BICSI Winter 2026

Lighting the Path: Integrating Optical LAN, PoE, and Safe Power for Next-Gen Environments (Room Palms Ballroom)

21 Jan 26
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Tracks: Keynotes & General Session

Speaker(s): Ronna Davis, Chief Revenue Officer, VoltServer, Inc.; Luis Suau, Chief Business Officer, Sinclair Digital Services, Inc.; William Foy, RCDD, DCDC, ESS, NTS, OSP, WD, Senior. Project Manager, Faith Group, LLC; Karen Leos, Vice President - Global Sales and Professional Development - Tellabs and Chairman of the Board - APOLAN, APOLAN / Tellabs

Moderator(s): Holly Ransom, CEO, Emergent Global;

This session brings together four leading industry associations— APOLAN, FMP Alliance, PoE Consortium, and BICSI—for a dynamic panel exploring the future of enterprise networks.  The discussion will weave standards, safety, and energy efficiency into practical guidance for IT and facilities professionals. Panelists from each organization will share perspectives on safe, reliable Class 4 fault-managed power, port- and device-level LVDC for lighting and IoT, and the high-speed, energy-efficient backbone of APOLAN’s Passive Optical LAN. Through real-world scenarios, cross-domain case studies, and interactive Q&A, attendees will gain actionable insights on alignment with BICSI standards, deployment patterns, and how to collaborate across disciplines to future-proof campus and enterprise networks. Attendees will leave with a clearer view of how to harmonize power, connectivity, and security for a resilient, energy-conscious network infrastructure.