Cisco Workshop Series: Protect and Validate Networks in the Agentic Era: A Hands-On Cisco Live Protect Workshop
In this two-hour workshop, explore how to protect and validate modern network infrastructure as AI workloads expand. Learn how Cisco Live Protect provides real-time vulnerability shielding, then join a guided lab on continuous validation and automated remediation. The session also features an end-to-end fabric-to-workload visibility demo, a discussion of infrastructure security, encryption, and quantum readiness, and a peer conversation about customer use cases. Designed for networking and security practitioners at all experience levels, the workshop will leave you with a practical validation and remediation blueprint to take back to your team.
John Sabasteanski is a Distinguished Engineer in Cisco’s Data Center Networking Business Unit and a leading authority on data center networking for financial services. He drives the development and prioritization of technologies tailored to this sector and has shaped the network designs of many of the world’s largest banks and exchanges.
Prior to his current role, John held positions at Big Switch and Insieme Networks, which Cisco acquired in 2014.
His expertise spans data center design for AI/ML, ultra-low latency trading infrastructure, high availability, and advanced diagnostics and testing methodologies.
Nadir Lakhani, Security Architect, leads Cisco’s Hypershield portfolio globally and brings 25 years of experience in cloud, workload and application security, specializing in microsegmentation, Zero Trust and Hybrid Mesh Firewall. He holds a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, is a triple CCIE with multiple cloud certifications.
Based in the Bay Area, Hui Chen is a Technical Marketing Engineer Technical Leader at Cisco specializing in secure networking and agentic enterprise operations. He bridges the gap between complex engineering and customer success, ensuring solutions effectively address real-world infrastructure challenges. A University of New Hampshire masters in engineering graduate, Hui brings a solid technical foundation and a collaborative, results-driven approach to every initiative.
