EdTech

BrainStorm Poconos 2026

BrainStorm Poconos gathers education technologists from around the region to connect, inform, and inspire. The heart of BrainStorm is the exchange of ideas among education IT technologists and Ed Tech vendors, with over 120 technology-focused sessions led by IT Directors, Tech Coordinators, System Admins, and others in the K20 community. The event also featu…

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48Speakers
3Sponsors
58On the bill · sessions
42Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at BrainStorm, in alphabetical order.
Aaron Rose
Architect, Check Point Evangelist • Global Sales Engineering · Check Point Software Technologies
Amanda Robles
Sales Engineer · itopia
Andrea Frendo
Senior Manager, Google Solutions & Services · Trafera
Bill Tobias
Systems Engineer · Extreme Networks
Brittany Dreon
Account Executive · Droplet
Brycen Just
Gravity Gaming Solutions Specialist · ByteSpeed
Caitlin Ishibashi
Implementation Manager · Vivi
chaitanya gunupudi
IT Platform Senior Cloud Engineer AI · University of Maryland
Christopher Phalen
Director of Choral Activities · Buena Vista University
Claire Smizer-Muldoon
Chief of Operations and Growth · Loop + Ledger
Cody Wall
Account Executive · Vivi
Cory Klinge
Director of Pre-Sales Engineering · Trafera
Damien Dimino
President · Aeneas Technologies
Dan Riordan
President · On-Tech E-Rate Services
David Siwiak
Director of IT · Middletown Township School District
Devan Morrison
Assistant Director of On-Site Services · Forward Edge
Eidson Villamar
SLED account Manager PA/NJ/DE · Nutanix
Jay Tripathi
Systems Engineer · Extreme Networks
Jeff Checkeye
Solutions Engineer · Cisco Systems
Jerry Olla
Head of Technical Operations · Hamina Wireless
Jessica Maddry
Chief of Strategy and Research · Loop + Ledger
John Trotman
Sr. Regional Sales Engineer · CrowdStrike
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
ByteSpeedPlatinum
Extreme NetworksDiamond
Lightspeed TechnologiesPlatinum
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Agenda

Selected from 58 sessions on the bill.
  • 10:00 AM ET

    Google for Education Security Workshop & Secure Gemini Deployment Workshop ($295 addl fee)

  • 11:00 AM ET

    Chrome Management in the Admin Console

  • 11:00 AM ET

    Compliant on Paper. Exposed in Practice.

  • 11:00 AM ET

    Cost Effectively Keeping Devices Repaired and Functional

  • 11:00 AM ET

    Ditch the Windows Lab Without Losing the Apps

  • 11:00 AM ET

    E-Rate Update

  • 11:00 AM ET

    Securing Education Environments with Microsoft Security and Intune

  • 11:00 AM ET

    Student Accounts - Automating the Provisioning Lifecycle

  • 11:00 AM ET

    The Self-Driving Network: Powering Seamless, Secure Learning for Education

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 42 companies show up, and 2 bet on three roles at once?

42 companies. two are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
2All threespeak · spons · exh
1Sponsoringsponsor only
39Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Extreme Networks·ByteSpeed

Speakers by seniority

46% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite817%
  • Founder / Owner12%
  • Director / Head of1327%
  • Manager / Lead48%
  • Engineer · IC1327%
  • Other roles919%

Of 48 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Extreme NetworksSp·D2V
  2. 02ByteSpeedSp·P1V
  3. 03Lightspeed TechnologiesSp·P
  4. 04Buena Vista University2V
  5. 05Droplet2V
  6. 06Loop + Ledger2V
  7. 07PBG Networks2V
  8. 08Trafera2V
  9. 09Vivi2V
  10. 10Aeneas Technologies1V
  11. 11Bluum1V
  12. 12BrainStorm Events, Inc.1V
  13. 13Carlisle Area School District1V
  14. 14CDW Amplified for Education1V
Sponsors by tier
diamond1
33% of 3
platinum2
67% of 3