AI and Automation

Track Sponsor

Intelligent Networks for a Frictionless Experience

As network complexity increases along with customer demand for uninterrupted, high-quality service, how can operators keep up? AI and automation are reshaping how networks operate, shifting from reactive to predictive intelligence. This track focuses on real-world implementations of AI-driven network optimization, customer experience enhancements, and automation strategies that enable self-healing, self-optimizing, and highly adaptive networks.

Track Speakers

Dr. Jennifer Andreoli-Fang

Sr. Manager Solutions Architecture
AWS

Dr. Veronica Bloom

Vice President Data Science
Charter Communications

Douglas Blue

Business Development - North America
Nokia

Brock Bose

Vice President Data Science
Charter Communications

Ryan Capone

VP, Network Facilities & Energy
Comcast

Charles Cheevers

Chief Technology Officer
Vantiva

Karthik Choutagunta

Principal Architect
CableLabs

Megan Collins

Senior AI/ML Engineer
CableLabs

Martin Creaner

Director General
World Broadband Association

Derek DiGiacomo

Senior Director, Energy Management Programs and Business Continuity
SCTE

Nameet Dutia

Sr. Solutions Architect (AI/ML)
AWS

Asmaa ElTaher

Strategic Data and Transformation Manager
Vodafone Group

Nader Foroughi

Distinguished Engineer
Comcast

Robert Gaydos

Comcast Fellow
Comcast

Mike Glaser

Principal Architect, Critical Facilities
Cox Communications

Aleksander Hubert

Machine Learning Engineer
Comcast

Yvette Kanouff

Partner
JC2 Ventures

Rohan Khatavkar

Director Data Science
Spectrum

Bhanu Krishnamurthy

SVP Software and Engineering
Comcast

Rohit Kuruppath

Director of Data Engineering
Cox Communications

Jonathan Leech

Principal Engineer II
Comcast

Bill Leslie

Chief AI Acceleration Oficer
Nrby

Randy Levensalor

Distinguished Technologist
CableLabs

Bob Lutz

Principal Machine Learning Engineer
Comcast

Gavin Mitchell

VP Product Operations and Quality
Altice USA

Laura Moche

VP of Engineering
Charter Communications

Todd Musat

Director, Critical Infrastructure
Rogers Communications

Ramya Narayanaswamy

Senior Director, Machine Learning
Comcast

Ken Nickel

Vice President
Quest Controls

Mike O’Dell

Distinguished Engineer
Comcast

Track Sessions​

Agenda Tabs
AI & Automation

Intelligence at the Edge

1:00 PM
- 2:15 PM
Moderator
Megan Collins
Senior AI/ML Engineer
CableLabs
Charles Cheevers
Chief Technology Officer
Vantiva
Nader Foroughi
Distinguished Engineer
Comcast
AI & Automation

Hyper-Skilling the Workforce: AI-Powered Skill Assessment and Training for Operational Excellence

1:15 PM
- 1:30 PM
Mike O’Dell
Distinguished Engineer
Comcast
AI & Automation

Track Keynote: From Insight to Impact: Leveraging Broadband Analytics for Smarter Networks and Funding Success

2:00 PM
- 2:20 PM
Chip Strange
Chief Strategy Officer
Ookla
Martin Creaner
Director General
World Broadband Association
AI & Automation

Agentic AI and the Metrics That Matter

2:30 PM
- 3:45 PM
Moderator
Nameet Dutia
Sr. Solutions Architect (AI/ML)
AWS
Brock Bose
Vice President Data Science
Charter Communications
Dr. Veronica Bloom
Vice President Data Science
Charter Communications
Rohan Khatavkar
Director Data Science
Spectrum
Dr. Jennifer Andreoli-Fang
Sr. Manager Solutions Architecture
AWS
AI & Automation

Operationalizing LLMs in the Network Ecosystem

4:00 PM
- 5:15 PM
Shyam Sridharan
Lead Data Engineer
Cox Communications
Rohit Kuruppath
Director of Data Engineering
Cox Communications
Randy Levensalor
Distinguished Technologist
CableLabs
Lisa Pinkey Coleman
AVP, Process Intelligence and Data Effectiveness
Cox Communications
Marco Valero
Director Technology
Cox Communications
AI & Automation

AI-Powered Fiber Observability

12:30 PM
- 1:45 PM
Douglas Blue
Business Development - North America
Nokia
Robert Gaydos
Comcast Fellow
Comcast
Karthik Choutagunta
Principal Architect
CableLabs
AI & Automation

Operational Intelligence at Scale

2:00 PM
- 3:15 PM
Moderator
Todd Musat
Director, Critical Infrastructure
Rogers Communications
Ryan Capone
VP, Network Facilities & Energy
Comcast
Ken Nickel
Vice President
Quest Controls
Mike Glaser
Principal Architect, Critical Facilities
Cox Communications
Bill Leslie
Chief AI Acceleration Oficer
Nrby
Gavin Mitchell
VP Product Operations and Quality
Altice USA
AI & Automation

Harnessing AI for Experience and Efficiency

4:00 PM
- 5:15 PM
Moderator
Yvette Kanouff
Partner
JC2 Ventures
Brandy Riherd
Director, Data Science
Cox Communications
Laura Moche
VP of Engineering
Charter Communications
Amrit Shaswat
Manager, Data science
Cox Communications
Dr. Jennifer Andreoli-Fang
Sr. Manager Solutions Architecture
AWS
Bhanu Krishnamurthy
SVP Software and Engineering
Comcast
AI & Automation

Smarter Networks by Design

9:00 AM
- 10:15 AM
Ramya Narayanaswamy
Senior Director, Machine Learning
Comcast
John Schlack
Distinguished Architect
Comcast
Jonathan Leech
Principal Engineer II
Comcast
Matthew Wichman
National Director of Network Operations
Comcast
AI & Automation

Masterclass: Connecting the Dots: How to Make Graph Algorithms Work for You

11:30 AM
- 12:45 PM
Dr. Matthew Stehman
Sr. Principal Machine Learning Engineer
Comcast
Bob Lutz
Principal Machine Learning Engineer
Comcast
Aleksander Hubert
Machine Learning Engineer
Comcast
AI & Automation

Masterclass: Accelerate AI Product Launches: Innovation Orchestration Framework

11:30 AM
- 12:45 PM
Asmaa ElTaher
Strategic Data and Transformation Manager
Vodafone Group