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Day One

June 3, 2025

8:30-9:15 a.m.

Honor guard and City of Bellevue welcome

9:15-9:30 a.m.

Keynote by Dereck Orr, Division Chief, NIST PSCR: Where innovation meets mission

9:30-10 a.m.

Lessons learned from the D.C. plane crash response

10-10:20 a.m.

FirstNet Authority keynote by Michael A. Cannon: Leading FirstNet Forward: People, priorities, and public safety

10:35-11:35 a.m.

Breakout Sessions

Speed Networking: Increase your connections with 5x5 stakeholders

The crucial role of innovative communications in emergency telemedicine

Innovating Mission Critical solutions

Novel UIs and helpful AIs in XR

The cellular space race continues!

11:35 a.m.-1 p.m.

Break

1-1:45 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

Help Me Help You: Tech deployment edition

Public safety use of broadband LTE technology to augment LMR

CYA - Covering your assets

Augmented reality user interfaces for first responders

Drones in Crisis: UAS in disaster preparedness and response

2-2:45 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

Beyond the Blueprint: Leveraging indoor mapping for public safety

Mission critical voice insights and lessons for the future

Communication resilience in isolated communities

NIST cybersecurity research influences on public safety

Your nervous system, your lifeline

3-3:45 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

The FirstNet Identity: Finding our signal in the noise

5x5 Interact: Hands on with public safety solutions kickoff

3-5 p.m.

Technology Demonstrations

70+ technology demonstrations

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Day Two

June 4, 2025

8:30-8:40 a.m.

Welcome

8:40-9:10 a.m.

Improving wildfire response with advanced communications

9:10-9:50 a.m.

Chief Harlin R. McEwen Public Safety Broadband Communications Award, Patriot Award, Innovation in Technology Award presentation

10:05-10:55 a.m.

Honoring Public Safety Leadership in Action: A fireside chat with award winners

10:55 a.m.-12 p.m.

Outdoor Tech Demo: Drones, caches, and engines, oh my!

12 p.m.-1:15 p.m.

Break

1:15-2 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

History of Nemergent and PSCR Collaboration: Impact on Mission Critical Services

From Theory to Practice: Advancing public safety with emerging technologies

Exploring FirstNet Central enhancements

Flying Into the Future: How agency drones foster innovation

FirstNet Authority's Innovation Trials

2:15-3 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

How to Measure Human Judgment in the User Experience: Ask the expert

Control Center Internet of Things: Saving budget dollars in the fire service

AI and Mobile Innovations: Transforming emergency medical services

PSCR LBS Research Updates: Spatial intelligence, measurement standards and more

FirstNet capabilities across defense and national security

3:15-4 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

Smart Skies: The role of research in public safety drone evolution

Insights into FirstNet Authority coverage enhancement workshops

Exploring the Power of Multi-Hop Relays: Connectivity and performance

Tribal nations, public safety operations, and the NPSBN

Real-world success with automated image-based pre-plans

4-5 p.m.

Technology Demonstrations

70+ technology demonstrations

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Day Three

June 5, 2025

8:30-8:40 a.m.

Welcome

8:40-9 a.m.

Keynote by FirstNet Authority Board Chair

9-9:20 a.m.

The European Critical Communication System (EUCCS)

9:20-10:25 a.m.

What did we learn? A 5x5 recap with award winners

10:30-12 p.m.

Technology Demos

70+ technology demonstrations

12-1:30 p.m.

Break

1:30-2:30 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

Houston, We Have a Solution: The future of FirstNet Central enhancements

FirstNet, ESInet, and hurricanes, oh my!

Augmented reality and spatial-temporal cognition for indoor environments

UAS 6.0 Prize Challenge: Soaring for sensor data

LBS Research Frontiers: Indoor localization updates from UCI and NCSU

2:45-3:30 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

AI innovations in public safety

TAK and FirstNet: Uniting forces for enhanced public safety

Key Differentiators: Public safety feedback, investment, and oversight

Multimodal cognitive assistance for EMS using augmented reality at the edge

Network Slicing: Unleashing the potential of FirstNet and 5G

3:45-4:30 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

5x5 Interact: Hands on with public safety solutions deep dive

Revolutionizing Public Safety Training: A digital twin testbed for next-gen tech

Risks and Rewards: Find balance when adding new technology to public safety

UAS 5.0 Prize Challenge: Taking indoor 3D mapping to a whole new dimension

Situational awareness tools for national security special events