping. Finally, we'll bring it all together to outline the building blocks, opportunities, and challenges of building quantum networks, as well as highlight what Cisco is already doing in this exciting space.

Speakers

Clint Sorensen

Systems Architect, Cisco Systems

Bill Parr

Thursday June 11, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am PDT
Room 1220

General

8:30am PDT

Wipe to Workflow: Mastering Mac Restoration and ClassLink Platform SSO

Thursday June 11, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am PDT

Room 1410

Use readily available tools to restore Macs and enroll them in Platform SSO

As schools face new 2026 legal requirements for differentiated content filtering and transparent parental reporting, the "Identity" of the user at the system level has never been more critical. This session provides a deep dive into a reliable, repeatable workflow for restoring Macs and preparing them for the next generation of authentication: Platform SSO. Using readily available tools—including MacDVM, Apple Configurator, and iMazing Profile Editor—we will walk through the technical steps to move a device from a blank slate to a fully enrolled, identity-aware workstation. With ClassLink’s launch of Platform SSO capabilities this month, we will discuss how this shift simplifies the user experience while providing the granular data needed to meet modern compliance standards. Whether you are a Tech Director planning for the new school year or a SysAdmin looking to sharpen your deployment toolkit, this session offers a practical roadmap for the "Modern Mac" in K-12.

Speakers

Enoch Brown

Systems Administrator, North Sanpete School District

Abinadi Swapp

Thursday June 11, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am PDT
Room 1410

General

8:30am PDT

When the Problem Isn’t the Technology: Communication Skills for K-12 IT Teams

Thursday June 11, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am PDT

Room 1404

Move beyond solving technical issues and start supporting the people using technology. This session introduces a customer-service approach tailored for K-12 IT teams that uses empathy, active listening, and clear communication to de-escalate difficult situations and turn frustrated users into collaborative partners.

IT professionals in K-12 education spend much of their time troubleshooting devices, networks, and software—but many support challenges are not purely technical. Frustration, miscommunication, and time pressure can turn small technology issues into larger disruptions for teachers and classrooms. This session introduces T.E.A.C.H., a practical communication framework designed specifically for education technology support teams. The framework helps IT staff manage the human side of support interactions while still resolving technical problems efficiently. Participants will explore five core practices: • Take Time to Greet & Listen • Empathize and Disarm Conflict • Ask Effective Questions • Chart the Path Forward • Help Beyond the Moment. Through real-world K-12 support scenarios, attendees will learn techniques for active listening, empathetic communication, structured troubleshooting conversations, and translating technical concepts into language that educators can easily understand. The session includes a short interactive activity in which participants identify common support requests and discuss simple strategies—such as knowledge base articles or quick training resources—that can prevent repeat issues. Attendees will leave with a practical framework and communication strategies they can immediately apply to improve support interactions, reduce frustration, and strengthen collaboration between IT teams and educators.

Speakers

Mike Twede

Canyons School District

Thursday June 11, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am PDT
Room 1404

Leadership

8:30am PDT

Are You Interested in the CISSP Exam

Thursday June 11, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am PDT

Room 1412

I passed the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) exam in 2025. This presentation would be for anyone who may be interested in the exam and learning how I went about preparing for it.

Speakers

Sam Quantz

CIO, Salt Lake City School District

Thursday June 11, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am PDT
Room 1412

Security

8:30am PDT

Modern IPv6 Deployments in Campus Networks

Thursday June 11, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am PDT

Room 1408

IPv6 has long been a technology "on the horizon", but with recent developments, it's possible to deploy IPv6 to end-users and begin phasing out IPv4.

IPv6 has long been a technology "on the horizon", but with recent developments, it's possible to deploy IPv6 to end-users and begin phasing out IPv4. This session will cover IPv6 trends, technologies around IPv6/IPv6-mostly networks, patterns for deployment, and ways to begin the journey. Depending on the audience, I'll likely focus 30 minutes on the presentation, but may open it up for a Q&A or round-table afterward if applicable. Depending on logistics, I may distribute some free IPv6 Test Pods (ipv6-pod.info) to help interested people start testing. Depending on my own travel plans, this may need to be a virtual presentation.

Speakers

James Harr

Internet2

Thursday June 11, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am PDT
Room 1408

System Admin

8:30am PDT

UEN & Nautobot

Thursday June 11, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am PDT

Room 1218

Learn what it is, why we chose it, and how it has enabled UEN to deploy several useful solutions, such as GoldenConfig, CircuitDB, and N.U.T.S. (Network Utility Tool Set).

This session serves as a show-and-tell of UENs’ SOT & network automation solution. Give a brief of why it was chosen and how the features Nautobot provides, now and in the future, benefit not only our network management, but also how these features may benefit them in the future. This will be shown through minimal slides with live demos making up the bulk of the presentation.

Speakers

Trevor Overby

UEN

Thursday June 11, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am PDT
Room 1218

Tools

8:30am PDT

Safe, Simple, and Scalable Student Connectivity: Modernizing K–12 Wireless Access with Eduroam and Device-Based Trust

Thursday June 11, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am PDT

Room 1216

Learn how a K–12 leader improved student connectivity and security while simplifying network management in one-device-per-student environments.

K–12 districts across Utah need secure, reliable, and easy-to-manage wireless access to support one-device-per-student programs and uninterrupted digital learning. When connectivity is inconsistent or overly complex, classroom instruction is disrupted. During this Fireside Chat, Central Utah Educational Services will share how it consolidated multiple networks into a single SSID using Eduroam and Fortinet, creating a simplified, secure, and scalable wireless model. By shifting from user-based authentication to device-based trust using certificates, the district ensures that only managed, filtered devices can connect—on campus and beyond. This approach helps maintain student safety while reducing friction for students and staff. Attendees will leave with practical strategies to simplify SSID design, strengthen security, and use automation to manage devices at scale—ultimately reducing IT workload while improving the student experience.

Speakers

BJ Peterson

Network Engineer, CUES

Gina Osmond

Fortinet

Thursday June 11, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am PDT
Room 1216

Wireless

9:45am PDT

The SOUL of AI: A Constitutional Framework for Human-AI Governance

Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am PDT

Room 1414

What if AI systems had a constitution — a living soul? The Sovereign Framework implements democratic AI governance with a five-member council of humans and AI models, three branches of government, ethical guardrails from philosophy and law, and unamendable human sovereignty. This is AI governance made real.

As AI capabilities accelerate, the question of governance becomes urgent: who decides what AI can do, and how do we ensure it serves human flourishing? The Sovereign Framework answers this with a radical proposition — give AI systems a soul. Not consciousness, but constitutional governance. SOUL.md is a living constitution that establishes a three-branch governance model (Executive, Legislative, Judicial) and a five-member council where one human and four AI models (Claude, GPT, Grok, Llama) deliberate as equals on new capabilities. Drawing from the U.S. Constitution's separation of powers, Don Miguel Ruiz's Four Agreements, and Gay Hendricks' Conscious Living principles, the framework creates a system where: - No AI capability is deployed without democratic deliberation — a supermajority (4 of 5 votes) is required to ratify new skills - Human sovereignty is absolute and unamendable — the human can override, halt, or dissolve the system at any time - Ethics are structural, not aspirational — a Judicial Branch independently reviews every action for constitutional alignment - Dissent is preserved as wisdom — today's minority opinion may become tomorrow's governing principle This isn't a whitepaper. The Sovereign Framework is implemented in production software spanning Java, TypeScript, Dart, and Flutter — with a full deliberation engine, voting system, precedent library, soul editor, and MCP integration for AI assistants. The presentation demonstrates the complete governance lifecycle: from proposal through council deliberation, judicial review, skill ratification, and after-action evaluation. We'll explore the philosophical foundations, the technical architecture, and the practical implications of treating AI governance as a constitutional democracy — where the machine doesn't just follow rules, but participates in creating them.

Speakers

Michael Hunter

CEO, Coyote Forge

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I have spent my career building Technology and Teams for creating quality software while following the agile manifesto to enable software craftsmanship. I’ve been working on creating scalable applications for most of my career and see AI and No Code services revolutionizing the... Read More →

Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am PDT
Room 1414

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

9:45am PDT

How Canyons and Box Elder School Districts Protect Data and Optimize Resources

Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am PDT

Room 1513

Join Canyons and Box Elder School District tech leaders for a deep dive into the essentials of modern district management: data privacy, cybersecurity, and resource accountability. As digital landscapes grow more complex, ensuring student data remains secure while maintaining a "noise-free" learning environment is a top priority for Utah LEAs. This session explores how to leverage the ClassLink suite to gain total visibility into your digital ecosystem. Eric Taylor from Canyons School District and Eric McEwan from Box Elder School District will share practical strategies for fortifying your security posture, auditing software efficacy, and ensuring every digital tool in your district serves a clear, purposeful goal.

Speakers

Anu Jokinen

Senior Director of Instructional Technology, ClassLink

As the Senior Director of Instructional Technology, Anu supports districts across the western United States helping them to implement the best in technology solutions and practices. A veteran of the education technology space and a current ISTE Certified Educator, Anu has been serving... Read More →

Eric McEwan

MIS Engineer, Box Elder School District

Graduated from BYU-Idaho in Computer Information Technology. Moved to Utah and joined the Box Elder School District netops team as a Managed Information Systems engineer. I love technology, hiking, fishing, painting minis and playing board games!

Eric Taylor

Business Engineer, Canyons School District

Passionate K-12 Business Engineer 📚💼

🌟 Transforming Education Through Innovation 🚀
🔧 Bridging Education and Business for a Better Future 💡
📊 Data-Driven Decision-Maker 📈
🔗 Connecting Schools, Students, and Industry Partners 🤝
🔬 Creating Solutions for T... Read More →

Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am PDT
Room 1513

Exhibitor

9:45am PDT

Scaling Open Networks from 100Mpbs to 10G

Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am PDT

Room 1220

Abrief history of UTOPIA and how we went from 100Mpbs connections to 10G

Powerpoint presentation of history of UTOPIA, network design, scaling, hardware selections and lessons learned

Speakers

Jeff Meyer

UTOPIA

Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am PDT
Room 1220

General

9:45am PDT

STOP WASTING TIME and Train Them the Right Way

Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am PDT

Room 1410

Training somebody the right way once is better than training them the wrong way five times. Sounds ridiculous, but it happens more often than you think.

Training somebody the right way once is better than training them the wrong way five times. It’s hard to believe, but you may be surprised how often you are actually doing that. Through years of experience, we found that it was the case for our summer IT intern program. We would train them for two days, then deploy them to the field, only to find they didn’t learn certain necessary skills or important workflows, and we had to train them repeatedly. This cost time and energy throughout the summer, which could have been spent in a productive manner. All of this led to standardizing workflows and summer processes across the Field Technicians group, and to a better intern training program that makes training more successful and meaningful from day one. Join us as we tell you how we used entertaining AND educational videos and reference material to train our new fleet of interns.

Speakers

Jeremy Black

Field Technician, Canyons School District

I’ve been a field tech for 3 years. I have covered elementary schools for that time. Before that, I was a Field Tech Assistant for nearly a year. During that time I helped at all levels of K-12.

Jacob Tempest

Canyons School District

Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am PDT
Room 1410

General

9:45am PDT

Research Initiatives at UEN

Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am PDT

Room 1404

In our mission to provide internet access and technology infrastructure to our education and telehealth stakeholders, we support and conduct research of our own. We'll talk about the state of our current research efforts, what we have learned so far, and how this research supports our core services.

This presentation will cover research efforts within UEN/UTN and partners. In particular, we'll touch on advances in AI & machine learning, Network management, Wildfire cameras, the WildWEST project, collaboration with the Center for High Performance Computing at the University of Utah, collaboration with outside researchers, and more! This will be a panel discussion covering project developments and findings.

Speakers

Danial Ebling

Network Architect, UEN

Joe Breen

University of Utah

Jeff Egly

Associate Director, UEN

Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am PDT
Room 1404

Leadership

9:45am PDT

Security Threat & Mitigations in IPv6

Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am PDT

Room 1412

For the past 2 years, I have been presenting information regarding IPv6. Things to think about when deploying it, planning for it, and looking at detailed configs like SLAAC vs DHCPv6. This is mostly to help bring awareness to the community. This year, my final IPv6 presentation will be specifically about security. I will be going over some of the security risks that can be exploited in IPv6 and how to mitigate them. IPv6 is still new and unfamiliar to many. This is intended to make people aware of the security considerations to make before deploying IPv6.

Speakers

Jared Hainline

Sr. Network Services Administrator, Salt Lake City SD

I started my career doing phone support for AOL. Yes, I am that old! Then worked for another local ISP before moving to the school district. I started at the District doing desktop support and moved to Novell Server administration and then got my CCNA and moved to network administration... Read More →

Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am PDT
Room 1412

Security

9:45am PDT

Easy Automated HTTPS for Internal Servers

Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am PDT

Room 1408

Keep your internal Linux and Windows servers secure with automatic wildcard certificate renewals — no public exposure needed. Using simple ACME tools, one machine quietly grabs fresh certificates every few months, then securely copies them to all your other servers. No manual work, no opening ports to the internet, just reliable HTTPS everywhere inside your network.

Keep your internal Linux and Windows servers secure with automatic wildcard certificate renewals — no public exposure needed. Using simple ACME tools, one machine quietly grabs fresh certificates every few months, then securely copies them to all your other servers. No manual work, no opening ports to the internet, just reliable HTTPS everywhere inside your network.

Speakers

Scott Harpster

System Engineer, SEDC

System Engineer at SEDC and have been with SEDC for 10 years.

Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am PDT
Room 1408

System Admin

9:45am PDT

Modern Mac Authentication: It's time to Unbind

Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am PDT

Room 1216

Still binding your Macs to Active Directory? It's time to stop. In this session, we'll explore why AD binding is no longer the best path forward and walk through the modern authentication options available today — including Apple's Platform SSO, cloud identity integrations, and third-party solutions that give IT teams the flexibility and security modern organizations demand. Walk away with a clear understanding of your options and a roadmap to modernize your Mac authentication strategy.

Speakers

Joerg Radler

System Engineer, Apple Inc

Large scale technology implementations, app development, technology management

Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am PDT
Room 1216

System Admin

9:45am PDT

Using GitLab as an Alternative to GitHub

Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am PDT

Room 1218

We have had to block GitHub due to content that allows students to circumvent filtering security. Some of our programming classes, however, need access to a GitHub-style tool to help them learn how to manage code. This is a presentation on how Salt Lake District is navigating that challenge.

Speakers

Jordan Collins

Salt Lake City SD

Sam Quantz

CIO, Salt Lake City School District

Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am PDT
Room 1218

Tools

9:45am PDT

In the Trenches: Running Modern K–12 Networks with Limited Resources

Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am PDT

Room 1214

K–12 IT teams are under pressure to do more with less while supporting complex, always-on environments. This engineer-led session shares real-world operational insights on simplifying networks, improving performance, and reducing workload. We’ll explore how AI is changing network and security operations, focusing on practical impact, real use cases, and not a sales pitch.

K–12 IT teams are expected to support high-density environments, enable digital learning, and maintain secure, always-on networks, often with limited staff and time. The challenge isn’t just deploying new technology; it’s operating it effectively every day. This session takes a real-world, engineer-led look at modern network operations in K–12 environments. We’ll share practical lessons from the field, focusing on how districts are reducing complexity, improving visibility, and streamlining troubleshooting across their networks. We’ll also explore how AI-driven networking and security platforms are reshaping IT operations, shifting teams from reactive troubleshooting to more proactive, automated approaches. The focus will be on how these capabilities are being applied in real environments to reduce noise, accelerate root cause analysis, and improve end-user experiences. Designed for a technical audience, this session focuses on what’s actually working in production environments without the sales pitch.

Speakers

Kevin Browning

Network Solutions Architect, Ednetics

Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am PDT
Room 1214

Vendor

11:00am PDT

Utah’s AI Factory Supercomputer: A State-wide Sovereign Resource for Discovery, Education, and Innovation

Thursday June 11, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT

Auditorium

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming how science and innovation are accomplished and how we train the next generation for success in a competitive AI-enabled economy. I will discuss Utah’s recent investments in world-class infrastructure that aim to accelerate scientific and technical advancements and AI preparedness at all levels across the state.

Speakers

William Miller

University of Utah

William (Bill) Miller is the Senior Director for Research Computing and Data at the University of Utah, where he holds a leadership appointment at the Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute and directs the Center for High Performance Computing (CHPC). He provides strategic... Read More →

Thursday June 11, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Auditorium

Keynote

12:00pm PDT

Lunch

Thursday June 11, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT

Commons Area

Food

Thursday June 11, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Commons Area

Food

1:15pm PDT

AI as a Design Variable

Thursday June 11, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 1414

Educators are in the moment, deciding what teaching and learning with AI will accomplish. Research shows AI used in a cavalier manner hurts congitive ability and research shows AI can improve brain function. Both are true. This presentation introduces frameworks, strategies, and things to try tomorrow to ensure you have the best interactions with AI for you and your students.

AI as a Design Variable will discuss research from the MIT EEG Study - Kosmyna et al. (2025), Wang & Zhang (2026) studies, Patrick Dempsey - The Second Draft (2026), strategies from Penn Center for Teaching and Learning, insights from The Loop by Jacob Ward, and more. Attending this presentation will prepare educators to begin discussions around the effective uses of AI in teaching and learning.

Speakers

David Long

Superintendent, Beaver County School District

David Long has served as the Beaver County School District superintendent for the last six years. During that time his team has developed P-LTE communication network for the school district that allows LTE enabled Chromebooks to connect throughout the school district, on and off campus... Read More →

Thursday June 11, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
Room 1414

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

1:15pm PDT

AI and School Safety

Thursday June 11, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 1513

An exploration of how school leaders can responsibly leverage AI to identify risks earlier, strengthen prevention strategies, and make faster, more informed decisions that protect students and staff.

As artificial intelligence rapidly enters the education landscape, school leaders face both unprecedented opportunity and responsibility. This session explores how K–12 administrators and safety teams can ethically and effectively leverage AI to identify potential risks earlier, strengthen prevention strategies, and support faster, more informed decision‑making that protects students and staff. Participants will examine practical use cases for AI across prevention, threat identification, situational awareness, and decision support—while also addressing critical considerations related to governance, bias, privacy, and human oversight. Through real‑world scenarios, guided discussion, and interactive risk‑assessment exercises, attendees will evaluate where AI adds value, where it should be constrained, and how it can responsibly augment—not replace—professional judgment. The session concludes with actionable frameworks and guiding principles school leaders can use to assess AI tools, align them to safety priorities, and build policies that balance innovation, ethics, and student well‑being.

Speakers

Bryan Krause

Bus Dev Strategist, CDW

Thursday June 11, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
Room 1513

Exhibitor

1:15pm PDT

A Decade of Data: Insights from Utah’s K–12 Technology Inventory on AI and Infrastructure

Thursday June 11, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 1410

This session highlights findings from the 2025 Utah School Technology Inventory, marking 10 years of statewide data collection. It includes new insights on artificial intelligence (AI) in K–12 education, with trends in policy, training, infrastructure, and how data supports strategic planning and decision-making.

This session explores how Utah’s 10-year Technology Inventory captures AI adoption, policy gaps, and infrastructure challenges across schools. Participants will review key findings, discuss implications for policy and practice, and engage in guided reflection on applying data to support AI integration and planning. https://www.uen.org/schooltech/

Speakers

Max Gonzales

Project Manager, Utah Education Network

College Advising, CTE training,

Thursday June 11, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
Room 1410

General

1:15pm PDT

An Economic Outlook for the Tech Sector

Thursday June 11, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 1220

In just the past year, the tech sector has changed enormously. This talk discusses recent trends and what it might mean not only for the tech sector, but the broader economy.

Over just the past year, the tech sector's influence has grown by leaps and bounds. An already influential sector, the changes it is introducing are astonishing. Driven by the application of AI, tech has the potential to reshape Utah's economy in ways that will lead to permanent changes in investment patterns, workforce, and government. This talk explores the most important trends reshaping the tech sector and considers what they could mean for the broader economy. As technology becomes more deeply embedded in finance, healthcare, education, manufacturing, and professional services, shifts in the tech industry will influence productivity to an enormous degree, with downwind effects on wages, business formation, and regional economic growth. The discussion will examine both the opportunities and the disruptions that may lie ahead, including how AI could change the nature of work, how investment may flow differently across sectors, and why today’s tech transformation may have consequences far beyond the companies building the tools.

Speakers

Thomas Young

Partner, SLCC

Thursday June 11, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
Room 1220

General

1:15pm PDT

Sharing is Caring: How Museums Create and Share Scientific Data

Thursday June 11, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 1218

Over this session, we will discuss how the digitization program at the Natural History Museum generates digital records from physical objects, museum data standards, and infrastructure, and how it gets used in the larger research and education community.

Museums contain vast collections that tell the story of the landscape we inhabit. These collections are used continuously by museum staff, researchers, and educators. The infrastructure for creating, holding, and sharing this research provides interesting challenges. Over this session, we will discuss how the digitization program at the Natural History Museum generates digital records from physical objects, museum data standards, and infrastructure, and how it gets used in the larger research and education community.

Speakers

Alyson Wilkins

Natural History Museum of Utah

Thursday June 11, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
Room 1218

General

1:15pm PDT

Legislative Stuff You Should Know: Privacy Edition

Thursday June 11, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 1404

Utah's legislature considered a record number of bills during the 2026 General Session, so if you are wondering how to keep track of everything, you're not alone. This session will focus on getting you the information you need to start integrating new data privacy requirements into your policies and practices. You'll be most at home in this session if you are the privacy point person at your district or charter, but everyone is welcome!

Speakers

Nicole Sanchez

Student Data Privacy Specialist, USBE - Utah State Board of Education

Nicole Sanchez is a former junior high teacher and instructional coach, and is now a Student Data Privacy Specialist at the Utah State Board of Education. Nicole especially loves to work with districts and charter schools across the state to help them improve their privacy practices... Read More →

Kathy Challis

Director of Student Data Privacy, Utah State Board of Education

Katy is director of privacy for the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) where she works with school districts and charter schools to help them improve their privacy and security practices. Sweet! Formerly Katy taught middle school science for 7 years and later worked as an educational... Read More →

Thursday June 11, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
Room 1404

Leadership

1:15pm PDT

Internet Routing Security - Secure your subnets using RPKI and ROAs

Thursday June 11, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 1412

We will discuss the importance of securing and validating prefix/subnet announcements using the RPKI infrastructure and the ROA. This discussion will review how they work, why they matter, and how to implement them.

Internet routing protocols were designed with a weak security posture, creating vulnerable attack vectors via route hijacking. We’ll break down how RPKI works at a practical level, including certificate hierarchy, ROA creation, and route validation states (valid, invalid, not found). We’ll walk through real-world examples of route leaks and hijacks, showing how RPKI can prevent or mitigate these events. Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of how to implement RPKI/ROA in their environment and immediately improve routing security.

Speakers

Jesse Howerton

NetOps Manager, UEN

Thursday June 11, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
Room 1412

Security

1:15pm PDT

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Server Room to Staff Room

Thursday June 11, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 1408

What happens when a high-level SysAdmin and a former 5th-grade teacher join forces? We bridge the EdTech divide! Using a playful "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" framework, we’ll flip the script, translating "Tech-Speak" into "Teacher-Speak" to transform your biggest complainers into your best collaborators.

Speakers

Kelli Cannon

Digital Learning Specialist, Jordan School District

Kelli Cannon has been an educator for 12 years, teaching upper elementary students prior to her current role as a Digital Learning Specialist. Kelli holds a Master’s Degree in Educational Technology, as well as endorsements in STEM, Teaching English as a Second Language and Instructional... Read More →

David Bowman

Systems and Security Manager, Jordan School District

David leads a cybersecurity program for one of the largest school districts in Utah. Serving 8,500 staff , 57,000 students. Once you count up all of the devices it’s over 100,000 from Chromebooks to servers to pc’s to MAC. David presents at UETN and Saintcon each year and is always... Read More →

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Room 1408

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UEN Backup and Archival Update

Thursday June 11, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 1216

Did you know that UEN offers an Enterprise Backup Solution? UEN’s backup solution is changing, and we invite you to join us for an overview of the offering and an update on our recent expansion.
Whether you are a current consumer or looking for a new solution, come learn how these services can be implemented at your institution. We will provide updates on what is available now, what is coming next, and how UEN can help you feel confident that your backups are safe and secure.

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Bryan Peterson

Associate Director, UEN

Currently employed at Utah Education & Telehealth Network since 1995, current position is Technical Services Associate Director over Enterprise Systems and Software Development. Bryan has held various positions in the IT field over the last 30 years, Systems Admin, Database Admin... Read More →

John Desha

Systems Admin, UEN

Thursday June 11, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
Room 1216

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E-Rate

Thursday June 11, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 1214

He will be discussing the benefits of E-Rate with Netgear. He is an expert in the E-Rate field of over 15 years experience

Going over Netgear's latest hardware (switches, AP's and Cyber Security options and support)

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Rich Rendon

Netgear

Justin Plumley

Netgear

Thursday June 11, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
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