Agenda

We look forward to hosting you at The Shay Hotel for an immersive day of learning, networking, and what’s driving the future of the web.

9:00 AM

Breakfast & Registration

9:30 AM

Fastly, Festool and the power of tools

Artur Bergman, Founder and CTO | Fastly

9:45 AM

Building a better internet: The Watch Duty Story with Fastly

Todd Nightingale, CEO | Fastly
John Mills, CEO | Watch Duty

10:15 AM

A platform for innovation: What we’ve been building at Fastly

Kip Compton, Chief Product Officer | Fastly
Kelly Shortridge, VP of Product Management | Fastly

10:45 AM

Accelerating AI at the edge with Google and Fastly

Michel Geadah, Head of Partner Engineering | Google Cloud

11:00 AM

Break & networking

Breakouts

11:15 AM

Track 1

Delivering the biggest media moments in the world

Jamie Sherry, Staff Product Manager | Fastly

Track 2

End the CAPTCHA nightmare: A bold old new approach to Bot Management

Brooks Cunningham, Staff Enterprise Architect | Fastly

12:00 PM

Lunch

Breakouts

1:00 PM

Track 1

Reinventing for the AI age with Fastly: A Shutterstock success story

Jesse Von Doom, Director of Product Management | Fastly
Jefferson Frazer, Director of Infrastructure | Shutterstock

Track 2

Application security your developers will actually love!

Kelly Shortridge, VP of Product Management | Fastly

1:45 PM

Break & networking

2:00 PM

Preparing for the unexpected: Fastly’s six pillars of network resilience

Hossein Lotfi, VP of Engineering | Fastly

2:30 PM

Open innovation: Building on a connected ecosystem

Laura Thomson, SVP of Engineering | Fastly

3:15 PM

Closing remarks

3:30 PM

Cocktails

Breakouts

Track 1

Track 2

3:10 PM

Break & networking

Breakouts

Track 1

Track 2

4:15 PM

Cocktail Reception

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Unlock the power of a superior online experience with a series of inspiring sessions, live demos, and how Fastly’s high-performance platform wins over end-users. We look forward to seeing you!

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11:15 AM | Breakout Track 1

Delivering the biggest media moments in the world

Jamie Sherry, Staff Product Manager | Fastly

The Super Bowl, election night, the Olympics, the World Cup— these are just a few of the high-stakes live events recently powered by Fastly. Join Jamie as he shares real-world examples of how Fastly supports global streaming platforms and broadcasters of all sizes. Discover how our latest portfolio enhancements boost origin offload and cache efficiency while cutting costs. Plus, learn how customers are tapping into our Live Monitoring and Managed Security Services to ensure flawless viewer experiences.

11:15 AM | Breakout Track 2

End the CAPTCHA nightmare: A bold old new approach to Bot Management

Brooks Cunningham, Staff Enterprise Architect | Fastly

Bots are dominating the internet, driving nearly half of global web traffic—with one-third from malicious bots! Traditional bot management relies on clunky CAPTCHAs that block legitimate requests, generate false positives, and stall development. But there's a better way, where security fades into the background. Join Brooks for a demo of Fastly’s award-winning Bot Management solution, where we toss the old playbook for a new approach with Dynamic Challenges. Learn how to outsmart attackers while keeping your user experience smooth.

1:00 PM | Breakout Track 1

Reinventing for the AI age with Fastly: A Shutterstock success story

Jesse Von Doom, Director of Product Management | Fastly
Jefferson Frazer, Director of Infrastructure | Shutterstock

Shutterstock, home to the world's largest media library, is the top choice for petabyte-scale content collections vital for AI model development. Jefferson from Shutterstock will explore how they used Fastly’s developer platform to build, store, and deliver massive asset libraries curated for AI Model Training. He’ll detail how Shutterstock partnered with Fastly to overcome performance challenges and ship hundreds of petabytes of data to customers. Jefferson will be joined by Jesse, who will demo the latest features of Fastly’s platform designed to further unlock developer innovation.

Agenda

9:00 AM

9:30 AM

9:45 AM

10:15 AM

10:45 AM

11:00 AM

11:15 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

1:45 PM

2:00 PM

2:30 PM

3:15 PM

3:30 PM

3:10 PM

4:15 PM

Reserve your spot!

Location

Need a hotel?

Companies you’ll hear from at Xcelerate LA

11:15 AM | Breakout Track 1

Delivering the biggest media moments in the world

Jamie Sherry, Staff Product Manager | Fastly

11:15 AM | Breakout Track 2

End the CAPTCHA nightmare: A bold old new approach to Bot Management

Brooks Cunningham, Staff Enterprise Architect | Fastly

1:00 PM | Breakout Track 1

Reinventing for the AI age with Fastly: A Shutterstock success story

Jesse Von Doom, Director of Product Management | FastlyJefferson Frazer, Director of Infrastructure | Shutterstock

1:00 PM | Breakout Track 2

Application security your developers will actually love!

Kelly Shortridge, VP of Product Management | Fastly

| Breakout Track 1

| Breakout Track 2

| Breakout Track 1

| Breakout Track 2

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Fastly, Festool and the power of tools

Artur Bergman, Founder and CTO | Fastly

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Building a better internet: The Watch Duty Story with Fastly

Todd Nightingale, CEO | FastlyJohn Mills, CEO | Watch Duty

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

A platform for innovation: What we’ve been building at Fastly

Kip Compton, Chief Product Officer | Fastly Kelly Shortridge, VP of Product Management | Fastly

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Accelerating AI at the edge with Google and Fastly

Michel Geadah, Head of Partner Engineering | Google Cloud

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Preparing for the unexpected: Fastly’s six pillars of network resilience

Hossein Lotfi, VP of Engineering | Fastly

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM

Open innovation: Building on a connected ecosystem

Laura Thomson, SVP of Engineering | Fastly

Jesse Von Doom, Director of Product Management | Fastly
Jefferson Frazer, Director of Infrastructure | Shutterstock

Todd Nightingale, CEO | Fastly
John Mills, CEO | Watch Duty

Kip Compton, Chief Product Officer | Fastly
Kelly Shortridge, VP of Product Management | Fastly