SPEAKERS

 

  • KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Curt Aubley Curt Aubley,
Lockheed Martin
Open Data Center Alliance, President

Curt Aubley is the VP & CTO of Cyber Security & NexGen Innovations for Lockheed Martin Information Systems and Global Services (LM IS&GS). LM IS&GS currently employs more than 46,000 professionals delivering solutions and services in more than 1000 locations across the globe with revenues of more than 10 Billion annually. In this capacity, Mr. Aubley is responsible for leading the creation of next generation cyber security, cloud computing, mission focused IT Innovations, service management, and integrated solutions, across LM IS&GS lines of business for their Federal customers....Read More

 

Andy Brown Andy Brown,
UBS Group CTO & Client Facing Technologies CIO

Andy Brown is a Group Managing Director at UBS serving as both the UBS Group CTO and UBS Client Facing Technology CIO. Along with his CTO team they are responsible for innovation, technology architecture, and portfolio alignment across business, back office, and core technology functions. Andy and the CFT organization are responsible for delivering a high-quality, client experience through the alignment of platforms, development of new services, and delivery of mobile capabilities...Read More

 

John Engates John Engates,
CTO,
Rackspace

John Engates joined Rackspace in August 2000, just a year after the company was founded, as Vice President of Operations, managing the datacenter operations and customer-service teams. Two years later, when Rackspace decided to add new services for larger enterprise customers, ....Read More


  • KICKOFF PRESENTERS
  • Cloud Storm Track Kickoff Presenter:
Andrew Stokes Andrew Stokes,
Chief Scientist,
Deutsche Bank Global Technology

Andrew Stokes is Chief Scientist, Deutsche Bank Global Technology. In this capacity, Mr Stokes is responsible for Deutsche Bank's global architecture and strategic planning for Data Center, Cloud Computing, End User and Eco-Efficient IT activities. Mr Stokes is also Technology Advisor to the Deutsche Bank's Corporate & Investment Bank Group Division (CIB), supporting Corporate Finance and Equities Technology Sales activities....Read More

  • Cloud Ceiling Track Kickoff Presenter:
petteriuljas Petteri Uljas,
Capgemini Finland,
CEO Capgemini Infra3 (Eastern Europe and India),
Unit Head Capgemini

Petteri Uljas has worked in the IT industry for 20 years in many different roles, from programming and consulting to management. He has been working a a lot with Cap Gemini's internal IT, as an IT Manager in Finland, Project Manager in France and an Area Network Manager in Northern Europe....Read More

  • Cloud Formation Track Kickoff Presenter:
Jason Waxman Jason Waxman,
General Manager,
Cloud Infrastructure Group, Intel

Jason Waxman is General Manager in Intel's Data Center and Connected Systems Group leading the Cloud Infrastructure Group (CIG). He is responsible for Intel's products and technologies for large datacenters including silicon components, optimized system design, software, management and data center facility optimization. Jason's business responsibility focuses on working with systems and software vendors to address the needs of the high-growth cloud service provider industry including internet datacenters, telcos, infrastructure / software-as-a-service and hosting....Read More



  • MODERATORS
Barb Darrow Barb Darrow,
Senior Writer
GigaOM

Barb has covered technology and high-tech companies for longer than she'd care to admit. She started out as a reporter for InfoWorld, covering Boston-area software companies; then moved over to CRN where she managed the news staff and covered the business both in terms of technology and how technology is sold. She was also news editor for TechWeb and senior news director at TechTarget before joining .....Read More

 

Ben Kepes Ben Kepes,
Analyst, Diversity Analysis

Ben Kepes is an analyst, an entrepreneur, a commentator and a business adviser. His business interests include a diverse range of industries from manufacturing to property to technology. As a technology commentator he has a broad presence both in the traditional media and extensively online. Ben covers the convergance of technology, mobile, ubiquity and agility, all enabled by the Cloud....Read More

 

Christofer Hoff Christofer Hoff,
Juniper Networks

Christofer Hoff is a senior director at Juniper Networks where he serves as chief security architect. He was previously director of cloud & virtualization solutions at Cisco Systems where he focused on virtualization and cloud computing security, spending most of his time interacting with global enterprises and service providers, governments, and the defense and intelligence communities. Prior to Cisco, he was Unisys Corporation's chief security architect, served as Crossbeam Systems' chief security strategist, was the CISO and director of enterprise security at a $25 billion financial services company and was founder/CTO of a national security consultancy amongst other startup endeavors....Read More

 

Das Kamhout Das Kamhout,
IT Cloud Lead
Intel

Das Kamhout is the Intel IT Cloud lead, in this role he leads the architecture, strategy and execution of the Intel IT Cloud Journey. In his 15 years at Intel he has been responsible for everything from the clients that Intel IT uses....Read More

 

Deborah Salon Deborah Salons,
Attorney and CIPP

Deborah J. Salons is an attorney whose practice focuses on telecommunications, cloud, information security and privacy law. She is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional through the International Association of Privacy Professionals. With almost a decade of experience, Deborah is a skilled government affairs professional with a proven track record of leadership and coalition building in the technology, telecommunications, and media industries. Deborah currently serves as a Fellow for the Future of Privacy Forum and as a National Board Director for the Alliance for Women in Media....Read More

 

George Reese George Reese,
Founder enStratus & CTO

George Reese is the author of several books on cloud computing and enterprise technologies. His most recent book is O'Reilly's Cloud Application Architectures. Professionally, he is the founder and CTO of enStratus, the only infrastructure management solution supporting enterprise security and governance for the hybrid cloud.....Read More

 

Krishnan Subramanian Krishnan Subramanian,
Principal Analyst, Rishidot Research

Krishnan Subramanian (a.k.a Krish) is an industry analyst focussing on Cloud Infrastructure and Platforms. He has been advocating Federated Clouds for the past two years and strongly believes that PaaS is the future of cloud services. His recent research focus is on how the next iteration of cloud platforms will fit around big data transforming IT like never before...Read More

 

Raejeanne Skillern Raejeanne Skillern,
Director,Cloud Computing Marketing,
Intel

Raejeanne Skillern is Director of Marketing for Cloud Computing, with Intel's Datacenter and Connected Systems Group. Her role includes working with leading internet datacenters and cloud ecosystem providers to deliver optimized technology for private and public cloud use....Read More

 

Richard Villars Richard Villars,
Vice President, Information & Cloud

As Vice President, Information & Cloud, Richard Villars is a senior member of IDC's Information Infrastructure research team, which assesses the development and adoption of solutions for data center transformation and the exploitation of rapidly growing information assets. ....Read More


  • PANELISTS
Andy Gupte Andy Gupte,
Sr. Director of Enterprise Architecture,
Marriott International, Inc.

Andy Gupte is the Sr. Director of Enterprise Architecture for Marriott International, Inc. In this role, he is responsible for developing and implementing Enterprise Architecture Framework of all available architecture assets such as principles, policies, standards, models, and patterns. Andy has extensive ...Read More

 

Aron Dutta Aron Dutta,
Managing Director, Global Co-Head, Financial Markets Strategy
Cisco

Aron is currently leading Cisco's thought leadership on the Next Generation Financial Markets. He and his colleagues collaborate with senior executives of Cisco's top global Financial Markets clients, service providers, business partners and suppliers by developing strategic programs, emerging new eco-systems, and identifying investment and growth opportunities. He also works closely with the venture and....Read More

 

Brad Twynham,
VP Emerging Market Strategy,
ServiceMesh

 

Brandon Fears,
HP

 

Brett Smith,
Deutsche Bank

 

Chet Ensign Chet Ensign,
Director of Standards Development and TC Administration
OASIS

Chet Ensign, Director of Standards Development and TC Administration, supports members in the creation of quality standards, specifications, and related documents that meet both the requirements of the OASIS TC Process and the needs of the international community. He provides TC participants with instruction, guidance, assistance, and arbitration and acts as....Read More

 

Chris Swan Chris Swan,
CTO Client Experience
UBS

Chris Swan is CTO Client Experience at UBS, having previously been co-head of Security CTO there. Before joining UBS he was CTO at a London based technology investment banking boutique, which operated a cloud only IT platform. Chris previously held various senior R&D, ....Read More

 

Dan Choquette Dan Choquette,
Director, Cloud & Big Data Solutions Integration
Dell

A 15 year veteran in the software, SaaS and solutions industry, Dan is responsible for driving Dell's efforts around Cloud and Big Data customer adoption...Read More

 

Dov Yoran Dov Yoran,
CEO
ThreatGRID

Dov Yoran has a career long focus in the information security marketing.
He is the cofounder and CEO of ThreatGRID, an advanced malware analysis firm that provides actionable threat intelligence. He is also a cofounder and partner at MetroSITE Group an advisory services firm to both emerging security companies and large enterprises. Prior to MetroSITE, he has held several leadership roles at Symantec ....Read More

 

Ed Albanese Ed Albanese,
Head of Global Alliances,
Cloudera

Ed Albanese is Head of Global Alliances at Cloudera. Ed's enterprise software career spans 15 years across roles in marketing, sales, engineering and consulting. Organizations have included VMware, Microsoft, Virtual Computer, Bose, Clark University, and MRO Software (IBM-acquired).... Read More

 

Elad Yoran Elad Yoran,
Chairman and CEO,
Vaultive, Inc.

A recognized expert on information security market and technology trends, Elad leads Vaultive and is responsible for everything that happens at the company. His nearly 20 years in the cyber security industry spans experience as an executive, consultant, investor, investment banker and a several-time successful entrepreneur....Read More

 

Eric J. Kristof Eric J. Kristoff,
Director IT
UBS

Eric Kristoff is an IT Director, within the CTO office at UBS, having previously program-managed the global enterprise grid. He has been with UBS for over 15 years, and managed infrastructure deliveries, collaboration and knowledge management systems, application development and vendor management.....Read More

 

Gordon Haff Gordon Haff,
Cloud Evangelist
Red Hat

Gordon Haff is cloud evangelist at Red Hat. Prior to Red Hat, Gordon wrote hundreds of research notes, was frequently quoted in publications like The New York Times on a wide range of IT topics, and advised clients on product and marketing strategies. Earlier in his career, he was.....Read More

 

Greg Brown Greg Brown,
McAfee

 

Ian Lamont Ian Lamont,
IT Security Specialist
BMW

Ian Lamont is a manager in the Security Operations Centre of BMW AG. Before joining BMW in Germany he held management roles in companies such as BMW Financial Services in the UK, Nokia, and Panasonic. He is a key member of the Security Workgroup of the Open Data Center Alliance where, as well as driving the generation of the Identity Management Usage Cases, he has played a leading role in all of the .....Read More

 

Jeffrey R Deacon Jeffrey R Deacon,
Chief Cloud Strategist, Terremark

Jeff Deacon is currently Terremarks Chief Cloud Strategist. In this capacity, he is instrumental is shaping Terremarks strategy related to virtualization and cloud computing, and is playing a key role in the development of new on-demand IT services....Read More

 

Jim Dietz Jim Dietz,
Director of Enterprise Product Marketing
Teradata Corp

Jim Dietz has extensive experience in developing and marketing data warehouse solutions for Teradata. Jim began at Teradata with the development of interconnect and disk storage for enterprise platforms......Read More

 

Joe Houle Joe Houle,
Lead Technical Architect
AT&T Chief Technology Office

Joe is a Lead Technical Architect who has been with AT&T for over 25 years. He has extensive experience in Data Communication with a background in equipment design, service definition and network implementation. Joe is now busy applying his networking background to the cloud computing space with a focus on separation technologies and multi-domain.....Read More

 

Joe Weinman Joe Weinman,
Senior Vice President, Cloud Services and Strategy
Telx

Joe Weinman is responsible for leading Telx's fast-growing cloud services business development and strategy. He joined Telx® with over 30 years of experience in executive leadership positions at AT&T, Hewlett-Packard, and Bell Laboratories, in areas such as corporate strategy, business development, product management, operations, and R&D. .....Read More

 

José E. González José E. González,
Chief Business Development Officer
Trapezoid Digital Security Services, LLC

Jose is Chief Business Development Officer at Chief Business Development Officer for, and Member of, Trapezoid Digital Security Services, LLC ("Trapezoid"). In this role, Jose is responsible for all business development activity and strategic planning, including sales, marketing, partnerships and investor relations......Read More

 

Kevin Reid Kevin Reid,
Chief Executive Officer & Chief Technology Officer
Virtustream, Inc.

Kevin is the Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer of Virtustream, Inc., an Intel and Columbia Capital backed firm committed to helping clients actualize the enterprise Cloud by providing strategy, integration and managed services leveraging xStream, Virtustream's unique...Read More

 

Mario Mueller Mario Mueller,
Vice President IT Infrastructure
BMW

As vice president of the IT Infrastructure at the BMW Group, Mario Mueller manages the solution and operation team responsible for the global IT Infrastructure. Mario is an 11-year BMW Group veteran. He has held a variety of executive and management positions at BMW and other companies. Mario holds Master degree (Dipl.-Kfm.) .....Read More

 

Mark Troester Mark Troester,
IT/CIO Thought Leader & Strategist
SAS

As Thought Leader & Strategist for SAS IT/CIO Solutions, Mark Troester oversees the company's marketing efforts for information management, which includes data, analytics and decision management capabilities that are critical components of SAS Business Analytics and...Read More

 

Mark Wood Mark Wood,
Product Manager, Cloud Security
DELL

Mark is responsible for managed security services relating to cloud security at Dell SecureWorks. He has more than 25 years of experience in the technology community as a software engineer, a sales engineer, a start-up owner and a product manager...Read More

 

Mark Wood Marvin Wheeler,
Chairman and Secretary
Open Data Center Alliance

Marvin Wheeler's duties focus on directing corporate initiatives and developing strategic alliances with key corporate partners in order to help Terremark maintain its position as a leading provider of cutting-edge IT solutions for enterprises and Federal government agencies. Working closely with Terremark's...Read More

 

Matt Estes Matt Estes,
Director, Data Architecture
Walt Disney Company

Matt Estes currently holds the position of Director, Data Architecture at The Walt Disney Company. He has been with Disney for 13 years, working in their Operations, Platform Engineering and Architecture groups. Prior to Disney, Matt held positions at Washington State University (WSU).....Read More

 

Matt Lowth Matt Lowth,
Principal Security Architect
National Australia Bank

Matt Lowth is a Principal Security Architect at the National Australia Bank. Matt has been with NAB since 2007 and has worked in a number of roles encompassing the architecture, design and implementation of security solutions. In the past 8 years, Matt has primarily focused.....Read More

 

Michael Kollar Michael Kollar,
Global Cloud CTO
ATOS

Kollar is responsible for the development and implementation of the AtoS global strategy for Cloud and other emerging technologies and translating them into tangible deliverable services that create short and long term business benefits to AtoS and its customers. Throughout his career, Kollar has helped numerous Fortune 500 organizations achieve market leadership and growth in their respective segments, through the aggressive use of existing and emerging technologies. Prior to joining .....Read More

 

Peder Ulander Peder Ulander,
Vice President of Product Marketing, Cloud Platforms Group
Citrix Systems

Peder Ulander is vice president of product marketing for the Cloud Platforms group at Citrix, overseeing the company's marketing strategy for its cloud infrastructure and server virtualization products. Ulander joined...Read More

 

Ray Solnik Ray Solnik,
President, US
Appnomic Systems

Ray Solnik is president of Appnomic Systems, Inc. (www.appnomic.com), responsible for all operations in North America. Appnomic is a leading provider of automated enterprise and Cloud IT performance management solutions that help businesses migrate to, live, and thrive in Cloud.....Read More

 

Rens Troost,
CEO, Virtual Clarity

 

Reuven Cohen Reuven Cohen,
Senior Vice President,
Virtustream

An instigator, part time provocateur, bootstrapper, amateur cloud lexicographer, and purveyor of random thoughts, 140 characters at a time.
Reuven is an early innovator in the cloud computing space as the founder of Enomaly in 2004 (Acquired by Virtustream in February 2012). Enomaly was among the first to develop a self service infrastructure as....Read More

 

Rob Rosen Rob Rosen,
Sr. Director Global Systems Engineering,
MapR Technologies

Rob Rosen, Sr. Director Global Systems Engineering at MapR Technologies, has nearly twenty-five years' experience with Unix-based distributed computing environments. Prior to MapR, Rob led the West Consulting Systems Engineering team for NetApp...Read More

 

Wayne Adams,
Senior Vice President, DMTF

 

Yael Maguire Yael Maguire,
Strategist (for the Open Compute Project)

Yael Maguire is a contributor to the Open Compute Project, an initiative dedicated to driving more innovation, more collaboration, and a greater focus on energy efficiency in the infrastructure hardware industry...Read More

 

 

 

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