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Two tracks. 14 expert-led sessions. Countless job-ready technical insights.
Start with our opening keynote, then switch between two tracks running side-by-side all day.
Track 1
Build with AI
For developers, AI builders, platform architects, and automation leads
Learn to build smarter AI solutions and explore what’s next with the tech leaders who know.
- Discover spec-driven network design
- Combine Cisco workflows with AI agents
- Solve networking challenges with AI agents, MCP servers, and Cloud Control Studio
- …and more
Track 2
Run the enterprise
For network engineers, SecOps, cloud architects, and IT leaders
Build the skills to tackle the network challenges of today and prep for tomorrow by joining the engineers who have done the work.
- Troubleshoot DNS
- Leverage Cisco Catalyst
- Get started in quantum-safe networking
- …and more
Explore the agenda
Spec-Driven Network Design with Cisco Modeling Labs
Steve McNutt
Follow a real use case for validating your network designs using an AI coding assistant.
My Network Agents Are Working... I Think
Kareem Iskander
Explore why agent observability matters and how Splunk Agent Observability helps you understand what those agents are doing.
Network Operations made simple with Cisco Workflows
Keith Baldwin
Learn how to combine Cisco Workflows with AI agents to turn complex orchestration into simple, repeatable operations.
From Legacy to Agentic: Managing Cloud-Delivered Firewalls via Cisco Security Cloud Control and MCP
Kyle Winters
Discover how Security Cloud Control, Cloud-Delivered Firewalls, and MCP bridge legacy infrastructure to autonomous AI operations.
AI Skills that make your agent a Splunk Engineer
Alec Chamberlain
Follow this demo of an open-source project that turns Splunk and Cisco integration tasks into reusable, agent-driven workflows.
Is the Model Slow—or Is the Network? End-to-End for Hybrid AI Inference
Abdiel Hernandez Fentanes
Move to evidence-based answers about where an actual problem occurred in hybrid AI inference environments.
Building AI Agents - From MCP to Cloud Control Studio
Gabi Zapodeanu
Solve networking challenges with innovative ways to use AI agents, MCP Servers, Cloud Control Studio, and more.
DNS: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Hank Preston
Dig into everything from name servers to mail servers, while you learn to diagnose common DNS problems.
Deploying IPv6 In Enterprise Gracefully
Peter Paluch
Need to decommission IPv4? See how it’s done with this seamless transition to a dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 environment.
Turning Off IPv4: How We Ran IPv6-Mostly for Thousands of Real Users
Joe Clarke
See how a team turned off IPv4 for thousands of real users and ran IPv6. Learn actual config, counters to check, and more.
Splunk for One, Splunk for All? How to Monitor AWS with the Splunk You Know and Love
Quinn Snyder
Start with common questions about the cloud. Leave with a complete handle on how Splunk can provide enterprise-wide visibility.
Optimizing Traffic with Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Application-Aware Routing
Patrick Gargano
Leverage advanced SD-WAN features to maintain service-level agreements for your mission-critical apps.
The Power of eBPF - Protecting Before the Patch with Cisco
Liz Rice
Dive into the eBPF and Tetragon technology that enables dynamic, runtime protection and guardrails.
Quantum-Safe Networking 101: Build Your First Post Quantum VPN on Cisco
Giuseppe Cinque
Go from zero background to a working quantum-safe VPN connection. No quantum physics required.
Featured speakers
Quinn Snyder
Senior Technical Advocate, Learn with Cisco
Quinn, a 15-year sales and DevNet pro, excels at moving ideas from concept to reality, including bringing Splunk to all.
Liz Rice
Chief Open Source Officer, Isovalent
An award-winning speaker who wrote the book on eBPF, Liz brings deep expertise in network protocols and distributed systems.
Kyle Winters
Senior Technical Advocate, Learn with Cisco
Kyle, security modernization expert, knows how to move ASA and FTD environments into the cloud-managed, agentic future.
Kareem Iskander
Principal Engineer, Learn with Cisco
DevNet 500 and Hall of Fame speaker Kareem turns complex tech, like AI and network automation, into hands-on wins.
Hank Preston
Distinguished Architect, Learn with Cisco
From his first CCNA book to CCIE #38336 and DevNet Expert #1, Hank's lived it all and knows what it takes to build AI-ready skills.
Giuseppe Cinque
Principal Architect, Learn with Cisco
Join this startup founder, professor, and leader in shaping the Networking Academy learning future for AI to leap into quantum.
