WGC Americas – Wi-Fi Innovation: Connecting our Digital World
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12th June – Dallas Marriott Downtown, 650 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas, USA (CDT) – BST – 6 hr; EST +1
WGC Open Congress
TIME
PRESENTATION
Wi-Fi Innovation: Connecting our Digital World
Session Moderator: Tiago Rodrigues – CEO, WBA
9:00 AM
Welcome Address – CEO Wireless Broadband Alliance
Tiago Rodrigues, President & CEO, Wireless Broadband Alliance
9:10 AM
AI, Convergence & the Future of Enterprise Connectivity
Mike Finley, CEO, Boingo Wireless
9:30 AM
Managed Home Wi-Fi: Keys to Successful Integration
Dr. Sarper Gokturk, Vice President of Innovation, Airties
9:50 AM
Wi-Fi 7 and AI PC Connectivity Innovation
Eric McLaughlin, VP & GM Wireless Solutions, Intel
10:10 AM
Wireless vectors to the future; Wireless trends for next-generation convergence
Matt MacPherson, CTO, Cisco
10:30 AM
PANEL
JR Wilson, Vice President, Tower Strategy & Roaming, AT&T;
Dr. Derek Peterson, CTO, Boingo Wireless
10:50 AM
COFFEE & NETWORKING
Next Gen Wi-Fi Driving Innovation
WI-Fi 7 and AFC
Convergence of Wi-Fi and Private 5G Networks
Artificial Intelligence: role of AI in Wi-Fi
OpenRoaming – From Public to Private Networks
OpenWi-Fi
Enabling new Business Cases with Wi-Fi Halow
Session Moderator: Bruno Tomas – CTO, Wireless Broadband Alliance
11:15 AM
Moderator Introduction
Bruno Tomás, Wireless Broadband Alliance
11:20 AM
Fireside chat – Spotlight on MDU
Manish Malhotra, AVP, Fiber Broadband Product Mgt and Dev., AT&T; Kathi Yeager, JKL Group
11:35 AM
Accelerate your business and innovation with TIP OpenWiFi
Jack Raynor, Co-chair of the Open Converged Wireless Project Group, Telecom Infra Project
11:55 AM
Wi-Fi 7+AI – The real reason you want it
Bart Giordano, President – Networking, RUCKUS Networks
12:15 PM
Wi-Fi Alliance Address
Kevin Robinson, President, Wi-Fi Alliance
12:30 PM
PANEL – New business opportunities in the Wi-Fi 7 Era
Eric McLaughlin, VP & GM Wireless Solutions, Intel; Kevin Robinson, President, Wi-Fi Alliance; Robert Stacey, Chair – 802.11 Work Group, IEEE
1:00 PM
LUNCH
Wi-Fi Opportunities for Operators & Service Providers
Smart Wi-Fi Management: Driving efficiencies in carrier networks
OpenRoaming defining a new customer experience
Wi-Fi 7 – for the next generation consumer
Addressing opportunities for Wi-Fi Sensing
Enabling new Business Cases with Wi-Fi Halow
Session Moderator: Steve Namseevayum
1:55 PM
Moderator Introduction
Steve Namaseevayum, Wireless Broadband Alliance
2:00 PM
The Future of Wi-Fi CX
Jenni Dettman, VP Marketing, RouteThis
2:20 PM
Empowering Small and Medium Businesses: Leveraging Platforms and Managed Wi-Fi
Scott Stinson, Head of Customer Solutions, Airties; Ricky Taft, Senior Lead Product Manager, Broadband Devices, Cox Communications; Sudeep Bose, Senior Director Product Management, Synamedia
2:40 PM
Providing Access to decentralized Connectivity
Carlos Lei, CEO, Uplink
2:50 PM
Real Application Performance with Wi-Fi 7: Data Driven Insights
Prasanna Chamala, Director of Sales, Alethea Communications
3:00 PM
PANEL – Enabling new Business Cases with Wi-Fi Halow
Paul Lai, CEO, AsiaRF; Zac Freeman, EVP – Sales & Marketing, Newracom; Prakash Guda, VP – Product & Marketing, Morse Micro
3:20 PM
PANEL – Addressing new business opportunities for operators and service providers
Bernard Herscovici, President, NetExperience; Rajat Ghai, Xfinity Wi-Fi Engineering, Comcast; Russ Keveryn, Senior Vice President of Sales, RouteThis
George Hechtman, Principal, Hechtman Venture Development (Moderator)
3:50 PM
COFFEE & NETWORKING
Connecting Communities in Cities and Municipalities
Smart Cities Wi-Fi Infrastructure opportunities
Role of AI in Connected Communities
Mission Critical and Emergency Services
Safety and Security on Public Wi-Fi Networks
OpenRoaming addressing Municipality and city opportunities
Addressing the digital divide in rural communities
Session Moderator: Reza Jafari – Chairman and CEO eDevelopment Intl.
4:25 PM
Moderator Introduction
Reza Jafari, eDevelopment Intl and WBA Board Advisor
4:30 PM
Building Connected Communities in NYC and Rome
Andy Penley, Group CTO, Boldyn Networks
4:50 PM
Last Mile Connectivity Solutions addressing the needs of Communities
Vince Aragona, President and CEO, Neo Network Development
5:10 PM
OpenRoaming: Simplifying Citizen Access in Wi-Fi Connected Communities
Betty Cockrell, Director Service Provider Products, Single Digits
5:20 PM
Understanding the challenges and opportunities to enable Smart and Connected Communities that can thrive
Panel: Connected Communities Forum
Greta Byrum, Principal, Broadband & Digital Equity, HR&A; Mark Miller, Co-Founder & President, Cutting Edge Telecommunications; Mittal Parekh, Senior Director, Product Marketing, Technical Marketing and Influencer Marketing, RUCKUS Networks; Al Jenkins – WBA Board Advisor
5:50 PM
Day 1 Closing Remarks
Tiago Rodrigues, President & CEO, Wireless Broadband Alliance