Speaker
Ram Ramanathan
A results-driven leader with extensive experience in product management, systems architecture and engineering in various access and core networking technologies serving enterprise and communications service providers. Ram Ramanathan currently serves as Vice President of Product at Ribbon, leading company-wide initiatives on AI, Automation and Cloud. Prior to that, Ram held a number of positions in product management and software engineering at Sonus Networks and Starent Networks, which was acquired by Cisco. He received his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Clemson University and his B.E. in Electronics and Communications from the Coimbatore Institute of Technology.

Featured Sessions
11:45 AM
September 11 2025
11:45 am-12:30 pm
Innovate Stage
Explore how leading CSPs are rethinking operations on the path to autonomous networks. In this series of focused talks, industry experts share strategies for leveraging AI, automation, and composable IT to achieve greater network autonomy. Learn how CSPs are reducing manual intervention, simplifying architectures, and setting foundations for smarter, self-optimizing networks that drive efficiency and performance.