Elevate 2023 Keynote

You will see the latest product developments and learn about Appeon's future plans. The conference keynote will consist of opening remarks by the CEO of Appeon, product roadmap information, a PowerBuilder 2025 sneak peek, and a customer success story.

Presenters

CEO, Appeon

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Armeen Mazda

CEO, Appeon

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Armeen Mazda is the co-founder and CEO of Appeon. Prior to becoming CEO, Armeen served various other roles in Appeon, including Product Management, Business Development, and Operations. Prior to co-founding Appeon, Armeen was co-founder of NetUpSide, a Silicon Valley-based incubator of high-tech startups. Armeen is a graduate of the Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley, and holds 5 U.S. patents in the area of Web application technologies.

Product Manager, Appeon

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Julie Jiang

Product Manager, Appeon

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Julie Jiang is the Product Manager of Appeon, driving the product roadmap, feature definitions, and release management. Julie joined Appeon in 2002 and worked closely with Sybase to create the first documentation for PowerServer. Julie’s past work experience includes technical support manager at TUV Rheinland and system analyst at Accela Automation. Julie is a graduate of the University of Science and Technology in China, and holds degrees in both Computer Science and Arts.

Director Developer Relations, Appeon

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Chris Pollach

Director Developer Relations, Appeon

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Mr. Pollach joined Appeon in 2016 in the capacity as Director, Developer Relations. He is responsible for developer liaison, PowerBuilder courses, technical presentations and support. Mr. Pollach is a former Technical Solutions Architect and DEVOPS specialist with over 30 years experience in Systems Software Analysis, Development, Maintenance and Technical Support IT areas. Mainly in the areas of GUI Design, MS-Windows Programming, Wireless, Application / Web Server Design, Object Oriented Development Tools, Methodologies, Database and Network application development. He has participated in numerous technical, planning and management roles, as well as consulted and educated in these fields for a diverse clientele.

Programmer Analyst, Provincial Council of Almería

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José Miguel Rodríguez

Programmer Analyst, Provincial Council of Almería

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José Miguel Rodríguez is a programmer analyst with more than 20 years of experience in the programming world. He has worked in different environments and languages. He is part of the development team of the Provincial Council of Almería since 2018 , where he entered the world of PowerBuilder managing applications. He is responsible for the PowerServer migration of all projects.