Explore What's Next: A NetApp Hybrid Cloud Executive Experience

Join NetApp for an exclusive, invitation-only gathering for a behind-the-scenes tour of National Geographic Exploration Museum visiting spaces not open to the general public.

Spend lunch with us discovering how leading organizations are reducing cloud spend, simplifying data management across on-premises and the cloud, and building cyber resilience. Hear from NetApp's Cloud CTO how NetApp unifies every cloud, every workload into a single platform with end-to-end visibility.

Museum Passes, Lunch, & Parking Provided.

Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Time: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM ET

Location: WeWork Midtown Center, 1100 15th St NW, Washington, DC

Agenda:

11:00 AM – Check-In
11:30 AM – NetApp Keynote with Richard Hardy
12:00 PM – Cloud Innovation Session
12:45 PM – Depart for National Geographic Museum
1:00 PM – Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Tour

Seating is limited. Reserve your seat today.

Richard Hardy

VP & Field CTO
Cloud Business

Richard Hardy is the Vice President and Field CTO for the Cloud Business at NetApp. With extensive experience in executive roles, he is driven by a passion for innovation and the growth of new ventures. Richard's approach centers around identifying and addressing challenges that impact both customers and organization. He firmly believes in comprehending the problem at hand and finding the most suitable solution, whether from a business or technological standpoint.

Brandon Miller

Senior Solution Architect
NetApp

Brandon Miller is a Senior Solution Architect at NetApp with an impressive 16-year tenure at the company. Over his near two-decade run, Brandon has worn almost every hat imaginable—spanning deep technical support, engineering, writing, deploying, and presenting. He specializes in taking complex on-premises legacy environments and seamlessly modernizing them using NetApp’s hybrid cloud and cloud data services. Known for his deep ONTAP expertise and his passion for cloud integration agility, Brandon’s professional philosophy is simple: no matter how complex the technology, it always comes down to solving real human challenges.