CDW, HYCU, IGNW, and Nutanix invite you to join a fireside discussion with an executive panel that will NOT just be another unexciting talk about the near-future and all the uncertainty that plagues our lives.
Panelists:
Jamie Metzl - Featured Guest, Expert futurist and novelist
Simon Taylor – CEO, HYCU
Phil Taylor - CTO, IGNW
Wendy Pfeiffer – CIO, Nutanix
Moderated by:
Jackie Olkiewicz – Manager, Hybrid Infrastructure, CDW
We’ll discuss how disruptive technology & the future of mankind are being shaped every day right before our eyes. Instead of another event highlighting the uncertainty of our times, we'll discuss what's possible and exciting about our near future. Hear from the experts - how do they think the experiences of today will accelerate the plans tomorrow? We’ve put together a variety of perspectives to give the audience a broad outlook on the impact all technology – not just datacenter and cloud - will have on the future. C-Level Executives like Simon and Wendy will shed light on trends they’re currently seeing, but they’re prepared to step out of the “executive tower” and make some bold predictions. Futurist Jamie Metzel will tie it all together and remind us throughout the session how much the transformation of society is already happening in the areas we aren’t even watching.
Hosting the event (and joining the panel) will be CDW’s Jackie Olkiewicz and IGNW's Phil Taylor. How do they think the future of CDW will adapt to this broad outlook in the next five, ten, even fifteen years?
You won't want to miss out - register today for an opportunity to hear a discussion centered around hopeful and exciting predictions. The first 100 customers that register will receive a copy of Jamie’s latest book “Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity!”
Jamie Metzl is a technology and healthcare futurist, geopolitical expert, novelist, social entrepreneur, media commentator, Senior Fellow of the Atlantic Council, Singularity University faculty member, and the Founder and Chair of the global social movement OneShared.World. In 2019, he was appointed to the World Health Organization expert advisory committee on human genome editing. Jamie previously served in the U.S. National Security Council, State Department, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and as a Human Rights Officer for the United Nations in Cambodia. He serves on the Advisory Council to Walmart’s Future of Retail Policy Lab and has been an election monitor in Afghanistan and the Philippines and advised the government of North Korea on the establishment of Special Economic Zones.
Jamie appears regularly on national and international media his syndicated columns and other writing on science, technology, health, politics, and international affairs are featured regularly in publications around the world. He is the author of a history of the Cambodian genocide, the historical novel The Depths of the Sea, and the genetics thrillers Genesis Code and Eternal Sonata. The highly revised paperback edition of his bestselling non-fiction book Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity was released in April 2020.
Simon is the CEO of HYCU, a multi-cloud data protection SaaS. Prior to HYCU, Simon held senior executive positions at Comtrade Software, including President and CEO, as well as Chief Strategy Officer of The Comtrade Group where he evaluated technology development, partner relationships and strategic investments for the $400M+ Group. Simon sits on the board of directors of College Bound Dorchester, is an active member of YPO (Young Presidents Organization) in Boston and is a Boston Business Journal "40 Under 40" Award winner.
Phil is an entrepreneur, veteran software engineer, and technology leader. He is currently Chief Technology Officer, Digital Velocity Solutions at CDW where he oversees professional services organizations focused on Next Generation Software Engineering, Cloud, DevOps and Software Defined Infrastructure (private cloud). He is passionate about helping customers create digital transformation strategies that drive better ROI and reduce time to market (TTM) on infrastructure and/or software delivery.
As the CIO of Nutanix, Wendy's focus on enterprise adoption of modern technologies fuels the company's global mission. Wendy also serves on the boards of Qualys and SADA Systems. A consumer tech enthusiast, Wendy has led technology and operational functions for Robert Half, GoPro, Yahoo! and Cisco. She's been named one of Silicon Republic's Tech Titans, ORBiE Bay Area Enterprise CIO of the Year, the Fisher Center for Data Analytics' CIO of the Year, and one of HMG's Top Technology Executives.
