Josh Halley, CCIE (No. 11924), is a Principal Architect in the office of the CTO, focused on next generation technologies and technical transformation for some of Cisco's largest global customers. A triple CCIE, he has more than 25 years of experience in security, cloud, data center, and networking, working with industries from finance to manufacturing.

Dhrumil Prajapati, CCDE (No. 20210002), CCIE (No. 28071 [EI/SP]), is a Principal Architect within Cisco CX's GES Architectures team where his focus is multi-domain networks. His 14 years of experience has been in designing and building 200+ customer networks of various sizes in Healthcare, Financial, Manufacturing, Public Sector, Logistics, Transportation, and Enterprise and Service Provider industry verticals.

Ariel Leza has been an evangelist for Web3, decentralized infrastructure, and blockchain-based distributed systems since 2013, being a leading voice in this area. Until recently, she was acting as a Senior Cloud Architect in the CTO Office of CX EMEA at Cisco, and now is a startup founder and community contributor focusing on the confluence of cloud native open-source technologies and enterprise IT systems. Ariel is a pioneer in reconciling traditional cloud architectures and decentralized computing, with a special focus on radically approaching the future beyond such disparate paradigms, driving innovation and efficiency in the evolving digital landscape.

Vinay Saini, CCIE Ent Wireless (No. 38448), is a seasoned technologist, inventor, and mentor with more than two decades in networking. As a Principal Architect at Cisco, he has guided organizations across industries on security-driven digital transformation. Holding dual expert-level certifications--CWNE (No. 69), CCIE (No. 38448), as well as CCDE (No. 20240032)--Vinay is a key contributor to Cisco's certification programs. With 100+ patents filed and a passion for innovation, he is a sought-after speaker at Cisco Live and a dedicated mentor helping professionals excel in both technical and leadership domains.