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CanWISP 2026 Conference Agenda

As of February 19, 2026 - Schedule is subject to change.

Location: Hilton Toronto/Markham Suites, 8500 Warden Avenue, Markham, ON L6G 1A5 Dates: March 30 – April 1, 2026

This agenda outlines the schedule for the CanWISP conference, including main sessions, meals, and networking opportunities. Sessions may overlap across rooms to provide diverse options. All times are in local time (EST).

Monday, March 30, 2026

01:30 PM – 06:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
Room: Expo Hall

01:30 PM
ARIN Deep Dive:
RPKI
Room: Butternut/Holly

03:00 PM
Afternoon Break
Room: Expo Hall

03:30 PM
Workshop: Link Budget Calculation
Room: Violet/Orchid
(30 minutes)
Speaker: Catherine Liu

04:15 PM
Workshop: Antenna Height Optimisation
Room: Violet/Orchid
(30 minutes)
Speaker: Catherine Liu

05:00 PM
Workshop: Frequency Interference Analysis
Room: Violet/Orchid
(30 minutes)
Speaker: Catherine Liu

06:00 PM – 08:00 PM
CanWISP Gala Members Only Dinner
Sponsored by MBSI Wav and Tarana
Room: Conference 1-2

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

07:30 AM (60 minutes)
Breakfast
Sponsored by Superior Essex
Room: Conference 1-2

08:30 AM
Opening Remarks: First Nations Land Acknowledgement, Introductions
Room: Mainstage
(45 minutes)

09:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Complimentary Head Shots
Room: Foyer

09:15 AM
Bram Abramson: CRTC Commissioner
Room: Mainstage
(30 minutes)
Speaker: Bram Abramson

09:45 AM
Rory Gardiner Keynote
Comedian | Musician | TEDx Speaker
Room: Mainstage
(45 minutes)
Speaker: Rory Gardiner

10:30 AM
Morning Break
Sponsored By KGPCO
Room: Expo Hall
(30 minutes)

10:30 AM – 06:00 PM
Expo Hall Open
Room: Expo Hall

11:00 AM
The Monitoring Conundrum
Room: Mainstage
(30 minutes)
Speaker: Jay Cox

11:30 AM
Spectrum Strategy for Fixed Wireless ISPs
Room: Mainstage
(30 minutes)
Speaker: Brenda Bouchette

12:00 PM
Preserve Value While Driving Growth
Room: Mainstage
(45 minutes)
Speaker: Vardin Amiri, Nick Grasso

12:45 PM
Lunch
Sponsored by PreSeem
Room: Expo Hall
(45 minutes)

01:30 PM
Navigating Global Internet Infrastructure Regulation on ISPs:
International Trends and Canadian Implications
Room: Mainstage
(45 minutes)
Speaker: Becky McGilly, Byron Holland or Charles Noir

02:15 PM
Indigenous Operators
What It Takes to Build and Sustain Indigenous Networks
Room: Mainstage
(45 minutes)

03:00 PM
Canadian ISP BINGO
Room: Mainstage
(30 minutes)

03:30 PM
Afternoon Break
Sponsored by AFL
Room: Expo Hall
(30 minutes)

04:00 PM
AI: The Risks and Rewards
Practical AI Governance for Canadian ISPs
Room: Mainstage
(45 minutes)

05:00 PM
Marketing at a Local Scale
Competing Against National Brands
(Focus: Hyper-local marketing, community trust, authenticity; Canadian lens: Regional identity, local sponsorships, rural relevance)
Room: Mainstage
(45 minutes)

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

07:30 AM
Breakfast
Room: Conference 1-2
(60 minutes)

08:30 AM
MBSI Keynote
Room: Mainstage
(45 minutes)
Speaker: Paul Lefebvre

09:15 AM
LEO With Communities
Building – Not Replacing – Capacity And Resilience
Room: Mainstage
(45 minutes)

10:00 AM
ISP Network Report
Room: Mainstage
(30 minutes)
Speaker: Gerrit Nagelhout

10:30 AM
Morning Break
Room: Expo Hall
(30 minutes)

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM
Expo Hall Open
Room: Expo Hall

11:00 AM
Alternative Energy
Real World Planning for Remote Connectivity
Room: Mainstage
(45 minutes)

11:45 AM
A Call for Resilience
A Strategic Imperative for Canadian ISPs
Room: Mainstage
(45 minutes)
Speaker: Adiel Akplogan

12:30 PM
Lunch in Exhibitor Hall
Room: Expo Hall
(60 minutes)

12:30 PM
Women in Tech Lunch:
Sponsored by Cambium
Room: Butternut/Holly
(60 minutes)

03:00 PM
Afternoon Break
Room: Foyer
(30 minutes)

CanWISP 2026 Breakout Sessions

As of February 19, 2026 -Schedule is subject to change.

Breakout sessions are 30 minutes in length and take place in dedicated rooms with seating for up to 50 attendees, creating a comfortable and engaging environment.

These sessions run concurrently with the trade show floor and main stage programming, giving participants the flexibility to choose the content that best fits their interests and schedule.

Designed to be more focused and interactive than the show floor, breakout sessions give attendees the opportunity to dive deeper into specific topics, explore products and services in greater detail, and engage directly with industry experts in a smaller, more interactive setting.

Aurora Networks

SolutionsInc.
Network Orchestration & Automation in Real-World NetworksSpeakers: Jennifer Down & Rob George

Miliwave

MBSI

Crossover
High Gain 80GHz for Real World Backhaul (A Practical, Scalable Fiber Alternative for Operators and Integrators)

Preseem

Cambium

ICT
Powering Resilience: Remote Control for Remote Sites

AnyVid

JRS Global Technologies

Sonar

Wesco

Hexatronic

TP-Link

KGPCo

Superior Essex

Tarana

AFL

TDL Gentek

General Inquiries

Phone: 705 = 706 = 0233
Email: info@canwisp.ca