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Welcome to NANOG 93! Join us as we officially kick-off three days of great programming and networking events.
Jonathan Black: As NANOG’s Executive Director, Jonathan oversees the organization’s operations and collaborates with the NANOG Board to enhance and implement its mission and strategic plan. Prior to joining NANOG in May 2024, Jonathan was the Executive Director of CanWISP, where he played a key role in advocating for and supporting the interests of rural Internet Service Providers in Canada. Additionally, he served as an advisor to ISPs through KURO Partners, providing financial and strategic guidance and support. In the late 1990s, he experienced the high-growth period of the Internet bubble as part of the Venture Capital sector and then learned critical lessons from the challenges that followed when the bubble burst, working inside an internet startup during that tumultuous time. Jonathan has an MBA from Ivey Business School at Western University, a Graduate Diploma from Regent College and a B.Math (Applied Math / Comp Sci) from the University of Waterloo.
Stevan E Plote: Have worked at multiple start-ups as well as larger companies. Extensive experience evangelizing networking solutions to Telecom, Internet Content and Data Center Service Providers as well as OEM and component partners. Active with Industry Forums and Standards Bodies including IEEE, MEF, Optica and NANOG.
Speaker Jonathan Black - NANOG
Stevan E Plote - Plote and Associates
Welcome to NANOG 93! Join us as we officially kick-off three days of great programming and networking events.
Jonathan Black: As NANOG’s Executive Director, Jonathan oversees the organization’s operations and collaborates with the NANOG Board to enhance and implement its mission and strategic plan. Prior to joining NANOG in May 2024, Jonathan was the Executive Director of CanWISP, where he played a key role in advocating for and supporting the interests of rural Internet Service Providers in Canada. Additionally, he served as an advisor to ISPs through KURO Partners, providing financial and strategic guidance and support. In the late 1990s, he experienced the high-growth period of the Internet bubble as part of the Venture Capital sector and then learned critical lessons from the challenges that followed when the bubble burst, working inside an internet startup during that tumultuous time. Jonathan has an MBA from Ivey Business School at Western University, a Graduate Diploma from Regent College and a B.Math (Applied Math / Comp Sci) from the University of Waterloo.
Stevan E Plote: Have worked at multiple start-ups as well as larger companies. Extensive experience evangelizing networking solutions to Telecom, Internet Content and Data Center Service Providers as well as OEM and component partners. Active with Industry Forums and Standards Bodies including IEEE, MEF, Optica and NANOG.
Speaker Jonathan Black - NANOG
Stevan E Plote - Plote and Associates
