Full Name

Ahmed Guetari

Job Title

Vice President & General Manager, Service Providers

Company

F5

Speaker Bio

Ahmed Guetari serves as the General Manager of the Service Provider Business at F5. In this role, he leads the product management organization, overseeing the definition, development, delivery, and management of F5's service provider portfolio, in addition to spearheading the company's service provider revenue initiatives. With over 25 years of experience in networking, security and IT, Ahmed is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and has presented at Interop, IEEE, MPLS World Congress and Broadband World Forum, among others. He holds an engineering degree and Ph.D. from ENST-Telecom Paris (Ecole National de Telecommunications, Paris). Prior to his tenure at F5, Ahmed held multiple executive roles at Juniper Networks, including Corporate Vice President of Global Solutions and Product Management for the Routing business. His journey in AI began through collaborations with key customers and industry leaders to address critical infrastructure challenges involving AI applications, performance, security, etc. fostering a deeper interest in understanding the applications' utility, roles, and impact on society. Earlier in his career, Ahmed held various positions at Nortel Networks and 3Com, further enriching his expertise and contributions to the field.