Hybrid AI Infrastructure and AgenticOps Security in Practice
This session presents a collaborative approach to building hybrid AI infrastructure that balances public AI services with private model deployment. As AI technology, economics, and governance rapidly evolve in unpredictable ways, the panel will discuss the need for an Enterprise AI Fabric that delivers long-term flexibility and choice. Moderated by Nick Lippis, the session will explore how aligned architectures, data strategies, and operational models can create secure, high-performance environments adaptable to changing AI consumption patterns. Attendees will gain insight into how coordinated multi-vendor ecosystems can future-proof enterprise AI infrastructure.
What You Will Learn
- How Cisco forms collaborations on a hybrid AI infrastructure demo
- The role of agentic security in securing hybrid AI environments
- Key coordination requirements across vendors to deliver integrated AI infrastructure
- How validated hybrid AI usage data informs infrastructure and operational decisions
Who Should Attend
- Enterprise IT executives evaluating hybrid AI strategies
- Infrastructure and platform leaders responsible for AI deployment models
- Security and networking architects focused on AI and agentic operations
- Technology decision-makers interested in multi-vendor AI infrastructure collaboration
Nick Lippis is an authority on corporate computer networking. He has designed some for the largest computer networks in the world. He has advised many Global 2000 firms on network strategy, architecture, equipment, services and implementation including Hughes Aerospace, Barclays Bank, Kaiser Permanente, Eastman Kodak Company, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Liberty Mutual, Schering-Plough, Sprint, WorldCom, Cisco Systems, Nortel Networks and a wide range of other equipment suppliers and service providers.
Mr. Lippis is uniquely positioned to comment, analyze and observe computer networking industry trends and developments.
Tom Gillis is the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Infrastructure & Security, at Cisco. A respected industry leader with strong executive management skills and in-depth knowledge of the challenges surrounding secure integrated networking, Tom is responsible for leading the company’s efforts to build secure infrastructure and extend it to the campus and branch. These efforts enable customers to reduce risks, streamline management, and adapt more effectively to modern threats. He previously led Cisco’s Security Business Group (SBG).
Prior to Cisco, Tom was the SVP/GM of the Network and Advanced Security Business Group at VMware, where he led the endpoint, networking, load balancing and network security businesses. He was also the CEO/co-founder of Bracket Computing which was acquired by VMware.
Before Bracket Computing, Tom was the GM of the Security Technology Group at Cisco where he led the company’s businesses for security management, appliances, applications, and endpoint services. Tom was also part of the founding team at IronPort Systems and served as senior vice president of marketing when the company was acquired by Cisco. Under his guidance, IronPort grew an average of 100 percent year-on-year for seven years. During his tenure, IronPort rose to become the leading provider of antispam, antivirus, and antimalware appliances for organizations ranging from small businesses to Global 2000.
Tom has also worked at iBEAM Broadcasting, Silicon Graphics, and Boston Consulting Group in various technical and leadership roles. He is also a noted advisor to startups and venture capital companies and is a member of several boards of directors.
Tom holds an M.B.A. degree from Harvard University, and graduated Magna Cum Laude with an M.S.E.E. degree from Northwestern University and a B.S.E.E. from Tufts University.
Robert Kim, Chief Technology Officer at Presidio, helps organizations modernize with purpose by turning AI, cloud, and digital technologies into real business outcomes. As a strategic technology orchestrator, he guides clients through complexity with a strategy first and value-led approach. Rob leads initiatives at the intersection of innovation and governance, ensuring secure, scalable, and sustainable digital ecosystems. Prior to joining Presidio in 2016, he held leadership roles across technology management and consulting, with expertise in sales engineering, business development, and operational excellence. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Penn State and an MBA from Drexel University.
Christopher Moretti has been an executive leader with Evernorth Health Services (formerly Cigna) since October, 2015 and is currently responsible for all infrastructure engineering Leading the Global Engineering & Infrastructure Services. In this role, Chris provides executive leadership over the teams that deliver Cigna’s voice & data networks, security engineering, contact center, database, compute, storage, information management, mainframe, cloud & devops.
Previous to Cigna, Chris spent 14 years at General Electric and its subsidiaries in various executive leadership roles supporting its insurance, consumer and commercial banking businesses. While at GE, Chris attended and graduated many of their prestigious management training classes including AIMC and EIMP. Most recently, Christopher was Managing Director of Global Networks for J.P. Morgan Chase & Company based in midtown Manhattan.
Chris started his career in IT performing many different hands on technical roles in client/server, network and security for various sized firms in the greater New York market including a period where he consulted for Greenwich Technology Partners.
Chris earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Connecticut and currently resides in Shelton, CT with his wife and 3 sons.
