IoT and Edge – advancing the way we live and work

Dr. Tom Bradicich is Vice President, Hewlett Packard Fellow, and Global Head of Edge and IoT Labs & CoE, at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). He and his team develop and commercialize advanced connectivity, compute, and controls software, with a focus on AI, WiFi, 5G, and converged IT/Operational Technologies (OT). Tom directs the Edge & IoT Center of Excellence (CoE), leading company-wide strategies, venture/M&A assessments, and the HPE Channel-to-Edge Institute channel partner program.Recently Tom was HPE VP and General Manager, leading the global business unit, Servers, Edge & IoT Systems and Software, with P&L, worldwide sales, R&D, and customer experience ownership. In 2018, achieving revenue growth of over $250M, Tom’s business unit was the fastest growing in HPE. He directed the founding of HPE’s three global IoT Innovation Labs for partner and customer collaborations, and led HPE’s first corporate IoT strategy. His teams are noted for exceeding sales quotas, and delivering first-of-a-kind products that greatly enhance customer business outcomes.Tom serves on the Board of Directors of Aspen Technology, a publicly traded AI and OT software company.Beginning his career at IBM, Tom was an IBM Fellow, Vice President, Distinguished Engineer, and Server CTO. Prior to HPE, Tom was a Corporate Fellow and officer at National Instruments, an Operational Technolgies (OT) company.

Sergio Farache has served as the Executive Vice President, Strategy, Innovation, Cloud, and M&A since February 2019. In this role, he provides dedicated global leadership for the company’s overall strategy and one of Tech Data’s most strategic next-generation technology offerings. Previously, Sergio was the Senior Vice President, Global Cloud Solutions. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President, Solutions and Strategy, Americas. In that role, he was responsible for business strategy, execution and digital transformation model, customer engagement, vertical markets, supplier analysis, new supplier incubation and solutions development and services for the Americas region. Sergio first joined Tech Data through Tech Data’s acquisition of Technology Solutions in 2017. Sergio’s previous roles include Senior Vice President of Strategy and Specialist Business Units for Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas, as well as Senior Vice President and General Manager for Avnet Technology Solutions, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), in which he had overall responsibility for the LAC region. Sergio joined Avnet in 2010 with the acquisition of Tallard Technologies, where he served as President and CEO. He played a large role in the integration of Tallard Technologies, Inc., Bell Micro Latin America and the existing Avnet Technology Solutions operations in Mexico.