Javier Perez leads the open-source program strategy for the IBM Z and LinuxONE platforms at IBM. Passionate about technology and open-source, Javier is responsible for technical thought leadership and open-source advocacy in the IBM Z organization. Javier has been in the open-source, cloud, SaaS, and mobile industries for 20+ years. Javier has had the opportunity to speak at webinars and conferences all over the world covering open-source, AI, security, cloud, and application development topics. Open-Source Software, DevOps, and Mainframes.