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CableLabs Envision Vendor Forum 2022: Mobility & Wireless in a Converged World

Apr 19 - 20, 2022
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CableLabs Envision Vendor Forum 2022: Mobility & Wireless in a Converged World is a short, highly consumable virtual event that will take place April 19–20, 2022, 9:00–11:30 a.m. MDT on both days.

It’s a place for executives, senior technologists and strategists who are responsible for wireless and mobility infrastructure products that deliver unique, seamless, flexible and efficient services and experiences.

Envision will feature panel discussions and presentations by key industry thought leaders. Best of all, Q&A sessions will enable you to pose questions directly to subject matter experts. This event provides a laser focus on the wireless, mobile and converged aspects of infrastructure, such as next-generation 5G/ORAN, 10G, WiFi 6 and 3GPP. We’ll also feature discussions on technology policies, security considerations and emerging operating models.

Be Part of the Conversation!

  • Learn about the latest updates on CableLabs’ mobile, wireless and convergence projects and initiatives that will shape the products and deployments that operators are just beginning to plan.
  • Hear from leaders in the operator and vendor community as they share their visions and anticipate key challenges facing the industry.
  • Learn how you and your company can leverage the assets of CableLabs and its subsidiaries to help speed up the success of your products or services.

Registration is open and applies for the full two-day event. The event is FREE, and each person must register separately.

Company email address is required to register.

This event is closed to press, media and analysts.

Online Registration Deadline Is April 15, 2022.

Recordings of the event will be made available only to CableLabs members and NDA vendor companies. To learn more about becoming a part of the CableLabs vendor community, please visit the CableLabs website.

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    Date and Location

    Date: April 19-20, 2022
    Time: 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. MDT
    Location: Virtual Event

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    Who Should Attend?

    This event is closed to press, media and analysts. 
    This is an event for executives, senior technologists and strategists. It’s a showcase for wireless and mobility infrastructure products that deliver unique, seamless, flexible and efficient wireless and mobile experiences. It’s a place where today’s latest innovations and strategies achieve the lofty goals of tomorrow.

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    Registration is complimentary.
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Speakers

  • Ignacio Aldama Perez

    Software Architect & Product Lead at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)

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  • Jessica Almond

    Director, Technology Policy at CableLabs

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  • Micha Berger

    Chief Technology & Information Technology Officer at Telenet

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  • Danny Bowman

    Chief Mobile Officer at Charter Communications

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    Craig Cowden

    Senior Vice President, Wireless Technology at Charter Communications

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  • David Debrecht

    David Debrecht

    Vice President of Wireless Research & Development at CableLabs

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  • Omkar Dharmadhikari

    Lead Wireless Architect at CableLabs

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  • Dr. Mario Di Dio

    Vice President of Software and Network Technology at Kyrio

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  • Rahil Gandotra

    Senior Software Architect at CableLabs

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  • Annie George

    Director of Wireless at Kyrio

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  • Dr. Belal Hamzeh

    Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer at CableLabs

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  • Leslie Hielema

    Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer at CableLabs

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  • Thomas Kennedy

    IBM Cloud & Network Technical Lead Architect at IBM Technology Group Media & Entertainment

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  • Simon Krauss

    Vice President, Deputy General Counsel at CableLabs & Vice President and General Counsel at Kyrio

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  • Julie Kub

    Project Lead, DoD 5G Challenge at National Telecommunications & Information Administration’s Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (NTIA/ITS)

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  • Rogelio Martinez

    Sr. Manager IMS Services at Vodafone PLC

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  • Tom Nagel

    Senior Vice President, Strategy & Development Communications Services at Comcast

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  • Mark Poletti

    Director, Mobile Networks at CableLabs

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  • Luciano Ramos

    Senior Vice President, Network Development and Core Engineering at Rogers Communications

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  • Jane Shen

    Vice President of Technology Strategy in the OCTO at Mavenir

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  • Luther Smith

    Director, Wireless Access Technologies and Distinguished Technologist at CableLabs

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  • Carmela Stuart

    Director, Future Infrastructure Group at CableLabs

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  • René Tio

    Vice President of Product Management at DZS Cloud

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  • Bruno Tomás

    Director, Programs & PMO at Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA)

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  • Dr. Tao Wan

    Principal Architect at CableLabs

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  • Rob Wilmoth

    Chief Architect, Service Provider Team at Red Hat North America

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Agenda

    • 9:00-9:10 a.m. Welcome

      Speakers:
      David Debrecht, VP of Wireless Research & Development, CableLabs
      Simon Krauss, VP, Deputy General Counsel of CableLabs & General Counsel of Kyrio
    • 9:10-9:55 a.m. Future Focus: Industry Priorities to Drive the Next Gen Mobile Experience

      Most CableLabs members are working toward some play in the mobile space and many are already mobile operators, whether as an MNO or MVNO. This session will be focused on members’ plans and requirements for their future networks. Members share how they are looking to transform their own services and discuss their top 1-2 technology-based priorities --- what do they WANT from the ecosystem? What are the critical things that need to happen to achieve their goals? Where do they want/wish the supply chain would focus – and why?

      Moderator:
      Luciano Ramos, SVP Network Development & Core Engineering, Rogers Communications
      Speakers:
      Micha Berger, Chief Technology & Information Technology Officer, Telenet
      Danny Bowman, Chief Mobile Officer, Charter Communications
    • 9:55-10:05 a.m. Break
    • 10:05-10:50 a.m. Future of Convergence

      Moderator:
      Belal Hamzeh, SVP & Chief Technology Officer, CableLabs
      Speakers:
      Craig Cowden, SVP Wireless Technology, Charter Communications
      Rogelio Martinez, Sr. Manager IMS Services, Vodafone PLC
      Tom Nagel, SVP Strategy & Development Communications Services, Comcast
    • 10:50-11:30 a.m. Enabling Convergence Through Service Orchestration

      CableLabs has been working on a concept of converged service orchestration, providing a common framework for automated deployment, configuration and assurance of wireline and wireless services. Service orchestration is a crucial tool in operationalizing and driving the adoption of many key convergence enablers. Along with its partners, CableLabs will discuss a collaboration effort in implementing a public-private cloud service orchestration use case involving CableLabs’ IWiNS. The session will also touch on emerging orchestration use cases and key requirements that need to be addressed.

      Moderator:
      Rahil Gandotra, Sr. Software Architect, CableLabs
      Speakers:
      Ignacio Aldama Perez, Software Architect & Product Lead, HPE
      Thomas Kennedy, IBM Cloud & Network Technical Lead Architect, IBM
      René Tio, Vice President of Product Management, DZS Cloud
    • 11:30 a.m. Adjourn
    • 9:00-9:05 a.m. Welcome

      Speakers:
      David Debrecht, VP of Wireless Research & Development, CableLabs
      Simon Krauss, VP, Deputy General Counsel of CableLabs & General Counsel of Kyrio
    • 9:05-9:55 a.m. Standing up the 10G Lab: The Dream vs Reality

      The first step in the evolution towards full convergence is platform convergence, where cloud-native network stacks share hardware (compute, storage, and networking) and these software-based systems are deployed and managed by a common management layer. This session provides status on the new 10G Lab at CableLabs and explores the early efforts of deploying a 5G network stack into a shared environment, cataloging the challenges and approaches taken to ensure an optimized environment to host multiple network stacks is achieved.

      Moderators:
      Mark Poletti, Director, Mobile Networks, CableLabs
      Carmela Stuart, Director, Future Infrastructure Group, CableLabs
      Speaker:s
      Jane Shen, VP of Technology Strategy in the OCTO, Mavenir
      Rob Wilmoth, Chief Architect, Service Provider Team, Red Hat North America
    • 9:55-10:15 a.m. Driving the ORAN Ecosystem

      Open and interoperable networks solutions are the future of the mobile industry. We will be providing some exciting updates on CableLabs’ and Kyrio’s engagement with ORAN development and the wireless ecosystem during this session. In addition, NTIA will join us to discuss the latest information about the DoD/NTIA 5G Challenge.

      Moderator:
      David Debrecht, VP of Wireless Research & Development, CableLabs
      Speakers:
      Annie George, Director of Wireless, Kyrio
      Julie Kub, Project Lead, DoD 5G Challenge, NTIA/ITS
    • 10:15-10:25 a.m. Break
    • 10:25-10:35 a.m. Challenging Times – Introducing the 10G Challenge

      10G is the future of the broadband network that will deliver internet speeds of 10 gigabits per second, with the power and capacity to support whatever comes next. The services and applications that we use to live, work, play and learn are evolving to require faster speeds and lower latency. To jumpstart this inevitable growth, a contest is underway where innovators can win up to USD 100,000 and an opportunity to connect with industry leaders.

      Speaker:
      Leslie Hielema, SVP & Chief Marketing Officer, CableLabs
    • 10:35-10:45 a.m. WBA – Wi-Fi Industry Advancement

      The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) vision is to drive seamless, interoperable service experiences via Wi-Fi within the global wireless ecosystem. Their goal is to keep this technology growing with our needs into tomorrow. Join a fireside chat on the impacts and benefits the WBA has seen being involved with CableLabs over the various working groups and trials.

      Moderator:
      Luther Smith, Director, Wireless Access Technologies & Distinguished Technologist, CableLabs
      Speaker:
      Bruno Tomás, Director, Programs & PMO, WBA
    • 10:45-11:15 a.m. CableLabs Project Update

      CableLabs has been very busy with projects focused on the future of wireless and mobile. The leaders for a small portion of those projects will provide a quick introduction and share some simple ways to get more involved.

      Moderator:
      David Debrecht, VP of Wireless Research & Development, CableLabs
      Speakers:
      Omkar Dharmadhikari, Lead Architect, CableLabs
      Jessica Almond, Director, Technology Policy, CableLabs
      Tao Wan, Principal Architect, CableLabs
    • 11:15-11:30 a.m. ARC - One Year Later: Enabling Convergence

      How will the cable industry tackle convergence and differentiate the user experience? Last fall Kyrio announced the Adaptive Route Control (ARC) platform and its first product, ARC Mobile, which was aimed at enabling both members and vendors to rapidly deliver converged Wi-Fi and mobile experience. Join the session to hear about operators’ progress on ARC Mobile trials and get up to date on what we’ve learned on delivering converged experiences at scale. This session will also review how Kyrio is expanding The ARC platform to better enable operators and vendors to leverage the platform and drive new technology products like ARC Gateway and ARC Gateway Hotspot into the residential and business broadband connectivity space. Learn how both operators and vendors can use the ARC platform as a launchpad for introducing converged and differentiated experiences that create benefits to users while also improving architectural and business success.

      Speaker:
      Mario Di Dio, VP of Software and Network Technology, Kyrio
    • 11:30 a.m. Adjourn
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