Tech Summit 2025.

Opkalla hosted more than 300 IT leaders and partners at our 2024 Tech Summit.

‍Tailored to people who manage IT systems, teams or budgets, the event showcased the latest products, processes and strategies available in 2025/2026.

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$75-$99

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Date and Time

Thursday, October 9, 2025

8am-6pm EDT

Location

The Revelry North End

701 Keswick Avenue #110 Charlotte, NC 28206

About Tech Summit.

Expect educational sessions, interactive roundtables, and technology demos of some of Opkalla's vetted providers.

In addition to continued education, we hope you find yourself enjoying time with your peers in technology. It's going to be great getting everyone into one room, learning from one another and sharing ideas.
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We can't wait to see you there!

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What Your Ticket Gets You.

1 full day of educational presentations, panels, roundtables, and technology demos

Networking with 150+ other leaders in IT and Operations

Breakfast, lunch and happy hour appetizers and beverages

T-shirt and other swag

The chance to win raffle prizes throughout the day

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Tech Summit 2024 Agenda.

Stay tuned for the Tech Summit 2025 agenda!

8:00 - 8:45 AM

Check-in, Breakfast and Expo Hall Time

8:45 - 9:05 AM

Opening Remarks

Aaron Bock

CEO at Opkalla

9:05 - 10:00 AM

Keynote

How the Little Things Make the Biggest Difference in Your Customer & Employee Experience

Stan Phelps

Author of the Goldfish Series

10:00 - 10:05 AM

Break

10:05 - 10:25 AM

(Roundtables) Application & Systems Modernization

Hosted by Jim Campbell and Brice Ulrey

Managing Partners, Opkalla

10:25 - 10:35 AM

Break

10:35 - 11:15 AM

(Panel) From the Edge to the Cloud: Modern & Intelligent IT Infrastructure

Vance Bell

Operational Services Manager, Buncombe County

Jeff French

CIO, Elliott Davis

Jeff Garrett

VP of Solutions Architecture, Opkalla

Steve Milcic

VP of Technology, Infrastructure & Cybersecurity, Noble Environmental

10:25 - 10:35 AM

Break

11:15 - 11:45 AM

Microsoft AI Spotlight

Kira Soderstrom

AI/ML Sr. Technical Specialist, Global Black Belt, Microsoft

11:45 - 12:10 PM

AI Lightning Presentations

1) Prompt Engineering for AI Chatbots
2) AI Policies, Procedures and Ethical Considerations

Dorren Schmitt

Ph.D., Sr. Director Technology Engineering, The Weather Channel

Brandon Loyd

Programmer, Web Tech II, IT Services, Forsyth Technical Community College

12:10 - 1:05 PM

Lunch

And Messages from Our Nonprofit Partners

1:05 - 1:10 PM

Transitory Announcement

Demo Rooms and Roundtables

1:10 - 3:10 PM

Demo Breakouts and Expo Hall Time

3:10 -3:40 PM

Leadership Roundtables and Expo Hall Time

1) Tiny But Mighty IT Teams
2) Being A Leader, Wherever You Are
3) Cybersecurity Strategies in Action

Small Group Discussions

3:40 - 3:45 AM

Transition

3:45 - 4:25 PM

(Panel) Unlock Your Business Potential with Better Cybersecurity

Brian Cyprian

Special Agent, FBI

Noah Davis

VP & CISO, Ingersoll Rand

Frank DePaola

VP & CISO, Enpro

4:25 - 4:45 PM

Closing Remarks and Raffle Drawings

Aaron Bock

CEO at Opkalla

4:45 - 6:00 PM

Happy Hour, Live Band and Expo Hall Time

Hosted by Expedient, Featuring The Jangling Reinharts Band

Thank You to Our 2024 Sponsors.

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Join us for an energizing day of insights and connection at Tech Summit 2025!

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