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Kenneth Duda

CTO

Arista Networks

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Rob Francis

CTO

Booking . com

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Kenneth

is a pioneer in highperformance networking software and drives Network-as-a-Service ( NaaS ) initiatives across Arista Networks , whilst also leading the development of its EOS Network Data Lake . He has worked with the company since 2004 and has co-authored network virtualisation specifications , including VXLAN with VMware and NVGRE with Microsoft .

Rob

is a senior technology leader specialising in digital transformations , with more than 15 years of engineering experience . He leads booking . com ’ s full-stack technology strategy , using his experience from previous senior roles at Sonos and Amazon . He oversees platform engineering , AI and product design to enhance travel experiences .

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