ASHBURN, Va., May 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to
increasing global demand for high performance, low risk, and
geographically diverse Internet for interconnection requirements,
the Internet Ecosystem Innovation Committee (IEIC) today announced
an upcoming Virtual Summit Series featuring notable industry
leaders.
The IEIC Virtual Summit Series will address key
considerations for enterprise and government leaders in the wake of
the Coronavirus pandemic currently reshaping our society into a
global, remote workforce. As we have all come to rely on the
Internet for productivity and entertainment during this time of
uncertainty and social distancing, it is important, now more than
ever, that we pause to reflect on how the Internet is currently
constructed as well as its protection for future generations.
The IEIC has recognized the exponential increase in bandwidth
utilization over the past few months as a unique opportunity for
reflection, education, and action. The IEIC is launching its
Virtual Summit Series of exclusive talks and panel discussions
revolving around the current underlying need to diversify,
strengthen, and prepare our Internet infrastructure for times of
crisis as well as growth in fortifying regional economies and their
enhanced participation in the Digital Economy.
Each event will feature a live 20 minute keynote address from a
recognized industry leader, followed by a 40 minute panel
discussion with participating CEOs, CTOs, and COOs from industry
giants such as Google, Ford Motor Company, Cigna, Uber,
Telia Carrier, CenturyLink, Telxius,
Ciena, Blade, Freddie Mac, Virginia
Commonwealth University, Henrico
County and others. Vinay
Nagpal, President of InterGlobix, will act as emcee for each
event.
Summit Series I, June 2,
2:00PM EDT – How Resilient
is Internet Infrastructure?
Keynote and Moderator: Dr. Vint
Cerf, Google Chief Internet Evangelist
Panelists: Andrew Dugan, CTO CenturyLink;
Jason Black, Head of Global Network
Infrastructure UBER; Staffan Göjeryd, CEO Telia Carrier; Steve
Alexander, CTO Ciena; Ivo
Ivanov, COO DE-CIX; Jeff
Lemmer, CIO Ford Motor Company, Vinay Kanitkar, CTO Akamai
Vint Cerf, Google Chief Internet
Evangelist and co-Founder of the Internet, will deliver a keynote
address looking at how a series of tubes became the "World Wide
Web." Following his talk, Vint will lead a panel that examines
Internet resiliency and questions such as: How was the Internet
designed and how is it responding to the accelerated demand and
evolving needs of today's users? If it can withstand the current
test, will it withstand the next test with consumption rising
exponentially year over year, and who is watching over all the
pieces and parts in their entirety?
Register to attend here for Summit
I
Summit Series II, June 23,
2:00PM EDT – Digitizing
Enterprises
Keynote and Moderator: Dr. Ken
Washington, Chief Technology Officer, Ford Motor
Company
Panelists: Rafael Arranz; COO Telxius; Mark Boxer, CIO Cigna (ret.); Asher Kagan,
CEO Blade; Frank Nazzaro, CIO
Freddie Mac; Krishna Narayanaswamy,
Founder and CTO Netskope
Dr. Washington, Ford Motor Company's Chief Technology Officer
will address how the world's leading enterprises integrate
technology and digitization into their business models. This will
be followed by a panel discussion looking at the changes that are
taking place during this uncertain time and which of them will find
their way into the future as more efficient means to conduct
business.
Register to attend here for Summit
II
Summit Series III, July 23,
2:00PM EDT – Preparation in the
Public Sector
Keynote and Moderator: Clint
Heiden, IEIC Founder
Panelists: Jon Greaves, CTO QTS Data Centers;
Anthony Romanello, Executive
Director Henrico Economic Development Authority; Dr. Barbara Boyen, Dean VCU School of Engineering;
Vinay Nagpal, President InterGlobix;
Josh Levi, President Data Center
Coalition
Clint Heiden, Founder of the
IEIC, will examine how the public sector is preparing to harness
the possibilities for growing Internet infrastructure. His talk
will be followed by a panel discussing how institutions of higher
education, policy makers, and regional economic development
organizations are facilitating opportunity with the Internet. The
panel will cover a plethora of topics, including a look at how
governments are tailoring programs to entice businesses to deploy
in new regions with the goal of energizing local economies as well
as how work forces are being cultivated to support that growth.
Register to attend here for Summit
III
"The global pandemic is fundamentally reshaping how we
communicate and do business globally," said Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist, Google,
and Honorary Chairman of IEIC. "It's critical that we, as IT
leaders, understand how changes that are taking place are impacting
business performance locally and globally and increasing our need
for reliability and capacity. The IEIC Virtual Series will be an
excellent forum to hear from industry leaders and ask questions to
gain greater insight."
InterGlobix Magazine is the official Media Partner of IEIC 2020
Virtual Summit Series and will be publishing a special article on
the Internet's resiliency with insights from IEIC luminaries in its
upcoming Anniversary Issue.
About the Internet Ecosystem Innovation Committee
The
IEIC is an independent committee that promotes Internet
diversity by forming new global Internet nexus points. The mission
of IEIC is to partner with communities globally to create new
Internet nexus points through public and private partnerships with
local municipalities, academia and businesses. The Founding Members
of IEIC and Summit Series speakers are industry luminaries from
many of the world's most respected companies and leaders including:
Vint Cerf/Google (NASDAQ: GOOG),
Clint Heiden/QTS (NYSE: QTS), Bank
of America, Steve Alexander/Ciena
(NYSE: CIEN), Rafael Arranz/Telxius,
Jason Black/Uber (NYSE: UBER),
Mark Boxer/Cigna (NYSE: CI),
Barbara Boyan/Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU),
Andrew Dugan/CenturyLink (NYSE:
CTL), Staffan Göjeryd/Telia Carrier
(OMX: Telia1), Jon Greaves/QTS
(NYSE: QTS), Asher Kagan/Blade, Vinay
Kanitkar/Akamai, Michael
Leidinger/Hilton (NYSE: HLT), Jeff
Lemmer/Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F), Josh Levi/Data Center Coalition, Vinay Nagpal/InterGlobix, Frank Nazzaro/ Freddie Mac, and
Ken Washington/Ford Motor Company
(NYSE: F). For additional information visit: www.ieicco.com
Media Contact:
Carter B.
Cromley -(703) 861-7245 -ccromley@cox.net
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