Balan Nair, executive vice president and chief technology officer of Liberty Global, will serve as the program committee chairman for SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2015.
Expo is returning to New Orleans next year; it’s scheduled for October 13-16.
Nair will be responsible for driving the creation of the Cable-Tec Expo 2015 program, most notably the development of educational content that will accelerate global deployment of next-generation products and services, as well as the subject matter for an Oct. 13 pre-conference symposium. He succeeds Tony Werner, executive vice president and CTO of Comcast Cable, as Program Committee Chair.
“Balan Nair and Liberty Global have been unparalleled in spearheading the internationalization of cable technology,” said Mark Dzuban, president and CEO of SCTE. “His experiences in the global marketplace will bring a unique perspective that will help us to grow the value of SCTE Cable-Tec Expo for the cable industry in the United States and abroad.”
“The educational resources of SCTE and the thought leadership of SCTE Cable-Tec Expo are accelerating the advancement of cable knowledge worldwide,” said Nair. “A key objective of the Cable-Tec Expo 2015 Program Committee will be to identify the technologies that will take cable into the future, and to create an agenda that prepares our industry to maximize the value of the changes ahead.”
SCTE recently announced the creation of the International Society of Broadband Experts (ISBE), a global brand that will unify the availability of SCTE resources around the world, as well as a commitment by Liberty Global to participate as a member in the SCTE Corporate Alliance Program.
Since joining Liberty Global in 2007, Nair has been responsible for overseeing the global network, IT, and technology operations, which span two continents and 47 million homes. Nair also is responsible for new product development, oversees global procurement functions and leads Liberty Global’s Technology Investment Venture group.
