Keynote: The Road to 1 Trillion Begins at the Edge - Bob Monkman, Director, Software Strategy and Ecosystem Programs, Network Infrastructure, Arm Today’s cloud is not built to support the demands of tomorrow’s network infrastructure, where the edge of the network is lined with up to 1 trillion intelligent devices by 2035, many requiring very low latency and efficient acceleration. A massive transformation in network infrastructure is underway and the Arm ecosystem will play a prominent role in the realization of this vision, bringing unique and compelling solutions based on lower TCO, efficiencies in compute density, performance/watt, greater scalability, and security in the face of challenging industry goals for virtualization and 5G metrics. Join us for a comprehensive and insightful view into the approach taken by the Arm ecosystem to deliver efficient, heterogeneous, scale-out architecture for next-generation infrastructure support AI/AR/ML use cases and more. Attendees will walk away with an appreciation for the fundamental Arm value proposition, our contribution and initiatives within the Linux Foundation Open Networking community, proof points and progress to date in enabling this vision. About Bob Monkman Bob Monkman is part of the Infrastructure Business Line at Arm, based in San Jose, CA and focused on networking software strategy and ecosystem programs. Bob oversees Arm’s participation in the Linux Foundation Networking projects, ensuring multi- architecture support with the Arm server ecosystem and holds a seat on the LFN Board and the Marketing Advisory Committee. Bob also drives engagement and participation in Linaro, ONF/CORD, DPDK and other relevant industry consortia. Bob has been active in the telecommunications industry for over 30 years, starting as a HW/SW engineer for Tellabs after obtaining a BSEE degree from the University of Illinois, Chicago. Bob then moved into the commercial software arena in 1992, holding a wide range of technical, product management, strategic marketing and business development roles at Ready Systems, Mentor Graphics, Wind River Systems, MontaVista Software, Penguin Computing, QNX Software/Blackberry before joining Arm in October 2012.
