Questex’s Silverlinings Announces the Cloud Executive Summit, an Exclusive Two-Day Symposium to Discuss and Debate the Challenges and Opportunities Presented by the Cloud

Questex’s Silverlinings announces the Cloud Executive Summit, an exclusive two-day symposium built for senior executives looking to discuss and debate the challenges and opportunities presented by the cloud industry today. Blueplanet, a division of Ciena, has signed on as a Platinum Partner, along with Supporting Partners AvidThink, Dell’Oro Group, and Women Leaders in Data and AI. The event takes place December 6-7 at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa in Sonoma, CA.

Silverlinings Founder Steve Saunders said, “We’re excited to bring senior cloud executives together in-person to discuss the critical challenges and opportunities in the cloud industry. From automation, AI, multi-cloud and cloud-native 5G to telco cloud, security, cost-optimization and sustainability, we’ll cover all of the key topics that tech leaders are facing.”

The Cloud Executive Summit is produced by both the Silverlinings and Fierce Telecom editorial teams and offers a robust program including cloud business cases, interactive agile workshops as well as keynotes, panels and moderated small group discussions that will help attendees identify and solve deployment challenges presented by industry experts.

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Confirmed speakers include:

• Aisha Tahirkheli, Managing Director for Cloud at KPMG
• Serena Blanks, Deputy Director for Architecture & Engineering, City of San Diego
• Dara Meath, SVP, CTO, Build-a-Bear
• Hagai Pen, Head of Americas Operation Simplified, AWS
• Michael Dale, CTO, Caffeine.tv
• Carolyn Duby, Field Chief Technology Officer, Cloudera
• Joe Kodali, Senior Director of Compliance, Cariloop
• Jerry Dawkins, Ph.D, CISO Global Chief Technology Officer
• Anne Flanagan, Former Head of Cross-Product Policy Strategy, AR/VR/XR and Metaverse, Meta; International Tech Policy Expert
• Roy Chua, Founder and President, AvidThink
• Mauricio Sanchez, Senior Research Director, Dell’Oro Group
• Dave Bolan, Research Director, Dell’Oro Group
• Leonard Lee, Executive Analyst and Founder, neXt Curve

Plus, exclusive research on key issues such as multi-cloud operations, cloud security, automation, AI, cost-effectiveness will be unveiled at the symposium. The Cloud Executive Summit will allow attendees to learn from hyperscalers and service providers successfully deploying cloud services and will provide a multitude of opportunities to network with key players in the industry throughout the event, including an offsite reception at a nearby winery.

SOURCE: GlobeNewswire