TXConnect Membership Summit CPE Credits
Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa | August 3-6, 2025
This is a tentative schedule of events and subject to change.
6.1 Technical CPE Credits
1.8 Non-Technical CPE Credits
Tuesday, August 5
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM
A Look into a High School Workforce Model and Beyond
Crystal Garcia, Los Mestenos Career Academy;  Billy Colston III, Riviera Telephone;  Jeff West, Texas A&M University Kingsville
0.9 Non-Technical CPE Credits
9:15 AM- 10:00 AM
Economic/Industry Update
Hunter Hook, CoBank
0.9 Technical CPE Credits
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 
0.9 Technical CPE Credits
11:00 AM-11:30 AM
Senator Robert Nichols
0.6 Technical CPE Credits
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM
Federal Update
Shirley Bloomfield, NTCA
0.9 Technical CPE Credits
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Driving Subscriber Growth: Marketing Strategies for Fiber Expansion
Tammy Wellbrock, Nex-Tech
0.9 Non-Technical CPE Credits
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM  Break
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
TXDOT Broadband Program
Christy Burch, TXDOT
0.4 Technical CPE Credits
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
From Guesswork to Game Plan: How to Build a Strategic Plan That Drives Action
Terry Chevalier, Sunstone Associates
0.9 Technical CPE Credits
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Round Table Discussions
Moderators: Carlie Cano, Etex, and Terry Chevalier, Sunstone Associates
0.9 Technical CPE Credits
Wednesday, August 6
9:00AM-9:30AM
Prior/ongoing Training/Outreach with PUCT related to TUSF and Other Related Filings
Pam Pruitt, AJ Smullen, and Kevin Taki
0.6 Technical CPE Credits