Speakers

Alex Dietrich

Director of Network Engineering, US Signal

Alex Dietrich

Director of Network Engineering, US Signal

Alex is the Director of Network Engineering at US Signal, where he leads the teams responsible for building and maintaining the optical transport and routing infrastructure to support the company's connectivity products. Most recently, Alex served as the architect for the company's OpenCloud deployment, which is one of the company's first major product offerings based on an open-source platform, Apache CloudStack. This included building a comprehensive set of automations to support the creation and on-going operation of OpenCloud. With that, Alex brings a deep knowledge of the CloudStack ecosystem, from understanding the community support structure to building infrastructure at-scale.

Alexander Lapp

Business Development, proIO

Alexander Lapp

Business Development, proIO

Alexander Lapp is an expert in IT and cloud services, with a strong background in leading teams and developing organizational structures. He has extensive operational leadership experience across the entire value chain in IT, cloud, and managed services. He has a history of building up companies, establishing professional processes and structures, and successfully reorganizing teams. His expertise includes the ITIL-Framework, DevOps, Six Sigma an agile methods. With a passion for scalable and global business models, as well as different AI topics, Alexander is also a business angel for technology-based startups. His experience and interests make him a compelling speaker on topics related to open source, technology, and business development.

Alex Mattioli

Cloud Architect, ShapeBlue

Alex Mattioli

Cloud Architect, ShapeBlue

Alexandre Mattioli is a seasoned Cloud Architect who has been working with IT infrastructure for over 20 years and with Apache Cloudstack for the past 9 years. He has designed, built and operated one of the geographically largest ACS deployments worldwide, spanning from California to Singapore via Europe. In his career, Alexandre helped many diverse companies to build advanced cloud solutions on top of the ACS platform, migrate from on-premises infrastructure to the cloud, and has also led the design and development of several new ACS features through the years.

Boris Stoyanov

QA Manager, ShapeBlue

Boris Stoyanov

QA Manager, ShapeBlue

Boris is a QA Engineer who found his ikigai in Apache CloudStack. Since 2016, he has been involved in testing CloudStack working for ShapeBlue. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, boxing and other sports. Boris is a father of two young girls and spends most of his time on family activities.

Brian Turnbow

DCT, CDLAN

Brian Turnbow

DCT, CDLAN

Brian has worked in the telecommunications industry since the mid 90s, first in the US and in Italy from the beginning of 1997. Currently, he is the DCT at CDLAN SPA, an Italian Telco offering Voice, data and cloud services as well as a board member of ITNOG (Italian network operators group).

Boyan Krosnov

CTO, StorPool Storage

Boyan Krosnov

CTO, StorPool Storage

Daven Winans

Vice President of Engineering & Innovation, US Signal

Daven Winans

Vice President of Engineering & Innovation, US Signal

Daven is a highly experienced technology leader. He specializes in core cloud infrastructure, with a significant focus on networking, security, and compute services. He is known for his deep technical understanding, customer-centric approach, and his ability to lead teams in delivering innovative and scalable cloud solutions.

David Humes

VP of Product Development, US Signal

David Humes

VP of Product Development, US Signal

David Humes is the Vice President of Product Development at US Signal, where he leads the vision and execution behind OpenCloud, the company’s enterprise-ready platform built on Apache CloudStack. With a career spanning IT, data center infrastructure, and cloud innovation, David has developed a reputation for bridging the gap between emerging technologies and real-world customer needs. His approach combines deep technical expertise with a practical, customer-first mindset, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and impactful for enterprises navigating today’s rapidly changing cloud landscape. A frequent contributor to industry discussions, David is passionate about advancing the role of open-source platforms like CloudStack in shaping the future of cloud.

Giles Sirett

CEO, ShapeBlue

Giles Sirett

CEO, ShapeBlue

Giles is CEO and Founder of ShapeBlue and is responsible for overall company strategy, strategic relationships, finance and sales. Giles is also the Chairman for the CloudStack European User Group and a PMC member & Committer to the CloudStack project.

Grégoire Lamodière

Founder, DIMSI

Grégoire Lamodière

Founder, DIMSI

Grégoire is the Founder of DIMSI and a Software Architect who spends most of his time designing infrastructure applications and CRM systems, on-premise or multi-cloud based. He’s been using Apache CloudStack for many years, and likes to keep knowledge and data outside black-boxes.

Harkrishna Patnala

Lead Software Engineer, ShapeBlue

Harkrishna Patnala

Lead Software Engineer, ShapeBlue

Harikrishna works at ShapeBlue as a Lead Software Engineer, and is also engaged with active development of new features and capabilities for the Apache CloudStack project. He has been working on CloudStack since 2012 and is a committer in this project.

Jithin Raju

Cloud Architect, ShapeBlue

Jithin Raju

Cloud Architect, ShapeBlue

Jithin is a Cloud Architect by profession. He has helped organisations around the globe use commercial distributions of Apache CloudStack over the past 10 years. These organisations include private, public, and government cloud service providers. Outside his work, he likes to spend time with his family.

John White

COO, US SIGNAL

John White

COO, US SIGNAL

John White is a highly experienced and innovative leader, with a proven track record of driving growth and operational excellence. With previous roles as Chief Innovation Officer at Effectual and Expedient, John has led significant transformations, optimized technology, spearheaded acquisitions, and developed strategic partnerships that have resulted in increased profitability and customer satisfaction.

Joffrey Luangsaysana

Cloud Network Systems Engineer, DIMSI

Joffrey Luangsaysana

Cloud Network Systems Engineer, DIMSI

Joffrey works as a Cloud Network Systems Engineer at DIMSI and contributes to the maintenance and evolution of its cloud services, managing both server hardware and software. He works daily with KVM and CloudStack. When he is not at his computer, Joffrey enjoys playing board games and exploring beautiful landscapes.

K B Shiv Kumar

CTO, Yotta

K B Shiv Kumar

CTO, Yotta

K B Shiv Kumar is the Executive Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer at Yotta. His first exposure to CloudStack was in 2013 and since then he has embarked on an exciting journey, where he has evolved from a CloudStack user to an evangelist. He enjoys tinkering on CloudStack and the techno-commercial possibilities it offers to the regional Internet, Cloud and Data Center providers.

Kiran Chalava

QA Engineer, ShapeBlue

Kiran Chalava

QA Engineer, ShapeBlue

Kiran is a software test engineer by profession. Kiran has experience in providing technical support on various issues related to CloudStack. His personal interests and hobbies are trying out various open-source and cncf projects and watching a ton of TV shows and films.

Lucian Burlacu

Cloud Architect, ShapeBlue

Lucian Burlacu

Cloud Architect, ShapeBlue

Lucian is a Cloud Architect at ShapeBlue, with extensive experience in hosting, virtualization, and datacenter operations. As a user and contributor to Apache CloudStack, he brings a wealth of expertise to the table. Lucian’s background allows him to offer unique insights from both user and cloud architect perspectives with CloudStack, making him a valuable asset to the community. With his in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience, Lucian is committed to enhancing the functionality and usability of CloudStack for all stakeholders.

Marco Sinhoreli

Technical Marketing Manager, ShapeBlue

Marco Sinhoreli

Technical Marketing Manager, ShapeBlue

Marco Sinhoreli is a seasoned Technical Marketing Manager at ShapeBlue, with over 25 years of IT experience. As an Apache CloudStack expert and committer, he specializes in creating and delivering technical marketing content that bridges the gap between technology and business. Marco has consulted major companies on implementing IaaS solutions with CloudStack, focusing on delivering cloud infrastructure that supports both immediate and long-term business needs. When he’s not diving into cloud solutions, Marco loves playing guitar, exploring new places, and staying updated on politics.

Marco Ziglioli

Presale Team Leader, CDLAN

Marco Ziglioli

Presale Team Leader, CDLAN

Marco Ziglioli is a computer engineer with over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications sector. Born in the province of Brescia and residing in the province of Cremona, he graduated summa cum laude in Computer Engineering from the University of Pavia in 2002. After graduation, he worked at Alascom Srl, a system integrator in Milan, where he initially developed and honed skills in the design, implementation, and management of network solutions, voice over IP, and data centers. More recently, he has focused on the design, development of innovative solutions, and pre-sales activities. Since 2023, he has been with CDLAN S.p.A. as a Solution Architect contributing to the design, development, implementation, and management of innovative cloud solutions.

Navid Abdoul

Cloud & Security Engineer, DIMSI

Navid Abdoul

Cloud & Security Engineer, DIMSI

Navid is a recent graduate in Cybersecurity Engineering and currently works as a Cloud and Security Engineer at DIMSI. His role is to ensure system performance and reliability by providing fast and secure backups of our customers’ virtual machines. Navid is passionate about new technologies and cybersecurity. Outside of work, he enjoys spending his free time playing video games and watching action movies.

Nicolas Vazquez

Lead Software Engineer, ShapeBlue

Nicolas Vazquez

Lead Software Engineer, ShapeBlue

Nicolas Vazquez is a Lead Software Engineer at ShapeBlue, a PMC member of the Apache CloudStack project and is the VP of the project FY 2025. He spends his time designing and implementing features in Apache CloudStack and can be seen acting as a release manager. Nicolas is based in Uruguay and is a father of a young girl. He is a fan of sports, enjoys playing tennis and football. In his free time, he also enjoys reading and listening to economic and political materials.

Noa Omer

Platform Engineer, Cyso Cloud

Noa Omer

Platform Engineer, Cyso Cloud

Noa works as Platform Engineer at Cyso Cloud, where he makes even the most complex containerisation sound charming. He transforms application components into sleek containers whilst keeping one eye on the latest geopolitical drama.

Paul Bankert

Founder, Cyso Group

Paul Bankert

Founder, Cyso Group

Paul is the Founder and Managing Director of Cyso, who created Cyso Cloud and transforms European infrastructure. When he's not steering the company, you'll find him exploring the Dolomites in his electric car or discovering travel gems across Europe.

Pearl Dsilva

Software Engineer, ShapeBlue

Pearl Dsilva

Software Engineer, ShapeBlue

Pearl is a quality and technology driven software engineer, who works at ShapeBlue - the largest independent integrator of CloudStack technologies. Pearl is also a PMC Member and Committer to the CloudStack project.

Pete Logan

Principal Field Engineer, Ampere

Pete Logan

Principal Field Engineer, Ampere

Pete is a highly experienced technology professional with a career varying from integration engineer to product management via solution architect, now specialising in the AI inference and the Internet of Things. Other industry experience includes utilities messaging, the English NHS Spine program, proof of concept creation, programme management and migration.

Philipp Reisner

CEO, LINBIT

Philipp Reisner

CEO, LINBIT

Philipp is one of the founders and CEO of LINBIT in Vienna, Austria. His professional career has been dominated by developing DRBD, a storage replication software for Linux. While in the early years (2001) this was writing kernel code, today he leads a company of 40 employees with locations in Austria and the USA.

Rene Peinthor

Software Engineer, LINBIT

Rene Peinthor

Software Engineer, LINBIT

Rene is a LINSTOR developer. Rene was one of the first developers to oversee a DRBD resource deployed by LINSTOR, and has been a Software Developer at LINBIT since 2017.

Ruben Renders

Solutions Director, Commvault

Ruben Renders

Solutions Director, Commvault

Ruben Renders is an accomplished technology leader with extensive experience in the Managed Services Provider (MSP) industry. As a Solutions Director, he drives the strategic vision for MSP operations, shaping technology roadmaps, and identifying emerging innovations that enable MSPs to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

With a strong foundation in systems engineering and professional services, Ruben brings a rare blend of deep technical expertise and strategic business insight. This dual perspective allows him to bridge the gap between complex IT challenges and tangible business outcomes, helping organizations transform their operations through efficient, scalable, and future-ready solutions.

Recognized for his forward-thinking mindset and commitment to innovation, Ruben guides organizations through service portfolio modernization, automation, and transformation eventually helping organizations to build resilient and value-added services.

Saurabh Rapatwar

CEO, Stack Console

Saurabh Rapatwar

CEO, Stack Console

Saurabh is the Founder and CEO at Stack Console – a Cloud Management Platform that helps businesses set up their public cloud services. As a leader, innovator and technology pioneer with 14+ years of enriched experience in SaaS, IaaS and technology domain, he has served as Chief Executive Officer for various large-scale hosting, cloud and web development companies such as Racknet Datacenters, Hosting Centre and Impulse Core Technologies.

Simon Weller

CTO, UDT

Simon Weller

CTO, UDT

Simon has been involved in the Apache CloudStack community for many years and has previously served as the Vice President of Apache CloudStack. He has a passion for open source and serves as the CTO of the Service Provider division of UDT, a Technology Services Provider based in the United States.

Stefan Schmitt

Cloud Architect, IBM

Stefan Schmitt

Cloud Architect, IBM

Stefan is a Senior Technical Staff Member in the LinuxONE and IBM Z organisation. Stefan is focused on showing the flexibility of IBM LinuxONE and IBM Z to deliver dynamic IT infrastructure. Enabling customers to manage their private cloud like they experience on public Cloud environment through automation. Stefan has more than 25 years of experience within enterprise IT. His experience spans from Security, Compliance and enterprise grade cloud native application.

Swen Brüseke

CEO, proIO

Swen Brüseke

CEO, proIO

Swen is the Founder and CEO of proIO, a Managed Hosting Provider and Public/Private Cloud Provider based in Frankfurt. He has extensive experience with various cloud environments, including public, private, and hybrid clouds. Swen's in-depth knowledge of CloudStack and commitment to sharing his expertise have made him a valued member of the community.

Taylor Greiner

Director of Innovation, US Signal

Taylor Greiner

Director of Innovation, US Signal

As Director of Innovation at US Signal, Taylor leads initiatives that bridge emerging technologies with real-world customer outcomes. With a decade of experience in cloud architecture, software development, and IT strategy, Taylor is focused on driving innovation across connectivity, data center, and cloud services.

Ted de Vos

President, SIMNET

Ted de Vos

President, SIMNET

Ted de Vos is the Founder and President of SIMNET Inc., a premium cloud solutions provider known for delivering secure, high-performance infrastructure across Canada, the US, EU, UK, and APAC. With over 25 years of global experience spanning strategy, services, and technology, Ted is a seasoned corporate leader and visionary who blends entrepreneurial instinct with operational rigor.

Thomas Jansema

Platform Engineer, Cyso Cloud

Thomas Jansema

Platform Engineer, Cyso Cloud

Thomas works as a Platform Engineer at Cyso Cloud. You're likely to encounter him in technical support chats, and he frequently joins discovery calls to address technical queries. Outside of work, he's an avid boulderer.

Venko Moyankov

Solutions Architect, StorPool Storage

Venko Moyankov

Solutions Architect, StorPool Storage

Venko is the Solutions Lead at StorPool Storage, a fully managed data storage solution that transforms commodity hardware into a shared, powerful, highly available, and reliable storage system. He has experience with managing large virtualizations, working in telcos, designing and supporting the infrastructure of large enterprises.

Vishesh Jindal

Software Engineer, ShapeBlue

Vishesh Jindal

Software Engineer, ShapeBlue

Vishesh Jindal is a Software Engineer at ShapeBlue and has experience in developing and managing cloud infrastructure. He has a particular interest in databases and has worked extensively on them. When Vishesh is not working, he enjoys watching anime, playing DOTA, or working on an open-source project.

Vivek Kumar

DevOps Lead, Yotta

Vivek Kumar

DevOps Lead, Yotta

Vivek Kumar is a DevOps lead at Yotta, where he drives large-scale infrastructure automation and private cloud deployments. With hands-on experience in Apache CloudStack since 2016, Vivek specializes in designing scalable, production-grade cloud solutions. He currently leads CloudStack implementation projects.

Wei Zhou

Software Engineer, ShapeBlue

Wei Zhou

Software Engineer, ShapeBlue

Wido den Hollander

CTO, Your.Online

Wido den Hollander

CTO, Your.Online

Wido is the CTO at Your.Online, and is a PMC member and Committer to the CloudStack project. Wido has been a part of the CloudStack community since 2012. Ever since he has contributed various parts of code, including Ceph/RBD, IPv6, KVM and many other parts.