Konatsu Himeda

Konatsu Himeda is currently the SE Director for APAC and Japan Product Management and Localization, as well as Global SE at Cisco, where they have built and executed a localization framework for product readiness in Japan and expanded it across APAC. With over 29 years of experience in pre-sales system engineering, post-sales customer support, and product management, they have held various leadership positions at Cisco and previously worked at Brocade, NTT, and Netvein Corporation. Konatsu has also pursued further education, currently working towards a Master's degree in Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare at Osaka University, where they earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology.