Filmmaker Jimmy Chin as Well as Hollywood ‘s Performers Chloe Bruce and Bobby Holland Hanton Opt for Commvault GO

The cast of keynote speakers for Commvault GO 2019 support the theme of More than Ready and will take the main-stage at the software conference.

Commvault Systems, Inc. announced a lineup of keynote presenters for Commvault GO including Academy Award winning filmmaker Jimmy Chin and top Hollywood stunt performers Chloe Bruce and Bobby Holland Hanton. The event will also feature a keynote by Commvault’s CEO and president, Sanjay Mirchandani.

“Our keynote speakers exemplify how to be ‘More than Ready’ to act, adapt and lead, just like our customers, who are charged with protecting their companies from all kinds of disasters,” he said. “Our stunt doubles, or as we like to think of them, our ‘backup heroes,’ are always ‘more than ready’ to take on the biggest and most challenging obstacles.“

Commvault GO will take place at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Denver, CO, October 14-16, 2019. The conference will feature more than 100 breakouts, labs, mini-theaters, and customer and industry-specific speaking sessions.

The Commvault GO keynote lineup of More than Ready speakers

Jimmy Chin is an Academy Award winning filmmaker, National Geographic photographer and mountain sports athlete known for his ability to capture imagery and stories while climbing and skiing in high-risk environments.

In 2002, he secured an assignment to be the cinematographer for a high-profile National Geographic-sponsored trek across Tibet’s Chang Tang Plateau. In 2006, he was part of the first American team to ski off the summit of Mount Everest. He has garnered numerous photography awards and, as a filmmaker, brings an authentic and unique perspective to his storytelling. His 2015 film Meru won the coveted Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and was on the 2016 Oscar shortlist for Best Documentary. In 2019, he won an Oscar for directing (along with his wife Chai) Free Solo.

“When you and your cameras are right next to someone attempting to free-solo the 3,000 foot El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, you better be ready for anything. If you aren’t, you might miss a breathtaking shot or put yourself and others at risk,” said Chin. “I look forward to sharing what I have learned in preparing to film in extremely high-risk environments – lessons which will help Commvault GO attendees better prepare to take on their own tough data challenges.“

Chloe Bruce is a professional martial artist, fitness guru and stunt-woman. Trained in martial arts, weapons and wirework, she is a certified dive master and rock climber, as well as a choreographer.

She won her first World Championship at the age of 14 and holds the Guinness World Record for most kicks in one minute and most scorpion kicks in one minute. As a stunt double, she has appeared in more than 15 movies (including Guardians of the Galaxy, Mission Impossible – Fall Out, Blade Runner – 2049, and Star Wars – The last Jedi); 15 TV shows (including Game of Thrones, Black Mirror, and Into the Badlands,); and 14 commercials. She has performed as a stunt double for Daisy Ridley, Michelle Lin, Zoe Saldana, Rene Russo and more.

“Since I first started learning martial arts as a child, I have worked to make myself ready to achieve, if not the impossible, then the improbable,” said Bruce. “This intense preparation has enabled me to realize some of my proudest achievements, from setting the record for most scorpion kicks in one minute to doing stunts as Gamora, the most dangerous woman in the universe. At Commvault GO I will share what I have learned over the years on how to fully prepare yourself to achieve your goals and be a backup hero.“

Bobby Holland Hanton, a 33-year-old stuntman, has recently worked on Thor Ragnarok, Avengers Infinity War, Avengers End Game, Mission Impossible 6, and Solo: A Star Wars Story.

He has also performed in blockbuster action films such as Wonder Woman, Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, Skyfall, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Spectre, Thor, Batman: The Dark Knight Rises, Quantum of Solace, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, Captain America, Oscar winning Inception, and Game of Thrones. He has performed as a stunt double for Henry Cavill, Chris Pine, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Christian Bale, Daniel Craig, Ryan Reynolds, Channing Tatum, Jake Gyllenhaal, David Beckham and more.

“When I decided to become a stuntman, I spent four years training in kickboxing, swimming, high diving, scuba diving and other relevant disciplines before working professionally full time,” said Hanton. “This training gave me the expertise and peace of mind to do dangerous stunts as if I were truly a superhero or a crime fighting secret service agent. Whether you are a stuntman like me, preparing to do a high dive through a car, or a business or IT leader who needs to fight off ransomware attacks, many of the same rules apply on how to be completely ready to handle your next challenge.“

Getting Customers More than Ready for success with 100 plus breakout sessions
Commvault GO 2019 attendees will learn how Commvault solutions can help their organizations simplify, streamline and scale backup and recovery processes across diverse and hybrid environments; enhance their use of multiple clouds for storage, application deployment and DR; recover from ransomware or malware attacks; comply with new data privacy regulations and simplify disaster data recovery.

Examples of speaking sessions include: 

• The Cloud: Customer experiences, challenges and best practices – customers utilizing public and private cloud environments discuss what worked for their cloud migration, how they handled the unexpected, and what they plan to do in the future.
• Why Charter Communications, Inc. built their own content delivery network using Commvault software and Hitachi: How Charter uses Hitachi storage hardware and Commvault software to perform fast replication across 7 geographically dispersed sites to ensure video content is available on-demand for US customers.
• The Drive to Simplicity: How Denison University is architecting the future-now – How Denison University is using Commvault to remove complexity while adding flexibility and scale-and why competing solutions could not deliver.
• How the University of Leicester increased availability and reduced cost using on-prem object storage: Why a next-gen, S3-compatible platform was selected to increase data availability and reduce complexity, along with best-practices learned.
• Multi-cloud is the New Hybrid IT: Learn how to do it responsibly – How Commvault software provides insight into multi-cloud data environments and supports a multi-cloud strategy, including DR and protection of cloud and SaaS-based workloads across clouds.

Sponsorship Opportunities for Partners
Join sponsors like Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP , CDW Corporation, Arrow Electronics, Inc. and Arrosoft Solutions to get exposure and one-on-one connections with a audience composed of Commvault customers and prospects, strategic partners and other influential attendees.