A Year After the AI Executive Order: Current Status & What’s Ahead
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 Moderator: Priya Shrinivasan, Director, Technology Policy, CableLabs
Driving Growth with Business Services
Bob Victor, SVP Customer Solutions, Comcast Business Satya Parimi, Senior Vice President, Product & Strategy, Spectrum Enterprise Michael Reinartz, Director Innovation, Vodafone Germany Moderators: Brian Kaplan, TMT Consulting Partner, PWC Hans Geerdes, Principal Strategist, CableLabs
HFC Continues to Deliver
Mike Cooper, Principal Architect, Cox Communications Rob Thompson, System Architect, Sercomm Technology Inc. Alberto Campos, Fellow, CableLabs Moderator: Dean Stoneback, Senior Director, Engineering & Standards, SCTE
Practical Strategies for Deploying FTTH
Brian Yarbrough, Principal Engineer – OSP Engineering, Cox Communications Kevin Noll, Principal Architect, CableLabs Moderator: John Bevilacqua, Principal Architect, CableLabs
Boosting Performance: PNM for Optical Networks
Ben Ragel, Senior PON Engineer, Rogers Communications Robert-Jan van Minnen, Senior Manager Network Analytics & Performance Planning, Liberty Global Jason Rupe, Distinguished Technologist, CableLabs Moderator: Israel Madiedo, Innovation & Technology Director, izzi (Televisa)
Track Keynotes: AI-Driven Connectivity
Nirali Patel, Group Vice President of Data and AI Strategy, Liberty Global Elad Nafshi, Executive Vice President, Chief Network Officer, Comcast Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Head of Fixed Networks, AWS Lilac Ilan, Global Head BD Telco- AI Powered Operations, NVIDIA Moderator: Jeff Chen, Senior Vice President and Chief Relations Officer, CableLabs
Broadband Networks and Disaster Planning
Jim Shortal, Assistant Vice President of Enterprise Business Continuity, Cox Communications Chris Essid, Senior Advisor, Public Safety Information Technology, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Moderator: Derek DiGiacomo, Senior Director, Energy Management Program & Business Continuity, SCTE
New Approaches to Network Design
Sung-eun Kim, Senior Network Planning Engineer, Cox Communications John Schlack, Distinguished Architect, Comcast Kathy Binns, Program Delivery Director, Comcast Moderator: Jennifer Smardo, Senior Vice President, Network Implementation, Comcast
GenAI: Risks and Benefits
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 Moderator: Russell Hanser, Deputy Chief Legal Officer, NCTA – The Internet & Television Association
Track Keynotes: Unlocking Value from Connectivity: The Next Evolution in Network Capabilities
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 Moderator: Chris Corcimiglia, VP Future Infrastructure Group, CableLabs