115+ Ethernet, SDN, NFV, Optical & Cloud Expert Speakers Lining Up For GEN14 Event In November

The MEF is pleased to announce that it is on pace to assemble a world-class line-up of more than 115 Carrier Ethernet, SDN, NFV, optical networking, and cloud service expert speakers at the Global Ethernet Networking 2014 (www.gen14.com) conference that will be held on 17-20 November at the Gaylord National in Washington, DC. 90 service & technology speakers already have been confirmed, and many more are expected to join in the weeks leading up to the event. Speaker details can be found on the GEN14 Speakers page.

Industry Visionaries. Special presentations will be given by innovators who have played key roles in shaping the evolution of the communications industry. These include:

• Bob Metcalfe, Ethernet Inventor, Professor of Electrical Engineering & Director of Innovation, University of Texas at Austin
• Marc Halbfinger, CEO, PCCW Global
• Axel Clauberg, VP of Aggregation, Transport, IP (CTO-ATI) & Fixed Access (CTO-FIA), Deutsche Telekom
• Nan Chen, President, MEF; Executive Vice Chair, CENX

Communications & Cloud Service Providers. GEN14 will feature more than 30 Executives and other senior speakers from at least two dozen global, national, and regional communications & cloud service providers, including:

Network Solutions Vendors. Dozens of corporate Executives, CTOs, and other senior experts from more than 25 network technology, testing, and training providers will share their perspectives at GEN14. Companies with speakers include:

Industry Standards Organizations & Groups. Senior representatives from multiple industry standards organizations and groups will be sharing their vision for how to create a more dynamic future powered by advanced networking technologies and improved industry collaboration. Participating organizations confirmed thus far include:

• Carrier Ethernet Linked-In Group
• CloudEthernet Forum
• OpenDaylight
• Open Networking Foundation
• The Dark Fiber Community

Equity & Industry Research Firms. More than a dozen service and technology experts from leading equity & industry research firms will be participating as speakers and/or moderators at the event. Participating companies include:

Equity Research

Industry Research