An unmissable day of insights and inspiration

Does your business have the modern infrastructure foundation it needs to thrive in the new age of AI-fueled insights? What does it take to transform your legacy applications and embrace new opportunities, from the cloud to the edge?

Join us at the luxurious InterContinental Buckhead hotel for an exclusive one-day event, where we’ll explore these questions and help you set your course for innovation and success in the insight age.

We’ve planned a fantastic lineup of keynotes and panels with expert speakers for you, including Joel ‘Thor’ Neeb, sharing how he led a cultural and operational transformation at enterprise software giant VMware.

Of course, you’ll also have plenty of time to network with other Atlanta-area IT leaders about the shared challenges and opportunities you face, over an exquisite breakfast and lunch.

Simply fill in the short form to secure your seat. Don’t delay — few spots remaining.

Agenda

9am: Breakfast and networking 

10:15am: The secrets to success in the insight age

Joel ‘Thor’ Neeb, author, athlete, fighter pilot and technology executive
Discover enterprise-proven transformation strategies for aligning culture and streamlining operations in the new AI-fueled ‘insight age’.

11:30am: Lessons from the front lines of enterprise IT transformation
Saad Malik, CTO, Spectro Cloud
From edge AI to multicloud, platform engineering to app modernization, the world of IT is changing fast. We’ll share real customer insights and research data to illuminate the opportunities and challenges you’ll face during these transformations. 

12:30pm: Lunch 

1:30pm: The executive's perspective: modern infrastructure in a cloud native world
Panelists will discuss the executive's perspective: modern infrastructure in a cloud native world.

2:50- 3pm: Closing remarks

*Agenda subject to change

Meet the speakers

Joel ‘Thor’ Neeb

Joel ‘Thor’ Neeb, former VP of Execution and Transformation at VMware, had been a pivotal force in transitioning the company into a SaaS leader. Under his guidance, VMware surpassed its $5 billion SaaS revenue goal a year early, while managing a 40,000-employee workforce through significant cultural and operational changes. Joel has also led Afterburner, a consultancy serving Fortune 100 companies and sports teams, and had an illustrious career as an F-15 Aviator and Mission Commander in the U.S. Air Force. Joel is an accomplished athlete, having completed a triathlon and participated in four seasons of "American Ninja Warrior." 

Saad Malik

Saad is passionate about building products in the areas of cloud, virtualization, containers, and distributed systems. In his fifteen years of experience, Saad has shipped multiple new products in enterprise, service provider, and consumer technologies. He is a hardcore Trekkie and enjoys building autonomous drone tracking software.

About the venue

Event location

 

InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta

3315 Peachtree Rd NE,
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
Phone: 404-946-9000          

Rated the #1 hotel in Atlanta, the InterContinental Buckhead brings a new luxury lifestyle experience to Atlanta’s prestigious Buckhead neighborhood. It’s the perfect venue for our summit, with great food and comfortable, elegant meeting spaces.