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Pablos is a hacker, inventor and technology futurist with a unique ability to distill complex technology into practical tools. Always building the future, his projects include cryptocurrency in the 1990s; AI for stock market trading; building spaceships at Blue Origin for Jeff Bezos; the world’s smallest PC and 3D printers at Makerbot. Pablos helped start the Intellectual Ventures Lab for Nathan Myhrvold to support a wide range of invention projects, including a brain surgery tool; a machine to suppress hurricanes; a nuclear reactor powered by nuclear waste; and a machine that can shoot mosquitoes out of the sky with lasers – part of an impact invention effort to eradicate malaria with Bill Gates. A member of the most prolific team of inventors in the United States, Pablos has over 70 patents.
A world-renowned expert in 3D Printing, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Robotics, Automated Manufacturing, & Cryptocurrency, Pablos has contributed to visions for the future of urban transportation, entertainment, education, energy, manufacturing, health care, food delivery, sensor networks, payment systems & cloud computing.
Currently, Pablos is host of the Deep Future podcast and is leading Deep Future investments in startups that are implementing science fiction to solve the biggest problems in the world.
Innovation isn’t just about ideas—it’s about building the future. In this electrifying keynote, hacker, inventor, and futurist Pablos Holman will draw on his experience working with visionaries like Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Nathan Myhrvold, to share how bold thinking, curiosity, and hacking the status quo can drive the world’s most disruptive breakthroughs. Join this dynamic keynote to hear Pablos challenge audiences to rethink what’s possible and inspire VMUG members to never stop chasing innovation.
Frank is the Chief Technologist for VMware’s Cloud Platform Business Unit, focusing on enhancing our product suite to deploy modern workloads and hardware on the vSphere platform successfully. He engages with customers, the press and presents at industry-leading events to generate excitement about the work. As a trusted adviser, Frank gathers feedback from customers and partners to ensure their needs are met by VMware Cloud and Hypervisor products. In addition to his role at VMware, Frank serves as a technical adviser for Hippo Ventures and EVO Venture Partners, providing strategic guidance for their investment portfolio. Frank is a VMware Certified Design Expert, the primary author of frankdenneman.nl, and the host of the podcast Unexplored Territory. He also developed the vSphere Design Pocketbook concept, which allows community members to share their expertise. Frank has co-authored several books as well.
AI discussions often center on Data Scientists, but high-performing infrastructure is the foundation of any successful AI application. This session takes a deep dive into Private AI Foundation, equipping infrastructure administrators with essential AI skills to elevate their organization—and their career. We’ll explore key Gen-AI components like LLMs, VectorDBs, and RAG architecture from an infrastructure admin’s perspective, discuss why full model training is often impractical for most organizations, and showcase the upcoming VCF 9 AI functionality, including Model Run Time. VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA offers the most cost-effective, flexible, and open solution for enterprise AI, with unmatched automation that enables organizations to go from zero to AI application deployment in under two days. This session will highlight real-world use cases, quick AI wins, and exclusive first-look demos of VCF 9’s new AI capabilities. Now is the perfect time to transition from VI admin to vAI admin!
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Kyle Gleed is part of VMware by Broadcom’s technical marketing team covering VMware Cloud Foundation. Kyle has been with VMware for 14 years and dedicated to Cloud Foundation for the past eight years. He currently specializes on VMware Cloud Foundation networking and deployment.
VMware Cloud Foundation offers a streamlined solution for modernizing your IT infrastructure. This session provides a foundational overview of VMware Cloud Foundation, a full-stack hyperconverged platform designed to simplify data center operations and accelerate the deployment of modern apps. Explore the core components of VMware Cloud Foundation, such as SDDC Manager, VMware NSX, and VMware vSAN. Learn how VMware Cloud Foundation enables lifecycle management, centralized operations dashboards, and automated application template deployment. This session is ideal for IT practitioners, system administrators, and architects, starting with VMware Cloud Foundation. We cover common use cases, key technical features, and the primary benefits of VMware Cloud Foundation.
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