The Human Factor

In the face of emerging technologies and ever-increasing customer demands, cultivating a future-ready workforce has become a strategic imperative.

Continuous education and upskilling of staff plays a central role in supporting the industry’s transformation to the next generation of connectivity. This track will explore how people, processes and culture come together to fuel innovation and help businesses thrive. Gain insights into developing and empowering a workforce for maximum productivity and impact, shaping strategies for diversity in talent and technology to serve customers of all abilities.

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TechExpo 25

In the face of emerging technologies and ever-increasing customer demands, cultivating a future-ready workforce has become a strategic imperative.

Track Speakers

Shamim Akhtar

Rob Alderfer

Cesar Amaro

Chris Anderson

Richard Anderson

Richard Anderson

Dr. Jennifer Andreoli-Fang

Josh Angotti

Don Annett

Carol Ansley

Josh Arensberg

Ladi Astrab

Mike Baldino

Ramneek Bali

Chris Bastian

Brad Baumann

Jeff Baumgartner

Jeff Baumgartner

Jeff Baumgartner

Jeff Baumgartner

Will Berger

Nitin Bhargava

Harshita Bhatt

Dana Blair

Chantal Blake

Dr. Veronica Bloom

Douglas Blue

Brock Bose

Andy Boyce

Mark Bridges

Track Sessions​

City Tour: National Mall: Monuments & Memorials Architecture Tour

City Tour: The Spies of Embassy Row

City Tour: Georgetown Spy Tour

Cable TV Pioneers 59th Annual Banquet

Registration Open

Chapter Leadership Breakfast

Light Reading Breakfast: Generating the Next-Gen Network

Headliners

Exhibition Hall Open

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

Redefining the Last Mile with Cisco Routed PON

From Coax to Multi-Gig Fiber: Best Practices for PON Service Turn-Up

Welcome & Introductions

Relentless Innovation: A Look at Today’s Platform of Possibility and Futuristic Vision for Tomorrow

Circle of Eagles Luncheon

AI on the Job: Training for a Smarter Network

FCC Fireside: In Conversation with the Commissioners – Part A

Intelligence at the Edge

Self-Healing Networks: The New Frontier of DOCSIS Operations

Track Keynote: Building the Converged Future: Fixed + Mobile + Cloud

Track Keynote: Protecting What Lies Beneath: Advancing Standards for Underground Damage Prevention

Live Streaming at Scale

Smart Networks, Seamless Lives: Powering Differentiated Services with Network-as-a-Service

FCC Fireside: In Conversation with the Commissioners – Part B

AI at the Edge: Redefinining Impairment Detection in HFC Networks

Reliability, Not Just Speed: Unlocking the True Power of DOCSIS with PNM and PMA

Autonomous Networks in Action: Self-Healing on Live Networks

How Do We Make Live Streaming at Scale (with Ads) Work?

Analyzing, Managing, and Maximizing Wireless Networks

Future-Proofing Underground Infrastructure

The Service Provider path to drive the Home Edge AI solution to scaling Home Inference requirements

Beyond the Paint: Next-Gen Solutions for Underground Damage Prevention

Nasa Case Study: Best practice content preparation for streaming

The Future of Broadband Policy and BEAD Program Implementation

Agentic AI Transforming Network Operations

An Automated Spectrum Analysis Framework

The Last 15 Feet: Where Network Performance Meets Customer Experience

Networking Break

The Intelligent Access Network: Architectures, Automation, and the Edge

The Reliability Revolution in Wi-Fi

Beyond Connectivity: Creating Value with Next-Gen Broadband and Edge Innovation

Track Sessions