TechConnect 2025 Agenda
Below is a general outline of key events at TechConnect. General session topics and presenters as well as the specific agendas for the breakout sessions are still being finalized. We’ll post them to the TechConnect website as soon as they’re available. We’re focused on topics of importance to our members based on feedback from past events and recent conversations. For now, this agenda offers a general flow of events for your planning purposes.
| Monday, November 3 | |
| 3:30 – 6:30 p.m. | Registration |
| 5:30 – 8 p.m. | Opening Reception |
| Tuesday, November 4 | |
| 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:30 – 9 a.m. | Welcome Tim Bryan, CEO, NRTC |
| 9:10 a.m. |
Reimagine the Future – Shawn Kanungo We’re entering an extraordinary era where generative AI and agents will automate unprecedented parts of our industries — making operations faster, smarter, and more efficient than ever before. At the same time, the baseline expectations of our members keep rising. The organizations that will thrive aren’t those with the most advanced technology, but those who master the delicate balance between automation and extraordinary human experiences. This is about trust. Erik Qualman, best selling author and sought-out speaker on innovation and digital transformation |
| 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
Breakouts
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| 12 – 1 p.m. | Lunch |
| 5:30 – 8 p.m. | Evening Event – dinner and socializing |
| Wednesday, November 5 | |
| 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:30 – 8:45 a.m. | Welcome Back Tim Bryan, CEO, NRTC |
| 8:45 – 9:30 a.m. | Leveraging Data/making data actionable How will AI change the communities where we live and work? This question does not have a straightforward answer. It can be tempting to get swept up in AI hype or fall into AI gloom—celebrating or fearing a future that will be imminently rebuilt by technology. Yet, innovations are embedded into local worlds. We influence the direction and shape of new technologies almost as much as technologies influence our daily practices. This talk aims to offer introductory insights into the possibilities, and dangers of AI, building a sense of informed empowerment for sensible applications of AI at work. Chris Beatson, Chief Technology Officer, NRTC |
| 9:30 – 10:15 a.m. | Leveraging You Consumer Connections or Cyber |
| 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. | The American Connection Corps: Closing the Digital Divide through National Service The American Connection Corps (part of Lead for America) is an AmeriCorps program focused on building local capacity and advancing economic prosperity in rural communities and legacy cities nationwide. They’re building the next generation of civic leaders – and bridging the digital divide – in every corner of the country. Eric Kotin and an ACC member |
| 10:35 – 11:20 a.m. | Creating a Limitless Culture: Better Results, Better Relationships This high-impact, high-amazement session inspires you to create a culture where the impossible is possible and human connection has no limits. In addition to experiencing draw-dropping (and often hilarious) magic and mind reading, you’ll be able to instantly increase productivity through better communication, reduce drama by learning how to create and sustain quality relationships in the workplace, and be able to thrive amidst constant change with a simple mindset shift. Ben Whiting |
| 11:15 a.m. | Wrap-Up |
| 11:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Excursions |
| 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. | Casual get-together |