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Hans Raj Nahata
Service Provider Keynote: Network Slicing the Next Step
Verizon Communications
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7:00am - 7:30am30 mins
Registration & Breakfast
7:30am - 8:30am60 mins
Women in Comms Breakfast Workshop: 5G – a Bigger, Better Network – but Will It Be a Boon or Barrier to Women in Comms?
- Kelsey Ziser - Editor, Upskill U & Senior Editor, Light Reading
- Mireille Helou - Chief Executive Officer, Orange Silicon Valley
- Christina Cheng - Assistant Vice President, Enterprise Mobility, AT&T Business
9:00am - 9:05am5 mins
Welcome Back
- Phil Harvey - US News Editor, Light Reading
9:05am - 9:25am20 mins
Service Provider Keynote: Network Slicing the Next Step
- Hans Raj Nahata - Director: Strategy & Technology Architecture, Verizon Communications
9:25am - 9:40am15 mins
Super Platinum Keynote: Sales Models are Shifting - Are CSPs?
9:40am - 10:25am45 mins
Keynote Panel: Why the shift to Opex better suits Network Operators (Not Vendors)
- Ray Le Maistre - Editor in Chief, Light Reading
10:25am - 10:40am15 mins
Super Platinum Keynote: The Edgey Road to El Dorado - Preparing for Business at the Edge
10:40am - 11:00am20 mins
Coffee Break & Tabletop Displays
11:00am - 11:15am15 mins
Keynote Fireside Chat: The Autonomous Operator - Fact or Phantom?
- Phil Harvey - US News Editor, Light Reading
11:15am - 11:30am15 mins
Super Platinum Keynote: Closing the Loop in Automation
11:30am - 12:20pm50 mins
Lightning Talks - Transformation to Automated Networking - Where are We on the Journey?
- James Crawshaw - Senior Analyst – OSS/BSS Transformation, Heavy Reading
- Kevin McBride - Principal Architect, SDN & NFV Technologies, CenturyLink
12:20pm - 1:30pm70 mins
Lunch, Networking & Tabletop Displays
1:30pm - 1:45pm15 mins
Edge Business Services
The Top 3 Things to get Right in Edge Monetization
1:30pm - 1:45pm15 mins
Automating Operations
How Many Architects does it take to Automate a Light Bulb? The Role of Open Working in Achieving Network Automation
1:45pm - 2:00pm15 mins
Edge Business Services
Heavy Reading Presentation
- Sterling Perrin - Principal Analyst, Optical Networking & Transport, Heavy Reading
1:45pm - 2:00pm15 mins
Automating Operations
Heavy Reading Presentation
- James Crawshaw - Senior Analyst – OSS/BSS Transformation, Heavy Reading
2:00pm - 2:45pm45 mins
Edge Business Services
Breakout Panel: Revolutionizing the Edge with SDN
- Sterling Perrin - Principal Analyst, Optical Networking & Transport, Heavy Reading
- Rupesh Chokshi - Assistant Vice President, Edge Solutions Product Marketing Management, AT&T Business
2:00pm - 2:45pm45 mins
Automating Operations
Breakout Panel: Automation & Orchestration for NFV - What is Holding up Adoption
- James Crawshaw - Senior Analyst – OSS/BSS Transformation, Heavy Reading
- Jason Gadsby - Assistant Vice President, Product Management - Edge Solutions, AT&T Business
2:45pm - 3:00pm15 mins
Edge Business Services
Honing the Edge - Where can Operators make Money now
2:45pm - 3:00pm15 mins
Automating Operations
Cutting Across the Layers in Network Automation - How Deep can you go?
3:00pm - 3:15pm15 mins
Edge Business Services
Fireside Chat with Service Provider: Engaging the Verticals - How do We Crack the Language Barriers and Drive Adoption of Edge Services?
- Sterling Perrin - Principal Analyst, Optical Networking & Transport, Heavy Reading
3:00pm - 3:15pm15 mins
Automating Operations
Fireside Chat with Service Provider
- James Crawshaw - Senior Analyst – OSS/BSS Transformation, Heavy Reading
3:15pm - 3:30pm15 mins
Edge Business Services
Coffee Break
3:15pm - 3:30pm15 mins
Automating Operations
Coffee Break
3:30pm - 3:45pm15 mins
Super Platinum Keynote: 5G is Here - How we ensure NFV/SDN Keeps Pace
3:45pm - 4:30pm45 mins
Closing Keynote Panel: Implementing NFV 2.0: The Next Tech of NFV
- Phil Harvey - US News Editor, Light Reading
- Prayson Pate - Chief Technology Officer of Edge Cloud, ADVA
- Sue Rudd - Director, Strategy Analytics
- Sanjay Srinivasan - Vice President and Chief Architect, Vonage
4:30pm - 4:35pm5 mins
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