ESC20 AI Summit 2026

ESC20 AI Summit 2026

Registration is now open in Connect20 for the 2026 AI Summit (Connect20 Session #113012) You must register in order to receive login information to create a personalized schedule. Invitations to join the Sched conference platform will be distributed beginning in late May to registered attendees.

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7:30am CDT

Registration, Breakfast, & Networking Hickory, Laurel, MagnoliaAmazon Web Services (AWS)

8:30am CDT

Welcoming Remarks Hickory, Laurel, MagnoliaPatricia Holub • Julie Martinez

8:45am CDT

The AI Moment in Texas K-12: Safe, Strategic, and Ready for Scale Hickory, Laurel, MagnoliaDaniel Rodriguez • UDT

10:00am CDT

Break/Vendor Floor Lobby outside MagnoliaSchoolAI • SentinelOne • UDT • Amazon Web Services (AWS) • Central Technologies

10:30am CDT

Beyond the Board: Practical AI for Classrooms, Safety, and Networks CedarLisa Harmison • Central Technologies Getting Started with Data Studio and AI MesquiteAdrian Velasquez • ESC-20 Performance Management Notebook LM Session MagnoliaPatricia Holub • ESC-20 Technology Services AI on Apple: From Frontier Models to On-Device Intelligence in K–12 Cottonwood LabAdam Carvalho • Brannon Stegall Copilot Chat vs. Copilot for Microsoft 365 vs. Copilot Studio: What They Do, Where They Fit, and Why It Matters Hickory, LaurelLarry Pullen • UDT Raising Kirow: Building a Personal AI Agent MapleStephen Barnwell • Schertz Cibolo Universal City ISD

11:30am CDT

Lunch Break Tile AreaSchoolAI

12:15pm CDT

Beyond the Board: Practical AI for Classrooms, Safety, and Networks CedarLisa Harmison • Central Technologies AI Without the Overwhelm: Mastering the Tools You Already Have MagnoliaSam Telles • Amazon Web Services (AWS) Data Analysis with AI through Prompting Best Practices MapleMartha Gamez-Smith Making School Awesome with SchoolAI: One Platform, Endless Possibilities MesquiteFely Garcia Lopez Secure AI Adoption in the K-12 Classroom Hickory/LaurelChris Blanding • Samuel Glaicia • SentinelOne

1:20pm CDT

Beyond the Board: Practical AI for Classrooms, Safety, and Networks CedarLisa Harmison • Central Technologies Canva AI 2.0: Create, Design, and Build with AI MapleStacy Pattenaude • Northside ISD Academic Technologies Gemini Gems, Your Custom AI Assistant MagnoliaRobert Graves • ESC-20 Technology Services AI on Apple: From Frontier Models to On-Device Intelligence in K–12 Cottonwood LabAdam Carvalho • Brannon Stegall

2:20pm CDT

Closing Remarks Hickory/LaurelPatricia Holub • Julie Martinez • ESC-20 Technology Services