Internet Resilience Institute: A Global Briefing

This event provides a forum to reflect on our progress, share updates, and address key issues shaping internet resilience.

Agenda

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Vint Cerf

Vint Cerf
Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google

John Janowiak

John Janowiak
President and CEO, Marconi Society

Keynote Remarks

Providing insights into the challenges and opportunities related to resilience, with a focus on Virtual Power Plants (VPP).

Jeff Simmons

Jeff Simmons
SVP & GM, Toshiba Americas Energy Group

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Jeff Simmons is a senior executive for the Toshiba Americas Group. Jeff serves as Toshiba America Energy System Corp.’s senior vice president and general manager of its nuclear and new technology business units, its marketing team, and head of the Toshiba Americas Group business development task force. Jeff is also chairman of the boards of Toshiba’s US and Canadian installation and maintenance services companies, TurbinePROs, LLC and TurbinePROs R.E. Services, Ltd., respectively.

Prior to his work at Toshiba, Jeff held executive roles in trading, project development and corporate development at TXU and its successor companies, and project engineering, construction management, power trading and structured transaction origination roles at PG&E National Energy Group and Commonwealth Edison Company (now Exelon and Constellation).

A leader in infrastructure project facilitation, Jeff and his teams have developed more than 10 GW of power projects and originated dozens of capital-intensive commercial and industrial projects. All together these include over $13 billion in realized equipment sales, power origination, trading, and corporate development transactions. Additionally, Jeff has held key roles in realizing more than $5 billion in equity and asset mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.

Jeff holds a BS in civil engineering from Southern Illinois University, an MBA from Southern Methodist University, is a graduate of the executive leadership program at the University of Texas at Dallas and holds a certificate of corporate governance from The Wharton School. He is a member of the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honorary Society, the American Nuclear Society, and the Particle Therapy Co-Operation Group of North America.

Internet Resilience Institute Updates

Presentation by IR Institute Working Group Leaders

Ram Mohan

Ram Mohan
Hyperscalers Engagement Working Group Leader
Chief Strategy Officer
Identity Digital

Fiona Alexander

Fiona Alexander
IR Supply Chain Mapping Working Group Leader
Co-Founder
Salt Point Strategies

Stakeholder Engagement Update

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flora Tromelin

Flora Tromelin
Vice President for International Engagement
Marconi Society

Closing Remarks

John Janowiak, President and CEO, Marconi Society

Affiliate and Sponsorship Opportunities

Affiliate and sponsorship help expand our global reach and impact, supporting critical conversations around the future of Internet infrastructure and resilience.

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Please note this event is by invitation only. Contact us at info@marconisociety.org to get involved.

Date

Jul 10 2025
Expired!

Time

ET
10:00 am - 11:00 am

Location

Zoom Platform

Organizer

The Marconi Society