Wi-Fi World Congress Americas 2022

Welcome to the in-person version of our critically acclaimed Masterclass Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E & Wi-Fi 7 course delivered by probably the world’s best Wi-Fi technology trainer Dr Srikanth Subramaniam.

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Dr. Srikanth Subramanian
Chief Wi-Fi NOW Academy Trainer

Welcome to the in-person version of our critically acclaimed and enormously popular series of Masterclass courses delivered by probably the world’s best Wi-Fi technology trainers. This training session will be delivered in Spanish.

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Ferney Munoz
Certified Ekahau Instructor

It's been 2 and half years since we last organised a major Wi-Fi industry event so we're excited! And of course we want everyone to reconnect with each other live and in person. What better way to do it than over a drink or two at the outdoor reception area of the Hyatt Zilara? Join us for drinks & music - courtesy Telecom Infra Project OpenWiFi.

Chetan Hebbalae
Co-chair, TIP Wi-Fi Solutions Group & Connectivity Ecosystems Manager, Meta

Claus Hetting
CEO & Chairman, Wi-Fi NOW

Howard Buzick
Business Development, Telecom Infra Project

Chairman & CEO of Wi-Fi NOW Claus Hetting's welcome to this year's decisive Wi-Fi industry event.

Claus Hetting
CEO & Chairman, Wi-Fi NOW

David Cox
Head of Regulatory Affairs, Caribbean Cable & Wireless Communications / CANTO

We are delighted once again to welcome to a Wi-Fi NOW event the Wi-Fi Alliance - this time in the form of CEO & President, Edgar Figueroa.

Edgar Figueroa
President & CEO, Wi-Fi Alliance

Delighted to welcome Latin American service provider & Wi-Fi leader Liberty Latin America.

Sergio Rodriguez
Sr. Manager, Entertainment & Connectivity Product Quality, Liberty Latin America

Jorge Cordova
Associate Manager Adaptive WiFi, Liberty Latin America

Now more than ever, WiFi is critical for every broadband consumer; it underpins the smart home experience, delivering the connectivity needed for work, rest and play. But is it valuable? For service providers, WiFi creates the foundation and opportunity to deliver a plethora of new and highly personalized services, driven by data. In this presentation, Adam Hotchkiss VP of Customer Solutions, Plume, examines why WiFi––while critical for in-home infrastructure––is not valuable without a wider services proposition on top. He will discuss recent changes in the underlying technology, how WiFi fits with consumers’ changing lifestyles, and how service providers can take this critical technology beyond utility.

Adam Hotchkiss
VP of Customer Solutions, Plume

Kyrio's ARC is bringing the world of Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity together into a single service fabric. Find out how.

Ike Elliott
President & CEO, Kyrio

Intel is the world's leading provider of Wi-Fi connectivity platforms for laptops and PCs - and Eric McLaughlin is a veteran of the industry. Intel is racing ahead with loads of new Wi-Fi connectivity features.

Eric McLaughlin
Vice President, Wireless Solutions Group, Intel

We're delighted to welcome Meta - formerly Facebook - to the WWC Americas. The topic is - what else? - the Metaverse.

Chetan Hebbalae
Co-chair, TIP Wi-Fi Solutions Group & Connectivity Ecosystems Manager, Meta

We'll be diving into all the latest opportunities & challenges facing carriers and vendors within the world of the Wi-Fi-powered smart home. When can we expect smart home services to become truly intelligent? How will Wi-Fi 6E transform the home Wi-Fi experience? What can be done to improve home Wi-Fi quality? We'll answer these and many more questions with the help of our panel of experts TBA.

Andy Cote
Regional VP of Sales Engineering, Calix

Irvind Ghai
VP Marketing, Wireless Division, onsemi

Kevin Robinson
SVP of Marketing, Wi-Fi Alliance

Great insights from one of the most insightful home network architecture experts we know of - Charles Cheevers of CommScope.

Charles Cheevers
CTO Customer Premises Equipment, CommScope Home Networks

MediaTek is the fastest growing Wi-Fi technology platform provider (chipset vendor) in the world right now - and the company has already demonstrated Wi-Fi 7 technology. James Chen gets us the latest insights on Wi-Fi tech for the smart home.

James Chen
Associate Vice President, Product Marketing, MediaTek

Wi-Fi sensing is quickly becoming an important and profitable value-added service for home broadband service providers. Origin is leading the world in Wi-Fi sensing technology.

Spencer Maid
Chief Commercial Officer, Origin

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The 6 GHz is being released for unlicensed use all over the world - including across the Americas. What are the challenges in renewing 6 GHz regulations - and what will be the impact of 6 GHz Wi-Fi on Mexico and other countries in the region? We will ask our panel of experts.

David Cox
Head of Regulatory Affairs, Caribbean Cable & Wireless Communications / CANTO

Dr. Martha Liliana Suarez Peñaloza
DSA President

Fernanda Sánchez
Director of Technical Analysis and Orbital Resources, Federal Institute of Telecommunications, Mexico

Lester Garcia
Head of Connectivity and Access Policy LATAM and Caribbean, Meta

IZZI is one of Mexico's foremost cablecos delivering home broadband services across the country. We're delighted to welcome IZZI to the Wi-Fi World Congress Americas.

Pablo Alberto Castillo Brizuela
Asset Manager & Scenario Builder, izzi telecom

MaxLinear is one of the leaders in delivering Wi-Fi technology for home gateways and routers. In this presentation Parul Singla will dive into the topic of Wi-Fi 7 for the home.

Parul Singla
Director Product Management & Marketing, MaxLinear

ASSIA has been leading the pack in remote optimisation and management of home Wi-Fi for years, serving household-name telcos and ISPs all over the world. Tuncay Cil is a frequent Wi-Fi NOW speaker and one of the world's leading experts on this topic. 

Tuncay Cil
EVP, Enterprise Products at ASSIA, Inc.

It's been 2 and half years since we last organised a major Wi-Fi industry event so we're excited! And of course we want everyone to reconnect with each other live and in person. What better way to do it than over a drink or two at the outdoor reception area of the Hyatt Zilara? Join us for drinks & music - courtesy Telecom Infra Project OpenWiFi.

Claus Hetting
CEO & Chairman, Wi-Fi NOW

Eric McLaughlin
Vice President, Wireless Solutions Group, Intel

Introduction to WWC Americas Day 2 with our chairman & moderator, Claus Hetting. This session features Tre Zimmerman, CEO & founder of our sponsor Nextbit.

Claus Hetting
CEO & Chairman, Wi-Fi NOW

The Wi-Fi markets are growing - find out WHO and HOW MUCH from Chris Depuy, our goto market analyst of 650 Group. Telecoms and tech analyst / futurist Dean Bubley then takes us through what he believes are the opportunities for Wi-Fi technology adoption within verticals. Dean is unsurpassed as the telecom world's most outspoken and sharp-minded provocateur.

Chris DePuy
Tech Analyst & Co-Founder, 650 Group

Dean Bubley
Director & Founder, Disruptive Analysis

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Matt MacPherson
Wireless CTO, Cisco

We're delighted to welcome our lead sponsor GigNet - an ambitious fibre-based service provider serving the Mexican Caribbean - as well as special guest Richard A Clarke, cybersecurity expert and White House special advisor to three consecutive US Presidents.

Mark Carney
President – GigNet Mexico and Chief Business Development Officer, GigNet Inc.

Richard Clarke
Cyber Security Expert & Chairman, Good Harbor Security Risk Management

Ruckus Networks (CommScope) is one of the world's leading providers of Wi-Fi infrastructure particularly for large venues, hospitality, and managed services. Get all the insights in this session.

Ryan McCaigue
Sr. Systems Engineer – Ruckus Networks, CommScope

Enjoy refreshments and check out our expo!

Qualcomm hardly needs any introduction. The company has been leading the world in providing Wi-Fi technology for both devices and network equipment for more than a decade. We're delighted to welcome Qualcomm back to the WWC.

Rolf de Vegt
Vice President Technical Standards, Qualcomm

Campus networks across many customer segments – Education, Hospitality, MDU, Oil & Gas, Smart Cities – share some common traits. Pervasive indoor/outdoor Wi-Fi coverage, seamless client roaming, a mix of high-density and low-density areas, IoT connectivity and a seamless experience for critical applications are some of the key driving needs. Cambium Networks’ Wireless Fabric provides an end-to-end solution for meeting these requirements – from access Wi-Fi, switching and security; to multi-gigabit 60GHz backhaul and mesh; and beyond – all brought together in a single management framework. This session will cover how the technologies and solutions come together to deliver on the promise of a true all-wireless fabric.

Rad Sethuraman
Vice President of Product Management, Cambium Networks

If you've followed Wi-Fi NOW news lately you would know that one of the most promising radio networking startups in recent tech history is Airvine. The company has created the building block for the 'all-wireless enterprise': 60 GHz radio that can blast through walls. Get all the details from Airvine's dynamic CEO, Vivek Ragavan.

Vivek Ragavan
President & CEO, Airvine

The Telecom Infra Project's OpenWiFi initiative is transforming how Wi-Fi networks are developed and deployed - driving cost down and innovation up. Meet some the initiative's leading organisations and experts in this presentation & Q&A session.

Dr. Derek Peterson
CTO, Boingo Wireless

Howard Buzick
Business Development, Telecom Infra Project

Hua Ding
Vice President, Software Engineering, Actiontec Electronics, Inc.

Huw Rees
VP Business Development, NetExperience

Mist - today a part of Juniper Networks - is reinventing enterprise Wi-Fi through the use of AI. We're delighted to welcome Mist co-founder and Wi-Fi industry veteran (and legend!) Bob Friday.

Bob Friday
CTO and Co-Founder, Juniper/Mist

In this session we'll explore new opportunities - and challenges - for managed enterprise Wi-Fi, improving the user experience, roaming, and more with three experienced enterprise Wi-Fi experts.

Kishore Raja
VP, Commercial Technology Solutions, Federated Wireless

Robert Grosz
Chief Commercial Officer, World Cinema (WCI)

Todd Myers
Founder & CEO, GoZone WiFi

Fortinet is one of the global leaders in Wi-Fi security - an issue becoming increasingly important as the workforce becomes more mobile.

Ben Wilson
Field CTO/VP of Product Management, Fortinet

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John T. Walker
CCO & Co-Founder, Sitwifi

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