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:

EMEA President, Cisco

SVP and GM, Customer Experience EMEA, Cisco

President and Chief Product Officer, Cisco
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:
| Day | Timings |
| Tue, February 10 | 14:15 – 15:15, 15:45 – 16:45 |
| Wed, February 11 | 11:00 – 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
