Customer Advisory Committee
Cisco Live Customer Advisory Committee: Putting Customers Center Stage
Cisco customers are the most important element of Cisco Live. For 20 years, Networkers and Cisco Live have been providing the education you need to be successful in your organization, offering opportunities to meet with Cisco technical experts, celebrating your support of Cisco products and technologies. As such, we’re constantly looking for ways to evolve the conference to meet your educational and networking needs.
The Cisco Live Customer Advisory Committee makes its debut at Cisco Live 2009. Comprised of nine customer representatives from a wide range of industries and company sizes, each committee member has experienced Cisco Live or Networkers as an attendee, and has volunteered their time to work in tandem with the Cisco Live team to represent the voice of Cisco customers in all relevant planning initiatives, including:
- Advising on overall content offering to ensure a wellrounded and relevant agenda that addresses an appropriate depth and breadth across all technologies, solutions, and audiences
- Increase attendee networking opportunities
- Suggest innovative ways to improve the program as a whole
Thanks to the contributions of the Cisco Live Customer Advisory Committee, you’ll see that customer insights are front and center at Cisco Live 2009. Here are just a few of your fellow customers who have volunteered their time to Cisco Live. (Note that not all Cisco Live Customer Advisory Committee members are represented.)
Steve Bergstrom
Enterprise Voice and Unified
Communications Architect
Caterpillar
- Number of Cisco Live/Networkers Attended: 6
- What I most look forward to at Cisco Live: Is an exciting time to meet new peers in the industry and reconnect with those whom I have met over the years. This valuable form of networking, combined with the sessions presented, are some of the valuable resources I utilize to keep up-todate with emerging technologies and trends.
Dave Bregman
Senior Network Engineer
Hillstone Restauranet Group
- Cisco Certifications: CCIE, CCNA
- Number of Cisco Live/Networkers Attended: 4
- What I most look forward to at Cisco Live: John Chambers’ Keynote Address
Matt Dawson
Telecommunications Design Consultant
The Hertz Corporation
- Cisco Certifications: CCIE, CCNP, CCDP
- Number of Cisco Live/Networkers Attended: 4
- What I most look forward to at Cisco Live: The CCIE NetVet Lunch with John Chambers, the world-class training, and the opportunity to discuss my current and future needs with Cisco engineers.
Buddy Gilbert
IS Manager, Network Team
University of Alabama at Birmingham Health
System Information Services
- Cisco Certifications: CCNA, CCNP
- Number of Cisco Live/Networkers Attended: 10
- What I most look forward to at Cisco Live: There is so much I look forward to, but I have to pick just one thing it would be hearing John Chambers speak. It’s cool to hear someone talk about the future and then watch it come to pass.
TJ Kalis
Network Architect
Multi-National Telecommunications Provider
- Cisco Certifications: CCIE R/S, Security
- Number of Cisco Live/Networkers Attended: 10
- What I most look forward to at Cisco Live: Tie - technical sessions/customer appreciation event.
Yulan Lee
Senior Solution Engineer
IP Centric, Sprint Nextel
- Cisco Certifications: Triple CCIE (R&S, Security, SP)
- Number of Cisco Live/Networkers Attended: 5
- What I most look forward to at Cisco Live: This event offers the best technical training sessions you can find. I have talked to many session leaders over the phone, by email, or via white-board over the Net, but I found it is best to meet in person. At Cisco Live, I’ve met network engineers and associates at all levels, from all geographies, and it is a great time to exchange ideas and find solutions.
