Name: Securing the AI Era: Infrastructure Evolution and Operational Reality
Start: 2026-06-23T14:00:00-0500
End: 2026-06-23T14:45:00-0500

Welcome to the GPN & ARE-ON Joint Conference 2026 schedule. Use this page to browse sessions, view speaker and session details, and build your personal agenda for June 22–24 in Rogers, Arkansas. Check back through May as additional sessions and details are added.

Securing the AI Era: Infrastructure Evolution and Operational Reality

Tuesday June 23, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm CDT

Embassy Suites Conv. Center - Grand Ballroom V

This panel style session will cover how AI is reshaping the enterprise from the app layer down to power, cooling, and transport. This session maps the new threat surface created by AI agents, the rapid evolution of AI infrastructure, and the operational complexity that emerges when reliability and security become inseparable.

Moderators

Steven Karp

Senior Network Engineer, ARE-ON

Speakers

Bernard Morvant

Sr. Account Manager, Lumen

Michael Renshaw

Director, Lumen

Brady Bell

Director Engineering, Ciena

Anthony Gloriana

Principal Engineer, Ciena

Sponsors

Ciena/Lumen

Lumen connects the world. We are igniting business growth by connecting people, data, and applications – quickly, securely, and effortlessly. Everything we do at Lumen takes advantage of our network strength. From metro connectivity to long-haul data transport to our edge cloud... Read More →

Tuesday June 23, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Embassy Suites Conv. Center - Grand Ballroom V 3303 Pinnacle Hills Pkwy, Rogers, AR 72758-8936

Sponsor Session, Terabit

Company Ciena/Lumen
Audience Network Engineers
Subject Infrastructure, Security & Operations

GPN & ARE-ON Joint Conference 2026