Keynote and Keynote Deepdives

Programs & Sessions

Opening Keynote 

The Opening Keynote will see Cisco leaders, customers, and industry experts reveal the latest breakthroughs powering AI-ready data centers, future-proofed workplaces, and digital resilience. 

Note – if attendees ask, there is no Guest Keynote this year. 

Date: Tuesday, February 10 

Time: 09:30 – 11:30 

Activity: Opening Keynote – What’s Next, Starts Now! 

Location: Hall 12 with live relay shown at all WoS Theaters and Elicium 1 & 2 

Capacity: 6,650 pax

Featuring Cisco Executives:  

Contact: Mallory Napolitano 

Guest Speakers: 

Ralf Huebenthal, Global Head of IT Platforms, Nestlé

Enrique Uriel, CIO, Real Madrid

Contact: Mallory Napolitano

Keynote Deepdives 

Keynote Deep Dive sessions give attendees the opportunity to focus in on the detail of key themes that were discussed in the Opening Keynote 

Date & Times:  

DayTimings
Tue, February 1014:15 – 15:15, 15:45 – 16:45  
Wed, February 1111:00 – 12:00, 12:30 – 13:30, 14:00 – 15:00  

Activity: 

  • Tuesday 14:15-15:15: Connected Intelligence: Collaboration at the Intersection of People and AI 
  • Tuesday 15:45-16:45: Agents on the Wire: Securing the Network When Attackers – and Your Apps – Run on AI
  • Wednesday 11:00-12:00: Digital Resilience in the Agentic AI Era: Get Ahead of Issues and Minimize Business Impact 
  • Wednesday 12:30-13:30: AI Data Centers: Scale, Simplified Operations, and Security at Every Layer 
  • Wednesday 14:00-15:00: Scaling Secure Enterprise Networking in the AI Era with AgenticOps 

Location: Elicium 2 

Capacity: 750 pax

Contact: Jo Eaden