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COX COMMUNICATIONS CTO KEVIN HART TO KEYNOTE SCTE SEMI FORUM 2013 December 11, 2012 11:13 AM

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COX COMMUNICATIONS CTO KEVIN HART TO KEYNOTE SCTE SEMI FORUM 2013

DEC. 11, 2012 (Exton, PA)Kevin Hart, executive vice president and CTO of Cox Communications, will deliver the keynote remarks at SCTE SEMI (Smart Energy Management Initiative) Forum 2013 next April, the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) announced today.

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. 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.

Additional SEMI details, as well as registration, are athttp://www.scte.org/semiforum/.

"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. Previously, as CIO of Level 3 Communications, Hart implemented initiatives that streamlined legacy processes and aligned objectives across Level 3 and eight acquisitions. Hart began his professional career with SBC Communications; he later served as director of Strategic Planning for International Paper as well as in a variety of rolesincluding vice president of the Telecom, Media, Entertainment and global OSS practicewith Capgemini Consulting. 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.

SEMI Forum 2013 is open to attendance by operators, programmers, vendors and other interested parties. For more information on the SEMI initiative, please visit www.scte.org/semi or contact DiGiacomo at ddigiacomo@scte.org.

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The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) is a non-profit professional association that provides technical leadership for the telecommunications industry and serves its members through professional development, standards, certification and information. SCTE currently has nearly 14,000 members from the U.S. and 70 countries worldwide and offers a variety of programs and services for the industry's educational benefit. A prime example is SCTE's Smart Energy Management Initiative (SEMI), an unprecedented effort to help cable operators leverage financial and environmental advantages of implementing Green strategies. SCTE has 68 chapters and meeting groups and more than 3,000 employees of the cable telecommunications industry hold SCTE technical certifications. SCTE is an ANSI-accredited standards development organization. Visit SCTE online at www.scte.org. Connect with SCTE at www.scte.org/socialmedia.

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