Katya Andresen
Mike Blandina
Mike serves as the Chief Information Officer at Snowflake, overseeing global IT, data and security functions. Prior to joining Snowflake, he served as CIO of Payments at J.P. Morgan. Before joining the firm, Mike served as the Chief Executive Officer at Bakkt, a publicly traded company specializing in digital assets trading and payments. Before Bakkt, Mike was Head of Payments Engineering at PayPal, where he led the team through PayPal’s second IPO in 2015, and led Google’s Payments Engineering and Wallet Engineering teams through the launch of Google Wallet in 2011. Additionally, he founded and developed two startup Payments/Commerce companies which were both acquired at maturity. Mike is also a Veteran who served four years in the United States Army.
Keith Sarbaugh
Keith Sarbaugh is Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Zoetis, the world’s leading animal health company and a member of the Fortune 500.
In this role, Mr. Sarbaugh is responsible for the company’s technology, AI and digital, and cybersecurity strategy, while also overseeing the global customer experience function.
Mr. Sarbaugh joined Zoetis in March 2023 as Vice President and Chief Information Officer, where he led the business partnering teams, enterprise applications, infrastructure, and operations.
Prior to joining Zoetis, Mr. Sarbaugh was Vice President, Information Technology at Biogen, where he oversaw global infrastructure, IT operations, and enterprise architecture. With nearly 25 years of experience in technology, digital and data, he has held various leadership roles at Eli Lilly and Company, including Head of IT Infrastructure and Enabling Functions and Regional Chief Information Officer for Lilly’s U.S. Commercial, Southeastern and Central Eastern European businesses.
Dedicated to advancing enterprise value, Mr. Sarbaugh drives innovation through strategic digital and AI initiatives, advocating for bold, calculated investments that deliver measurable business outcomes. He is deeply committed to developing early career talent, actively championing and sponsoring internship programs that equip students with invaluable, real-world experience and lay a strong foundation for their professional journeys. Recognizing the need to nurture future leaders, he partners with educational institutions to bridge the gap between academic learning and industry practice, engaging directly with aspiring talent. Beyond early career development, Mr. Sarbaugh actively supports technology professionals at every stage, fostering continuous growth and building a robust leadership pipeline to ensure the organization’s long-term success.
Robert Brooks IV
Robert is part of the founding team of Lambda, a GPU Cloud purpose-built for AI training & inference that has raised over $800M. At Lambda, Robert has scaled revenue from single-digit millions to billions. Prior to Lambda, Robert led sales at Tempo Automation (IPO in 2022) & Stack Overflow ($1.8B acquisition).