About The Event
Registration is now closed.
If you have any questions please reach out to your Account Sales Representative directly. The Courtyard Marriott Allen is SOLD OUT, please book at the overflow hotel at the Hampton Inn & Suites-Dallas Allen.
The communications industry continues to change at a rapid pace. Learn how Ribbon makes it possible for you to grow your business with our advanced IP Optical networking and Telco Cloud solutions. Connect with impactful speakers, explore new perspectives from your peers, and build your future for two days near Plano, TX.
Ribbon is focused on helping you drive new revenue streams, simplify operations, and reduce costs. Ribbon experts will provide updates on how to use our advanced IP Optical and Cloud & Edge portfolios to achieve this. We will share key insights and case studies on how our solutions are tailored to meet specific business, customer, and operational needs. You'll learn how our solutions meet your business and customer's needs today and how they will evolve as your customer and business needs change.
You also won't want to miss our partner showcase with demos, technical breakout sessions, and our 'bring your network issue' meeting room. Learn from key players in the industry and your peers while learning more about what Ribbon has to offer in terms of solutions and capabilities.
Deadline to register: extended to Friday, October 27, 2023
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Agenda
*Subject to Change
Track 3 - Automation, IP Optical Transport & Network Evolution
Room: Houston 2
9:00am |
Introduction to Operationalizing Open Networks – Michael Soulakis and Filipe Correia |
9:45am |
Open IP and Multi-Layer Automation – Filipe Correia |
10:30am |
Break and Demo Showcase |
11:00am |
Disaggregate Optical Layer Automation – Michael Soulakis |
11:45am |
Optical Evolution: Pushing 800G Further |
12:30pm |
Private Optical Network for NRENs, Enterprises and Critical Infrastructures |
1:15pm |
Lunch & Demo Showcase |
2:30pm |
Assessing the Options: IPoDWDM (direct connect), IPoOLS, IPoOTN, IPo Optical Transport |
3:15pm |
NOS and Disaggregation: What is it and Why? |
4:00pm |
Break & Demo Showcase |
4:30pm |
Evolution of the Open-Routing OS |
5:15pm | Routing OS Ecosystem with Automation |
6:30pm | Offsite Dinner: The Oceanaire |
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Arrivals & Hotel Check-In
4:00pm-8:00pm: Exhibitor & Demo Set-Up
Day 1 - General Session
8:00 AM
Breakfast & Registration
Room: Cottonwood A-D
9:00 AM
MC Welcome & Event Overview
Room: Cottonwood E-F
Joni Jo Roberts; CMO and SVP, Ribbon
9:10 AM
CEO Welcome & Ribbon Introduction: A Fireside Chat
Room: Cottonwood E-F
9:45 AM
Ribbon Solution Vision
Room: Cottonwood E-F
10:15 AM
Ribbon Marketing Update
Room: Cottonwood E-F
10:25 AM
Break
10:45 AM
Regulatory and Strategic Outlook – A Consultant’s View
Room: Cottonwood E-F
Terry Chevalier; Managing Director, Sunstone Associates
Dee Herman; Principal, Herman & Whiteaker
11:30 AM
Why You Need a New Middle Mile
Room: Cottonwood E-F
12:00 PM
LUNCH
Room: Cottonwood A-D
12:00 PM
DEMO SHOWCASE OPEN
Pre-Function Area
1:15 PM
Customer Panel: Connecting the Future
Room: Cottonwood E-F
Moderator: Joni Roberts, CMO and SVP, Ribbon
Panelist:
Monique Westerhold; Telephone Systems Administrator, Long Lines Broadband (Iowa)
Lee Jager; Director of Integration Services, Vantage Point
John Greene; CEO, New Lisbon Holding
Daniel Peele; Principal Network Architect, Brightspeed
2:15 PM
Simplify & Enhance Your Services for Anchor Business Customer
Room: Cottonwood E-F
Filipe Correia, Business Solutions Architect, Ribbon
2:45 PM
BREAK & PULSE CHECK
3:15 PM
Dell Technologies and Ribbon, Moving Forward Together
Room: Cottonwood E-F
Jesse Allen; Account Executive, Dell Technologies
3:30 PM
Securing the Network - From Optical to the Application Layer
Room: Cottonwood E-F
Dan Teichman; Director Solutions Marketing, Ribbon
Jonathan Homa; Director Solutions Marketing, Ribbon
4:00 PM
BREAK
4:15 PM
Q&A with Ribbon Experts (AKA “Stump the Chumps”)
Room: Cottonwood E-F
4:45 PM
Closing Remarks
Room: Cottonwood E-F
Dan Redington; EVP of Sales, Ribbon
5:00 PM
Beer & Gear Happy Hour
Pre-Function Area
Visit the Demo Showcase over some beer, wine, latte, or an Italian Soda!
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
DINNER
Ballroom Cottonwood A-D
Network and enjoy some good company, food, cocktails, and music from The Royal Dukes Band Jazz Quartet.
8:00 PM
DEMO SHOWCASE CLOSES
Day 2 - Breakout Sessions
8:00 AM
BREAKFAST & REGISTRATION OPEN
9:00 AM
DEMO SHOWCASE OPEN
9:00am
IP Optical Breakout
Room: Cottonwood E
Monetize your Broadband Network
David Stokes, Ribbon
Ric Jones, Ribbon
What Transport Technology is Right for You
David Stokes, Ribbon
Andrew Nelson, Ribbon
Conversations on the Industry Outlook for Rural Broadband Leaders
Terry Chevalier, Sunstone Associates
Dee Herman, Herman & Whiteaker, LLC
Cloud and Edge Breakout
Room: Cottonwood F
Where Is the Industry Heading - A Discussion of Future Trends
Ram Ramanathan, Ribbon
What's Next for Voice
Francois Caron, Ribbon
Using Analytics to Solve Complex Issues
John Loretz, Ribbon
11:00 AM
Break
11:30 AM
IP Optical Breakout
ROOM: COTTONWOOD E
Open Access and Innovative Broadband Deployment Models Customer Panel
Moderator: Filipe Correia, Ribbon
Phil Roberts, Valo Networks
Josh Leonard, Burns McDonnell
Ashley Poling, COS Systems
ROOM: COTTONWOOD A
IP Routing and Packet Transport Evolution (NPT)
David Stokes, Ribbon
Cloud and Edge Breakout
ROOM: COTTONWOOD F
Microsoft Direct Routing and Operator Connect
Scott Rendell, Microsoft GPS
12:15 PM
IP Optical Breakout
ROOM: COTTONWOOD E
Exceptional support - How to best engage with your support team, how to leverage the tools available to you.
Tony Gomez, Ribbon
ROOM: COTTONWOOD A
Connecting the World with Light (Apollo)
Jonathan Homa, Ribbon
ROOM: COTTONWOOD B
Monetizing your IP Metro Network
Ivan Bykov, Ribbon
1:00 PM
Lunch
2:15 PM
IP Optical Breakout
ROOM: COTTONWOOD A
What's Hot in IP Optical Technologies. EVPN, SR-TE, Evolution of Optics
Ivan Bykov, Ribbon
Andrew Nelson, Ribbon
Jonathan Homa, Ribbon
ROOM: COTTONWOOD B
Monetize your Broadband Network
David Stokes, Ribbon
Ric Jones, Ribbon
3:00 PM
IP Optical Breakout
ROOM: COTTONWOOD E
IP Wave Customer Case Study
Ric Jones, Ribbon
ROOM: COTTONWOOD F
What IP Wave can do for you
David Stokes, Ribbon
Jonathan Homa, Ribbon
3:45 PM
Break
4:00 PM
IP Optical Breakout
ROOM: COTTONWOOD E
Automating your Network (Muse) with Demo
Jonathan Homa, Ribbon
Live Demo by Krishna Chaitanya, Ribbon
ROOM: COTTONWOOD F
What Transport Technology is Right for You - examining the economics of IP and Optical IP Transport
David Stokes, Ribbon
Andrew Nelson, Ribbon
5:00 PM
DEMO SHOWCASE CLOSES
6:00 PM
Topgolf Allen
5:30 PM - Meet at the hotel entrance to catch a shuttle bus for the short trip to Topgolf Allen.
6:00 PM - Golf Bays open for play.
6:30 PM - Dinner will be served at Sky Bar at Topgolf Allen.
Friday, November 10, 2023
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Consulting Engineering Sessions
Ribbon Corporate Office Plano (RCO)
Tech Forum Presentations
Day 1 - General Session
Welcome & Introduction (PDF) - Joni Roberts & Bruce McClelland
Ribbon Marketing Update Presentation (PDF) - Joni Roberts
Ribbon Solutions Update (PDF) - Sam Bucci
Why Do You Need A Middle Mile (PDF) - Rick Talbot
The Regulatory and Strategic Outlook for Rural Broadband Leaders (PDF)
Dee Herman & Terry Chevalier
Day 2 - Breakouts (Cloud & Edge)
Where is the Industry Headed? (PDF) - Ram Ramanathan
What's Next for Voice? (PDF) - François Caron
Using Analytics to Solve Complex Problems (PDF) - John Loretz
Day 2 - Breakouts (IP & Optical)
Monetize your Broadband Network (PDF) - David Stokes