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23rd May 2024 - CST/CDT (Central Daylight, GMT-5)
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Network X Americas Headliners
9:00am - 9:15am
Opening Address: From a Connected to a Services-Led Broadband America
- Craig Thomas - CEO, Broadband Forum
9:15am - 9:35am
Fireside Chat:: Telcos in 2030 - what will be the business model?
- Mike Dano - Editorial Director, Light Reading
- John Keib - Chief Technology and Product Officer, Google Fiber
9:35am - 9:55am
Service provider address: Navigating the MVNO Landscape: From Local Success to Global Impact
- Martina Klingvall - Founder & CEO, Telness
9:55am - 10:15am
Service Provider address: The Most Complex Brownfield ORAN/vRAN Deployment
- Bernard Bureau - VP Wireless Strategy & Services, Telus
10:15am - 10:30am
Fireside chat: Taking a Critical Eye to GenAI
- Roz Roseboro - Principal Analyst: Telco AI and Analytics, Omdia
- Arvin Singh - Head of Global 5G Solutions Engineering, Verizon
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: RAN Evolution: North America Perspective
- Gabriel Brown - Senior Principal Analyst, Heavy Reading
11:45am - 12:00pm
Service provider address: Enabling 5G SA Network on Cloud Native Open RAN: What Does the Next-generation Mobile Network Look Like?
- Ravindra Jarral - Vice President, DISH Network
12:00pm - 12:15pm
Sponsor address: 5G-A/6G- Why AI will change the dynamic
- Raghu Rao - AMD Fellow, AMD
12:15pm - 12:45pm
Panel Discussion: Designing RAN that Supports SA: vRAN, Open RAN and Cloud RAN
- Eugina Jordan - Chief Marketing Officer, Telecom Infra Project (TIP)
- Jaydee Griffith - Chief Technologist, Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Daniel Massey - Director, FutureG Advanced Component Development & Prototypes, Department of Defense
- Paul Challoner - Chief Technology Officer, Global Customer Unit AT&T, Ericsson North America
- Guy Turgeon - Senior Industry Principal, Red Hat
- Femi Adeyemi - Head of the Wireless Business Unit & Chief Wireless Solutions Architect, Fujitsu
11:30am - 11:45am
Analyst address: Analysing telco transformation journey in North America
- Roz Roseboro - Principal Analyst: Telco AI and Analytics, Omdia
11:45am - 12:00pm
Service provider address: Is a programmable 5G network a key element for B2B growth?
- Sankalp Kohli - Associate Director Product Development - Wireless Network APIs, Verizon
12:00pm - 12:15pm
Fireside chat: Using the power of the cloud to build a green network
- Roz Roseboro - Principal Analyst: Telco AI and Analytics, Omdia
- Chad Wilkerson - Director, Sustainability and Infrastructure Sourcing, T-Mobile
12:15pm - 12:30pm
Sponsor address: Security Implications of the Cloud & Enterprise Edge
- Mike Geller - Distinguished Engineer, Radware
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Panel Discussion: Cloud and Edge Service Ecosystem partnerships
- Roz Roseboro - Principal Analyst: Telco AI and Analytics, Omdia
- Thomas Fuerst - Senior Manager, 5G Technology Marketing, Verizon
- Lori Thomas - SVP Strategic Engagement and Transformation, MetTel
- Kevin Dundon - Chief Strategy Officer, Alianza
11:30am - 11:45am
Analyst address: All About BEAD
- Brian Vair - Broadband Program Supervisor, Texas Broadband Development Office
11:45am - 12:00pm
Service provider address: Plans for leveraging BEAD funds for new network builds
- Claude Aiken - Chief Strategy Officer, Nextlink Internet
12:00pm - 12:15pm
Fireside chat: Closing the Digital Divide
- Sterling Perrin - Senior Principal Analyst, Heavy Reading
- Shirley Bloomfield - CEO, NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association
12:15pm - 12:30pm
Sponsor address: Segmenting the Broadband Provider Market: From Consumer Broadband to Managed Business Connectivity
- Tomasz Staszek - Head of BSS Consulting, Comarch
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Panel Discussion: What are the ins and outs of BEAD?
- Sterling Perrin - Senior Principal Analyst, Heavy Reading
- Erin Benal - Senior Broadband Program Coordinator, Texas Broadband Development Office
- Jeff Kohler - Co-Founder & Chief Development Officer, Rise Broadband
- Jennifer Harris - Federal Program Officer, Texas, NTIA
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lunch & Networking Break
Track
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Wireless Network Evolution
Cloud and Edge
Broadband Access
2:00pm - 2:15pm
Analyst Address: 100 Years of Private 5G
- Pablo Tomasi - Principal Analyst, Private Networks, Omdia
2:15pm - 2:30pm
Service provider address. Private 5G: What is Blocking the Growth?
- Art Maria - Global Consulting Leader for Specialized Networks and Private 5G, AT&T
2:30pm - 2:45pm
Service provider address: Reliably scaling 5G Network Upgrades at the Far-Edge with Precision Automation
- Umashankar Velusamy - Associate Director - Cloud, Verizon
2:45pm - 3:15pm
Panel Discussion: 5G Venue Networks: Public and Private Use Cases
- Pablo Tomasi - Principal Analyst, Private Networks, Omdia
- Art Maria - Global Consulting Leader for Specialized Networks and Private 5G, AT&T
- Thomas Magedanz - University Professor at TU Berlin, HoD at Fraunhofer FOKUS, Advisor at Uniberg, Fraunhofer FOKUS
- Leighton Carroll - Chief Executive Officer, Galtronics
3:15pm - 3:20pm
End of Wireless Network Evolution Track
2:00pm - 2:15pm
Analyst address: Edge cloud in 2024: What makes for a successful telco play?
- Dalia Adib - Consulting Director & CCO, STL
2:15pm - 2:30pm
Service provider address: Optimising 5G cloud core networks operations with AI
- Andrei Ivanov - Principal Technology Architect, Telus
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Panel Discussion: Automation and AIOps for the Cloud and Edge
- Roz Roseboro - Principal Analyst: Telco AI and Analytics, Omdia
- Ravi Chunduru - Associate Fellow Network Function Virtualisation, Verizon
- Sidd Chenumolu - Vice President Product Management, VMware by Broadcom, Software Defined Edge, VMware by Broadcom
- Brandi Franklin - Leader, Sales Systems Engineering, AT&T
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Panel discussion: The future of Cloud Service Assurance
- Jim Hodges - Research Director, Heavy Reading
- Joshua Copeland - MS, Cybersecurity Management, Tulane University
- Zac Grant - VP Enterprise Solutions, MetTel
- Srilakshmi Valisammagari - Associate Director - Technology & Product for Naas, Cloud, Security, Verizon
3:30pm - 3:35pm
End of Cloud and Edge Track
2:00pm - 2:15pm
Service provider address: Case Study: One SP’s FWA Deployment Strategy
- Jonathan Van - Executive Vice President, Element8
2:15pm - 2:30pm
Service provider address: Wi-Fi 7 deployment strategies
- Crystal Dowds - VP Architecture, Engineering and Technology (AET), Lumen Technologies
2:30pm - 2:45pm
Analyst Address: Role of Licensed 5G and Unlicensed Wi-Fi 7 FWA in BEAD Funding for Rural and Hard-to-serve Areas
- Berge Ayvazian - Partner, Senior Analyst/Consultant, Wireless 20/20
2:45pm - 3:15pm
Panel Discussion: Fixating on Fixed Wireless
- Gabriel Brown - Senior Principal Analyst, Heavy Reading
- Richard Bernhardt - Vice President, Spectrum and Industry, WISPA
- Randall Rene - Director - Telecommunications Industry Solutions, Esri
3:15pm - 3:20pm
End of Broadband Access Track
3:35pm - 3:40pm
End of Conference
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