Nabil is the CTO – Head of Network Architecture at Bloomberg LP.

Allwyn Sequeira is the CEO of Highway 9 Networks. A serial entrepreneur, he
previously served as SVP/GM at VMware, leading multiple business lines and new
ventures. He played a pivotal role in developing and delivering VMware NSX
vSphere, the industry’s first software-defined networking (SDN) solution, which grew
to over $2 billion in revenue.
At VMware, Allwyn also led vCloud Air, overseeing development, product
management, IaaS platform and service delivery, cloud operations, and customer
success. He later spearheaded the development of HCX, the industry’s first hybrid
cloud migration and inter-networking service, which enabled seamless connectivity
between VMware, enterprises, and public clouds. His work contributed to the
creation of Telco Cloud Automation and Infrastructure—the world’s first platform
integrating 5G containerized network functions—selected by DISH as its 5G
platform. Earlier in his career, he co-founded First Virtual Corporation (FVC) and
served as EVP of Products and Operations through its IPO and growth.

Jordan is a seasoned technology leader with over 25 years of experience in the networking hardware/software and data center space, currently serving as the Director of Strategic Solutions, Networking & Security at Megaport. Throughout his career at industry leaders like Equinix, Ciena, and BT, he’s held various engineering, sales engineering, and leadership roles, developing expertise in Carrier Ethernet, SDN, orchestration, and cloud technologies. During his time at Ciena, Jordan and his team executed a number of large scale NFV & orchestration deployments focused on enabling enterprises and carriers to leverage the scalability and velocity that NFV provides. Jordan’s strong foundation in network engineering stemmed from his early career. He began as an IP/MPLS WAN network engineer for British Telecom before transitioning to a sales engineering role, managing accounts across the US and Western Europe. Jordan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Information Systems from Georgia Southern University.

Sean Rose leads Product at Meter, where he directs Meter’s software product roadmap. Meter’s cloud-based software stack allows users to access and control every detail of their network’s features, pre-configurations, and hundreds of sites via a single pane of glass. Prior to joining Meter, Sean led early product teams at Slack and Box.

Raj Purkayastha is a seasoned technology and telecom leader with more than 25 years of experience spanning pre sales, business development, marketing, and delivery across enterprise and international telecom markets in both mature and emerging regions. As Vice President at Tata Communications, he leads the Pre Sales (Sales Engineering) organization for the Americas, partnering with large enterprises to shape their innovation and growth strategies. In this role, Raj works closely with CIOs and technology leaders to co create solutions that modernize digital infrastructure, simplify complexity, and accelerate what comes next for their businesses.
Throughout his tenure at Tata Communications, Raj has held multiple leadership roles across regions and business lines including Global Carrier Solutions and Enterprise Solutions, consistently delivering revenue growth, profitability, and top tier employee engagement results. He previously led India Pre Sales and served as the Global Head of Product Marketing where he helped translate complex technologies into compelling stories and customer facing narratives that drove product adoption and strengthened the company’s market presence.
Raj is deeply passionate about innovation and has expertise across technologies such as drone navigation, robotic process automation, and Internet systems. He is a patent holder with additional patents pending, and his research has been published across several emerging technology domains. At Tata Communications, he spearheaded the development of the company’s Work from Home solution stack during the COVID 19 pandemic, using internal IP to rapidly support customers’ evolving digital workspace needs. He has also led key digital transformation initiatives in retail, manufacturing, and other industries, helping enterprises adopt agile, resilient, and future ready architectures. Raj’s global impact includes leading a major country wide telecom transformation program for a government in Southern Africa that significantly expanded national network reach, improved affordability, and strengthened digital capability. His customer engagement philosophy focuses on delivering strategic points of view and thought leadership that help organizations rethink what is possible and reinforce Tata Communications’ leadership in critical markets.
Additionally, Raj has filed 6 Patents in areas of AI, Edge, Drones, RPA and Internet. 3 of these are already awarded to him.