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2024 EVOLVE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

James Clear
James Clear
James Clear is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, keynote speaker, and founder of Habits Academy. He focuses on habits, decision-making, and continuous improvement. His book, Atomic Habits, has sold over 15 million copies worldwide. Clear is a regular speaker at Fortune 500 companies and featured in major publications. He is also a MasterClass instructor and his popular “3-2-1” email newsletter has over 3 million subscribers.

JAMES CLEAR

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Atomic Habits

Sully Sullenberger
Ambassador "Sully" Sullenberger
Ambassador “Sully” Sullenberger is a global thought leader, keynote speaker, and advocate for safety in global air travel. He served as a fighter pilot, airline pilot, instructor, and accident investigator. He became internationally renowned for safely guiding a disabled jetliner to an emergency water landing in the “Miracle on the Hudson.” He is a best-selling author and the subject of the critically acclaimed film SULLY.

AMBASSADOR "SULLY" SULLENBERGER

U.S. Ambassador and "Miracle on the Hudson" Captain

Don Yaeger
Don Yaeger
As an award-winning keynote speaker, business leadership coach, a twelve-time New York Times Best-selling author, host of the top-rated Corporate Competitor Podcast, National Geographic’s “Storyteller in Residence,” and longtime Associate Editor for Sports Illustrated, Don Yaeger has fashioned a career as one of America’s most provocative thought leaders.

DON YAEGER

Trace3 Evolve Conference Host, Award-Winning Speaker, and Best-Selling Author

2024 EVOLVE MAINSTAGE SPEAKERS

Rich Fennessy
Rich is a Fortune 500 CEO with 32 years international management experience and widely recognized for outperforming expectations, and for achievements in business and technology. Throughout his career Rich has acquired, sold and managed 20 companies worldwide.

RICH FENNESSY

CEO - Trace3

Joe Quaglia
Joe Quaglia
Joe Quaglia is the President for Trace3 responsible for Sales, Services, Logistics, Warehouse and Sales Operations. In his role, Joe leads the Trace3 Go-To-Market (GTM) activities, client engagement and overall growth strategies for the company. Joe also supports Trace3’s differentiated value model built around the company’s brand pillars of Emerging Technology, Elite Engineering, and Client Intimacy.

JOE QUAGLIA

President - Trace3

Sandy Salty
Sandy Salty is the CMO—A key strategic contributor to company-wide initiatives, Sandy has built various teams from the ground up including the Marketing organization, and the Partner Development organization. Sandy has helped shape the brand and culture of the company through her conception of experiences like the Trace3 Annual Evolve Conference, The Outlier Awards, and The Legends Program.

SANDY SALTY

CMO - Host, Outlier Award Gala - Trace3

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Bipul Sinha
Bipul Sinha is an accomplished entrepreneur, engineer, and venture capitalist. As the Chairman, Co-Founder, and CEO of Rubrik, Inc., he spearheads the mission to secure the world's data. Bipul's impressive career includes a tenure as a Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, where he focused on software, mobile, and Internet sectors. His venture investments include Nutanix, Pulse News, Bromium, PernixData, and Hootsuite.

BIPUL SINHA

CEO, Chairman and Co-Founder - Rubrik

Jacquelyn Crowhurst
Jacquelyn Crowhurst
Jacquelyn leads a team of deeply technical Partner Solution Architects whose focus is on enabling partners to capitalize on the AI revolution through co-engineering innovative solutions and creating impactful services offerings.

JACQUELYN CROWHURST

Chief Architect, Global Partner Solutions - Microsoft

Tony Olzak
Tony Olzak is a leading visionary in applying technology to business problems and initiatives. He is a sought after speaker, co-author of multiple industry certification books, Co-host of a podcast dedicated to technology founders.  He brings over 19 years of industry experience leading consulting, engineering and development teams.

TONY OLZAK

CTO - Trace3

Bryan Kissinger
A hands-on, results-oriented senior information technology and business professional with over 20 years of experience leading global teams in the successful delivery of technology solutions that enable business value. Accomplished IT and security program designer utilizing practical solutions that deliver rapid return on investment.

BRYAN KISSINGER

SVP & CISO of Security Solutions - Trace3

Kerry Singleton
Kerry Singleton
Kerry Singleton is the Global Security Channel Sales Engineer in Cisco’s Global Security Partner Sales Organization. In this role, he is responsible for the technical strategy and growth of Cisco’s Global Security Partner business globally. His remit also includes enabling Cisco partners to articulate Cisco’s value proposition as the No. 1 security partner and advisor in the industry.

KERRY SINGLETON

Senior Director, Security Global Engineering - Cisco

Richard Balducci
Richard Balducci
Richard Balducci is a seasoned information security leader at Integer Holdings Corporation, a global medical device outsourcing manufacturer based in Plano, TX. Richard has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and is currently pursuing his MBA. After 21 years in the financial services industry, in 2020 Richard joined Integer as Director, Information Security and CISO.

RICHARD BALDUCCI

CISO - Integer Holdings

Gina Yacone
Gina Yacone
Gina is the Advisory CISO for TRACE3's Mountain State region, based in Denver, Colorado. Gina aids senior security leaders by offering insight into the latest industry trends, assessing vulnerabilities, architecting robust security frameworks, and implementing advanced security solutions tailored to protect precious digital assets.

GINA YACONE

Advisory CISO - Trace3

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Asher Lohman
Asher serves as Trace3’s VP, Data & Analytics. His jack-of-all-trades expertise in areas such as innovation and emerging technology, product development, infrastructure operations, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, GIS, Robotics, Data Science, and Enterprise Data & Analytics for companies ranging from Fortune 250 to medium-sized private equity to start-ups has allowed him to experience differing facets of leadership and innovation.

ASHER LOHMAN

VP, Data & Analytics - Trace3

Kevin Gall
Kevin Gall
Kevin Gall is dedicated to driving success in the Data Management and Analytics field at Dell Technologies. He leads the global pre-sales community with a strong focus on customer satisfaction and ensures that the Dell PreSales Community stays informed about the latest developments in this arena.

KEVIN GALL

Global Pre-Sales Engineering - Dell

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Jason Johnson
Jason brings extensive experience in enterprise network operations and software development to his role as CIO at Sweetwater. He leads the in-house software development, cloud, and network infrastructure teams, ensuring continuous delivery and innovation of IT services to maintain Sweetwater's competitive edge. Jason holds 19 industry certifications and a Bachelor's Degree in Network Design and Management.

JASON JOHNSON

CIO - Sweetwater

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Mike Jones
Mike Jones is the Vice President of Cybersecurity Shared Services for Nationwide.  He provides strategic direction and leadership for the Cyber Product Delivery organization, leading our Identity & Access Management, Data Security, and Cloud & Application Security teams. Mike has more than 20 years of experience in Information Technology roles and is well respected in the industry, receiving various industry accolades and awards.

MIKE JONES

VP, Cybersecurity Shared Services - Nationwide

Amal Jayaraman
Amal Jayaraman
Amal Jayaraman is the Director of Infra Platforms at PayPal, with 27 years of extensive industry experience. In this role, Amal oversees a highly available and secure technology portfolio. Under Amal’s leadership, the infrastructure supports PayPal's impressive total payment volume of more than $1.6 trillion annually.

AMAL JAYARAMAN

Director of Infra Platforms - Paypal

Chris Nicholas
Chris Nicholas
Chris brings a breadth of knowledge around the Azure CloudPlatform along with over 16 years of experience in technology. Chris is a Microsoft Certified Trainer, community contributor and a member of the Microsoft Cloud Architecture Group within the Datacenter Optimization Team. Chris specializes in working with companies to integrate, enhance, roadmap and architect cloud technology solutions.

CHRIS NICHOLAS

Senior VP, Cloud Solutions - Trace3

Fred Meek
Fred Meek
Fred Meek is the SVP of Customer Solutions & Experience at Wiz, where he has been a leadership team member since 2021. With over a decade of experience in cloud security, Fred oversees global customer-facing functions, including pre-sales solution engineering, post-sales, and support.

FRED MEEK

SVP of Customer Solutions & Experience - Wiz

Barton Warner
Barton Warner
Barton Warner is Senior Vice President of Infrastructure at Capital Group, leading the Emerging Technology and Enterprise Technology Services organizations. Prior to joining Capital, Barton was a senior leader at JP Morgan Chase (formerly WaMu) responsible for Infrastructure Delivery, and worked in multiple consulting roles as a Technology Principal for Fortune 500 clients.

BARTON WARNER

SVP of Infrastructure & Emerging Technology - Capital Group

Scott Miller
Scott Miller
Scott Miller is a vastly experienced Cybersecurity Leader and Advocate with a rich professional background spanning the US Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, Federal Government, Manufacturing, and Fortune 50 Retail environments.

SCOTT MILLER

Director, Cybersecurity Services - Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Sean Sims
Sean Sims
Sean Sims serves as the Assistant Vice President of Strategy & Transformation within Unum’s Digital Incubator & Advanced Analytics organization. In this capacity, he provides programmatic support across a portfolio of innovation initiatives. Mr. Sims is responsible for budget, strategic planning, reporting, stakeholder communication, and special projects.

SEAN SIMS

AVP, Digital Incubator & Advanced Analytics - Unum

David Gahagan
David Gahagan
David Gahagan is a senior security leader with experience in technology, security, governance, and compliance at the largest public university endowment in the US. He has built and lead teams in a variety of disciplines including security, vulnerability management,  infrastructure, and web application development. He is currently co-sponsor of UTIMCO's strategic AI governance and Microsoft AI program.

DAVID GAHAGAN

CISO - UTIMCO

Kristine Lee
Kristine Lee, MD
Kristine Lee, MD is an associate executive director with The Permanente Medical Group. Dr. Lee oversees the areas of Virtual Medicine as well as Technology, Innovation, the Division of Research, and TPMG Consulting Services. Dr. Lee’s main focus is to use technology to enhance and support inbasket management and patient chronic conditions management.

KRISTINE LEE, MD

Associate Executive Director - The Permanente Medical Group

Katherine Walther
Katherine is the VP of Innovation at Trace3, where she transforms enterprise challenges into innovative solutions. Dedicated to disseminating information about the future of technology to IT leaders across a wide variety of domains. Pairing a unique combination of real-world technology experience with insight from the world’s largest venture capital firms.

KATHERINE WALTHER

VP, Innovation - Trace3

Nate Smolenski
Nate Smolenski
Nate is an experienced CISO, Security Advisor, and technology leader with over two decades of experience. Nate currently serves as Head of Risk and IR Services at Cyera; Nate and his team are focused on architecting and delivering critical data focused risk and security services to organizations wrestling with the impacts of digital transformation on their businesses.

NATE SMOLENSKI

Head of Risk and IR Services - Cyera

Terry Tripp
Terry Tripp
Terry Tripp is the Chief Revenue Officer of Tines, the trusted leader in smart, secure workflows. With three decades of leadership experience, Terry is skilled at identifying new market opportunities and enhancing customer relationships. Terry holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Miami University.

TERRY TRIPP

Chief Revenue Officer - Tines

Marco Casalaina
Marco Casalaina
I make complex products usable, and currently I’m focused on bringing the benefits of artificial intelligence to everyone. I'm an expert in cloud computing, with years of experience bringing the power of the cloud to artificial intelligence, call center and unified communications applications. Proven ability working with engineering, marketing, sales, customers and partners to drive product definition and go-to-market strategies.

MARCO CASALAINA

VP of Products - Microsoft Azure AI

2024 EVOLVE BREAKOUT SPEAKERS

James Bond
James Bond
Analytics & Data Solutions Business Manager
HPE
Kyle Gililland
Kyle Gililland
VP, Security Solutions
Trace3
Marc Donovan
Marc Donovan
VP, East Enterprise Sales
Nutanix
Jodi Shely
Jodi Shely
Americas Channel CTO
VMware by Broadcom
Jason Achten
Jason Achten
Principal Cloud Solutions Architect
‍Trace3
Anar Desai
Vice President, Americas Channel Sales
Palo Alto Networks
Milo Sanchez
Milo Sanchez
Senior Practice Director
‍Trace3
Bryan Kissinger
SVP & CISO of Security Solutions
‍Trace3
Mike Hilton
Mike Hilton
Vice President, North America Hybrid Solutions
HPE
Josh Lindstrom
Senior Director, Data & Analytics
Trace3
Boomchi Kumar
Boomchi Kumar
Director, Security Consulting
Trace3
Greg Stratton
Greg Statton
Office of the CTO - Data & AI
Cohesity
Jake Thorne
Jake Thorne
Director, Technical Product Marketing
Cohesity
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Anthony Giandomenico
VP Global Cyber-Security Consulting, Proactive & Reactive Services
Fortinet
Rusty Young
Rusty Young
Office of the CTO
NetApp
Jason Langone
Jason Langone
Leader of Global AI Practice
Nutanix
Tony Olzak
CTO
Trace3
Nishant Rama
Nishant Rama
Director, Solutions Engineering
Dynatrace
Jonathan Sampson
Jonathan Sampson
Senior Manager of Observability
Trace3
Darren Patterson
Darren Patterson
Senior Practice Director, Cloud Solutions
‍Trace3
Derek Smith
Derek Smith
Practice Director, Cloud Solutions
‍Trace3
Robert Gates
Robert Gates
Principal Cloud Solution Architect
Microsoft
Chris Calzaretta
Chris Calzaretta
Cloud Portfolio Manager
Trace3
Christopher Gordon
Christopher Gordon
Principal Cloud Architect
Trace3
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Brian Friedopfer
VP, Contact Center & Collaboration
‍‍Trace3
Sean Nilsen
Sean Nilsen
Senior Practice Director, Strategic Engagements
‍‍‍Trace3
Rob Fallon
Rob Fallon
Practice Director, Contact Center
‍‍‍Trace3
Tony Cilli Jr.
Tony Cilli Jr.
Practice Director, Collaboration
‍‍‍Trace3
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Dale (Dr. Z.) Zabriskie
Field CISO
‍Cohesity
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Gary Newe
RVP, Solutions Engineering
‍F5
Parker Stevens
Parker Stevens
Sr. Cloud FinOps Consultant
Trace3
Sarah Stone
Sarah Stone
Sr. Cloud FinOps Consultant
Trace3
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Allen Clingerman
Field CTO
‍Dell Technologies
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Aaron Torres
Cyber-Security Business Development Manager
‍Cisco
Kevin Rogers
Kevin Rogers
Director, Data & Analytics
‍Trace3
Lars Hegenberg
Lars Hegenberg
Research Analyst, Innovation
‍‍Trace3
Ahmad Khan
Ahmad Khan
Head of AI/ML Strategy
Snowflake
Uy Huynh
Uy Huynh
VP, Global Solutions Engineering
Island
Nicole Blackburn
Nicole Blackburn
Manager, Management Consulting
‍Trace3
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Izabela Lundberg
Manager, Management Consulting
‍Trace3

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Jerry Rice
Hall of Fame Wide Receiver & Three-time Super Bowl Champion
Joe Montana
Hall of Fame Quarterback & Four-time Super Bowl Champion
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Professional Rock Climber
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Derek Jeter
Five-Time World Series Champion & Hall of Famer
Chris Voss
CEO
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Peter Hinssen
Technology Entrepreneur Nexxworks
Magic Johnson
CEO of Magic
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Jocko Willink
Co-founder of
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CEO
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Hew Leith
Co-Founder
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Peyton Manning
NFL Quarterback
& MVP
Monzy Merza
VP & Head of Security Research - Splunk
Jim McHugh
VP & General Manager
NVIDIA
Rachel Sibley
Futurist & Marketing Strategist
Rama Sekhar
Partner
Norwest Venture Partners
Paul DePodesta
CSO
Cleveland Browns
Steve Wozniak
Inventor, Engineer,
Entrepreneur
John Chambers
Former CEO
Cisco Systems
Dave Hitz
Founder
NetApp
Greg McKeown
Chief Executive Officer
THIS, Inc.
Eric Ries
Author &
Entrepreneur
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Entrepreneur and Former
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Tom Mendoza
Vice Chairman
NetApp
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Asheem Chandna
Investor &
Entrepreneur
Daniel Pink
Best-Selling
Author
Guy Kawasaki
Chief Evangelist
of Canva
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