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Event Details
As Arista’s premier customer exchange event, Innovate brings together technology leaders, architects, engineers, and business decision-makers for three days of strategic insights, technical deep dives, hands-on training, and meaningful engagement with Arista experts and industry peers. Explore the latest innovations and emerging trends shaping the future of networking, AI infrastructure, cloud, security, observability, and the modern enterprise.
Innovate is an exclusive, invite-only event, and attendance is limited. If you would like to join us, please register your interest by completing this brief form. Your responses will help us better understand your role, your organization’s priorities, and the topics that are most relevant to you. Our team will review each submission to ensure the event is the right fit for attendees. Qualified registrants will receive a formal invitation within one week and additional event details in the coming weeks.
Agenda
Day 1: Monday, December 7
Training & Certification Opportunities (Available Throughout Day 1 and Day 3)
Optional hands-on training and certification sessions will be offered throughout the day, providing attendees with opportunities to deepen their technical expertise and advance their professional certifications while participating in the core event programming.
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Arrivals, Registration and Breakfast
Head to the registration desk and grab something to eat.
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Networking Lunch
Network and refuel.
1:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Executive Briefing Program (Continued)
Pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings between Arista executives, sponsors, and VIP customers.
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Concurrent)
Product Roundtables
Small-group, discussion-driven sessions hosted by Arista product leadership
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Welcome Reception
Innovation Showcase: Powered by Arista & Partners
Day 2: Tuesday, December 8
7:00 AM – 8:15 AM
Networking Breakfast
Innovation Showcase: Powered by Arista and Partners
General Session
8:30 AM – 8:40 AM
Opening and Welcome
Chris Bellmare, Senior Vice President, Americas
8:40 AM – 9:10 AM
The Central Nervous System for the AI Era
Jayshree Ullal, Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson, Arista Networks
9:10 AM – 9:50 AM
A Modern Operating Model for the Enterprise Network
Todd Nightingale, President and Chief Operating Officer, Arista Networks
9:50 AM – 10:20 AM
Networking Break
Innovation Showcase: Powered by Arista and Partners
10:25 AM – 10:50 AM
AI at the Edge: Transforming NetOps and SecOps
Ken Duda, President, Chief Technology Officer and Founder, Arista Networks
10:50 AM – 11:10 AM
Agentic Network Management
Jeff Raymond, Vice President and General Manager, EOS Software and Services, Arista Networks
Paul Druce, Product Manager, Arista Networks
11:10 AM – 11:55 AM
Customer Perspectives: A Panel Hosted by Ashwin Kohli
Ashwin Kohli, Chief Customer Officer, Arista Networks
Lunch Experiences
11:55 AM – 1:20 PM
General Attendees
Innovation Showcase: Powered by Arista and Partners
11:55 AM – 1:20 PM
Birds of a Feather Event
Sponsor-hosted, with participation from Arista product leadership. Informal, topic-based gatherings designed to connect attendees with shared interests in a relaxed, peer-driven setting.
General Session
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Fireside Chat
Special Guest: Rene Haas, Chief Executive Officer, Arm
2:00 PM – 2:20 PM
Network Designs for the AI Center
Hugh Holbrook, Chief Development Officer, Arista Networks
Tyler Conrad, Principal Engineer, Arista Networks
2:20 PM – 2:40 PM
AI Fabrics with Arista Etherlink
Brendan Gibbs, Vice President, Product Line Management, Arista Networks
Hardev Singh, Vice President and General Manager, Cloud and AI, Arista Networks
2:40 PM – 3:25 PM
AI at Scale: Perspectives from Industry Leaders
Tyson Lamoreaux, Senior Vice President, Cloud and AI, Arista Networks
3:25 PM – 3:45 PM
Networking Break
Innovation Showcase: Powered by Arista and Partners
3:55 PM – 4:20 PM
The Next Era of Optical Networking
Vijay Vusirikala, Distinguished Leader, AI Systems, Arista Networks
4:20 PM – 4:50 PM
Fireside Chat
Special Guest: Thomas Kurian, Chief Executive Officer, Google Cloud
4:50 PM – 5:00 PM
Awards & Recognition and Closing Remarks
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Evening Reception
Innovation Showcase: Powered by Arista and Partners
6:30PM
Arista-Hosted Dinners
Connect with Arista leadership and industry peers at Arista-hosted event attendee dinners at the ARIA Resort & Casino. Your Arista account representative will be in touch with additional details.
Day 3: Wednesday, December 9
Innovation, Technical Deep Dives & Hands-On Learning.
Training & Certification Opportunities (Available Throughout Day 1 and Day 3)
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Breakfast and Networking
Innovation Showcase: Powered by Arista
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
General Session: Innovation & Insights
Continue the conversation with additional perspectives on real-world customer case studies and the trends shaping the future of networking, including the AI-accelerated vulnerability challenge, inference-at-the-edge, and AI-driven network operations.
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Technical Breakouts & Workshops
Choose from technical breakout sessions and interactive workshops designed to deepen your knowledge of Arista technologies and solutions.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Networking Lunch
Innovation Showcase: Powered by Arista
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Technical Breakouts & Workshops
Continue exploring Arista innovations through focused technical sessions, hands-on learning, and certification opportunities.