2025 LONI Summit

Tentative Agenda

Join us for a deep dive into Routing Integrity and why RPKI-ROA (Resource Public Key Infrastructure – Route Origin Authorization) is critical in securing BGP routes. We’ll explore how RPKI helps prevent route hijacking, enhances trust in internet routing, and ensures your network’s prefixes are properly authenticated.

**Attendee is required to provide a laptop for hands-on activities.

This discussion will bring together CIOs and technology leaders from across Louisiana’s higher education institutions to define bold, high-impact initiatives that will guide LONI’s strategic direction for the next decade. Our goal is to identify 3-5 Moonshot initiatives that will position Louisiana at the forefront of advanced networking, AI-driven research, cybersecurity resilience, and workforce development.

Key Areas of Focus:

• • • Next-Generation Cyberinfrastructure – Expanding LONI’s backbone to support AI, quantum computing, and emerging research needs.
    • Statewide Cybersecurity Strategy – Strengthening LONI SOC’s role as a cybersecurity intelligence hub.
    • AI, HPC, & Data Innovation – Creating a statewide research data commons to drive innovation.
    • Workforce Development & Economic Growth – Establishing an AI & cybersecurity talent pipeline to support Louisiana’s digital economy.

This roundtable will be an opportunity to shape the future of LONI and ensure a seamless transition of leadership. The insights gathered will directly inform strategic priorities for the next Executive Director, ensuring that LONI remains a driving force for research, education, and technological advancement.

Your leadership and vision will be invaluable in setting the course for LONI’s next chapter.

Join us for an interactive workshop where we’ll dive into real-world threats, incident response, and best practices for securing modern networks. This session will include tabletop exercises, challenging participants to think critically about security incidents, attack vectors, and mitigation strategies.

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As institutions of higher education continue their digital transformation, cloud computing has become a critical topic of discussion. This interactive session will bring together LONI participate to explore the adoption of cloud services, weighing the benefits and challenges specific to higher education institutions.

We will discuss:

• • • Adoption Trends: How institutions in Louisiana and beyond are approaching cloud migration.
    • Benefits: Scalability, disaster recovery, security, and potential cost savings.
    • Challenges: Compliance, data sovereignty, vendor lock-in, and skill gaps.
    • Cost Considerations: Comparing on-prem vs. cloud costs, hidden expenses, and long-term financial impacts.

This session will be highly interactive, encouraging attendees to share their experiences, lessons learned, and best practices in cloud adoption. Whether your institution is fully cloud-based, in a hybrid model, or just exploring options, join us for a candid conversation on what’s working and what’s not.

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IT champions play a crucial role in driving technological innovation, fostering collaboration, and ensuring the success of academic institutions.  During this interactive session, participants will learn and share information about ongoing and future IT champion initiatives from other LONI members.