Nov 11 - Nov 12 | Virtual

Meet us at the Private Networks in a 5G World event, dedicated to addressing the key questions emerging in the private networks market. See the impact of applying disruptive technologies in different segments of the economy, with hyper-connectivity infrastructure as the main inductor and enabler of this transformation.

Book a meeting with the form to get a free pass to the event!

*Note: For Enterprises and Telecom Operators (technical and non-sales functions)

 

Make sure you do not miss our session:

Session title: Mind the Gaps! Why Performance Visibility is Critical for Private 5G and Campus Networks 
Date: November 11th at 12:05pm GMT
Speaker: Richard Piasentin, Chief Marketing and Chief Strategy Officer, Accedian 

In this session, Richard will discuss:

  • The opportunities for organizations to take advantage of 5G, but the additional IT management complexities that brings
  • Putting delay into perspective with a global food manufacturer case study
  • The importance of digital experience and security visibility across these performance-sensitive environments
  • Bridging the gap between telco NetOps and enterprises moving a 5G speed with cloud-native performance monitoring 

Or join us for the panel discussion featuring other thought leaders in the industry:

Title: Primed for Connectivity: The Industries Investigating the Private Network Opportunity
Date: November 11th at 13:40pm GMT
Panelists: Tom Foottit, Accedian, Niko Louvranos, Digital Catapult, Teppo Rantanen, City of Tampere, Debbie Bandara, Forest Tribe and Matt Stagg, BT Sport

Register for the event today and book a virtual meeting with one of our Accedian team members! 

 

Richard Piasentin Accedian (1)

Richard Piasentin

Chief Marketing & Chief Strategy Officer, Accedian

As Chief Marketing and Chief Strategy Officer at Accedian, Richard is responsible for our strategic planning process and investment priorities, ensuring we create and develop a consistent brand communications and marketing strategy, and drives our commercialization efforts in the areas of global product pricing, solution marketing, and business development.

Richard began his career at Nortel Networks in 1992 as a test engineer for their public carrier switching division. From there, he segued into focusing on the wireless industry, taking on a variety of senior roles at Nortel within sales, operations, and supply chain during his 17 years at the company. After Nortel, he was vice president and general manager for BlackBerry’s North American business, and general manager of Viavi’s Visibility, Intelligence and Analytics (VIA) business unit.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering, RF specialization, from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.

Tom Foottit Headshot_Accedian

Tom Foottit

VP Product Management, Accedian

As Vice President of Product Line Management at Accedian, Tom Foottit is responsible for our product strategy, applying extensive knowledge of telecom industry software development to solve real-world problems in the software-defined network (SDN), cloud, and enterprise IT digital transformation spaces.

He has more than two decades of product line management, systems engineering and R&D experience, and holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Carleton University.