Session 1.6b: Product Brief - Future Workplace Design
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| Tuesday, November 18, 2025 |
| 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM |
| Bradman Theatre |
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In partnership with Telstra, this session will outline Cisco’s unique approach to Future Workplace design, where video devices, networks, and smart building systems converge to transform collaboration for the public sector and beyond.
Participants will gain insights into the trends shaping workplace experiences, including how Cisco is leveraging AV over IP to simplify deployments and reduce the total cost of ownership for meeting spaces.
Cisco’s partnership with NVIDIA enables AI at the edge, unlocking intelligent video capabilities such as real-time analytics, transcription, and adaptive meeting intelligence. With multi-platform support, Cisco devices deliver seamless collaboration across Webex, Microsoft Teams, and on-premises (air-gapped) environments — protecting investments while future-proofing strategy.
Security and trust are embedded into every layer, from device to cloud. Cisco’s secure supply chain and global support provide confidence in the resilience and compliance of collaboration environments.
Designed, deployed, and connected by Telstra and Cisco, these capabilities are delivered at scale for large organisations. The Telstra / Cisco partnership ensures secure, resilient, and high-performing collaboration aligned with sovereign requirements, leveraging Telstra’s trusted infrastructure and deep local expertise. Together, Telstra and Cisco enable organisations, government and industry partners to modernise workplaces and deliver citizen services more effectively, with end-to-end support and connectivity.
Through this lens of thought leadership, attendees will see how Cisco is redefining the Future Workplace — intelligent, flexible, secure, and human-centred.
Speaker
Vanessa Sulikowski
Distinguished Architect
Cisco Systems, Australia and New Zealand
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Biography
Vanessa Sulikowski is a Distinguished Architect and has been working in the ICT industry for over 30 years. Vanessa joined Cisco in 2000 and pursued a specialisation in Collaboration Technology and is considered a Trusted Advisor for many organisations across the Asia Pacific region. Vanessa is an evangelist for workforce experience and workplace transformation working with customers on their transformation projects as well as presenting at Workplace and Technology focused events WorkTech, Flexible Working, Digital Workplace Summit, Future WorkTech, CoreNet and Real Property. This focus now including cognitive interactions through AI technology. Vanessa has presented at Cisco Live internationally and she was inducted into the Distinguished Speaker Hall of Fame. She has also presented at many other industry events such as Microsoft TechEd, JuiceIT, IBM Think, Wainhouse Summit, QuestNet, and Imagine. Vanessa holds a Bachelor of Computer Science (Hons) degree from the University of Newcastle and has achieved Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE) Voice