Meet the Speakers

Featured Keynote Speakers

José Andrés

Chef, Restauranteur, and Author of Change the Recipe

A creative culinary innovator and exemplary business leader, José Andrés inspires people across the globe with his dynamic vision and diverse projects aimed at making the world a better place through the power of food.

Photo credit: Josh Telles

Keynote Speakers

Rajiv Ramaswami

Chief Executive Officer, Nutanix

Rajiv Ramaswami

Chief Executive Officer, Nutanix

Mr. Ramaswami has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since December 2020. A seasoned technology industry executive, Mr. Ramaswami has more than 30 years of experience spanning software, cloud services, and network infrastructure. He brings to our company a proven track record of building and scaling enterprises and teams, having a strong customer-centric approach, operational execution and developing innovative products and solutions to drive growth and value creation. Prior to joining Nutanix, Mr. Ramaswami served as Chief Operating Officer of Products and Cloud Services at VMware, Inc., a virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions company, from October 2016 until December 2020. From April 2016 to October 2016, Mr. Ramaswami led VMware’s Networking and Security business as Executive Vice President and General Manager. Mr. Ramaswami served as Executive Vice President and General Manager, Infrastructure and Networking at Broadcom, a semiconductor, enterprise software and security solutions company, from February 2010 to January 2016, where he established Broadcom as a leader in data center, enterprise, and carrier networking. Prior to Broadcom, he served in multiple General Manager roles at Cisco across switching, data center, storage and optical networking business units. Earlier in his career, he held various leadership positions at Nortel, Tellabs, and IBM. Mr. Ramaswami also served as a member of the board of directors of NeoPhotonics Corporation, a manufacturer of telecommunications circuits, from March 2014 to August 2022. Mr. Ramaswami is an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Fellow and holds 36 patents, primarily in optical networking. Mr. Ramaswami holds a B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Manosiz Bhattacharyya

Chief Technology Officer, Nutanix

Manosiz Bhattacharyya

Chief Technology Officer, Nutanix

Manosiz Bhattacharyya (Mano) is the Chief Technology Officer at Nutanix. He has been in the company for over a decade, and has held various engineering and product management leadership roles. Manosiz started as an individual contributor and an early employee, building the hyper-converged distributed storage stack. He then moved on to lead and run Engineering and Product Management for Nutanix core infrastructure services. Currently, Manosiz leads the future architecture and technology direction for Nutanix, partnering with customers to understand their requirements and use cases and working with them to provide appropriate solutions. His primary interest is in hybrid cloud use cases and new workloads that can run on Nutanix. Before Nutanix, Manosiz held technology leadership roles in the RDBMS kernel group in Oracle, focusing on data and transaction management. While at Oracle, he also worked extensively on the database layer of the Exadata DB appliance - converging the DB compute into the storage layer.
Manosiz is a keen technology enthusiast holding several U.S. patents. He has a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.

Lee Caswell

Senior Vice President, Product and Solutions Marketing, Nutanix

Thomas Cornely

Senior Vice President, Product Management, Nutanix

Thomas Cornely

Senior Vice President, Product Management, Nutanix

Thomas Cornely is the Senior Vice President of Product Management at Nutanix, leading the company’s product portfolio strategy. He brings more than two decades of experience in product and engineering leadership roles in enterprise infrastructure software, storage, cloud and data management. Before joining Nutanix, Cornely served as Vice President of Product Management at Rubrik. Prior to Rubrik, he was Chief Product Officer at Nexenta Systems (acquired by DataDirect Networks) where he was responsible for product strategy, planning and delivery. He also held senior product leadership roles working on scale-out analytics data platforms at Greenplum (acquired by EMC) and cross platform storage and availability management software (VxVM, VxFS, CFS and VCS) at Veritas (acquired by Symantec). Thomas received his MBA from MIT Sloan in Cambridge, MA and holds a Master in EE/CS from CentraleSupélec in France.

Mandy Dhaliwal

Chief Marketing Officer, Nutanix

Mandy Dhaliwal

Chief Marketing Officer, Nutanix

Mandy Dhaliwal is the Chief Marketing Officer at Nutanix where she oversees the company’s global marketing strategy to accelerate customer adoption of its enterprise hybrid multicloud solutions. Before joining Nutanix, Mandy was the Chief Marketing Officer for Boomi where she was responsible for leading, planning and executing the company's go-to-market, brand presence, product marketing, demand generation, partner marketing, field marketing, customer advocacy, strategic events and corporate communications programs. Mandy has more than 25 years of B2B experience in driving growth and innovation strategies across the cloud and software markets. During her career, Mandy has held senior leadership positions at venture-backed startups and public corporations like Fugue, BlazeMeter, SOASTA, EMC, and Legato Systems. Mandy holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Pepperdine University and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management and Marketing from Simon Fraser University.

Avinash Shetty

VP, Product Management, Nutanix

Avinash Shetty

VP, Product Management, Nutanix

Avinash Shetty is Vice President, Product Management at Nutanix. Nutanix is a global leader in cloud software and a pioneer in hyperconverged infrastructure solutions, freeing customers to focus on their business outcomes. He has been with Nutanix since 2013 and started out as one of the early Product Managers driving product direction, specifically the NX portfolio roadmap. Over the years, he was responsible for pricing and licensing, sales, operations and helping the company pivot to software and subscription selling. He is focused on the broader Nutanix portfolio strategy, cross product roadmap as well as dissecting the broader competitive landscape. With a background in engineering and Product Management and his ability to work across various teams within the organization, he has worn multiple hats at this time at Nutanix and filled gaps in various domains when needed. He has the rare ability to connect with customers while having a depth of knowledge across multiple disciplines.Before Nutanix, Avinash spent 5 years at Riverbed Technology, working in various roles and working closely with customers and internal organizations with a focus on the networking and storage domains. He helped shape early workloads and use cases for the SteelFusion product line. He also spent 8 years at Cisco Systems, working in the security space on the PIX/ASA product line.Avinash graduated from the University of Southern California with an M.S. in Computer Science. He lives in Palo Alto, CA and likes to tinker with various technologies, stay active and spend time with his two kids.

Tarkan Maner

Chief Commercial Officer, Nutanix

Tarkan Maner

Chief Commercial Officer, Nutanix

Tarkan Maner is the Chief Commercial Officer at Nutanix where he leads global business development and corporate development efforts, with a focus on strategic partnerships, alliances, system integrators, and service providers. Additionally, his responsibilities include leading critical hybrid cloud-focused strategy and product teams including Nutanix’s core virtualization platform (AHV), software-defined networking, and some of the key hybrid cloud services. Before joining Nutanix, he served as Chairman and CEO at Nexenta Systems, Inc., leading the organization from its open-source focus through its acquisition by DataDirect Networks (DDN) in May 2019. Prior to Nexenta, he was the President and CEO at Wyse Technology, one of the virtual desktop computing pioneers acquired by Dell in 2012. He also held executive roles at Dell, CA Technologies, IBM, and Sterling Software. Tarkan serves and served on the boards of several organizations including Teradici, CloudCheckr, Wheels, and leading non-profit organizations in Silicon Valley. Tarkan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering management, an MBA from Midwestern State University and an AMP from Harvard Business School.

Inder Sidhu

Senior Vice President, Chief Customer Experience Officer, Nutanix

Inder Sidhu

Senior Vice President, Chief Customer Experience Officer, Nutanix

Inder Sidhu is the Chief Customer Experience Officer at Nutanix where he leads Global Services, Support, Customer Success and SaaS Engineering. Before rejoining Nutanix, he served as Chief Customer Officer at Innovaccer, a Healthcare technology company. Prior to that, Inder was at Nutanix as the EVP of Customer Experience from 2017 to 2022. Inder’s leadership experience across Engineering, Sales, Services, Support, Customer Success, IT and Strategy includes two decades at Cisco as the leader of Cisco’s $16B Enterprise business, Cisco’s Worldwide Professional Services organization, and the Strategy & Planning organization for Cisco Sales & Services. Prior experience also includes being a consultant with McKinsey, an engineer with Intel, and a developer with a successful Silicon Valley start-up through its IPO. Inder has served on the boards of Goodwill of Silicon Valley, and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of two business books, including “Doing Both: Capturing Today’s Profit and Driving Tomorrow’s Growth”, a New York Times bestseller. Inder holds an MBA from Wharton, an AMP from Harvard Business School, MS in Electrical & Computer Engineering from University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a B. Tech in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

Breakout Speakers

Abhishek Bhaiya

Senior Director, Service Provider, Nutanix

Adharsh Praveen

Principal Product Manager, Nutanix

Bhavik Desai

Senior Technical Marketing Engineer, NCI and AOS, Nutanix

Bill O'Donnell

Senior Principal Product Manager, Nutanix

Bruno Sousa

Technical Director – Database Solutions, Nutanix

Cameron Stockwell

Director, Product Management, Nutanix

Dan Ciruli

Senior Director, Product Management, Nutanix

David Brett

Senior Solution Architect, Nutanix

Daniel Dislers

Principal Strategic Technical Marketing Engineer, Nutanix

Deepak Goel

Senior Director, Engineering, Nutanix

Dwayne Lessner

Principal Technical Marketing Engineer, Nutanix

Elliot Kam

Senior Director Business Development Manager, Cloud Partners, Nutanix

Elliot Kam

Senior Director Business Development Manager, Cloud Partners, Nutanix

Elliot Kam is the Senior Director of Business Development for Cloud Partners at Nutanix. He is responsible for existing hyperscaler partnerships for Nutanix as well as exploring new opportunities with cloud service providers. Elliot has been at Nutanix for over nine years and worked in Nutanix PreSales Engineering and Global System Integrator organizations prior to his current position.Before joining Nutanix, Elliot had technical, management, and business development roles at System Integrators in both the US private and public sectors. Elliot began his career as a systems administrator before specializing in computer networking and later, virtualization. While not currently active, Elliot has previously held CISSP, CCNP, PMP, and other certifications.

Felipe Franciosi

Senior Director, Engineering, Nutanix

Gaby Grau

Advisory Solutions Architect, Nutanix

Gary Little

Principal Performance Engineer, Nutanix

Gautam Kulkarni

Group Product Manager, Nutanix

Harsha Kotikela

Senior Director of Product and Solutions Marketing, Nutanix

Jarian Gibson

Senior Staff Solutions Architect, Nutanix

Jarian Gibson

Senior Staff Solutions Architect, Nutanix

Jarian Gibson is a Senior Staff Solutions Architect for Solutions and Performance Engineering – End-User Computing (EUC) team and has been with Nutanix since 2018. In this role, Jarian researches best practices for running VDI and RDSH-based workloads along with related technology components, writes reference architecture and validated designs, and helps design, test, and build EUC solutions on top of the Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Platform. Jarian has a strong background in end-user computing. Jarian has presented EUC-related content at various events and conferences along with being a Citrix Technology Professional (CTP), co-host of the Frontline Chatter podcast, and is chair of the World of EUC community.

Jason Burns

Director, NCI Technical Marketing Management, Nutanix

Jesse Gonzalez

Staff Solution Architect - Cloud Native, Nutanix

John Dodds

Director, Product Management, Nutanix

Kapil Anandani

Technical Marketing Engineer, NKP and Cloud Native, Nutanix

Kaushik Ghosh

Director, Product Management, Nutanix

Kees Baggerman

Technical Senior Director - Engineering, Nutanix

Kees Baggerman

Technical Senior Director - Engineering, Nutanix

Kees Baggerman is a recognized expert in end-user computing (EUC), healthcare IT, and hyperconverged infrastructure. With over two decades of experience in the IT industry, Kees has helped organizations across various sectors modernize their IT environments to deliver enhanced performance, scalability, and user experiences. Passionate about transforming healthcare through technology, he focuses on enabling secure, efficient, and patient-centric solutions. Kees is also a leader in leveraging hyperconverged infrastructure to simplify IT operations and drive innovation. A sought-after speaker, Kees is known for his engaging presentations that bridge technical depth with actionable insights, empowering organizations to succeed in their digital transformation journeys.

Kenneth Fingerlos

Director, Global Practices - Services, Nutanix

Lakshana Rajendran

Technical Marketing Engineer, NCM, Nutanix

Luke Congdon

Senior Director, Product Management, Nutanix

Luke Congdon

Senior Director, Product Management, Nutanix

Luke Congdon is a Senior Director of Product Management at Nutanix and leads the product team for Nutanix Enterprise AI (AI/ML), AHV, the Nutanix native hypervisor, and end-user computing. Prior to Nutanix, Luke has built and brought numerous products to market, including start-up MVPs and billion-dollar product lines at seminal Silicon Valley technology companies, including VMware, NetApp, and Sun Microsystems. Luke received a Master of Business Administration from Santa Clara University and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Connecticut. He also attended Harvard University’s Leadership for Senior Executives program. He has been embedded in Silicon Valley technology companies since 2000.

Luke Davis

Senior Staff Global Practice Lead – Infrastructure & End User Computing, Nutanix

Manoj Naik

Distinguished Engineer, Nutanix

Mat Brown

Senior Technical Marketing Engineer, Nutanix

Mat Brown

Senior Technical Marketing Engineer, Nutanix

Based in East London, Mat joined the UK team as a Cloud Architect and Systems Engineer more than five years ago. Before Nutanix, he had IT roles across customers, vendors and service providers, large and small. Most notably, he’s been a Lead Technical Architect at a Global Systems Integrator working on large multi-supplier transition projects, and a Technical Architect at a Nutanix customer that ran a SaaS service for the legal industry. Two years ago, Mat joined the Technical Marketing Engineering team, initially to focus on customer’s sustainability challenges in the data center. He now splits his time between this and how hybrid multicloud can address a multitude of business challenges for customers all around the world, including those of energy use and physical footprint.

Mayank Gupta

Director Product Marketing Management - NCM, Nutanix

Mike McGhee

Director Technical Marketing Management - NC2, NUS, NDB, Nutanix

Nimal Kunnath

Technical Marketing Engineer, NKP and Cloud Native, Nutanix

Nimal Kunnath

Technical Marketing Engineer, NKP and Cloud Native, Nutanix

Nimal Kunnath is a Technical Marketing Engineer at Nutanix, specializing in the Nutanix Kubernetes Platform and its ecosystem of solutions. He helps organizations adopt modern infrastructure and data services for Kubernetes through Nutanix’s comprehensive portfolio and strategic partnerships. Nimal shares his knowledge at various events globally, contributing to discussions on Kubernetes and cloud native technologies. He creates valuable technical resources, including test drives, reference architectures, and best practice guides, designed to empower sales teams, customers, and the broader community. With a strong background in virtualization, containerization, storage, and distributed systems from his roles at Nutanix and Cisco, he combines technical expertise with practical insights to support successful cloud native initiatives.

Paul Harb

Vice President, Solutions and Performance Engineering, Nutanix

Patricia Bogoevici

Senior Director, Worldwide Channel Systems Engineering, Nutanix

Patricia Bogoevici

Senior Director, Worldwide Channel Systems Engineering, Nutanix

Patricia Bogoevici is the Head of Worldwide Channel System Engineering at Nutanix. In this role, she is responsible for defining, building, and executing the strategy for technical solution selling and enablement for the Nutanix global partner ecosystem, which includes global and regional system integrators, strategic alliances, independent software vendors and distribution and resale channel partners.An experienced IT executive with more than 20 years in the industry, prior to joining Nutanix Patricia was part of the sales leadership at Red Hat and VMware. As a presales leader focusing on large financial services accounts, she had a strong collaboration with global services integrators on digital transformation and application modernization projects, focusing on the adoption of infrastructure-as-code, containers, and platform-as-a-service.

Peter Bom

Advisory Solutions Architect, Nutanix

Peter Bom

Advisory Solutions Architect, Nutanix

Peter serves as the EMEA Solutions Architect for Unified Storage at Nutanix.With over 25 years of experience in Enterprise IT, Peter has worked across operations, architecture, and pre-sales, bringing a wealth of knowledge from diverse industries and leading technology vendors. His expertise spans storage, security, and virtualization, making him a trusted advisor in designing and implementing advanced IT solutions.In his current role, Peter helps customers and partners understand how Nutanix delivers and secures a truly unified storage service for unstructured data. His passion lies in simplifying complex technologies to deliver clear value and tangible outcomes for businesses.

Pranav Yogesh Gupta

Vice President, Engineering, Nutanix

Rajat Ghosh

Staff Data Scientist, Nutanix

Ramya Prabhakar

Principal Product Manager, Nutanix

Ranjit Sawant

Director, Product Management, Nutanix

Ranjit Sawant

Director, Product Management, Nutanix

Ranjit Sawant is the Director of Product Management at Nutanix, responsible for the Prism Central and Nutanix Central products. He has more than 20 years of successful product launches in variety of domains: cloud services, small business, social, developer services, education etc. Before joining Nutanix, Ranjit was a Group Product Manager at VMware (acquired by Broadcom) where he was responsible for VCF ™. Prior to VMware, he was Product lead at CA Technologies (acquired by Broadcom). Before that, Ranjit has been a founder at a mobile social networking startup and has held senior product and engineering roles at Intuit, Microsoft and Siemens Communications. Ranjit received his MBA from UNC Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler Business School), and holds a bachelor's in electronics and communication engineering from Karnataka University in India.

Sachin Chheda

Senior Director, Business Development and Strategic Partnership, Nutanix

Sachin Chheda

Senior Director, Business Development and Strategic Partnership, Nutanix

Sachin Chheda is responsible for Service Provider and System Integrator partnerships at Nutanix. He has long been involved with the IT infrastructure, cloud and AI/ML space for over two decades with roles in engineering, product management, go-to-market, sales, and business development. His previous professional experience includes roles at Hewlett Packard, NetApp, Nimble Storage, and WEKA. Sachin holds masters and bachelors degrees in electrical and computing engineering with a specialization in business and economics from Carnegie Mellon University in the United States. Sachin has long been a believer in building better outcomes takes a strong community and applies this to his personal and professional life.

Sam Ghardashem

Principal Product Manager, Nutanix

Sam Ghardashem

Principal Product Manager, Nutanix

Sam is a Principal Product Manager at Nutanix for Flow Network Security, bringing nearly two decades of experience in the networking and security industry to his role. His career has spanned a diverse range of companies, from dynamic startups to established leaders like VMware and Cisco, where he has specialized in developing and managing advanced security solutions. At Nutanix, Sam leverages his extensive expertise to enhance product offerings and address the ever-evolving challenges of network security through innovative initiatives. As a speaker, he shares practical insights and valuable lessons from his broad experience, aiming to inform and educate audiences on effective cybersecurity strategies and best practices.

Sneha Chaturvedula

Product Marketing Manager - DR, Nutanix

Steve Carter

Product Marketing Management Director - NCI, Nutanix

Steve Carter

Product Marketing Management Director - NCI, Nutanix

Steve Carter has dedicated over a decade to pioneering and advancing hyperconverged infrastructure solutions, making cloud architectures accessible to Enterprise IT organizations. Having left Salesforce in 2011 to join Nutanix, he started out in engineering, and quickly turned his attention to educating the market about HCI as a transformational model for IT. He has worked directly with customers on the design and implementation of large-scale deployments, and has recently focused on articulating the unique benefits of hyperconverged infrastructure and Nutanix specifically to the broader market. Steve has a Computer Science degree from the University of California in Santa Barbara.

Steve McElfatrick

Senior Technical Marketing Engineer, Nutanix

Sujaikumar Jayarao

Director, Product Management, Nutanix

Sven Huisman

Senior Staff Solutions Architect, Nutanix

Tony Holland

Principal Cloud Transformation Architect, Nutanix

William Parks

Senior Product Marketing Manager - AHV, Nutanix

Wolfgang Huse

Senior Manager, Solutions and Performance Engineering Cloud Native Nutanix

Debojyoti Dutta

Chief AI Officer, Nutanix

Jose Gomez

Director, Technical Marketing Engineering, NKP and Cloud Native, Nutanix

Ellie Ruano

Senior Manager, Product Marketing, Nutanix

Chris Jones

Staff Solutions Architect, Nutanix

Alex Almeida

Senior Product Marketing Manager, Nutanix

Joe Rizkallah

Senior Product Manager, Nutanix

Ratan Kumar

Director Product Management, Nutanix

Anya Kane

Senior Director Solutions Strategy and Transformation, Nutanix

Aarthi Mahesh

Product and Solutions Marketing Specialist, Nutanix

Jeneé Davis

Integrated Launch Manager, Nutanix

Jirah Cox

Principal Cloud Transformation Architect, Nutanix

Jirah Cox

Principal Cloud Transformation Architect, Nutanix

Jirah serves on the Cloud Transformation Architects team at Nutanix covering the Americas. In this role, he supports field teams on the largest and most complex of deals, works with Product Management on aligning feature development to customer needs, and coaches customers on deploying the full Nutanix stack at scale to operationalize their hybrid multicloud. He has been at Nutanix over seven years, all in the SE organization, and lives in the Raleigh, North Carolina area with his family. In prior roles, Jirah has spent time at a VAR in both professional services and presales SE roles, and has been a virtualization and storage admin dating back to the ESX 4.0 era.Find him at .NEXT to discuss which is the superior Star Trek series - Jirah promises to remain open minded.

Anindo Sengupta

Vice President, Product Management, Nutanix

Dan Fallon

Director, Sales, Nutanix

Dan Fallon

Director, Sales, Nutanix

Dan Fallon is the Director of the Nutanix U.S. Federal Special Programs team, with over 20 years of experience serving the unique technical requirements of the Federal government. He leads a group of dedicated individuals that support the technical implementation and advisory requirements of Federal agencies and the Systems Integrators that support them. Dan’s early experience includes serving as the lead VDI architect for some of the largest multi-level virtual desktop deployments in the DoD and IC. He earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, and his master’s degree in IT from the University of Maryland Global Campus. In addition, Dan holds industry certifications from CompTIA, VMware, Citrix, and Nutanix; including VCP, multiple CCAs, the CCEE, and NCP #9.

Ketan Shah

Vice President, Product Management, Nutanix

Chris Nelson

Principal Portfolio Architect, Nutanix

Christophe Jauffret

Principal Solutions Architect - Cloud Native, Nutanix

Arvind Bhoj

Senior Solutions Architect - Cloud Native, Nutanix

Sonali Mishra

Senior Product Manager, Nutanix

Yannick Struyf

Principal Product Manager, Nutanix

Chris Brown

Senior Product Marketing Manager, Nutanix

Kanuj Behl

Cloud Transformation Architect, Nutanix

Robbi Richmond

Advisory Portfolio Specialist - NDB, Nutanix

Arjoyita Roy

Senior Product and Solutions Marketing Manager, Nutanix

Artur Kryzwdzinski

Director, Solutions Engineering, Nutanix

Marsha Pierce

Global NDB Category Leader, Nutanix

Jeremy Launier

Senior Principal Product Manager II, Nutanix

Bruce Jacobs

Global NKP Category Leader, Nutanix

Jeremy Ross

Global NC2 Category Leader, Nutanix

Sampanna Hegde

Group Product Manager, Nutanix

Sampanna Hegde

Group Product Manager, Nutanix

Sampanna Hegde is a Group Product Manager at Nutanix, where he leads the strategic vision and execution for Automation and Orchestration within Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM). With over 13 years of experience in enterprise software, his expertise spans billing, telecommunications, and private cloud solutions. Sampanna has been with Nutanix for over seven years, playing a key role in driving innovation and product development. Prior to Nutanix, he held impactful roles at Oracle and Intuit, contributing to enterprise-grade product advancements. He holds an MBA from the University of Georgia and brings a deep understanding of cloud automation, orchestration, and business strategy to his work.

Rishi Bhardwaj

Vice President Engineering, Nutanix

Ashok

Principal Product Manager, Nutanix

Nuthawin (Joe) Charoensri

Senior IT Technical Specialist, Labcorp

Raghu Jha

Principal Product Manager, Nutanix

Aniket Daptari

Director, Product Management, Nutanix

Krishna Chakra Karanam

Senior Product Manager, Nutanix

Vimal Dharmavarapu

Principal Product Manager, Nutanix

Leah Gabbert

Global Director of Industries Solutions Marketing, Nutanix

Sean O'Dowd

Head of Global Financial Services Strategy & Solutions, Nutanix

Sean O'Dowd

Head of Global Financial Services Strategy & Solutions, Nutanix

Sean O'Dowd leads Global Financial Services Solutions and Strategy for Nutanix, driving industry go-to-market, strategic partnerships, and customer adoption of cloud and AI technologies.Previously, Sean held senior roles at Proofpoint, MapR (HPE), and Teradata, leading initiatives in AI/ML, analytics, big data, security, compliance, and cloud transformation. Earlier in his career, he worked in capital markets and asset management as a portfolio manager, equity researcher, and trader at IDC, State Street, and alternative investment funds.An expert in financial services market structure, regulation, and technology innovation, Sean's insights have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Institutional Investor, and more.

Hemant Belbase

Senior Staff Performance Engineer, Nutanix

Pranesh Neelakrishnan

Principal Product Manager, Nutanix

Sean Poeschl

Senior Portfolio Specialist – NC2, Nutanix

Vivek Baveja

Principal Product Manager, Nutanix

Vivek Baveja

Principal Product Manager, Nutanix

Vivek Baveja is a Principal Product Manager leading service provider market at Nutanix. He is an experienced technology and business leader, skilled in developing and launching innovative products and solutions for a variety of market segments. With expertise in product management, he has led teams across multiple roles, including leading product management at AWS, where he drove product strategy and market positioning for cloud-based services and solutions. He has also led product management for data center and cloud networking products at companies like Cisco, Extreme Networks, and Brocade, with a focus on enterprise, service provider (SP), hybrid and multicloud environments.

Mark Rein

Chief Technology and Security Officer, Virginia Retirement System

Mark Rein

Chief Technology and Security Officer, Virginia Retirement System

Mark Rein is a decisive leader with clear business and technology vision, leveraging extensive experience in both public and private sectors to achieve organizational excellence. As an accomplished technology strategist, Mark has demonstrated leadership and technical expertise, cultivating positive relationships to achieve organizational goals. With a background in international and domestic information technology, healthcare, finance, and telecommunications, Mark has successfully aligned business and technology to drive innovation and efficiency.He is currently serving as the Chief Technology and Security Officer with Virginia Retirement System. Previously, he held key positions as VP, Chief Information Officer at the International Development Finance Corporation, and Chief Information Officer at the National Institutes of Health. He has held key technology roles with healthcare systems in the Washington, DC and Baltimore areas. Mark thrived in the venture capital communities in Europe and Asia with various telecommunications startups.Mark led digital business transformations, directed cybersecurity initiatives, and implemented innovative technology solutions to support diverse customer missions. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Information Systems from Bellevue University, a Certified ScrumMaster and a Disney Leadership Graduate. Mark served on the technical advisory boards of Palo Alto Networks, Airespace and Consentry Networks.

Dutt Kalluri

Chief Digital Officer, Celsior

Dutt Kalluri

Chief Digital Officer, Celsior

Dutt Kalluri is a visionary leader with over two decades of experience driving digital transformation, AI innovation, and enterprise technology strategy. As the Chief Digital Officer of Celsior, a digital solutions firm, he plays a pivotal role in shaping technology-driven business growth. With deep expertise in AI/ML, Cloud, data and analytics, and digital operating platforms, Dutt specializes in helping organizations modernize technology, optimize operations, and unlock new revenue opportunities.Throughout his career, Dutt has successfully led large-scale transformations, enterprise design, and automation initiatives, managing complex global teams across industries such as financial services, healthcare, retail, and manufacturing. His leadership extends to managing automation, cloud transformation, and AI-powered solutions, ensuring businesses stay ahead in an evolving digital landscape.A sought-after advisor, speaker, and executive consultant, Dutt is passionate about leveraging AI and automation to drive innovation. Whether consulting with Fortune 500 firms or mentoring technology leaders, he continues to shape the future of digital enterprises. Prior to Celsior Dutt held senior executive roles at Broadridge, Deloitte and LTI Mindtree.

Austin Miller

Chief Technology Officer, Maryland Transit Administration

Austin Miller

Chief Technology Officer, Maryland Transit Administration

Austin Miller is the Chief Technology Officer for the nation's 12th largest transit agency (MDOT Maryland Transit Administration). He is an integral part of the executive leadership and principal technical expert for MDOT MTA's $900 million operating and 6-year capital budget of over $3 billion. With an Information Technology Department staff of 100 supporting the agency's 3,500 employees, he oversees a $10 million operating budget and a $15+ million capital budget. He is responsible for the design and implementation of technology for the Purple Line, a new, 16-mile light rail line outside of Washington, D.C., the nation's most significant transit public-private partnership. In 2018, Austin was recognized as a top transit professional in Mass Transit Magazine’s 40 under 40. He holds a bachelor's in business management and an Associate of Applied Science in Electronics, Computers, and Telecommunication Technology. Also, Austin is a graduate of the competitive programs Leadership Baltimore County and Leadership Maryland.

Nick Burnett

Infrastructure Operations Manager, London Gatwick Airport

Jason Langone

Senior Director, Global AI Business Development, Nutanix

Mark Longo

Senior Manager, Business Development Cloud and Database, Nutanix

Mark Longo

Senior Manager, Business Development Cloud and Database, Nutanix

Mark is a seasoned business development professional in the enterprise software industry, actively engaged with Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) and AWS. He focuses on expanding partnerships and collaborations with channel partners, specifically VARs and GSIs, to help them build and scale their NC2 on AWS cloud practices. Committed to driving cloud adoption, Mark works to enable partners to deliver innovative solutions that accelerate customer transitions to the cloud. His efforts are focused on increasing revenue opportunities for both partners and clients, ensuring that businesses can leverage the full potential of cloud technology while driving growth and enhancing customer value. Mark’s expertise in strategic alliances positions him as a key player in shaping the future of cloud adoption and practice development.

Tommy Burke

Senior Manager, Channel Systems Engineering, Nutanix

Tommy Burke

Senior Manager, Channel Systems Engineering, Nutanix

Tommy Burke is a seasoned technology leader with over two decades of experience in solution architecture, channel systems engineering, and partner enablement. As a Senior Manager of Channel Systems Engineering at Nutanix, Tommy drives engineering strategies across North America and LATAM, fostering executive alignment, developing partner ecosystems, and advancing AI and DevOps initiatives. Prior to Nutanix, Tommy held key leadership roles at Red Hat and Hewlett Packard, consistently exceeding revenue targets and mentoring high-performing teams. Tommy is recognized for his strategic vision and technical expertise and is passionate about building innovative solutions and strong industry partnerships.

Saji Nair

Principal Engineer, Nutanix

Ty Peavey

Director of Infrastructure Services, Dartmouth College

Dom Johnston

IT Manager, Golding Contractors

Jon Cosson

Head of IT & CISO, JM Finn

Jon Cosson

Head of IT & CISO, JM Finn

With over three decades of experience in the heart of London's financial sector, Jon has dedicated his career to the pursuit of robust cybersecurity practices and IT leadership. As a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Chief Information Security Officer (C|CISO), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), and Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI), Jon brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the table.
His journey in the field of cybersecurity has not only been about personal growth but also about sharing his insights with others. As an international speaker, he has had the privilege of addressing audiences worldwide, discussing the importance of cybersecurity in today's digital age. Jon’s passion for knowledge sharing extends to his work as an author and blogger, where he delves into the complexities of cybersecurity, offering practical advice and thought leadership.
In his role as a CISO and Head of IT, Jon has overseen the development and implementation of comprehensive information security and IT strategies. His focus has always been on creating resilient systems capable of withstanding the evolving landscape of cyber threats.
His Master's degree in Cybersecurity has provided a solid academic foundation, which, when combined with his practical experience, allows him to approach cybersecurity from a holistic perspective.
Jon is always open to connecting with other professionals in the field, sharing knowledge, and exploring new opportunities. Let's secure the digital world together."

Todd Burris

Expert Systems Engineer, CSC

Todd Burris

Expert Systems Engineer, CSC

Todd Burris is an Expert Systems Engineer at CSC, a leading provider of business administration and compliance solutions. With over 20 years of IT experience, he has focused on virtualization and hyperconverged technologies. In his current role, Todd is recognized as a subject matter expert in the virtualization discipline, with expertise in managing enterprise environments.
He has supported complex virtualization environments in the following industries: higher education, health care, data analytics, SaaS providers, and more. He has been able to consistently reduce complexity, improve stability, and increase reliability in the environments he has managed.
Todd's passion for automation extends to both his personal and professional life. He leverages tools like PowerShell and Home Assistant to streamline processes at home and work, improving efficiency and reducing complexity.
Throughout his career, he has achieved numerous certifications, including the Nutanix Certified Expert (NCX) #79. Todd is also an active participant in the Nutanix Technology Champion program, Nutanix User Group leader, and a member of the Nutanix Technology Advisory Board.

Parag Karnik

Chief Technology Officer, Enterprise Platforms, Nutanix

Laura Jordana

Director, Technical Marketing, Nutanix

Jenn Bergstrom

Vice President, Cloud and Data Solutions, Parsons

Jenn Bergstrom

Vice President, Cloud and Data Solutions, Parsons

Jenn Bergstrom is an innovative leader with two decades of experience in the public sector. As the VP of Cloud and Data Solutions at Parsons and Technical Fellow, she drives the Federal multi- and hybrid-cloud strategy, heads the Cloud Center of Excellence, and ensures project teams have the tools, processes, and knowledge they need to deliver innovative, efficient, cost-effective, secure, and elegant solutions in the cloud. She is fully certified in AWS and holds multiple certifications in Azure, OCI, and GCP in addition to hands-on experience built over a decade of architecting and developing solutions in cloud. Jenn combines her deep technical knowledge with broad leadership experience and a strategic mindset to enable mission success. Jenn is passionate about leveraging cloud, AI, and emerging technologies for intelligent innovation and is a sought-after speaker, mentor, and career coach. Jenn holds an MS in computer science from Colorado Technical University and a BS in electrical engineering from Utah State University.

Jennifer Rowland

Director, Product Management, Nutanix

Bob Ball

Principal Product Manager, Nutanix

Jon Kohler

Principal Engineer, Nutanix

Steve Pitcher

Senior Infrastructure & Cloud Architect, Close Brothers

Andre Fiano

Staff Infrastructure Engineer

John Hayes

Senior Director, Digital Workplace Strategy and VDI, Verizon

Derrick Ladd

Principal Architect, Duke Health

Sam Larson

Principal Technologist, Nutanix, Expedient

Jeroen Tielen

Trainer, Consultant, Troubleshooter, Architect, Tielen Consultancy BV

David Teague

Technical Marketing Engineer, Nutanix

Joao Pereira Teixeira

Principal Global Practice Lead - Enterprise Architecture, Nutanix

Rishi Thaper

Principal Product Manager, Nutanix

Rishi Thaper

Principal Product Manager, Nutanix

Introducing Rishi Thaper, a seasoned product manager with over 19 years of extensive expertise in Data Protection, Information Governance, User Behavior Analytics, and File Analytics. With a rich background in combating cyber threats, Rishi brings a wealth of experience to the forefront of discussions on Ransomware and other threats.Having previously served pivotal roles at industry giants Symantec and Veritas, Rishi has been at the forefront of driving innovative solutions to combat evolving cyber threats and compliance requirements. Notably, he is spearheading the Go-to-Market strategy for Data Lens, a ground-breaking platform empowering organisations to harness the power of data for informed decision-making.Rishi holds an Executive MBA from the Indian Institute of Management focusing on strategy and marketing, complemented by a master's degree in computer science from Pune University, offering a unique blend of technical acumen and strategic vision. This diverse skill set enables him to navigate the complex intersection of technology, security, and business with ease.With a passion for staying ahead of the curve in cybersecurity trends and a commitment to driving impactful change, Rishi is poised to deliver invaluable insights and perspectives at the conference. Attendees can expect to gain profound insights into mitigating ransomware threats, leveraging advanced analytics, and fortifying data protection strategies in an ever-evolving digital landscape.

Raghav Tulshibagwale

Senior Technical Manager, Nutanix

Mike Umphreys

Senior Technical Marketing Engineer, Nutanix

Ashwini Vasanth

Principal Product Manager, Nutanix

Venu Vuppalapati

Senior Staff Global Practice Lead – Database, Nutanix

Sherry Walshak

Director, Public Sector Industry Solutions Marketing, Nutanix

Oscar Wahlberg

Senior Director, Product Management, Nutanix

Marc Waldrop

Principal Product Manager, Nutanix

Eric Walters

Senior Technical Marketing Engineer, NCI & Security, Nutanix

Michael Webster

Principal Solutions Architect - Engineering, Nutanix

John Wei

Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Technology Officer (CTO), Integreon

Kelly Willis

Solutions Architect, Nutanix

Craig Wuerzberger

IT Manager – Infrastructure Services & Data Center Operations, Sub-Zero Group, Inc.

Craig Wuerzberger

IT Manager – Infrastructure Services & Data Center Operations, Sub-Zero Group, Inc.

Craig Wuerzberger has dedicated the past 25 years to Sub-Zero Group, Inc., a privately held company based in Madison, WI, renowned for manufacturing luxury appliances. Throughout his career, Craig has specialized in various areas including storage, backup, virtualization, security, server administration, data center administration, directory services, and IT Architecture. In the past two years, Craig has taken over the management of the IT infrastructure team, which includes the network, systems, and cloud engineering teams as well as all data center operations for the company. Craig holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh and holds Foundations of Management and Advanced Management and Leadership certificates from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. He is actively involved in several Wisconsin user groups focused on server and storage administration, virtualization, and Enterprise Architecture. In addition to his professional achievements, Craig is an accomplished singer and currently performs with the Madison Symphony Chorus at the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, WI.

David Zoerb

Staff Solutions Architect, Nutanix