Tom Brady takes the stage at WebexOne 2026

On By Aruna Ravichandran2 Min Read

Every year, WebexOne brings together the people shaping the future of AI, collaboration, and customer experience. But the ideas that move an industry forward rarely come from inside that industry alone.

That’s what makes WebexOne different. Alongside the technology and the experts building it, we look to leaders whose experience spans far beyond any one field. Leaders who’ve navigated change, made hard calls under pressure, and built the kind of track record that travels — across roles, industries, and eras. Their lessons don’t stay contained to one industry. They apply to anyone leading through transformation.

That’s why this year, we’re closing WebexOne with Tom Brady—7x Super Bowl Champion, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist.

Brady will join us in Austin for a keynote fireside chat on the power of collaboration, leadership, and resilience in moments of pressure and transformation. Drawing from experiences on the field and in the boardroom, we’ll dig into what it actually takes to build trust, adapt through adversity, and sustain excellence in an ever-changing, AI-powered world.

This conversation will be a defining moment of the event. It’s also a fitting way to close a week centered on one of the most important questions facing every organization today: how do we harness AI to transform the way we work, collaborate, and serve customers — without losing the trust and resilience that got us here in the first place?

The future of collaboration won’t be defined by AI alone. It will be shaped by how people and AI work together — to solve problems, make decisions, and create better outcomes. As AI moves from experimentation to everyday reality, the opportunity isn’t simply to automate work. It’s to fundamentally rethink how work gets done: how teams connect, how work flows across organizations, and how we create exceptional experiences for employees and customers alike.

That’s the conversation we’ll be having throughout WebexOne. Four days. 150+ breakout sessions. Hands-on training, product demos, and peer discussions. Attendees will get an early look at industry-first AI innovations — and hear directly from the customers, partners, Cisco leaders, and technical experts already putting those innovations to work.

WebexOne isn’t just where you’ll explore what’s possible. It’s where you’ll prepare for what’s next.

While the technologies we’ll explore throughout WebexOne point to where the future is headed, Brady’s perspective reminds us that lasting success has always depended on the same fundamentals: trust, resilience, adaptability, and the ability to bring people together around a common purpose. Those lessons are just as relevant in the age of AI as they’ve ever been.

Join us in Austin this October. Because the future of collaboration will be shaped by the conversations we have — and the people we learn from.

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Aruna Ravichandran
Aruna Ravichandran SVP & CMO, Collaboration | SVP Product Marketing, Networking Cisco
Aruna drives significant revenue growth and brand value through a powerful blend of technological expertise, data science acumen, strategic storytelling, and marketing innovation.
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