Meet the Speaker
Lineup

Anand Eswaran is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Veeam. Anand’s strategic vision, inclusive leadership and execution focus has created a track record of building and leading high growth successful global businesses.

As Chief Product Officer, Anton Gostev leads Veeam’s Research and Development (R&D) and Product Management teams. With 15 years of experience at Veeam, Anton is directly responsible for everything engineering-related at Veeam. He brings trademark dedication and commitment to this role – leading our teams to deliver genuine value for customers while ensuring the future of Veeam and its products are tightly woven into the fabric of our company’s mission and purpose. 

As Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Veeam, Gil Vega establishes and executes Veeam’s vision and strategy to ensure its information assets and solutions are adequately protected, while driving strategies to help customers protect their critical data across multiple environments and ensure regulatory compliance.

Best known for his role in capturing the most notorious spy in United States history, Robert Hanssen, Eric O’Neill is a cybersecurity authority, engaging keynote speaker, former FBI counterterrorism and counterintelligence operative, attorney, and national security strategist. He is the bestselling author of Gray Day, and the inspiration for the film Breach, in which he was portrayed by actor Ryan Phillippe. O’Neill is the founder of The Georgetown Group, a premier investigative and security services firm, and serves as a national security strategist for cybersecurity companies.

George Westerman is a Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Founder of the Global Opportunity Initiative (http://goi.mit.edu). George is cochair of the MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Awards, a member of the Digital Strategy Roundtable for the US Library of Congress, and learning strategy advisor to the World Health Organization Academy. He works frequently with senior management teams and industry groups around the world. Prior to earning a Doctorate from Harvard Business School, he gained more than 13 years of experience in product development and technology leadership roles.

Over the course of his 26-year career with the Angels, Neil Fariss became an invaluable member of the organization, delivering technology solutions that benefit both the business and baseball operations sides of the company. His work in information technology helped the team stay ahead of the technological curve, ensuring they had the tools needed to optimize their performance both on and off the field. Neil’s legacy is also felt in the way the Angels embrace new technological solutions, from data analytics to fan engagement. He was part of a broader shift in professional sports, where teams began to view technology as an essential asset for driving success. Whether it was streamlining internal workflows or enhancing the fan experience, his contributions have helped to shape the Angels’ approach to technology for decades.

Christine Bentsen is the head of global product marketing at Veeam. Delivering solutions that drive organizational success has been a focus throughout her career. She has extensive experience as both a product manager and product marketer, with over 30+ years of experience in technology in companies including Veeam, Broadcom, CA, HP, and SolarWinds.

Jon most recently served as the CISO for Royal Mail, and has over 20 years of experience in constructing and leading security programs and global teams within organisations undergoing substantial business/technology transformations. His passion lies in leveraging security programs to bolster business and technological advancement. Jon has worked across various sectors including Financial Services, Customer Services, Telecoms, and Online Entertainment, leveraging insights from each to enrich customer experiences and organisational security. He also possesses practical experience of managing data breaches and ransomware cyber incidents, coordinating Cyber and Forensics activities to effectively respond to and recover from such incidents.Jon uses business process change as much as technology to solve security challenges.

Rick Vanover is a VP of Product Strategy at Veeam. Rick’s passion for challenges led to his commitment to educate and communicate at all levels—engaging those new to availability technologies as well as those who are experts. As a blogger, podcaster and active member of the IT community, Rick builds relationships and spreads excitement about Veeam solutions.Before becoming the “go-to” guy for Veeam questions, Rick was in system administration and IT management. His community designations include Microsoft MVP, VMware vExpert and Cisco Champion. Follow Rick on Twitter @RickVanover or @Veeam.