Speakers
Basem Al-Sabri
Founder &
Network Automation Lead
Netomate
“The network automation blueprint“
As networks grow in complexity and scale, manual operations are no longer sustainable. Yet, many organizations struggle to go beyond isolated Command Line Interface (CLI), Graphical User Interface (GUI), or siloed tooling. The talk will be presented in a structured, vendor-neutral approach to designing and executing scalable network automation. The blueprint outlines the key areas where network automation can be applied to drive improvement, including config generation and deployment, IP, BGP, VLAN allocations, fault remediation, etc. Attendees will leave with a clear mental model of how to structure their automation journey to tackle network automation adoption challenges. It offers clear guidance for those just starting out, while providing equally valuable insights for experienced practitioners looking to refine or scale their efforts.
Kuang Bin Yeu
Senior Consulting Sales Engineer
Juniper Networks
Kuang Bin Yeu
“Rewiring AI fabrics: The role of routing in Ultra Ethernet transport”
Ultra Ethernet Transport (UET) is more than faster Ethernet — it’s a fundamental redesign of how AI-scale networks move data. At the center of this shift? Routers.
In UET fabrics, routers evolve from passive forwarders into active, congestion-aware participants. They detect overloads, generate CSIG signals, and enable link-level retries — all without tracking session state. This real-time router-NIC feedback loop turns the network into a responsive system, tuned for massive GPU clusters and bursty AI workloads.
The result? Smarter routing. Lower latency. And Ethernet that finally scales with AI.
Yuki Low
Regional Sales Manager
ASEAN
NTT-AT
Yuki is a Regional Sales Manager in NTT Advanced Technology (NTT-AT) based in Singapore, where she explores and develops ASEAN markets, builds up the connection with the customers and acts as the communication bridge between Japan and ASEAN countries.
“Fundamental techniques of maintaining optical connections in the multi-core connector (MPO)“
This presentation will explain the basics of MPO connectors and introduce some useful techniques and key points to know when using MPO connectors. The paper covers basic information such as connector construction, polarity, types, and cleaning precautions.l
Amrita Mitra
Senior Customer Success Engineer
Cloudflare
Jinn Jong, Chang
Senior Customer Success Engineer
Cloudflare
Amrita is a Senior Customer Solutions Engineer at Cloudflare, where she focuses on network and cloud infrastructures. She is passionate about leveraging her deep technical expertise to deliver superior outcomes for enterprise customers.
JJ is a Senior Customer Success Engineer at Cloudflare, specializing in application and network security. He advises enterprises and public sector organizations in ASEAN on Zero Trust, application security, and resilient network design. With extensive experience supporting government, healthcare, and global enterprises, he helps organizations strengthen their defenses with Cloudflare’s security and performance solutions. He holds CISSP and CCSP certifications.
“Cloudflare Radar: Data-driven global Internet insights for network operators”
Cloudflare Radar provides public, data-rich view into the state of the global internet, derived from insights across Cloudflare’s extensive network.
We will explore monitoring the evolving landscape of DDoS and other cyber attacks, and tracking BGP routing health, including route leaks, and hijacks. The platform’s role in providing objective data on internet outages and disruptions, both globally and at a country-specific level, will also be showcased.
Tashi Phuntsho
Evangelical Optician
Flexoptix
Tashi has been working in the Internet industry since 2004 and is currently an Evangelist Optician and APAC Lead for FLEXOPTIX.
He comes with hands-on experience across Telecommunications and IP networks, having worked as a Transmission Engineer, IP Engineer and Network Lead for Bhutan Telecom.
With his knowledge of “how not to do things”, Tashi worked as a Senior Network Analyst and Training Delivery Manager at APNIC until 2022.
Outside of his day job with FLEXOPTIX, Tashi also assists with NSRC workshops, especially at NOGs and other Direct Engineering Assistance engagements in the APAC region.
Tashi volunteers as PC Chair for South Asia NOG and Bhutan NOG (founding member), while continuing to help as a PC member for APRICOT, India NOG, and Mongolia NOG (founding member).
“Optics101 for non-Optical (IP) folks”
This talk is an attempt to refresh fundamental optical concepts, and help understand recent advances in coherent pluggables and the journey towards IPoDWDM.
Tim Raphael
Regional Product Line Manager
IP Automation, APAC
Nokia
Tim has more than a decade’s experience in designing, building and operating service provider networks. He’s worked for MSPs, RSPs and multi-national cloud providers, helping them scale and automate their networks. He now works at Nokia as the Regional Product Line Manager (rPLM) for IP Automation in APAC. His remit includes all automation product lines for data centre and wide area networks, including automation process, practise and tooling.
“Evolution in network automation”
Network configuration was once a hand-crafted task until the need arose to ensure consistency at a massive scale. During this talk we’ll take a journey through the evolution of configuration technologies, what we learned along the way and how we should be configuring networks into the future. We’ll be discussing scripting, imperative operations, workflows, playbooks, APIs, declarative models, and intent-driven operations.
Sreekanth Vasudev
Sales Engineer
Global IP Network
NTT-DATA
Sreekanth is a Sales Engineer of NTT DATA, Global IP Network with 12 years of experience in the ISP industry. He has a proven track record of excelling in various roles, ranging from core engineering of local and global ISP networks to pre-sales engineering of complex global internet, SD-WAN, and network security solutions.
“Navigating the storm: DDoS attack trends and effective mitigation strategies”
In the ever-evolving landscape of network security, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks remain a persistent and growing threat to large-scale network infrastructures. As these attacks become more sophisticated and frequent, it is crucial for network operators to stay ahead of the curve with effective mitigation strategies.
This presentation will delve into the latest trends in DDoS attacks, especially in APAC region, highlighting the tactics and techniques employed by attackers to disrupt services. We will explore real-world case studies to illustrate the impact of these attacks on telco and internet service providers. Additionally, the session will provide a comprehensive overview of the most effective mitigation strategies, including both proactive and reactive measures, to safeguard network infrastructure.
Attendees will gain valuable insights into the tools and technologies available for DDoS detection and mitigation, as well as best practices for implementing a robust defense strategy. By understanding the current threat landscape and learning from practical examples, network operators can better prepare to defend against DDoS attacks and ensure the resilience of their networks.
Brian Walsh
Head of Product Management &
Consulting Engineer
APAC
Nokia
Brian is Head of Product Manager & Consulting Engineer for the APAC Region in Nokia, responsible for the IP routing & switching, datacenter and automation product lines. He has been part of the IP Division for the past 19 years and has extensive international experience working with customers in the Telecommunications, Cloud and Enterprise sectors spanning Europe, Middle-East, Africa, and Asia Pacific.
Brian holds a Bachelor of Computer Engineer from Sydney University with first-class honours.
“Building AI clusters: What network engineers need to know”
Networking is at the heart of enabling AI’s transformative potential, where high-bandwidth, low-latency connectivity between GPUs, storage systems, and across datacenters is critical for maximising the performance of an AI cluster. In recent years, the hyperscaler and vendor communities have made significant strides in adapting and optimising Ethernet to meet the demanding requirements of these environments.
This talk discusses the key architecture elements of AI clusters from a network engineering perspective and looks forward to the role that UltraEthernet will play. Attendees will gain insights into the challenges, solutions, and emerging opportunities for network engineers in this rapidly evolving domain.
Cindy Yang
Network Architect
Akamai Technologies
Cindy is a Network Architect at Akamai Technologies, based in Singapore. She specializes in designing and optimizing large-scale network infrastructure to support Akamai’s globally distributed platform. With a deep interest in internet routing, edge architecture, and peering strategy, Cindy is an active contributor to the regional network engineering community. In addition to her role at Akamai, she serves on the committee of HKNOG, supporting industry collaboration and knowledge sharing across Asia.
“Optimising traffic flow with Akamai”
This presentation explores the unique aspects of Akamai’s content delivery network (CDN) deployment in Singapore and provides best practices for optimising traffic flow. We will begin by examining the structure of the Akamai network within the country and its method for mapping traffic. We’ll delve into why traditional Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) traffic engineering techniques—such as AS path prepending, Multi-Exit Discriminator (MED), and using more specific routes—are often ineffective with Akamai’s intelligent routing system.
The second half of the presentation will offer practical recommendations for network operators. Key best practices include setting up and using dedicated DNS resolvers, maintaining complete and consistent route announcements, and avoiding traffic filtering. We’ll also highlight the importance of avoiding Carrier-Grade Network Address Translation (CGNAT) and recommend the adoption of IPv6 to enhance performance and connectivity.
Calvin Yeow
CEO
Lucky Joint Construction
Calvin is the CEO of Lucky Joint Construction. With more than 20 years in the fibre optic industry, he has been guiding Lucky Joint’s steady growth as one of Singapore’s key partners in building the networks that keep us all connected.
Calvin believes in practical innovation, safety, and sustainability. Under his leadership, the company is growing regionally while continuing to play a vital role in Singapore’s digital future.
“Connectivity simplified: End-to-end fronthaul planning, design, construction & maintenance”
This presentation provides a comprehensive overview of the processes involved in developing and sustaining reliable fronthaul infrastructure. Beginning with an introduction to Lucky Joint and its role as builder of Outside Plant (OSP) land cable duct routes.
The session explores the full lifecycle of fronthaul development from conceptualisation to long-term maintenance.
Key areas covered include pre-consultancy and authority approvals, operational and construction permitting, and the practical steps of deploying fiber optic networks inland. The discussion will highlight civil works and underground conduit construction, the installation of inner ducts, fiber optic cables, and the integration of these networks into buildings, data centers, and cable landing stations.
Further, the presentation will detail the critical processes of splicing, jointing, and termination, followed by testing, commissioning, and maintenance best practices. The session concludes with an open Q&A, offering participants the opportunity to clarify technical, regulatory, and operational aspects of fronthaul deployment.
Bastien Claeys
Regional Product Manager
Datacenter and IP Routing,
IP Networks, NI APAC
Nokia
Bastien is an experienced network engineer with strong background in Software-Defined Networking (SDN) for telco data centers.
He developed his expertise in network design while working in Belgium and now serves as a Regional Product Manager at Nokia in Australia, specializing in data center solutions. A technology enthusiast, Bastien is committed to advancing the future of networking through open standards, automation, and innovation.
Nokia Workshop : “Building Next-Gen DC fabrics with Containerlab“
Explores how to use Containerlab to build and simulate a Data Center fabric topology. Participants will deploy an underlay IPv6 addressing scheme and work with key technologies like EVPN and VXLAN to enable scalable, efficient interconnection. By the end, participants will understand how to leverage Containerlab for building robust, next-gen network infrastructure. read more
Thomas Corre
Regional Product Manager
and Consulting Engineer
IP Networks, NI APAC
Nokia
Thomas is a regional Product Line Manager and Consulting Engineer at Nokia, with over 15 years of experience in IP Routing architecture engineering and presales.
Throughout his career, he has focused on supporting Service Providers in Europe and Southeast Asia, gaining extensive knowledge in Cloud computing, IP Routing technologies, and 5G Anyhaul.
As a regular speaker at NOG events in the South-East Asia region and at Telecom SudParis for “Advanced Network Architecture” Master’s specialization, Thomas brings strong experience in delivering customer workshops, technical training, and translating complex networking needs into effective solutions.
Nokia Workshop : “Building Next-Gen DC fabrics with Containerlab“
Explores how to use Containerlab to build and simulate a Data Center fabric topology. Participants will deploy an underlay IPv6 addressing scheme and work with key technologies like EVPN and VXLAN to enable scalable, efficient interconnection. By the end, participants will understand how to leverage Containerlab for building robust, next-gen network infrastructure. read more