1000-1045   AI-Powered Data Insights

The age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has ushered in a new era where deep insights and learnings can be unlocked from your data. These advancements mean organizations can get augmented information from their business data using natural language questions instead of data queries. Receive responses from AI that go far beyond traditional data outputs.

Presented By:   Rodney Hess, Senior Solutions Engineer

   1100-1145   Lethality in the Cyber Domain: Winning the Cyber War by Harnessing Humans and Machines to Drive Intelligence-Driven Defense and Adversary Hunting

“The commander must decide how he will fight the battle before it begins. If he waits until the battle is joined, his decisions will be too late.” – General Bernard Montgomery

Military operations rely on secure, trusted networks to execute mission command effectively. In today’s cyber battlespace, adversaries operate with a coalition, joint and combined arms approach; leveraging intelligence sharing, automation, and multi-vector attacks to outmaneuver defenders. Nation-state actors, eCriminals, and hacktivists rapidly adapt, refining their tactics, tools, and tradecraft in real time. To maintain dominance, the Department of Defense must move from passive defense to proactive cyber warfare built upon zero trust principles, leveraging adversary hunting, real-time threat intelligence, and AI-driven cybersecurity.

This session will cover:

• • The modern adversary’s playbook—who they are, how they operate, and their strategic objectives.
  • How integrated cyber defense and adversary intelligence disrupt enemy operations before they strike.
  • The role of AI-powered threat detection and automation in securing mission-critical networks.
  • How intelligence-driven approach, cloud-native security, and real-time adversary tracking provide the agility and speed required for cyber warfare.

Attendees will leave with actionable strategies to outthink, outmaneuver, and outpace adversaries, ensuring our networks remain a force multiplier rather than a vulnerability in modern conflict.

Presented By:   Jeff Worthington, Executive Strategist

   1215-1300   The Evolution of Fiber Optic Connectivity and Its Relation to AI and ML

This presentation will take brief look at benefits and applications of AI and ML. We will also discuss the computing and design elements. CommScope’s involvement with AI is on the cabling infrastructure aspect. We will take a deeper exploration developments in standards, connectivity, proper installation, and testing of these systems.

Presented By:   Jay Nusbaum, RCDD, Systems Engineer-Enterprise, Federal