(VA)NUG - RESTON FALL EVENT 2026
September 24th, 2026
5 - 9PM
Carahsoft
11493 Sunset Hills Road Suite 100 Reston, VA 20190 19
*CURRENT SPONSORS*
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*AGENDA*
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Check In / Open Mingle
6:00pm - 6:45pm
Keynote Presentation:
“What AI Does for Network Ops,
What Automation Keeps Doing”
by Dan Wade
6:45pm - 7:00pm
Break
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Panel Discussion
Emerging Networking Ideas & Trends
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Open Mingle
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Participants
Event Host:
Drew Meli
Group Leader
Bio Coming Soon!
Event Host:
Scott Robohn
Group Leader
Bio Coming Soon!
Keynote Speaker:
Dan Wade
BlueAlly
Dan is the Network and Infrastructure Automation Practice Lead at BlueAlly. He's a network automation nerd at heart and enjoys helping others learn and adopt automation skills. He's the co-author of a Cisco Press book about Cisco pyATS, an automated network testing solution. Outside of work, he enjoys BBQ and spending time with family.
Panelist:
Lenny Giuliano
HPE
Lenny Giuliano is a Co-chair of the IETF's MBONED Working Group and a Distinguished Systems Engineer at Juniper Networks. He has written articles for Forbes, TechCrunch and Network World and coauthored Interdomain Multicast Routing: Practical Juniper Networks and Cisco Systems Solutions (Addison-Wesley 2002). He has coauthored or contributed to more than two dozen RFCs and Internet Drafts. Prior to joining Juniper, Lenny worked in Sprintlink Network Operations.
Panelist:
Amir Tabdili
Cypress Consulting
Bio Coming Soon!
Panelist:
Sean Hess
7Signal
Sean Hess is Senior Director of Sales, MidAtlantic, Southeast and TOLA at 7SIGNAL, where he has spent eleven years. A CWS and 7CWE certified Wi-Fi professional, he has worked with some of the largest enterprises in the world, including a Fortune 5 pharmacy chain, a Big Four firm, and a global biotech, solving complex Wi-Fi challenges by measuring wireless from the client device outward rather than from the infrastructure in.
Panelist:
Natalie Landsberg
Ericsson
Natalie Landsberg is a DevOps Sales Engineer within Ericsson’s Enterprise Wireless Solutions organization. She focuses on network automation and building infrastructure for demonstrations, proofs of concept, and technical training. She enjoys making complex networking environments easier to deploy and experiment with. Prior to joining Ericsson, Natalie worked as a Systems Engineer at Juniper Networks. Outside of work, she enjoys plants, animals, and tinkering with pretty much anything that can be automated.