APAN59

Opening Plenary 1330-1530

1330-1335 Welcoming Remarks by LOC and APAN Chair, Shinji Shimojo
1335 - 1400 Mr. David Wilde, CTO of AARNET
1400 - 1425 Invited Guest speaker 1, Leila Dekkar, Senior International Relations Project Manager - AfricaConnect3, GEANT
1425 - 1440 Kim Waldgrave, Head of Asia, INSPERA - APAN's 1st Industry Member
1435 - 1450 Keiko Okawa, Director, SOI-Asia
1450 - 1500 MOU Signing
-SOI-ASIA, (School on Internet Asia), Japan
-ASREN, Arab region National Research and Education Networks (NRENs)
-Hydro Informatics Institute, Thailand

1500 - 1515 Enhancing the power of connect by Toshiyuki Tamura / Managing Executive Officer, Core Technology Sector, KDDI
In modern society, with telecommunications being integrated into everything, telecommunications are playing an increasingly important social role. We KDDI aims to create a society in which anyone can make their dreams a reality. To make such future society, we are driving the life transformation by enhancing our power to connect. This presentation will introduce our activities on connecting daily lives, unusual case and future for the life transformation. In addition, we have been supporting the research and education for many years. The presentation also includes this activity.

1515 - 1530 AI-Driven Self Driving Networking: Next Decade IT Infrastructure by Masahiro Ueta, Sales Engineering Director, Juniper Networks K.K.
In recent years, the use of AI in IT infrastructure management has gained significant attention. This presentation will explore the practical impacts and benefits of AI-driven solutions from a vendor's perspective. Unlike traditional on-premises solutions, achieving true AI capabilities requires highly scalable, cloud-native environments. I will talk about real-world implementation cases, highlighting the successes and challenges faced. Additionally, we will delve into the essential elements for future Self Driving Networking, emphasizing the need for AI-native solutions to realize autonomous network management for next decade infrastructure