Starting from the storage admin's chair, we map the estate in place - NetApp and non-NetApp - to find ROT, free up capacity, close exposure, and hand AI teams data they can actually use.
I sit at the intersection of sports, technology, and business.
At the 49ers, I lead the vision and execution behind the Intelligent Stadium, bringing together data, AI, and infrastructure to transform how fans experience live events and how organizations operate in real time.
My focus is simple: turn technology into a competitive advantage, not a cost center.
I’m particularly interested in where AI, data platforms, and fan engagement converge and how those systems scale across sports, entertainment, and beyond.

Proven executive & technical leader. Successfully delivered multi Billion $ products driving from inception to finished product and deployed at Hyperscalers & large enterprises. Experience in building & leading world class multi disciplinary engineering & product organizations to solve complex problems. 150+ patents issued & pending. Regular speaker at technical conferences and technical panels.
Justin Borgman is the Co-founder and CEO of Starburst, the data platform built for flexibility, delivering fast, secure access to all your data, wherever it lives. Starburst also runs on both CPUs and GPUs, allowing customers to accelerate analytical processing and reduce idle time.
A defining focus of my work is shaping the future of storage for AI: building high-performance, massively scalable infrastructure that enables organizations to train, deploy, and operate the next generation of intelligent applications.

Kris Cornwall leads product marketing for the company’s Data & AI portfolio, helping shape how organizations turn data into business value. With more than 25 years in the storage industry, Kris has held leadership roles at Sun Microsystems and EMC/Dell Technologies, building deep expertise at the intersection of enterprise infrastructure, data management, and emerging technologies. Kris holds a degree from the University of Washington and an MBA from The Wharton School.
Jason Hardy is vice president of storage technology at NVIDIA, where he drives storage architecture and ecosystem alignment for accelerated computing and enterprise AI. With more than 20 years of experience spanning enterprise data infrastructure and AI platforms, he has led the development and scaling of high-performance storage systems as well as AI solutions supporting analytics, enterprise, and industrial workloads. Jason works across engineering, product, and industry partners to advance storage architectures designed for scale, performance, and reliability in modern AI environments. Previously, he served as vice president and CTO at Hitachi Vantara, where he led global technology strategy, platform innovation, and AI initiatives across the portfolio.