VMware Explore
Barcelona, Spain | Fira Grand Via
8 November, 2023
Today the event lived up to its hype, building upon the energy and enthusiasm of yesterday. The multi-cloud universe is being thoroughly explored from different perspectives, angles, and lenses. Here is a quick recap of Wednesday in case you missed anything.
Wednesday at VMware Explore in Barcelona was an action-packed day filled with exciting events, activities, and learning opportunities. Attendees had the chance to test drive VMware products at the hands-on labs, explore different breakout sessions, expand their knowledge in The Hub, and connect with fellow members of the vibrant explorer community.
At 17:00 yesterday, we kicked off the welcome reception in The Expo with the castellers’ human tower, letting folks know that the fun had officially begun. Attendees wove in and out of dozens of sponsors and exhibitors who came to the event with their best in show while enjoying plenty of drinks and hors d’oeuvres.
Of special interest was our highly-anticipated Modern-Day Explorers keynote session where Alastair Humphreys, Sarah Cruddas, and Dee Caffari MBE, shared their personal stories of growth and success. Over the course of one hour, attendees were taken from the reaches of outer space, to living adventurously down on Earth, to the mysterious tides of global ocean sailing. Moderated by our very own Director of Event Content, Allison Crooker, the Modern-Day Explorers Keynote was certainly a crowd favorite.
We hope you all got a chance to release your inner scavenger in the Explorer Expedition activation onsite. In this journey, attendees got to go beyond finding their quiz results by practicing their sleuthing skills onsite in order to earn all 4 of the explorer badges. The first 500 people who found and scanned all 12 of our hidden activations (3 per badge; located throughout the event) got a free VMware Explore tech bag to commemorate their success.
Wednesday may be over, but there’s still plenty of souvenirs and swag to pick up during tomorrow’s final day before you head home. Visit hands-on labs to try out the products you didn’t get a chance to check out earlier this week. Our Certification Exam Center will be open for those of you who’d like to sneak in a last-minute exam. And, of course, all our replays are available in the VMware Explore video library.
We’re almost at the finish line, but we assure you that tomorrow will be an amazing day. Get some rest and join us here tomorrow for the thrilling conclusion to VMware Explore 2023 Barcelona!
