Bringing technologists together to connect, collaborate, and learn about AWS
With the recent launch of the AWS Middle East Region, developers, startups, and enterprises, as well as government, education, and nonprofit organizations, can run their applications and serve end-users from data centers located in the Middle East.
Join us at the AWS Summit Bahrain to learn how the cloud is accelerating innovation for businesses of all sizes. Learn about AWS through an engaging keynote and breakout sessions that cover a wide range of topics, from new services and architectures, to performance and operations. Connect with colleagues and peers, see what digital transformation looks like, and discover how cloud-based skills empower the workforce of today and tomorrow.
What to expect
Featured Keynote Speaker
Teresa Carlson is the founder and leader of AWS Worldwide Public Sector, and she is one of the most accomplished and forward-thinking technology leaders in the world today. Through her charismatic leadership, Carlson has helped change mindsets of both individuals and organizations around the world, modernize policies at all levels of government, and cultivate a 21st century global workforce equipped with the skillset necessary to leverage the full potential of the cloud to drive innovation.
Carlson founded the AWS Worldwide Public Sector in 2010. Today, tens of thousands of government agencies, education institutions, and nonprofit organizations around the world use AWS. Additionally, Carlson advises Amazon Public Policy on global policy issues.
Prior to joining AWS, Carlson served as Vice President of Microsoft Federal Government, where she oversaw the company’s US Federal Government business.
Carlson earned her undergraduate and Masters of Science degrees in Communications and Speech and Language Pathology from Western Kentucky University.
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