[00:29.100 --> 00:42.840]  We are going
[00:55.920 --> 01:04.420]  to mix up the order a little bit here and actually pivot into the upper Oh, we're stuck.
[01:04.420 --> 01:04.980]  Hold on.
[01:04.980 --> 01:06.100]  We'll get there.
[01:06.560 --> 01:08.200]  Here we are.
[01:08.420 --> 01:12.400]  This is the up-and-coming CommerUpper, a super chat-level sponsor.
[01:12.400 --> 01:15.380]  Very excited to take you into this award.
[01:15.380 --> 01:21.360]  But before we hand that over, let's get some inspiration from Viridian Dynamics, our sponsor.
[01:26.100 --> 01:27.840]  Viridian Dynamics.
[01:29.940 --> 01:30.720]  Friendship.
[01:30.720 --> 01:32.760]  It's so important.
[01:32.760 --> 01:34.920]  But it's different at work.
[01:34.960 --> 01:39.840]  Time spent with friends at work robs your employer of productivity.
[01:39.860 --> 01:42.500]  And robbing people is wrong.
[01:43.840 --> 01:45.520]  Viridian Dynamics.
[01:45.600 --> 01:46.500]  Friendship.
[01:46.500 --> 01:48.420]  It's the same as stealing.
[01:49.800 --> 01:53.480]  I like that clip for the up-and-comer award, because it reminds us.
[01:53.480 --> 01:55.180]  They're up-and-coming, but they're on their own.
[01:55.180 --> 01:56.640]  We can't help them.
[01:57.640 --> 02:03.560]  Let's invite Chris Merkle to the stage, Senior Director, Cybersecurity Ops.
[02:21.270 --> 02:25.540]  Thanks, everybody, for being here.
[02:27.550 --> 02:30.870]  I'll tell you what, this is long overdue.
[02:30.870 --> 02:36.170]  I've been an up-and-comer for the past 20 years.
[02:36.210 --> 02:41.430]  You probably saw me on the Forbes 30 Under 30.
[02:41.430 --> 02:45.110]  Me, Elizabeth Holmes, someday.
[02:45.110 --> 02:47.830]  Cellmates, besties, I hope.
[02:49.150 --> 03:07.830]  The thing about being up-and-coming is all you olds think that I'm up here delivering special insights that are derived from my youth, my cutting-edge education, my vitality.
[03:08.110 --> 03:10.630]  And you're absolutely right.
[03:10.630 --> 03:16.430]  So I need you all to listen very carefully.
[03:16.910 --> 03:18.250]  Hearing aids up.
[03:18.530 --> 03:21.110]  Because I'm going to tell you what the future brings.
[03:23.210 --> 03:25.290]  The future brings AI.
[03:26.310 --> 03:31.650]  Now, I deliver keynote addresses.
[03:32.450 --> 03:41.610]  So when I'm talking about AI, and I use a stance like this, this means I'm making an important point that you need to listen to.
[03:44.310 --> 03:51.430]  The thing about AI is I really don't have to prep.
[03:54.190 --> 03:56.250]  I've heard a lot about vibe coding.
[03:56.990 --> 03:58.750]  This is vibe keynoting.
[04:02.800 --> 04:11.640]  So what I'm here to share are my most critical insights into how to vibe keynote.
[04:12.260 --> 04:28.960]  Because with the right amount of money to get yourself on the cover of an industry magazine and a little bit of chat GPT, you too can be a thought leader like me.
[04:32.220 --> 04:39.940]  So in order to do this, the first thing you have to understand is expertise is overrated.
[04:40.280 --> 04:44.320]  Confidence is the new currency, the new capital.
[04:44.740 --> 04:48.640]  If you don't have confidence, you've got nothing.
[04:48.640 --> 05:00.940]  The second thing is that you need to have the ability to freestyle ideas on the fly.
[05:01.260 --> 05:18.620]  Because if you can't do that, you're just going to be the kind of person who is looking at bullet points, who is taking thoughts that are well-constructed, that have some logical coherence, and walking through them to a conclusion.
[05:18.620 --> 05:23.200]  Dear God, I've almost already fallen asleep here talking about it.
[05:23.200 --> 05:23.860]  No.
[05:23.860 --> 05:25.300]  I'm here to inspire.
[05:25.300 --> 05:26.760]  I'm here to motivate.
[05:26.940 --> 05:32.840]  And when you walk out of here, you're going to think to yourself, my God, that man was inspiring.
[05:45.360 --> 05:49.320]  There's a certain value in having patsies in the audience.
[05:50.720 --> 05:52.760]  Not to be understated here.
[05:52.760 --> 06:06.800]  So, in conclusion, I just want to say that you're welcome for this award given to me from you, but because I'm good.
[06:06.840 --> 06:08.240]  Thank you.
[06:20.090 --> 06:22.110]  We just did that.
[06:22.610 --> 06:24.250]  Thank you, Chris.
[06:24.250 --> 06:25.780]  That was amazing.
[06:34.590 --> 06:35.850]  Thank you.