AI Networking Summit – Dallas Agenda

This Roundtable is Invitation Only and open to CIO, CTO, Director, VP, Head of Network, SASE, and IT Infrastructure.  

Click here to apply to attend (must be registered to attend the Summit)

In this provocative 30-minute keynote, Nick Lippis, a renowned networking visionary, challenges the conventional wisdom that AI-driven networks will simply enhance existing operational controls and predictability in enterprise infrastructure. Instead, he argues that the transformative potential of AI lies in letting go of today’s rigid operational approaches and embracing autonomy—allowing intelligent, adaptive systems to manage and optimize networks dynamically. This strategic shift disrupts decades-old static architectures, unlocking unprecedented scalability, agility, and resilience. Drawing on emerging trends from the AI Networking Summit, Lippis sets the stage for a two-day exploration of how autonomous, self-learning networks are rewriting the rules of connectivity, security, and performance. Attendees will gain a bold new perspective on navigating the exciting, transformative, and autonomous future of networking.

Join us for an insightful fireside chat featuring Citi Head of Security Operations & Threat Management Technology Mark Rushing and Pfizer CISO James Beeson as they explore the dynamic intersection of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. This session will dive deep into how enterprises can responsibly leverage cutting-edge AI—including Generative and Agentic AI—to enhance productivity, creativity, and decision-making, all while staying ahead of increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.

Over the past decade, AI has undergone a seismic shift, from the early days of GPT-1 to today’s trillion-parameter models. Yet, this revolution follows familiar industry patterns—initial underestimation, rapid acceleration, and emerging disruptions like DeepSeek and Agentic AI.

This panel will explore AI’s historical cycles, the compute-cost dynamics driving innovation, and the next wave of GenAI advancements, from RAG-based search to Agentic flows.

In the era of artificial intelligence (AI), the ability to move vast quantities of data efficiently and securely is paramount. Consequently, the question of how to move data becomes a strategic one for network architects, who must carefully plan this movement and placement to optimize for performance, cost, and regulatory considerations. In this session we explore how Riverbed Technology, with its long-standing expertise in network acceleration and resilient networking, is at the forefront of this transformation for AI data movement.

Legacy network and security architectures extend your network to branches and the cloud, enabling threats like ransomware to move laterally. Internet-facing firewalls and site-to-site VPNs expand your attack surface, and increase costs and complexity, putting your organization at greater risk. Join this session to discover an agile approach to securely connect users, devices, and workloads within and between the branch, cloud, and data center.