F5 Solution Day 2026 Wellington
Thursday, 30 April 2026
10.00 AM – 3.45 PM
Harbourside Function Centre, 4 Taranaki Street, Wellington
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Advance your expertise in AI security, multicloud delivery, and resilient application design.
Join your peers and experts to connect, collaborate, and gain hands-on skills with the latest F5 solutions.
Agenda
| Time | Session | Presenter | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:15 - 10:00 | Registration and Arrival Morning Tea | ||
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Welcome Address | Jason Baden, Regional Vice President, ANZ | |
| 10:15 - 10:55 | Keynote: F5 Vision & Strategy | Michael Christie, Snr Director, Solutions Engineering | |
| 10:55 - 11:20 | Solution Keynote: F5 AI Guardrails: Securing AI systems from pilot to production | Chris Bull, Principal Solutions Engineer - Team Lead | AI introduces risk from all dimensions. Bad guys find new ways to attack, users find new ways to break things, and AI models find new ways to confidently give wrong answers. As more organizations scale their AI initiatives, these three risk dimensions continue to evolve. Learn how F5 delivers comprehensive security to secure and govern AI systems from every angle, and adapt as business needs evolve. |
| 11:20 - 11:45 | Solution Keynote: Securing the modern edge: Full-stack WAAP protection | Kayvan Farzaneh, Solutions Architect - F5 Distributed Cloud | Applications and APIs are under constant attack—and traditional security isn’t enough. In this session, discover how F5’s comprehensive WAAP portfolio delivers unified protection across the entire stack. From bot management and DDoS mitigation to API security and vulnerability and threat detection, learn how F5 makes it easier to secure every app, everywhere. |
| 11:45 - 12:10 | Solution Keynote: Shaping the future of BIG-IP: Innovations in app delivery and security | John McInnes, Principal Solutions Engineer | 2025 marked a pivotal moment for BIG-IP as we shifted our focus, guided by valuable customer and partner insights. We made the decision to discontinue development of BIG-IP Next and focus on modernizing the BIG-IP TMOS platform for the future. Join us to explore updates on BIG-IP’s future in the Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP), innovations in app delivery and security, improved software quality, and how integrating with CrowdStrike adds another layer of security for BIG-IP. |
| 12:10 - 13:00 | Lunch | ||
| 13:00 - 15:45 | AI Runtime Security Hands-on Lab | Leon Seng, Sr Solutions Engineer | Gavin Wu, Principal Solutions Engineer | AI runtime security Academy is 2.5 hours long and delves into the security aspects of generative AI and large language models. It contains two classes:
Class 1: Secure, deliver and optimise GenAI/agent services Class 2: AI assurance with AI Red Team |
Keynote Speakers
Jason Baden
Regional Vice President, ANZ
Michael Christie
Snr Director, Solutions Engineering
Chris Bull
Principal Solutions Engineer - Team Lead
Kayvan Farzaneh
Solutions Architect - F5 Distributed Cloud
John McInnes
Principal Solutions Engineer
Leon Seng
Sr Solutions Engineer
Gavin Wu
Principal Solutions Engineer