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May 20-22, 2025
Irving Convention Center at Las ColinasDallas, Texas

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8:15am - 9:00am
prpl Morning Briefing. Unlocking the Potential of the Broadband Gateway Overview of NA telco market
  • Wojtek Makowski - Vice President CPE Ecosystem, Orange Group
  • Jason Savard - AVP- Product Development Engineeering, AT&T
  • Randy Zimler - Consumer Group Technical Product Manager, Verizon
Headliners
Showing 1 of 1 Streams
9:00am - 9:15am
Opening Adress: The state of the industry in North America
  • Chris Pearson - President, 5G Americas
9:15am - 9:30am
Fireside Chat: The road to enterprise automation: 5G in the public cloud
  • Mike Dano - Editorial Director, Light Reading
  • Eben Albertyn - Chief Technology Officer, DISH Network
9:30am - 9:45am
Fireside chat: 5G, AI and Security - exploring future enterprise services
  • Pablo Tomasi - Principal Analyst, Private Networks, Omdia
  • Mike Finley - CEO, Boingo Wireless
9:45am - 10:00am
5G Advanced – enabling high performing programmable networks
  • Sibel Tombaz - Head of Product Line Cloud and Purpose-Built 5G RAN, Ericsson
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
  • Phil Harvey - Editor-in-Chief, Light Reading
10:30am - 11:30am
Coffee & Networking Break
Keynotes
Showing 3 of 3 Streams
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
Presentation: Opening Up the Network to Create a Truly Programmable Telco
  • Stephanie Ormston - Assistant Vice President, Digital Services Integration, AT&T
12:00pm - 12:15pm
Sponsor address: Rethinking AIOPs – It’s All About the Data
  • Rick Fulwiler - CTO Office, NETSCOUT
12:15pm - 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
  • Omer Geva - VP Business Development, RADCOM
  • Joe Krystofik - Head of Product Planning, AI/ML Network Software, Fujitsu
  • Andrei Ivanov - Principal Technology Architect, Telus
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
  • Hans Raj Nahata - Network Technology Strategy & Planning Director, Verizon
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: Capture the value of differentiated 5G connectivity
  • Erin LIao - Head of End-to-End 5G Systems, Ericsson
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
  • Tiffany West - Director of Business Development & Senior Solutions Architect, Independent Consultant
11:30am - 11:45am
Analyst address: Overview of the connected home market in North America
  • Alzbeta Fellenbaum - Principal Analyst, Omdia
11:45am - 12:00pm
Service provider address: Enabling the broadband gateway
  • Pavan Challa - Senior Director Product Manager, Verizon
  • Anil Guntupalli - Vice President Technology Strategy, Product Engineering, Architecture and Network Planning, Verizon
12:00pm - 12:15pm
Service provider address: Building a software platform
  • Sophie Claude - Vice President Home Services, Orange Group
  • Wojtek Makowski - Vice President CPE Ecosystem, Orange Group
12:15pm - 12:30pm
Service provider address: Collaborating within ecosystem
  • Jason Savard - AVP- Product Development Engineeering, AT&T
  • Josh Goodell - Vice President Broadband Product Development, AT&T
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Panel Discussion: Connected home: can operators win on their own or is cooperation a must?
  • Alzbeta Fellenbaum - Principal Analyst, Omdia
  • Sophie Claude - Vice President Home Services, Orange Group
  • Pavan Challa - Senior Director Product Manager, Verizon
  • Josh Goodell - Vice President Broadband Product Development, AT&T
  • John Valdez - Vice President, Network Architecture, Frontier Communications
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lunch & Networking Break
Track
Showing 3 of 3 Streams
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: Industrializing Open RAN
  • Sibel Tombaz - Head of Product Line Cloud and Purpose-Built 5G RAN, Ericsson
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Panel Discussion: 5G Services Platform: APIs, Developers, Partnerships
  • Ruth Brown - Principal Analyst – Mobile Networks, Heavy Reading
  • Khamis Abulgubein - Associate Director, Product Management IoT Platform, Verizon
  • Emil Liedtke - Senior Director Wholesale Partnerships & Innovation, T-Mobile
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Coffee & Networking Break
2:00pm - 2:15pm
Service provider address: Managing network complexity in multi cloud environment
  • Brandi Franklin - Leader, Sales Systems Engineering, AT&T
2:15pm - 2:30pm
Exploring AI's Role in transforming Network Operations: Efficiency, Optimization, and Service Orchestration
  • Denis Murphy - Software Networking, IBM
  • Sanil Nambiar - Program director - Software Networking Portfolio, IBM
2:30pm - 3:00pm
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
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Coffee & Networking Break
2:00pm - 2:15pm
Service provider address: State of North American Broadband Market
  • Sterling Perrin - Senior Principal Analyst, Heavy Reading
2:15pm - 2:30pm
Sponsor Address: Beyond XGS-PON
  • Zac Cronauer - Vice President of Professional Services for Core Telecom, Tillman FiberCo
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 - 3:30pm
Panel discussion: Developing the Middle Mile Network
  • Sterling Perrin - Senior Principal Analyst, Heavy Reading
  • Jeff Gasper - CEO, Southern Tier Network
  • Ahmed Osman - Senior Director, RAN Technology & Strategy, UScellular
  • Awanish Verma - Director–Technical Marketing, AECG, AMD
3:30pm - 3:35pm
End on Broadband Access Track
Track
Showing 2 of 2 Streams
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: Empowering enterprise innovation: Thinking beyond the core
  • 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
  • Rick Fulwiler - CTO Office, NETSCOUT
  • Pratik Gandhi - 5G Mobility Lead – USA Carriers & Service Provider, Fortinet
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
Start-Up Session: Revolutionizing Telco Network Operations: harnessing AI for education-driven excellence
  • Deepak Kakadia - CEO/Founder, NetAnalytics
4:30pm - 4:45pm
Fireside Chat: APIs on the edge
  • Jim Hodges - Research Director, Heavy Reading
  • Mahesh Chapalamadugu - Distinguished Engineer, Verizon
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Welcome Reception and Networking Party!
6:00pm - 6:05pm
End of Day 1
6:05pm - 6:10pm
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