Inde | Bytes & Insights - Bob Friday: the 'godfather' of wi-fi'

Join Inde Technology in providing a warm welcome to the 'god father' of Wi-Fi, and Chief AI Officer at Juniper Networks, Bob Friday.

As one of the industry's most prominent voices on applying AI to IT, Inde is very excited to have a true pioneer in the world of wireless technology and AI visit our Christchurch offices.

Sharing his trials and tribulations in the world of Wi-Fi, networking and AI, Bob will be sharing key insights into:

• His career journey to founding Airspace and Aironet to buying Meraki and why he founded Mist.
• Why Juniper Mist is different to the current Status Quo in the networking industry.
• Why AI-Ops are important to networking professionals.
• What AI native is and how AI is being adopted by the rest of Juniper across the organisation.

About Bob Friday:

Bob’s career as a wireless entrepreneur is focused on developing and bringing to market unlicensed wireless technologies. Recognised as a Wi-Fi “mover and shaker” by Light Reading, he was also a key contributor to the HS2.0 industry standard and holds over 15 patents.

Bob started his wireless career at Metricom (Ricochet wireless network) with the original release of the part 15 FCC unlicensed rules in developing and deploying wireless mesh networks across the country to connect the first generation of Internet browsers.

Following Metricom, Bob co-founded Airespace, a start-up focused on helping enterprises manage the flood of employees bringing unlicensed Wi-Fi technology into their businesses.

Cisco acquired Airespace in 2005 for $450M where Bob became the VP/CTO of Cisco enterprise mobility and drove mobility strategy and investments in the wireless business (e.g. Navini, Cognio, ThinkSmart, Phunware, Wilocity, Meraki). He also drove industry standards such as HS2.0 and market efforts such as Cisco’s Connected Mobile Experience.

In May 2014 Bob co-founded Mist Systems, an early-stage start-up focused on helping enterprises deliver business critical mobile experiences to their customers and employees.

Bob currently serves as the Chief AI Officer at Juniper Networks and as CTO of Juniper’s enterprise business following Juniper’s acquisition of Mist.

Register now to secure your place at this EXCLUSIVE Bytes & Insights event.*

*Please note places are limited - RSVP is essential to secure your spot. Ensure you RSVP by 5pm on Monday, March 18th.