SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES

CLOUD ARCHITECTURE STRATEGIES – SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES – SEPTEMBER 25, 2025

Ashley Lewis, Senior Manager Infrastructure, Morningstar

Bio to come!

Owen Taylor, Senior Staff Solutions Engineer, Cockroach Labs

Owen Taylor is a Sr Staff Sales Engineer at Cockroach Labs with a unique background. A former soloist in the Broadway company of “Cats,” he daily seeks to combine his passions for coding and performing. This makes him an invaluable and compelling speaker, capable of teaching and positioning complex technologies to diverse audiences.

Deepak Vishwakarma, Manager – DevSecOps & Operations, Kohler Co.

Deepak Vishwakarma is a seasoned technology leader with deep expertise in cloud-native architecture, platform engineering, and DevSecOps. He currently leads global teams across DevOps, DevSecOps platforms, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and Digital Support Operations. Over the course of his career, Deepak has driven transformative initiatives across India, Sweden, and now the United States, bringing a global perspective to enterprise cloud strategy and digital modernization. Known for building scalable, secure, and resilient platforms, he is passionate about aligning technology with business outcomes and fostering innovation through cross-functional collaboration. His insights into cloud transformation and platform delivery make him a valuable contributor to today’s evolving tech landscape.