IQGeo Americas Meetup Agenda

Wednesday, October 14 - Thursday, October 15, 2026

Hilton Charlotte Uptown · Charlotte NC

Day 1 Day 2 Training Descriptions Event Overview

Keynotes

Wednesday, October 14

Day One

Keynotes, customer case studies and a look at what’s coming next. The full IQGeo Americas community comes together.

All sessions take place in the Piedmont Ballroom at the Hilton Charlotte Uptown, and doors open at 8:30 AM.

The day ends with the IQGeo Innovation Awards before celebrating and networking at our complimentary dinner at the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

WELCOME

8:30 - 9:30 AM

1 HOUR

Registration & Arrival Coffee

Grab a coffee, meet your peers and collect your badge before sessions begin.

•Promenade

MORNING SESSIONS

9:30 - 10:00 AM

30 MINS

Welcome Intros and Opening

Jay Cadman, CRO

•WELCOME

Opening Keynote

Noel Goggin, Chair of the Board

•OPENING

10:00 - 10:50 AM

50 MINS

Driving Your Transformation through AI-powered Network Intelligence

David Cottingham, CTO

•WHERE WE'RE GOING

"Scaling a Top 3 U.S. Fiber Network with a Unified System"

Tom Maguire, Founding Leader & Board Member of Brightspeed

•TELECOM KEYNOTE

10:50 - 11:20 AM

30 MINS

Coffee Break & Demo Pods

11:20 - 12:40 PM

80 MINS

Real Networks. Real Solutions. Real Results.

James Wheatley, Head of Product Management

•THE IQGEO VALUE

Lightpath: "Automated Network Management Workflows"

Kris Boccio, Sr Director GIS and Records + Mikaila Martinez, Sr System Analyst, Lightpath

•TELECOM CASE STUDY

Meet Our Morning Speakers

Jay Cadman

CRO, IQGeo

Noel Goggin

Chair of the Board, IQGeo

David Cottingham

CTO, IQGeo

Tom Maguire

Founding Leader & Board Member, Brightspeed

James Wheatley

Head of Product Management, IQGeo

Kris Boccio

Sr Director GIS and Records, Lightpath

Mikaila Martinez

Sr System Analyst, Lightpath

LUNCH

12:40 - 1:40 PM

1 HOUR

Lunch Break & Demo Pods

Grab a bite and network

•PROMENADE

AFTERNOON SESSIONS

1:40 - 3:30 PM

2 HOURS

The Latest Innovations Underpinning AI-powered Network Intelligence

Aloïs Brunel, VP Product AI + Jon Heathcote, Principal Product Manager, Work Management

•TECH DEEP DIVE

Brightspeed: "Using Visual AI for Pole Audit to Protect Revenue and Ensure Compliance"

Alaina Brooks, Director Pole Programs Network Implementation Engineering & Construction + Craig Krammes, Vice President Network & Enhanced Communities Support

•TELECOM CASE STUDY

3:30 - 3:50 PM

20 MINS

Recognizing Most Innovative Operators

Jay Cadman, CRO

•INNOVATION AWARDS

EVENING NETWORKING

3:50 - 5:00 PM

1 HOUR

Happy Hour & Demo Pods

7:00 - 10:00 PM

3 HOURS

Complementary Networking Dinner

NASCAR Hall of Fame

Meet Our Afternoon Speakers

Aloïs Brunel

SVP AI Solutions, IQGeo

Jon Heathcote

Principal Product Manager, Work Management

Jay Cadman

Chief Revenue Officer, IQGeo

7:00 - 10:00 PM · WEDNESDAY EVENING

Complimentary Dinner at the NASCAR Hall of Fame

550 S Cladwell St, Downtown Charlotte, 5 minute walk from the Hilton Charlotte Uptown

Check Out the Hall of Fame

Training

Thursday, October 15

Day Two

IQGeo's two educational training workshop tracks are designed to take you on a journey — from the intelligence behind your network, to the workflows that operationalize it, to the field teams who execute against it.

Each track stands on its own, so feel free to attend in any order. Together they tell a complete story of how IQGeo connects data, workflows, and field execution across the network lifecycle.

All sessions take place at the Hilton Charlotte Uptown, and doors open at 8:00 AM.

WELCOME

8:00 - 9:00 AM

1 HOUR

Registration & Arrival Coffee

Grab a coffee and meet with your peers

•FOYER

MORNING TRAINING WORKSHOPS · TWO PARALLEL TRACKS

9:00 - 10:30 AM

90 MINS

Workflow & Orchestration Training

Jon Heathcote + Stephen Ellis, Product Managers

•MECKLENBURG

Field Mobility and Visual Agent Studio

Thomas Thuillier + Marion Tormento, AI Solutions

•CAROLINA+CHARLOTTE

10:30 - 11:00 AM

30 MINS

Coffee Break & Demo Pods

•Promenade

TWO TRAINING WORKSHOPS REPEAT

11:00 - 12:30 PM

90 MINS

Workflow & Orchestration Training

Jon Heathcote + Stephen Ellis, Product Managers

•MECKLENBURG

Field Mobility and Visual Agent Studio

Thomas Thuillier + Marion Tormento, AI Solutions

•CAROLINA+CHARLOTTE

12:30 - 1:30 PM

1 HOUR

Lunch Break & Demo Pods

•Promenade

CUSTOMER ADVISORY BOARDS

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

1 HOUR

Utility Customer Advisory Board

Hosted by Brandon Curkan, Customer Success Manager

•MECKLENBURG

Meet Our Trainers

Jon Heathcote

Principal Product Manager, IQGeo

Stefan Schneider

VP Product, IQGeo

Marion Tormento

Director, AI Solutions Design & Build, IQGeo

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Thomas Thuillier

Head of AI Solutions America

Training Descriptions

What you’ll learn in each of the Day Two training tracks. Sessions repeat so you can attend both.

Workflow & Orchestration Training

Learn how IQGeo's Workflow & Orchestration engines transform your network system of record into a system of action:

- Connects the network digital twin with your broader business systems across the full network lifecycle

- Real-world examples from construction management, telecom customer drop installation, and utility break-fix operations

- Shows how data moves into, out of, and across the network twin

- Delivers an operational framework for complex construction and operations challenges

- Unlocks business value from your existing network data

Field Mobility and Visual Agent Studio

Get a deep dive into IQGeo's field-focused mobile client, purpose-built for telecoms + utilities, and our out-of-the-box visual agents:

- Composable dynamic forms and integrated visual agents enable tailored work execution and governance

- Customized field experiences built using a natural language interface

- Seamless data flow between office and field teams

- An in-depth look at IQGeo's library of out-of-the-box visual agents.

- Covers asset inspections, smart meter installs, service activation, construction quality assurance, and customer drop installations

- Modify or extend existing agents to fit your specific processes

- Build new agents from scratch using natural language prompts

Wednesday, October 14 - Thursday, October 15

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Hilton Charlotte Uptown · Charlotte, NC