CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
- Presenters to include industry thought leaders and business
innovators such as Latha Maripuri,
SVP & Global CISO of News Corp; Andi
Gall, CTO of Red Bull Media House; Guru Sankararaman, VP of
IT at Tesla Motors; Paul Milkman, SVP and CIO, TD Bank; Nadia
Shouraboura, CEO, Hointer; and Micael Dahlén, professor and
internationally acclaimed author and speaker
- Registration for Akamai customer conference available at
www.akamai.com/edge
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the global leader in
content delivery network (CDN) services, today announced the
scheduled agenda and featured speakers for Akamai Edge 2015, its
eighth annual customer conference, taking place October 19-23, 2015 at the Fontainebleau Miami
Beach.
Attracting business and technology leaders from some of the
world's largest online brands, Akamai Edge 2015 creates a forum for
sharing technology best practices and innovation stories through
industry panels, technical labs, and partner-based exhibits.
This year's agenda features speakers from AppRiver, Big Fish Games,
Buzzfeed, Carsales.com.au, Cisco, Concur, Crate & Barrel,
Crocs, eBay, Electronic Arts, Gilt Groupe, HTC Corporation,
HubSpot, IKEA, InforGlobal, JetBlue, Marriott, MindBody, NBC
Sports, New Balance, Norwegian Cruise Line, Panera, PayPal,
Rakuten, Red Hat, Reebok, Rue La La, Sephora, Turner Broadcasting,
Ulta, Wuaki TV, and Xbox among others.
In addition, attendees will hear from Akamai CEO and Co-Founder
Dr. Tom Leighton, who will discuss
the innovation and progress being made on technologies that will
impact the future of the Internet (see Dr. Leighton's 2014 Edge
keynote).
Attendees will have the chance to connect and gain insight into
the Akamai partner ecosystem through hands-on demonstrations by
more than 30 technical and strategic partners whose solutions
integrate with the Akamai Intelligent Platform. Participating
sponsors and Akamai partners include Aspera, IBM, Arturai,
AT&T, Brightcove, G&L, Microsoft Azure, thePlatform,
Dynatrace, Exceda, Flexera Software, Frankly, Jive, Kaltura, and
Orange Business Services, among others.
"The goal of our Edge Conference is to spark dialogue, share
best practices, and foster new ideas among the business leaders,
innovators, and visionaries that are shaping the Internet's
future," said Brad Rinklin, chief
marketing officer, Akamai. "This year's event will delve deep
into the technologies and strategies critical for businesses to
navigate today's hyperconnected world. Topics will range from
delivering online video with quality, scale and affordability, to
providing near-instant web and mobile experiences on any device, to
securing the cloud. Working in close collaboration with our
customers and partners, we believe this year's conference will be
our largest and most comprehensive to date."
As the largest annual gathering of Akamai customers and
partners, the conference is scheduled to address topics
including:
- Going Mobile: How to Deliver Exceptional Omni-channel
Experiences
- Taking a Proactive Defense with a Managed Web Security
Service
- 4K & MPEG-DASH: Latest Trends in Media
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- HTTP/2 and Transport Layer Security (TLS) Evolution
- Responsive Web Design: A Road Map to Success from Planning to
Deployment
- Going Direct: What Are the Economics of Going Over-the-Top
(OTT)
- Security and Performance: Breaking the Conundrum
- The Power and Peril of Live: Delivering Quality When the World
is Watching
- Innovations in Media Workflow
- Application Security Multi-layer Defense
- Delivering & Accelerating Website and Application Delivery
in China
Current registrations for Akamai Edge 2015 include customers and
partners from 37 countries spanning five continents. The
complete conference agenda is available at:
http://www.akamai.com/html/custconf/agenda.html
Akamai Edge 2015 kicks off with two days of Akamai University
sessions, designed for IT professionals who want to "step behind
the curtain" and deepen their knowledge and Akamai expertise.
These two days of technical training are led by Akamai technical
consultants and professional services team members.
Prior attendees at Akamai's Edge conferences have included CEOs,
CIOs, eCommerce executives, CTOs, heads of New Media, technical
architects, and technology and business strategy executives.
For a complete list of registration rates, a description of
eligible attendees and conference pass options, please visit Edge
Registration.
About Akamai®
As the global leader in Content Delivery Network (CDN) services,
Akamai makes the Internet fast, reliable and secure for its
customers. The company's advanced web performance, mobile
performance, cloud security and media delivery solutions are
revolutionizing how businesses optimize consumer, enterprise and
entertainment experiences for any device, anywhere. To learn how
Akamai solutions and its team of Internet experts are helping
businesses move faster forward, please visit www.akamai.com
or blogs.akamai.com, and follow @Akamai on Twitter.
Contacts:
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Jeff Young
Media Relations
617-444-3913
jyoung@akamai.com
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Tom Barth
Investor Relations
617-274-7130 tbarth@akamai.com
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