BRN Discussion Ongoing

[TheDrooben]

Lots of what we've all been waiting for is happening.
Out of ASX300 so maybe we can get some clear air and relief from some of the shorting activity for a while.

Could be something announced in next couple of days priming for Sean's presentation at semiconductor conference on Wednesday?

Excited by what Kevin is 'show and telling' but can't quite work out where it's taking us........ if anywhere?
Am sort of surprised he hasn't been muzzled by IBM?
If we were in quiet negotiations behind closed doors they would surely shut him up.
If not, why publicise the possibility's allowing other's to leverage the idea's?
He doesn't strike me as the rogue agent type.
I'm grateful and excited by what he is producing and his whole hearted endorsement of our tech but somewhat mystified by just what's in it for him?
Seems he has somewhat, already gone overboard, if his primary intention is just to further promote symphony?

More questions than answers atm.

I think we need to call him Big Kev from now on HP.....

Happy as Big Kev

 

[jrp173]

I hope he does. Some skin in the game does wonder's for one's interest.

Safe to say Kevin has no financial interest in BrainChip, from a month old post.

 

[Terroni2105]

Lots of what we've all been waiting for is happening.
Out of ASX300 so maybe we can get some clear air and relief from some of the shorting activity for a while.

Could be something announced in next couple of days priming for Sean's presentation at semiconductor conference on Wednesday?

Excited by what Kevin is 'show and telling' but can't quite work out where it's taking us........ if anywhere?
Am sort of surprised he hasn't been muzzled by IBM?
If we were in quiet negotiations behind closed doors they would surely shut him up.
If not, why publicise the possibility's allowing other's to leverage the idea's?
He doesn't strike me as the rogue agent type.
I'm grateful and excited by what he is producing and his whole hearted endorsement of our tech but somewhat mystified by just what's in it for him?
Seems he has somewhat, already gone overboard, if his primary intention is just to further promote symphony?

More questions than answers atm.

Hi Hopa

i tried to clarify this in my mind a week or so ago by asking Grok.

I asked again now and this is the response of what is role does which seems to align clearly with what we are seeing him do “blogging and evangelizing IBM’s capabilities”:

Kevin D. Johnson is a Field CTO at IBM, specifically focused on HPC (High-Performance Computing), AI, LLMs (Large Language Models), and Quantum Computing. His full title is often listed as Field CTO – HPC, AI, LLM & Quantum Computing | Principal HPC Cloud Technical Specialist at IBM.

What the Role Involves (Simply)​

As a Field CTO, Kevin acts as a senior technical leader and expert advisor who works directly with clients, partners, and internal teams in the field (not just in headquarters). His responsibilities include:

• Providing deep technical guidance on IBM's advanced technologies like Spectrum Symphony (for workload orchestration), GPFS/Storage, LSF, and emerging AI/HPC solutions.
• Helping customers deploy and optimize these tools in demanding environments (government, research, finance, etc.).
• Exploring and prototyping cutting-edge integrations (e.g., with neuromorphic chips like BrainChip Akida, Palantir Foundry, or distributed AI setups) to demonstrate real-world value.
• Speaking, blogging, and evangelizing IBM's capabilities through demos, articles, and community posts (he's very active on IBM Community and LinkedIn).
• Bridging between IBM's engineering/R&D and real customer needs — he's hands-on with code, architectures, and proofs-of-concept.

It's a senior, influential role — not the overall IBM CTO (that's someone else), but a specialized Field CTO who has significant autonomy to innovate and influence in his domain (HPC/AI/Quantum). He often builds and shares personal prototypes (like the targeting system with Symphony + Akida + Foundry) to showcase possibilities, even if they're not yet official IBM products.

In short: He's an expert "technical ambassador" for IBM's high-end computing and AI tech, working with clients and the ecosystem to push boundaries and solve complex problems.


apparently they have multiple field CTO’s but IBM doesn’t disclose how many.