Keynote Speakers

Dr. Arvind Krishna

Dr. Arvind Krishna is General Manager IBM Information Management and has responsibility for WW development for Information Management Software within IBM Software Group. Dr. Krishna defines the business & technical strategy, and is responsible for the development, delivery, sales, and ecosystem of the data management segment, a multibillion dollar market for IBM. Previously, Arvind was the VP, Strategy for IBM Software Group. Arvind has been in many other key roles within both IBM Software and IBM Research, e.g. defining and leading the security software segment. Arvind has an undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is the recipient of a distinguished alumni award from the University of Illinois, and is the co-author of 15 patents.

Jerry Keesee

Jerry Keesee, Director of Informix Database Development, leads the Informix database portfolio software development efforts. Since joining IBM in 2001, Jerry has led his team in multiple releases of IBM Informix Dynamic Server as well as other products in the portfolio.

Prior to joining IBM, Jerry spent eight years with Informix where he was Vice President of Database Development. Jerry has more than 25 years of experience in leadership roles in the software industry. Jerry received a degree in computer science from Missouri Southern State College.