Mariano O'Kon
Mariano O'Kon on stage in a red tie, small in front of a giant screen showing a hand holding a phone

The network is the easy part. People are the work.

I'm Mariano O'Kon. For more than 30 years I've built the infrastructure that runs the Americas, 25 of them at Cisco. Today I speak and advise on AI, cybersecurity, networking and infrastructure, explaining complex technology in plain words and in terms of what it means for the business.

Mariano O'Kon on stage, hand open mid-explanation, in front of a glowing network graphic

I translate technology into business.

Most tech talks lose the room at the second acronym. Mine leave the CFO, the engineer and the newest hire with the same two answers: what it does, and why it matters.

Explaining, not lecturing.

  1. What the slide saysRetrieval-augmented generation grounding LLM outputs in enterprise knowledge bases via vector embeddings.

    What I sayBefore answering, the AI checks your company's own files, like a new employee who reads the manual first.

    Why it mattersAnswers based on your data, not internet guesses, so people can trust them and act on them.

  2. What the slide saysZero-trust segmentation with continuous, identity-based policy enforcement.

    What I sayEveryone shows ID at every door, not just at the front gate.

    Why it mattersOne stolen password no longer opens up the whole company.

  3. What the slide saysMigration from perpetual licensing to subscription-based consumption models.

    What I sayStop buying DVDs. Start streaming.

    Why it mattersLower upfront cost, always up to date, and spending that follows real use.

Three examples. Every talk is built this way, in English or Spanish.

How we can work together

  1. Mariano on a large stage in front of a full audience

    Keynotes and talks

    AI, cybersecurity, networking, infrastructure and the business impact of technology, explained so the whole room gets it. For leadership offsites, partner summits and industry conferences, in English or Spanish.

    Conference organizers, executive briefings, partner events.

  2. Mariano explaining an idea, close up

    Executive advisory

    Hands-on guidance for leaders making technology bets, from AI and security to networks and cloud, and the sales, organizational and talent changes that come with them.

    CIOs, CTOs, sales and channel leaders.

  3. Mariano leading a hybrid cloud workshop for a team working on laptops

    Team workshops

    Working sessions for sales, technical and partner teams, built around their own customers, not generic slides.

    Field teams, partner ecosystems, enablement programs.

On stages across the Americas

Mariano presenting to a full room in front of a wall-sized screen
Keynote, in Spanish.
Mariano making a point on stage, holding a presenter remote
Making the point.
Mariano on stage under a slide about a new era for cities
On the new era of connected cities.
Portrait of Mariano O'Kon

From Buenos Aires data rooms to global boardrooms

I trained as an electronic engineer at the Universidad de Buenos Aires and ran networks that carried more than half of Argentina's data traffic. At Cisco I became the first Distinguished Systems Engineer in Emerging Markets, then led architecture sales across Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada. Most recently I was global executive lead for the Cisco relationship at TD SYNNEX.

What I've learned along the way: technology changes fast, and people decide how fast it pays off.

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