It’s almost that time of the year again.. Join us for our annual Holiday Meetup on December 5th in Stockholm and take the opportunity to learn more about the latest industry insights while connecting with like-minded professionals.

To get everyone into the right holiday spirit we’ll start off with some glögg and lussebullar before we dive into the agenda which includes an interactive panel discussion with Carl Velde, CTO at SJ, Fabian Seitz, Head of Digital platforms at Bonnier News and Kelly Shortridge, Senior Director, Product Management, Security at Fastly. In addition to the panel, Kelly will do a separate session where she'll provide a look inside Fastly’s Security Research capabilities.

Don’t miss out, save your seat today and sign up for our Holiday Meetup! (Spots are limited).

Agenda

14.00 - 15.00
Welcome | Registration, glögg, lussebullar and networking

15.00 - 15.30
A lifetime of a request at Fastly
Nils Boman, Senior Sales engineer, Fastly

15.30 - 16.15
Gear up: How to prepare and respond to cyber threat as a public facing company
Panel discussion and Q&A with Kelly Shortridge, Senior Director Security at Fastly, Carl Velde, CTO at SJ and Fabian Seitz, Head of Platforms at Bonnier News. Moderated by Henric Smolak.

16.15 - 17.30
Food, drinks & networking

Speakers

Kelly Shortridge, Senior Director, Product Management, Security, Fastly

Kelly Shortridge is Senior Director of Product Management for Fastly's Security product line and the author of "Security Chaos Engineering: Sustaining Resilience in Software and Systems" (O'Reilly Media). Best known as a cybersecurity expert, Shortridge is a frequent industry commentator (BBC News, Business Insider, the Wall Street Journal), keynote speaker at international technology conferences, and published researcher (ACM, IEEE, and USENIX).

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Fabian Seitz, Head of Digital Platforms, Bonnier News

Fabian Seitz has been a member of the digital platform team at Bonnier News, Sweden's largest media company, since 2017 and has been manager for digital platforms since 2021. In his role he is responsible for the infrastructure behind the websites and numerous services of the company's more than 200 brands, among them some of the largest newspapers in Sweden and different magazines and newspapers around the nordic countries. Previously he studied physics in Karlsruhe, Germany and Stockholm, Sweden. He worked in web development in public service radio in Germany and at IT consulting company Redbridge in Stockholm.

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Carl Velde, CTO, SJ AB

Carl Velde is the CTO at SJ, Sweden’s leading train operator, where he directs the company’s technology strategy to transform SJ into Europe’s most digital and modern train operator. With over 20 years of experience in software engineering, platform architecture, and technology strategy, Carl has aligned technology with business objectives in sectors ranging from retail and media to automotive and transportation. His career includes senior roles at H&M, Spotify, and Volvo Cars, where he has tackled complex challenges in backend systems, engineering culture, and organisational growth.


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