2024 Agenda
Quantumverse OpensWelcome
8:00 - 8:45 pm
Quantumverse: Navigating Exponential Frontiers (State of the Union)
Chetan Sharma CEO, Chetan Sharma Consulting
8:45 - 9:15 am
Navigating the Quantumverse: Connectivity and Convergence
Scott Lawrence Chief Product Officer, Verizon Business
Ina Fried (Moderator) Chief Technology Correspondent, Axios
9:15 - 9:45 am
Connectivity to Cognitive Platforms: Unlocking Intelligence and Monetization
Nishant Batra Chief Strategy & Technology Officer, Nokia
Chetan Sharma (Moderator) CEO, Chetan Sharma Consulting
9:45 - 10:30 am
Break
10:30 - 11:00 am
Quantumverse Infrastructure 2035: A Digital Blueprint
Erik Ekudden SVP and Group CTO, Ericsson
Chetan Sharma (Moderator) CEO, Chetan Sharma Consulting
11:00 - 11:30 am
The Art and Science of Storytelling in the Age of AI
Gil Rosen CMO, Amdocs
Chetan Sharma (Moderator) CEO, Chetan Sharma Consulting
11:30 - 12:00 pm
Exploring the 5G Frontiers
Ulf Ewaldsson President - Technology, T-Mobile
Chetan Sharma (Moderator) CEO, Chetan Sharma Consulting
12:00 - 1:30 pm
Lunch
Afternoon Sessions
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Building a Resilient 6G Roadmap (Android - Cove)
Chris Penrose SVP - Telecoms, Nvidia
Jeff Belk (Moderator) CEO, Ocreati
Michael Cornwell CTO - Americas, Pure Storage
Joe Constantine EVP, Chief Strategy & Technology Officer, Ericsson North America
Rob Soni VP - RAN Technology, AT&T
The AI Advantage: Transforming Networks and OPEX (iOS - Marina)
Brian Shepherd President and CEO, CSG
Chetan Sharma (Moderator) CEO, Chetan Sharma Consulting
Sameer Vuyyuru Head of WW Telecom, AWS
Ankur Kapoor Chief Network Officer, T-Mobile
Anurag Sinha SVP and Business Head - CMT, Cognizant
2:30 - 3:25 pm
Autonomous Systems: Quantum Leaps in Operations and Logistics (Android - Cove)
Ain McKendrick Founder & CEO, Faction
Rachel Kutz (Moderator) VP & GM, AT&T
Omer Bar-Yohay CEO and Co-Founder, Data Blanket
Ed Volcic CTO - North America, Kuka Robotics
Pete Bremer VP - Global Automation Engineering, Assurant
TechNova: Exploring the Cutting Edge of Deep Tech Innovation (iOS - Marina)
Kevin Kane CEO and Co-Founder, American Binary
Aashu Virmani (Moderator) SVP, Cambridge Consultants
Ryan Stone Former President and Co-Founder, SmartSky Networks
Brad Henderson Chief Commercial Officer, Starlab
Brandon Barbello Founder and COO, Archetype AI
3:25 - 4:05 pm
Networking
4:05 - 5:05 pm
Quantumverse: Empowering the Enterprise Renaissance (iOS - Marina)
Javier Polit EVP & CIO, Costco Wholesale
Scott Waller (Moderator) CTO, Khasm
Kamal Sadarangani Head of Telecoms, LA28 Olympics & Paralympics
John D. Scott Chief Digital Health Officer, University of Washington Medicine
Caroline Chan VP - Network & Edge Group, Intel
Humans+Robots: The New Frontier for Enterprise and Society (Android - Cove)
Youngmok “Mok” Yun CEO and Founder, Contoro Robotics
Sridhar Solur (Moderator) CEO, Kenmore and DieHard
Jayendran Balasubramanian CEO and Founder, Cartesian Kinetics
Steve Mantle CEO and Founder, innov8.ag
Samir Kumar General Partner & Co-Founder, Touring Capital
5:05 - 6:00 pm
Investing in Quantumverse (iOS - Marina)
Kishen Mangat General Partner, Boulder Ventures
Patrick Parodi (Moderator) Managing Director, PwC
Bill McAleer Managing Director, Voyager Capital
Jennifer Byrne General Partner, Grit Capital Partners
Upal Basu Partner, NGP Capital
6:00 - 7:30 pm
Networking Reception
Chill, Network, and form partnerships for Life
* - Agenda subject to change
New Future OpensWelcome
8:00 - 8:30 am
Quantumverse: Postcards from the Future
Chetan Sharma CEO, Chetan Sharma Consulting
8:30 - 9:00 am
Quantum Leaps – A Decade of Innovation and Disruption
Chetan Sharma CEO, Chetan Sharma Consulting
9:00 - 9:30 am
Dominating the 5G Era
Chetan Sharma CEO, Chetan Sharma Consulting
9:30 - 10:00 am
6G - Charting the course for beyond 5G
Chetan Sharma CEO, Chetan Sharma Consulting
10:30 - 11:00 am
5G Monetization
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11:00 - 11:30 am
5G - Industrial Automation and Enterprise Opportunities
Chetan Sharma CEO, Chetan Sharma Consulting
11:30 - 12:00 pm
Quantum Leaps: Scaling Smart Manufacturing
Chetan Sharma CEO, Chetan Sharma Consulting
11:15 - 12:00 pm
AI – Closing the Feedback Loop
Ken Denman General Partner, Sway Ventures
The Age of Telemedicine – Rethinking Healthcare
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12:00 - 12:45 pm
Cybersecurity: New Frontiers, New Challenges
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Building Resilient Supply Chains: JIT to JIC
Biju Nair President - Global Connected Living, Assurant
12:45 - 1:00 pm
Break
1:00 - 1:30 pm
Policy and Competition in the 5G Era
Chetan Sharma CEO, Chetan Sharma Consulting
1:30 - 2:00 pm
Roundtables
1:30 - 2:00 pm
5G Innovation
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Acceleration of Enterprise Opportunities
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2:00 - 2:30 pm