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Jeetu Patel is Cisco’s President and Chief Product Officer. He combines a bold vision, steeped in product design and development expertise, operational rigor, and innate market understanding to create high growth businesses. He is relentlessly focused on building world class products that solve Cisco customers’ biggest problems—bringing the power of the Cisco portfolio together to connect and protect every aspect of their organization in the era of AI. Previously he was Cisco’s Executive Vice President and General Manager of Security and Collaboration where he led the strategy and development for these businesses and held P&L responsibility for the multibillion-dollar portfolio. In this role, Jeetu led with his creative vision and intense focus on innovation and swift execution.

Together with his team, he transformed and positioned our Security and Collaboration portfolios for success and growth. In both areas, he reinvigorated organic innovation, championed key inorganic investments, and drove simplification across these portfolios with a fanatical focus on design and user experience. Prior to joining Cisco in 2020, Jeetu was the Chief Product Officer (CPO) and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Box, a role he pioneered. He led the company’s product and platform strategy, setting the company’s long-term vision and roadmap for cloud content management in the enterprise. He transformed Box from a single product application to a multi-product platform used by 100K customers representing 69% of the Fortune 500. The discipline, quality standards, performance metrics, and stability Jeetu instilled fueled the platform’s growth – nearly quadrupling revenues to $700M+. Box’s growth scaled to reach over 60M users with over 50% of customers using multiple products.

He also created the Box Platform business unit where he led product strategy, marketing and developer relations – driving products from incubation stage to mature offerings. Before joining Box, Jeetu was General Manager and Chief Executive of EMC’s newly acquired Syncplicity business unit, a cloud service for Enterprise File Sync Sharing (EFSS) and collaboration. One of the first SaaS-based solutions offered by EMC, Jeetu spearheaded the company’s acquisition. He created a world class leadership team, secured some of the market’s largest customers and led the group to become one of the fastest growing EFSS companies in a highly competitive market. Other key roles at EMC included CMO for the Information Intelligence Group and Chief Strategy Officer, where he drove the organic and inorganic strategy for the division’s cloud and mobile growth. Previously, Jeetu was President of Doculabs, a research and advisory firm co-owned by Forrester Research. The firm focused on collaboration and content management across a range of industries including financial services, insurance, energy, manufacturing, and life sciences. He currently serves on the board of JLL, an American commercial real estate services company. Jeetu holds a B.S. in Information Decision Sciences from the University of Illinois, Chicago, and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his family.

During his tenure with Cisco, Anurag has held several leadership roles in the Collaboration business, including Chief Technology and Product Officer where he led the entire Collaboration software business. He was also Vice President and Head of Engineering for Webex Meetings where he was responsible for delivering applications and services to power online meetings for millions of users worldwide.

With over two decades of experience in the Communications, Collaboration, and SaaS industries, Anurag is accomplished at building high performance global teams and creating innovative, market leading products. Anurag takes pride in being a customer-focused leader, with a proven track record of strategic thinking and executing with a strong culture of innovation.

Passionate about applying technology for good, Anurag serves on Cisco's Human Rights Advisory Council and was the founding executive sponsor of Cisco's Responsible AI Framework.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Electronics & Communications Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India.

Aruna drives significant revenue growth and brand value through a powerful blend of technological expertise, data science acumen, strategic storytelling, and marketing innovation.

An early adopter of marketing automation and AI, Aruna stays at the forefront of technological advancements, consistently leveraging them to disrupt competitive markets. Her leadership in SaaS marketing and enterprise technology and her vision for AI's role in shaping customer and employee experiences have made her a sought-after thought leader in the industry.

Beyond her professional achievements, Aruna is a passionate advocate for women in technology and making the STEM fields more inclusive and accessible.

Aruna has an MBA and MS in Computer Engineering from Santa Clara University and a BS in Computer Science from Bangalore Institute of Technology. She is an alumna of the CMO Leadership program at Kellogg Business School. She serves on Cal Polytechnic San Luis Obispo, Fast Company, Forbes Technology Council, and Vox Media boards.

Snorre Kjesbu is Senior Vice President & General Manager of Collaboration Devices at Cisco. He is a global citizen leading a worldwide organization responsible for the collaboration devices business ranging from IP phones to immersive video systems. Snorre’s passion for design with over 20 years of engineering experience are at the core of his belief in always providing authentic user experiences. Prior to his return to Cisco, Snorre was Executive VP of Design, Creation and Fulfillment at BANG & OLUFSEN in Copenhagen. His résumé also includes SVP at Tandberg and being responsible for R&D on wireless communication at ABB.

He and his team at ABB were awarded the Wall Street Journal Innovation award for their work on wireless sensors in 2002. Snorre holds a Master of Science from the University of Bristol and has been a guest lecturer at the Stanford Network Research Center in Stanford University. He has obtained more than 20 patents in the areas of communications and video conferencing and is on the board of directors for several IT companies. When not working, Snorre can likely be seen on a pair of skis – whether on snow or water.

Espen Løberg leads Product Management for Webex video devices. Espen joined Cisco with the acquisition of Tandberg in 2010, and since then he's managed Cisco's Video Conferencing and Telepresence business through several market transitions. When Espen isn’t passionately discussing the future of work, he enjoys spending time in the outdoors with family and friends. He holds a Master of Science from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and lives and works in Oslo.

Amit Barave is Vice President and General Manager for Cisco's Webex Suite and AI, where he leads a multi-billion-dollar SaaS business delivering collaboration solutions to enterprises worldwide. His portfolio includes Webex messaging, meetings, calling, events, and customer experience platforms, all enhanced by AI capabilities.

Amit has shaped Webex's AI strategy and led the transformation of the Webex Suite to meet the demands of hybrid work. Under his leadership, the product team has advanced AI-powered collaboration while driving customer value and market leadership.

Throughout his career at Cisco, Amit has held leadership roles across product, engineering, and business functions. He launched industry-first products in TelePresence Cloud Services and IP-Radio communications, scaling them to market-leading positions. His track record includes sustained growth across large-scale product lines and successful business transformations.

 Amit holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and has been awarded 17 US patents in communications technologies. His technical expertise spans general management, product strategy, artificial intelligence, SaaS platforms, enterprise software, and go-to-market execution.

Vinod Muthukrishnan is Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Cisco’s Webex Customer Experience Business Unit, where he leads Go-To-Market, Customer, and Business Operations. A serial entrepreneur and product visionary, Vinod is passionate about solving real customer pain points and building high-performing teams and communities.

He joined Cisco through the acquisition of CloudCherry, a startup he co-founded and led as CEO, which laid the foundation for Webex Experience Management. Vinod has also held leadership roles at Uniphore and Webex Contact Center, driving innovation in AI and CPaaS. A former Merchant Marine officer and early pioneer in mobile trading, he now mentors founders, serves on the SaaSboomi Governing Council, and co-chairs the USISPF Startup Connect Program. Vinod lives in the Bay Area with his family and a vocal Husky, and spends weekends strategizing cricket plays with his amateur league team.

Christian Bigsby is Senior Vice President of Workplace Resources at Cisco where he leads the company’s global real estate and facilities organization. In this role, he is responsible for shaping environments that support business performance, employee experience, and long-term growth across the company’s more than 15 million square foot real estate portfolio.

Since joining Cisco in 2018, Christian and his team have been leading Cisco’s workplace transformation to support a more hybrid working environment. There, he guides portfolio strategy and large-scale capital projects while ensuring the reliability and performance of building infrastructure. The initiatives his team drives also support energy management and sustainability efforts to improve operational efficiency and reduce environmental impact across the portfolio.

With more than 30 years of experience in the real estate industry, Christian has worked in various roles across the space, including interior designer, facility manager, and real estate director. He started his career at pharmaceutical and biotechnology company GSK where he remained for over two decades. His work focused on aligning real estate investments with evolving business needs while optimizing cost, efficiency, and employee engagement. It was there that he developed a strong operational foundation but also a deep appreciation for the people, trades, and disciplines that bring workplaces to life each day. As he progressed through the different degrees of leadership in GSK’s real estate organization, to director and then vice president, he cultivated a leadership philosophy rooted in empathy, collaboration, and partnership across functions.

Christian is very involved in the local community in which he resides and serves on the board of the Marbles Children’s Museum in Raleigh, North Carolina. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Design from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.