Guidepost Technology Conference

October 16, 2025

8 AM - 5 PM

The Baird Center - 400 W. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI

Event Details

Sessions spanning a variety of technology topics, including data analytics, cloud migration, zero trust, identity and access management, workload migration, and much more! See full event agenda below.

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8:00 am
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8:50 am
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Main Hall
Registration & Exhibition Hall
Cloud & Dev Ops
Data Science
Infrastructure
Security
Services
8:50 am
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9:00 am
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Ballroom D
Welcome
Cloud & Dev Ops
Data Science
Infrastructure
Security
Services

Event welcome and introduction to the days schedule.

9:00 am
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10:00 am
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Ballroom D
Keynote Speaker - Jason Cook
Data Science
Cloud & Dev Ops
Infrastructure
Network
Security

Backup is Not Equal to Cyber Resilience

Presented By: Jason Cook - Field CTO, Rubrik

As organizations face the growing threat of ransomware and data exfiltration, many are reevaluating their preparedness for a large-scale data loss event. The problem is that legacy backup systems, which were designed to protect against hardware failure or natural disasters, are now being targeted by cybercriminals as their first point of attack. In this session, we will discuss why traditional backup systems and cyber recovery solutions are fundamentally different capabilities. We will also explore the steps that organizations can take to prepare for and recover from a cyber-attack, including implementing a modern cyber recovery tool like Rubrik.

10:00 am
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10:15 am
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Break 1
Cloud & Dev Ops
Data Science
Infrastructure
Security
Services
10:15 am
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11:15 am
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Ballroom F
Double Breakout Session - Isolated Recovery Environments
Infrastructure
Security

Presented By: Patrick Ruffino - AE Business Solutions, Josh Colvin - AE Business Solutions

Having immutable backups is only the first step in recovering from a ransomware  event: you still need somewhere to restore those backups to. For a variety of reasons, restoring onto your normal production hardware may not be a  possibility. Join us for a joint presentation from AE's Infrastructure and Security practices on designing and building isolated recovery environments  that address this need.

10:15 am
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11:15 am
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Ballroom B
Double Breakout Session - Network Automation in the Cloud & Datacenter
Cloud & Dev Ops
Network

Presented By: Dan Placek - AE Business Solutions, John Urbanek - AE Business Solutions

A walk through of what enterprise network automation looks like in the Cloud today, and how we can then apply some of those same lessons and techniques in our own datacenters. Join AE's Network and Cloud & DevOps practice leads for a technical deep-dive on making network automation a reality in your environment.

10:15 am
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11:15 am
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Ballroom C
Double Breakout Session - Getting Started with AI Governance
Security
Artificial Intelligence

Presented By: John Moser - AE Business Solutions, Alex Holt - AE Business Solutions

Join AE's Security and AI teams to learn about getting started with governance and visibility strategies for workforce and developer AI use cases.

11:15 am
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11:30 am
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Break 2
Cloud & Dev Ops
Data Science
Infrastructure
Security
Services
11:30 am
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12:30 pm
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Ballroom D
Keynote Speaker - Glean
Security
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud & Dev Ops
Data Science
Infrastructure

Keynote details to be announced

12:30 pm
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1:30 pm
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Ballroom D
Lunch
Cloud & Dev Ops
Data Science
Infrastructure
Security
Services
1:30 pm
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2:00 pm
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Ballroom F
Breakout Session - Security + SOC: Why Attackers Still Win and How the Modern SOC Can Stop Them
Security

Presented By: Robert Chuvala - AE Business Solutions

Enterprises continue to invest in tools, but attackers adapt faster, using automation and identity abuse to slip past defenses. This session looks at the SOC from the attacker’s viewpoint, highlighting where blind spots remain and how telemetry pipelines, AI-driven detection, and stronger identity controls can close the gap. Attendees will walk away with a clear sense of what attackers exploit today and what a modern SOC must prioritize to stay ahead.

1:30 pm
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2:00 pm
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Ballroom B
Breakout Session - Supercharge IT Operations with Agentic AI
Infrastructure

Presented By: Jason Magill - AE Business Solutions, Chris Babcock - AE Business Solutions

Operational efficiency often relies on repetitive scripts that manage infrastructure, monitor systems, and resolve common issues. In this session, we explore how Agentic AI can transform the way organizations create, maintain, and execute operational scripts. Attendees will learn how AI-driven agents can autonomously generate and optimize scripts across IT operations by reducing manual effort, minimizing human error, and acceleration time-to-resolution.

1:30 pm
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2:00 pm
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Ballroom C
Breakout Session - Data Science for Security Engineers
Data Science

Presented By: Phil Henrickson - AE Business Solutions

Are you a Security Engineer or Analyst who wants to do more with the security data  your organization has? Join Phil Henrickson, AE's Senior Data Scientist, for an introduction to data science with a security focus.

2:00 pm
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2:15 pm
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Break 3
Cloud & Dev Ops
Data Science
Infrastructure
Security
Services
2:15 pm
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2:45 pm
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Ballroom F
Breakout Session - Can you copy/paste your network? An analysis of Digital Twin Platforms
Network

Presented By: Dan Yatzeck - AE Business Solutions

Digital twins aim to streamline network testing by creating perfect virtual replicas of your production network, but how well do they actually work? We'll explore  the current state of digital twin platforms and see how they compare

2:15 pm
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2:45 pm
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Ballroom B
Breakout Session -Darwin Meets DevOps: The Future of the IT Professional
Services

Presented By: Corey Rockwell - AE Business Solutions

The role of the IT professional is undergoing rapid evolution. From the early days of mainframes and sysadmins keeping the lights on, to today's  cloud-native, security-first, and AI-driven environments, survival in IT has  always been about adaptation. In this session we'll explore the  "evolutionary tree" of IT careers, examine how natural and artifical selection apply to technical skills, and predict how artificial  intelligence will accelerate change in the industry. Most importantly, we'll discuss practical strategies IT professionals can use to not only avoid  extinction, but thrive in the competitive landscape of tomorrow.

2:15 pm
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2:45 pm
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Ballroom C
Breakout Session - Cloud and Landing Zone Architecture 101
Cloud & Dev Ops

Presented By: Dan Placek - AE Business Solutions, Alex Holt - AE Business Solutions

This talk will cover Cloud architecture from the ground up. Learn what Landing  Zones are and how they are implemented in practice.

2:45 pm
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3:00 pm
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Break 4
Cloud & Dev Ops
Data Science
Infrastructure
Security
Services
3:00 pm
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4:00 pm
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Ballroom D
Keynote Speaker 3
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud & Dev Ops
Data Science
Infrastructure
Network

Keynote details to be announced.

4:00 pm
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4:15 pm
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Ballroom D
Closing Remarks
Security
Cloud & Dev Ops
Data Science
Infrastructure
Services
4:15 pm
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5:00 pm
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Ballroom D/Main Hall/Terrace
Networking & Happy Hour
Cloud & Dev Ops
Data Science
Infrastructure
Security
Services