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Siouxland IT Symposium 2026

The Siouxland IT Symposium is Sioux Falls' premier single-day event designed exclusively for the IT executive community. The event serves as a conduit for IT professionals to build a stronger professional peer network and to attain real-world knowledge on business-changing technology and management solutions. Each year, the symposium delivers content on topi…

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30Speakers
0Sponsors
45Sessions
21Companies · in total

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Speakers

Programmed at Siouxland, in alphabetical order.

Chris Aeilts
Commercial Sales Manager · SDN Communications
Chris Chism
Superintendant · Pearl Public School District
Chris Kreul
CTO · First Bank & Trust
Chris Secrest
Director, Information Security · Sanford Health
Cody Chamberlain
Sales Engineer · Varonis
Dana Turner
CISO · Union Bank & Trust
Dr. Robbie Smith
CEO · BestCompany
Emily Haeckel
Data Analytics and Reporting Supervisor · First Bank & Trust
Eric Johnson
Principal Field Technical Director · Cohesity
Jared Leith
Principal Security Operations Analyst · Huntress
Jason Soli
Database Administrator · First Bank & Trust
Jim Gilbert
Director of IT · City of Rapid City
John Stiegelmeier
Head Football Coach (Retired) · South Dakota State University
Ken Smith
Director, IT · Daktronics, Inc.
Larry Olson
Senior Solutions Architect · Xigent
Luke Schwingler
Director of Technology · First Bank & Trust
Michael Carducci
Software Architect, Magician, & Knowledge Graph Grease Monkey · Carducci Inc
Mike Burgard
VP of IT · Daktronics
Miss. Robbie Smith
CEO · BestCompany
Mr. Robbie Smith
CEO · BestCompany
Ms. Robbie Smith
CEO · BestCompany
Nathan Reed
Chief Information Officer · Northrim Bank

Agenda

Selected from 45 sessions.

  • 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM CST / 11:00 AM - 11:40 AM Your local time(40 min)

    From Muddled to Master: Data Strategy and the Journey to AI

    A strong data strategy is about more than fixing problems and silos; it’s about building a foundation that scales. This session shares our journey toward a trusted data foundation …

    Breakout Session
  • 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM CST / 11:00 AM - 11:40 AM Your local time(40 min)

    From Tickets to Outcomes: Applying Project Management Concepts to Everyday IT Operations

    Most IT teams separate project work from operational work, creating competing priorities, limited visibility, and constant firefighting. In this session, learn how to apply lightwe…

  • 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM CST / 11:00 AM - 11:40 AM Your local time(40 min)

    Leading Digital Change: The Human Side

    Digital change is often framed around AI, automation, and technology adoption. However, lasting transformation is driven by people. This session explores how leaders can create a c…

  • 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM CST / 11:00 AM - 11:40 AM Your local time(40 min)

    Mastering AI: Tips & Tricks for Getting the Best Results

    In a deeper dive from his opening keynote, Chris discusses how to get the best out of your AI experience. Sharing tips and tricks to retrieve the best answers from any AI system.

    Breakout Session
  • 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM CST / 11:00 AM - 11:40 AM Your local time(40 min)

    PANEL: Discovery Got Cheap. Remediation Didn't

    Frontier AI models now find exploitable flaws in software faster than most organizations can fix them. Discovery gets cheaper every quarter, while remediation still depends on chan…

  • 10:00 AM - 10:40 PM CST / 11:00 AM - 11:40 PM Your local time (12 hours, 40 min)

    Mastering AI: Tips & Tricks for Getting the Best Results

    In a deeper dive from his opening keynote, Chris discusses how to get the best out of your AI experience. Sharing tips and tricks to retrieve the best answers from any AI system.

    Breakout Session
  • 10:00 AM - 10:40 PM CST / 11:00 AM - 11:40 PM Your local time(12 hours, 40 min)

    Breakout Session

  • 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM CST / 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM Your local time(15 min)

    Networking Break

  • 10:40 AM - 11:10 AM CST / 11:40 AM - 12:10 PM Your local time(30 min)

    Networking Break

Company intelligence

An audience of 21 companies, parsed from the program.

21 companies in attendance.

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
0All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
21Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

57% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1033%
  • VP-level27%
  • Director / Head of517%
  • Manager / Lead517%
  • Engineer · IC413%
  • Other roles413%

Of 30 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
Sponsors by tier

Tiers were not disclosed for this event.