Cloud Summit 2019: General Sessions
9:00 a.m. – Fireside Chat with Kevin Scott, CTO, Microsoft
Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott has a unique perspective on the future of cloud services and applications, from artificial intelligence to edge computing, as well as a long-term view on technology from his previous technical leadership roles at companies including LinkedIn and Google. Scott kicks off the 2019 GeekWire Cloud Summit with practical insights for the business leaders and developers of today, plus a look ahead to what’s next. Moderated by Todd Bishop. Link to video here.
Read: Here’s what every developer at every company needs to know, according to Microsoft’s CTO
9:30 a.m. – Fireside Chat with Mai-Lan Tomsen Bukovec, VP and General Manager, Amazon S3
Mai-Lan Tomsen Bukovec is in charge of the oldest and perhaps most vital service offered by cloud computing pioneer Amazon Web Services, its S3 storage service. A boxer in her spare time, she discusses how her team is leading the fight to keep up with the forthcoming explosion in cloud data production and consumption expected over the next several years. She’ll also share her plea for AWS customers to use and understand the privacy controls on their storage buckets. Moderated by Tom Krazit. Link to video here.
Read: Amazon Web Services’ Mai-Lan Tomsen Bukovec is preparing for a future in which data lives forever
12:25 p.m. – Sponsored Lunch Talk: Decision Points: The Path to Making Lasting Impact with Chris Emura, Executive Director of Engineering at Vulcan
In this talk, Vulcan’s Executive Director of Engineering, Chris Emura, introduces Vulcan, the company founded by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, and share a story of how one of its products was developed, highlighting some of the unique decision points the team navigated on its way to market and engaging with you to explore considerations for Vulcan’s next Tech4Good investment. Link to video here.
1:05 p.m. – Venture Capital Panel
With Sudip Chakrabarti of Madrona, Preeti Rathi of Ignition and Charles Fitzgerald, Angel Investor. Moderated by Sheila Gulati of Tola Capital. Link to video here.
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3:40 p.m. – Fireside Chat with Cal Henderson, Co-Founder and CTO, Slack
From Flickr to Slack, Cal Henderson has played an instrumental role in some of the world’s most influential online services and platforms. The Slack co-founder and chief technology officer shares insights from creating and scaling the widely used communication and collaboration service, plus lessons learned from working with emerging cloud technologies and developer tools. Moderated by Todd Bishop. Link to video here.
4:10 p.m. – Panel with Joe Beda, Craig McLuckie and Brendan Burns, Co-Creators of Kubernetes
Five years ago, Google released an open-source project developed by Joe Beda, Brendan Burns, and Craig McLuckie called Kubernetes. It promised users a scaled-down version of the tools Google uses to manage it own infrastructure, and on the fifth anniversary of its release the trio, now spread across VMware and Microsoft, are sharing more details about the progress that has been made and the work that’s yet to come. The panel also looks at the future of cloud-native computing now that the mainstream has arrived. Moderated by Tom Krazit. Link to video here.
