Werner Vogels is a famed technology innovator, having worked as the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Amazon since 2005. Having formerly also worked as the Director of Systems Research for Amazon, Werner has forged a reputation for leading technology innovation and is widely regarded as an industry-leading authority on this subject. Sitting at the epicentre of one of the world’s largest ecommerce businesses, Werner is able to share his predictions for the future of the colossal platform and is regularly booked as a speaker for corporate events to share stories from his time at Amazon.
After achieving a PhD in Computer Science, Werner became a Senior Research Engineer for INESC, working there for over three years. He then moved on to become a Research Scientist at Cornell University in 1994, sparing a decade of his life to research into scalable reliable enterprise systems and authoring articles on distributed systems technologies and enterprise computing systems. Before joining Amazon, Werner co-founded Reliable Network Solutions – an organisation that specialised in multicast protocols and network-based resource monitoring of which he was both the VP and CTO.
During his time at Amazon, Werner became well known for his influence on Amazon’s cloud computing and Amazon Web Services. Continuing his work as VP and CTO, Werner has been honoured with countless awards, including the 2008 CIO/ CTO of the Year Award and the 2009 Media Momentum Personality of the Year Award. He has also been named as a 2010, 2011 and 2012 TechTarget Top 10 Cloud Computing Leader and on WIRED’s list of Top 10 Cloud Influencers and Thought Leaders. Other prominent recognition has included being ranked as the Top Chief Technology Officer by AdvisoryCloud and being awarded the Holland on the Hill Heineken Award.
Having also been named as one of Cloud’s Most Influential Executives by ReadWriteWeb, Werner is now booked as a speaker for a variety of corporate events to share his expertise on technology, cloud computing and stories from the helm of Amazon. Having worked as everything from an evangelist, data analyst and system administrator to an investor, programmer and engineer, Werner is a highly versatile businessman with an influence that is without a doubt guaranteed to inspire audiences at all kinds of events. When looking for a speaker with unrivalled expertise in top-level business management and technology, Werner Vogels is a fantastic choice.
