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The neXt Curve reThink PodcastHighlights & Analyst Takes from Cisco Live! 2025 (with Maribel Lopez)Send us a textAfter two extremely dense and informative days of Cisco's analyst program at Cisco Live! 2025 which too place in San Diego, Leonard Lee of neXt Curve and Maribel Lopez of Lopez Research sat down in the analyst forum plenary ballroom to tape what was supposed to be a greeting video to Jo Peterson, a mutual friend who has been on the neXt Curve podcast. Hi, Jo!The analyst relations team at Cisco put on a fantastic program this year to give analyst the opportunity to engage with the Cisco executives who were...2025-06-1215 min
Elevate the EdgeJoanna Newman, Vodafone on The Real Impact of Mobile Edge ComputingGlobal Edge Computing and 5G Principal Manager, Network Strategy and Architecture at Vodafone, Joanna Newman discusses the real impact of mobile edge computing.Guest Bio: Joanna is a highly motivated senior manager who is passionate about Strategy, Innovation and Transformation as enablers for successful businesses. She’s had the pleasure of working globally (4 continents and counting), delivering big portfolios of world leading innovative capabilities to the Enterprise and Consumer Technology and Telco markets, as well as digital transformation initiatives to migrate to Agile, DevOps, and Cloud. 2023-09-1219 minElevate the EdgeIan Hood, Chief Strategist at Red Hat Discusses Cloud RAN in Retail, Manufacturing and EnergyIan Hood, Chief Strategist at Red Hat Discusses Cloud RAN in Retail, Manufacturing and Energy 2023-08-2920 minElevate the EdgeGordon Haff of Red Hat Discusses the Role of Edge in Hybrid Cloud DeploymentsIn Gordon’s role at Red Hat, he develops stories that traverse the entire Red Hat portfolio and provide context for technology categories such as cloud computing. His focus is on expanding opportunity, building credibility, and educating. He delivers his message through a wide range of channels including public speaking, customer meetings, articles, blogs, papers, podcasts, books, video, and whitepapers. 2023-08-1622 minElevate the EdgePatricia Schouker Discusses Edge Security in EnergyPatricia Schouker is a VP of Strategy & Partnerships at cybersecurity company, PolySwarm. Her tenure is anchored within cyber and energy security with extensive experience in Fortune 500 and Public Sector environments. Her network drove new business, influencers and champions where her focus is on strategic and persistent threats, global energy security, as well as the intersection of technology and geopolitics. Her role at PolySwarm is to integrate and develop malware intelligence driven practices and policies for energy companies on local and global scales. Prior to her role, she worked at the European Commission in Brussels as a Policy Officer for t...2023-08-0123 minElevate the EdgeRob Hornbuckle, CISO, Allegiant AirRob Hornbuckle, CISO, Allegiant Air Discusses Edge Security 2023-07-1921 minElevate the EdgeMuriel Medard, MIT ProfessorNEC Professor of Software Science and Engineering Muriel Medard discusses Wireless APIs at the Edge. 2023-07-0429 minElevate the EdgeEdge AI & Distributed Application ManagementElevate the Edge hosts Jo and Maribel discuss Edge AI and Distributed App Management with Roshni Bhagalia, Vice President of Product Management — Editon AI & Patflorm for GE Healthcare. 2023-06-2023 minElevate the EdgeS2 E36: David Dobson of Intel on the Value of AI at the EdgeIn this episode, Jo and Maribel have a conversation with David Dobson, Global Industry Director Retail, Hospitality & Consumer Goods for Intel, about the Value of AI at the Edge 2023-06-0623 minElevate the Edge35. Samantha Madrid, Group VP, Security & Business Strategy, Juniper NetworksJoin us for a special episode of Elevate the Edge from the Juniper Analyst Summit in Dallas featuring Juniper Networks Group Vice President of Security Business & Strategy Samantha Madrid. 2023-05-2314 minElevate the Edge34. Edge in Financial Services Institutions with Theo Lau, Unconventional VenturesGuest Bio: Theodora (Theo) Lau is the founder of Unconventional Ventures, a public speaker, and an advisor. She is the co-author of Beyond Good, and host of One Vision, a podcast on fintech and innovation. Her monthly column on FinTech Futures explores the intersection of financial services, tech, and humanity. She is also a regular contributor for top industry events and publications, including BBC News, Finovate, American Banker, and Journal of Digital Banking. 2023-05-0922 minElevate the Edge33. Edge to Cloud Integrations with Keith TownsendElevate the Edge welcomes guest Keith Townsend, Founder of CTO Advisor, who discusses Edge to Cloud Integrations.Guest BioKeith Townsend Principal at the CTO Advisor a research and advisory services firm. Keith brings his experience covering 4-decades in IT focused on technologies like infrastructure, storage, virtualization, cloud and edge to the podcast. 2023-04-2519 minElevate the EdgeS2 E32: The Role of AI at the EdgeGuest Tamara McCleary, Founder and CEO of Thulium, discusses the Role of AI at the Edge and which industry has the potential to see significant advancements.Guest BioTamara McCleary is the founder and CEO of global digital marketing agency, Thulium. She serves as a technology futurist and an advisor to leading global tech companies Amazon, Alexa, Oracle, SAP, Cisco, Dell, IBM, Mercer, Marsh & McLennan Companies, AT&T, Verizon, Citrix, and RSA Security.Additionally Tamara is a research scientist and technology ethicist and recent graduate (5/2022) of Harvard University's Kennedy School and...2023-04-1126 minElevate the EdgeEdge Cloud Adoption with David LinthicumHosts Jo Peterson and Maribel Lopez discuss Edge Cloud adoption with David Linthicum, Chief Cloud Strategy Office, Deloitte Consulting. 2023-03-2824 minElevate the EdgeOcean Agriculture, Seaweed and EdgeElevate the Edge hosts Jo Peterson and Maribel Lopez discuss Seaweed, Ocean Agriculture & Edge with Brian Schmidt, Co-founder of PrimaryOcean. 2023-03-1421 minElevate the EdgeThe Role of AI at the Edge with Andi HuelsElevate the Edge hosts Jo and Maribel discuss the Role of AI at the Edge with Lenovo's Andi Huels. 2023-02-2821 minElevate the Edge28. Meryem Simsek, Bell Labs discusses What's Next for Edge ConnectivityMeryem Simsek, Head of Network Architecture Research at Bell Labs joins Elevate the Edge hosts Jo Peterson and Maribel Lopez for a discussion about What's Next for Edge Connectivity. 2023-02-1422 minElevate the EdgeEdge to Cloud Architectures and Use CasesSarbjeet Johal, Founder & Chief Analyst, Stackpane discusses Edge to Cloud Architectures and use cases with Elevate the Edge hosts. 2023-01-3127 minElevate the Edge26. Dean Bogdanovic, Alef on vRANs, Private Edge and MoreAlef CTO Dean Bogdanovic on vRANs, private edge and modern edge networks 2023-01-1725 minElevate the Edge25. Greg Jones, CTO of Kajeet Discusses Smart IoT ConnectivityGreg Jones has Global experience as a Chief Information Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and Chief Data Officer spanning more than 30 years in the technology. Extensive experience in Mobile Communications, Heathcare, Education, and Management Consulting. He has led startups through Strategic Sale/IPO, as well as managed global teams of nearly 1000 people in major corporations. Expertise in product management, technology innovation, agile development, SaaS, AI/Machine learning, and Cloud Computing. 2023-01-0325 minElevate the Edge24. Don Deloach of Rocket Wagon Venture Studios on Navigating Risk in IoT ImplementationsIn this podcast, we discuss edge computing topics, such as cyber physical transformation, risk and advice for IoT implementations.Don's Bio:Don DeLoach is an entrepreneur, author, board member and a leading industry evangelist for the internet of things. He currently serves as co-chairman of the Midwest IoT Council. He is a member of the executive board of the Illinois Technology Association. Don is the Co-Founder and CEO of Rocket Wagon Venture Studios. You can follow for your hosts and the guest at:Jo Peterson on Twitter at @digitalcloudgal and LinkedIN at...2022-12-0624 minElevate the Edge23. Defining The Hybrid Edge Cloud With MIMIK Technology's Fay ArjomandiIn this episode we speak with Fay Arjomandi the CEO and Founder of MIMIK TechnologyBIOFay Arjomandi is the Founder and CEO of the pioneering edge cloud company mimik. From 2016-2018, she was the executive chairman of H2 Wellness, a software company based in Los Angeles. Between Aug 2014 to Oct 2016, she was the CEO of digital health company NantMobile and led its Augmented reality platform (iD), several digital/genomics health initiatives, and WiGig fabless semiconductor company, Tensorcom. Prior to NantMobile, Fay was the CEO...2022-11-1627 minElevate the Edge22. Jeff Tennery of ALEF On Simplifying Private 5G and Edge API Platforms In tis episode, we interview Jeff Tennery, the COO of Alef. Prior to joining Alef, Jeff founded leading freelance platform company Moonlighting, which was acquired in January 2021 by CareerGig. Founded in 2014, and backed by the largest US media companies, the Moonlighting platform supported over 860,000+ freelancers and generated over $50M in annual gig revenues. Jeff has over 30 years of senior executive leadership roles at Verizon, AT&T and Millennial Media. Over the past decade, Jeff has achieved notable success in the mobile application economy, serving in advisory and EIR roles to venture capital firms, as well as start-up comp...2022-11-0124 minElevate the Edge21. How the Edge Changes Gaming With William Bell of PhoenixNapIn this podcast with speak with William Bell, the Executive Vice President of PhoneixNap, on the many ways edge changes performance in numerous industries. You can subscribe to the podcast and view additional content at https://elevatetheedge.comYou can visit the PhoenixNap website at https://phoenixnap.com/Social links for your hosts and the guest(s)You can follow William Bell on LinkedIN at https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamb/Jo Peterson on Twitter at @digitalcloudgal and LinkedIN at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jopeterson1/Maribel Lo...2022-10-1825 min