OPENVPN VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

October 23, 2025
9:30 a.m. PT/12:30 p.m. ET

Get [Con]nected 


Join the global OpenVPN community for [Con]nected, an exclusive virtual experience that brings together OpenVPN business customers, experts, leaders, and learners for a day of exploration, insight, and connection.


Whether you’re a seasoned OpenVPN user or exploring secure networking solutions, this is your chance to hear directly from the people shaping the future of OpenVPN and the Zero Trust VPN—and to be part of the conversation. 





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  • Stay ahead of the curve with exclusive roadmap insights.
  • Discover tips and best practices to maximize your OpenVPN solutions.
  • Engage directly with product engineers and the leadership team.
  • Network with like-minded professionals from around the world.
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What's in store?

Agenda
12:30 p.m. ET/9:30 a.m. PT: 
Keynote: How ZTNA Modernizes the VPN

In his keynote speech, OpenVPN CEO Francis Dinha will share from his own personal journey — one that began under a dictatorship, and led to building one of the world’s most trusted security companies. You'll hear why the modernization of security isn’t just about technology—it’s about enabling innovation without sacrificing safety. In this talk, Francis will challenge assumptions about the role of VPNs in today’s world and reveal how Zero Trust reshapes the conversation.


Speaker: Francis Dinha, OpenVPN CEO

1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT: 
OpenVPN Inc. Roadmap: Powering the Future of Business Connectivity

Join OpenVPN's product team lead, who will dive into the current updates that customers can expect to see for CloudConnexa and Access Server, as well as the roadmap ahead for OpenVPN products in the coming year. You'll also be invited to send your feedback straight to the product team in this session, giving you access like never before.

Speaker: Kyryl Tumanov, OpenVPN Director of Product Management

1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT: 
Access Server 3.0 Unfiltered & Unplugged: A Fireside Chat

Join us to get a look behind the curtain of Access Server 3.0. Johan Draaisma, Senior Product Manager at OpenVPN, will join us for a fireside chat that dives into the challenges faced by the OpenVPN product team, the origin of specific updates, and feedback from our customers that factored into the release.

Speakers: Johan Draaisma, OpenVPN Sr. Product Manager; Jason Ng, OpenVPN Product Marketing Associate

2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT: 
Supercharge Your Secure Networking in 15 Minutes

In this session, we'll show you how CloudConnexa enables businesses to secure their network in just 15 minutes with no IT department required. Discover how our platform delivers high-speed connections, granular access control, and seamless multi-cloud integration. Learn how CloudConnexa's latest features provide the perfect balance of security, control, and flexibility to optimize your network without the complexity.

Speaker: Yuriy Chapran, OpenVPN Sr. Product Manager

2:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. PT: 
Smarter Control with CloudConnexa

In this demo session, you'll see how to interact with, and navigate, CloudConnexa with a frictionless experience. You'll learn how AI factors into CloudConnexa and what the future holds for CloudConnexa users.

Speaker: Dimitar Dobrev, OpenVPN Product Manger

3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT: 
Stories from the Front Line: Zero Trust and Google Cloud

Join us for a special session with guest speaker Enrique Alvarez. Enrique is a Public Sector Advisor in Google Cloud’s Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (OCISO). He specializes working with State, Local, and Educational partners, – including the US Government and Department of Defense – in adopting cloud and AI-enabled transformational goals. Prior to joining Google, Enrique retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after serving as a special agent and supervisor, where he led a cyber investigative squad focused on state-sponsored threats. Enrique also served as a commissioned officer in the US Navy, retiring from the reserve component in 2013. Enrique will be sharing stories that focus on Google's very first implementation of Zero Trust back in 2009 to help attendees get an inside look at the importance of Zero Trust and how a Zero Trust VPN is important in this day and age.

Speaker: Enrique Alvarez, former FBI Agent, currently serving as Public Sector Advisor, Cloud CISO for Google Cloud