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Day 1: May 22nd 2024 - CST/CDT (Central Daylight, GMT-5)
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Network X Americas Headliners
9:00am - 9:15am
Chair’s Opening Remarks & Analyst Intro: Overview of the Telco Market in North America
- Chris Pearson - President, 5G Americas
9:15am - 9:30am
Fireside chat: Converging the industry - what will telcos look like in the future?
- Eben Albertyn - Chief Technology Officer, DISH Network
9:30am - 9:45am
Service Provider Fireside chat: 5G, AI and Security - exploring the future enterprise services
- Mike Finley - CEO, Boingo Wireless
9:45am - 10:00am
Sponsor keynote
10:00am - 10:30am
Panel discussion: Telco to Techco transformation: How close have we got since last year?
- Evan Kirchheimer - Senior Director, Content, Light Reading, Telecoms.com, Omdia
- Crystal Dowds - VP Architecture, Engineering and Technology (AET), Lumen Technologies
- Brian Beutler - CEO, Alianza
10:30am - 11:30am
Coffee & Networking Break
Keynotes
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Wireless Network Evolution
Cloud and Edge
Broadband Access
11:30am - 11:45am
Analyst address: Analysis of 5G Performance in North America
- Michael Thelander - President and Founder, Signal Research Group
11:45am - 12:00pm
Service provider address: 5G, AI and security – why the enterprise is prioritizing all three?
- Mike Finley - CEO, Boingo Wireless
12:00pm - 12:15pm
Fireside chat: Opening up the Network to Create a Truly Programmable Telco
- Stephanie Ormston - Assistant Vice President, Digital Services Integration, AT&T
12:15pm - 12:30pm
Sponsor address: Rethinking AIOPs – It’s All About the Data
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Panel Discussion: GenAI and AIOps: Hype or Real Opportunity?
- Ruth Brown - Principal Analyst – Mobile Networks, Heavy Reading
- Venki Ramaswamy - Chief Technologist for NextG, MITRE Labs
- Simona Marinova - Solution Architect, Bell
- Harpinder Matharu - Senior Director, Wireless Group, AMD
- Omer Geva - VP Business Development, RADCOM
- Joe Krystofik - Head of Product Planning, AI/ML Network Software, Fujitsu
11:30am - 11:45am
Analyst address: What are enterprises looking for from edge providers?
- Jim Hodges - Research Director, Heavy Reading
11:45am - 12:00pm
Partnering with hyperscalers at the edge to enhance value
12:00pm - 12:15pm
Fireside chat: Enabling network slicing at the edge
- Jim Hodges - Research Director, Heavy Reading
- Arvin Singh - Head of Global 5G Solutions Engineering, Verizon
12:15pm - 12:30pm
Sponsor address
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Panel Discussion: Enterprise Edge use cases: building new revenue streams
- Jim Hodges - Research Director, Heavy Reading
- Phillip Coleman - AVP Product Management and Development, AT&T
- Thomas Chamberlain - Director of Sales, XIUS Corporation
11:30am - 11:45am
Analyst address: State of North American Broadband Market
- Sterling Perrin - Senior Principal Analyst, Heavy Reading
11:45am - 12:00pm
Service provider address: State of the Cable HFC Network
12:00pm - 12:15pm
Fireside chat: What’s the future of DOCSIS?
- Sterling Perrin - Senior Principal Analyst, Heavy Reading
- Blair Day - Senior Vice President of Network and Product Engineering, WOWInc
12:15pm - 12:30pm
Sponsor address
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Panel Discussion: Debut of DOCSIS 4.0T
- Sterling Perrin - Senior Principal Analyst, Heavy Reading
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lunch & Networking Break
Track
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Wireless Network Evolution
Cloud and Edge
Broadband Access
2:00pm - 2:15pm
Service provider address: Exploring the Network of the Future: Automation and Efficiency
- Zlatko Zahirovic - Chief Technology Officer, Paradise Mobile
2:15pm - 2:30pm
Sponsor Address: Reserved for Ericsson
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Panel Discussion: 5G Services Platform: APIs, Developers, Partnerships
- Ruth Brown - Principal Analyst – Mobile Networks, Heavy Reading
- Khamis Abulgubein - Product Manager, IoT Platform API's, Verizon
2:00pm - 2:15pm
Service provider address: Managing network complexity in multi cloud environment
- Alp Basol - Senior Director Strategy & Innovation, AT&T
2:15pm - 2:30pm
Sponsor Address
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Panel Discussion: The impact of Edge on Hybrid and Multi-cloud
- Jim Hodges - Research Director, Heavy Reading
- Mahesh Chapalamadugu - Distinguished Engineer, Verizon
2:00pm - 2:15pm
Service provider address: State of the FTTP Network
2:15pm - 2:30pm
Sponsor Address
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Panel Discussion: Feasting on Fiber & PON
- Sterling Perrin - Senior Principal Analyst, Heavy Reading
- Alex Ochoa - CTO, Gigabit Fiber
- Jake Simon - Chief Network Officer, Cityside Fiber
- David Levi - CEO, Ethernity Networks
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Coffee & Networking Break
Track
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Wireless Network Evolution
Cloud and Edge
Broadband Access
4:00pm - 4:15pm
Service provider address: 5G Core as SaaS: A New Way to Deploy and Pay for your Network – What is 5G Core Automation and Problems it Solves?
- Muslim Elkotob - Principal Solutions Architect, Vodafone
4:15pm - 4:30pm
Sponsor address: Reserved for Cisco
- Bob Everson - Senior Director, Provider Mobility, Cisco Systems
4:30pm - 5:00pm
Panel discussion: 5G SA Maturity: Slicing, Policy, and APIs
- Joe Hoffman - Principal Analyst, Omdia
- Joshua Markham - Associate Director Head of IoT DevRel & Emerging Technologies, Verizon
4:00pm - 4:15pm
Service provider address: Managing Edge Services: what can telcos bring to the table?
- Josh Arensberg - Global Head of Media & Entertainment, Verizon
4:15pm - 4:30pm
Sponsor address
4:30pm - 5:00pm
Panel discussion: Monetizing cloud-native services
- Jim Hodges - Research Director, Heavy Reading
- Sam Tabbara - CEO, Paradise Mobile
- Joe Cutrell - Director, Strategy & Innovation – Healthcare Solutions, AT&T
- Biswajit Sharma - SVP – AI, SaaS and North America, Tecnotree
4:00pm - 4:15pm
Service provider address: Beyond XGS-PON
- Zac Cronauer - Vice President of Professional Services for Core Telecom, Tillman FiberCo
4:15pm - 4:30pm
Sponsor address
4:30pm - 5:00pm
Panel discussion: Developing the Middle Mile Network
- Sterling Perrin - Senior Principal Analyst, Heavy Reading
- Jeff Gasper - CEO, Southern Tier Network
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Welcome Reception and Networking Party
8:00pm - 8:05pm
End of Day 1
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