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
Driving a Proactive Approach to AI-Powered Security
Kyle Haefner, Ph.D., Principal Architect, CableLabs Jeff Calkins, Lead Data Scientist, Charter Communications Moderator: Dawit Asfaha, Sr. Director Strategy & Architecture, Rogers Communications
Optimation: Optimizing Operations with Automation
Douglas Johnson, VP, Software Architect, Vecima Networks Mark Kayser, IP Engineer III, Cox Business Network Sustaining Engineering, Cox Communications Carlos Reyes, Manager OSS Engineering and Automation, Liberty Latin America Moderator: Robert Gaydos, Comcast Fellow, Comcast
Harnessing AI to Improve Network Reliability
Nivedhitha Sridhar, Data Scientist, Comcast Madiha Sahar, Sr. Data Scientist, Rogers Communications Jonathan Kwan, Product Line Manager, Fujitsu Moderator: Damian Poltz, Senior Vice President, Wireline Networks, Rogers Communications
AI-Driven Insights for Outside Plant and Customer Premises
Maher Harb, Distinguished Engineer, Comcast Jenny Panman, Manager of Wireline Data Science, Rogers Communications Matt Wichman, Director Network Operations, Comcast Moderator: Sanket Walavalkar, Vice President, Comcast
Operationalizing and Automating PON
Jon Schnoor, Principal Architect, Wired Technologies, CableLabs Michael Emmendorfer, Vice President of Technology, Calix Moderator: Dr. Curtis Knittle, Vice President, Wired Technologies, CableLabs
