Meet the WebexOne 2024 speakers including luminaries, industry experts, Cisco executives, AI visionaries, Webex customers, and more.
*All speakers subject to change.
Trevor Noah
Comedian, Bestselling Author; Former Host of "The Daily Show”.
Trevor Noah is one of the most successful comedians in the world and was the host of the Emmy® Award-winning “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central for seven years. Under Trevor, “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” broke free from the restraints of a 30-minute linear show, producing engaging social content, award-winning digital series, podcasts and more for its global audience. In January of 2024, “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” won an Emmy for “Outstanding Talk Series.” Trevor has also notably served as the Grammy Awards host for four years in a row, with the 2024 show bringing in 16.9 million viewers, a 34% increase from last year’s show.
Trevor currently hosts a Spotify original weekly podcast titled What Now? With Trevor Noah. In this new podcast, listeners get a chance to hear Trevor like never before. Trevor is joined each episode by celebrities, thought leaders, athletes, and friends to chat about the contemporary topics on everyone’s minds. He brings the kinds of conversations that happen behind the scenes to light - full of radical candor, authentic back-and-forths, and honest reactions, with Trevor bringing to bear his classic, effortlessly playful and equally probing style.
Trevor is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller “Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood” and its young readers adaptation, released in 2019, titled “It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood,” which also debuted as a New York Times bestseller. The Audible edition of “Born a Crime,” performed by Trevor, remains one of the top-selling, highest-rated, and most-commented-on Audible performances of all time. To date, “Born a Crime” has sold over 3 million copies across all formats.
Following the extraordinary success of “Born a Crime,” Trevor’s new book titled “Into the Uncut Grass” is scheduled for release on October 8th, 2024. It is a gorgeously illustrated and moving modern fable for readers of all ages about forgiveness, acceptance, and the secret to solidarity.
Trevor's success has also spanned to sold out stand-up comedy shows across 5 continents. His current “Off The Record” World Tour stopped in 28 cities across the US before heading to international destinations, and a set from “Off the Record” became available as his fourth Netflix stand-up special titled Where Was I in 2023. Where Was I has recently scored two 2024 Emmy nominations for ‘Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) and ‘Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special’ as well as Golden Globe and Critic’s Choice Association nominations, sold out Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl, enjoyed a 10-consecutive-show run at the Beacon Theatre, sold out three O2 shows (50K tickets total) in London, and set a record for the most tickets sold by a non-German comedian in history in Berlin.
Trevor has written, produced, and starred in 12 comedy specials total, including Grammy and Emmy-nominated “I Wish You Would” for Netflix, which premiered globally in November 2022. True to form, Trevor hilariously shares revelations about learning to speak German, modern communication, and his love for curry. His previous special for Netflix, “Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia” received a NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Variety Show,” as well as a Grammy Award nomination for “Best Comedy Album”.
Trevor also moved from in front of the camera to a behind-the-scenes turn as executive producer with his production company, Day Zero Productions (DZP). The Emmy-nominated company, a joint venture between Paramount Global and Trevor, develops and produces entertaining and impactful content for a global audience. Current film projects include an adaptation of Noah’s best-selling and award-winning autobiography “Born A Crime,” a biopic centered on 8-year-old Nigerian chess champion Tanitoluwa Adewumi, and a reimagining of the classic Paramount feature President’s Analyst. On the television side, Day Zero is producing several scripted and unscripted series including Amazon Prime Video’s first South African original, “LOL: Last One Laughing.” The six-part unscripted comedy series produced and hosted by Trevor pits 10 famous South African comedians and entertainers against one another to see who can keep a straight face while simultaneously trying to make their opponents laugh – and lose. DZP also produced Emmy Award-winning The World According to Football for Showtime, The Turning Point series for MSNBC/Peacock, two Kid of the Year TV specials for Nickelodeon, and the HBOMax/Discovery+ special For All Humankind. DZP’s gaming arm recently created JokeNite, the first ever stand-up comedy club in the game Fortnite, along with Epic Games.
In 2018, Trevor launched the Trevor Noah Foundation to improve equitable access to quality education for underserved youth in South Africa. Trevor’s vision is a world where education enables youth to dream, see and build the impossible.
Fareed Zakaria
Host of Fareed Zakaria GPS on CNN, The Washington Post columnist, and bestselling author.
Fareed Zakaria is the host of Fareed Zakaria GPS on CNN, a columnist for The Washington Post, and a bestselling author. Fareed Zakaria GPS is a weekly international and domestic affairs program that airs around the world on CNN and has won the prestigious Peabody Award. Zakaria is the author of five highly-regarded New York Times bestselling books, including his most recent, Age of Revolutions. Zakaria was named a “Top 10 Global Thinker of the Last 10 Years” by Foreign Policy magazine in 2019, and Esquire called him “the most influential foreign policy adviser of his generation.
Erik Brynjolfsson
Professor at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI).
Prof. Erik Brynjolfsson is a Professor at Stanford and the Director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab at the Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI). He is also a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and holds appointments at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Stanford Department of Economics. Prof. Brynjolfsson is one of the most widely-cited researchers studying the digital economy and co-author of five books including The Second Machine Age.
AMD
Hasmukh Ranjan
Senior Vice President and CIO
Hasmukh Ranjan is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at AMD, leading the IT and Indirect Procurement teams. AMD IT’s primary goals include process simplification to achieve operational excellence for IT operations, providing elastic computing to our engineers through grid efficiency and cloud expansion, and assessing the impact of innovative AI investments and adoption. He has extensive experience managing global IT operations and previously has worked at Xilinx and Synopsys. Ranjan has over 20+ years of experience as an IT leader and holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree, a Master of Computer Science, and a Master of Business Administration.
Dallas Cowboys
Matt Messick
Chief Information Officer
Matt Messick is the Chief Information Officer for the Dallas Cowboys. In his role, Matt leads the team responsible for the technical operations of AT&T Stadium, Dallas Cowboys Headquarters at The Star and all Jones Family related entities. Matt oversees a team of IT professionals dedicated to maintaining the Cowboys reputation as the leading franchise in professional sports.
Akamai Technologies
Nikki Parsons
VP IT Engineering
Cigna
Eric Reed
Senior Vice President and CTO
Eric Reed is the Senior Vice President and CTO of EverNorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group. In this position Eric is responsible for all infrastructure services, including private and public cloud, for The Cigna Group. Eric also has responsibility for Global Procurement and Third Party Management (GPTPM) and Contact Center Technology for The Cigna Group.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Doss Tychicus
CIO
Overhead Door Corporation
Larry Freed
Vice President & CIO
TeamDSM
Iwan Spekenbrink
Founder & CEO
Iwan Spekenbrink (born 15 February 1976, The Netherlands) is founder, owner and CEO of professional cycling team ‘Team dsm-firmenich PostNL’, which operates at the highest level of professional cycling with a Men’s program a Women’s program as well as a Development program.
He stood at the base of the high performance, elite sports Keep Challenging philosophy: the approach to redefine cycling through cooperation and innovation. This vision entails a unique, scientific, and innovative focus, which is ideally implemented through a culture of true cooperation, within a framework of clear ethical principles. Through this philosophy the team celebrated many great successes including multiple stage victories in the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Vuelta d’España, the biggest one day races ‘Milan-San Remo’ and ‘Paris-Roubaix’, the overall victory in the Giro d'Italia as well as the World Championships Team Time Trial with both their Men’s and Women’s program.
In addition to being a CEO, Iwan holds and has held various board positions at organisations that are committed to creating a fairer and more sustainable sport of cycling, such as the vice presidency of the MPCC (Movement for Credible Cycling), co-Founder and board member of Velon and the presidency of the AIGCP (the association for professional cycling teams).
Outside of work Iwan is a family man and enjoys taking a step back from his busy lifestyle to spend time with his friends and family. He also enjoys riding his bike and doing sports, enjoying nature and indulging in nice dinners with good friends.
BlackRock
Harsh Mehta
Vice President
Harsh is currently employed at BlackRock as a Vice President and Senior Unified Communications Engineer. In this capacity, Harsh holds a pivotal role in overseeing the comprehensive design, engineering, implementation, and support of advanced voice and video collaborative technologies. These responsibilities encompass a wide array of sophisticated systems and platforms, including but not limited to Webex, RoomOS Devices, Cisco Meeting Server, Expressways, Trader Dealer Boards, Voice Recording, and Contact Centers.
Harsh's expertise in these technologies ensures seamless communication and collaboration across the organization, facilitating efficient and effective interactions among team members and clients. By leveraging these cutting-edge tools, Harsh contributes to the enhancement of operational workflows, the optimization of communication strategies, and the overall improvement of the user experience within BlackRock.
In addition to technical proficiency, Harsh's role demands a strategic approach to problem-solving and innovation, ensuring that the implemented solutions align with the company's goals and objectives. This involves continuous evaluation and upgrading of the existing systems to keep pace with the evolving technological landscape and the dynamic needs of the organization.
TD Bank
Rebecca Rinaldi
Vice President of Technology
adidas
Milos Hadzi-Stevic
Director, Product Ownership
AXIS Capital
Mike Grimaldi
Head of End User Services
Umpqua Bank
Cameron Mitchell
AVP, Telephony Services Manager
I'm Cameron Mitchell, and I'm the Telephony Services Manager at Umpqua Bank. I've been in my role for a few years ago after spending most of my career as an engineer. Insightful, results-driven IT professional with notable success directing a broad range of initiatives while participating in planning, analyzing and implementing solutions in support of business objectives. Leader who can build, lead, and motivate high-performing, cross-functional teams.
Mercalis
Tommy Walker
Vice President, IT Operations
pidas
Pascal Wolf
CEO
BNP Paribas Personal Finance
Elin Simmenes Knudsen
Nordic Head Of Customer Care and Production Support
My name is Elin Simmenes Knudsen, and I am the Nordic Head of Customer Care and Production Support at Express Bank. I am originally from Norway, but has lived in Denmark for the past 16 years. My passion is high quality leadership that motivates everyone to reach their full potential. While working at Express Bank I have contributed to implement several systems and tools to make the customer experience/journey better, and the daily work more inspiring and efficient.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Matt Yanchyshyn
VP, Marketplace + Partner Services | AWS
Matt Yanchyshyn is the VP for AWS Marketplace & Partner Services. He has worked in the digital media and technology industry for over 25 years, and joined Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2012 when cloud computing was just a glimmer in most CIOs' eyes. Matt has led multiple AWS service teams and technical sales organizations, including AWS Control Tower, AWS Service Catalog, AWS Well-Architected, and now all engineering for AWS' partner organization. Before joining AWS, Matt spent a decade at the Associated Press, where he built field offices all over the world and led modernization efforts for the AP's digital media distribution systems. Matt holds multiple AWS patents, is an Amazon Bar Raiser with >650 interviews, and has had the privilege of leading great teams who have launched dozens of new AWS programs, features, and products.
Banco BPM
Pier Paolo Mansueto
IT Project Manager
Burrell Behavioral Health
Jarrett Newberry
Senior System Director, Information Technology
With over a decade of experience in the technology sector, I have cultivated a diverse skill set and a robust career, progressing through roles such as Help Desk Support, Help Desk Manager, Network and Systems Administrator, and IT Director. I am deeply passionate about leveraging technology to bridge the gap between communities and workplaces, always striving to serve and lead people effectively.
Throughout my career, I have demonstrated expertise in various areas, including leadership, asset refreshes, network refreshes, migrations, and numerous projects focused on enhancing IT operations' efficiency. I am dedicated to continuous improvement and innovation in technology, ensuring that IT solutions not only meet but exceed organizational needs.
Being in healthcare, accessibility is a core value we have to not only have, but that we believe in passionately. I have helped our organization to introduce Webex Calling and Contact Center for our call center, along with our Crisis services, relying on the 99.99% uptime to allow our Crisis team to stay online, and save lives.
Cigna
Jan Agay
Infrastructure Engineering Senior Manager
University of Wollongong
David Arnold
Solution Architect
BlackRock
Melanie Sastre
Unified Communications Engineer
Dallas Cowboys
Kristen Boydston
IT Director, Service Management & Strategy
Kristen Boydston is a technology director with over 15 years of experience in project management and enterprise applications. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in Management Information Systems and currently serves as the IT Director of Service Management & Strategy for the Dallas Cowboys. Kristen is a certified PMP, actively building the enterprise PMO. She is also a steering committee member of the Dallas Cowboys women’s resource group, Women’s Impact Now. In 2019, Kristen and fellow colleague, Ben Barnes III, co-chaired the inaugural TechCon event for the Dallas Cowboys organization. This was a day dedicated to professional development and technology empowerment for hundreds of employees. Due to the remote work years following, they were forced to take a brief hiatus. However, they enjoyed hosting their second TechCon event in 2023 and look forward to organizing annual events from this point forward. Kristen is passionate about business relationship management and collaboration. She loves that her position enables her to dive headfirst into both of these areas. When she is not busy at work, she enjoys spending time at home with her husband and three children, cheering them on at sporting events, playing mahjong with friends, and sitting by the fire on a nice patio evening.
Yum Brands
Mike Huber
Voice Architect
Kennedy Space Center
Pedro Antonio Oñoro
IT DIRECTOR
As the NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex IT Director, Pedro oversees the strategic technology of all the systems and network architecture. With a background in both networking and systems engineering, he ensures a seamless operation of the IT infrastructure.
His extensive experience in graphic design, app, and web development empowers him to develop innovative tools tailored to streamline the business operation and deliver cutting-edge solutions. Through the creation of immersive interactive experiences, setting new standards for innovation in the hospitality industry.
Pedro is passionate about bringing innovative and exciting technologies to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and enhance the guest experience.
RBC
Hiren Sindhvad
Sr. Manager, Digital Marketing Technology
Sutherland
Christopher Koelling
Principal - Unified Communications Architect
I have served as a technologist and customer/employee advocate on both the value-added-reseller and private sector sides of the fence. My experience spans verticals ranging from municipalities, education, small/medium business, and large (private and public) corporate entities. Being a solution-oriented architect with 25+ years of experience designing and implementing complex Unified Communications and networking systems for valued clients and high-profile companies, I have been able to amass experience across a large breadth of situations. I always strive to be an intuitive team leader with expertise in directing cross-functional teams in resolving issues to minimize downtime and enhance overall performance. I have enjoyed repeated success in analyzing business requirements and developing robust architectures and integrations. In an ever-changing environment I continue to be well-versed in delivering reliable and secure collaboration solutions that align with business objectives. When introduced to a new environment I tend to have a knack for cultivating enduring relationships with executive leadership, team members, clients, and stakeholders. I currently reside in coastal North Carolina with my wife and daughter.
Accenture
Dave Petricca
Collaboration Strategy/Architecture Sr. Manager
Dave Petricca is Sr. Manager within the Accenture CIO organization and leads the product strategy and architecture standards for Accenture's global Video & Collaboration environment. He has over 25 years in the industry across IP networks, cloud computing and video & collaboration products and architectures. Dave has enjoyed the rapid technology advancements in the video and collaboration space across a complex landscape. During his tenure, Accenture has grown over 30x to over 730,000 people adding massive scale to this landscape and the challenges of bringing the best of Cisco, Microsoft and other technologies together.
The Kraft Group & Affiliates
Michael Israel
Chief Intelligence Officer
M&T Bank
Alex Pop
SVP, M&T Bank
Alex Pop brings a wealth of expertise in collaboration technologies to his role as Senior Vice President at M&T Bank, where he has been at the helm of an expansive international portfolio of collaboration offerings for the past 4 years. His robust background in Voice and Video Engineering, Voice Operations, Video Operations, Video on Demand, and Digital Signage showcases his versatile leadership in the tech space. One of Alex's most significant recent accomplishments is his instrumental role in enabling hybrid work at M&T Bank. Capitalizing on the power of video technology, he facilitated a seamless transition for the workforce, further cementing his reputation as a forward-thinking leader. His strategic initiatives include upscaling Webex Events for up to 25,000 participants, modernizing the conference room space with Cisco hardware, Webex Calling, digital signage growth with AppSpace and Cisco Spaces have driven the bank's digital transformation. Alex's leadership empowers M&T Bank to stay at the forefront of emerging trends in collaboration technology, identify and implement innovative tools, platforms, and practices to optimize teamwork and productivity throughout the enterprise. These innovations will generate a lasting impact in the bank’s global footprint and operational resilience.
Saudi Electric Company
Ahmed AlRahiani
Collaboration & Interactive Services Division Manager
St Anne Institute
Tim Roberts
Solution Architect
RBC
Jaime Gillespie
Senior Director, Digital Marketing Technology
Jefferson City Medical Group
Aaron Hendrickson
CIO
Lee Health
Amy Triana
Division Director Patient Access
Lee Health
Vanessa Pruneda
LPG Contact Center Director
M&T Bank
Katie Gilliland
VP, Engineering Team Lead, M&T Bank
BankVic
Jodie Knott
Service Excellence and Customer Success Manager (Contact Centre)
Veridian Credit Union
Alan Stalnaker
Manager of Member Contact Center
National Trust
Clare Quick
IT Operations Director
LPL Financial
Aubrey Jones
AVP Technologist UC Engineering
Cintas
Jeanette Lyons
Network Engineer III (Telecom)
State of TN
Bobby Lindsey
Senior IT Manager - UCC
City of El Paso
Nicole Ferrini
Climate and Resilience Officer
City of Phoenix
Ian Trollope
Deputy CIO Enterprise Telecommunications Services
Ian Trollope, Deputy CIO Enterprise Telecommunications Services for the City of Phoenix oversees the City's unified communications and contact center systems, the enterprise network, and layer-1 inside and outside plant infrastructure. He has provided innovative communications solutions to customers and residents for over 20 years. During the pandemic he led an effort to deploy over 300 video systems in a six week period to enable hybrid work for City of Phoenix employees.
American Eagle Outfitters
Joseph McQueen
Sr. Manager Network Services
Dutch Tax Office
Sijbren Beukenkamp
UC Solution Architect
Sijbren Beukenkamp, a CCIE-certified cloud UC architect and solution consultant at 3Corners, is recognized as a Cisco Insider Champion and Cisco Insider Webex Expert. Specializing in the top of stack applications Cisco Collaboration and Webex. Recently, Sijbren, part of a larger team, has led several large-scale Webex and Cisco HCS deployments for governments, enterprise clients and service providers, helping them transform their communication infrastructures to meet the demands of a secure, functional, scalable and agile based collaboration services architecture. Sijbren’s technical knowledge, paired with his practical experience, ensures clients achieve optimal results in their cloud strategy, making him a trusted authority in the Cisco ecosystem.
Frost & Sullivan
Elka Popova
Vice President and Senior Fellow
The Collab Collective
Craig Durr
Chief Analyst and Founder
Craig Durr is the Chief Analyst and Founder of The Collab Collective, an industry analyst firm focused on workplace collaboration and communication. Craig has developed deep insight into the services, technologies, and devices that empower seamless connections between businesses, employees, and customers through his work as an analyst, researcher, and keynote speaker.
His expertise encompasses comprehensive market analysis, sizing projections, product evaluations, emerging trends, and end-user and buyer expectations. He has been a featured speaker in the US, India, South America, and Europe and is recognized by ARInsights as an ARchitect Power 100 analyst.
Beyond technology, Craig also researches the intricate human dimensions of work, categorizing his findings into the workforce, the workplace, and the workflows of the modern work experience. By unraveling these components, he helps to unveil the intricate interplay between technology, productivity, and business strategies essential to the future of work.
Frost & Sullivan
Roopam Jain
Senior Analyst and VP of Research
Roopam Jain is a senior analyst and VP of research at Frost & Sullivan's Connected Work practice. She has more than 20 years of market analysis and strategic consulting expertise on next-generation collaboration technologies with particular expertise in video and team collaboration tools. She has closely followed market trends and customer adoption of collaboration technologies and has a deep understanding of user behaviors and challenges surrounding hybrid work. Roopam holds an MBA in Marketing Management from Baruch College, City University of New York.
ZK Research
Zeus Kerravala
Founder and Principal Analyst
Zeus Kerravala is the founder and Principal Analyst with ZK Research. Zeus provides a mix of tactical advice to help his clients in the current business climate and long-term strategic advice. He provides research and advice to end user IT and network managers, vendors of IT hardware, software and services and the financial community looking to invest in the companies that he covers.
Zeus does research through a mix of end user and channel interviews, surveys of IT buyers, investor interviews as well as briefings from the IT vendor community. This gives him a 360 degree view of the technologies he covers from buyers of technology, investors, resellers and manufacturers.
Prior to ZK Research, Zeus spent 10 years as an analyst at Yankee Group. Before Yankee Group, he had a number of technical roles including a senior technical position at Greenwich Technology Partners (GTP). Prior to GTP, he had numerous internal IT positions including VP of IT and Deputy CIO of Ferris, Baker Watts and Senior Project Manager at Alex. Brown and Sons, Incorporated.
Zeus holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Mathematics from the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada.
Cisco
Jeetu Patel
EVP and Chief Product Officer
Jeetu Patel is Cisco’s Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer. He is focused on bringing the power of the Cisco portfolio together to connect and protect every aspect of customers’ businesses in the AI era.
Jeetu joined Cisco in 2020 as the Executive Vice President and General Manager of Security and Collaboration where he reinvigorated organic innovation, championed key inorganic investments, and drove simplification across these multibillion-dollar portfolios with a fanatical focus on design and user experience positioning them for success and growth.
He has 20+ years of senior leadership experience driving product design, development, innovation, and business growth.
Cisco
Anurag Dhingra
SVP & GM, Cisco Collaboration
Anurag Dhingra is the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco Collaboration. This multi-billion-dollar business boasts the award-winning Webex product portfolio, including Cisco Collaboration Devices, the Webex Suite, and the Webex Contact Center. Anurag leads one of the largest teams working on AI at Cisco and has played a pivotal role in shaping the AI strategy.
Anurag is dedicated to delivering exceptional collaboration experiences for employees and customers in our increasingly digital and AI-driven world. His team has delivered thousands of innovations across the Webex portfolio and is helping to future-proof the work experience and how people connect.
In his tenure with Cisco, Anurag has held several leadership roles in Collaboration, including Chief Technology and Product Officer where he led the entire software business for Cisco Collaboration. 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 20 years of experience in Communications, Collaboration, and SaaS industry, 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 started Cisco's Responsible AI initiative as founding executive sponsor.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Electronics & Communications Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India.
Cisco
Aruna Ravichandran
SVP and Chief Marketing & Customer Officer, Webex by Cisco
Aruna Ravichandran is the Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing & Customer Officer at Webex by Cisco, with 20+ years of experience leading global teams through workforce and technology transformations. With a passion for innovation, Aruna thrives in an ever-changing technology landscape. Her expertise in SaaS marketing, a visionary perspective of branding, and exceptional skill in data storytelling set her apart as a change agent in the industry, driving brand awareness and revenue growth. She also fiercely advocates for empowering women to embrace and pursue STEM careers.
Through her work at Webex and on various boards and committees, she actively seeks to make the field more accessible and enticing to women everywhere. Aruna holds an MBA and an MS in Computer Engineering from Santa Clara University, a BS in Computer Science from Bangalore Institute of Technology (BIT), and graduated from the esteemed CMO Leadership program at Kellogg Business School in 2019. Aruna also serves on the board at Cal Polytechnic San Luis Obispo, Fast Company, Forbes Technology Council, and Vox Media.
Cisco
Snorre Kjesbu
SVP & GM, Collaboration Devices, Cisco
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.
Cisco
Jay Patel
SVP & GM, Webex Customer Experience Solutions
Jay is the SVP & GM of Cisco's Webex Customer Experience Solutions business and joined Cisco when IMImobile PLC was acquired in 2021. He helped start IMImobile and as CEO led it to a successful IPO on the London Stock Exchange in 2014 and then to its acquisition by Cisco. Today he is working on creating technologies that help clients deliver the world's best customer experiences.
Jay enjoys working with entrepreneurs and fast growth technology businesses and has served as both an executive and non-executive director on the Boards of private and public companies and has led several investments and exits.
Prior to IMImobile Jay co-founded Spark Ventures plc, an early-stage venture capital firm, and held corporate finance roles at UBS Warburg and BSkyB. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG and has an MBA from INSEAD and an Economics degree from LSE. Jay is passionate about technology, economics and social justice.
Cisco
Vinod Muthukrishnan
VP & Chief Operating Officer, Webex Customer Experience Solutions
Vinod is the VP & COO for the Webex Customer Experience Business Unit overseeing all Go-To-Market, Customer and Business Operations. In this role, Vinod works with the Cisco field, partners and customers to bring world class innovation from the Business Unit to the world. Vinod’s true passion lies in the joy of creation. Building beautiful products that solve real customer pain and are delivered with a frictionless and delightful customer experience are top of that list.
Vinod spent the last 3 years in Enterprise AI at Uniphore, a Cisco Investments Portfolio Company, where he built a stealth product that allows Citizen Developers to build AI and automation products from scratch. This gave Vinod a practitioner’s view of how Gen AI has radically shifted AI adoption at enterprises globally. Vinod was also the co-founder and CEO of CloudCherry, a world-class customer experience platform which helped business across the globe track, measure, analyze and improve their customer journeys with predictive analytics. CloudCherry was acquired by Cisco in 2019.
Vinod lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his family and a very vocal Husky. When not dreaming of customer experience, he is often consumed by thoughts of how to score more runs in his local amateur cricket league.
Cisco
Sudarshan Dharmapuri
VP, Product Management, Webex Customer Experience Solutions
Sudarshan Dharmapuri is VP, Product Management for the Webex Customer Experience Solutions business and joined Cisco when IMImobile PLC was acquired in 2021.
Sudarshan has a proven track record of conceptualizing, defining, building and launching successful new enterprise software products in both emerging and established market categories. Prior to Cisco and IMImobile, Sudarshan worked in engineering and product management roles at Oracle and Siebel Systems in Silicon Valley. Sudarshan holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business, U.C. Berkeley as well as master’s and bachelor’s degrees in computer science.
Cisco
Ted Kezios
SVP, People & Communities, Cisco
Ted Kezios is the Senior Vice President of People Care, part of Cisco's People & Communications organization. Leading across global Compensation, Benefits, Employee Relations, and People Experience, Ted steers the development and delivery of world-class solutions that support the essential life needs of Cisco's 84,000 employees in almost 100 countries.
As the senior executive of People Care, Ted cultivates Cisco's inclusive culture and works to better the lives of its people. He and his team help each person thrive and enable teams to excel by ensuring fair pay, fostering their well-being, and providing a holistic employee experience.
In addition to leading global people functions, Ted is the executive sponsor of several major healthcare customers-UnitedHealthcare, Stanford, and Humana. He also harnesses the power of Cisco's people for good as a major sponsor of the Covenant House youth homelessness movement in Atlanta.
Before joining Cisco in 2000, Ted held sales, service, and financial management roles within large healthcare and financial service companies.
He earned his Master of Business Administration in Finance from Santa Clara University and his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Indiana University. Ted, his wife, and their two children live in Atlanta, Georgia, where he enjoys cooking and a variety of fitness activities.
Cisco
Aanya Sanghavi
Product Manager
Cisco
Alec Walker
Director of Product Management
Cisco
Amey Parandekar
VP, Webex Calling Product Management
Amey Parandekar leads Product Management for Webex Calling, an enterprise grade, globally available, and innovative calling and phone system. He is passionate about innovation and evolving the calling experience from hearing, to seeing, to doing—empowering people to have a richer calling experience with Webex and leveraging cloud capabilities for the new era of hybrid work. Amey brings more than 20 years of experience in areas such as product management, design, and cloud engineering in productivity software at Cisco, Microsoft Teams, Azure, and Skype. He has developed 20 patents over his career.
Amey has a B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and a master's degree from North Carolina State University.
He lives in Seattle with his family and enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking and kayaking in his free time.
Cisco
Amit Barave
VP Product, Webex Suite and Webex AI
Amit Barave is the VP Product, Webex Suite and Webex AI, supporting the Collaboration organization. In this role, Amit leads a talented team of Product Managers who help to release all the features and improvements that make Webex great. Amit has been with Cisco for over 20 years and is a Communications and Collaboration industry veteran. Prior to Webex, Amit was instrumental in launching industry-first products in Telepresence and IP-Radio communications space and scaling them to market leadership. He holds an MBA from Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley. A prolific innovator, Amit also holds 13 US patents in the field of radio and video communications.
Cisco
Amy Ryan
Principal Solutions Engineer
Cisco
Andy Johnston
Leader, Product Marketing
Andy leads the product marketing team for Cisco Collaboration Devices. He has worked in Cisco Collaboration Technology Group for over 10 years, providing product marketing support for a range of collaboration devices, enterprise calling solutions, and video conferencing infrastructure. Prior to joining Cisco, Andy held positions in product marketing, field marketing, product management, and engineering in the IT industry. He hold a 1st Class (Hons) Masters Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Newcastle University, and a CIM Diploma in Marketing.
Cisco
Anna Bieber
Product Manager
Anna is a Product Manager in the Camera and Audio Intelligence Devices Team. Coming from an international background, she is passionate about working on products that connect people across the world.
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Arvi Krishnaswamy
Director, Product Management
Arvi is the the Director, Product Management for Cisco’s Contact Center & Customer Experience product portfolio. We are transforming how frontline employees intelligently offer a personalized experience for consumers who connect with their business. Arvi is a seasoned innovator, tech executive, author and patent holder. Prior to this role, he was Vice President of Products at CloudCherry, until the acquisition by Cisco in October 2019. Previously, he ran the innovation team at Intuit, the maker of Turbotax & Mint. He also played various roles with SupportSoft leading to global expansion, NASDAQ IPO and acquisition. Outside of work, Arvi enjoys playing tennis, spending time with family and pets, and travel.
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Ashish Chotai
Director of Product, Webex
Ashish Chotai is a Director of Product Management for Webex. Ashish leads the Webex media platform portfolio. He is responsible for the audio and video capabilities in Webex that power rich experiences to our users.
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Ashley Prettyman
Product Manager Lead, Cisco
Ashley Prettyman is a Product Manager Lead in the Collaboration Technology Group working on devices and wearables. She is passionate about the end-to-end lifecycle of taking innovative products from ideation to prototype to market launch. Over the last 5 years, she has held various roles within the collaboration team focusing on new product development, product launch, product marketing and customer engagements.
Prior to Cisco, Ashley worked in portfolio management, new product introduction, and supply chain operations at a multinational oil and gas company. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Distribution from Texas A&M University. In her free time, she enjoys exploring new places, cultures, and cuisines along with playing America’s fastest growing sport, pickleball.
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Bal Kambo
Global Product Marketing Manager
Bal Kambo is a Global Product Marketing Manager at Cisco. She joined Cisco in 2021, initially managing Cisco Desk Series devices, and now the PMM for Webex Suite, an award-winning all-in-one collaboration solution designed for hybrid work. Additionally, she spearheads key Webex Integration partnerships with industry giants such as Apple, Google, Samsung, and Webex for Auto partners.
Before joining Cisco, Bal accrued extensive experience in the IT computer industry in both hardware and software across Europe, Middle East, and Africa. Her leadership in developing product and marketing strategies, programs, product marketing, product management, product life-cycle, and business planning has been a driving force behind her career achievements.
Graduated with a Master's Degree in Marketing and living in the UK. Away from her professional pursuits, she has a keen eye for interior decorating and cherishes moments spent with family and friends. Her passion for travel is evident, having explored over 30+ destinations, where she enjoys immersing herself in different cultures and culinary arts.
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Brad Bonin
Vice President, Solutions Engineering
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Brian Heikes
Director, CPaaS Product Management
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Caitlin Lacey
Director, Product Marketing, Collaboration Devices
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Chang Chang
Senior Director, Product Management
Chang is a Senior Director of Product Management at Webex, responsible for managing the Webex App, Messaging, and self-serve eCommerce. With over 12 years of experience in product leadership, he has held roles at Intuit, an early-stage startup (Mighty), and in management consulting. Chang holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson.
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Charles Garcia
Sr Sales Director - US Public Sector Collaboration Sales
Charles is responsible for leading the sales team focused on the Cisco Systems Collaboration offerings. This sales team is responsible for selling into the US Federal Government, State and Local Government and Education across the US. He leads over 100 Product Sales Specialists and Technology Engineers. Charles sets vision, strategy and execution for the organization to drive sales of the appropriate product portfolios for our USPS customers With over 30 years of leadership experience in the high tech industry, Charles has brought dedication to Sales development and growth, with continued focus on strong work ethic, and passion to the teams he leads. Prior to Cisco, Charles worked for Sun Microsystems as a Director of Advanced Services and Technology, Solutions Sales
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Chris Barwick
VP, Collaboration GTM & Devices Acceleration
As Vice President for Cisco Collaboration Strategy and GTM, Chris leads a team responsible for Cisco9’s Collaboration Go-To-Market strategy and Cisco Devices Acceleration. Previously, Chris was responsible for the sales execution of Cisco’s Cloud and Premise Collaboration business in the US, Canada, and Latin America. This role also included identifying key market transitions, solution incubation and GTM strategies, while managing future growth, expansion, and continuous innovation to ensure customer success. The Collaboration solution for Cisco powers team collaboration, unified communications, next generation meeting solutions, collaboration devices and customer care / Collaboration Platform as-a-Service solutions. Since joining Cisco in 2000, Chris has been focused on customer business outcomes with numerous roles including: Product Sales Specialist, Account Manager, Regional Sales Manager for Commercial and Public Sector, Global Video Sales leader, Americas Collaboration Sales Director, and VP Collaboration strategy. He has always achieved consistent year-over-year sales growth including 17 out of 20 years exceeding stretch sales objectives at Cisco. Prior to joining Cisco, Chris was a rising sales leader at Anixter, Ameritech, and ArrowPoint Communications. He has extensive experience in Enterprise Networking, Data Center, Collaboration and Video solutions including SaaS, Cloud, and GTM strategies. Chris holds a bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Washington and has attended Stanford Graduate School of Business with an emphasis on leadership development / innovation.
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Chris Bottger
Leader, Hybrid Workplace Experience GTM
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Chris Rowen
VP, Engineering
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Christina Torok
Leader, Product Marketing
Christina Torok has been helping customers successfully adopt technology within their businesses for more than 15 years. In her current role at Webex, she leads the Webex Webinars and Events product marketing teams.
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Dan Mathews
Senior Architect & Strategist, Cisco Collaboration
Dan Mathews is a Senior Architect and Strategist for Cisco’s Global Collaboration Systems Engineering organization, with 26 years of experience working with emerging technologies relating to Customer Engagement. Since joining Cisco in 2009, he has been responsible for aligning Cisco’s Collaboration portfolio with disruptive industry trends and customer-specific business drivers. In addition, Dan is frequently sought out by Cisco clients to provide guidance around the development of their collaboration strategies and roadmaps. Dan holds significant expertise in the design and deployment of Collaboration-focused data solutions, Artificial Intelligence, and Predictive Analytics. Prior accountabilities include 10 years with Avaya’s Global Strategic Solutions group, where he was a domain expert in the design and deployment of IP contact centers and the suite of software solutions that supported the adoption of the Flatten, Consolidate, and Extend (FCE) contact center model. Dan also was a principal at Denver-based Centerpoint Solutions, which delivered visualization and analytics solutions for managing customer journeys in the contact center. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Loyola University and advanced Microsoft, Java, Cisco, and Avaya certifications. Beyond collaboration technologies, Dan’s other interests include the preservation and restoration of coral reef environments throughout the world. As a member of the John G. Shedd Aquarium Council, SECORE, and Coral Restoration Foundation, Dan specializes in aquaculture techniques for captive breeding of Acropora coral. Through his work, Dan has shown how connected devices and the cloud can help to track and protect the spawning events of endangered coral colonies. Dan is also an avid beekeeper and maintains an apiary to provide his local community with honey.
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Espen Løberg
VP, Product Management
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.
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Faniel Altmark
Director of Product Management
As a seasoned Director of Product Management at leading tech companies like Apple, Amazon, and Google, I thrive in translating complex technological challenges into user-centric solutions. A passion for understanding and addressing customer pain points and a commitment to driving innovation in every product I touch fuels my AI and Product Management journey.
I am deeply invested in mentoring the next generation of product leaders, sharing my experiences and insights to pave the way for their success. My technical acumen, coupled with a strategic mindset, positions me to continue shaping the future of product management in the tech industry.
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Gautam Gupta
Sr. Director, Product Management
Gautam Gupta is a seasoned Product Management leader with over 15 years of experience in the tech industry. He's passionate about delivering outstanding user experiences and has a track record of driving product success. Gautam currently leads the product management for Webex Meetings and Webinars, where he's dedicated to enhancing virtual collaboration in the era of hybrid work. Beyond the office, Gautam enjoys grilling, hiking, and golfing, bringing the same dedication and enthusiasm to his personal interests as he does to his professional endeavors. As a leader, innovator, and outdoor enthusiast, Gautam Gupta is committed to shaping the future of technology while ensuring exceptional user interactions as the business world embraces the challenges and opportunities of hybrid work environments.
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Gavin Ivester
Director, Industrial & UX Design, Webex Devices
Gavin Ivester is the Director of Industrial and UX Design for Webex devices. Gavin's background includes design and product leadership roles at Bang & Olufsen, Apple (designing the first-ever PowerBook), Nike, PUMA, and as Gibson Guitar’s Chief Creative Officer. Gavin has been a guest lecturer at Stanford and Vanderbilt, and is currently based in Denmark.
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György Gyarmati
Product Marketing Manager
Gyorgy Gyarmati is an experienced product marketer at Cisco based in Oslo, Norway where his main remit consists of room video conferencing systems, board devices, and room peripherals. Previously, he worked at major brands like IBM and Verint Systems as well as fast-growing startups like Verba Technologies as a B2B marketer and content strategist. At Cisco, he has been behind the launch of flagship collaboration device solutions, like the Cisco Board Pro, Room Bar, Room Bar Pro, Table Microphone Pro, and the Room Kit EQ. As a product and content marketing professional, Gyorgy is most passionate about communicating and showcasing how technology innovations can solve real-world problems to drive awareness, engagement, and adoption.
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Hannah Berke
Customer Success Leader
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Jeremy Laurenson
Distinguished Systems Engineer
Jeremy Laurenson is a Distinguished Architect in Cisco Global Collaboration Sales organization. He works with both customers and the development organization to ensure Cisco’s UC portfolio is both Customer Relevant and forward looking. Jeremy has been directly involved in the incubation of several of Cisco’s Collaboration technologies such as Telepresence and Hologram, as well as key integrations such as that of Meraki and Thousandeyes into Control Hub. In addition, he has been lead DSE on technology partnerships with companies such as Google, Apple, Microsoft and IBM. Jeremy was directly involved in Cisco leading the industry disruption when Business Communications moved to IP, the move to Cloud and now is again involved with strategy and direction as Cisco embraces Artificial Intelligence technologies in disrupting the industry once again. As a pioneer in mobile software, Jeremy developed of one of the very first applications to run on the PalmPilot in 1996 which became commercially available as Pocket Quicken and still maintains several app store presences.
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Jessica Smith
Director, Product Marketing
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John Labus
Workplace Design Manager
John Labus is a member of Cisco’s Real Estate Design and Construction Team, focusing on the creation of Cisco’s next-generation work environments. In his role he works closely with stakeholders across Cisco, including executive leadership, IT, People and Communities, Sales, Marketing and our Collaboration Business Group, to design and build some of the most collaborative, intelligent and sustainable workplaces in the world. With a degree in Architecture from North Carolina State University, John has over 30 years or experience in architectural design, space planning and change management, delivering millions of square feet of innovative office space across the globe. Most recently, he led the design efforts for Cisco’s newest flagship offices in New York, Atlanta, Chicago and Washington DC, as well as consulting with Cisco Design and Construction teams globally to assure consistency across our real estate portfolio. John’s projects have hosted numerous CoreNet events, been featured in Forbes, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, and have been recognized for excellence by the Leesman Index.
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John Reeder
Senior Director Product
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Justin Jordan
Senior Product Manager Collaboration Business Unit
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Keith Griffin
Distinguished Engineer
Keith Griffin joined Cisco’s Collaboration Technology Group in 2007 and is a Distinguished Engineer at Cisco focused on AI and Machine Learning in the office of CTO. He works on features that include Webex Assistant, Noise Removal, Relationship Intelligence, Facial recognition, Meeting Transcription and more. Keith works with customers, partners and analysts to ensure that technology direction is aligned with market needs. He leads Cisco’s Collaboration IP, Patent and Research strategy and has been Cisco’s top inventor for collaboration technology for over ten years. Keith holds a PhD from the University of Limerick in Ireland related to the use of Representational State Transfer (REST) programmable interface design for real time communication in web browsers. His major in computer engineering at university was virtual reality in manufacturing environments.
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Kenny Bloxham
Global Webex CX Healthcare Director
Kenny Bloxham has been instrumental in advancing patient engagement initiatives for the past 10 years, demonstrating expertise in developing and deploying innovative digital-first communication solutions that enhance patient engagement and the overall experience, leading to improved health outcomes.
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Kieran Higgins
Director, Digital Workplace Collaboration Experience
Kieran Higgins manages Digital Workplace Collaboration for Cisco. This includes Voice, Video, Meetings & Messaging, and Contact Center services globally. This also covers in-office technology and the platforms and services that deliver hybrid work for more than 140,000 employees and partners. Kieran is a 20-year Cisco veteran, delivering and managing IT client, network, and infrastructure services in APAC, Europe, and globally. Prior to this role, he held a variety of management, engineering and design roles in a variety of Fortune 500 companies in different geographies. Kieran holds a BSc and a research MSc in Applied Physics and has always been driven by the data and insights in working towards delivering business outcomes.
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Lisa Peppin
Webex CPaaS SE
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Manali Dongre
Director, Product Management
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Manu Parhar
Director of Product Marketing, Suite & CX
Manu serves as Director of Product Marketing, Suite & CX, an AI-powered customer experience platform, AI-powered Webex Suite, an award winning all-in-one collaboration solution and Webex Calling, a modern enterprise-grade cloud business phone system. Manu has responsibility to bring new features, solutions, and partnerships to market across on-premises, cloud, and mobile-first areas. Manu is passionate about marketing world-class innovations to users, customers, partners, and organizations around the globe. Manu has over 20 years of progressive industry experience in launching iconic hardware/software products, devices, and services in the dynamic tech and wireless industries. Prior to joining Webex, he held various roles in product management and product marketing at Microsoft, T-Mobile USA, and AT&T Wireless. He holds a B.S. in Electronics and Telecommunications and an Executive master's degree from the University of Washington.
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Marisa Rutti
Product Marketing Manager
Marisa Rutti is a Product Marketing Manager at Cisco. With a passion for new technology, she enjoys discussing the value of collaboration devices and how they can create a better experience within the workplace. Over the last 7 years at Cisco, Marisa has also worked on global strategic partnerships, industry and IoT solutions. Prior to Cisco, she has held roles within the high-tech partner community and start-ups where she has built a background in storytelling, product, and digital marketing.
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Mark Miller
Director, Business Development
Mark Miller is a member of Cisco’s Global Collaboration Center of Excellence, leading hybrid work strategy. In his current role he is responsible for engaging with Cisco most strategic clients, assisting them in the creation of their next-generation work environments. Mark also works closely with Cisco’s Workplace Resources and IT teams on the transformation of our real estate portfolio, and has played a key role in the design, development and launch of Cisco latest offices in Chicago, New York and Atlanta. Mark has over 30 years of experience in business and technology consulting, solutions development, marketing, and sales. Throughout his career, Mark has been recognized for his skills in leading large and complex business and technology transformation projects.
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Marte Sannesmoen
Product Marketing Manager
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Michael McGary
Director, Product Management
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Mithun Baphana
Sr. Manager, Product
Mithun Baphana is the lead product manager for Webex Mobile, Cars & Mobile Integrations. He is focused on the mobile-first meetings experiences on Apple iOS and Android mobile devices. Mithun is also responsible for strategy and product experiences for Webex for Cars.
Mithun brings 12+ years of industry experience in building mobile product experiences and strategies. Before joining Cisco in 2021, Mithun led his startup from the idea stage to launch and beyond.
Mithun holds a Master of Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California (USC) and a Bachelor of Engineering – Electronics & Telecommunications from the University of Pune, India. Outside of work, Mithun is passionate about historical memorabilia and macroeconomics. He lives in San Jose with his wife and two daughters.
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Molita Sorisho
Product Marketing Manager
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Nirav Chanchani
Director, Product Management
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Padmini Krishnan
Product Manager, Webex Contact Center
Padmini Krishnan is a Product Manager for Webex Contact Center. She was previously a Product Manager in the Webex devices group, building next generation collaboration devices and creating deeper integrations with the Webex platform. Prior to that, she spent seven years in software engineering. She holds a Master's degree in Computer Networks from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and an MBA from the University of Texas McCombs School of Business.
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Pali Dudrik
General Manager
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Paula Goldrich
Product Marketing Leader, Webex CPaaS Solutions
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Rahul Dubey
Director, Product Management, Global Market Access
Rahul Dubey is responsible for the Webex market access portfolio that includes Meetings, Messaging, Calling, and Devices used in a growing global data center footprint. He heads leading initiatives like Webex for Government (FedRAMP), Webex for Defense (IL5), privacy, data residency, and sovereign cloud.
Rahul has been in the product management and security and compliance field for over a decade, working at Fortune 500 companies such as VMware and midsize companies like Splunk. His experience includes building cloud products for regulated markets and expanding them to suit enterprises and global public sectors worldwide.
He also has expertise in guiding cloud products to achieve and maintain various certifications and authorizations like FedRAMP, DOD IL5, IRAP, ISO, SOC, HIPAA, and GDPR.
Rahul holds an MBA (MIS, Management & Risk Management) from Concordia University, WI. His passion is in spreading the word of diversity and inclusion. Rahul loves watching American football (Go Packers!), traveling, and getting acquainted with various international cultures and traditions.
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Raj Kumar
Director, Product Management
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Ramy Riad
Head of Innovation & Messaging Strategy
Ramy Riad leads the global future digital messaging strategy for the Webex cloud communications platform (CPaaS) solution. Ramy is passionate about creating multi-channel customer experiences and ensuring richer, smarter customer interactions.
With more than a decade's experience in telecommunications, Ramy works with global operator groups and governing bodies as well as messaging providers to truly shape the future of business messaging.
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Savita Kini
Director Product Management, Collab AI
Savita Kini is a global product and business executive with a passion for driving new innovation, new business initiatives and operational excellence in global product teams. She currently leads new technology initiatives at the intersection of artificial intelligence, speech science, computer vision and embedded systems in Cisco Webex. Prior to this role, she led Product for BabbleLabs, a speech AI startup, acquired by Cisco in 2020. She also led engineering, product management, marketing and sales operations at Cisco, Brocade and at startups in India and US. Savita holds an MBA from Cornell University, an MS in Computer Engineering from Texas A&M University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from University of Mumbai.
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Shane Guinn
Customer Success Manager
With over 20 years experience serving customers, Shane Guinn is a dynamic Senior Customer Success Manager at Webex Events (formerly Socio) who excels in customer success with a positive attitude, innovative thinking, and strong organizational skills. When he's not working with enterprise customers to put on unforgettable events, you'll likely find him watching his sons play collegiate soccer and supporting them with his experience as a former head varsity coach.
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Sonu Arora
Director, Product Management, Calling
Sonu Arora is currently a Director of Product Management for Webex Calling with over 15 years of progressive experience in executing key technology strategies. She is passionate about delivering world-class collaboration solutions to organizations around the world. She is a proven leader in technology, with engineering experience in unified communication. Prior to Cisco, Sonu led product and program management at Microsoft delivering solutions in Skype, Microsoft Teams, and Azure Infrastructure. Sonu graduated from York University and resides in the Seattle area with her family.
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Teney Takahashi
Product Marketing Manager
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Travis Pouliot
Leader, Business Development
Travis Pouliot has greater than 21 years of experience with Cisco Collaboration and Contact Center solutions. Most of his career has been spent working with customers across segments such as financial services, media, and entertainment, as well as supporting service providers. In his current role as a Business Development Leader focusing on integrations and interoperability for Webex, he works closely with customers, sales representatives, and business units. His goal is to ensure organizations can extend the power of the Webex platform and its ability to integrate with enterprise applications such as Microsoft’s to benefit diverse users.
Travis has a passion for cross architecture solutions that enable today’s hybrid work needs and hosts many customers in Cisco’s new PENN1 office in New York City.
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Vanessa Sulikowski
Distinguished Solutions Engineer
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Adam North
Leader, Learning and Development
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Adam Weeks
Manager Developer Evangelism, Webex
Adam Weeks is a lifelong developer with a passion for learning, teaching, and building applications with over 20 years of industry experience. As manager of the Webex Developer Evangelism program, Adam & his team empower developers to build on the Webex ecosystem. He has spoken worldwide to audiences of all sizes, from small intimate workshops to the main stage of a global conference. Adam is a native Floridian and any time not spent on the computer is spent on the water with his wife and two children.
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Aishwarya Rao
Sr Product Manager, Collab AI
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Amy Ryan
Principal Solutions Engineer
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Aviva Chen
Engineering Product Manager
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Barry McLellan
Solutions Engineer
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Bhushan Suresh
TAC Engineer
I am the Americas team lead for the Webex Contact Center.
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Bobby McGonigle Jr.
Technical Marketing Engineer
I am a Technical Marketing Engineer(TME) for Cisco Collaboration. My focus is on device customization using the xApi, Macros and UI Extensions; creating new experiences and tools for the community to use in their spaces. I have been working with collaboration technology for 6+ years, primarily around conference devices in both administration and education environments.
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ChandraMouli Vaithiyanathan
Technical Leader
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Charlie Thorpe
Technical Marketing Engineer
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Chase Voisin
Solutions Engineer
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Chris Norman
Collaboration Systems Engineer
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Chris Rowen
VP, Engineering
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Clare Davis
Enablement Specialist
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David Jennings
Global Head, Solutions Engineering CPaaS
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Davide Preti
TME Technical Leader
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Devon Meerholz
Solutions Engineer
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Ed Schermerhorn
Cloud Calling Product Manager
Ed has been involved with integrating legacy Broadsoft technology since the acquisition, first as Technical Marketing Engineer, and the last two years as part of the Product Management team. Recently Ed has been heavily focused on the Webex for Government Calling solution. Ed lives in Delaware and is self-professed history nerd, and is a passionate advocate for adoption of children waiting in foster care for a forever family.
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Esteban Valverde
CX TAC Technical Leader, Webex Calling
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Ferdinando Olivieri
Product Manager Lead, Collab AI
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Gagarin Sathiya
Cloud Engineering Technical Leader
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Gaurav Khanna
Solutions Engineer Manager, Commercial West
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Harish Chawla
Leader, Systems Engineering
Harish is a Sales Engineering Manger with Cisco. With over twenty years of UC & Collaboration Technology experience, he has held multiple leadership positions across Cisco IT, Engineering and Sales. He currently leads the first-of-its-kind software development team within the Global Collaboration Sales Engineering organization. His innate ability to connect-the-dots has served several of our largest customers in solving complex business problems and transforming user experiences utilizing the Webex portfolio. With the purpose of advancing our customer’s business outcomes, Harish and his team can help you explore the art-of-the-possible through Webex programmability.
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Hussain Ali
Technical Marketing Engineer
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Irwin Overton
Technical Marketing Engineering Technical Leader
Irwin Overton is a 23 year veteran of Cisco Systems and has worked as an instructional designer creating e-learing courses for Webex Control Hub and Webex Calling since 2021. Before, coming to the Webex team, he spent 10 years with Cisco sales as a systems engineer and 10 years as a Cisco public sector support engineer.
Prior to Cisco, Irwin worked as a Certified Cisco Systems Instructor (CCSI) teaching Cisco certification classes all over the United States and occasionally in other countries.
Irwin earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree at Howard University and his Juris Doctor (J.D.) law degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law. Irwin spent nine years in the US Army Reserve and ended his military career as a Company Commander with the rank of Captain. He holds a number of Cisco Certifications as well as the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification.
At home, he lives the almost “empty nest” life with his wife of 35 years after raising one son and one daughter who work in the security and medical fields respectively.
When not working, Irwin will be found, coaching married couples through his church, or building and racing all manner of remotely controlled (RC) cars, airplanes, helicopters, and drones.
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Ishan Sambhi
Solutions Engineer
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Janani Ramakrishnan
Lead Product Manager
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Jeff Hubbard
Leader, Enablement Specialist
Jeff is a Learning Management System Administrator for the Webex Learning and Enablement team and has spent the last 15 years as a trainer in the Cisco Collaboration arena with the last 4 years specializing in the Webex product suite. After spending much of his career in the design, implementation and project management side of the teleconferencing field, he discovered his passion for training engineers and spent over a decade with a Cisco training partner traveling all over the world delivering classes to Cisco customers, partners, and employees. Jeff is an experienced people leader with a drive for building his teams to deliver top-notch customer service. Outside of his role at Cisco, Jeff enjoys riding his motorcycle to remote back-country campsites in the Colorado Rockies, collecting vinyl records, and entertaining guests with barbecued ribs and craft cocktails.
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Joe Martini
Customer Delivery Engineering Technical Leader
Joe Martini is a Technical Leader in the Unified Collaboration group within the Customer Experience (CX) TAC at Cisco Systems. Joe holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Networking and System Administration from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and CCIE Collaboration (#35601) certification. Since joining Cisco in 2007, Joe has become a global point of contact for Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM), IP phones (enterprise/multiplatform), and Webex Calling (WxC). He is also recognized as an innovator with the creation and development of many internal and external tools that solve problems, reduce effort, and save time.
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Jon Miranda
Collaboration Solutions Engineer
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Joe Wong
Solutions Engineer
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Johannes Krohn
Principal Technical Marketing Engineer
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Justin Jordan
Senior Product Manager Collaboration Business Unit
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Karthik Sundaram
Director, Webex Contact Center
Karthik is a Director of Customer Success and Solution Assurance for the Webex Contact Center platform in the Americas region. He has been with the Webex CC team for over 3 years and has over 25 years of experience in the contact center industry in the areas of customer experience and satisfaction, product development and engineering and critical escalations support.
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Keith Griffin
Distinguished Engineer
Keith Griffin joined Cisco’s Collaboration Technology Group in 2007 and is a Distinguished Engineer at Cisco focused on AI and Machine Learning in the office of CTO. He works on features that include Webex Assistant, Noise Removal, Relationship Intelligence, Facial recognition, Meeting Transcription and more. Keith works with customers, partners and analysts to ensure that technology direction is aligned with market needs. He leads Cisco’s Collaboration IP, Patent and Research strategy and has been Cisco’s top inventor for collaboration technology for over ten years. Keith holds a PhD from the University of Limerick in Ireland related to the use of Representational State Transfer (REST) programmable interface design for real time communication in web browsers. His major in computer engineering at university was virtual reality in manufacturing environments.
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Kevin Ian Barrow
Technical Marketing Engineer Leader
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Kevin Simpson
Technical Leader, Solutions
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Krishna Koilada
Product Management Leader
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Krishna Tyagi
Technical Leader
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Laura Hamill
Leader, Learning & Development
Laura is celebrating 5 incredible years with Cisco, where she leads an innovative collaboration enablement team at Webex Academy. With a Master's in Educational Technology from Boise State University, she is passionate about pioneering industry-disrupting training methodologies that empower customers, partners, and end users alike. Beyond her professional endeavors, Laura is a vibrant social influencer for her local Ford dealership, showcasing cutting-edge Webex vehicle integrations and branding. At home, she is a dedicated mother raising three wonderful daughters and cherishes her time spent near the scenic Great Lakes of Michigan. Before joining Cisco, Laura enriched young minds as a general education teacher for a decade, laying the foundation for her commitment to learning and growth. Her journey reflects a blend of professional excellence and personal fulfillment, making her a dynamic force both in and out of the workplace.
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Lisa Peppin
Webex CPaaS SE
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Luca Pellegrini
Technical Marketing Engineer
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Luis Garcia
Technical Marketing Engineer
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Luis Ramirez
Customer Delivery Engineering Technical Leader
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Manoj Muthavarapu
Product Leader
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Mark Lula
Video Device Solution Architect
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Matt Jordy
Technical Marketing Engineer
Matt Jordy is a Technical Marketing Engineer in the Collaboration Technology Group at Cisco. He focuses on on-premises and cloud architectures, design, and security for collaboration. He provides technical guidance on Cisco collaboration solutions and products to the Cisco sales force as well as Cisco customers and partners around the world.
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Mayada Abdelrahman
Director of Product Management
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Mike Nelson
Solutions Engineer - Collaboration
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Niket Shah
Solutions Engineer
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Omer Ilyas
Technical Marketing Engineering Technical Leader
Omer is a CCIE-certified Technical Marketing Engineer. Boasting a professional journey spanning more than a decade, he has excelled in conceptualising, creating, and executing intricate, expansive, and worldwide initiatives within the realm of Collaboration Solutions. This encompasses Cloud, On-Premises, and Hybrid undertakings. Omer's current endeavours are centered around the dynamic Webex platform, encompassing aspects such as APIs, Integrations, Webex Teams, Meetings, and Calling. He has achieved academic excellence with both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Software Engineering.
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Paul Giralt
Distinguished Engineer
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Paul Stojanovski
Sr. Technical Leader
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Peter Welburn
Principal Technical Marketing Engineer
Peter is a Principal Technical Marketing Engineer in the Collaboration Technology Group at Cisco with over 16 years’ experience, specializing in Webex administration, analytics, and troubleshooting. He writes documentation, presents, and demonstrates solutions to customers, partners and Cisco teams.
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Phil Bellanti
Senior Developer Evangelist
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Prakash Kini
Director, Solutions
Prakash Kini a Customer and Partner Success Leader for Webex Contact Center Enterprise and Webex Contact Center. He is part of the Solution Assurance Leadership Team within the Contact Center Business Unit. He has had the experience of working with all of Cisco's contact center products over the course of 15 years. He is super passionate about enabling partners to deliver the best experience on the Webex Contact Center Platforms and helping customers achieve their business outcomes with Webex Contact Center Platforms.
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Rafat Kuraishi
Systems Architect
Rafat is a Systems Architect at Cisco Systems and holds dual CCIE in Voice and Collaboration technologies. He has over 13 years of experience supporting different verticals such as large financials, healthcare and Web scale accounts with expertise in Cisco collaboration On-prem and cloud products. Rafat has presented at several Cisco Live sessions and is an expert on Webex and ThousandEyes integrations. Rafat was previously a part of Cisco’s Advanced Services team as a Collaboration Architect and has also worked as a TAC engineer supporting Cisco’s collaboration portfolio.
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Rajamani Nallakaruppan
Solutions Engineer
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Richard Murphy
Technical Leader - Technical Marketing Engineer
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Robert Rogier
Escalation Engineer
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Rohit Harsh
Technical Leader, Customer Success
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Sara Macías Salete
Collaboration Technical Solutions Architect
Sara Macías Salete is a Technical Solutions Architect in Cisco, part of the Global Collaboration Compete and Interoperability team. She is focused on Webex interoperability with Microsoft, Google and Zoom, supporting customers and partners mainly at an EMEA level. She has participated in several events as a speaker or lab instructor, including Cisco Live or the Cisco Collaboration Partner Virtual Team. Sara joined Cisco in 2014 through the CSAP graduate program. She holds an MSc and BSc in Telecommunications Engineering by the Technical University of Madrid. She's passionate about technology, wine tasting, jazz music and dance. Key topics Sara can cover: - Cisco Devices interoperability with Microsoft Teams, Google Meet and Zoom - Cisco Devices for Microsoft Teams (MTRs) - Webex Calling for Microsoft Teams
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Sara Santos
Product Manager
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Savita Kini
Director Product Management, Collab AI
Savita Kini is a global product and business executive with a passion for driving new innovation, new business initiatives and operational excellence in global product teams. She currently leads new technology initiatives at the intersection of artificial intelligence, speech science, computer vision and embedded systems in Cisco Webex. Prior to this role, she led Product for BabbleLabs, a speech AI startup, acquired by Cisco in 2020. She also led engineering, product management, marketing and sales operations at Cisco, Brocade and at startups in India and US. Savita holds an MBA from Cornell University, an MS in Computer Engineering from Texas A&M University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from University of Mumbai.
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Scott Kiewert
Technical Marketing Engineer
Scott Kiewert is a Technical Marketing Engineer in the Collaboration Technology Group at Cisco. He currently focuses on Webex security, identity, compliance, privacy, and data sovereignty.
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Shane Long
Technical Marketing Engineer
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Sheshadri Mookherjee
Product Manager - Webex Developer Platform
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Soundarya Muthuvel
Engineering Product Manager
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Stefan Zeidenberg
Americas Presales Leader, CPaaS Solutions
Stefan Zeidenberg is a seasoned professional in the CPaaS industry. For over 10 years, he has been at the forefront of revolutionizing how brands efficiently and intelligently connect and communicate with their customers via digital channels, such as SMS, MMS, RCS, WhatsApp, Apple Messages for Business, and more. As the business world contended with evolving end-user demands due to the ubiquitous nature of smartphones and a 'digital-first' mindset, Stefan's expertise has expanded into empowering enterprises with low-code CPaaS platforms like Webex Connect. Today, Stefan leads the Americas CPaaS Presales team at Cisco, where he continues to drive digital engagement solutions, ensuring that businesses not only meet current complex communication demands but also stay ahead of the curve in the ever-changing landscape that is customer communication.
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Stephanie Ross
Customer Experience Solutions Engineer
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Steven Fly
Technical Marketing Engineering, Technical Leader
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Susan Parrish
Webex Technical Enablement Specialist
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Tanuj Goyal
Leader Product Management
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Tobias Brodtkorb
Leader, Technical Marketing
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Tim Kratzke
Technical Leader
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Trey Hilyard
Solutions Engineer
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Vajrender (Sunny) Akkera
Sr. Product Manager
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Venky Yechuri
Technical Projects Systems Engineer
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Victor Vazquez
Solutions Engineer
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Will Mills
Solutions Engineer
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Wade Hamblin
Director
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Alexa Trifilo
Director, Global Collaboration Partner Sales Engineering
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Anthony Valladares
Product Manager - Wholesale Webex
Anthony Valladares is a Senior Product Manager at Cisco, responsible for the Wholesale Webex Partner Success Program. Anthony drives desired business outcomes for Cisco's Managed Service Partners onboarding to Webex. He engages with Partners to boost marketing activities and sales as products are developed, adopted, and ready for upsell.
He holds a BA in Economics from Duke University and an MBA focused on Customer Insight and Innovation from The University of Texas at Austin. At WebexOne, he will describe the value of the Wholesale Webex offer highlighting its industry leading On-boarding and Go to Market Success Program.
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Arvi Krishnaswamy
Director, Product Management
Arvi is the the Director, Product Management for Cisco’s Contact Center & Customer Experience product portfolio. We are transforming how frontline employees intelligently offer a personalized experience for consumers who connect with their business. Arvi is a seasoned innovator, tech executive, author and patent holder. Prior to this role, he was Vice President of Products at CloudCherry, until the acquisition by Cisco in October 2019. Previously, he ran the innovation team at Intuit, the maker of Turbotax & Mint. He also played various roles with SupportSoft leading to global expansion, NASDAQ IPO and acquisition. Outside of work, Arvi enjoys playing tennis, spending time with family and pets, and travel.
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Brett Harrison
Director, Global Collaboration Partner Sales
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Brian Peterson
SE
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Chris Barwick
VP, Collaboration GTM & Devices Acceleration
As Vice President for Cisco Collaboration Strategy and GTM, Chris leads a team responsible for Cisco9’s Collaboration Go-To-Market strategy and Cisco Devices Acceleration. Previously, Chris was responsible for the sales execution of Cisco’s Cloud and Premise Collaboration business in the US, Canada, and Latin America. This role also included identifying key market transitions, solution incubation and GTM strategies, while managing future growth, expansion, and continuous innovation to ensure customer success. The Collaboration solution for Cisco powers team collaboration, unified communications, next generation meeting solutions, collaboration devices and customer care / Collaboration Platform as-a-Service solutions. Since joining Cisco in 2000, Chris has been focused on customer business outcomes with numerous roles including: Product Sales Specialist, Account Manager, Regional Sales Manager for Commercial and Public Sector, Global Video Sales leader, Americas Collaboration Sales Director, and VP Collaboration strategy. He has always achieved consistent year-over-year sales growth including 17 out of 20 years exceeding stretch sales objectives at Cisco. Prior to joining Cisco, Chris was a rising sales leader at Anixter, Ameritech, and ArrowPoint Communications. He has extensive experience in Enterprise Networking, Data Center, Collaboration and Video solutions including SaaS, Cloud, and GTM strategies. Chris holds a bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Washington and has attended Stanford Graduate School of Business with an emphasis on leadership development / innovation.
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Craig Tait
Collaboration Systems Engineer
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David Beisly
Solutions Engineer
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Dolan Spitler
Solutions Engineer
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Harold Pulhug
Director of Engineering and Product Management
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Jason McLemore
Solutions Engineer
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Jeremy Laurenson
Distinguished Systems Engineer
Jeremy Laurenson is a Distinguished Architect in Cisco Global Collaboration Sales organization. He works with both customers and the development organization to ensure Cisco’s UC portfolio is both Customer Relevant and forward looking. Jeremy has been directly involved in the incubation of several of Cisco’s Collaboration technologies such as Telepresence and Hologram, as well as key integrations such as that of Meraki and Thousandeyes into Control Hub. In addition, he has been lead DSE on technology partnerships with companies such as Google, Apple, Microsoft and IBM. Jeremy was directly involved in Cisco leading the industry disruption when Business Communications moved to IP, the move to Cloud and now is again involved with strategy and direction as Cisco embraces Artificial Intelligence technologies in disrupting the industry once again. As a pioneer in mobile software, Jeremy developed of one of the very first applications to run on the PalmPilot in 1996 which became commercially available as Pocket Quicken and still maintains several app store presences.
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Julie Berg
Director, Marketing
With 15 years of sales and marketing experience, I am a results-oriented, data-driven professional specializing in Go-to-Market (GTM) planning and execution. My expertise lies in crafting comprehensive, vertical-driven engagement strategies and use cases within the cloud technology sector. I prioritize innovation and forward-thinking approaches to effectively address and resolve my clients’ long-term business challenges. My focus is on developing actionable strategic initiatives that not only achieve immediate objectives but also promote sustainable growth and success for my clients.
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Keith Hughes
Federal Collaboration Partner Business Development Specialist
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Keith Griffin
Distinguished Engineer
Keith Griffin joined Cisco’s Collaboration Technology Group in 2007 and is a Distinguished Engineer at Cisco focused on AI and Machine Learning in the office of CTO. He works on features that include Webex Assistant, Noise Removal, Relationship Intelligence, Facial recognition, Meeting Transcription and more. Keith works with customers, partners and analysts to ensure that technology direction is aligned with market needs. He leads Cisco’s Collaboration IP, Patent and Research strategy and has been Cisco’s top inventor for collaboration technology for over ten years. Keith holds a PhD from the University of Limerick in Ireland related to the use of Representational State Transfer (REST) programmable interface design for real time communication in web browsers. His major in computer engineering at university was virtual reality in manufacturing environments.
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Kristyn Hogan
Vice President, Global Collaboration Partner Sales
Kristyn leads Cisco’s Global Collaboration Partner Sales. Kristyn and her team are responsible for leading the strategy and execution across each of Cisco’s unique routes to market.
Kristyn works closely with Cisco's regional partner organizations, Global Partner Sales (GPS), business entities, and sales teams to accelerate partner adoption of Cisco Collaboration solutions, with a focus on delivering creative enablement, enticing demand generation offers, and rich partner profitability to drive growth across the $4B+ Collaboration business.
Prior to this role, Kristyn led the Meraki Americas partner organization. Before her time at Meraki, she led collaboration partner sales within Cisco’s Americas Partner Sales (APS).
Kristyn has a passion for developing Cisco’s future leaders, personally mentoring many individuals. Kristyn is a member of Cisco Connected Women’s Network, Women of Meraki, and The Children’s Fund.
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Mark Giang
Solutions Engineer
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Michelle Williams
Collaboration Solutions Engineer
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Sarah Meegan
Global Lead for Collaboration Partner Programs
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Sara Velasco-Spindler
Sales Business Development Manager
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Steven Fly
Technical Marketing Engineering, Technical Leader
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Tony Jones
Director, America's Collaboration Renewals
Tony Jones is the Director of Collaboration Renewals at Cisco and has been with the company for 16 years. As the leader of America's Collaboration Renewals, Tony's primary focus is on customer retention and driving revenue growth. Before taking on his current role, Tony was a part of the America's Sales Acceleration team, where he handled escalations for large and complex deals for the USPS Team.