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CableLabs Envision Vendor Forum 2021: Mobile and Convergence

Apr 20 - 21, 2021

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Join Us at Envision

CableLabs Envision will take place April 20-21, 2021, 9:00-11:30 a.m. MDT on both days.

Envision Vendor Forum 2021: Mobile and Convergence is an event dedicated to executives, senior technologists and strategists who are creating next-generation service offerings that will not only deliver unique and seamless user experiences, but will do so efficiently and at lower costs and higher quality than today. Convergence, which seeks to merge wireline and wireless technologies into a singular, multi-modal communication platform that reduces network complexity, cuts operational costs, improves quality and creates new business and service opportunities.

Be Part of the Conversation!

Hear firsthand about real challenges and concerns involved with building the converged networks of the future.
Find out about CableLabs’ updated mobile and convergence strategies to align and empower our community and the industry toward this important transformational change.
Learn how you and your company can leverage CableLabs and its community of operators to drive mobile and convergence success.
The event format offers panel discussions and presentations, followed by live Q&A.

Registration is open and is good for the full 2-day event. Each person must register separately. The event is FREE – there is no cost to attend.

Company email address required to register.
This event is closed to outside press, media and analysts.
Online Registration Deadline is April 14, 2021.

Can’t Make the Live Virtual Event? Register for a Rebroadcast

CableLabs will rebroadcast the event in its entirety for you and your colleagues who are based outside of the United States. Please note that individual registrations are required for each event.

CableLabs Envision Vendor Forum 2021: Mobile and Convergence Rebroadcast – Asia takes place on April 22-23, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (GMT+8) both days.

CableLabs Envision Vendor Forum 2021: Mobile and Convergence Rebroadcast – Europe takes place on April 26-27, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (GMT+1) both days.

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Date and Location

Date: April 20-21, 2021
Time: 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. MDT
Location: Virtual Event

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Rebroadcast

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Who Should Attend?

This event is closed to outside press, media and analysts.
Are you a senior strategist, product line manager, senior technologist/architect, C-level executive or D-level executive? If so, this event is designed just for you.

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Registration Fees

Registration is complimentary.
Company email address required to register.

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Speakers

Stephen Alexander

Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Ciena
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Jennifer Andreoli-Fang

Distinguished Technologist at CableLabs
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Nadia Benabdallah

Group Network Director at Vodafone
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Anil Bhandari

Vice President of Product Management at Altiostar
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Mark Bridges

Vice President of the Future Infrastructure Group at CableLabs
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Caroline Chan

Vice President in Data Platforms Group and General Manager of Network Business Incubator Division at Intel
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Craig Cowden

Senior Vice President of Wireless Technology at Charter Communications
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David Debrecht

Vice President of Wireless Research and Development at CableLabs
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Ike Elliott

President & CEO at Kyrio
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Shawn Hakl

Partner 5G Strategy, Microsoft
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Umair Javed

Acting Chief Counsel, FCC
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Juan Montojo

Vice President of Engineering at Qualcomm
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Tom Nagel

Senior Vice President, Strategy and Development at Comcast
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Massimiliano Pala

Director, PKI Architectures at CableLabs
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Stephen Rayment

Vice President of Wireless Technologies at Ericsson
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Kevin Shatzkamer

Digital Transformation Officer for Telecom at Google
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Mariam Sorond

Senior Vice President and Chief Research and Development Officer at CableLabs
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Becky Tangren

Director of Technology Policy at CableLabs
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Tao Wan

Principal Architect at CableLabs
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Rob Wilmoth

Chief Architect at Red Hat
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Agenda

- 9:00-9:10 a.m. Welcome
  
  Speaker: Mariam Sorond, CableLabs
- 9:10-10:10 a.m. User-Centric Networks of the Future
  
  The world is going through a transformation in connectivity. User-centric networks will drive the future. We must identify and drive capabilities that provide options for mobile operations. Join a conversation to explore the scale needed to create influence within the wireless and wireline networks across mobile and fixed access.
  
  Host: Mariam Sorond, CableLabs
  Speakers:
  Nadia Benabdallah, Vodafone
  Craig Cowden, Charter Communications
  Tom Nagel, Comcast
- 10:10-10:20 a.m. Break
- 10:20-10:50 a.m. Technology Forces in the New World
  
  The technology forces that drive the wireless and mobile communications industry are very different than those in cable, or are they? As many of our cable operators develop their strategies in this new world, the vendor community must also adapt. To understand the technology forces in mobile, please join us in this panel session with some of the key drivers.
  
  Moderator: David Debrecht, CableLabs
  Speakers:
  Anil Bhandari, Altiostar
  Juan Montojo, Qualcomm
  Stephen Rayment, Ericsson
  Kevin Shatzkamer, Google
- 10:50-11:25 a.m. Virtualization and Open Platforms
  
  Leveraging virtualization and open platforms transform the Access Network from a connectivity platform to a connectivity and compute platform with dynamic workload allocation, enabling flexibility in how you manage, run, and operate your network. Edge computing, orchestration of virtualized workloads, and acceleration together enable agile deployment models. These models lead to optimal use of infrastructure to drive down costs, offer differentiated and converged services that use edge capabilities, enable quicker time-to-market for new network and application features, and promote flexibility to scale capacity up or down as required to meet customer needs.
  
  Moderator: Mark Bridges, CableLabs
  Speaker: Rob Wilmoth, Red Hat
- 11:25-11:30 a.m. Closing
  
  Speaker: Mariam Sorond, CableLabs
- 9:00-9:10 a.m. Welcome
  
  Speaker: Mariam Sorond, CableLabs
- 9:10-9:40 a.m. A Converged World - CableLabs' Vision
  
  Convergence is a key differentiator for the industry. Work-from-home is here to stay and requires a better in-home experience to ensure productivity. Hear from leading companies in the eco-system who are creating simpler, faster and more agile network offerings that can seamlessly transition user connectivity from wired to wireless and vice versa, delivering the uninterrupted, omnipresent connectivity customers require.
  
  Host: Mariam Sorond, CableLabs
  Speakers:
  Stephen Alexander, Ciena
  Caroline Chan, Intel
  Shawn Hakl, Microsoft
  Robert Soni, Nokia Bell Labs
- 9:40-9:50 a.m. Kyrio Introduces IWiNS
  
  Until now, when mobile users have overlapping coverage from Mobile and Wi-Fi networks, operators have had no control over which wireless network is used, and end-users often struggle to perform manual network troubleshooting. This leaves operators with unhappy customers and unpredictable costs. Kyrio is building a product to solve this issue: Intelligent Wireless Network Steering (IWiNS). Learn how IWiNS can be integrated with vendor products and operator networks, letting operators improve the user experience while also controlling costs.
  
  Speaker: Ike Elliott, Kyrio
- 9:50-10:00 a.m. Break
- 10:00-10:20 a.m. CableLabs Wireless R&D Activities - Current and Near Future
  
  CableLabs is making shifts in R&D to support members and the wireless industry in fixed/mobile convergence. This session will provide some insight into that shift and will offer a view of just some of the initiatives and innovations going on at CableLabs in the space.
  
  Speakers:
  Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, CableLabs
  David Debrecht, CableLabs
- 10:20-10:50 a.m. Wireless and Spectrum Regulatory Policy: A Fireside Chat
  
  Plug in to the most recent developments of 5G spectrum policy and open RAN during this insightful conversation.
  
  Moderator: Becky Tangren, CableLabs
  Speaker:
  Umair Javed, FCC
- 10:50-11:20 a.m. Security in a Wireless World
  
  5G differs from prior generations in that it provides not only fast speed, high bandwidth, and low delays, but also a series of new security enhancements across the entire network (including User Equipment, Radio Access Network, and 5G core). Learn how public-key cryptography is applied in some of the new security enhancements in 5G to protect user identities and to authenticate devices and networks. Explore how to leverage public-key infrastructures (and their security services) to support trust across entities and networks. The quantum-threat to public-key cryptography will also be discussed.
  
  Speakers:
  Massimiliano Pala, CableLabs
  Tao Wan, CableLabs
- 11:20-11:30 a.m. Closing Observations and Acknowledgements
  
  Speakers:
  David Debrecht, CableLabs
  Mariam Sorond, CableLabs
- 10:00 a.m. GMT+8 CableLabs Envision Vendor Forum 2021 Rebroadcast – Asia
  April 22-23, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (GMT+8) both days.
  Click here to register
- 10:00 a.m. GMT+1 CableLabs Envision Vendor Forum 2021 Rebroadcast – Europe
  April 26-27, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (GMT+1) both days.
  Click here to register

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Date and Location

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Who Should Attend?

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Speakers

Stephen Alexander

Jennifer Andreoli-Fang

Nadia Benabdallah

Anil Bhandari

Mark Bridges

Caroline Chan

Craig Cowden

David Debrecht

Ike Elliott

Shawn Hakl

Umair Javed

Juan Montojo

Tom Nagel

Massimiliano Pala

Stephen Rayment

Kevin Shatzkamer

Mariam Sorond

Becky Tangren

Tao Wan

Rob Wilmoth

Agenda

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