Denver Private 5G+Ai Infrastructure Summit

Igniting a New Era in Networks, Mobility & Ai for Industrial Enterprises, Higher Education & Local Government

Executive Conference
September 12, 2025
Denver, Colorado

Why You Should Attend

This workshop is designed for enterprise CIOs, business leaders, IT professionals, and system integrators/managed service providers seeking to leverage advanced wireless networking technologies — including private cellular networks and Wi-Fi — to drive digital transformation within the enterprise. We’ll cover the infrastructure considerations, applications, network requirements for Ai, automation, mobility, security and innovation.

 

  • Transform Your Operations: Move beyond the hype and discover the real-world impact of emerging digital infrastructure and wireless solutions on your bottom line.
  • Industry-Focused Insights: Explore targeted use cases and success stories relevant to Higher Education, K-12 Schools, Events & Entertainment, and Transportation & Logistics. Learn how these solutions are driving digital transformation and creating new opportunities.
  • Expert Speakers: Hear from industry visionaries, who will share their experiences and insights on implementing and leveraging emerging wireless solutions.
  • Networking Opportunities: Connect with peers and build relationships with other leaders who are shaping the future of their institutions and organizations.

Location/Venue:

Venture X LoDo

Downtown Denver
1800 Wazee St, Suite 300,
Denver, CO 80202

Featured Speakers

Tyler Svitak
Executive Director
Colorado Smart Cities Alliance

Ron Valdez
President
VALL Technologies

Ashish Jain
Co-Founder
Private Wireless PRO

Venky Swaminathan
CTO
Trilogy Networks

Dennis Pappas
Director, Fiber Light
City of Longmont, Colorado

Elaine Healy
President & CEO
Aura Wireless

Mark Houtz
Regional IT Director
Northeastern Utah Educational Svcs

Deborah Simpier
President
Hawk Industries

Dominic Lechasseur
Head of Business Solutions
BTI Wireless

Gerry Ford
CEO North America
Baicells

Harpreet Geekee
Cofounder and CTO
Shabodi

Program At a Glance

12:00pm

Badge Pickup, On-site Registration, Networking

1:00pm

Welcome & Introductions

  • Tim Downs, Cofounder, Wireless Enterprise Professionals LLC

1:10pm

From Bottleneck to Enabler: Architecting Your Digital Infrastructure for the AI Era.

Is your digital infrastructure hindering business growth and innovation? Today’s business ambitions, from AI-driven productivity to intelligent automation, demand more than just a traditional network. This opening session compels business and IT leaders, along with system integrators, to re-evaluate their digital transformation strategy. We’ll discuss the essential building blocks that are critical for supporting data-intensive workloads and achieving key business outcomes. Learn how to ensure your underlying infrastructure is a strategic enabler, not a bottleneck.

  • Ashish Jain, Wireless Enterprise Professionals

1:30pm

Case Study: Large Outdoor Facilities

Why would an outdoor fairground complex require private cellular? Learn from this practical case study on the challenges and solutions to large, outdoor/indoor facility footprints, and the applications that are driving new technology adoption. This is instructional for industrial enterprise, higher education, schools, and any large outdoor facility that moves people, goods and ‘things.’

  • Deborah Simpier, CEO, Hawk Industries

1:50pm

It’s the Application! Make the Network Serve Your Unique Application Needs – Dynamically!

Digital automation applications, especially bespoke applications, are a tidal wave of complexity approaching the network IT staff. Applications drive enterprise productivity, security, automation and intelligence; however the underlying network (however smart) is still treated like a dump pipe. This session examines the role of the emerging class of network-aware enterprise applications – and rethinking application and network interaction with programmable network APIs.

  • Harpreet Geekee, CTO, Shabodi
  • Ashish Jain, Wireless Enterprise Professionals

2:15pm

Case Study: Network Aware Applications for Manufacturing, Airports, Events & Entertainment

  • Harpreet Geekee, CTO, Shabodi

2:30pm

Spotlight On: Education, Campus Networks and School Districts

The ever-higher demand from students and staff for cloud services and applications (AI, AR and VR and gaming), and therefore for ever-higher connectivity capabilities is driving significant digital infrastructure change at universities, community colleges, school districts and office campuses. In this session visionary leaders will share their experience on leveraging emerging wireless for campus-wide transformation, addressing key priorities like safety (emergency calling), operational efficiency (campus operations), academic advancement (research & innovation hubs, remote education), and enhancing the student experience. 

  • Mark Houtz, Utah Telehealth and Educational Services

3:15pm

Audience Q&A and Break

3:30pm

Charting Your Wireless Transformation Journey – Best Practices for SIs and IT Leaders

A focused session providing system integrators and IT/OT Executives with practical insights into evolving their wireless strategy, key application considerations, and real-world deployment strategies. This strategic discussion will guide attendees on how to assess their specific needs, identify relevant use cases, and develop a roadmap for implementing emerging wireless applications for their business needs.

  • Ian Watson, Aura Wireless
  • Gerry Ford, CEO North America, Baicells
  • Dominic Lechasseur, Head of Business Solutions, BTI Wireless
  • Tim Downs, Wireless Enterprise Professionals (Moderator)

4:15pm

Proactive Connectivity Planning: Experience New AI Tools to Reduce Risks and Accelerate Deployment

In this session you will experience live demonstration of how the next generation planning tools leverage AI & digital twin strategies to plan private cellular networks that traditional mobile 2G, 3G and 4G didn’t have. In short, designing and deploying enterprise networks is less complicated, less costly and easier to manage than large public mobile networks.

  • Mark Houtz, Utah Telehealth and Education Services

4:45pm

Closing Remarks and Audience Interaction

5:00 - 5:30pm

Reception! Drinks, Exhibits Open, Peer Group Networking