Brian Humphries vs Balazs Fejes

Brian Humphries

CEO of Cognizant Technology Solutions

BIO: Brian Humphries is a customer-centric, goal-oriented chief executive with diverse leadership experience, gained from general manager, sales, strategy, finance and operations roles for a number of global technology companies. In his work at Vodafone, Humphries supported national, regional and global organizations, including emerging markets; successfully building and leading highly effective teams to drive growth and market share performance. Humphries joined Vodafone from Dell where he most recently held the position of President and Chief Operating Officer of its Infrastructure Solutions Group, based in Boston and Geneva. Previously, he was President of Dell's Global Enterprise Solutions, a group with approximately $15 billion in revenue, and before that he was Vice President and General Manager, EMEA Enterprise Solutions. Before joining Dell, Humphries was with Hewlett-Packard where his roles included Senior Vice President, Emerging Markets; Senior Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development; and Chief of Staff to the Chairman and Chief Executive. He also served as Chief Financial Officer of HP Services. The early part of his career was spent with Compaq and Digital Equipment Corporation. He received his Bachelors of Business Administration with Honors, from the University of Ulster in 1996.

Balazs Fejes

CEO of EPAM Systems

BIO: Before September 2025, Mr. Fejes served as EPAM’s president of global business and chief revenue officer, where he led global client engagement, oversaw market activities, and was responsible for EPAM’s global business operations. During his more than 20-year tenure with EPAM, Mr. Fejes has held a number of senior roles, including president of the Europe and APAC markets, where he led business activities in those regions, co-led global business operations, and oversaw EPAM’s banking and financial services business unit. He also served as chief technology officer (CTO), where he was responsible for ensuring EPAM’s global software development centers operated at the forefront of industry standards for efficiency and quality. Mr. Fejes joined EPAM in 2004 as part of the acquisition of Fathom Technology, a Hungarian software engineering firm he co-founded, where he also served as CTO. Prior to co-founding Fathom Technology, Mr. Fejes held senior technical leadership roles at Great Plains (Microsoft Business Solutions) and Scala Business Solutions. Throughout his career, Mr. Fejes has been a hands-on innovator, visionary architect, and software engineer, earning multiple awards and programming championship honors.