Rhys Powell is a Senior Black Belt in Managed Cloud Solutions at Red Hat, following years of experience in both consultancy and client-side positions, across DevOps and Cloud. In his current role he works with businesses to help them understand ways of working with platforms in the cloud and across hybrid environments, showing business benefits and value at all levels of the organisation and helping strengthen technical ability and release technical blockers from teams.

Aneesh serves as one of the EMEA Black Belts at Red Hat, where he focuses on cloud services. Over the past two decades, he has built a career that bridges software development, security, and cloud-native innovation, supporting enterprise customers on their journey to open cloud adoption. Beyond work, Aneesh is passionate about nature - he enjoys watching wildlife documentaries and exploring the outdoors whenever he gets the chance.

Aneesh serves as one of the EMEA Black Belts at Red Hat, where he focuses on cloud services. Over the past two decades, he has built a career that bridges software development, security, and cloud-native innovation, supporting enterprise customers on their journey to open cloud adoption. Beyond work, Aneesh is passionate about nature - he enjoys watching wildlife documentaries and exploring the outdoors whenever he gets the chance.

As founder, CEO, and editor-in-chief of Techstrong Group, Alan manages a broad array of businesses and brands including Techstrong Media, Techstrong Live, Techstrong Research, Devops.com, Security Boulevard, Techstrong TV, and Techstrong Learning. To do so and succeed, Alan has to be attuned to the world of technology, particularly DevOps, cybersecurity, cloud-native and digital transformation.

With almost 30 years of entrepreneurial experience, Alan has been instrumental in the success of several organizations.

Shimel is an often-cited personality in the security and technology community and is a sought-after speaker at conferences and events. In addition to his writing, his DevOps Chat podcast, TechStrong TV and Digital Anarchist audio and video appearances are widely followed.

Alan attributes his success to the combination of a strong business background and a deep knowledge of technology. His legal background, long experience in the field and New York street smarts combine to form a unique personality.

Mr. Shimel is a graduate of St. John's University with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics, and holds a JD degree from NY Law School.