The future of AI Connectivity – Scaling Photonics for Next-Generation Infrastructure

9:10 am - 9:35 am

Photonics is foundational to meeting the bandwidth, density, and power-efficiency requirements of next-generation AI data centers, spanning scale-out, scale-across, and now increasingly scale-up architectures. This session examines the impending convergence of silicon and optics and highlights the need for a scalable, resilient and integrated supply chain ecosystem to accelerate AI infrastructure deployments.

 

Key Technologies Covered

  • Silicon Photonics
  • Co-Packaged Optics (CPO)
  • Reliability Standards
  • Networking architectures

Featured Speakers

Mr. Ginni Chadha

Mr. Ginni Chadha

VP of CQT, Cisco

Ginni Chadha is the Vice President of Component Quality & Technology (CQT) at Cisco, where he leads the strategic development and qualification of the advanced component technologies powering the next generation of networking architectures. With a distinguished 25-year career at Cisco, Ginni is a recognized leader in bridging the gap between cutting-edge innovation and high-scale reliable deployment. 

 

Ginni holds an MBA in Business Strategy from Boston University and a Master’s degree with a specialization in Optical Engineering from Penn State University. He is a strong advocate for industry standards and collaboration across ecosystem partners to ensure a scalable and resilient supply chain ecosystem for the AI era.