[ATL-2026] Add John Willis and create a new panel discussion

Add John Willis as a speaker and modify the schedule to allow for a new
panel discussion.

Author: ghoneycutt

assets/events/2026-atlanta/speakers/john-willis.png

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+Talk_date = ""
+Talk_start_time = ""
+Talk_end_time = ""
+Title = "Living and Working in Real Life"
+Type = "talk"
+Speakers = ["dave-snowden", "kimasia-ayers", "eb-ikonne", "john-willis"]
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+
+Join Dave Snowden, Eb Ikonne, Kimasia Ayers, and John Willis for a panel
+discussion with Q&A from attendees on how society is rebooting in the wake of
+AI, how this impacts the next generation of upcoming technologists, and what
+steps need to be taken to ensure our industries are adequately preserving
+fundamentals while leveraging the latest technologies.

content/events/2026-atlanta/program/panel.md

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+Title = "John Willis"
+Twitter = "botchagalupe"
+linkedin = "https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnwillisatlanta/"
+image = "john-willis.png"
+type = "speaker"
+linktitle = "john-willis"
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+John Willis has worked in the IT management for over 40 years. He is researching DevOps, DevSecOps, IT risk, modern governance, and audit compliance. Previously, he was an Evangelist at Docker Inc., VP of Solutions for Socketplane (sold to Docker) and Enstratius (sold to Dell), and VP of Training & Services at Opscode, where he formalized the training, evangelism, and professional services functions at the firm. Additionally, Willis founded Gulf Breeze Software, an award-winning IBM business partner specializing in Tivoli technology deployment. As an author, Willis has written six IBM Redbooks on enterprise systems management and four books for IT Revolution, including the DevOps Handbook. He is working on his latest book, The Operational History of Generative AI.

content/events/2026-atlanta/speakers/john-willis.md

@@ -163,36 +163,41 @@ program:
     type: talk
     date: 2026-04-21
     start_time: "09:15"
-    end_time: "10:15"
+    end_time: "10:00"
   - title: "Sponsors"
     type: custom
     date: 2026-04-21
-    start_time: "10:15"
-    end_time: "10:25"
+    start_time: "10:00"
+    end_time: "10:10"
   - title: "eb-ikonne"
     type: talk
     date: 2026-04-21
-    start_time: "10:25"
-    end_time: "10:55"
+    start_time: "10:10"
+    end_time: "10:50"
   - title: "Break"
     type: custom
     date: 2026-04-21
-    start_time: "10:55"
-    end_time: "11:00"
+    start_time: "10:50"
+    end_time: "10:55"
   - title: "kimasia-ayers"
     type: talk
     date: 2026-04-21
-    start_time: "11:00"
-    end_time: "11:40"
+    start_time: "10:55"
+    end_time: "11:25"
   - title: "Sponsors"
     type: custom
     date: 2026-04-21
-    start_time: "11:40"
-    end_time: "11:50"
+    start_time: "11:25"
+    end_time: "11:30"
+  - title: "panel"
+    type: talk
+    date: 2026-04-21
+    start_time: "11:30"
+    end_time: "12:00"
   - title: "Lunch"
     type: custom
     date: 2026-04-21
-    start_time: "11:50"
+    start_time: "12:00"
     end_time: "13:00"
   - title: "Ignites"
     type: ignite