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TechBash 2026
Thursday, June 11
 

7:30am CDT

Arrival and Networking
Thursday June 11, 2026 7:30am - 8:00am CDT
Commons
Arrive at set, park, and come on in for a cup of coffee and network with others
Thursday June 11, 2026 7:30am - 8:00am CDT
Commons

8:00am CDT

Welcome and Ice Breaker
Thursday June 11, 2026 8:00am - 8:30am CDT
Commons

Speakers
avatar for John Jonak

John Jonak

Regional Superintendent, Kane County ROE #31
avatar for Phil Morris

Phil Morris

Director of Operations and Technology, Kane County ROE
Phil Morris has been with the Kane County ROE for 28 years working with districts to implement technology resources. Phil has also developed several statewide applications for ROE's to use with districts and is immediate Past President of IETL.
Thursday June 11, 2026 8:00am - 8:30am CDT
Commons

8:30am CDT

Using AI to Improve Technology Office Efficiency
Thursday June 11, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am CDT
Commons
Let's learn how using AI can build efficiency with our Technology Operations.  This session is facilitated by Google.
Speakers
avatar for Jenn Brown

Jenn Brown

Senior Program Manager, Google
Google for Education tools work together to transform teaching and learning so every student and educator can pursue their personal potential. Learn more on our Google for Education Blog: https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/education/.
avatar for Elise Hawkins

Elise Hawkins

Solutions Engineer, Google
Elise Hawkins is a Google Solutions Engineer who started out as a 4th grade teacher. After experiencing the immense benefits that using Google tools had on her students’ engagement and achievement, Elise worked in several district level roles in K-12, all centered around enhancing... Read More →
avatar for Samantha Reeder

Samantha Reeder

Google
Samantha Reeder
Thursday June 11, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am CDT
Commons

9:45am CDT

AI Governance
Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:30am CDT
Room 9

Speakers
avatar for Mike Wilkes

Mike Wilkes

Chief Information Officer, Geneva CUSD 304
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John Hummel

CTO, Community Unit School District 300
Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:30am CDT
Room 9

9:45am CDT

Certificate Based Authentication
Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:30am CDT
Room 5
Learn how District 301 and District 300 have implemented SecureW2.
Speakers
avatar for Jacob Aguinaga

Jacob Aguinaga

CIS Manager, Central CUSD 301
avatar for Josh Martin

Josh Martin

Technical Infrastructure Manager, CUSD - 300
Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:30am CDT
Room 5

9:45am CDT

Crowdstrike and State of Illinois Cyber-Navigator
Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:30am CDT
Room 3

Speakers
avatar for Mike Lamdagan

Mike Lamdagan

Regional Sales Manager, Crowdstrike
CrowdStrike secures the most critical areas of risk – endpoints and cloud workloads, identity, and data – to keep customers ahead of today’s adversaries and stop breaches.
DB

Derek Broka

Crowdstrike
Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:30am CDT
Room 3
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9:45am CDT

General Networking Cisco/Ubiquity/Other
Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:30am CDT
Room 8

Speakers
avatar for Ben Bayle
Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:30am CDT
Room 8

9:45am CDT

HelpDesk Roundtable
Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:30am CDT
Room 7

Speakers
avatar for Tim Wolf

Tim Wolf

Director of Technology, Kaneland CUSD302
Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:30am CDT
Room 7

9:45am CDT

IMRF and You
Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:30am CDT
Room 1
During this session you will learn about the IMRF and what you can do to maximize your retirement.  Opportunity to ask questions of counselor as well.
Speakers
MP

Meaghan Price

Member Counselor, IMRF
Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:30am CDT
Room 1

9:45am CDT

MIS Roundtable
Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:30am CDT
Room 4
Session 1 Themes
Speakers
avatar for CJ Yoder

CJ Yoder

Operations and Technology Coordinator, Kane County Regional Office of Education
BW
Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:30am CDT
Room 4

9:45am CDT

Rebuild and Refurbish UPS Battery Packs
Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:30am CDT

Speakers
avatar for Justin Follis

Justin Follis

Network Engineer, School District U-46
avatar for Cory Ulrich

Cory Ulrich

Systems Administrator, DBA, Programmer, U-46
Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:30am CDT

9:45am CDT

See how Model Context Protocol (MCP) lets an AI assistant talk to real devices in a safe, standardized way
Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:30am CDT
Room 2
See how Model Context Protocol (MCP) lets an AI assistant talk to real devices in a safe, standardized way.Stepping through a realistic incident‑response scenario: I’ve just inherited a mismanaged environment with six Juniper SRX firewalls and one Palo Alto VM‑100, all running different configurations, policies, and software levels. Together, we’ll use MCP‑powered tooling to:Discover and...
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Speakers
MH
Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:30am CDT
Room 2

10:45am CDT

A CTO Panel
Thursday June 11, 2026 10:45am - 11:30am CDT
Room 7
During this session several of the District CTO's will be on a panel answer questions from the moderator or the audience.  
Speakers
avatar for Phil Morris

Phil Morris

Director of Operations and Technology, Kane County ROE
Phil Morris has been with the Kane County ROE for 28 years working with districts to implement technology resources. Phil has also developed several statewide applications for ROE's to use with districts and is immediate Past President of IETL.
Thursday June 11, 2026 10:45am - 11:30am CDT
Room 7

10:45am CDT

Excel/Google Sheets tips and tricks roundtable: Share your favorites!
Thursday June 11, 2026 10:45am - 11:30am CDT
Room 6
I've got a few favorites I use all the time...let's compile a list! I'll organize it and send out to all attendees afterwards...
Speakers
avatar for Danielle Pepa

Danielle Pepa

Data Warehouse Administrator and Developer, U-46
Thursday June 11, 2026 10:45am - 11:30am CDT
Room 6

10:45am CDT

IMRF and You
Thursday June 11, 2026 10:45am - 11:30am CDT
Room 1
During this session you will learn about the IMRF and what you can do to maximize your retirement.  Opportunity to ask questions of counselor as well.
Speakers
MP

Meaghan Price

Member Counselor, IMRF
Thursday June 11, 2026 10:45am - 11:30am CDT
Room 1

10:45am CDT

Interconnected Network Devices and System Troubleshooting
Thursday June 11, 2026 10:45am - 11:30am CDT
Room 9

Speakers
avatar for Jeff McCune

Jeff McCune

Network Analyst, Community Unit School District 303
Thursday June 11, 2026 10:45am - 11:30am CDT
Room 9

10:45am CDT

MIS Roundtable
Thursday June 11, 2026 10:45am - 11:30am CDT
Session 1 Themes
Speakers
BW
avatar for CJ Yoder

CJ Yoder

Operations and Technology Coordinator, Kane County Regional Office of Education
Thursday June 11, 2026 10:45am - 11:30am CDT

10:45am CDT

Mythos / Patch Management / AI Cybersecurity
Thursday June 11, 2026 10:45am - 11:30am CDT
Room 3

Speakers
avatar for Mike Lamdagan

Mike Lamdagan

Regional Sales Manager, Crowdstrike
CrowdStrike secures the most critical areas of risk – endpoints and cloud workloads, identity, and data – to keep customers ahead of today’s adversaries and stop breaches.
DB

Derek Broka

Crowdstrike
Thursday June 11, 2026 10:45am - 11:30am CDT
Room 3

10:45am CDT

RedRover Roundtable
Thursday June 11, 2026 10:45am - 11:30am CDT
Room 5

Speakers
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Andy Weissenburger

Data Analyst, Batavia Public Schools
Thursday June 11, 2026 10:45am - 11:30am CDT
Room 5

10:45am CDT

VMWare to HyperV
Thursday June 11, 2026 10:45am - 11:30am CDT
Room 8

Speakers
avatar for Tim Wolf

Tim Wolf

Director of Technology, Kaneland CUSD302
Thursday June 11, 2026 10:45am - 11:30am CDT
Room 8

11:30am CDT

Lunch
Thursday June 11, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm CDT
Commons

Thursday June 11, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm CDT
Commons

12:30pm CDT

CDWG - Look in to Future
Thursday June 11, 2026 12:30pm - 12:45pm CDT
Commons

Speakers
CS
Thursday June 11, 2026 12:30pm - 12:45pm CDT
Commons

12:45pm CDT

HPE Roadmap
Thursday June 11, 2026 12:45pm - 1:00pm CDT
Commons

Speakers
KP
Thursday June 11, 2026 12:45pm - 1:00pm CDT
Commons

1:00pm CDT

Crowdstrike Roadmap
Thursday June 11, 2026 1:00pm - 1:15pm CDT
Commons

Speakers
avatar for Mike Lamdagan

Mike Lamdagan

Regional Sales Manager, Crowdstrike
CrowdStrike secures the most critical areas of risk – endpoints and cloud workloads, identity, and data – to keep customers ahead of today’s adversaries and stop breaches.
DB

Derek Broka

Crowdstrike
Thursday June 11, 2026 1:00pm - 1:15pm CDT
Commons

1:30pm CDT

Solving Problems with AI
Thursday June 11, 2026 1:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
Commons
During this session we will take a look at how we can use AI to solve problems in our technology departments.  Maybe it is needing to write a script, develop some html, or create an app.  Let's learn how we can use AI to assist us.
Speakers
NB
Thursday June 11, 2026 1:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
Commons

2:00pm CDT

District AI Challenge
Thursday June 11, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Commons
In true TechBash tradition our afternoon will have a district team building activity and sharing out.
Speakers
avatar for Phil Morris

Phil Morris

Director of Operations and Technology, Kane County ROE
Phil Morris has been with the Kane County ROE for 28 years working with districts to implement technology resources. Phil has also developed several statewide applications for ROE's to use with districts and is immediate Past President of IETL.
Thursday June 11, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Commons

2:45pm CDT

Closing Remarks
Thursday June 11, 2026 2:45pm - 3:00pm CDT
Commons

Speakers
avatar for Phil Morris

Phil Morris

Director of Operations and Technology, Kane County ROE
Phil Morris has been with the Kane County ROE for 28 years working with districts to implement technology resources. Phil has also developed several statewide applications for ROE's to use with districts and is immediate Past President of IETL.
Thursday June 11, 2026 2:45pm - 3:00pm CDT
Commons
 
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