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Monday - Sept 29
  • All timing - Washington, DC

City Tour: National Mall: Monuments & Memorials Architecture Tour

3:00 PM
- 5:00 PM
  • September 28

City Tour: Dupont Circle & Embassy Row Tour

3:00 PM
- 5:00 PM
  • September 28

City Tour: The Spies of Embassy Row

3:00 PM
- 5:00 PM
  • September 28

City Tour: Georgetown Spy Tour

3:00 PM
- 5:00 PM
  • September 28

Cable TV Pioneers 59th Annual Banquet

6:00 PM
- 9:00 PM
  • September 28

Chapter Leadership Breakfast

7:30 AM
- 8:45 AM
  • September 29
  • Invitation Only

Headliners

8:30 AM
- 10:45 AM
  • September 29
  • Open to All
Maria Popo
President & Chief Executive Officer
SCTE

Circle of Eagles Luncheon

12:30 PM
- 1:30 PM
  • September 29
  • Invitation Only
StreamTech

Live Streaming at Scale

1:00 PM
- 2:15 PM
  • September 29
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Rebecca Sirmons
General Manager & Head of NASA+
NASA
Lee Erickson
NASA
Alex Giladi
Comcast
AI & Automation

Intelligence at the Edge

1:00 PM
- 2:15 PM
  • September 29
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Moderator
Megan Collins
Senior AI/ML Engineer
CableLabs
Charles Cheevers
Chief Technology Officer
Vantiva
Nader Foroughi
Distinguished Engineer
Comcast
Wireless & Convergence

Track Keynote: Building the Converged Future: Fixed + Mobile + Cloud

1:00 PM
- 1:20 PM
  • September 29
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Madalina Suceveanu
Managing Director – Mobile and Cloud
Liberty Global
Wireline

Self-Healing Networks: The New Frontier of DOCSIS Operations

1:00 PM
- 2:15 PM
  • September 29
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Moderator
Dan Rice
Vice President, Access Network Engineering
Comcast
Robert Lund
Principal Engineer
Comcast
Brady Volpe
Chief Product Officer
Open Vault
Karthik Sundaresan
Distinguished Technologist & Director of HFC Solutions
CableLabs
Operations, Network Planning & Construction

Track Keynote: Protecting What Lies Beneath: Advancing Standards for Underground Damage Prevention

1:00 PM
- 1:20 PM
  • September 29
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Sarah Magruder Lyle
President & CEO
Common Ground Alliance
AI & Automation

Hyper-Skilling the Workforce: AI-Powered Skill Assessment and Training for Operational Excellence

1:15 PM
- 1:30 PM
  • September 29
  • Open to All
Mike O’Dell
Distinguished Engineer
Comcast
Wireless & Convergence

Monitoring, Managing, and Maximizing Wireless Networks

1:20 PM
- 2:15 PM
  • September 29
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Pratyusha Malladi
Director of Wireless Products
Charter Communications
Rahil Gandotra
Lead Architect, Wireless Technology
CableLabs
Operations, Network Planning & Construction

Future-Proofing Underground Infrastructure

1:20 PM
- 2:15 PM
  • September 29
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Moderator
Andrew Bundy
Sr Manager, Enterprise Data Engineering
Comcast
Dervon Gaskins
Vice President
ITG
Matt Fragale
Vice President
Irth Solutions
Melissa Watters
Construction Manager
Charter Communications
Chuck Key
Chairman
Tennessee 811

Track Keynote: From Insight to Impact: Leveraging Broadband Analytics for Smarter Networks and Funding Success

2:00 PM
- 2:20 PM
  • September 29
Chip Strange
Chief Strategy Officer
Ookla
Martin Creaner
Director General
World Broadband Association

Networking Break

2:15 PM
- 2:30 PM
  • September 29
StreamTech

Delivering and Boosting QoE

2:30 PM
- 3:15 PM
  • September 29
  • Full Access Pass Holders
AI & Automation

Agentic AI and the Metrics That Matter

2:30 PM
- 3:45 PM
  • September 29
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Moderator
Nameet Dutia
Sr. Solutions Architect (AI/ML)
AWS
Brock Bose
Vice President Data Science
Charter Communications
Dr. Veronica Bloom
Vice President Data Science
Charter Communications
Rohan Khatavkar
Director Data Science
Charter Communications
Dr. Jennifer Andreoli-Fang
Sr. Manager Solutions Architecture
AWS
Operations, Network Planning & Construction

Smart Construction for a Connected Future

2:30 PM
- 3:45 PM
  • September 29
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Moderator
Dan Levac
Senior New Business Development Manager
Preformed Line Products (PLP)
Moderator
Jennifer Smardo
SVP, Network Implementation
Comcast
Adam Kersnowski
SVP of Strategic Accounts
AirWorks
Shane Portfolio
Chief Technology Officer
Congruex
Bo Gresham
Vice President of Strategy
Dycom Industries
John Fluharty
Project Executive
Troy Construction
Ryan Mountin
Vice President
Midwest Fiber Solutions
Steve Sellenriek
CEO
Sellenriek Construction
Differentiated Services

Beyond Connectivity: Creating Value with Next-Gen Broadband and Edge Innovation

2:30 PM
- 4:00 PM
  • September 29
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Moderator
John-Michael Cortez
Head of Government and Community Affairs for the South and Southwest
GFiber
Nick Saporito
Head of Product
GFiber
Bob Titus
CTO
Netcracker Technology
Dave Smith
Sr. Director, Platform, Cloud and OSS Strategy and Architecture
Rogers Communications
Brad Carpenter
COO
C Spire
Wireless & Convergence

The Reliability Revolution in Wi-Fi

2:30 PM
- 3:45 PM
  • September 29
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Moderator
Josh Redmore
Principal Architect
CableLabs
Loay Kreishan
Charter Communications
Carol Ansley
Senior Lead Architect
Cox Communications
Chris Ross
Manager, Systems Engineering
RUCKUS Networks
Ian Wheelock
CTO Europe
Vantiva
Colleen Szymanik
Distinguished Engineer
Comcast
Wireline

The Intelligent Access Network: Architectures, Automation, and the Edge

2:30 PM
- 3:45 PM
  • September 29
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Carlos Sanchez
Ecosystem Development Manager
Intel Corporation
Mike Lafser
Technical Solutions Architect
World Wide Technology
Shlomo Ovadia
Principal Engineer III
Charter Communications
Marc Morrissette
Sr. Principal Broadband Hardware Engineer
Comcast
Robert Wilmoth
Senior Principal Industry Specialist
Red Hat

Networking Break

3:45 PM
- 4:00 PM
  • September 29
AI & Automation

Operationalizing LLMs in the Network Ecosystem

4:00 PM
- 5:15 PM
  • September 29
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Shyam Sridharan
Lead Data Engineer
Cox Communications
Rohit Kuruppath
Director of Data Engineering
Cox Communications
Randy Levensalor
Distinguished Technologist
CableLabs
Lisa Pinkey Coleman
AVP, Process Intelligence and Data Effectiveness
Cox Communications
Marco Valero
Director Technology
Cox Communications
StreamTech

Futureproofing Your Tech Stack

4:00 PM
- 5:15 PM
  • September 29
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Weidong Mao
Comcast
Wireline

Speed, Intelligence, and the Future of Fiber: Innovations Driving Next-Gen Transmission

4:00 PM
- 5:15 PM
  • September 29
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Moderator
Joe Jensen
Senior Director, Value Creation
Corning
Dr. Paul Dickinson
Chairman of FOSA Advisory Council and Strategic Business Consultant for Dura-Line
FOSA Advisory Council
Jordan Gross
Director of Government Affairs
Lumen Technologies
Venk Mutalik
Fellow
Comcast
Dr. Alberto Campos
Fellow
CableLabs
Wireless & Convergence

Redefining the Wireless Edge

4:00 PM
- 5:15 PM
  • September 29
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Mahmoud ElMeligui
Principal Designer
Rogers Communications
Dorin Viorel
Distinguished Technologist
CableLabs
Dr. Robert Howald
Fellow
Comcast
Differentiated Services

Architecting Trust and Security in Next-Gen Networks

4:00 PM
- 5:15 PM
  • September 29
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Cesar Amaro
Sr. Program Manager IT Security & Compliance
Liberty Latin America
Mr Rohith Kumar Punithavel
Senior Software Engineer
Charter Communications
Operations, Network Planning & Construction

Automating the Future of Operations

4:00 PM
- 5:15 PM
  • September 29
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Chantal Blake
Technical Program Manager
Comcast
Amir Leventer
Vice President Product, Cloud Services
Harmonic
Allen Maharaj
Sr Manager, HFC Network Operations
Rogers Communications
Nick Holcomb
Director, Access Network Engineering
Mediacom Communications
Ian Oliver
Technology and Project Consultant
Globema
Jensen McCoy
Sr. Staff Engineer
GCI

Expo Happy Hour

5:00 PM
- 6:00 PM
  • September 29

SCTE Industry Awards

5:30 PM
- 6:00 PM
  • September 29
  • Open to All

Chairman’s Reception

6:15 PM
- 8:00 PM
  • September 29
  • Invitation Only

Headliners

8:45 AM
- 10:30 AM
  • September 30
  • Open to All
Maria Popo
President & Chief Executive Officer
SCTE
Elad Nafshi
Executive Vice President, Chief Network Officer
Comcast
Tom Monaghan
Executive Vice President, Field Operations
Charter Communications

Women’s TechConnect Program Graduation Luncheon

12:00 PM
- 2:00 PM
  • September 30
  • Invitation Only
Wireless & Convergence

Converging Networks, Expanding Horizons

12:30 PM
- 1:45 PM
  • September 30
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Chris Stengrim
VP, Technology Strategy
CableLabs
Roy Williams
Integrator
Rogers Communications
AI & Automation

AI-Powered Fiber Observability

12:30 PM
- 1:45 PM
  • September 30
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Douglas Blue
Business Development - North America
Nokia
Robert Gaydos
Comcast Fellow
Comcast
Karthik Choutagunta
Principal Architect
CableLabs
StreamTech

Network Management and Streaming Architectures

12:30 PM
- 1:45 PM
  • September 30
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Operations, Network Planning & Construction

Disaster Resilience and Power Continuity for Broadband Infrastructure

12:30 PM
- 1:45 PM
  • September 30
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Moderator
Derek DiGiacomo
Senior Director, Energy Management Programs and Business Continuity
SCTE
Victor Davis
Chris Anderson
Principal Advisor, National Security & Emergency Preparedness
Lumen Technologies
Joe Viens
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Charter Communications
Alexander Falcon
Senior Product Manager
Comcast
Kevin Domer
National Security/ Emergency Preparedness Manager
Comcast
Wireline

Track Keynote

12:30 PM
- 1:00 PM
  • September 30
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Elad Nafshi
Executive Vice President, Chief Network Officer
Comcast
Wireline

The Future of FTTx: How Does PON Fit Into the Equation?

1:00 PM
- 2:00 PM
  • September 30
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Belal Hamzeh
Vice President, Technology and Systems Engineering
Comcast

Networking Break

1:45 PM
- 2:00 PM
  • September 30
StreamTech

Securing your Streams

2:00 PM
- 3:15 PM
  • September 30
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Operations, Network Planning & Construction

PNM Live! 2025: Proactive Maintenance Makes Reliable Networks

2:00 PM
- 3:15 PM
  • September 30
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Moderator
Brady Volpe
Chief Product Officer
Open Vault
Jason Rupe
Distinguished Technologist
CableLabs
Larry Wolcott
Engineering Fellow
Comcast
Mike O’Dell
Distinguished Engineer
Comcast
Foad Towfiq
CEO
Promptlink
Wireless & Convergence

Seamless by Design: Innovative Paths to Scalable, Always-On Networks

2:00 PM
- 3:15 PM
  • September 30
  • CableLabs Members Only
Hans Geerdes
Principal Strategist
CableLabs
Haynes Taylor
VP, Strategy
Cox Communications
Sanjay Patel
Sr. Director Strategy
CableLabs
Wireline

From Tap to CPE: Strategies to Unlock DOCSIS 4.0 Performance at Scale

2:00 PM
- 3:15 PM
  • September 30
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Stephane Raimbault
Sr. Manager, DOCSIS Engineering Operations
Rogers Communications
Bill Wall
Principal Architect
Cox Communications
Matthew Olfert
Principal Network Architect
Rogers Communications
AI & Automation

Operational Intelligence at Scale

2:00 PM
- 3:15 PM
  • September 30
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Moderator
Derek DiGiacomo
Senior Director, Energy Management Programs and Business Continuity
SCTE
Ryan Capone
VP, Network Facilities & Energy
Comcast
Ken Nickel
Vice President
Quest Controls
Mike Glaser
Principal Architect, Critical Facilities
Cox Communications
Bill Leslie
Chief AI Acceleration Oficer
Nrby
Gavin Mitchell
VP Product Operations and Quality
Altice USA

Networking Break

3:15 PM
- 3:30 PM
  • September 30
Operations, Network Planning & Construction

Mastering Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM)

3:30 PM
- 4:45 PM
  • September 30
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Moderator
Ron Hranac
Larry Wolcott
Engineering Fellow
Comcast
Jason Rupe
Distinguished Technologist
CableLabs
Differentiated Services

The Programmable Network: Automation, Interoperability, and Intelligence

3:30 PM
- 4:45 PM
  • September 30
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Ben Hepworth
Principal Architect
CableLabs
Dr. Sebnem Ozer
Distinguished Engineer
Charter Communications
Wireless & Convergence

Li-Fi and Spectrum Innovation: Advancing Wireless Frontiers

3:30 PM
- 4:45 PM
  • September 30
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Moderator
Rikin Thakker
Chief Technology Officer
NCTA
Lakhbir Singh
Principal Engineer III
Charter Communications
Wireline

DOCSIS Deep Dive: Mastering the MAC Layer and Full Duplex Architecture

3:30 PM
- 4:45 PM
  • September 30
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Dr. Richard Prodan
Fellow
Comcast
Karthik Sundaresan
Distinguished Technologist & Director of HFC Solutions
CableLabs
StreamTech

Winning Cloud Models

3:30 PM
- 4:45 PM
  • September 30
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Thomas Edwards
AWS
AI & Automation

Harnessing AI for Experience and Efficiency

4:00 PM
- 5:15 PM
  • September 30
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Moderator
Yvette Kanouff
Partner
JC2 Ventures
Laura Moche
VP of Engineering
Charter Communications
Amrit Shaswat
Manager, Data science
Cox Communications
Dr. Jennifer Andreoli-Fang
Sr. Manager Solutions Architecture
AWS
Bhanu Krishnamurthy
SVP Software and Engineering
Comcast

Expo Happy Hour

5:00 PM
- 6:00 PM
  • September 30
Energy 20/20 Summit

Energy 20/20 Summit Reception

6:30 PM
- 9:30 PM
  • September 30
  • Invitation Only

Broadband Championship Check-In & Breakfast

8:00 AM
- 9:00 AM
  • October 1
  • Invitation Only
Energy 20/20 Summit

Energy 20/20 Summit

8:45 AM
- 1:15 PM
  • October 1
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Moderator
Derek DiGiacomo
Senior Director, Energy Management Programs and Business Continuity
SCTE
Mike Glaser
Principal Architect, Critical Facilities
Cox Communications
Zac Pepin
Director of Product Development Engineering at Comcast
Comcast
Todd Musat
Director, Critical Infrastructure
Rogers Communications
Scott Caruso
Co-Founder & CEO
GridVisibility
Ryan Capone
VP, Network Facilities & Energy
Comcast

Broadband Championship

9:00 AM
- 12:45 PM
  • October 1
Wireline

Smarter Networks, Seamless Transitions: Automating Spectrum, Capacity, and Access

9:00 AM
- 10:15 AM
  • October 1
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Andrew Robinson
HFC Strategist
Cox Communications
Marco Gagliostro
Senior Manager, PON Technology & Enterprise NetOps
Rogers Communications
Belal Hamzeh
Vice President, Technology and Systems Engineering
Comcast
AI & Automation

Smarter Networks by Design

9:00 AM
- 10:15 AM
  • October 1
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Ramya Narayanaswamy
Senior Director, Machine Learning
Comcast
John Schlack
Distinguished Architect
Comcast
Jonathan Leech
Principal Engineer II
Comcast
Matthew Wichman
National Director of Network Operations
Comcast
Wireline

Workshop: SCTE 273 Generic Access Platform: The Present and Future of Deploying and Designing for a Universal Node

9:30 AM
- 10:30 AM
  • October 1
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Colin Howlett
CTO
Vecima
Kevin Kwasny
Principal Engineer III
Charter Communications

Networking Break

10:30 AM
- 11:15 AM
  • October 1
Wireline

Architecting the Future Access Platform

11:30 AM
- 12:45 PM
  • October 1
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Moderator
Matthew Schmitt
Distinguished Technologist
CableLabs
Ed Boyd
Ciena
Maryam Niknamfar
Distinguished Engineer
Charter Communications
Hossam Salib
VP Americas Sales
IP Infusion
Christopher Burke
Principal Engineer III
Charter Communications
Colin Howlett
CTO
Vecima
AI & Automation

Masterclass: Accelerate AI Product Launches: Innovation Orchestration Framework

11:30 AM
- 12:45 PM
  • October 1
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Asmaa ElTaher
Strategic Data and Transformation Manager
Vodafone Group
AI & Automation

Masterclass: Connecting the Dots: How to Make Graph Algorithms Work for You

11:30 AM
- 12:45 PM
  • October 1
  • Full Access Pass Holders
Dr. Matthew Stehman
Sr. Principal Machine Learning Engineer
Comcast
Bob Lutz
Principal Machine Learning Engineer
Comcast
Aleksander Hubert
Machine Learning Engineer
Comcast

Broadband Championship Awards

12:45 PM
- 1:00 PM
  • October 1
  • Open to All

City Tour: National Mall: Monuments & Memorials Architecture Tour

2:00 PM
- 4:00 PM
  • October 1

City Tour: The Spies of Embassy Row

3:00 PM
- 5:00 PM
  • October 1
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