Bill Wright

Brain behind Enterprise Neurosystem; partnering with major American telcos. • Currently working as a Chief Architect and AI/ML strategic lead in the CTO organization at Red Hat, using Customer-led Open Innovation projects to drive new advances in open source AI technology. Previously responsible for AI/ML strategy and business development for the Intelligent Edge group in Red Hat’s TME and Industries organization. Also started Red Hat's AI Networks initiative in 2017, to advance the use of AI and machine learning in mobile network and Edge infrastructure. • Founder and chair of the Enterprise Neurosystem AI/ML open source community. The underlying development objective is a single global AI infrastructure, unifying all relevant satellite, database and ground sensor projects, and adding a missing element: nature based sensors (beehives, mycorrhizal networks, mussel farms, etc.) that can also be used as climate sensors. The focus is the creation of a large scale AI infrastructure framework and integration fabric, as a foundation to cross-correlate every element of climate change data in real time. Frequently asked to speak at United Nations / UNFCCC AI events (COP 28, Africa Climate Week, Asia-Pacific Climate Week) and work with the US Government to support the AIM For Climate initiative. Members include senior technologists and academics from Red Hat, IBM Research, Intel, Stanford SLAC, Harvard Analytics, Meta, Equinix, Reliance Jio, Verizon, Kove, Seagate, Fiducia AI, Yahoo! and others. • While at VMware, composed the initial corporate strategy for the virtualization and cloud transformation of multiple new verticals. As part of this effort, the mobile network sector was targeted, and initiated a multi-year R&D effort in concert with technology partners and Tier 1 operators. This led to the NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) technology revolution, disrupted a decades-long networking industry paradigm, started the VMware Telco business unit, and delivered billions of dollars in revenue to VMware and their partners. • Member of the O-RAN next Generation Research Group (nGRG), working on emerging 6G technologies and related AI use cases. • Multiple executive of the year awards - VMware, ATG (Oracle), Cast Iron Systems (IBM), and included in team award for Red Hat’s “Telco Deal of the Year" (2019).