Ben Pfaff

Open Networking Foundation (ONF) is an operator-led consortium that spearheads disruptive network transformation. The non-profit company is based in Palo Alto, CA. The company leverages SDN principles and disaggregation, using open source platforms and defined standards to build operator networks. ONF has been at the forefront of creating and evolving the software-defined networking (SDN) movement, which provides network operators with the freedom to build networks that are dynamic, cost-effective, flexible, secure, and able to adapt to the changing landscape. The company was founded in 2011.

Feldera, Inc. is a data analytics company that specializes in transforming and analyzing data in real-time using standard SQL. The company is based in College Station, TX. The company has developed a streaming algebra algorithm to analyze continuously changing batch, streaming, change, and event data. The company welcomes anyone to join their community on Slack to ask questions, get help, or discuss all things transformation and analytics. Feldera was founded in 2018 by Mihai Budiu, Gerd Zellweger, Mohsin Beg, Leonid Ryzhyk, and Lalith Suresh. Mohsin Beg has been the CEO since 2018.