Keynote: Big Data, DB2 and the Future

Curt Cotner
IBM Fellow and VP/CTO for IBM Data Management

Curt has technical and management oversight of IBM's Data Studio and Optim products that provide application development and administration support for both IBM and non-IBM database products. Curt holds approximately 40 patents in database technology topic areas.  Prior to taking his current assignment, Curt was the chief architect of the DB2 for z/OS product, where he designed and developed many key features of the DB2 for z/OS. 

Judy Huber
IBM Vice President Distributed Data Servers and Data Warehousing

Judy Huber is the Vice President, Distributed Data Servers and Data Warehousing. In this role, she leads a worldwide software development team responsible for the strategy, architecture, delivery, and support of IBM’s DB2 LUW and Data Warehousing offerings.  This role includes leadership across worldwide development teams in Canada, U.S.A., Ireland, Germany, Brazil, India, and China.

In her role as Director, IBM Canada Laboratory, Judy leads a large cross Canada team of software professionals with worldwide development missions in all of IBM’s software brands delivering innovative software solutions to clients around the globe.  The portfolios developed, supported, and deployed by this team are key components of IBM’s Smarter Planet initiative.

Prior to this role, Judy has held a number of professional and executive positions across IBM’s Software Group including; Vice President, Cross SWG Appliance Development, Vice President, WebSphere Business Process Management and DataPower.  Judy holds an Honours Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Western Ontario, Canada. In 2002, Judy received the Tribute to Women in Industry award from the YWCA of Santa Clara Valley, California.  

Anjul Bhambhri
IBM Vice President Big Data, IBM Distinguished Engineer

Anjul Bhambhri has 23 years of experience in the database industry with engineering and management positions at IBM, Informix and Sybase. She is currently IBM’s Vice President of Big Data Products, overseeing product strategy and business partnerships. Previously at IBM, Anjul focused on application and data lifecycle management tools and spearheaded the development of XML capabilities in DB2 database server. In 2009, she received the YWCA of Silicon Valley’s “Tribute to Women in Technology” Award. 

Spotlight Sessions

DB2 10 for z/OS - Trends and Directions
 - May 15, 2012 (10:15 AM - 11:45 AM)
DB2 for LUW and others – A Modern [scientific] approach to Smarter Planet
 - May 15, 2012 (10:15 AM - 11:45 AM)
Tackling bigger questions out in the open cloud - 
May 15, 2012 (10:15 AM - 11:45 AM)