Our Agenda
2026 Proactive ISP Virtual Summit
Agenda
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Tuesday May 5th, 2026
11:00 AM EST
5 Min
Welcome and Housekeeping | Day 1
Jeremy Austin, Senior Product Manager | Preseem
11:05 AM EST
35 Min
Keynote: The Connectivity Crossroads: Why the Next 18 Months Will Define Which ISPs Lead and Which Fall Behind
Ian Khan, Founder & CEO | Futuracy
11:40 AM EST
15 Min
Keynote Q&A
Ian Khan, Founder & CEO | Futuracy
12:00 PM EST
50 Min
Fireside Chat with Calix & Blue Stream Fiber
Teresa McCaughey, VP Global Field and Partner Marketing and Enablement, Calix | Josh Turiano, CIO, Blue Stream Fiber
12:50 PM EST
25 Min
Practical Uses of AI for ISPs:
How to Get Started Now
Veronica Kolstad, Senior Product Manager, Gaiia | Matt Larsen, CEO, Vistabeam
1:15 PM EST
25 Min
Churn Prediction: Using AI to Identify At-Risk Subscribers
Andrii Konovalenko, Founder & CEO, QueSee | Matthew Stooke, AI Data Scientist, Wisper
1:40 PM EST
20 Min
Session TBA
TBA
2:00 PM EST
5 Min
Closing
Jeremy Austin, Senior Product Manager | Preseem
Wednesday, May 6th, 2026
11:00 AM EST
5 Min
Welcome and Housekeeping | Day 2
Jeremy Austin | Preseem
11:05 AM EST
55 Min
Industry Address: AI Opportunities and Challenges for Rural Broadband Providers
Josh Seidemann, VP Policy and Industry Innovation, NTCA
12:00 PM EST
25 Min
Rural & Regional ISP Challenges: Where AI Fits
Claude Aiken, CSO & CLO, Nextlink | Nathan Stooke, CEO Wisper
12:25 PM EST
25 Min
AI and Workforce Challenges: Augmenting Your Team, Not Replacing Them
Jeff Little, CEO, Above Wireless
12:50 PM EST
25 Min
AI Chatbots for ISP Support: What Actually Works
Bjørn Ivar Teigen Monclair, VP, Network Intelligence, Cujo AI
1:15 PM EST
25 Min
Reducing Truck Rolls with AI:
Predictive Maintenance & Remote Diagnostics
Benny Fallica, Business Development Manager, Nokia | Ryan Grewell, CIO, Nextlink
1:40 PM EST
25 Min
From Chatbots to Agents: The Next Shift in ISP Operations
Ken Garnett, Founder, Beyondchat.ai | Larry Weidig, Technical Product Manager, Sonar
2:00 PM EST
10 Min
Closing
Jeremy Austin, Senior Product Manager | Preseem
Learn From the People Shaping What's Next
We've assembled a lineup of operators, innovators, and industry voices who are living this transformation firsthand.
🎤 Keynote: Ian Khan — Founder & CEO, Futuracy.
A globally recognized futurist and AI strategist, Ian brings a big-picture lens to what AI means for businesses on the front lines of connectivity.
🔥 Fireside Chat: Teresa McGaughey — VP, Global Field & Partner Marketing, Calix.
One of the industry's sharpest marketing and partner voices, Teresa brings a vendor-side perspective on how AI is reshaping the tools ISPs rely on.
🏛️ Industry Address: Joshua Seidemann — VP, Policy & Industry Innovation, NTCA.
A leading voice on rural broadband policy and innovation, Joshua will address how AI intersects with the unique challenges facing regional and rural providers.
Save Your Seat!
May 5–6 | 11 a.m.–2 p.m. ET | Online | Free
Two days. Three hours a day. Completely free.
Your shortcut to understanding how AI is changing the broadband industry — straight from the people living it.