Keynote Speakers

Atsushi Santo is an Executive Officer at JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc., where he leads efforts in fintech promotion, digital transformation, and strategic business development. Since joining the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1995, he has played a key role in driving innovation and new business initiatives within Japan’s financial markets. His work focuses on leveraging advanced technologies to improve market infrastructure, enhance data accessibility, and support sustainable growth in a rapidly evolving industry.

Cédric Pelvet is a Principal Specialist Solutions Architect at AWS, focusing on AI and near-realtime distributed systems for data like OpenSearch, Kafka and Flink.

Kris Freedain is the Community Manager for the OpenSearch Project & OpenSearch Software Foundation technical steering committee. He has experience in community engagement, digital marketing, support, and release management throughout his career, contributing to various initiatives and events within the tech community. He has decades of experience in tech, but finds connecting people to be the most fulfilling part of being a community professional.