SmartSense LIVE26 • Austin, TX

LIVE26 Agenda

Name: SmartSense LIVE26 User Conference and Industry Summit
Start: 2026-10-07T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-10-09T14:00:00-05:00
Location: Hyatt Regency Austin

Three days of sessions, networking, and hands-on learning in Austin, Texas.

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October 7–9, 2026 Hyatt Regency Austin

Wednesday, October 7

Customer Day + Evening Mixer

General Session
Break / Meal
Social

Wednesday, October 7 schedule
12:30 PM 1:30 PM	Meal Lunch
1:30 PM 3:00 PM	General Session LIVE26 Kickoff: Opening, Innovation Update, & Customer Spotlight Customers Only
3:00 PM 3:15 PM	Break Break
3:15 PM 5:15 PM	General Session Idea Incubator Interactive Workshop Customers Only
6:00 PM 9:00 PM	Social Evening Mixer + Daniel Harel (close-up magic) All LIVE attendees are welcome!

Thursday, October 8

Industry Day

General Session
Food Service
K12
Healthcare
Break / Meal
Social

Thursday, October 8 schedule
Breakout Sessions — 12:30 PM to 3:45 PM
7:30 AM 8:30 AM	Meal Attendee Breakfast
8:30 AM 8:45 AM	General Session LIVE26 Opening!
8:45 AM 9:45 AM	Keynote Ryan Minton Internationally recognized as one of the World's Best Speakers in both Hospitality and Customer Experience
9:45 AM 10:00 AM	Break
10:15 AM 11:00 AM	Panel AI's Real Operational Risk: Plausibly Wrong Output That Nobody Validates
11:00 AM 11:45 AM	Panel Loss Prevention Panel: Food Loss, Food Safety & Loss Prevention
11:45 AM 12:30 PM	Meal Lunch
Time	Food Service	K12	Healthcare
12:30 PM 1:15 PM	Food Service What Every Operator Should Know Before Expanding	K12 Building Trust Beyond the Cafeteria Strategies for strengthening confidence with parents, administrators & school boards	Healthcare Why Great Cultures Create Great Outcomes
1:15 PM 2:00 PM	Food Service Scaling Hospitality: What It Takes to Grow a Restaurant Brand Without Losing Your Soul	K12 High-Performing School Nutrition Teams Recruiting, developing & retaining exceptional staff	Healthcare The Compliance Blind Spot: Building a Regulatory Intelligence Program
2:00 PM 2:15 PM	Break
2:15 PM 3:00 PM	Food Service & K12 Food Safety Culture vs. High Turnover: The Behavioral Microbiology of Modern Kitchens		Healthcare When the Unexpected Happens: Building Operational Resilience
3:00 PM 3:45 PM	Food Service & K12 Beyond the Cafeteria Report: Parent Perspectives on Food Safety		Healthcare The Physical Layer Is Your AI Governance Blind Spot
3:45 PM 6:00 PM	Free Time Open Time
6:00 PM 11:00 PM	Social LIVE26 Celebration Honoring Austin local traditions with food, drinks & surprises

Friday, October 9

Industry Day

General Session
Food Service
K12
Healthcare
Break / Meal

Friday, October 9 schedule
Breakout Sessions — 8:45 AM to 11:00 AM
7:45 AM 8:45 AM	Meal Breakfast 1 hour
Time	Food Service	K12	Healthcare
8:45 AM 9:30 AM	Food Service From Inspection to Execution: Closing the Gap Between Standards and Reality	K12 Operational Excellence in School Nutrition Improving consistency, reducing waste & simplifying compliance	Healthcare The Layered Customer: Operating When Everyone Has a Non-Negotiable
9:30 AM 10:15 AM	Food Service From the Aisle to the Boardroom: What Retail Leaders Are Prioritizing for 2027	K12 Future Ready School Nutrition Preparing for tomorrow's technology, regulatory & staffing challenges	Healthcare The Last Trusted Stop: Meeting Patient Expectations When Primary Care Isn't Available
10:15 AM 11:00 AM	Food Service & K12 Topic Coming Soon		Healthcare Topic Coming Soon
11:00 AM 11:30 AM	Meal Lunch 30 min
Time	Food Service	K12	Healthcare
11:30 AM 12:15 PM	Food Service & K12 Beyond Compliance: Using Data, AI, and Consumer Intelligence to Prevent the Next Food Safety Crisis		Healthcare Topic Coming Soon
12:30 PM 1:15 PM	Food Service & K12 From Innovation Theater to Operational Impact: What It Really Takes to Scale Technology in Convenience Retail		Healthcare The AI Arms Race: Defending Healthcare in an Era of Instant Expectations
1:15 PM 2:00 PM	Closing Closing with Daniel Harel 45 min

Join us in Austin this October

Three days of sessions, networking, and hands-on learning. Limited seats available.

Lunch

LIVE26 Kickoff: Opening, Innovation Update, & Customer Spotlight

Break

Idea Incubator Interactive Workshop

Evening Mixer + Daniel Harel (close-up magic)

Join us in Austin this October