WGC Americas – Wi-Fi Innovation: For Operators, Enterprises, Places and Things
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21st June – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (PDT) – GMT -8hr, EDT -5hr
WGC Open Congress
TIME
PRESENTATION
Executive Plenary: Wi-Fi Innovation for Operators, Enterprises, Places & Things
Session Moderator: Tiago Rodrigues, President & CEO, WBA
9:00 AM
Welcome Address – CEO Wireless Broadband Alliance
Tiago Rodrigues, President & CEO, Wireless Broadband Alliance
9:15 AM
Las Vegas: Harnessing Innovation to Create The City of the Future
Michael Lee Sherwood, Chief Innovation Technology Officer, City Las Vegas
9:30 AM
Wi-Fi Innovation – Path to Determinism
Matt MacPherson, Wireless CTO, Cisco
9:50 AM
The Future of Enterprise Wi-Fi
Eric McLaughlin, VP & GM Wireless Solutions, Intel
10:10 AM
The Role of AI in 5G & Wi-Fi 6 Network Management
Bill Marino, Vice President of Data Engineering, Boingo Wireless
10:30 AM
Panel: Delivering Value to Customers through Next Gen Wi-Fi Networks
JR Wilson, Vice President, Tower Strategy & Roaming, AT&T
Derek Peterson, CTO, Boingo Wireless
Rajat Ghai, Vice President – Xfinity Wi-Fi Engineering, Comcast
11:00 AM
COFFEE & NETWORKING
The State of Enterprise Wi-Fi in 2023
How can enterprises innovate and engage customers with Wi-Fi . New use cases and case studies from around the world
Session Moderator: Steve Namaseevayum – VP Industry Engagement
11:30 AM
Broadband in the Last Frontier
Tim Rout, CEO & Founder, Access Parks
11:45 AM
The State of Enterprise Wi-Fi in 2023
Bart Giordano, President – Networking, Intelligent Cellular & Security, Ruckus Networks
12:05 PM
OpenWiFi in Enterprise Networks
Bernard Herscovici, Founder & CEO, NetExperience
12:15 PM
Enterprise Opportunities and Challenges
Qasim Cheema, Lead Wireless Engineer, Cox Communications
12:25 PM
A New Approach to Visitor Marketing
Brian Jacks, CEO, Wi-Connect
12:35 PM
Delivering the Technology Needs for Large Entertainment Hospitality Group
Brent Graeser, Director of Telecommunications, Caesers Entertainment Inc
12:55 PM
Panel: Evolution of Enterprise Wi-Fi
Brian Jacks, CEO, WiConnect;
Phil Morgan, CTO, NC Expert;
Joe Martin, VP Product Management, SingleDigits;
Andrea Calcagno, CEO and Co-Founder, Cloud4Wi
1:30 PM
LUNCH
Wi-Fi and the Internet of Things – From Industrial IoT to the Evolving Smart Home
Session Moderator: Steve Andrews, Board Advisor WBA
2:30 PM
Delivering the In-Home Wi-Fi Experience: Challenges and Opportunities
Kyle Korner, Director X-Finity Products, Comcast
2:45 PM
Wi-Fi HaLow’s Impact on the Future of IoT
Zac Freeman, VP of Marketing & Sales, Newracom
2:55 PM
Measuring and Delivering Experience to Millions of Homes
Guharajan Sivakumar, CTO, Aprecomm
3:05 PM
WiFi Sensing: Enabling Advanced Home Intelligence
Joseph Valencia, Chief Product Officer, Origin Wireless
3:25 PM
Panel: 20 Years of Broadband – What Next
Tim Colleran, Vice President Of Sales, Business Development, and Product Marketing, LEVL;
Oz Yildirim, EVP & GM Americas Business Unit, Airties;
Maria Cuevas, Networks Research Director, BT Group;
Kyle Korner, Director – XFinity Products, Comcast
4:00 PM
COFFEE & NETWORKING
Delivering the best Wi-Fi Experience
What is a great Wi-Fi experience and how to deliver it
Session Moderator: Bruno Tomas, CTO, WBA
4:30 PM
Implementation of OpenRoaming on TOKYO FREE Wi-Fi
Norisuke Hirai, Director for Digital Shift Promotion, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
4:45 PM
Wi-Fi and Cellular Convergence
Ike Elliott, CEO, Kyrio
5:05 PM
Managing the Wi-Fi experience from access to WAN
Trevor Miranda, Enterprise Chief Architect – Network Infrastructure, Cambium Networks
5:15 PM
Extended Reality in the Congested Enterprise
Bruno Cendon Martin, Senior Director of Engineering, Meta;
Malcolm Smith, CTO Advisor, Wireless, Cisco
5:35 PM
OpenWiFi: Enhancing the Wi-Fi Experience
Howard Buzick, TIP OpenWiFi
5:45 PM
Panel: Delivering the Best Wi-Fi Experience
Jack Raynor, TIP OpenWiFi;
Huw Rees, NetExperience;
Dr. Derek Peterson, CTO, Boingo Wireless;
Jon Buck, Mobilitie
