A Note From Connect Leadership

A Note from Connect Leadership

Dear Connect Worldwide Community,

As summer heats up, so does the energy in our community—and there’s no better place to feel it than HPE Discover 2025 in Las Vegas. Whether you’re joining us in person or following along from afar, this year’s event promises to be a powerhouse of innovation, insight, and connection.

I’m especially excited to share that Connect will be hosting two exclusive Spotlight Theater sessions at Discover—each one tailored to address the most urgent and exciting trends shaping our industry today:

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Agentic AI: A Paradigm Shift Beyond Traditional AI
Tuesday, June 24 | 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Session Code: T2075

Discover how autonomous, adaptive systems are revolutionizing industries such as healthcare, finance, and robotics. This session, led by Frederic Van Haren, will take you beyond the buzzwords and into the real-world applications of Agentic AI.

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Zero Trust, Real Time: Redefining Cyber Resilience for the Always-On Enterprise
Tuesday, June 24 | 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Session Code: T2076

In this must-attend session, Steve Tcherchian, CISO at XYPRO, will offer a forward-looking roadmap for building intelligent, real-time defense strategies against modern ransomware and supply chain threats.

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Beyond the sessions, be sure to visit us in our booth at DEMO1034 in the Innovation Campus. It’s a great place to connect with fellow members, meet the Connect leadership team, and find out how to get more involved in your global HPE user community.

Looking further ahead, planning is well underway for HPE NonStop TBC 2025, which will feature an all-new Business Track this year. We’re curating a fresh lineup of sessions aimed at bridging the gap between mission-critical technology and business outcomes—and we can’t wait to share more details soon. Stay tuned at www.nonstoptbc.com.

And don’t forget—some of the most meaningful conversations happen locally. Our Chapter Events Calendar is full of opportunities to learn, network, and grow with peers in your area.

Finally, if you haven’t already joined our Connect Slack community, this is a great time to get involved. Whether you’re diving into technical problem-solving, trading notes from sessions, or just introducing yourself, it’s an easy way to stay connected throughout the year.

🔗 Join here

Let’s make this season one of bold ideas, new collaborations, and stronger community ties. I look forward to seeing many of you at HPE Discover—and continuing our conversations well beyond it.

Warm regards,

Ryan Colbert
President, Connect Worldwide

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  • ryan-colllbert

    Ryan Colbert is the President of Connect Worldwide's Board of Directors for 2025. Ryan has been the CIO of Morgan & Morgan, the most powerful injury law firm in the world for almost 10 years. With over 25 years of technology experience, Ryan is responsible for everything that plugs into the wall, runs on batteries, or otherwise has electrons flowing through it at the firm. When he's not busy contributing to the success of the Google of law firms, Ryan can be found volunteering at his local dive bar, where he uses his tech savvy to keep the jukebox stocked with all the hottest hits. In his free time, Ryan also enjoys flying airplanes and is always looking for new and exciting places to explore. Ryan's love of technology and adventure makes him the ultimate asset to the Connect Worldwide board. Just don't ask him to fix your printer...he's still scarred from the Great Print Spooler Disaster of 2019. *This bio is brought to you in large part by #ChatGPT. Ryan has previously served on the Connect Board of Directors from June to December 2022.

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