Conrad Clemson & Yvette Kanouff
Conrad Clemson
Title: SVP & GM, Service Provider Video Software & Solutions Group, Cisco
Number of Years in Cable: 20+
Education: BS in physics from College of William and Mary; graduate studies at the University of Virginia.
One Word that Best Describes Me: Passionate
Yvette Kanouff
Title: SVP & GM, Service Provider Video Software & Solutions Group, Cisco
Years in Cable: 20+
Education: Master’s, mathematics with a focus on compression, University of Central Florida
One Word that Best Describes Me: Driven
The recently promoted Clemson joins seasoned tech wizard Kanouff in directing the strategy and development of Cisco’s video software portfolio. Together the two are leading Cisco’s video software portfolio, from content security to delivery of OTT content and services. Look for Clemson and Kanouff to focus this year on extending the cloud migration across the portfolio, streamlining functions required to produce and deliver multiscreen video, and applying a data science discipline to protect pay TV and content providers’ valuable content.
Conrad Clemson
Favorite charity you work with: Kauai Humane Society
My first job: Diagnostic programmer for CRTs for fault tolerant mini-computers.
The biggest innovation in cable over the last year: Mainlining programmatic advertising.
Hoverboard, driverless car or drone: Driverless car
I watch the majority of programming on this device: Curved screen 4k TV and Galaxy 6S edge
The technology that will most benefit cable over the next year is: Cloud Solutions as a Service
Favorite vacation spot: Hawaii
Yvette Kanouff
What excites you most about DOCSIS 3.1? More Bandwidth! But I am even more excited about symmetric DOCSIS and remote PHY.
Hoverboard, driverless car or drone: Driverless car
What was your first job? A hostess. It was great. It was all about people. Still is.
“Star Trek” celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year. So if Mr. Spock’s motto is “Live Long and Prosper,” mine is… Never be comfortable. Embrace and drive continuous innovation.
The technology that will most benefit cable over the next year is: Automation, Cloud and virtualization of networks and services.
Favorite vacation spot: Jackson Hole, WY
