The #1 Event for DevOps, DevSecOps, and MLOps

Sept 8-10 // Meritage Resort & Spa // Napa, CA

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Paul Davis

Field CISO, JFrog
Compliant SDLC Without Compromise: Navigating Regulations & Beyond with JFrog, Compliance: The Holy Grail
Paul Davis is a distinguished IT security leader with over 20 years of experience shaping secure solutions for organizations worldwide. His career highlights include serving as CISO for a Fortune 10 company, CSO for critical infrastructure sectors, Director of Security Operations at a major stock exchange, and head of a global incident response team. In his role as Field CISO at JFrog, Paul draws on this extensive expertise to help organizations strengthen their software supply chains and implement end-to-end security. His background encompasses systems engineering, program management, software development, and operations. Paul has successfully launched software companies, developed innovative solutions, and delivered transformative services for global enterprises
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Charles Crowder

Senior Engineering Manager
Artifactory self-hosted Observability with OpenTelemetry & Splunk O11y
Charles Crowder is a Senior Engineering Manager at Cisco on Splunk’s SDLC Infrastructure team, and has been with Splunk for 6 years working both as an IC delivering cloud infrastructure, and now as a leader within SDLC. When not at work, he enjoys family time with his daughter and hobbies like 3D printing, photography, and mountain biking.
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Krishna Nadiminti US

Developer Experience Leader
Handling Hyper-Scale Growth and AI Workloads with Artifactory
Krishna Nadiminti leads Developer Experience at NVIDIA, focusing on improving developer productivity and application lifecycle efficiency. She is an award-winning leader recognized across the tech industry for her contributions to engineering excellence and innovation.
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Tariq Shaukat

CEO
The Quantum Shift – Rethink Software Supply Chain
Tariq Shaukat is CEO of Sonar, the leading provider of code quality and code security solutions, and is a member of Sonar’s Board of Directors. Tariq has extensive experience in growing and scaling private and public companies across many domains, including cloud computing, social media, travel, and entertainment.
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Justin Boitano

VP of Enterprise AI
The Quantum Shift – Rethink Software Supply Chain
Justin Boitano, VP of Enterprise AI at NVIDIA, where he leads enterprise AI software and cybersecurity software development kit offerings that power modern data centers through full-stack accelerated computing. Since joining NVIDIA in 2008, Justin has led multiple business areas at the company, including product innovation and strategic partnerships across the cybersecurity ecosystem.
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Adel El Hallak

Senior Director Of Product
Trusted AI at Scale: Secure Governance and Scalable Management for Your AI Models
Adel El Hallak is senior director of product management for NVIDIA AI Enterprise at NVIDIA, responsible for the strategy and delivery of NVIDIA’s supported and secure production AI software platform. Previously, Adel was director of product management for IBM’s cognitive systems unit. His mission was to help organizations realize business value with machine and deep learning through optimized hardware and software offerings. During his 14 years at IBM, Adel also held leadership positions across sales and marketing for HPC and advanced analytics. Adel holds a degree in computer science from McGill University and an MBA from Warwick Business School.
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Anand Ahire

Head of Product Management – ITSM and DevOps
Reimagining Trust in Software Releases: A New Approach to Supply Chain Integrity
Anand Ahire leads the Product Management organization for IT Service Management and DevOps at ServiceNow. In this role, he shapes and delivers the strategic roadmap for ServiceNow’s DevOps and Value Stream Management (VSM) offerings, empowering enterprises to accelerate release velocity while maintaining rigorous governance. With over 20 years of experience in technology, Anand has dedicated his career to developing market-leading solutions for developers and IT teams. Prior to ServiceNow, he was Vice President and General Manager at Electric Cloud (acquired by CloudBees) and held product leadership positions at BMC Software, driving innovation and growth across multiple product lines.

Shlomi Ben Haim

Co-Founder and CEO
The Quantum Shift – Rethink Software Supply Chain
Shlomi is Co-Founder and CEO of JFrog, creators of the universal DevOps platform. He brings over 20 years of experience in building profitable, high-growth information technology companies. Prior to JFrog, Shlomi was the CEO of AlphaCSP (acquired in 2005 by MalamTeam) and a Major in the Israeli Air Force. Shlomi holds an MS from Clark University (Massachusetts, USA) and a BA from Ben-Gurion University (Israel).
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Demetrios Brinkmann

Founder of MLOps Community
Ensuring Reliable Evaluation Systems for Your ML
Demetrios founded the largest community dealing with productionizing AI and ML models. In April 2020 he fell into leading the MLOps community (more than 75k ML practitioners come together to learn and share experiences) which aims to bring clarity around the operational side of Machine Learning. Since diving into the nitty gritty of Machine Learning he has felt a strong calling to explore the ethical issues surrounding the new tech he covers. In his free time he can be found building stone stackings in the woods with his daughters

Eyal Dyment

VP, Security
Reimagining Trust in Software Releases: A New Approach to Supply Chain Integrity
Eyal Dyment leads Security at JFrog, where he is responsible for driving the company’s security product strategy and innovation across the software supply chain. With a deep background in AI, machine learning, and data-driven product development, Eyal brings a unique blend of technical expertise and business acumen to the evolving DevSecOps landscape.
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Jiong Liu

Cloud security wizard
Strengthen Your SDLC Security Loop with JFrog and Wiz
Jiong Liu leads the product marketing team for Wiz, working closely with customers to securely accelerate their cloud journeys. Prior to that, Jiong led the GTM strategy and product marketing team for Okta’s customer identity products and Business Value practice. Jiong holds bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School.

Yuval Fernbach

VP, MLOps
Trusted AI at Scale: Secure Governance and Scalable Management for Your AI Models
Yuval Fernbach is VP and CTO of MLOps at JFrog, where he leads the integration of a fully managed ML platform following JFrog’s acquisition of Qwak, which he co-founded. With deep expertise in AI and infrastructure, Yuval helps teams streamline the entire ML lifecycle, from data prep to deployment, bridging the worlds of MLOps and DevOps for secure, scalable AI delivery.
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Erin Kouri

Engineering Manager
Seven habits of highly effective AI coding
An accomplished software engineering leader based in Austin, Texas, currently serving as Engineering Manager at Sonar. With more than a decade of experience, Erin specializes in guiding backend development and helping teams build innovative code-quality and security solutions Erin blends technical expertise with strategic vision. At Sonar, she shapes high-performing backend teams, mentors’ engineers, and oversees the development of robust, scalable services that empower developers and organizations to elevate code quality. Jens Eckels – JFrog VP Communications Jens is a proud tech marketeer with a love for developers and development communities. His usual habitat is near a small desk, smithing words to the sound of his ever-humming laptop fan.

Yoav Landman

Co-Founder and CTO
AI-Driven DevOps Unleashed: The Future Starts Here
Co-Founder and CTO of JFrog, Yoav is the visionary behind Artifactory, the universal artifact repository manager. Prior to founding JFrog, he spent over a decade as a senior consultant specializing in Distributed Computing and Enterprise Build Systems and held several senior technical roles in global organizations. Yoav holds a master’s degree in computing from RMIT University and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from the University of Haifa.
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Kristina Heidinger

Senior Product Manager, Supply Chain Security
Reimagining Trust in Software Releases: A New Approach to Supply Chain Integrity, Trusted Builds with GitHub and JFrog
Tina is a Senior Product Manager at GitHub. She leads strategic initiatives across build integrity, SDLC security, and secure developer and DevOps workflows. Tina plays a key role in developing products that empower customers to adopt security best practices, such as SLSA provenance, and enforce security policies with minimal disruption to developer workflows. Her work enables organizations to strengthen their security posture while maintaining the agility and efficiency that modern software development demands.

Yossi Shaul

SVP, DevOps
Reimagining Trust in Software Releases: A New Approach to Supply Chain Integrity
Yossi Shaul is the Senior Vice President of DevOps Core at JFrog, where he leads the development of the company’s core DevOps platform. With a career spanning over two decades in software engineering and leadership, Yossi has been instrumental in shaping JFrog’s comprehensive solutions that integrate DevOps, DevSecOps, and MLOps practices.
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Dave Ahr

Staff Sales Engineer
AI Coding Agents: Three Keys to Successfully Scaling in the Enterprise
Dave is a seasoned technology leader with deep expertise in cloud-native application engineering, full-stack development, IT automation, and zero trust security. As a Staff Sales Engineer at Coder, he advises clients of all sizes, driving developer experience improvements, cloud transformations, and DevOps best practices. Previously, he led key initiatives at VMware, contributing to Tanzu and IT automation solutions. Dave has designed secure, scalable, and automated environments across industries like finance, non-profit, and academia. A lifelong learner, he holds a BS in Computer Science from Texas State University and regularly shares insights through workshops and conferences.

Jens Eckels

VP of Product Marketing
Keynote Kickoff
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Naveen Kumar AV

Principal Cloud Engineer
Managing Artifacts and Dependencies at Fidelity Investments
Naveen Kumar is a Tech Lead at Fidelity Investments. With extensive experience in DevOps, Artifact management and software delivery pipelines, Naveen helps enable secure, efficient and reliable software delivery across the organisation. Passionate about automation and developer productivity, Naveen has driven several large-scale modernisation initiatives to support growing engineering needs.
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Gaurav Saxena

Director of Engineering
Resiliency by Design: Internal Platforms’ Contributions to Cloud Stability
Gaurav Saxena is an engineering leader in the field of platform and cloud engineering with over 20 years of experience in the software industry. His technical expertise includes Stream-based architectures, Kubernetes, Service Mesh, and Observability.
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Saumya Patra

Squad Leader, Artifact Management Platforms
Managing Artifacts and Dependencies at Fidelity Investments
Saumya Patra is an accomplished professional in the field of information technology, known for expertise in software development, DevOps, and cloud technologies. With a strong background in managing large-scale IT projects and implementing modern software delivery practices, Saumya has contributed to the success of various organisations by driving innovation and operational excellence. Recognised for leadership, technical acumen, and a commitment to continuous learning, Saumya Patra is dedicated to advancing technology solutions that deliver business value and foster team growth at Fidelity Investments.
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Ciro Greco

Founder and CEO
The End of Manual DataOps: Git for Data and the Automation of AI Infrastructure
Ciro Greco – founder and CEO at Bauplan, a serverless computing platform for complex data workloads. Developers can write complex, multi-language data pipelines with zero environment management and infrastructure configuration and the same instantaneous feedback loop as running code locally. Formerly, he was the founder of Tooso, an NLP startup based in San Francisco. Tooso was acquired by Coveo in 2019 and Ciro was in the management team that brought Coveo to IPO in 2021. In a previous life he got a PhD in Neuroscience at Milan-Bicocca, a postdoctoral fellowship at Ghent University and he was visiting scientist at MIT.

Warp into the Next Era of Innovation

Massive AI advancements and rising digital demands require more than evolution -they demand a quantum shift in how we build, secure, and scale software. At swampUP, engineers, DevOps pros, and security leaders tackle
the toughest challenges in AI, ML, DevSecOps, and compliance—from deploying GenAI and scaling ML pipelines to fortifying security and navigating audits.


Join us as we push the boundaries of trust, traceability, and transparency in the era of intelligent software

Special Guest

Tina Guo

Grammy & BRIT Female Artist of the Year Nominee

Tina is one of the most recorded solo cellists of all time in Film, TV, and Game Soundtracks, Tina’s recent projects include DUNE, DUNE 2, Gran Turismo,  Top Gun: Maverick, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.  Tina co-composed the Main Theme for Wonder Woman with Hans Zimmer.

Her iconic sound is also featured in Inception, Pirates of the Carribean 5, Dunkirk, Cyberpunk 2077, Batman v Superman, The Lion King (2019) X-Men: Dark Phoenix, The Flash, Vikings, League of Legends, Diablo III, and Assassin’s Creed Syndicate.

Train and Learn With the Best

swampUP training sells out fast every year!
These enhanced training sessions are renowned for their hands-on, practical approach.
Stay ahead of the curve with labs, instructor-led workshops, and opportunities to earn technical certifications.

Agenda At-a-Glance

A full day of keynotes, technical sessions, hands-on workshops, and networking focused on DevOps, security, and AI-driven software delivery – stay tuned for the full agenda after our CFP process is complete!
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Registration Breakfast Training Sessions
Registration Breakfast Keynotes
Registration
Breakfast 
Keynotes
Morning
Training Day

Registration
Breakfast
Training Sessions

Day 1 Conference
Registration  Breakfast  Keynotes
Day 2 Conference
Registration Breakfast
Keynotes

Afternoon

Afternoon

Lunch Training Sessions
Lunch
Breakout Sessions
Activities
Sponsor Exhibition
Lunch
Breakout Sessions
Activities
Sponsor Exhibition
Lunch
Training Sessions
Lunch
Breakout Sessions
Expo Hall
Lunch
Breakout Sessions
Expo Hall
Evening
Welcome Reception
Community Gala & Concert
(Featuring Tina Guo)
Evening
Welcome Reception

Community Gala & Concert

(Featuring Tina Guo)

2024 Sponsors

Registration Packages 

Conference Pass

Full access to Keynotes, Meals, Track Sessions, Expo, Community Gala & Concert

Conference + Training
Pass

Full access to Keynotes, Meals, Track Sessions, Expo, Community Gala & Concert, and Hands-on Training Labs

Group Conference
Pass

Full access for you & two team members  to Keynotes, Meals, Track Sessions, Expo, Community Gala & Concert

Advance

Purchase by June 20, 2025

$199

$699

$499

(Price based on group of 3)

Standard

June 21 – July 31, 2025

$399

$899

$999

(Price based on group of 3)

Late

August 1 – September 3, 2025

$450

$950

$1100

(Price based on group of 3)

Take the Quantum Shift
and Join us in Napa

September 8-10

swampUP 2025 is where fine wines meet fine minds. Space is limited, so book your hotel soon.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, tickets are refundable if requested by May 30 2025. After that date tickets can be transferred to another attendee of your choice. If you have a ticket and would like to request a refund, please email [email protected]

Yes, registrations are transferable. Please email us at [email protected] with the name and contact details of the person taking your place.

swampUP is perfect for DevOps, DevSecOps, AI and MLOps professionals and executives… and anyone passionate about software delivery and digital transformation.
Your registration to swampUP 2025 includes access to all keynotes, breakout sessions, workshops, the expo hall, and networking events. Meals and refreshments during the conference are also included. As well as an invitation to our community Gala dinner. If you have purchased the “Leap Pass” you will also have access to our hands-on training labs which include CPE credits.

We do have discounted hotel rooms for those attending swampUP. Please check the site for the link to book your hotel. We will also be sending reminders.

Absolutely! We welcome session proposals from the community. Submit your idea at https://sessionize.com/swampup-2025  by April 15, 2025.

Yes, attendees will enjoy complimentary meals, snacks, and beverages throughout the conference. Dietary restrictions can be noted during registration.

We’d love to partner with you! Contact us at  SwampUp Sponsors to learn more about sponsorship packages and exhibitor opportunities.

Thank You!

Thank you for inquiring about sponsoring swampUP 2024. We’ll be in touch shortly!