Sandy Carter joined AWS as Vice President of Enterprise Workloads in April 2017. Prior to joining AWS, Sandy was a driving force of Innovation at IBM for the last decade. Most recently serving as IBM’s worldwide General Manager of Ecosystem Development, Sandy was the global evangelist responsible for connecting emerging technology companies and accelerators with enterprises to increase productivity and creativity while fostering a community of innovation.

Wesley is an AWS Solutions Architect, where he works with enterprises in their migrations to the AWS cloud. He has worked with enterprises in all stages in their journey, from initial workloads to mass migrations. He has helped establish cloud center of excellence (COE) teams, as well as define the various best practices and architectural patterns to ensure the successful deployment of the cloud solutions.

Michael works for AWS Cloud Economics where he works to help customers understand and quantify the comprehensive business value of AWS. He’s considered a thought leader on valuing benefits and has been instrumental in establishing the Cloud Value Framework. Prior to Amazon, Michael held leadership roles at in Business Strategy at Coupa Software, Customer Strategy at SAP, and Product Management at Symantec. He also has computer science degrees from MIT and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Curran O’Brien is a Senior Product Marketing Manager for artificial intelligence solutions at AWS. Previously, he led consulting practices with a focus on advanced analytics and smart cities solutions. He has been a featured presenter at dozens of conferences around the world, sharing thought leadership on big-data analytics and analytics-of-things.

Cynthya Peranandam is a Principal Product Marketing Manager for artificial intelligence solutions at AWS. Previously she was a marketing leader at IBM, where she developed data-driven thought leadership to foster strategic conversations. She is the author of numerous reports and articles on digital business and technology and has been featured on Forbes, SocialMediaToday and ComputerWorld.

Niraj is a Business Development manager with AWS, responsible for helping customers build the business case for innovation through the Cloud. He’s considered a thought leader on valuing benefits and has been instrumental in establishing the Cloud Value Framework, which has been verified by two third party analyst firms.
Prior to joining AWS, he held leadership positions in Customer Strategy at SAP, Product Marketing at Symantec. Niraj holds a Bachelors of Engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Masters in Engineering Management from the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management.

Jake joined AWS as Enterprise Strategist in October 2018. In this role, Jake works with enterprise technology executives to share experiences and strategies for how the cloud can help them increase speed and agility while devoting more of their resources to their customers. Prior to joining AWS, Jake was Vice President of Cloud Services at Live Nation Entertainment where he was responsible for leading the company’s cloud transformation including an accelerated all-in migration to AWS, achieving an immediate 18% savings in infrastructure TCO with an additional 30% savings the following year, as well as significant measured increases in agility, security, and reliability. In his previous role as Vice President of IT Operations, Jake was responsible for enterprise-wide IT strategy and oversight of the infrastructure and support teams in North America, and focused on cloud-based IT modernization and overall operational efficiency.

Dan is Sr. Director, WW Cloud Partner Strategy & Architecture at VMware, a global leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility. VMware focuses on accelerating our customers’ digital transformation journey by enabling enterprises to master a software-defined, multi-cloud approach to business and IT. Prior to VMware, Dan has held CTO and senior technology roles at some of the largest and most innovative companies in the world including IBM, CSC, Charles Schwab and Motorola. Dan is an innovative, entrepreneurial and passionate IT executive with a broad background in cloud computing, consulting practice leadership, IT management consulting, enterprise architecture, joint ventures, and global business development. Dan is an avid cyclist and also enjoys software development and tinkering with Internet of Things (IOT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and drones when he’s not spending time with his wife and daughters.

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