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Keynote: Collaborative Project Updates: ODP, CNCF, OpenSwitch & CII

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Channel: The Linux Foundation · 2017 · Science & Technology

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Keynote: Collaborative Project Updates: ODP, CNCF, OpenSwitch & CII

About Neela Jacques
A 20-year veteran of the tech industry, Neela Jacques brings a wealth of business, product and open source experience to his role at OpenDaylight executive director. He has taken OpenDaylight from a nascent project to a vibrant, growing open source community quickly becoming the de facto standard industry platform. He helped grow VMware’s Virtualization and Cloud business launching multiple products and initiatives, and consulted CEOs and CIOs on product strategy and M&A as a Bain & Co. Consultant. He is an advisor and board member for startups, a frequent writer for leading publications and dynamic public speaker.

About Dan Kohn
Dan Kohn leads the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. Dan previously served as CTO of several startups, including Spreemo, a healthcare marketplace, and Shopbeam, a shoppable ads company. Earlier, he was a general partner at Skymoon Ventures, a $70 million seed-stage venture capital firm that created startups in semiconductors and telecom infrastructure. He also helped create and launch The Linux Foundation’s Core Infrastructure Initiative.

About Nicko van Someren
Nicko is The Linux Foundation’s chief technology officer focused on the Core Infrastructure Initiative and other security-focused efforts at the organization. He has extensive experience across the security and networking industries. Most recently, he was the chief technology officer of Good Technology, where he oversaw future technology strategy and research. Prior to joining Good, Nicko served as chief security architect at Juniper Networks, where he was responsible for leading the technology and design direction for the company's Network Security products as well as promoting Juniper's security solutions to industry and government sectors. Before joining Juniper, he was founder and CTO of the security technology company nCipher Plc. Nicko holds a doctorate and First Class degree in computer science from Cambridge University in the UK. He is a fellow of both the Royal Academy of Engineering and the British Computer Society.

About Glenn Sullivan
Glenn is the Director of Customer Experience, at SnapRoute. He is responsible for guiding product development and customer engagements to ensure a frictionless experience. Prior to SnapRoute, Glenn led the Network Software Development team at Apple. This group is responsible for the software that manages and controls the desegregated switching environments at Apple - empowering new network designs to reap the benefits of automation and autonomic operations. Before Apple, Glenn led the LAN Switching team in Cisco's TAC, where he shaped product design via customer interaction at all levels of the stack. He received a BS in Networking and Systems Administration from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

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