TXConnect Membership Summit Agenda
Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa | August 3-6, 2025
This is a tentative schedule of events and subject to change.
Sunday, August 3
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Chairman’s Reception - Attendees and Registered Guests
Hors D’oeuvres & Drinks
Hill Country Pavilion
 
Monday, August 4
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Golf Registration and Breakfast Circle Drive
8:30 AM – 12:30 PM John H. Greenberg Golf Tournament-Shotgun Start
Fazio Foothills
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Spa Appointments Omni Barton Creek Spa
12:00 PM WITT Lunch Shoal Creek
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Golf Lunch & Awards Hill Country Pavilion
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Vendor Check-in and Table Set Up Wildflower Atrium
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Registration Desk Open Wildflower Atrium
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Vendor Reception
Cocktails & Hors D’oeuvres
Wildflower Atrium
 
Tuesday, August 5
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Registration Desk Open Wildflower Atrium
7:15 AM – 8:15 AM Breakfast Shoal Creek
8:15 AM – 8:30 AM Opening Ceremony Darrell K Royal Ballroom
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM
A Model to Introduce High School Students to Telecommunications
Crystal Garcia, Career Academy
Darrell K Royal Ballroom
9:15 AM- 10:00 AM
Economic/Industry Update
Hunter Hook, CoBank & Jeff Johnston, CoBank
Darrell K Royal Ballroom
10:00 AM-10:15 AM
Break
 
10:15 AM-11:00 AM
From Hype to Help: Real-World Generative AI Applications for Telecom and Utilities
KC Fike, Baker Tilly 
 Darrell K Royal Ballroom
11:00 AM-11:30 AM
TXDOT Broadband Program
Christy Burch, TXDOT
 Darrell K Royal Ballroom
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Lunch  Shoal Creek
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM
Federal Update
Shirley Bloomfield, NTCA
Darrell K Royal Ballroom
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Driving Subscriber Growth: Marketing Strategies for Fiber Expansion
Tammy Wellbrock, Nex-Tech
Darrell K Royal Ballroom
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM  Break  
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
From Guesswork to Game Plan: How to Build a Strategic Plan That Drives Action
Terry Chevalier, Sunstone Associates
Darrell K Royal Ballroom
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Round Table Discussions
Darrell K Royal Ballroom
4:30 PM-6:00 PM Recharge Break / Vendor Tear-Down by 4:30  
6:00 PM – 6:45 PM Cocktail Reception & Silent Auction Wildflower Atrium
6:45 PM – 7:30 PM Dinner Darrell K Royal Ballroom
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM TTA Awards Darrell K Royal Ballroom
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM TXConnect After Party Wildflower Atrium
9:30 PM Silent Auction Closes
 
Wednesday, August 6
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Breakfast for All Darrell K Royal Ballroom
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Prior/ongoing Training/Outreach with PUCT related to TUSF and Other Related Filings
Dennis Donley, Naman, Howell, Smith and Lee
Darrell K Royal Ballroom
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM TTA Membership Meeting Darrell K Royal Ballroom
11:00 AM TXConnect Membership Summit Concludes  
11:00 AM TTA Board Meeting Bull Creek Boardroom