John Doyle, is the Chief Science Officer, Cisco Systems Europe, MiddleEast and Africa, responsible for strategic technology planning and business development as well as consulting engineering and advanced Internet projects for Cisco in EMEA. John Doyle first joined Cisco in early 1992, and has, during his tenure, been one of the most visible leaders in capacities that include Consulting Engineering Team-Lead in North America, Optical Internetworking Senior Product Marketing Manager (Service Provider LoB EMEA), and most recently Chief Science Officer Service Provider LoB EMEA. Additionally, over the course of a career spanning in excess of twenty years, John has held senior positions in major companies such as; Sperry Univac, AT&T, ASCOM Timeplex and more recently as Director Technical Operations Nokia IP Solutions EMEA.