Dell Boomi Announces Keynote Speakers and Highlights for Boomi World 2018

Boomi’s annual conference brings together a global community of leading innovators building Connected Businesses

 

ROUND ROCK, Texas – October 4, 2018 – Dell Boomi™ (Boomi), the leading provider of cloud integration and workflow automation software to build The Connected Business, announced a lineup of keynote speakers, luminaries and top Boomi customers and partners that will be in the spotlight at the Boomi World 2018 conference, Nov. 5–7 in Las Vegas.

With a theme of “Your Journey. Our Platform. Unlimited Possibilities,” Boomi’s second annual conference for customers and partners brings together leading business and IT innovators. These attendees are building connected businesses atop Boomi’s unified, cloud-native platform for integration, master data, API management, workflow automation and B2B/EDI connectivity. Registration is now open for the three-day event at the Encore at Wynn Las Vegas. To join the Boomi World conversation on twitter use #BoomiWorld18.

Boomi World 2018 also features more than 30 breakout sessions, a new Customer Excellence Awards presentation, a Future of Connected Business panel discussion, a Partner Summit and pre-conference training with on-site certification for some courses. Geared for learning, skills development and networking that inspires business transformation, Boomi World is supported by sponsoring partners that include Deloitte, Solace and Kitepipe.

“Boomi takes pride in being a customer-first organization,” says Chris Port, Chief Customer Officer and COO at Dell Boomi. “Everything we do is aimed at making our customers as successful as possible. Boomi World is our biggest event to meet our customers, share insights and learn even more about how Boomi can help them meet their biggest business challenges.”

Serving as Boomi World master of ceremonies will be Katie Linendoll, the Emmy Award-winning TV personality and technology expert, who has appeared regularly on NBC’s Today show, CNN, HLN, ESPN, The Weather Channel and other media outlets. Linendoll, a sought-after expert on technology and innovation, will moderate keynote addresses, panel discussions and other activities as Boomi executives, customers and partners share perspectives on using cloud integration to build a connected business.

Speaker highlights include:

  • Chris McNabb, Boomi CEO, will unveil next-generation innovations in the Boomi platform.
  • John Rymer, VP and principal analyst at Forrester, will discuss trends behind low-code application development and its transformative time and cost benefits.
  • Steve Wood, Boomi CPO, will share Boomi’s vision for the future and the Boomi product roadmap.

Other Boomi World 18 highlights include:

30+ Breakout Sessions

With breakout sessions at Intro, Intermediate and Advanced levels, Boomi World delivers best-practice guidance for everyone from novices to experts. Customers featured at breakout sessions are expected to include the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Candy.com, Gilead, GE, MOD Pizza, Moderna, Origin Energy, Vanguard, SAS Institute, Cornell University, the University of Miami and PCL Construction.

Customer Excellence Awards

New this year, Boomi’s Customer Excellence Awards will recognize the achievements of top customers in four categories of ROI, Emerging Technology, Innovator and Change Agent. Boomi’s Chief Customer Officer Christopher Port will present the awards on the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 6.

Pre-Conference Training

With Boomi’s goal to reach 50,000 certified Boomi developers, Boomi World offers 1½ days of Pre-Conference Training with five courses beginning on Sunday, Nov. 4. On-site certification testing is available after Administrator and Flow courses.

The Future of Connected Work Panel

Boomi World will bring together IT and business leaders for a discussion on the Future of Connected Work. Participants are expected to include Mandy Dhaliwal, Boomi’s CMO; Sooji Seo, Chief Privacy Officer at Dell Technologies; Olive Perrins of Sky Media; Teri Powers of Bluegreen Vacations; and Nicole Fishers of Flinders University.

Partner Summit

Taking place on Monday, November 4, this is a chance for partners to get an inside look at what’s in store for the Boomi ecosystem, including exciting announcements and insights on how Boomi is further enabling partners to help organizations navigate their IT transformation journeys together.

About Dell Boomi

Dell Boomi (Boomi), an independent business unit of Dell, is the leading provider of a unified platform to build The Connected Business, from cloud integration to workflow automation. Boomi helps organizations accelerate business agility by connecting data, applications and people to run faster and smarter. Visit boomi.com for more information.

 

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Contact:

 

Janine Kromhout

Dell Boomi

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Kelsey Quickstad

Hotwire for Dell Boomi

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Analyst Contact:

 

Beth Johnson Dell Boomi

415-412-6891

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