Full Name
Walid Hbeika
Job Title
ADM Chief Technologist - WW Strategy & Solutions
Company
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Speaker Bio
In his role at Micro Focus Walid leads the development of solutions and services that leverages the best of breed software while in alignment with industry best practices and IT trends. Walid is responsible for keeping the Professional Services organization informed and enabled on the latest innovations and how to leverage it in order to deliver the right solutions to Micro Focus customers.

Graduated from the University of Quebec in Montreal in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Walid brings over 22 years of experience in various areas of software technologies, ranging from development, automation, performance engineering, production support, certified instructor, management, and a wide range of consulting roles. Walid’s career started during the global Y2K compliance initiative ensuring that legacy software will continue to run properly post the critical date. Few years later Walid transitioned into delivering consulting services around Mercury Interactive software where he gained knowledge across their portfolios. Joining Hewlett Packard back in 2010 the transition was seamless with a continued focus on the ADM portfolio, extending to Mobile technologies and finally to lead DevOps services and solutions. Since 2010, from HP, to HPE and recently Micro Focus Walid held several positions ranging from Delivery consultant, solutions architect, Services engineer until holding the Chief Technologist role in the Strategy and Solutions group within Micro Focus Professional Services. His objective is to bring customers in adopting the right tool chain and processes in order to increase the velocity from ideation or change, to production release, with the highest quality possible. Walid’s motto, let the systems work hard not the people!
Walid Hbeika