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Every few decades, technology doesn\u2019t just evolve\u2014it resets the rules.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The internet\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0simply speed up communication.\u00a0Mobile\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0just make it portable.<\/span> Artificial intelligence is that kind of shift.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>But what feels different this time, and\u00a0what\u00a0I believe many people\u00a0are\u00a0underestimating,\u00a0is not just the speed of change.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0how quickly AI is moving from tool to infrastructure, moving from something we experiment with to something that will quietly run everything.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Over the last year,\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0had the same conversation with customers, partners, and our own teams. Everyone feels the momentum, sees the opportunity, and\u00a0almost everyone\u00a0is wrestling with the same\u00a0tension: We know AI is transformative.\u00a0The question that\u00a0remains\u00a0is:\u00a0How\u00a0do\u00a0we choose to shape the AI-powered future?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n That tension between promise and uncertainty is why we created Cisco AI Summit.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Happening<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>virtually on<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>February 3<\/span><\/span><\/strong>,<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hosted by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chuck Robbins<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, Cisco Chair & CEO<\/span>, and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jeetu Patel<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, President and Chief Product Officer,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>this event<\/span>\u00a0is a deliberate gathering of the people shaping\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>trillion-dollar\u00a0<\/span>AI economy and what\u00a0<\/span>remains<\/span>\u00a0after the headlines fade<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>We\u2019re<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>bring<\/span>ing<\/span>\u00a0together\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0industry\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0most influential minds<\/span>\u00a0for thought-provoking discussions<\/span><\/span><\/strong>:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This moment is too important to happen behind closed doors. Everyone deserves access to the conversations that will shape their work, their industries, and their future. That\u2019s why\u00a0<\/span>Cisco AI Summit will be streamed live, globally, for all to watch and engage.\u00a0No registration\u00a0required. Ungated access.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Cloud\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0just move workloads.\u00a0Each one re-architected how productivity and\u00a0possibility\u00a0are distributed.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n
<\/span>Compute\u00a0& AI<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0AI\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0software\u00a0alone\u2014it\u2019s\u00a0manufactured. This is a blunt conversation about why GPUs became the world\u2019s most strategic asset, how intelligence is now produced at industrial scale, and what happens when demand for compute outpaces everything else.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
Frontier Models & AI<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0When intelligence stops being scarce, what breaks first: jobs, institutions, or geopolitics? And what gets rebuilt faster than anyone expects?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
Venture & AI<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0No buzzwords\u2014just the power shift.\u00a0\u00a0Who wins when AI becomes\u00a0leverage, and who gets erased by \u201cgood enough\u201d intelligence at near-zero cost?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
<\/span>Cloud & AI<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0AI is turning cloud platforms into the operating system of the global economy. This is a candid conversation on why scale, speed, and control are converging\u2014and why the next generation of power will be provisioned, not installed.<\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
3D & AI<\/span><\/b>: AI\u2019s next chapter won\u2019t be decided by capability. It will be decided by trust. How can we ensure that AI values are indeed human values?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
<\/span>Silicon\u00a0& AI<\/span><\/b>: Every AI breakthrough rests on silicon few truly control. This is an unfiltered conversation about why compute is the real bottleneck, how supply chains become strategy, and why the race for intelligence will be won\u2014or lost\u2014at the chip level.<\/span><\/li>\n
Infrastructure & AI:<\/span><\/b> Models get headlines. Infrastructure decides winners. The essentials of compute, networks, and energy will be the enablers and choke points that will define our AI economy.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
Momentum & AI<\/span><\/b>: <\/span><\/span>The pace of AI is accelerating, and what matters now is how that speed turns into advantage.<\/li>\n
<\/span>Kevin Weil<\/span><\/b>, VP, OpenAI for Sciences<\/span>
Enterprise & AI<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0From product to science, AI is moving from assistant to agent. What changes occur when systems act, experiments accelerate, and confidence becomes the hardest problem.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
Design & AI:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0When anyone can design and build instantly, execution stops being the moat. The real edge becomes taste, clarity, and knowing what not to make. This is the future of design.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
Content & AI<\/span><\/b>: Ready or not, AI is already inside your workflows. The question is, are you gaining leverage, or quietly creating chaos at scale?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
<\/span>Brett McGurk<\/span><\/b>, Special Advisor of International Affairs, Cisco, & Venture\u00a0Partner, Lux Capital<\/span>
<\/span>Geopolitics & AI:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0National security is being reshaped by\u00a0AI\u00a0and cyber conflict is moving faster than institutions can adapt. What happens when AI transforms both offense and defense\u00a0in\u00a0a fragmenting world?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
<\/span>Workforce\u00a0& AI<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0AI\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0be won by tools\u2014it\u2019ll\u00a0be won by\u00a0agency. As intelligence gets cheap, judgment becomes priceless, and the leaders who win will protect curiosity, reward smart risk, and empower the pioneers already reshaping work from the inside.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
Be part of the transformation\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u2013\u00a0simply\u00a0<\/span>visit our site<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0add the event directly to your calendar.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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