Drive success with intelligent IP networking
Join us in Paris to explore how our innovations can help you deliver the AI connectivity you need. See how our latest solutions help service providers deliver the performance needed for next-generation cloud and AI data centers, as well as enterprise networks.
Meet Ciena engineers, innovators, and collaborators who simplify your AI journey to make your network a catalyst for competitive advantage.
Look for us on the agenda
Keynote session| Tim Pearson, VP, Product Line Management | |
Evolving approaches to scale across data center connectivity| Rafael Francis, Senior Director, Product Line Management |
From break-fix to self-heal: Agentic routing for AI workloads| Juan Luis Esteban, Head of Agentic AI, Product Line Management | |
Quantum-safe network infrastructure: National testbeds and deployment strategies| Panelist: Farzam Toudeh-Fallah, Director, Quantum Communications R&D | |
Advancing segment routing: New use cases, new value| Jahanzeb Baqai, Director, Product Line Management | |
Real-world progress and emerging use cases in IP/Optical convergence| Jan Straznicky, Senior Director, Product Line Management | |
Dynamic agentic AI workflows for IP/Optical operations| Reza Rokui, Senior Director, SDN Application Architecture |
From SNMP to YANG: Accelerating network analytics with push messaging| Bill Kaufmann, Director of Product Management, Analytics and Network Assurance Solution, Blue Planet | |
Toward establishing ultra-long-haul quantum-secured optical channels| Farzam Toudeh-Fallah, Director, Quantum Communications R&D |
AT THE Booth
Demonstrations
Learn more about our industry-leading Ciena and Blue Planet® innovations.
Coherent routingNew applications and technology advancements behind coherent routing for data center and AI connectivity
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New applications and technology advancements behind coherent routing for data center and AI connectivity
Advanced routing for AI-driven growthShowcasing segment routing and EVPN advancements powered by Ciena’s Service-Aware Operating System (SAOS) and agentic AI for IP operations to accelerate AI-driven growth
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Showcasing segment routing and EVPN advancements powered by Ciena’s Service-Aware Operating System (SAOS) and agentic AI for IP operations to accelerate AI-driven growth
AI-driven multi-layer operationsSmart multi-layer network control, powered by an easy-to-use AI assistant and robust agentic AI framework, to optimize network efficiency and performance
Gain insights
Smart multi-layer network control, powered by an easy-to-use AI assistant and robust agentic AI framework, to optimize network efficiency and performance
AI-powered lifecycle automationAn intent-based automation architecture that senses, reasons, and acts across domains to enable self-optimized operations
Discover Blue Planet
An intent-based automation architecture that senses, reasons, and acts across domains to enable self-optimized operations
Digital twin for proactive operationsReal-time digital twin to create an accurate virtual model of multi-layer networks for sophisticated what-if and impact analysis
Explore Blue Planet
Real-time digital twin to create an accurate virtual model of multi-layer networks for sophisticated what-if and impact analysis
AI agent builderAn open execution environment with prebuilt AIOps use cases to streamline operations, simplify AI/ML workflows, and accelerate AI adoption
Read about Blue Planet
An open execution environment with prebuilt AIOps use cases to streamline operations, simplify AI/ML workflows, and accelerate AI adoption
Upperside World Congress 2026
- March 24–26
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Palais des Congrès de Paris
2 Place de la Porte Maillot
Paris, France - Booth #103