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Tuesday - Sept 24
  • All timing - Atlanta Time Zone

SCTE® Broadband Fiber Installer Boot Camp (separate registration required)

9:00 AM
- 5:30 PM
  • September 23
  • B301

SCTE® Standards Program Interface Practices Subcommittee (IPS) Plenary

1:00 PM
- 3:30 PM
  • September 23
  • B315
The Human Factor

Masterclass: Cultivating Your Ideation Toolkit and Innovation Mindset

2:00 PM
- 3:30 PM
  • September 23
  • B207
Phil McKinney
CEO
CableLabs
Lisa Schwab
Director of Strategic Growth Engagement
CableLabs
Todd Bryan
Principal Strategist
CableLabs
Michelle Vendelin
Director, Innovation Services & Coaching
CableLabs
Hans Geerdes
Principal Strategist
CableLabs
The Human Factor

Peeking Into the Future

3:00 PM
- 4:30 PM
  • September 23
  • B302

Cable TV Pioneers 58th Annual Banquet

6:00 PM
- 10:00 PM
  • September 23

Chapter Leadership Breakfast

7:30 AM
- 8:45 AM
  • September 24
  • B302

Light Reading Breakfast: Making the Most of Cable and Fiber

7:30 AM
- 8:50 AM
  • September 24
  • B206
Moderator
Jaimie Lenderman
Research Manager and Principal Analyst
Omdia
Dr. Robert Howald
Comcast Fellow
Comcast, TPX Connect Network Services
Damian Poltz
Senior Vice President, Wireline Networks
Rogers Communications
Guillaume Lavallée
Manager, T&M Mobile & Cloud Solutions
EXFO
Michael Emmendorfer
Vice President of Technology
Calix
Keith Habberfield
VP, Global Sales
Precision Optical Technologies | Belden
Erik Kuhlmann
Sr. Director, Engineering & Architecture, Planning & Design
GCI
Kevin Hasley
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
Ookla
Steve Pederson
AVP Broadband Access
AOI

Opening Headliners

9:00 AM
- 10:30 AM
  • September 24
  • Murphy Ballroom - Main Stage
Balan Nair
President and Chief Executive Officer
Liberty Latin America
Phil McKinney
CEO
CableLabs
Julie Laulis
Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
Cable One
Ken Johnson
Chief Operating Officer
Cable One
Mark Greatrex
President
Cox Communications
Maria Popo
President and CEO
SCTE
Nicole Scoble-Williams
Partner, Global Future of Work Leader
Deloitte

Exhibition Open

10:45 AM
- 6:00 PM
  • September 24
  • Exhibition Halls B1 - B3
Technology Policy

GenAI: Risks and Benefits

10:45 AM
- 11:45 AM
  • September 24
  • B405
Moderator
Russell Hanser
Deputy Chief Legal Officer
NCTA – The Internet & Television Association
Lori Maarbjerg
Deputy Bureau Chief, Media Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
Dr. Travis Hall
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Policy Analysis and Development
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
The Human Factor

Interview: AI and the Future of Learning

11:00 AM
- 11:30 AM
  • September 24
  • The Loft
Jill Banks
Director, Learning Operations
SCTE
Dr. Keith McGreggor
Professor of the Practice
Georgia Tech
The Human Factor

AI Unleashed: Practical Strategies for Your Organization

11:30 AM
- 12:10 PM
  • September 24
  • The Loft
Rodney Richter
Chief Technologist
HPE
Wayne Coyle
Director of Service Delivery
Adrentech
Dr. Mark Burke
Senior Director, Learning Strategy
Judge Learning Solutions
Kelli Southern
AVP, Talent and Skills
Cox Communications
Erica Yin
Director, Watsonx
IBM

AI-Powered Fiber Deployment with amAIz: Maximizing Impact and Efficiency

11:30 AM
- 11:50 AM
  • September 24
  • Tech Talk Stage
Moderator
Mickie Calkins
CableLabs
Kiran Vemireddi
Head of Solution Sales & Architecture
Amdocs

Women’s TechConnect Program Graduation Lunch

12:00 PM
- 2:00 PM
  • September 24
  • B301

Creating an AI-driven Connectivity Experience

12:00 PM
- 12:20 PM
  • September 24
  • Tech Talk Stage
Moderator
Larry Foland
CableLabs
Bob Titus
Chief Technology Officer, Business Solution Executives
Netcracker Technology
Hani Elmalky
Head of Product Architecture, Access
Google Fiber
Rabun Jones
Chief Information Officer
C Spire
AI & Automation

Making the Most of AI in Broadband Networks

12:30 PM
- 1:45 PM
  • September 24
  • B407
Moderator
Dr. Jennifer Andreoli-Fang
Head of Fixed Networks
AWS
Karthik Sundaresan
Distinguished Technologist & Director of HFC solutions
CableLabs
Marco Gagliostro
Manager, PON Technology and Enterprise Network Operations
Rogers Communications
Roy Pereira
Assistant Vice President, Digital Service
Cox Communications
Operations, Construction & Network Planning

Go with the Flow: Upstream

12:30 PM
- 1:45 PM
  • September 24
  • B313
Moderator
Mike Darling
Principal Network Engineer
Rogers Communications
Dr. Jason Rupe
Distinguished Technologist
CableLabs
Jonathan Leech
Principal Engineer II
Comcast
Frank Wade
Senior Manager, Technical Research and Development, Access Engineering
Comcast - CONNECT
Wireless & Convergence

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Fixed Wireless Access (FWA)… but Were Afraid to Ask!

12:30 PM
- 1:45 PM
  • September 24
  • B308
Moderator
GS Sickand
VP of Wireless Engineering
Cox
Dr. Roy Sun
Ph.D., Principal Architect
CableLabs
Dorin Viorel
Distinguished Technologist
CableLabs
Wireline Network Evolution

Your Network is Talking, Please Listen

12:30 PM
- 1:45 PM
  • September 24
  • B401
Moderator
Brady Volpe
CPO
OpenVault
Larry Wolcott
Comcast Fellow
Comcast
Mike O’Dell
Distinguished Engineer
Comcast
Belal Hamzeh
Vice President, Technology & System Engineering
Comcast
The Human Factor

Driving Employee Performance: Exploring Training Impacts through Business Metrics

12:30 PM
- 12:50 PM
  • September 24
  • The Loft
Abbie O’Dell
Senior Director, Learning Services - Field Operations
Charter Communications
Network-as-a-Service

Track Keynotes: Unlocking Value from Connectivity: The Next Evolution in Network Capabilities

12:30 PM
- 1:45 PM
  • September 24
  • B314
Moderator
Chris Corcimiglia
VP Future Infrastructure Group
CableLabs
Danny Bowman
Executive Vice President, Product
Charter Communications
Dr. Larry Alder
Director Connectivity Ecosystems
Meta
Scott Wagner
President, Connected Living Products
Assurant
Justin Donohoo
EVP, Technology
Onboard, powered by Conservice
Brian Bronson
Executive Vice President, US Technology, Media, Entertainment and Telecommunications
Capgemini

What does the future look like? 10G and beyond

12:30 PM
- 1:10 PM
  • September 24
  • Tech Talk Stage
Moderator
Mr. Derek Elder
President, Americas
Sercomm Corporation
Moderator
Larry Foland
CableLabs
Elad Nafshi
Executive Vice President, Chief Network Officer
Comcast
Israel Madiedo
Innovation & Technology Director
izzi (Televisa)
Justin Colwell
Executive Vice President, Connectivity Technology
Charter Communications

Track Keynotes: Exploring the Trenches of the Cyber Front

12:30 PM
- 12:50 PM
  • September 24
  • B312
Matt Carothers
Senior Principal Security Architect
Cox Communications
Gabby Gordon
Manager, Security and Privacy Technologies
CableLabs
Technology Policy

Spectrum Policy: (Re-)Shaping Network Technologies, A Demand-Side Conversation

12:45 PM
- 1:45 PM
  • September 24
  • B405
Moderator
Mark Walker
VP, Technology Policy
CableLabs
Flynn Rico-Johnson
Policy Advisor, Wireless, Space, and International
Federal Communications Commission
Monisha Ghosh
Professor
University of Notre Dame, Department of Electrical Engineering
Charles Cooper
Associate Administrator, Office of Spectrum Management
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Dr. John Chapin
Special Advisor for Spectrum
U.S. National Science Foundation
Security & Privacy

We Are Not Immune from Attacks and Responsibility

12:50 PM
- 1:45 PM
  • September 24
  • B312
Moderator
Matt Carothers
Senior Principal Security Architect
Cox Communications
Brian Scriber
Distinguished Technologist and VP of Security and Privacy Technologies
CableLabs
Shivam Gupta
Security Engineer
Cantata Health Solutions
Operations, Construction & Network Planning

Every Last Mile: The Untold Story of Connecting Rural America

1:00 PM
- 1:30 PM
  • September 24
  • The Loft

Deploying Coherent Pluggables

1:30 PM
- 1:50 PM
  • September 24
  • Tech Talk Stage
Moderator
Kevin Noll
Principal Architect
CableLabs
Venk Mutalik
Comcast Fellow
Comcast
Tim Doiron
Vice President, Solution Marketing
Infinera
AI & Automation

Inteligencia Artificial Generativa y su Impacto en la Industria del Cable

1:45 PM
- 2:05 PM
  • September 24
  • The Loft
Moderator
Mauricio Romero
AI and Advanced Analytics Sr. Director
Liberty Latin America
Dr. Claudio Righetti
Director of the Artificial Intelligence Department
Universidad Austral
AI & Automation

Adopting an AI-Powered Approach to Network and Capacity Planning, Part One

2:00 PM
- 3:15 PM
  • September 24
  • B407
Moderator
Yvette Kanouff
Partner
JC2 Ventures
Dr. Sebnem Ozer
Distinguished Engineer
Charter Communications
Mohsin Afridi
Lead Communications / Network Engineer
Cox Communications
Network-as-a-Service

API-Powered NaaS

2:00 PM
- 3:15 PM
  • September 24
  • B314
Moderator
Israel Madiedo
Innovation & Technology Director
izzi (Televisa)
De Fu Li
Distinguished Engineer
Comcast
Christopher Aubut
Principal Engineer II
Charter Communications
Shafayet Khan
Lead Software Engineer
CableLabs
Operations, Construction & Network Planning

The What, Why and How of Using Digital Twins

2:00 PM
- 3:15 PM
  • September 24
  • B313
Moderator
Greg White
Distinguished Technologist
CableLabs
Mehul Patel
Distinguished Architect
Comcast
Steve Condra
Vice President North America and CEO Teleste Intercept
Teleste Intercept LLC
Ken Mathias
VP Emerging Technology, Platforms & Growth
Charter Communications
Security & Privacy

Bad Things Happen with Bad Passwords

2:00 PM
- 3:15 PM
  • September 24
  • B312
Moderator
Alex Floyd
Director, Cybersecurity
Cox Communications
Mr. Jacob Prosser
Director, Cybersecurity
Cox Communications
Dr. Golam Kayas
Technical Research & Development Engineer
Comcast
Serhad Doken
Chief Technology Officer
Adeia
Wireline Network Evolution

Getting the Download on FDX

2:00 PM
- 3:15 PM
  • September 24
  • B401
Moderator
Dan Rice
VP, Access Network Engineering
Comcast
Dr. Robert Howald
Comcast Fellow
Comcast, TPX Connect Network Services
Dr. Richard Prodan
Engineering Fellow
Comcast
Marc Morrissette
Sr. Principle Engineer, Access Networks
Comcast
Wireless & Convergence

Track Keynote: WIRELESS M&A: A case study in migrating customers between independent wireless operators

2:00 PM
- 2:20 PM
  • September 24
  • B308
Aamir Hussain
SVP, Chief Technology and Product Officer
Liberty Latin America
Technology Policy

National Spectrum Strategy Multi-Stakeholder Process and Status

2:00 PM
- 3:00 PM
  • September 24
  • B405
Moderator
Traci Biswese
Vice President and Associate General Counsel
NCTA – The Internet & Television Association
Lynna McGrath
Director, Spectrum Policy and Planning
NASA
Jessica Greffenius
Assistant Bureau Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
Shiva Goel
Senior Advisor
National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Inside the Intelligent Network

2:00 PM
- 2:20 PM
  • September 24
  • Tech Talk Stage
Moderator
Kevin Noll
Principal Architect
CableLabs
Jay Lee
Chief Technology & Strategy Officer
ATX
Esteban Sandino
Distinguished Engineer
Charter Communications
Mike Whitley
VP of Access Network Products
ATX Networks
Wireline Network Evolution

¿Pueden extenderse los beneficios de las arquitecturas distribuidas a los despliegues de PON? Un enfoque latinoamericano

2:05 PM
- 2:25 PM
  • September 24
  • The Loft
Moderator
Mauricio Romero
AI and Advanced Analytics Sr. Director
Liberty Latin America
Marcela Martinez
Sr Engineer Access Network Planning
Claro Colombia
Wireless & Convergence

Boosting the Performance and Reliability of Wireless Networks

2:20 PM
- 3:15 PM
  • September 24
  • B308
Moderator
Charles Cheevers
CTO, Home Networks
Vantiva
Dileep Kumar Soma
Principal Wireless Engineer
Charter Communications
Kamaljit Bal
Wireless Private Network Architect
Rogers Communications

Intergenerational Insights: Building a Culture That Works for All

2:30 PM
- 3:10 PM
  • September 24
  • The Loft
Moderator
Camilla Formica
Chief Program Officer
Syndeo Institute at The Cable Center
Abbie O’Dell
Senior Director, Learning Services - Field Operations
Charter Communications
Kat Kerr
Area Vice President, Eastern North Carolina
Charter Communications
Valeria Sosa
Live Broadcast Engineer
Netflix

DOCSIS and PON Evolution – Building Next-Generation Networks’

2:30 PM
- 2:50 PM
  • September 24
  • Tech Talk Stage
Moderator
Mickie Calkins
CableLabs
Colin Howlett
Chief Technology Officer
Vecima
Wireline Network Evolution

PNM Live! 2024: Showcasing Efficiency in Proactive Network Maintenance

3:15 PM
- 3:55 PM
  • September 24
  • The Loft
Moderator
Larry Wolcott
Comcast Fellow
Comcast
Moderator
Dr. Jason Rupe
Distinguished Technologist
CableLabs
Mike O’Dell
Distinguished Engineer
Comcast
Brady Volpe
CPO
OpenVault
Dr. Foad Towfiq
Chief Executive Officer
Promptlink Communications
Alexander Podarevsky
Chief Technology Officer
Promptlink Communications
Technology Policy

Infrastructure Security: Integrating Zero Trust Across Core and Access Networks

3:15 PM
- 4:00 PM
  • September 24
  • B405
Brian Scriber
Distinguished Technologist and VP of Security and Privacy Technologies
CableLabs
Yuan Tian
Sr. Security Engineer
CableLabs
Priya Shrinivasan
Director, Technology Policy
CableLabs
Wireline Network Evolution

Track Keynote: From the Cloud to the Home – a Smarter, Faster and Most Reliable Network Realized

3:30 PM
- 4:00 PM
  • September 24
  • B401
Elad Nafshi
Executive Vice President, Chief Network Officer
Comcast
AI & Automation

Adopting an AI-Powered Approach to Network and Capacity Planning, Part Two

3:45 PM
- 5:00 PM
  • September 24
  • B407
Moderator
Yvette Kanouff
Partner
JC2 Ventures
Bob Lutz
Senior Data Scientist
Comcast
Jiten Patel
Director Network Operations
Altice USA
Judy Brown
Network Engineer II
Cox Communications
Network-as-a-Service

Containerization of the Cloud: Why, Where and How?

3:45 PM
- 5:00 PM
  • September 24
  • B314
Moderator
Max Gasparroni
VP Mobile Core – Mobile & Cloud Technology
Liberty Global Technology Limited
Nasir Ansari
Network Architect
Rogers Communications
Pavan Chandrashekar
Lead Data Engineer
Cox Communications
Operations, Construction & Network Planning

Powering a Greener Future

3:45 PM
- 5:00 PM
  • September 24
  • B313
Moderator
Derek DiGiacomo
Senior Director, Energy Management Program & Business Continuity
SCTE
Toby Peck
Senior Director of Broadband Product Management
EnerSys Energy Systems
Mike Wojciechowski
Engineer 3, Critical Infrastructure
Comcast X-Labs
Ivan Perallon
VP Access Power Systems
Technetix
Wireless & Convergence

Seamless Connectivity: Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere

3:45 PM
- 5:00 PM
  • September 24
  • B308
Moderator
Neel Dayal
Senior Director, Innovation and Partnerships
Rogers Communications
John Bahr
Distinguished Technologist
CableLabs
Sorna Dhanabalan
Lead Architect
Cox Communications
Thirumurthy Rajamanickam
Head of Broadband Devices Product Architecture
Nokia
Security & Privacy

Guarding the Gateway: Securing the Infrastructure

3:45 PM
- 5:00 PM
  • September 24
  • B312
Moderator
Dr. Tao Wan
Distinguished Technologist
CableLabs
Matt Carothers
Senior Principal Security Architect
Cox Communications
Carl Klatsky
Senior Principal Engineer
Comcast
Jeff Van Dyke
Chief Product Architect
Akamai
Wireline Network Evolution

A Report Card on Virtual CCAP and Low Latency

4:00 PM
- 5:15 PM
  • September 24
  • B401
Moderator
David Ririe
Sr. Director, Access Engineering
Cox Communications
Derek Lee
Manager, Wireline Access Technology & Engineering
Rogers Cablesystem
Jason Livingood
Vice President - Technology Policy, Product & Standards
Comcast
Eric Tijerina
Director of Network Architecture and Access Engineering
Midco
Growth & Transformation

neXus: New Partner Showcase

4:00 PM
- 5:00 PM
  • September 24
  • The Loft
Moderator
Lisa Schwab
Director of Strategic Growth Engagement
CableLabs
Ken Mathias
VP Emerging Technology, Platforms & Growth
Charter Communications
Michael Reinartz
Director Innovation
Vodafone Germany
Evan Davis
VP, Network Intelligence Solutions
Aispire
Laura Silvester
COO & Head of Product
Anthill.co
Muriel Clauson Closs, PhD
CEO & Co-Founder
Anthill.co
Becky Hendricks
Director, Business Relations Management
Mediacom
Peter Semmelhack
Founder & CEO
Bug Labs

Expo Happy Hour

5:00 PM
- 6:00 PM
  • September 24
  • Exhibition Halls B1 - B3

Lightwave+BTR Presents the 2024 Diamond Technology Reviews Awards Presentation

5:00 PM
- 6:00 PM
  • September 24
  • The Loft
Mr. Kevin Bennett
Endeavor Business Media

Chairmen’s Reception

6:00 PM
- 7:30 PM
  • September 24

CEO Dinner

7:30 PM
- 9:30 PM
  • September 24
AI & Automation

Driving a Proactive Approach to AI-Powered Security

7:30 AM
- 8:45 AM
  • September 25
  • B407
Moderator
Dawit Asfaha
Sr Director Strategy & Architecture
Rogers Communications
Dr. Kyle Haefner
Ph.D., Principal Architect
CableLabs
Jeff Calkins
Lead Data Scientist
Charter Communications
Operations, Construction & Network Planning

Using AI to Optimize Operations and Energy Consumption

7:30 AM
- 8:45 AM
  • September 25
  • B313
Moderator
Ryan Capone
Vice President, Network Facilities & Energy
Comcast
Mike Glaser
Principal Architect, Critical Facilities
Cox Communications
Jordan Kupersmith
Data Scientist II
Cox Communications
Ron Slutter
Advanced Application and Support Manager
EnerSys Energy Systems

Circle of Eagles

7:30 AM
- 8:45 AM
  • September 25
  • B301
Wireline Network Evolution

Practical Strategies for Deploying FTTH

7:30 AM
- 8:45 AM
  • September 25
  • B401
Moderator
John Bevilacqua
Principal Architect
CableLabs
Brian Yarbrough
Principal Engineer - OSP Engineering
Cox Communications
Kevin Noll
Principal Architect
CableLabs

Light Reading Breakfast: Betting on Mobility & Convergence

7:30 AM
- 8:50 AM
  • September 25
  • B206
Moderator
Craig Leddy
Contributing Analyst
Heavy Reading
Robert Wilmoth
Chief Architect - Americas Telco, Media, & Entertainment
Red Hat
Victor Esposito
SVP, Engineering and Network Operations
Ritter Communications
GS Sickand
VP of Wireless Engineering
Cox
Josh Lonn
VP, Connectivity Products
GCI

Opening Headliners

9:00 AM
- 10:30 AM
  • September 25
  • Murphy Ballroom - Main Stage
Moderator
Mark Bridges
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
CableLabs
Moderator
Ronald Reuss
Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
CableLabs
Damian Poltz
Senior Vice President, Wireline Networks
Rogers Communications
Charlie Herrin
President of the Technology, Product, Experience
Comcast
Len Barlik
Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
Cox Communications
Justin Colwell
Executive Vice President, Connectivity Technology
Charter Communications
Jim Ryan
SVP and Chief Strategy Officer
Liberty Global
Ray Collins
SVP, Infrastructure and Corporate Strategy
Liberty Latin America
Ron McKenzie
Advisor to the CEO
Rogers Communications

Exhibition Open

10:45 AM
- 6:00 PM
  • September 25
  • Exhibition Halls B1 - B3
Technology Policy

A Year After the Artificial Intelligence Executive Order: Current Status & What’s Ahead

10:45 AM
- 11:45 AM
  • September 25
  • B405
Moderator
Priya Shrinivasan
Director, Technology Policy
CableLabs
Olivia Zhu
Assistant Director for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Dr. Ellen Zegura
Division Director of Computer and Network Systems in the Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate
U.S. National Science Foundation

SCTE Standards Business Continuity Program & Disaster Recovery Update

11:00 AM
- 12:30 PM
  • September 25
  • B207
Derek DiGiacomo
Senior Director, Energy Management Program & Business Continuity
SCTE
Joseph Viens
VP, Regulatory Affairs – Industry Chair COMM-ISAC
Charter Communications
Jim Shortal
Assistant Vice President of Enterprise Business Continuity
Cox Communications
Boyden Rohner
Acting Assistant Director, Integrated Operations Division
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

Unified Cable Future

11:00 AM
- 11:20 AM
  • September 25
  • The Loft
Charlie Herrin
President of the Technology, Product, Experience
Comcast
Rich DiGeronimo
President of Product and Technology
Charter Communications
Charlie Kawwas, Ph.D.
President
Broadcom

Best Practices for Migrating DOCSIS Technicians to Multi-Gig PON Service Activation Technicians

11:30 AM
- 11:50 AM
  • September 25
  • Tech Talk Stage
Moderator
Larry Foland
CableLabs
Robert Flask
Head of Product Management
VIAVI Solutions Inc.
Wireline Network Evolution

From Residential to Multi-Service Fiber Access Networks

11:45 AM
- 12:25 PM
  • September 25
  • The Loft
Moderator
Ken Pyle
Marketing Director
Broadband Forum
Douglas Blue
Business Development Leader - North America, Fixed Networks
Nokia
Ladi Astrab
Head of Presales
Incognito Software Solutions
Tom Williams
CEO
Razzle
Andreas Bergman
Chief Commercial Officer
InCoax
Technology Policy

Technology Policy Luncheon

11:45 AM
- 1:00 PM
  • September 25
  • B302
Clete Johnson
Senior Fellow with the Strategic Technologies Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Partner
Wilkinson, Barker, Knauer

The Power of Tailored Solutions – Taking Concepts to Connections

12:00 PM
- 12:20 PM
  • September 25
  • Tech Talk Stage
Moderator
Larry Foland
CableLabs
Brent Scott
Strategic Accounts Director
WESCO
Kristi Johnson
Market Development Manager
Corning Optical Communications
Network-as-a-Service

Optimizing Your Edge

12:30 PM
- 1:45 PM
  • September 25
  • B314
Moderator
Bill Warga
Vice President Strategy & Technology
Liberty Global
Dr. Keith Rothschild
Senior Principal Engineer
Cox Communications
Nicholas Dunkin
Director of Architecture and New Product Introduction
Vecima Networks
Thomas Youngblood
Systems Administration Manager
Cox Communications
Operations, Construction & Network Planning

Optimation: Optimizing Operations with Automation

12:30 PM
- 1:45 PM
  • September 25
  • B313
Moderator
Robert Gaydos
Comcast Fellow
Comcast
Douglas Johnson
VP, Software Architecture
Vecima Networks
Mark Kayser
Sr Communications / Network Engineer, Cox Business Network Sustaining Engineering
Cox Communications
Carlos Alberto Reyes
Manager Service Assurance Development
Liberty Latin America
Wireless & Convergence

Boosting Your Wi-Fi: Creating a Better Experience for Real-Time Applications

12:30 PM
- 1:45 PM
  • September 25
  • B308
Moderator
Lili Hervieu
Principal Architect, Wireless Research & Development
CableLabs
Lei Zhou
Engineer
Charter Communications
Pratyusha Malladi
Principal Engineer
Charter Communications
Saju Palayur
Senior Technical Director of Software Engineering
Maxlinear Inc.
Wireline Network Evolution

A Photonic Future

12:30 PM
- 1:45 PM
  • September 25
  • B401
Moderator
Fernando Villarruel
Senior Advisor PON Core Group
Ciena- Tibit Technologies
Dr. Alberto Campos
Fellow
CableLabs
Venk Mutalik
Comcast Fellow
Comcast
Tanuja Maneesh
Senior Optical Transport Engineer
Rogers Communications
Wireline Network Evolution

Navigating the Transition: Operational Insights into Delivering Broadband over Fiber

12:30 PM
- 1:10 PM
  • September 25
  • The Loft
Barry Walton
Sr Broadband Solutions Architect
Corning Optical Communications
Tommy Taylor
Vice President of Engineering and Operations
Buckeye Broadband
Jeremy Huhman
Regional Vice President of Operations
Vyve Broadband
Growth & Transformation

Driving Growth with Business Services

12:30 PM
- 1:30 PM
  • September 25
  • B312
Moderator
Hans Geerdes
Principal Strategist
CableLabs
Moderator
Brian Kaplan
TMT Consulting Partner
PWC
Satya Parimi
Senior Vice President, Product & Strategy
Spectrum Enterprise
Bob Victor
SVP Customer Solutions
Comcast Business
Michael Reinartz
Director Innovation
Vodafone Germany
AI & Automation

Track Keynotes: AI-Driven Connectivity

12:30 PM
- 1:45 PM
  • September 25
  • B407
Moderator
Jeff Chen
Senior Vice President and Chief Relations Officer
CableLabs
Dr. Jennifer Andreoli-Fang
Head of Fixed Networks
AWS
Elad Nafshi
Executive Vice President, Chief Network Officer
Comcast
Lilac Ilan
Global Head BD Telco - AI Powered Operations
NVIDIA
Nirali Patel
Group Vice President of Data and AI Strategy
Liberty Global

DOCSIS 4.0 FDX is Here Today and Even Better Tomorrow

12:30 PM
- 1:10 PM
  • September 25
  • Tech Talk Stage
Moderator
Dr. Robert Howald
Comcast Fellow
Comcast, TPX Connect Network Services
Moderator
Mickie Calkins
CableLabs
Nader Foroughi
Distinguished Engineer
Comcast, TPX Connect Network Services
Bhanu Krishnamurthy
Vice President, Software Development & Engineering
Comcast, TPX Connect Software Dev Eng Ops
Kunle Ekundare
Executive Director, Product Mgmt
Comcast, TPX CPE

SCTE Energy 20/20 Update

1:00 PM
- 2:30 PM
  • September 25
  • B207
Moderator
Derek DiGiacomo
Senior Director, Energy Management Program & Business Continuity
SCTE
Ryan Capone
Vice President, Network Facilities & Energy
Comcast
Kris Waters
Director, Cox Communications Sustainability
Cox Communications
Henk Coetzee
Director M&E Architecture
Liberty Global
Steve Markham
Advisory Solutions Architect
Dell Technologies
Technology Policy

Cybersecurity 2025: What Should We Expect?

1:15 PM
- 2:15 PM
  • September 25
  • B405
Moderator
Loretta Polk
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
NCTA – The Internet & Television Association
Rudy Brioche
Vice President & Counsel, Global Public Policy
Comcast
Klint Walker
Cyber Security Advisor
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Audrey Mikula
Vice President, Government Affairs
Charter Communications
Stephen Casapulla
Director, Cyber Policy & Programs
White House Office of the National Cyber Director

Harmonizing Expertise: Bridging Engineers and Customer Experience for Exceptional Solutions

1:15 PM
- 1:55 PM
  • September 25
  • The Loft
Kim Gibson
Senior Director of Customer Operations
Sparklight
Diane Christman
President & CEO
The Syndeo Institute
Gibbs Jones
Owner
ARCpoint Labs
Wyatt Barnett
Vice President Technology Enablement
NCTA

Unlocking Revenue Streams: Simplifying the Technology Transition of Network Modernization

1:30 PM
- 1:50 PM
  • September 25
  • Tech Talk Stage
Moderator
Mickie Calkins
CableLabs
Peter Briscoe
Vice President, Software
Blue Planet
Erik McLaughlin
Senior Director, Product Line Management
Ciena
AI & Automation

Developing and Building AI and GenAI Products

2:00 PM
- 3:15 PM
  • September 25
  • B407
Moderator
Tyler Glenn
Principal Engineer
CableLabs
Dr. Jennifer Andreoli-Fang
Head of Fixed Networks
AWS
Jan Neumann
Vice President, AI Technologies
Comcast
Jim Prather
Lead Systems Engineer
Cox Communications
Wireless & Convergence

DOCSIS® Meets Wireless: Performance Analysis and Testing

2:00 PM
- 3:15 PM
  • September 25
  • B308
Moderator
Josh Redmore
Principal Architect, Wireless Access Technologies
CableLabs
David Urban
Independent
Arun Yerra
Principal Mobile Network Architect
CableLabs
Wireline Network Evolution

Coherent PON

2:00 PM
- 2:55 PM
  • September 25
  • B401
Moderator
Matt Schmitt
Distinguished Technologist
CableLabs
Edward Boyd
Vice President, PON R&D
Ciena
Dr. Haipeng Zhang
Principal Architect
CableLabs
Operations, Construction & Network Planning

Transforming a BSP from VDSL to GPON: A Case Study on the Operational Benefits of Overbuilding a Telco’s MSAN

2:00 PM
- 2:20 PM
  • September 25
  • The Loft
Moderator
Scott Kenny
‪VP of Standards, Specifications and Technical Editing (STET), and Lab Project Management Office (PMO)
CableLabs
Chuck Page
VP, Technical Operations
Liberty Caribbean
Growth & Transformation

Growth & Transformation – Lessons from the Video Game Industry

2:00 PM
- 3:00 PM
  • September 25
  • B312
Moderator
Anju Ahuja
VP Product Strategy Insights
CableLabs
Shawn Layden
Former Chairman PlayStation Worldwide Studios
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Security & Privacy

Lightning Talks: Threats to Our Technology

2:00 PM
- 3:15 PM
  • September 25
  • B314
Moderator
Brian Scriber
Distinguished Technologist and VP of Security and Privacy Technologies
CableLabs
Jason Page
Principal Engineer, Emerging Technology
Charter Communications
Dr. Golam Kayas
Technical Research & Development Engineer
Comcast
Dr. Daniel Smullen
Principal Privacy Research Engineer
CableLabs
Jayati Dev
Technical R&D Engineer
Comcast

The Power of the Edge – How Access Aggregation Can Change the Core Backbone

2:00 PM
- 2:40 PM
  • September 25
  • Tech Talk Stage
Moderator
Jon Schnoor
Principle Architect, Wired Technologies
CableLabs
Claus Beck
Global CTO
WISI
Doug Maglothin
President of Strategic Growth Consulting
Leverage Broadband Strategies
Operations, Construction & Network Planning

New Approaches to Network Design

2:20 PM
- 3:35 PM
  • September 25
  • B313
Moderator
Jennifer Smardo
Senior Vice President, Network Implementation
Comcast
Sung-eun Kim
Principal Architect
Cox Communications
John Schlack
Distinguished Architect
Comcast Cable
Kathy Binns
Program Delivery Director
Comcast
The Human Factor

AI Strategy Arena: Master the Game of Integration

2:30 PM
- 4:00 PM
  • September 25
  • B302
Moderator
Jill Banks
Director, Learning Operations
SCTE
Technology Policy

Where in the World are Broadband Programs Now?

2:30 PM
- 3:30 PM
  • September 25
  • B405
Moderator
Pamela Arluk
Vice President & Associate General Counsel
NCTA - The Internet and Television Association
Deborah Lathen
President
Lathen Consulting, LLC
Jessica Simmons
Deputy CIO & Executive Director, Georgia Broadband Program
State of Georgia Technology Authority
Amanda Martin
Policy Director
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
The Human Factor

Lightning Talks: Innovation in Action

2:30 PM
- 3:25 PM
  • September 25
  • The Loft
Bill Warga
Vice President Strategy & Technology
Liberty Global
Mark Dzuban
President & Chair
SCTE Foundation
Stephanie Mitchko-Beale
EVP, Global Media Operations & Technology
AMC Networks
Michelle Vendelin
Director, Innovation Services & Coaching
CableLabs

Building a Services-Platform Beyond Simple Connectivity

3:30 PM
- 4:10 PM
  • September 25
  • The Loft
Moderator
Ken Pyle
Marketing Director
Broadband Forum
Russell Leake
Executive Director Architecture
Comcast
Randy Zimler
Platinum Director
prpl Foundation
David Pratt
Solutions Architect
DZS
Jeevithan Muttu
VP Product and R&D
Motive
Growth & Transformation

CMO Insights: The North American Perspective

3:30 PM
- 4:30 PM
  • September 25
  • B312
Moderator
Wendy Rosen
AVP Consumer Insights
Cox Communications
Kendall Milne Bancroft
SVP
Rogers Communications
David McNaughton
Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing
Mediacom
Todd Arata
Senior Vice President, Brand and Integrated Marketing Communications
Comcast
Sharon Peters
Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
Charter Communications
Kate Slyker
Chief Marketing Officer
GCI

Lowering your Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) with Integrated Cabinet Solutions

3:30 PM
- 3:50 PM
  • September 25
  • Tech Talk Stage
Moderator
Randy Levensalor
Principal Architect
CableLabs
Tom Kane
SVP of Sales
Netceed
Sarah Walker
Director of Professional Services
Netceed
Matt Brice
Director of Solutions Engineering
Netceed
AI & Automation

Finding the AI Advantage in Customer Experience

3:45 PM
- 5:00 PM
  • September 25
  • B407
Moderator
Asit Tandon
Vice President, Network Technology
Rogers Communications
Ilana Weinstein
Data Scientist
Comcast
Gavin Mitchell
VP Product Quality Assurance
Altice USA
Juan David Rodriguez Lamus
Director Business Analytics
Liberty Latin America
Network-as-a-Service

Architecting the Cloud: Orchestrating B2B, Multi-Cloud, and Applications

3:45 PM
- 4:40 PM
  • September 25
  • B314
Moderator
Paul Fonte
Director, Future Infrastructure Group
CableLabs
David Olea
Senior Manager B2B Technology
Liberty Latin America
Naim Ru
Principal Architect
Cox Communications
Operations, Construction & Network Planning

Making Sense of Plant Data

3:45 PM
- 5:00 PM
  • September 25
  • B313
Moderator
Dr. Jason Rupe
Distinguished Technologist
CableLabs
John Chrostowski
Executive Director, NGAN Access Engineering
Comcast
Dr. Matthew Stehman
Principal Machine Learning Engineer
Comcast
Allen Maharaj
Manager - HFC Network Operations
Rogers Communications
Wireline Network Evolution

HFC Continues to Deliver

3:45 PM
- 5:00 PM
  • September 25
  • B401
Moderator
Dean Stoneback
Senior Director, Engineering & Standards
SCTE
Dr. Alberto Campos
Fellow
CableLabs
Mike Cooper
Principal Architect
Cox Communications
Dr. Rob Thompson
System Architect
Sercomm Technology Inc.
Technology Policy

Broadband Networks and Disaster Planning

3:45 PM
- 4:45 PM
  • September 25
  • B405
Moderator
Derek DiGiacomo
Senior Director, Energy Management Program & Business Continuity
SCTE
Jim Shortal
Assistant Vice President of Enterprise Business Continuity
Cox Communications
Chris Essid
Senior Advisor, Public Safety Information Technology
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Wireless & Convergence

Connectivity for the Enterprise Customer

3:45 PM
- 5:00 PM
  • September 25
  • B308
Moderator
Dr. Rikin Thakker
Chief Technology Officer and SVP, Technology
NCTA - The Internet & Television Association
Mr. Robert Jaksa
Principal Engineer
Comcast
Jeff Hales
Principal Architect
Cox Communications
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