Meet our speakers, who are active leaders in the T.I.M.E. (Technology, Information, Media, Entertainment) areas.
Michael Afergan
Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President, Akamai Technologies
Michael Afergan joined Akamai in 1999 and since then has held key leadership roles including running engineering and product organizations as well as building Akamai’s advertising business and organization. In these leadership roles, he was instrumental in helping to drive innovation based on customer requirements—working on a variety of Akamai's products and directly with many of Akamai's largest customers.
Dr. Afergan also has a distinguished academic research career. At MIT's Laboratory for Computer Science and at Harvard, he has conducted research in the areas of networking and distributed systems. This includes the impact of economic incentives on networked systems, reliable networking and content distribution protocols, as well as wireless protocols and architectures. He has authored a number of academic publications on these topics.
He holds an AB from Harvard College(magna cum laude with highest honors), a SM from Harvard University, and a PhD from MIT.
Dr. Afergan also has a distinguished academic research career. At MIT's Laboratory for Computer Science and at Harvard, he has conducted research in the areas of networking and distributed systems. This includes the impact of economic incentives on networked systems, reliable networking and content distribution protocols, as well as wireless protocols and architectures. He has authored a number of academic publications on these topics.
He holds an AB from Harvard College(magna cum laude with highest honors), a SM from Harvard University, and a PhD from MIT.
