Wi-Fi World Congress North America 2023

In this Masterclass we will cover the fundamentals of Wi-Fi design to better prepare attendees in the discussions with stakeholders about the designs and installations today that will make their Wi-Fi networks future-proof avoiding being obsolete upon deployment.

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Ferney Munoz
Certified Ekahau Instructor

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 Subramanian.

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Dr Srikanth Subramanian
Chief Wi-Fi NOW Academy Trainer

This tutorial provides and in-depth look at 802.11bf sensing technology. Realization of use cases related to the smart home will be highlighted, as well as the enhancements that will enable advanced applications including: in-vehicle child detection, fall detection, energy management and gesture detection for appliance control.

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Chris Beg
Senior Wireless Systems Architect, Cognitive Systems

Dr. Cheng Chen
Software Research Engineer, Intel

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED is an internationally recognized seal of approval designating products with proven interoperability, conformance to standard, backward compatibility, and the highest industry-standard security protections in place. Wi-Fi CERTIFIED products are the most reliable way to give network administrators, device vendors, and service providers confidence that their products or the devices on their networks will provide the highest-quality user experience. In order to meet the unique needs of the Wi-Fi industry, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED now has three paths to achieve certification – FlexTrack, QuickTrack, and Derivative. This workshop will explore the various certification paths, share insight into the certification process, and provide detail on how to offer more value to customers by becoming a QuickTrack Solution Provider. Wi-Fi Alliance now also offers additional 6 GHz spectrum capabilities for members certifying products that will require AFC. This workshop will also outline these new benefits now offered to industry.

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Sarika Prasad
Product and Business Development Manager, Wi-Fi Alliance

Join us for drinks a the Vanity Fair foyer, second floor of Omni King Edward Hotel - and mingle with world's finest Wi-Fi people. See you there!

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

We are delighted once again to welcome to a Wi-Fi NOW event the Wi-Fi Alliance.

Maureen Gallagher
Vice President Marketing, Wi-Fi Alliance

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Ganesh Swaminathan
Vice President and General Manager, Wireless Infrastructure and Networking, Qualcomm

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Pino Demiglio
VP of Sales, DZS

Intel is the undisputed market leader in Wi-Fi connectivity technology for PCs - and is one of the most innovative core Wi-Fi technology vendors in the world. We're delighted to welcome Intel for a deep-dive into the future of Wi-Fi.

Carlos J. Aguirre
Sr. Director, Wireless Marketing & Go To Market - CCG, Intel

Wi-FI sensing is one of the hottest new technologies within the Wi-Fi space- and Canada's Cognitive Systems is one of the leaders.

Taj Manku
CEO, Cognitive Systems

We're delighted to present Mathieu Provost from Bell Canada as our keynote speaker.

Mathieu Provost
Senior Solution Architect, In-home TV & Networking, Bell

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.

Andrea Atkinson
VP Customer Experience, Execulink Telecom

Don Cook
Chief Marketing Officer, 7SIGNAL

Jason Moore
Co-founder & CEO, RouteThis

Ekahau is the world leader in planning tools for professional Wi-Fi. Here's your chance to get the latest insights from Ekahau's Stewart Goumans.

Stewart Goumans
Lead Sales Engineer, Ekahau

MediaTek is a market leader in developing tightly integrated, power-efficient systems-on-chip (SoC) for mobile devices, home entertainment, network and connectivity, automated driving, and IoT. In this presentation, MediaTek will explain the key features of Wi-Fi 7, its challenges as well as MediaTek’s solutions.

Josephine Lin
Director, North America Broadband Product Marketing, MediaTek Inc.

CommScope Home Networks is a leader in home networking technology. We're delighted to welcome Jeff Newdeck for a deep dive.

Jeff Newdeck
VP North America Sales Engineering, CommScope Home Networks

WWC Toronto is delighted to welcome Wi-Fi sensing leader Origin for this talk.

Spencer Maid
CEO, Origin AI

Silicon Labs is one of the leaders in Wi-Fi technology in support of the new Matter IoT standard. Irvind Ghai gives us the insights how Matter is driving smart home IoT adoption & more.

Irvind Ghai
Vice President, Silicon Labs

New Wi-Fi standards and more spectrum demands leaps forward in Wi-Fi hardware. We'll discuss the challenges & opportunities with two of the industry's RF component leaders.

Dave Aichele
Executive Vice President of Business Development, Akoustis

Tony Testa
General Manager, Qorvo

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Chetan Hebbalae
Vice President of Products, Software & Network technology, Kyrio

Greg Ennis is the author of the a book on the definitive history of Wi-Fi.

Claus Hetting
CEO & Chairman, Wi-Fi NOW

Greg Ennis
Author of Beyond Everywhere – how Wi-Fi became the world’s most beloved technology

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Greg Ennis
Author of Beyond Everywhere – how Wi-Fi became the world’s most beloved technology

Wi-Fi connectivity has become an essential feature in both homes and MDUs, enabling residents to stay connected, access information, and utilize an ever-growing ecosystem of smart devices that enhance comfort, convenience, and efficiency. The rapid proliferation of Wi-Fi technology continues to shape the way we live, work, and interact within our living spaces. This session highlights Parks Associates consumer data and building owner perspective on wi-fi enabled devices, providing insight into current and future demand.

Elizabeth Parks
President and Chief Marketing Officer, Parks Associates

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Bahador Amiri
Senior Director of Wireless Engineering, Cisco

Malcolm Smith
CTO Advisor, Wireless, Cisco

American Bandwidth is redefining how in-building wireless coverage is created and delivered. Find out how in this session.

Michael Penney
SVP Engineering, American Bandwidth

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Bob Friday
CTO and Co-Founder, Juniper/Mist

Jayesh Patel
Vice President Product, Join Digital

Özer Dondurmacıoğlu
VP Marketing, Nile

Siân Morgan
Research Director, Dell’Oro Group

Enjoy refreshments and check out our expo!

WorldVue (Formerly World Cinema (WCI)) has in become one of the largest providers of connectivity services for hospitality and MDUs in North America. The company has a compelling vision for how Wi-Fi technology and services will transform the market.

Robert Grosz
President, WorldVue

In this session, Bart Giordano will discuss the future of enterprise connectivity as AI transforms Wi-Fi into a dynamic powerhouse, optimizing operations for unparalleled efficiency and performance while delivering the best end user experience.

Bart Giordano
President of Networking, Intelligent Cellular and Security, CommScope

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Bill Anderson
Founder, AmpThink

Telecom Infra Project OpenWiFi is making Wi-Fi more affordable and more ubiquitous across the world. Get all the insights from the OpenWiFi leaders in this presentation & panel.

Bernard Herscovici
CEO, NetExperience

Howard Buzick
SVP Business Development, American Bandwidth

Todd Myers
Founder & CEO, GoZone WiFi

Tony Stramandinoli
Vice President of Sales, Edgecore Networks

AP location mapping is ushering in a new era of location-based services in Wi-Fi - and enabling standard power Wi-Fi in the 6 GHz band. Don't miss this deep-dive into new AP location tech from Cisco.

Bahador Amiri
Senior Director of Wireless Engineering, Cisco

The unlicensed 60 GHz band offers huge capacity for connectivity. In this panel we will discus present & future for 60 GHz use cases.

Dave Robison
CRO, Airvine

Dr. Nadine Hatto
Senior Director, Product Marketing, Peraso

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Mohit Garg
Vice President, VVDN Technologies

Discover the horizon of enterprise connectivity, where Wi-Fi is leading the way to shape a transformative future, driving innovation and efficiency in the digital workplace.

Blaz Vavpetic
Business Development & Partnerships, Galgus

Claus Hetting
CEO & Chairman, Wi-Fi NOW

Mittal Parekh
Sr Director of Marketing, RUCKUS Networks, CommScope

Stewart Goumans
Lead Sales Engineer, Ekahau

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Zaheer Syed
Founder & CEO, C3Spectra

Thanks to all our speakers & attendees for a great event - join us in Sarasota, Florida and Geneva, Switzerland next year!

Claus Hetting
CEO & Chairman, Wi-Fi NOW