Neil Anderson has over 30 years of experience in software development and IT solutions. At WWT Neil is an VP in our Global Solutions and Architecture team, with responsibility for over $15B in WWT’s solutions portfolio across AI, Cloud, Networking, Security, Data Center, and Automation. Neil advises many large organizations on their global architecture and IT strategy across Global Enterprise, Global Service Provider, and Public Sector.

Dhawal Sharma is responsible for driving Zscaler’s overall AI security strategy, including product management, AI partnership ecosystem, and go-to-market for the AI security businesses. He is also responsible for strategic product initiatives around inorganic growth and corporate development opportunities for Zscaler’s business, including M&A and venture investments in emerging businesses.

Dhawal has been at Zscaler since 2012 and has been instrumental in building Zscaler’s flagship products, including Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) and Zscaler Private Access (ZPA). In recent years, he has been leading Zscaler’s product strategy for the Zero Trust Exchange platform and introduced many new innovations such as Zscaler Digital Experience, Zero Trust Branch, and Zero Trust Cloud, among others. Dhawal has also led early go-to-market initiatives for various new product lines at Zscaler as a General Manager, growing them into successful businesses and making them an integral part of the Zscaler growth engine.

Prior to joining Zscaler, Dhawal brings diverse experience in the AI, Security, Networking, and Enterprise Architecture space. He has worked in product management roles at Actiance and HCL-Cisco and was also part of a startup team in India that introduced cloud-based managed UTM services for enterprises. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree specializing in Computer Science and an MBA degree, and multiple patents in the security space.”

Accomplished technology innovation strategist with over 28 years of broad IT experience. Leveraging extensive background in technology solutions, to work with CIOs, CTOs, and other IT executives on enabling business outcomes through technology strategy. Exercises and promotes a big picture approach to explore and evaluate IT transformation initiatives to solve business outcomes that include agility, simplification, user experience, cost, and security.

Kelly Ahuja is President & CEO of Versa Networks. Kelly is a seasoned industry veteran with 25 years of experience in networking and telecommunications. He also advises several companies, entrepreneurs and serves on the board of directors for several startups.  He spent 18 years at Cisco building and leading multiple businesses, most recently as SVP of Service Provider Business, Products & Solutions and several other roles leading large businesses prior to that.

In his career Kelly has partnered with Service Providers globally to design, deploy and operate large scale Frame Relay, ATM, IP, and Mobile (3G,4G, Wifi) networks. Earlier in his career, he worked for Service Providers designing, building and operating large scale networks.

Today, he is in the midst of the largest transformation in the industry with Software Defined Networking (SDN). He is leading Versa, a leader in software-defined networking and security, enabling digital transformation with a highly reliable, automated and cost-effective corporate network.   Kelly holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Calgary