Spring 2023 agenda
May 17-18, Union Station, Dallas, Texas
May 17
Hands-on Training
Mainstage / Cloud
Control
Automate
Secure / DevSecOps
Connect / Network
8:00 am
Welcome to ONUG Spring 2023 Pre-game: Enterprise Cloud: Connect, Secure, Automate & Control
May 17, 2023, 8:00 am View Details
Speakers:
Nick Lippis
Co-Founder and Co-Chairman
ONUG
Mark Tierney
CTO
ONUG
ONUG Spring 2023 Conference Keynote: The Evolving Role of Network and Security Engineers in Cloud Infrastructure
May 17, 2023, 8:35 am View Details
Speakers:
Nick Lippis
Co-Founder and Co-Chairman
ONUG
Alexandra Shulman-Peleg
EY Americas Cloud Cybersecurity Leader, Managing Director
EY
9:00 am
Spring 2023 Host Keynote: How Cigna Built and Manages Their Enterprise Cloud To Deliver Business Value and Contain Cost
May 17, 2023, 9:05 am View Details
Speakers:
Michael Wheeler
Managing Director, US Commercial Front Office Technologies
Cigna
ONUG Leadership Award For Vision & Innovation Spring 2023 Host – Cigna
May 17, 2023, 9:50 am View Details
Keynote: New Operational Models that Optimize Enterprise Cloud Value Extraction & Cost Reduction
May 17, 2023, 9:55 am View Details
Speakers:
Sean Finnerty
Associate Vice President of Cloud and Infrastructure Technology
Merck and Co., Inc.
10:00 am
ONUG Training Featuring Alkira – Using Modern Practices and Tools to Operate Networking in the Cloud
May 17, 2023, 10:00 am View Details
Speakers:
William Collins
Director, Technical Evangelism
Alkira
IBM Proof of Concept: What If Multicloud Networks Put the Needs of Applications First?
May 17, 2023, 10:45 am View Details
Speakers:
Iyappa (Ayyaps) Swaminathan B J
Program Director, Software Networking Strategy
IBM
Policy as Code Working Group Update: Creating a PaC Taxonomy for All of Us
May 17, 2023, 10:45 am View Details
Speakers:
Don Duet
Sr. Director, CNP and SecOps
Fortinet
Alexandra Shulman-Peleg
EY Americas Cloud Cybersecurity Leader, Managing Director
EY
Peter Allocca
VP of Strategic Accounts
Network to Code
Pradeep Kathail
CTO, Enterprise Networking
Cisco
Xiaobo Long
Head of Backbone Network Services
Citi
Peter Campbell
Sr. Director, Cloud Security Strategy & Engineering
Evernorth Health Services
Tenable Proof of Concept: Hyper Scalable Security for Hyper Agile Infrastructures
May 17, 2023, 10:45 am View Details
Speakers:
Alex Feigenson
Director, Security Engineering
Tenable
11:00 am
Valtix Proof of Concept: Achieving Multi-Cloud, Cloud-Native Security with Valtix (Part of Cisco)
May 17, 2023, 11:05 am View Details
Speakers:
Vishal Jain
Vice President, Cisco Multicloud Defense
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Prosimo Proof of Concept: Architecting Multi-Cloud Networking for Simplicity and Consistency
May 17, 2023, 11:05 am View Details
Speakers:
Erick Moore
Principal Solutions Architect
Prosimo
Gluware Proof of Concept: Real-world Hyperautomation that Ensures Compliance and Accelerates M&A
May 17, 2023, 11:15 am View Details
Speakers:
Kevin Irwin
Senior Director, Product Management
Gluware
Navigating Nerve Clusters of Multi-Cloud and Edge Applications: The Importance of Secure Colocation in the New WAN Architecture
May 17, 2023, 11:15 am View Details
Speakers:
James Walker
Chief Administrative Officer
DXC
Khalid Raza
CEO and Co-Founder
Graphiant
Brent Elkins
Digital Technology Fellow and lead Network Architect
Raytheon Technologies
Nick Lippis
Co-Founder and Co-Chairman
ONUG
DevSecOps Lessons Learned – How to Shift Left & Shift Right?
May 17, 2023, 11:15 am View Details
Speakers:
James Wickett
Founder & CEO
DryRun Security
Conference Co-Chair
DevSecOps@ONUG Fall
Matt Tesauro
CTO
DefectDojo Inc.
Dan Cornell
Founder
Malicious Enterprises
Network to Code Proof of Concept: Realizing Network Policy as Code with Nautobot
May 17, 2023, 11:35 am View Details
Speakers:
Tim Schreyack
Director of Sales Engineering
Network to Code
IP Fabric Proof of Concept: To Control It, You Must First Know It: Assuring Network State Visibility and Configuration Compliance with IP Fabric
May 17, 2023, 11:35 am View Details
Speakers:
Dan Kelcher
Solution Architect
IP Fabric
Can Infrastructure Pros Ever Really Make Developers Happy?
May 17, 2023, 11:45 am View Details
Speakers:
Latonya Smith
Global Technology Executive
Amarjeet Kaur
Director
Edward D Jones
Liam Curtin
Product Manager
IBM Software Networking Business Unit
Dyrke Meyers
IT Product, Engineering, and Transformation Leader
Formerly with Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and Citi
12:00 pm
ONUG Leadership & Community Service Award
May 17, 2023, 12:25 pm View Details
Speakers:
Nick Lippis
Co-Founder and Co-Chairman
ONUG
Mick Currey
Enterprise Cloud Architect
Fidelity Investments
Christopher Moretti
Vice President - Global Technology & Cloud Transformation
Evernorth, Health Services
Lunch
May 17, 2023, 12:30 pm View Details
1:00 pm
Playing to Win! Gluware Automates the Networks of the World’s Largest and Most Complex Enterprises – Gluware Main Stage Keynote
May 17, 2023, 1:20 pm View Details
Speakers:
Ernest Lefner
Chief Product Officer
Gluware, Inc.
Jeremy Schulman
Senior Director of Solution Engineering
Major League Baseball
S&P Global’s Multi-Cloud Enterprise Network Exchange Strategy Powered by Alkira’s Networking as a Service Solution – Alkira Main Stage Keynote
May 17, 2023, 1:40 pm View Details
Speakers:
Amir Khan
President, CEO and Founder
Alkira
Guruprasad Ramamoorthy
VP, Global Head of Network Architecture, Engineering & Operations
S&P Global
2:00 pm
ONUG Training Featuring Gluware – Network Hyperautomation: Drag. Drop. Done!
May 17, 2023, 2:00 pm View Details
Speakers:
Michael Haugh
VP of Product Marketing
Gluware
Olivier Huynh Van
CSO and Co-Founder
Gluware
DevSecOps and Container Security as Enablers to Move Faster
May 17, 2023, 2:30 pm View Details
Speakers:
Alexandra Shulman-Peleg
EY Americas Cloud Cybersecurity Leader, Managing Director
EY
Chetan Jha
Technology Director, Information Security
Wells Fargo
Natalya Pavchinskaya
AVP Foundational Platforms, Office of the CTO
Merck
Sam Satyanathan
Director Information Security
Freddie Mac
Alkira Proof of Concept: Multi-Cloud Networking, Made Easy
May 17, 2023, 2:30 pm View Details
Speakers:
Erik Radvon
Senior Product Marketing Manager
Alkira
Riverbed Proof of Concept: Harnessing the Power of Unified Observability: Actionable Insights and Intelligent Automation
May 17, 2023, 2:30 pm View Details
Speakers:
Bill Coon
Principal Solutions Architect
Riverbed Technology
Pliant Proof of Concept: Delivering on the Promise of Observability with Automation
May 17, 2023, 2:45 pm View Details
Speakers:
Dave Hegenbarth
VP Systems Engineering
Pliant
Dell Technologies Proof of Concept: Role of SONiC in Workload Characterization
May 17, 2023, 2:45 pm View Details
Speakers:
Jay Boyson
Systems Engineer
Dell Technologies
Steve Baechle
Networking Sales Specialist
Dell Technologies
3:00 pm
Network Cloud Working Group Update: The Network Edge – Defining Network Elasticity in Today’s Rapidly Changing WAN Market
May 17, 2023, 3:00 pm View Details
Speakers:
Steve Wood
Distinguished Engineer
Cisco
Robert Wysocki
Senior Vice President & Global Client Solutions Leader - Networks & Cybersecurity
Microland Limited
James Cabe
Director of Architecture Global Alliances
ZPE Systems
Chris Cheu
Architecture Director - Global Enterprise Architecture
Evernorth Health Services
Zaheer Aziz
Principal Architect
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Sankalp Kohli
Product Leader - 5G and MEC
Verizon
Nokia Proof of Concept: Automation through a Digital Sandbox of Real Networks
May 17, 2023, 3:00 pm View Details
Speakers:
Allan Jerrett
Director, Data Center Switching Business Development
Nokia
Qrypt Proof of Concept: Quantum-Secure Multi-Cloud Deployments
May 17, 2023, 3:00 pm View Details
Speakers:
Denis Mandich
Co-Founder & CTO
Qrypt
Selector AI Proof of Concept: Enhancing Observability and Correlation for Next Generation Networks
May 17, 2023, 3:15 pm View Details
Speakers:
Jay Kothari
Senior Systems Engineer
Selector AI
Hyperautomation Working Group Update: Deploying Hyperautomation Solutions for Event-Driven Architectures
May 17, 2023, 3:30 pm View Details
Speakers:
Brian Silverman
Network & Cloud Architect
McKesson
Michael Haugh
VP of Product Marketing
Gluware
Dave Hegenbarth
VP Systems Engineering
Pliant
Ken Patel
NaaS, SASE and PaaS Consultant - Associate Fellow
Verizon Business Global Solutions
James Cabe
Director of Architecture Global Alliances
ZPE Systems
Salvatore Rannazzisi
Associate Director
Merck
What Is the Connection Between Infrastructure as Code & Policy as Code?
May 17, 2023, 3:30 pm View Details
Speakers:
Don Duet
Sr. Director, CNP and SecOps
Fortinet
Alexandra Shulman-Peleg
EY Americas Cloud Cybersecurity Leader, Managing Director
EY
Peter Campbell
Sr. Director, Cloud Security Strategy & Engineering
Evernorth Health Services
ONUG Training: Modern Network Automation with GitNops
May 17, 2023, 3:30 pm View Details
Speakers:
Thomas A. McGonagle
Enterprise Solutions Engineer
GitHub
Fortinet Proof of Concept: Protecting Applications from Advanced Threats using FortiWeb Cloud
May 17, 2023, 3:30 pm View Details
Speakers:
Srija Reddy Allam
Cloud Security Architect
Fortinet
F5 Proof of Concept: Secure Multi-Cloud Networking for the Distributed Enterprise
May 17, 2023, 3:50 pm View Details
Speakers:
Rahul Phadke
Principal Product Manager
F5
4:00 pm
Graphiant Proof of Concept: Connect the Edge with the Graphiant Solution
May 17, 2023, 4:00 pm View Details
Speakers:
Paul Ho
SE Director
Graphiant
Building Connectivity for an App-Centric Future – Sponsored by NS1, an IBM company
May 17, 2023, 4:00 pm View Details
Speakers:
Roy Chua
Founder and Principal
AvidThink
David Coffey
Chief Product Officer
NS1, an IBM company
Murali Gandluru
VP Strategy | Product and GTM, Software Networking
IBM
NetOne Systems Proof of Concept: Governing Multi-Clouds as Codes from the Financial/Security Perspective on the CICD Pipeline
May 17, 2023, 4:00 pm View Details
Speakers:
Mark Inoue
Business development of Cloud Native Technology
Net One Systems USA Inc.
Go Chiba
Architect of Cloud Native Technology
NetOne Systems
Nile Proof of Concept: Built from the Ground up to Deliver Secure Wired and Wireless Networking, as a Service
May 17, 2023, 4:10 pm View Details
Speakers:
Chris Tristan
Solution Architect
Nile
Apcela Proof of Concept: Leveraging a Global Multi-Cloud Transit Hub Network to Build a Cloud-Centric, Open Access WAN
May 17, 2023, 4:20 pm View Details
Speakers:
Kunal Thakkar
VP, Product and Solutions Engineering
Apcela
Great Debate: Can DevOps Scale in the Large Enterprise?
May 17, 2023, 4:30 pm View Details
Speakers:
Charlene O’Hanlon
Editor
Biz-Tech-Insights
VP and Managing Editor
Activate Marketing Services
Ernest Lefner
Chief Product Officer
Gluware, Inc.
Ernest Mueller
VP of Engineering
Nextira
5:00 pm
ONUG Host Award
May 17, 2023, 5:10 pm View Details
Speakers:
Nick Lippis
Co-Founder and Co-Chairman
ONUG
Alexandra Shulman-Peleg
EY Americas Cloud Cybersecurity Leader, Managing Director
EY
Christopher Moretti
Vice President - Global Technology & Cloud Transformation
Evernorth, Health Services
ONUG Community Q & A: Charting the Future of ONUG – A Town Hall Meeting with ONUG Leadership and Networking Reception
May 17, 2023, 5:15 pm View Details
Speakers:
Nick Lippis
Co-Founder and Co-Chairman
ONUG
Alexandra Shulman-Peleg
EY Americas Cloud Cybersecurity Leader, Managing Director
EY
Ernest Lefner
Chief Product Officer
Gluware, Inc.
Christopher Moretti
Vice President - Global Technology & Cloud Transformation
Evernorth, Health Services
May 18
Hands-on Training
Mainstage / Cloud
Control
Automate
Secure / DevSecOps
Connect / Network
8:00 am
Welcome to ONUG Spring 2023 Pre-game Day 2: Enterprise Cloud: Connect, Secure, Automate & Control
May 18, 2023, 8:15 am View Details
Speakers:
Nick Lippis
Co-Founder and Co-Chairman
ONUG
Mark Tierney
CTO
ONUG
9:00 am
Keynote: Can AI Run Your Cloud Network Better Than You Can?
May 18, 2023, 9:15 am View Details
Speakers:
Dr. Douglas Comer
Distinguished Professor
Purdue University
The Rise of the Cloud Network Hero – Aviatrix Main Stage Keynote
May 18, 2023, 9:45 am View Details
Speakers:
Steve Mullaney
CEO
Aviatrix
Jason Simpson
Vice President of Engineering
Choice Hotels International
10:00 am
Hybrid Multi-Cloud Application-Centric Connectivity, Reimagining Connectivity from an Application Context – IBM Main Stage Keynote
May 18, 2023, 10:05 am View Details
Speakers:
Andrew Coward
GM, Software Defined Networking
IBM
Private 5G Networks for the Large Enterprise – Sponsored by Cradlepoint
May 18, 2023, 10:30 am View Details
Speakers:
Stephen Collins
ONUG CTO
ONUG
Aryo Kresnadi
Technical Director, Global Network Architecture
FedEx
Matt Addicks
Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Private Networks
Cradlepoint
Ahmed Moussa
Managing Director for Solution Architects
Verizon
Guy Turgeon
Industry Principal, Telco
Red Hat
NetBrain Proof of Concept: Transform IT: 18 Problems NetBrain will Solve for You
May 18, 2023, 10:45 am View Details
Speakers:
Howard Weise
Pre-Sales Engineer
NetBrain
Morning Break
May 18, 2023, 10:45 am View Details
NETSCOUT Proof of Concept: Ensuring Unstoppable Virtual Visibility and Cybersecurity Threat Hunting into the Cloud
May 18, 2023, 10:45 am View Details
Speakers:
Shane Bordeau
Sr. Account Manager
NETSCOUT
11:00 am
ONUG Training Powered by Aviatrix – ACE Associate Cloud Networking
May 18, 2023, 11:00 am View Details
Speakers:
Shahzad Ali
Vice President of Solutions Architecture
Aviatrix
Are You Ready for Hyperscale Service Providers?
May 18, 2023, 11:15 am View Details
Speakers:
Steve Wood
Distinguished Engineer
Cisco
Ricky Tsui
Sr. Director - Business Development & GTM Execution
AT&T Business
Luc Boivin
Director Solutions Architecture
Verizon Business Group
Colin Bannon
CTO
BT Business
Understanding NaaS Use Cases and How To Deploy Them
May 18, 2023, 11:45 am View Details
Speakers:
Christopher Moretti
Vice President - Global Technology & Cloud Transformation
Evernorth, Health Services
Amir Khan
President, CEO and Founder
Alkira
Vishal Jain
Vice President, Cisco Multicloud Defense
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Suresh Katukam
Chief Product Officer and Co-founder
Nile
ACG Working Group Update: Implementation Patterns for the Cloud Security Notification Framework
May 18, 2023, 11:45 am View Details
Speakers:
Peter Campbell
Sr. Director, Cloud Security Strategy & Engineering
Evernorth Health Services
Paul Eliya
Staff Sales Engineer
Splunk
Josh Hammer
Field Chief Security Architect
Oracle
Getting Started With an SBOM Strategy
May 18, 2023, 11:45 am View Details
Speakers:
Aman Kakkad
Senior Manager AppSec and Container Security
EY
Sam Satyanathan
Director Information Security
Freddie Mac
Kate Stewart
VP, Dependable Embedded Systems
Linux Foundation
12:00 pm
Lunch
May 18, 2023, 12:15 pm View Details
Cloud Native Security Working Group Update: People Get Ready!: Mapping Zero Trust Principles to Zero Day Realities
May 18, 2023, 12:45 pm View Details
Speakers:
Michael Thomas Clark
Technology Industry & IT Consulting Executive
Renaissance Tech & Media
Forrest Bennett
Information Security Advisor
FedEx
Ken Arora
Senior Architect, Office of the CTO, Security Products
F5
Jerald Murphy
SVP, Research and Consulting
Nemertes Research
Mark Fishburn
President
MarketWord, Inc.
Issac Roth
Co-Founder and CTO
LeakSignal
Perry Young
Executive Director, Head of Network Security
Standard Chartered Bank
Organizational Design in the Enterprise Cloud Era
May 18, 2023, 12:45 pm View Details
Speakers:
Chasity Holt
Director, Software Engineering
Fidelity Investments
Haripriya Jagannathan
Senior Vice President
Citibank N.A.
Sean Manahan
Global Head of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships
Morgan Stanley
Red Hat Proof of Concept: Private 5G Demonstration
May 18, 2023, 12:45 pm View Details
Speakers:
Guy Turgeon
Industry Principal, Telco
Red Hat
1:00 pm
Edge Computing: A Tectonic Shift or Niche Market
May 18, 2023, 1:15 pm View Details
Speakers:
Jerald Murphy
SVP, Research and Consulting
Nemertes Research
Aryo Kresnadi
Technical Director, Global Network Architecture
FedEx
Senad Palislamovic
Head of Technology
Nokia
Quantum Overview and the Evolution of Encryption
May 18, 2023, 1:15 pm View Details
Speakers:
Mark Tierney
CTO
ONUG
Denis Mandich
Co-Founder & CTO
Qrypt
5 Sobering Realities of a Cloud Journey
May 18, 2023, 1:45 pm View Details
Speakers:
Dyrke Meyers
IT Product, Engineering, and Transformation Leader
Formerly with Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and Citi
Aviatrix Proof of Concept: It’s Time for Your Cloud to Get a Cloud Backbone
May 18, 2023, 1:45 pm View Details
Speakers:
Saad Mirza
Senior Director of Solutions Architecture
Aviatrix
Office Hours: Quantum Computing and Cybersecurity – Enterprise Readiness
May 18, 2023, 1:45 pm View Details
Speakers:
Alexandra Shulman-Peleg
EY Americas Cloud Cybersecurity Leader, Managing Director
EY
David Edelman
Chief Cybersecurity Scientist
Citi
2:00 pm
ONUG Roundtable: Multi-Cloud Networking: Reality vs. Myths
May 18, 2023, 2:15 pm View Details
Speakers:
Brian Silverman
Network & Cloud Architect
McKesson
Brent Elkins
Digital Technology Fellow and lead Network Architect
Raytheon Technologies
Murali Gandluru
VP Strategy | Product and GTM, Software Networking
IBM
3:00 pm
ONUG Spring 2023 Conference Wrap Up
May 18, 2023, 3:00 pm View Details
Speakers:
Nick Lippis
Co-Founder and Co-Chairman
ONUG
Mark Tierney
CTO
ONUG
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