Speakers

Michael Tadault is Chief Technologist Telco, APAC at Red Hat. He helps telco service providers become more agile, innovative and efficient by adopting cloud native technologies like DevSecOps, containers, virtualization and the open hybrid cloud, infused with intelligence from AI/ML, as well as changing their processes and culture to make the best use of these technologies. Before joining Red Hat Michael spent more than 20 years in the telco industry holding key positions in project management, product management, system integration, presales, and solution architecture across numerous technical domains like fixed/mobile access, transport, core, and OSS/BSS. While working for Alcatel-Lucent he joined the internal startup that pioneered the telco cloud which eventually became known as Network Function Virtualization (NFV). He contributed to the adoption of telco cloud by several leading service providers. Prior to joining Red Hat, Michael worked for Netcracker, a leading OSS/BSS provider, where he focused on NFV, end-to-end orchestration, and digital transformation. Michael holds Masters Degrees in Engineering from École Polytechnique and Télécom Paris.