Must-See Cisco for Splunkers Content at Cisco Live 2026

Cisco Live 2026 is a great opportunity for you to dive deeper into the world of Cisco products and capabilities. Maybe you were just asked to tackle a few network security or observability challenges within your organization, and you’d like to learn more about the power of Cisco and Splunk together. Or maybe you’re already a Splunk expert but looking to discover new Cisco solutions that could enhance your Splunk experience. Either way, if you’re interested in exploring the synergy between Cisco and Splunk, this track is for you.

If you’re already a Splunk expert and your primary interest at Cisco Live 2026 Las Vegas is to learn more about Cisco products or integrations with Splunk capabilities, these are just a few of the sessions, talks, and demos that you should try to prioritize when building your itinerary:

Keynotes & Keynote Deep Dives

Keynotes:

• Lead in the Agentic Era: Tuesday, June 2^nd (8:30 AM – 10:15 AM PDT)

  • Speakers:

    • Chuck Robbins (Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Cisco)
    • Jeetu Patel (President and Chief Product Officer, Cisco)
    • Brian Niccol (Chairman and CEO, Starbucks Coffee Company)

• From Agentic Vision to Enterprise Reality: Wednesday, June 3^rd (8:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT)

  • Speakers:

    • Liz Centoni (EVP and Chief Customer Experience Officer Cisco)
    • Jeetu Patel (President and Chief Product Officer, Cisco)

Keynote Deep Dives:

• AgenticOps in Action: Secure, Scalable Campus and Branch Networks: Wednesday, June 3^rd (12:00 PM – 12:45 PM PDT)

  • Speakers:

    • Joe Vaccaro (VP and General Manager, Cisco ThousandEyes, Cisco)
    • Michael Dickman (SVP/GM Enterprise Switching, Cisco)

• Operating at Agentic Scale: Securing the Network When Attackers - and Your Apps - Run on AI: Wednesday, June 3^rd (2:30 PM – 3:15 PM PDT)

  • Speakers:

    • Peter Bailey (SVP/GM, Security Business Group, Cisco)
    • John Morgan (SVP/GM, Splunk Security Products, Cisco)

• Digital Resilience in the AI Era: Building a Secure and Trusted Agentic Enterprise: Wednesday, June 3^rd (3:45 PM – 4:30 PM PDT)

  • Speaker: Cory Minton (Field CTO, Cisco)

Center Stage Sessions & Product Strategy Overviews

Center Stage Sessions:

• Trust & Compliance in the AI Era: Keeping Infrastructure, Systems, and Apps Secure and Compliant: Monday, June 1^st (2:15 PM – 2:45 PM PDT)

  • Speaker: James Hodge (VP, Global Specialists – Splunk, Cisco)

• Using Splunk to Reduce Major Incidents by 25% and Network Outages to Zero: A Cisco Case Study: Wednesday, June 3^rd (4:30 – 5:00 PM PDT)

  • Speakers:

    • Justin Waite (VP, DevTools & Release Engineering, Cisco)
    • Ryan Smalley (Splunk Platform Architect, Cisco)
    • Ines Thornburg (Splunk, Customer Experience, Cisco)

Product Strategy Overviews:

• Powering the foundation for tomorrow’s retail: Monday, June 1^st (12:00 PM – 12:30 PM PDT)

  • Speaker: Derek Dykens (Retail Industry Advisor, Cisco)

• You Can’t Scale What You Can’t See: Observability for Trusted AI and AgenticOps: Tuesday, June 2^nd (3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT)

  • Speakers:

    • Rana El Desoukey (Cisco)
    • Chris Fridgen (Cisco)

• Manage unified data center observability from workloads to the WAN: Wednesday, June 3^rd (10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT)

  • Speakers:

    • Tom Foottit (Director Product Management, Cisco)
    • Anant Shah (Senior Product Manager, Cisco)

• Powering the foundation for tomorrow’s manufacturing: Wednesday, June 3^rd (3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT)

  • Speaker: Carlos Rojas (Worldwide AI Sales Executive, Cisco)

Breakout Sessions, Theater Talks, Labs, and Seminars

Breakout Sessions:

• Increase Your Networking Insights with Splunk Platform and Intelligent Data Fabric: Tuesday, June 2^nd (2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT)

  • Speakers:

    • Srini Bobba (Director, Product Management, Cisco)
    • John Southerland (Senior Product Manager, ITSI, Cisco)

• Building a Mature Network Observability Practice for NetOps with Splunk, ThousandEyes, and Meraki: Tuesday, June 2^nd (4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT)

  • Speaker: Chris Crocco (Director of Technical Interlock, Splunk, Cisco)

• Build a Better SOC: Splunk Dashboards for Cisco Secure Firewall: Wednesday, June 3^rd (10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PDT)

  • Speakers:

    • Marc Mastrangelo (Leader, Product Management, Cisco)
    • Bill Spry (TME Technical Leader, Cisco – Distinguished Speaker)

• Driving Superior Customer Outcomes: How Cisco and Splunk Leverage OpenTelemetry to Deliver Business Impact: Thursday, June 4^th (1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT)

  • Speaker: Morgan McLean (Cisco)

• Inside the War Room: Hunting Post-Exploit Beacons with EVE and Splunk: Thursday, June 4^th (2:30 – 3:30 PM PDT)

  • Speakers:

    • Blake Anderson (Security Research Principal Engineer, Cisco)
    • Marc Mastrangelo (Leader, Product Management, Cisco)

Interactive Breakout Sessions:

• How to Configure Splunk For Cisco Meraki and Cisco Catalyst Center: Wednesday, June 3rd (2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT)

  • Speakers:

    • Alex Mitchell (Technical Education Content Developer, Cisco – Distinguished Speaker)
    • Chris Doebert (Principal Cat Wrangler, Cisco – Distinguished Speaker)

• An Interactive Discussion on Why Organizations need to adopt digital resiliency strategies to support business applications: Thursday, June 4th (10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PDT)

  • Speakers:

    • Ovesnel Mas Lara (Product Management Architect, Cisco – Distinguished Speaker)
    • Luis Bravo (Team Lead, Cisco – Distinguished Speaker)

Instructor-led Labs:

• From Data to Decisions: Synthesizing Network Insights from Catalyst Center, ThousandEyes, and Splunk: Monday, June 1^st (8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT)

  • Speakers:

    • Diego Granados (Technical Consulting Engineering Leader, Cisco)
    • Eduardo Olague Salas (TCE, Cisco)

• From Deployment to Deep Insights: Mastering AI/ML with Cisco AI Pods & Splunk: Wednesday, June 3^rd (8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT)

  • Speakers:

    • Marcio Kugler Rodrigues (Technical Marketing Engineer Leader, Cisco)
    • Leila Reyhani (Solutions Architect, Cisco)

Walk-in Labs:

• AI-Enhanced Observability for Cisco NSO: Real-Time Telemetry, Dashboards & Troubleshooting: Monday – Wednesday (8:30 AM – 6 PM), Thursday (8:30 AM – 2 PM)

  • Speaker: Madhavi Nannapaneni Nannapaneni (Customer Delivery Architect, Cisco)

• Gain Real-Time Visibility into Asset Utilization with Cisco SNA and Splunk: Monday – Wednesday (8:30 AM – 6 PM), Thursday (8:30 AM – 2 PM)

  • Speaker: Vanitha Kannan (Sr. Manager, Customer Delivery, Cisco)

• Creating a memorable experience with Splunk – Integration with Contact Center: Monday – Wednesday (8:30 AM – 6 PM), Thursday (8:30 AM – 2 PM)

  • Speakers:

    • Alex Artamonov (Technical Consulting Engineer, Cisco)
    • Ramiro Amaya (Technical Leader CX, Cisco)

Technical Seminars:

• Build a Better Mousetrap with Cisco Security and Splunk: Sunday, May 31^st (9:00 AM – 1:00 PM PDT)

  • Speakers:

    • Bruce Snell (Director, Cisco)
    • Hanna Jabbour (Leader Technical Marketing Engineer, Cisco – Distinguished Speaker)
    • Ahmadreza Edalat (Technical Marketing Engineer, Technical Leader, Cisco)

• Into the Observability-Verse: Achieving End-to-End Visibility from Network Infrastructure to AI Workloads: Sunday, May 31^st (2:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDT)

  • Speakers:

    • Mithun Banerjee (Software Consulting Engineering Technical Leader, Cisco)

Cisco World of Solutions Showcase: Opportunities for Splunkers to Learn More About Cisco

When you’re not in technical breakout sessions or keynotes, stop by the Cisco World of Solutions showcase to find product demos, grab swag, network with colleagues, and learn even more. Splunk products and capabilities will be shown off across 11 dedicated demo stations, eight demos alongside the Pulse Wall, and as part of numerous other Cisco demos.

There will be two interactive capture-the-flag demos (Splunk Arcade and KubeDoom) where you can further your Splunk expertise with hands-on examples. Don’t forget to check out the Cisco Store to watch Splunk in action while you pick up some swag.

The Fun Beyond the Tech

• Celebrate with Maroon 5 and The Chainsmokers: June 3, 2026 at 7:30 – 11 PM, with a performance from Maroon 5 and The Chainsmokers at Allegiant Stadium. Learn more about the celebration here!
• Healing Hounds: Take a break from the bustling show floor to pet adorable therapy dogs, grab dog-friendly swag, and see how we’re using Splunk to monitor everything.
• Oxygen bar: Rest your feet for a few minutes at the oxygen bar, where you can recharge and reduce muscle tension with a short but soothing hand or neck massage.
• Receptions, happy hours, and brunch: Download the Cisco Events mobile app for the schedule of receptions, happy hours, and meals.
• Leading the Future: Leading the Future track sessions in the Session Catalog focus on executive mentoring and networking. Get inspired by bold ideas and leaders while playing games or sipping signature cocktails and mocktails.

Additional Resources

Get more details on the Cisco Live website as we add new agenda items and promote more on-site learning opportunities. Keep these resources handy for the latest and greatest on Cisco Live:

• Week-at-a-Glance calendar to review

• Once the show starts, tune in to the Global Broadcast online and follow along in all of the following places:

  • Ciscolive.com/global
  • Cisco.com
  • Join the conversation online by following @CiscoLive across all social platforms

• Shuttle schedule
• Hotel map & rates
• Convince your boss letter to easily share the necessary details when you need to get travel expenses approved.
• Download the Cisco Events mobile app and complete mini challenges while on-site to climb the Cisco Live Challenge leaderboard. Learn more here.

Cisco Live 2026 Las Vegas is a must-see event! Register today or, if you’re already registered, check out the session catalog to start planning your week. You can watch sessions from Cisco Live 2026 Las Vegas and past Cisco Live events in the on-demand library after the show.

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