EXTON, PA – Kevin Hart, executive vice president and CTO of Cox Communications will provide the keynote remarks at the SCTE SEMI (Smart Energy Management Initiative) Forum 2013 next April.
As part of its efforts to more deeply embed conservation practices, Cox has adopted strategies for reduced energy consumption and increased sustainability throughout the business said the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE). Hart is expected to highlight the “Cox Conserves” program, but he will also discuss other ways cable operators can change how their entire workforces, operations and outreach programs can reflect modern energy and sustainable thinking. Cisco Systems will sponsor the keynote session.
Scheduled for Wednesday, April 10 in Atlanta, SEMI Forum 2013 will bring together operators, vendors and other experts for discussion of power, density, performance, sustainability and disaster recovery issues. Preliminary events, including working group meetings of the Sustainability Management Subcommittee (SMS) within the SCTE Standards Program, are scheduled for Tuesday, April 9.
“Our success in reducing carbon footprint through alternative power for facilities and fleet and more efficient computing has been significant, but there is far more to be done,” said Hart. “To keep up with the exponential growth of broadband services and capacity, cable operators, programmers and vendors need to take energy thinking to a whole new level and ensure that every level of the cable workforce keeps energy and sustainability in mind throughout their decision-making processes.”
“Cox is a leader in executing energy-management strategies that align with business objectives,” said Derek DiGiacomo, senior director, information systems and energy management programs and SMS lead for SCTE. “By sharing Cox’s experiences and his own vision, Kevin will be instrumental in heightening awareness of energy considerations and in defining more than a dozen SCTE Standards and Recommended Practices that are on the SMS roadmap.”
A veteran of more than 25 years in the telecommunications and information technology industries, Hart joined Cox after having served as CIO of Clearwire, where he led the transformation of the IT organization during nationwide deployment of the company’s 4G wireless broadband service. In addition to keynoting SCTE SEMI Forum 2013, Hart also is program committee chair for SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2013, slated for Sept. 18-20 in New Orleans.
