Below are presentations from the 2015 Executive Forum held on 23 March in Los Angeles, CA.
Keynote Presentation
Optical Under the Cloud
Jeff Cox,
Sr. Director Network Architecture, Microsoft
Video Presentation
Panel 1: Why the Data Center Requirement Needs a Different Approach
Data Center Interconnect (presentation not available)
James Feger, Vice president, Network Strategy and Development, CenturyLink
Data Center Optics: Multimode vs. Singlemode
Mitch Fields, Product Strategy and Architecture, Avago Technologies
Why Data Center Requirements Need a Different Approach
Rao Lingampalli, Optical Network Architect in the CTO Group, Equinix
Optical Interconnects for Data Center Systems
Xuezhe Zheng, Director, Photonics, Oracle Corporation
Panel 2: Global Perspectives on the Future of Optical Communication
Perspective on the Future of Optical Communication
Yiran Ma, Engineer, China Telecom
Multi-layer and Multi-domain SDN Interop
Juan Pedro Fernández-Palacios Giménez, Project Manager, Telefonica
The Future of Optical Communications (presentation not available)
Glenn Wellbrock, Director of Optical Transport Planning, Verizon
Panel 3: Reshaping Standards for Today's Realities
Presentation Not Available.
Najam Ahmad, Director, Network Engineering, Facebook
Optical Transceiver Standards
Joe Berthold, Vice President of Network Architecture, Ciena
Open Standard vs. Company Standard - Pros, Cons and Why!
Cedric Lam, Engineering Director, Google Fiber Platforms, Google
Network Standards: A Service Provider Perspective
Randy Nicklas, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Windstream Communications
Panel 4: The New Drivers for R&D Investment
Current Drivers for R&D Investment
Brandon Collings, Chief Technology Officer, Communications and Consumer Optical Products, JDSU
New Drivers for R&D Investment
Julie Sheridan Eng,
Senior Vice President of Transceiver Engineering, Finisar
New Drivers for R&D Investment
Osa Mok,
Chief Marketing Officer, InnoLight Technology Corporation
Road to 100 GBPS & Beyond: Enabled by Electronics (presentation not available)
Rajiv Ramaswami,
Executive Vice President & General Manager, Infrastructure and Networking Group, Broadcom