AI and Automation

Track Sponsor

Amidst the buzz about the transformative potential of AI, the focus shifts to practical implementation for operators aiming to optimize network performance and enhance customer satisfaction.​

This track explores the synergy of data, AI, and automation, unraveling the strategy to evolve into a proactive network that not only meets but anticipates user needs.

Track Speakers

Mohsin Afridi

Lead Communications / Network Engineer
Cox Communications

Dr. Jennifer Andreoli-Fang

Head of Fixed Networks
AWS

Dawit Asfaha

Sr Director Strategy & Architecture
Rogers Communications

Judy Brown

Network Engineer II
Cox Communications

Jeff Calkins

Lead Data Scientist
Charter Communications

Pavan Chandrashekar

Lead Data Engineer
Cox Communications

Dr. Santhana Chari

VP, Broadband Analytics and Data Science
OpenVault

Jeff Chen

Senior Vice President and Chief Relations Officer
CableLabs

Paul Fonte

Director, Future Infrastructure Group
CableLabs

Marco Gagliostro

Manager, PON Technology and Enterprise Network Operations
Rogers Communications

Tyler Glenn

Principal Engineer
CableLabs

Dr. Kyle Haefner

Ph.D., Principal Architect
CableLabs

Dr. Maher Harb

Distinguished Engineer
Comcast

Lilac Ilan

Global Head BD Telco - AI Powered Operations
NVIDIA

Yvette Kanouff

Partner
JC2 Ventures

Dr. Jonathan Kwan

Product Line Manager
Fujitsu

Bob Lutz

Senior Data Scientist
Comcast

Gavin Mitchell

VP Product Quality Assurance
Altice USA

Elad Nafshi

Executive Vice President, Chief Network Officer
Comcast

Jan Neumann

Vice President, AI Technologies
Comcast

Dr. Sebnem Ozer

Distinguished Engineer
Charter Communications

Jenny Panman

Manager of Wireline Data Science
Rogers Communications

Nirali Patel

Group Vice President of Data and AI Strategy
Liberty Global

Jiten Patel

Director Network Operations
Altice USA

Roy Pereira

Assistant Vice President, Digital Service
Cox Communications

Damian Poltz

Senior Vice President, Wireline Networks
Rogers Communications

Jim Prather

Lead Systems Engineer
Cox Communications

Dr. Claudio Righetti

Director of the Artificial Intelligence Department
Universidad Austral

Juan David Rodriguez Lamus

Director Business Analytics
Liberty Latin America

Mauricio Romero

AI and Advanced Analytics Sr. Director
Liberty Latin America

Track Sessions​

Agenda Tabs
AI & Automation

Making the Most of AI in Broadband Networks

12:30 PM
- 1:45 PM
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
AI & Automation

Inteligencia Artificial Generativa y su Impacto en la Industria del Cable

1:45 PM
- 2:05 PM
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
Moderator
Yvette Kanouff
Partner
JC2 Ventures
Dr. Sebnem Ozer
Distinguished Engineer
Charter Communications
Mohsin Afridi
Lead Communications / Network Engineer
Cox Communications
AI & Automation

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

3:45 PM
- 5:00 PM
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
AI & Automation

Driving a Proactive Approach to AI-Powered Security

7:30 AM
- 8:45 AM
Moderator
Dawit Asfaha
Sr Director Strategy & Architecture
Rogers Communications
Dr. Kyle Haefner
Ph.D., Principal Architect
CableLabs
Jeff Calkins
Lead Data Scientist
Charter Communications
AI & Automation

Track Keynotes: AI-Driven Connectivity

12:30 PM
- 1:45 PM
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
AI & Automation

Developing and Building AI and GenAI Products

2:00 PM
- 3:15 PM
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
AI & Automation

Finding the AI Advantage in Customer Experience

3:45 PM
- 5:00 PM
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
AI & Automation

AI-Driven Insights for Outside Plant and Customer Premises

9:30 AM
- 10:45 AM
Moderator
Sanket Walavalkar
Vice President
Comcast
Matt Wichman
Dir Network Ops
Comcast
Dr. Maher Harb
Distinguished Engineer
Comcast
Jenny Panman
Manager of Wireline Data Science
Rogers Communications
AI & Automation

Introducing RAG: How Can Retrieval Augmented Generation Fine-Tune your LLM

9:30 AM
- 10:45 AM
Moderator
Jan Neumann
Vice President, AI Technologies
Comcast
Tyler Glenn
Principal Engineer
CableLabs
Dr. Santhana Chari
VP, Broadband Analytics and Data Science
OpenVault
David Suh
Lead Software Engineer
Cox Communications
AI & Automation

Harnessing AI to Improve Network Reliability

11:30 AM
- 12:45 PM
Moderator
Damian Poltz
Senior Vice President, Wireline Networks
Rogers Communications
Nivedhitha Sridhar
Data Scientist
Comcast
Madiha Sahar
Presenter
Rogers Communications
Dr. Jonathan Kwan
Product Line Manager
Fujitsu