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The SCTE® Cable-Tec Expo® 2023 Program Committee is a team of our industry’s senior-level leaders and subject-matter experts.
Together, they have helped put together what will be the most exciting learning event of 2023, focusing on the most critical issues, best practices and groundbreaking solutions in the cable telecommunications and broadband technology industry.
SCTE Cable-Tec Expo Program Chairs
Meet the Fall Technical Forum Chair

Noel Dempsey
SVP Field Operations
Charter Communications
Program Committee
Rob Alderfer
Vice President of Technology Policy
Charter Communications
Jennifer Andreoli-Fang
Senior Manager, Service Provide Cloud Architecture
AWS
Chris Bastian
Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Engineering
SCTE
Kevin Beaudry
Vice President, Core Architecture
Charter Communications
Mark Bell
SVP, Creative Services
NCTA
Hani Beshara
Principal Solutions Manager
Ericsson
John Chapman
Fellow & CTO Broadband Access
Cisco
Charles Cheevers
CTO, Home Networks
CommScope
David Debrecht
Vice President, Wireless Technologies
CableLabs
Seamus Gallagher
Vice President of Access Network Strategy
Liberty Global
John Hewitt
Vice President Broadband Communications
Enersys
Colin Howlett
Chief Technology Officer
Vecima
Ken Johnson
Chief Technical and Digital Officer
CableOne
Kim Keever
SVP Security, Analytics, Tech Services & CISO
Cox Communications
Curtis Knittle
Vice President, Wired Technologies
CableLabs
Mike Larsen
Charter Communications
Jay Lee
CTO/CSO Broadband Access
ATX
Jason Livingood
VP, Technology Policy, Product and Standards
Comcast Communications
Isreal Madiedo
Director, Innovation & Technology
Izzy
Ken Mathias
Senior Director, Enterprise Experience
Charter Communications
Guy McCormick
SVP, Engineering
Cox Communications
Elad Nafshi
Executive Vice President and Chief Network Officer
Comcast Communications
Jon Pederson
Chief Technology Innovation Officer
Midco
Damian Poltz
Senior Vice President, Wireline Technology & Strategy
Shaw Communications
Michael Rabes
Head of Fixed Access Engineering
Vodafone
Vik Saxena
CTO & Head of Cable Solutions
Nokia
Andy Scott
Vice President, Engineering
NCTA
Jennifer Smardo
Vice President of NGAN Implementation
Comcast Communications
Mike Spaulding
VP of Engineering
Comcast Communications
Dean Stoneback
Senior Director, Engineering and Standards
SCTE
Asit Tandon
Vice President of Network Operations
Rogers Communications
JR Walden
Senior Vice President, Technology and Chief Technology Officer
Mediacom
Bill Warga
Vice President, Strategy & Technology
Liberty Global
Steve Williams
Group Vice President, Access Network Operations
Charter Communications
Larry Wolcott
Fellow of Engineering
Comcast Communications