Kevin Goldsmith, Chief Technology Officer at Anaconda | Peyman Pouryekta, CEO and Technology Advisor | Bob Webber, VP Product Flow Optimization, Construx

Kevin Goldsmith

Kevin Goldsmith has been a developer, software architect, technology manager, and senior technology executive for over 29 years. He is the Chief Technology Officer at Anaconda, overseeing innovation for Anaconda’s current open-source and commercial offerings and developing new solutions to bring data science practitioners together with innovators, vendors, and thought leaders in the industry. Formerly, Kevin was the Chief Technology Officer at Onfido; Chief Technology Officer at Avvo; the Vice President of Engineering, Consumer at Spotify; a Director of Engineering at Adobe Systems; and development lead at Microsoft.

Peyman Pouryekta

Peyman is often categorized as a Catalyst. His root experience is from the technology field, however he worked in several industries and positions and is someone who understands different disciplines. He founded his own Startups, has held management positions at Startups, Proptech and AI-technology companies and has consulted companies to identify and implement fit-for-purpose solutions. He holds a Master of Arts in Management and has worked in the industry since 2005.Currently he invests his energy in personalities and innovative ventures.

Bob Webber

Bob Webber brings a broad perspective to our topic with a career that spans executive leadership of engineering and product management, and as a CEO. Bob is the VP of Product Flow Optimization with over 30 years of software experience delivering innovative products in telecommunications, entertainment, and life sciences. As VP of Product Flow Optimization, he applies proprietary frameworks for Agile planning and deployment to help organizations leverage their investments in Agile development.

He is an author of a new book published by Wiley IEEE Press called, Unlocking Agile’s Missed Potential. This publication provides a practical approach to replace Waterfall planning with Agile planning, enabling organizations to plan, justify and prioritize small increments of software with quantifiable financial value. Bob’s approach to quantifying software value addresses the challenges of engineering ROI justification, including ways to justify technical debt reduction in financial terms.