AI for Network Leaders Panel Discussion: The Future of AI in Network Operations

Close out AI for Network Leaders with a candid panel discussion featuring industry leaders from across networking, automation, and AI.

In this wide-ranging conversation, speakers reflect on what excites them most about the current pace of innovation, what concerns them as AI adoption accelerates, and how teams can balance experimentation with real operational outcomes. The discussion covers everything from customer success factors and data readiness to technical debt, agentic AI, governance, prompt engineering, and the evolving role of the network engineer.

With questions from the live audience throughout, this session offers an honest look at the opportunities and tradeoffs shaping the future of network operations.