Tentative Agenda
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Noon
Member Registration Open
1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
NISC User Group
Scott Kaylor, Senior Manager Business Services, NISC
1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Milsoft User Group
Clayton Tucker, Regional Account Manager, Milsoft
1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Meridian Cooperative User Group
Greg Gray, Meridian Cooperative
3:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Early Bird Session: Penetration Testing and Incident Response Case Study
Slade Griffin, Owner, Contextual Security Solutions
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception
Evening on Your Own
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Breakfast On Your Own
7:30 a.m.
Member Registration Open
8:30 a.m.
General Session
Welcome and Convene
Using AI at the Cooperative - Cautionary Tales to Success Stories
Travis Cleek, CTO, GridVantage
Zero Trust
Steve Leblond, Enterprise Technology Officer, City of Frisco
Virtualization in Post-VMWare World: Options and Strategies
Jason Black, Senior Account Executive, Pellera Technologies
Greg Cross, Enterprise Architect, Pellera Technologies
Jeff Henley, Enterprise Architect, Pellera Technologies
Recent Cybersecurity Events
Clifton Henke, Technology Manager, Karnes EC
Robert Hughes, IS Supervisor, San Bernard EC
Chris Murphy, Owner, Higher Resolutions
Noon
Networking Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
General Session
Power Up with Copilot - Practical Tips & Tricks
Jim Daniels, Director - Microsoft Digital Innovation, SHI
TEC Group Meetings
How IT Supports the Co-op
Rachel Ford, Human Resources/Administrative Coordinator, Comanche EC
Kendra Markwardt, Director of Marketing, HILCO EC
Kayla Sanders, Technical Operations, Navasota Valley EC
Roundtable Discussions
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Exhibit Show
Adjourn
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Evening Event at The Backyard Bar Stage & Grill
Friday, June 26, 2026
Breakfast On Your Own
7:30 a.m.
Member Registration Open
8:30 a.m.
General Session
Welcome and Reconvene
AI Business Use Cases - From Reactive to Proactive
Tim Lewis, Business Analyst, CoServ
Corina Terrazas, Project Manager, CoServ
Think Like a Hacker - Penetration Testing and Incident Response
Slade Griffin, Owner, Contextual Security Solutions
11:00 a.m.
Closing Comments/Grand Door Prizes/ Adjourn