Lunes 29 de septiembre
Light Reading Breakfast: Generating the Next-Gen Network
Robert Wilmoth (Red Hat), JR Walden (Mediacom Communications), Bill Chatwell (Midco), Andy Boyce (Comcast), Chris Bastian (Independent Consultant), Craig Coogan (CommScope), Asaf Matatyaou (Harmonic).
Headliners
Maria Popo (SCTE), Phil McKinney (CableLabs), David Watson (Comcast), Charlie Herrin (Comcast), Frédéric Perron (Cogeco Inc. and Cogeco Communications Inc.), Bin Haga (J:COM).
Hyper-Skilling the Workforce: AI-Powered Skill Assessment and Training for Operational Excellence
Mike O’Dell (Comcast).
Redefining the Last Mile with Cisco Routed PON
Mike Kim (Cisco).
From Coax to Multi-Gig Fiber: Best Practices for PON Service Turn-Up
Al Ruth (VIAVI Solutions).
AI on the Job: Training for a Smarter Network
Cory Pavicich (SCTE), Abbie O’Dell (Charter Communications), Paul Broadhurst (Technetix), Larry Wolcott (Comcast).
Relentless Innovation: A Look at Today’s Platform of Possibility and Futuristic Vision for Tomorrow
(Ponencia sin oradores listados).
Intelligence at the Edge
Paul Fonte (CableLabs), Joe Keller (Cox Communications), Shafi Khan (CableLabs), Mike Spaulding (Comcast), Charles Cheevers (Vantiva), Nader Foroughi (Comcast).
The FCC Outlook: Commissioner Insights on Policy and Innovation
(Ponencia sin oradores listados).
Live Streaming at Scale
Rebecca Sirmons (NASA), Lee Erickson (NASA), Alex Giladi (Comcast).
Track Keynote: Protecting What Lies Beneath: Advancing Standards for Underground Damage Prevention
Patrick McLaughlin (Endeavor Business Media), Sarah Magruder Lyle (Common Ground Alliance).
Self-Healing Networks: The New Frontier of DOCSIS Operations
Dan Rice (Comcast), Jason Rupe (CableLabs), John Downey (Technetix), Mike O’Dell (Comcast), Robert Lund (Comcast), Brady Volpe (Open Vault), Karthik Sundaresan (CableLabs).
Smart Networks, Seamless Lives: Powering Differentiated Services with Network-as-a-Service
Chris Corcimiglia (CableLabs), Pat Jensen (Zoom Video Communications).
Track Keynote: Building the Converged Future: Fixed + Mobile + Cloud
Diana Goovaerts (Fierce Network), Madalina Suceveanu (Liberty Global).
Future-Proofing Underground Infrastructure
Andrew Bundy (Comcast), Dervon Gaskins (ITG), Matt Fragale (Irth Solutions), Melissa Watters (Charter Communications), Chuck Key (Tennessee 811).
Analyzing, Managing, and Maximizing Wireless Networks
Pratyusha Malladi (Charter Communications), Rahil Gandotra (CableLabs).
The Future of Broadband Policy and BEAD Program Implementation
(Ponencia sin oradores listados).
The Last 15 Feet: Where Network Performance Meets Customer Experience
Camilla Formica (Syndeo Institute at The Cable Center).
The Reliability Revolution in Wi-Fi
Josh Redmore (CableLabs), Loay Kreishan (Charter Communications), Carol Ansley (Cox Communications), Chris Ross (RUCKUS Networks), Ian Wheelock (Vantiva), Colleen Szymanik (Comcast).
Track Keynote: From Insight to Impact: Leveraging Broadband Analytics for Smarter Networks and Funding Success
Chip Strange (Ookla), Martin Creaner (World Broadband Association).
The Intelligent Access Network: Architectures, Automation, and the Edge
Shlomo Ovadia (Charter Communications), Marc Morrissette (Comcast).
Delivering and Boosting QoE
Sean McCarthy (YouTube), Glenn Goldstein (Fireside Global).
Smart Construction for a Connected Future
Dan Levac (Preformed Line Products), Jennifer Smardo (Comcast), Adam Kersnowski (AirWorks), Bo Gresham (Dycom Industries), John Fluharty (Troy Construction), Ryan Mountin (Midwest Fiber Solutions), Steve Sellenriek (Sellenriek Construction), Rick Suarez (MasTec Communications Group).
Beyond Connectivity: Creating Value with Next-Gen Broadband and Edge Innovation
John-Michael Cortez (GFiber), Chris Ostertag (Austin PBS), Geert Heyninck (Nokia), Nick Saporito (GFiber), Bob Titus (Netcracker Technology), Dave Smith (Rogers Communications), Brad Carpenter (C Spire).
Old and New Spectrum Paradigms – A View from Policymakers
(Ponencia sin oradores listados).
Agentic AI and the Metrics That Matter
Rohan Khatavkar (Spectrum), Brock Bose (Charter Communications), Veronica Bloom (Charter Communications), Jennifer Andreoli-Fang (AWS), Nameet Dutia (AWS).
New Spectrum Paradigms and the Promise of Seamless Connectivity
(Ponencia sin oradores listados).
Architecting the Future: AI’s Role in Shaping Global Network Infrastructure
Nay Newell (Ciena).
Capitol Hill Staff Panel
(Ponencia con staff invitados del Congreso, sin nombres listados).
Plug Into the Future: 100G QSFP28 DCO for Brownfield & Beyond
Ray Hagen (ProLabs).
Network Management and Streaming Architectures
Glenn Deen (Comcast), Robert Gaydos (Comcast), Sanjay Mishra (Verizon), Dan Newman (Viasat).
Automating the Future of Operations
Chantal Blake (Comcast), Amir Leventer (Harmonic), Allen Maharaj (Rogers Communications), Nick Holcomb (Mediacom Communications), Ian Oliver (Globema), Jensen McCoy (GCI).
Architecting Trust and Security in Next-Gen Networks
Tao Wan (CableLabs), Cesar Amaro (Liberty Latin America), Rohith Kumar Punithavel (Charter Communications).
Redefining the Wireless Edge
Mahmoud ElMeligui (Rogers Communications), Dorin Viorel (CableLabs), Robert Howald (Comcast).
Speed, Intelligence, and the Future of Fiber: Innovations Driving Next-Gen Transmission
Scott Ramsdell (Corning), Paul Dickinson (FOSA / Dura-Line), Jordan Gross (Lumen Technologies), Venk Mutalik (Comcast), Alberto Campos (CableLabs).
Operationalizing LLMs in the Network Ecosystem
Shyam Sridharan (Cox Communications), Rohit Kuruppath (Cox Communications), Randy Levensalor (CableLabs), Lisa Pinkey Coleman (Cox Communications), Marco Valero (Cox Communications).
Martes 30 de septiembre
Light Reading Breakfast: Smart AMPS, Smarter Networks
Jeff Heyen (Dell’Oro), Nader Foroughi (Comcast), Steve Pederson (AOI), Steve Williams (Charter Communications), Scott Weinstein (CommScope), Hanno Narjus (Teleste Networks).
Headliners
Maria Popo (SCTE), Elad Nafshi (Comcast), Tom Monaghan (Charter Communications), Justin Colwell (Charter Communications), JR Walden (Mediacom Communications), Damian Poltz (Rogers Communications), Mark Bridges (CableLabs).
Reliable. Flexible. Simplified. Collaborating to Deploy the Industry’s Most Innovative vCMTS
Krista Thompson (Vecima), Dave Ririe (Cox Communications).
Artificial Intelligence and Policy: Guardrails for Innovation
(Ponencia sin oradores listados).
Advancing Coherent Pluggables: The Road Ahead
Tim Doiron (Nokia), Venk Mutalik (Comcast).
AI-Powered Fiber Observability
Curtis Knittle (CableLabs), Maryam Niknamfar (Charter Communications), Douglas Blue (Nokia), Robert Gaydos (Comcast), Karthik Choutagunta (CableLabs).
Broadband Forum BASe – The Proactive Broadband Provider: Leveraging AI for Exceptional Network Performance and Customer Experiences
Josh Angotti (Uniti), Ladi Astrab (Incognito), Randy Van Buren (Motive).
Futureproofing Your Tech Stack
Weidong Mao (Comcast), Josh Arensberg (Verizon Business).
Disaster Resilience and Power Continuity for Broadband Infrastructure
Derek DiGiacomo (SCTE), Victor Valentine Davis (CISA), Chris Anderson (Lumen Technologies), Joe Viens (Charter Communications), Alexander Falcon (Comcast), Kevin Domer (Comcast).
Converging Networks, Expanding Horizons
Chris Stengrim (CableLabs), Hans Geerdes (CableLabs), Filip Liharik (Comcast), Simon Clement (Liberty Global), Roy Williams (Rogers Communications).
Wireline Track Keynote
Elad Nafshi (Comcast).
Connecting for Resilience: Broadband’s Role in Disaster Recovery and Response
(Ponencia sin oradores listados).
The Future of FTTx: How Does PON Fit Into the Equation?
Belal Hamzeh (Comcast), Jason Combs (Comcast), Hy Huynh (Harmonic), Ed Boyd (Ciena), Israel Madiedo (izzi / Televisa Group).
Seamless by Design: Innovative Paths to Scalable, Always-On Networks
Madalina Suceveanu (Liberty Global), Tommy Fad (Charter Communications), Hans Geerdes (CableLabs), Haynes Taylor (Cox Communications), Sanjay Patel (CableLabs).
Building Influence Without Authority
(Ponencia sin oradores listados).
PNM Live! 2025: Proactive Maintenance Makes Reliable Networks
Brady Volpe (Open Vault), Jason Rupe (CableLabs), Larry Wolcott (Comcast), Mike O’Dell (Comcast), Foad Towfiq (Promptlink), James Medlock (Akleza), Arni Lundale (Cogeco Connexion), Mark Trudeau (OpenVault).
Operational Intelligence at Scale
Todd Musat (Rogers Communications), Ryan Capone (Comcast), Ken Nickel (Quest Controls), Mike Glaser (Cox Communications), Bill Leslie (Nrby), Gavin Mitchell (Altice USA).
Next Generation Linear Channel Assembly: Scale FAST, Stream Smarter, Earn More
(Ponencia sin oradores listados).
From Tap to CPE: Strategies to Unlock DOCSIS 4.0 Performance at Scale
Stephane Raimbault (Rogers Communications), Matthew Olfert (Rogers Communications).
Cybersecurity Policy Priorities: From IoT Cyber Trust Mark to BGP Security
(Ponencia sin oradores listados).
Smarter Networks: AI Powered Intelligence from Access to Core
Rob Thompson (Sercomm Corporation), Will Berger (Charter Communications), Jason Levy (Rogers Communications), Dan Rice (Comcast).
Spectrum Innovation: Advancing Wireless Frontiers
Rikin Thakker (NCTA), Lakhbir Singh (Charter Communications), Rob Alderfer (Charter Communications).
Winning Cloud Models
Thomas Edwards (AWS).
DOCSIS Deep Dive: Mastering the MAC Layer and Full Duplex Architecture
Richard Prodan (Comcast), Karthik Sundaresan (CableLabs).
Mastering Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM)
Ron Hranac, Jason Rupe (CableLabs), Arni Lundale (Cogeco Connexion), Alexander Podarevsky (Promptlink Communications), James Medlock (Akleza).
The Programmable Network: Automation, Interoperability, and Intelligence
Andrii Vladyka (Harmonic), Greg White (CableLabs), Ben Hepworth (CableLabs), Sebnem Ozer (Charter Communications).
Harnessing AI for Experience and Efficiency
Yvette Kanouff (JC2 Ventures), Megan Collins (CableLabs), Brandy Riherd (Cox Communications), Amrit Shaswat (Cox Communications), Jennifer Andreoli-Fang (AWS), Bhanu Krishnamurthy (Comcast).
Optimizing DOCSIS 4.0 Upstream: RF Path Testing Techniques
Dan Coode (Calian).
Maintaining a Sustainable Competitive Advantage in Converged Service Offerings
(Ponencia sin oradores listados).
Miércoles 1 de octubre
Energy 20/20 Summit
Katie Flynn (Comcast), Mike Glaser (Cox Communications), Derek DiGiacomo (SCTE), Ryan Capone (Comcast), Moe Saleh (Vertiv), Stewart Grierson (UpNorth Group), Richard Anderson (Siemens), Chris Johnson (Schneider Electric), Ralph Brown (GridVisibility), Rodney Richter (HPE), Nader Foroughi (Comcast).
Smarter Networks by Design
Harshita Bhatt (Comcast), Ramya Narayanaswamy (Comcast), John Schlack (Comcast), Jonathan Leech (Comcast), Matthew Wichman (Comcast).
Smarter Networks, Seamless Transitions: Automating Spectrum, Capacity, and Access
Andrew Robinson (Cox Communications), Marco Gagliostro (Rogers Communications), Harshita Bhatt (Comcast).
Workshop: SCTE 273 Generic Access Platform: The Present and Future of Deploying and Designing for a Universal Node
Colin Howlett (Vecima), Kevin Kwasny (Charter Communications).
Event-Driven Thinking: The Architecture Behind AI Breakthroughs
Bob Dietrich (Wavelo), Paul McCluskey (Wavelo).
Migrating Cable Access Networks to Next-Gen PON – Opportunities & Challenges
Vijay Raman (Vecima), Juan Ramos (Vidéotron).
The Silent Saboteurs of Network Builds: Identifying and Mitigating the Risks
Kevin Czaicki (Millennium).
Masterclass: Connecting the Dots: How to Make Graph Algorithms Work for You
Matthew Stehman (Comcast), Bob Lutz (Comcast), Aleksander Hubert (Comcast).
Masterclass: Accelerate AI Product Launches: Innovation Orchestration Framework
Asmaa ElTaher (Vodafone Group).
Architecting the Future Access Platform
Jeff Heyen (Dell’Oro), Matthew Schmitt (CableLabs), Ed Boyd (Ciena), Maryam Niknamfar (Charter Communications), Hossam Salib (IP Infusion), Christopher Burke (Charter Communications), Colin Howlett (Vecima).
