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Paul Speciale is a data storage and cloud industry veteran, with over 20 years experience with small and large companies. Paul is currently the Chief Marketing Officer for Scality, leading the team across activities ranging from building awareness to content development and lead generation, as well as being a spokesperson for the company.1 Articles
Paul Scott-Murphy is Chief Technology Officer at Cirata, the company that enables data leaders to continuously move petabyte-scale data to the cloud of their choice, fast and with no business disruption. He is responsible for the company’s product and technology strategy, including industry engagement, technical innovation, new market and product initiation and creation. This includes direct interaction with the majority of Cirata’s significant customers, partners and prospects. Previously Vice President of Product Management for Cirata, and Regional Chief Technology Officer for TIBCO Software in Asia Pacific and Japan, Scott-Murphy has a Bachelor of Science with first class honors and a Bachelor of Engineering with first class honors from the University of Western Australia.1 Articles
Olivier Lambert is CEO and Co-Founder of Vates, a global software company specializing in open-source virtualization platforms for on-premises and hybrid infrastructures. A long-time contributor to the Xen ecosystem, he has been actively involved in virtualization technologies for more than a decade. He is best known for leading the development and growth of XCP-ng and Xen Orchestra, two widely adopted open-source projects used by enterprises, service providers, public sector organizations, and research institutions worldwide. As CEO of Vates, Olivier focuses on building sustainable alternatives to proprietary virtualization stacks, with a strong emphasis on openness, security, and long-term maintainability. He regularly speaks on topics such as open-source governance, virtualization economics, infrastructure design, and the evolution of on-premises and hybrid cloud architectures. He is recognized for his pragmatic approach to open source, combining community-driven development with enterprise-grade support and services, and works closely with customers, partners, and upstream communities to ensure open technologies remain viable, innovative, and production-ready at scale.1 Articles
Wen Wang has more than 10 years of experience in aviation and trip technology. She is the CEO of Avitor.ai, a company she helped develop to harness the power of generative AI to transform the future of private air transportation and luxury travel. Wang earned a master’s degree in economics from the University of International Business and Economics and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.1 Articles
Nick Martino is Product Manager, Managed Services for Verinext, a transformative business technology solution provider with over 15 years in providing data protection and data resiliency managed services for medium and large enterprises.1 Articles
Since 1995, Mike has served as President, Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Director of Corporate Services, and Consultant for Paperclip Incorporated. In his current role, he is responsible for strategic direction, operations, and corporate communications. Prior to joining Paperclip Incorporated, Mike was the Executive Vice President and co-founder of CMF Design System, a custom software and systems integration firm. Mike received a Bachelor of Science from Rowan University and served as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps.1 Articles
Michael Cubeddu is the Co-Founder and VP of R&D at Aliro, a quantum networking company spun out of Harvard University in 2019. At Aliro, he focuses on research, IP, and customer and partner relations. Cubeddu is a published author in quantum research, and a co-inventor of several patents in quantum computing software, error correction, and quantum network protocols -- all driving deployment of commercial-grade product lines at Aliro. He is actively involved in the Quantum Economic Development Consortium and serves as the liaison between the QED-C and the ITU-T for quantum key distribution standards development.1 Articles
Robert Davis serves as the Chief Product and Technology Officer at QIMA, a global leader in technologydriven solutions for supply chain quality and compliance. With over 20 years of senior leadership experience, Robert has a proven track record in product management, customer solutions, and engineering within top technology and compliance firms. At QIMA, Robert leads the development of cutting-edge tools like myQIMA, supporting brands in achieving transparency, efficiency, and reliability across their supply chains.1 Articles
Martin Verges founded croit GmbH in 2017 to develop innovative, stable, and reliable Ceph-based storage solutions to help businesses scale. Since then he has been building up the company as CEO with robust growth without external financing. In 2022, he also took over the establishment of the US branch of the company and is responsible for its worldwide success. Today croit employs employees and freelancers worldwide and offers excellent follow-the-sun support to its customers. croit GmbH is a founding member of the Ceph Foundation and an active member of the Ceph community.1 Articles
Mark Allen was appointed Identiv General Manager, Premises in January 2016. Mr. Allen has been with Identiv since 2003, most recently in a product manager role. He has more than 29 years of practical experience in technology at start-ups and public companies, ranging from programming, software development, and engineering to business development, R&D, and operations. Prior to joining Identiv, Mr. Allen was Founder and President at Preferred Business Solutions Inc. from June 1999 to September 2003. Prior to Preferred Business Solutions, he served as VP Engineering at Access 360 from August 1994 to June 1999. His previous positions also include Software Development Manager at The Orange County Register and Lead Programmer Analyst at Security Pacific Financial Services. Mr. Allen majored in Computer Science, Math, Commerce, and Physics at Kings Norton in the United Kingdom.1 Articles