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Mr. Locoh-Donou has nearly two decades of enterprise technology experience, building a wide range of product teams, and operations around the world. He is well known for his ability to envision where industries are going and inspire organizations to identify and execute on future growth opportunities - especially in the areas of cloud, software, analytics, and security. In April 2017, Mr. Locoh-Donou was hired as the President and Chief Executive Officer of F5 Networks, where he has refocused the company on Applications Services Software (including Security) for Multi-Cloud environments. He is also the only management member of the F5 Board of Directors. Prior to joining F5, Mr. Locoh-Donou held successive leadership positions at Ciena Corporation (from 2002 to March 2017), a network strategy and technology company, including Chief Operating Officer; Senior Vice President, Global Products Group; Vice President and General Manager, EMEA; Vice President International Sales; and Vice President and Marketing. Prior to joining Ciena, Mr. Locoh-Donou held research and development roles with Photonetics, a French opto-electronics company. Mr. Locoh-Donou is also the co-founder and Chairman of Cajou Espoir, a cashew-processing facility that employs several hundred people in rural Togo, 80 percent of whom are women.

Todd Brooks is Falconstor's Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Falconstor, Mr. Brooks was the Chief Operating Officer at Aurea Software, and CEO of Update Software, a publicly traded company in Europe. Previously, Mr. Brooks was the Chief Operating Officer at Trilogy where he was responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of the firm’s Automotive, Financial Services and Telecom, Technology & Media business units. Earlier in his career, Mr. Brooks co-founded and managed two technology consulting firms, including eFuel, an early innovator and leader in logistics optimization software for the automotive industry. In addition, Mr. Brooks held leadership roles at FedEx. Mr. Brooks earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Aerospace and Ocean Engineering from Virginia Tech, and currently serves on the Advisory Board at Virginia Tech's Apex Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Ken Xie is an American billionaire businessman who founded Systems Integration Solutions (SIS), NetScreen, and Fortinet. He is CEO of Fortinet, a cybersecurity firm based in Silicon Valley. Xie was previously the CEO of NetScreen, which was acquired by Juniper Networks for $4 billion in 2004. He built the first ASIC-based firewall/VPN appliance in 1996.

Anil Singhal is a Co-Founder, Chairman, President & CEO at NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC.

Patrick Spence is the Chief Executive Officer and serves on the Board of Directors for Sonos. Patrick joined Sonos as Chief Commercial Officer in 2012. He has played a central role in the development and launch of some of the company’s most successful products. Patrick has also led the company’s expansion into new territories including China, France, Australia, and Mexico. Prior to joining Sonos, Patrick spent over 14 years at RIM/BlackBerry in a variety of roles, including overseeing sales channels and country marketing operations in various regions including North America, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, ultimately becoming the Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing. During Patrick’s time at RIM/Blackberry, the company grew from $50 million in revenue to more than $20 billion, and from 150 people to more than 17,000. In 2007, Patrick was named one of Canada’s Top 40 under 40, a national program to celebrate leaders of today and tomorrow and to honor Canadians who have reached a significant level of success. Patrick holds an Honors Degree in Business and Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario in Canada.

During the past 10 years working diligently on positioning, growing, and ultimately driving three strategic acquisitions yielding well over $1 billion in shareholder returns, I have retired from day-to-day operations. My focus is now on select board work for up and coming cyber/tech-oriented companies.

Elizabeth Kolawa is a Chief Executive Officer at Parasoft.

Andrés Irlando is senior vice president and president of public sector and Verizon Connect for the Verizon Business Group. Verizon public sector strives to enable governments through best-in-class networks, solutions, and customer experience to serve effectively their constituents and achieve their missions. Verizon Connect provides comprehensive mobile workforce, fleet management and software solutions for businesses of all sizes and consumers. Its SaaS platform supports both factory-equipped and aftermarket vehicles in more than 40 countries around the globe. Prior to his current role, Andrés was CEO of Verizon Connect. He also served as region president for Verizon Wireless in the Southwest Region where he was responsible for the company’s sales, operations, financial performance and customer experience. Prior to his time in the Southwest Region, he held the position of vice president for the West Area, responsible for wireless customer service operations. Andrés began his career at Verizon in 2005 as a director in the Pacific Region, responsible for overseeing the company’s government, regulatory, and external affairs as well as philanthropy. He would go on to be named president of Verizon’s New York Region, where he represented the company’s corporate interests in New York and Connecticut. Prior to joining Verizon, Andrés held positions in government at the local, state, and federal levels. In the private sector he practiced law at a corporate firm and served on the management team of a dot com start-up. His philanthropic experience includes leading a national not-for-profit foundation. Andrés earned a doctor of jurisprudence from Stanford Law School and a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College. He served eight years as an intelligence officer in the United States Navy Reserve.