AI KEEPS
ON ROLLIN

INFRA KEEPS
ON TURNIN

May 02 / 2025
9 AM – 5 PM
Silicon Valley
/ Mountain View

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Join us as we take AI INFRA to unprecedented heights and dive deep into the rapidly evolving infrastructure landscape.

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Why You Can’t Miss AI INFRA

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AI Leaders

Connect with top AI developers, enterprise leaders, and technology leaders.

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Discover strategic partnerships and innovative tech solutions.

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Gain exclusive insights into next-generation AI and infrastructure trends.

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Participate in dynamic networking sessions and interactive panels.

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Meet the Thought Leaders

Ted Shelton

COO

Inflection AI
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Currently Chief Operating Officer for Inflection AI, Ted Shelton is a recognized leader in artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and digital transformation, with extensive experience advising boards and executive teams on the successful adoption and scaling of AI technologies. With a career spanning management consulting, enterprise software, and technology innovation, Ted has worked across multiple industries—including healthcare, life sciences, financial services, manufacturing, and software companies—helping organizations harness AI for competitive advantage.

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Vik Malyala

Managing Partner

Supermicro

Chris Sosa

Director of Engineering

AMD
[  Biography  ]

Chris Sosa is an engineering director leading AI infrastructure efforts at AMD with 15+ years industry experience building operating systems and Cloud services. Currently, he is focused on empowering the developer community through enhanced contributions to the ROCm stack and developing a multi-tenant GPU platform to streamline access for developers. Prior to AMD, Chris was instrumental in the success of Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), leading configuration management adopted by numerous Fortune 500 companies. Earlier in his career, he was a top 10 contributor to Chrome OS, developing critical system software, and led the development of developer tools and automation systems for both Chrome OS and Android. Throughout his career, Chris has demonstrated a passion for simplifying and automating complex systems to improve efficiency for users.

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Liran Zvibel

CEO

WEKA

Val Bercovici

Head of AI Strategy
and Open Source

WEKA
[  Biography  ]

Valentin (Val) Bercovici is the Head of AI Strategy and Open Source at WEKA, where he shapes the future of intelligent data infrastructure. A pioneer in cloud storage and container orchestration, Val previously served as CTO at NetApp/SolidFire and played a foundational role in setting industry standards—co-authoring Windows Shadowcopy, establishing the first NAND Flash SSD guidelines, and chairing the SNIA initiatives behind the global S3 standard (CDMI). As a founding board member of the Kubernetes Cloud Native Computing Foundation, he’s helped steer the evolution of modern orchestration. Val holds patents in AI agent smart contracts, streaming data integrity, and AR for data center maintenance, continuously pushing the frontier where AI meets cloud, storage, and emerging tech.

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RK Anand

Chief Product Officer

Recogni
[  Biography  ]

RK Anand is the Co-founder and Chief Product Officer (CPO) of Recogni, an artificial intelligence startup based in San Jose specializing in building multimodal GenAI inference systems for data centers.At Recogni, RK spearheads the company’s product development and Go-To-Market strategies within the data center industry. RK brings over 35 years of leadership experience in data center compute systems, networking, and silicon development. His distinguished career includes engineering roles at Sun Microsystems and serving as Executive Vice President and General Manager at Juniper Networks. As one of the earliest employees at Juniper, RK played a pivotal role in the company’s growth from a startup to generating billions of dollars in revenue.

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Sonam Kanungo

Data Engineering Leader

Crusoe
[  Biography  ]

Sonam Kanungo is the Head of Data Engineering at Crusoe AI, where she leads innovative data engineering projects that support Crusoe's mission to align technology with climate goals. Her team operates horizontally, supporting all functions and operations at Crusoe AI. She is passionate about data-driven decision-making and is enabling Crusoe AI to become the world’s first AI-aligned cloud.

Prior to joining Crusoe AI, Sonam worked at Netflix, Mercedes-Benz Research and Development, and Verizon, gaining extensive experience in building and optimizing data platforms.
She specializes in BigQuery, dbt, and Grafana, focusing on data cataloging, discoverability, governance, scalability, and operational efficiency to drive business impact.

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Ashley Tarver

Data & AI Evangelist

Microsoft
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Ashley Tarver is a San Francisco-based technology evangelist, entrepreneur, and thought leader currently serving as a Data & AI evangelist at Microsoft, where he helps Fortune 100 companies shape the future of AI. With a career spanning roles at Cisco, NTT, Cloudera, and Microsoft, he brings decades of expertise across networking, data, software, and cloud infrastructure. A U.S. Army veteran and Aerospace Engineering graduate, Ashley has founded and exited three startups, sits on multiple boards, and serves as Board President of ACG Silicon Valley. From digital transformation and data privacy to autonomous vehicles and scalable AI systems, he’s a sought-after speaker in Silicon Valley and beyond—deeply involved in the technologies redefining our future.

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Claudionor Coelho

Chief AI Officer

Zscaler
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Claudionor Coelho is the Chief AI Officer at Zscaler, where he leads the vision and deployment of cutting-edge AI technologies to power the world’s largest security platform. A Stanford PhD and global authority on applied AI, he also serves as a professor at Santa Clara University and a consulting expert for the World Economic Forum on AI and cybersecurity. With a track record that includes six Copilot/Agent builds since 2016, he previously held leadership roles at Advantest, Palo Alto Networks, and Google, where his deep learning work was featured on the cover of Nature Machine Intelligence for its role in subatomic research at CERN. Claudionor has also held executive roles at Cadence, Synopsis, and Jasper Design Automation, and he’s a serial founder and investor whose ventures—including Kunumi and iVision—have been acquired by Brazil’s top banks. His career spans AI, neuro-symbolic reasoning, AIOps, and Zero Trust systems, with a legacy of transforming infrastructure across industries and continents.

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David Hefter

Director & AI Strategist

BlackRock
[  Biography  ]

David Hefter leads BlackRock’s internal AI strategy and adoption for investments, working across public and private markets. He chairs the AI governance committee and produces an internal weekly AI Newsletter. With over two decades experience at BlackRock, David has been driving AI initiatives for the past 5 years, having studied computer science and AI at Columbia University.

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Cosimo Pecchioli

Global IT Hardware & OEM
Partnership Director

British Petroleum
[  Biography  ]

Cosimo Pecchioli has been active in the Data Center Cooling business since 2015.After 20 years at Alfa Laval, he joined BP/Castrol in November 2023 for their Immersion Cooing businessas Global IT Hardware & OEM Partnership Director.An active member of the Open Compute Project Foundation (OCP) has covered different leading roles,and since 2023 he has been the co-lead of the Cooling Environment Project which covers Door, Direct Liquid Cooling,Immersion Cooling, Heat Reuse and Advanced Cooling Facilities at the site level.Originally from Italy, has been living in the San Francisco Bay Area since 2007.He holds a Master’s Degree in Science and Technology from the University of Florence, Italy.Married with 3 kids, he enjoys Tennis, Hiking, and cooking for his family & Friends (his pizza is kind of famous!)

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Darren Burgess

BD Manager

British Petroleum
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Darren Burgess has been involved in the Data Center Cooling business since 2022. After two years at Midas Immersion Cooling, he joined bp Castrol’s Thermal Management business in September 2024 as Business Development Director for the Americas. He has prior business development experience in the semiconductor industry. Darren holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Florida. He lives in Austin, Texas where he enjoys many outdoor activities like hiking and running.

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Debo Dutta

Chief AI Officer

Nutanix
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As Chief AI Officer at Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX; $16.97B market cap), Debo leads AI driven operations and governance, AI and ML Infra and data engineering used by the likes of Wells Fargo, Toyota and Air Liquide. Outside of his work at Nutanix, Debo is a founding member and serves as a board advisor at MLCommons, a consortium advancing AI systems and ethics globally. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from USC, with postdoctoral training in computational biology, and a BTech from IIT Kharagpur.

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Luke Norris

CEO

Kamiwaza
[  Biography  ]

Luke Norris is a visionary entrepreneur and CEO of Kamiwaza, where he is spearheading enterprise transformation for the Fifth Industrial Revolution—ushering in a new era of AI-native workflows, distributed inference, and intelligent agents operating across core, cloud, and edge. With over $100M raised from leading investors including Dell Technologies Capital, Equinix, and Digital Realty, Luke has built a legacy of scaling data-first, real-time automation solutions for hundreds of Global 2000 and Fortune 500 companies. A holder of 12+ patents and a trusted voice in public and private sectors, he’s known for translating breakthrough technologies into operational advantage, bridging emerging innovation with real-world impact at scale.

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Anil Ravindranath

CTO

Rapt.ai
[  Biography  ]

Founder & CTO of rapt.ai building next gen AI-powered automation platform of GPUs. Industry veteran with over 20 years of experience in building enterprise products, previously worked as Technical Director at Data Domain/EMC. Worked in system architecture, storage, data mgmt., scheduler algorithms, virtualization and apply heuristics for workload mgmt. and system efficiency. Anil has been granted with over 15 patents.

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Sviat Dulianinov

Chief Strategy Officer

Bright Machines
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Sviat is a seasoned strategy executive with over 10 years of strategic management, management consulting, and startup experience across the United States and Europe. Prior to joining Bright Machines, he served as Chief Strategy Officer at Dutch retailer SPAR. Previously, Sviat had a distinct consulting career at Bain & Company and co-founded an airport mobility company.

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Brad Garsten

Founder

Quanta Networks
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Brad Garsten is Managing Principal at Quanta Networks and a leader in AI infrastructure and next-gen digital transformation. With deep expertise in cloud, optical networking, and high-performance infrastructure, Brad has led global deployments for Microsoft, Cisco, Google, Sify, and Airtel, including major subsea cable systems powering today’s AI-driven data economy. A mentor with Plug and Play, 500Global, and a frequent tech speaker, Brad bridges design thinking with real-world execution to help enterprises modernize and scale for AI.

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Jeremiah Owyang

General Partner, AI Fund

Blitzscaling Ventures
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Anand
Chandrasekaran

Managing Partner / Co-Founder

Celesta Capital / Crescendo
[  Biography  ]

Anand Chandrasekaran is a Managing Partner at Celesta Capital, a global deep tech venture capital firm with a focus on the U.S. – India corridor. Prior to joining Celesta, Anand co-founded and was President of Crescendo, an AI-first contact center business, co-created and backed by General Catalyst (GC). He is a former Partner and Venture Advisor at GC. Earlier in his career he was CPO and a product leader for two decades at Five9, Meta (Messenger), Bharti Airtel, Snapdeal (FreeCharge), and Founder of Aeroprise (acquired by BMC Software).

Anand was recognized as the #1 seed investor focused on the India – U.S. corridor by the HURUN India Report three years in a row from 2022-2024. He holds an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, and a B.S. from PSG College of Technology, India. In 2010, Anand was named Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. In 2017 and 2018, he was named to Fortune's 40 under 40 India list.

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Eric Anderson

Partner

Scale VP
[  Biography  ]

Eric is a Partner at Scale Venture Partners, where he focuses on investments in cloud infrastructure and security. He is a Board member at Scale portfolio companies QA Wolf, Cortex, Datastax, Permit.io, and Upsolver, and a Board observer at AppOmni, BigID, Expel, Honeycomb, and Matillion.

Before Scale, Eric led early Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services product teams. At Google, he was a Product Manager in the Data Analytics and Machine Learning group. He led the team that launched Cloud Dataprep and key components of Cloud Dataflow. Previously, Eric built aircraft engines in General Electric’s Operation Management Leadership Program. He’s a contributor to open source projects including Alluxio, where he is on the Project Management Committee, and Apache Beam.

Eric holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from University of Utah and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is the creator and host of Contributor, an interview series detailing the origin stories of open source projects.

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Syed Nawaz

Managing Partner

Aurum Equity Partners
[  Biography  ]

Syed Natif Nawaz, Aurum’s CTO, brings over 22 years of global technology leadership to the forefront of next-generation data centers. Spearheading the firm’s vision, he oversees the entire technology lifecycle, from conception to implementation. With a proven track record in managing and building data centers across four continents for industry giants like Equinix, Nawaz combines technical prowess as a CCIE Emeritus and patent holder with a strategic vision in guiding acquisitions for growth and innovation.

A sustainable leader, he champions green initiatives and energy-efficient solutions, reflecting his commitment to a better tomorrow through technology. Nawaz is not only a sought-after speaker and thought leader in the data center industry but also the driving force behind Aurum’s dedication to constructing a future-proof data infrastructure.

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Brian Sparkes

CEO

Silicon Valley Venture
[  Biography  ]

Brian Sparkes is the Founder & CEO of Silicon Valley Venture, a global venture partner focused on alignment, access, and acceleration for startups and investors. A leader in Strategic GTM Communication, Brian works with founders, investors, and executives to refine their market positioning, strengthen strategic relationships, and accelerate outcomes through capital and community.

He is the creator and host of Silicon Valley Impact, a podcast streamed in over 20 countries, and a trusted partner to top innovation hubs and venture networks. Through curated events and strategic collaborations, Brian connects high-potential startups with investors, enterprise leaders, and global opportunities—helping the ecosystem move faster, together.

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AJ Thomas

Founder & GP

Good Trouble VC
[  Biography  ]

AJ Thomas is a visionary leader, investor, and futurist driving innovation at the intersection of technology, creativity, and impact. As CEO of The Troublemaker Lab, (a founder and team accelerator), and Founder and General Partner of early stage VC firm, Good Trouble Ventures, she empowers founders and invests in the future of entertainment, creativity, at the intersection of frontier technology and digital transformation.

Formerly at Google X, AJ specializes in AI-driven workforce transformation and high-impact teams. As CXO-in-Residence at A.Team, she has helped companies harness AI for growth. A Forbes Contributor, speaker, and executive coach, she advises startups and Fortune 100 companies on disruption and inclusive innovation. AJ is also a musician and singer known for her vocal prowess and performances on music stages and tech conferences. Through her work, she champions creatives, entrepreneurship and equitable innovation.

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Thomas Jorgensen

Sr. Director, Technology
Enablement

Supermicro
[  Biography  ]

Thomas Jorgensen is heading up the AI and acceleration efforts at Supermicro's Technology Enablement team. Before joining Supermicro, Thomas was co-founder of Napatech and grew this from garage to IPO. Napatech is the world's leading provider of programmable Smart Network Interface Cards (SmartNICs) used for Data Processing Unit (DPU) and Infrastructure Processing Unit (IPU) services in telecom, cloud, enterprise, cybersecurity and financial applications. Thomas holds several patents in Network Packet Processing and Packet Capture and has more than 30 years’ experience working with acceleration technologies such as GPUs, FPGAs and custom ASICs.

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Rachel Gabato

Sr. Director

Walmart
[  Biography  ]

Rachel is a seasoned product and operations leader at Walmart U.S. Merchandising, where she leads the product management team driving innovation across pricing, assortment, and space planning platforms. With over two decades of leadership experience in both public and private retail tech companies, she’s held key roles spanning product management, customer success, program delivery, and global operations—including international assignments in London and Hong Kong. Prior to Walmart, Rachel was COO at ripe.io, advancing transparency in food systems through blockchain-powered supply chain solutions. A Cornell University graduate and former NCAA Division I basketball player, she continues to give back as a mentor for Cornell’s Women of Color Athletics and Women’s Basketball programs, and serves as Board Advisor and Treasurer for LEAP, a nonprofit focused on Asian Pacific leadership development.

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Nitin Gupta

Global Product Owner

Mondelez International
[  Biography  ]

Nitin Gupta is a seasoned leader in AI/ML strategy, consulting, and delivery with over 15 years of experience driving business transformation across Fortune 500 companies. He has a proven track record of building scalable AI/ML solutions that unlock significant business value through advanced analytics and data science. He has led transformative projects across organizations such as IBM, GAP Inc., General Electric, SAS, TransUnion, and Mondelez. Recognized as a “40 Under 40 Data Scientist” by AIM in 2022 and among the “Top 50 AI/ML Strategy Advisors” by TopMate in 2024 and Linkedin Top Voice, Nitin brings deep domain expertise in data science, big data, pre-sales, and product management.

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Alex Pham

Head of AI Infrastructure

Toyota North America
[  Biography  ]

Alex Pham, Chief Architect at Toyota R&D ITL, has 25+ years of experience in IT and R&D. He served in the leadership roles at Fortune 500 firms like Toyota and Visa with responsibilities in corporate enterprise architecture, IT applications, global infrastructure, and data platforms. He also an active advisor for several startups and has a close tie with VC communities. He works with several well-known universities conducting research for connected and autonomous vehicles, AI/ML, carbon neutrality, infrastructure, battery technology, communication, etc. He has several patents.

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Zaid Kahn

Sr. Manager

Microsoft
[  Biography  ]

Zaid is a renowned infrastructure leader and former VP/GM of Engineering at Microsoft, where he drove the development of Azure’s AI systems and co-led the strategy behind Microsoft’s first custom AI and ARM chips—MAIA and Cobalt. As part of the company’s technical leadership, he helped define the future of AI hardware for training and inference. Prior to Microsoft, Zaid served as Head of Infrastructure at LinkedIn, where he oversaw architecture and engineering across data centers, compute, networking, and storage—including pioneering work in software-defined infrastructure, zero-touch provisioning, and open hardware contributions to the Open Compute Project. A holder of multiple networking patents and a keynote speaker on global stages, Zaid has served as Chairperson of the OCP Foundation and sits on advisory boards for UC Berkeley EECS and the Internet Ecosystem Innovation Committee. His career reflects a deep commitment to open innovation, internet diversity, and the infrastructure that powers tomorrow’s intelligent systems.

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Tonya J. Long

Chief AI Sherpa

Quantum Crow
[  Biography  ]

Tonya J. Long is an AI Humanitarian and founder of Quantum Crow Advisory, guiding leaders through the quantum shifts redefining value creation in an AI-enabled world. As a bestselling author of AI and the New Oz and host of the RESET with Tonya podcast, she offers a visionary blueprint for the future of work, technology, and purpose. Her ‘Renaissance of Relevance’ framework empowers technical teams to make infrastructure decisions that elevate AI as a tool for human amplification—not just automation. With executive experience at Akamai and Avaya, Tonya has designed global systems that preserve context and meaning, led 20 strategic M&A integrations, and delivered over $1.5B in transformation impact. Today, she advises boards, invests in bold ideas, and champions an infrastructure of wisdom that unlocks humanity’s highest potential.

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Rahul Parundekar

Founder

A.I. Hero, Inc.
[  Biography  ]

Rahul is the founder of A.I. Hero, Inc. He has helped multiple companies build infrastructure on baremetal and hyperscaler clouds for training foundational models (2048 GPUs), scaling LLMOps infrastructure for inferencing, and deploying Agentic applications on Kubernetes.

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Sam Stoelinga

Open Source Lead

Cube AI
[  Biography  ]

Sam is a contributor to KubeAI, an open source project to deploy and scale LLMs on Kubernetes. He helps enterprises get the most out of private AI solutions running on your own infrastructure.

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Svetlana
Kamyshanskaya

Founder

Primum Law Group
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Svetlana Kamyshanskaya, PhD. is the founder of Primum Law Group and a seasoned startup advisor with deep expertise in AI regulations, intellectual property, and scaling AI-driven businesses, she provides strategic legal counsel to innovators worldwide, guiding AI startup founders in making informed decisions that drive both technology and business growth. As a trusted advisor to emerging and established AI companies, Svetlana helps clients navigate complex legal landscapes, ensuring they stay ahead in an evolving regulatory and commercial environment.

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LouAnn Conner

Founder

SagaciousThink
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LouAnn Conner, DBA, is the founder of SagaciousThink, an advisory firm helping growth companies with their transformation from global expansion to maturing their organizations and preparing for IPO/M&A or post-M&A integration. She also works with company leadership and their boards, ensuring optimized engagement. She is a recognized expert on corporate governance, a published author, and a global speaker on corporate governance, entrepreneurship, and international business.

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Ben Roome

Co-Founder

Ethical Resolve
[  Biography  ]

Ben Roome, PhD, is a co-founder and consultant at Ethical Resolve, a consultancy that specializes in the ethics of AI and machine learning. Ethical Resolve has helped large companies, startups, investors, and educational organizations to grow ethical capacity, build trust, and avert risk since 2014. We help our clients to implement governance practices that scale as AI transformation progresses.

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David Isaac

Founder

AIPath.one
[  Biography  ]

David Isaac is a product management and innovation expert with a track record of building successful ventures and leading transformative projects across global startups and as EY-Parthenon ASEAN Innovation lead.

AIPath co-pilots growth strategy validation and prepares it for execution. Described by Gartner as being unique in depth and breadth, the management dashboards prioritize features, sync roadmaps for multiple teams and outputs personalized sales and marketing assets for each customer. World-class research tools unlock insights at enterprise scale and speed, identifying key needs and validating product-market fit more efficiently for clearer business impact.

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Bobby Napiltonia

Founder

The GTM Firm
[  Biography  ]

Bobby Napiltonia is a grizzled tech junkie veteran with over 37 years of experience, having built and delivered transformative technologies that we use every day. From making computers produce sound (Creative Labs) for games and hearing YouTube to enabling text messages (Twilio) that help you catch an Uber or change a password, Bobby has seen it all. He is an authority on GTM strategies and is passionate about cloud computing, APIs, GenAI, Robotics, Deep Tech, Open Source, and building powerful ecosystems.

Many will recognize the AppExchange he built for Marc Benioff and Salesforce, which has become a foundation for many of today's cloud companies, growing into a trillion-dollar ecosystem. Above all, Bobby enjoys being a father and is dedicated to driving DEI into the tech industry through impactful programs.Bobby’s journey is one worth sharing, showcasing a legacy of innovation and leadership in the tech world.

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Keith Newman

Founder & GTM Executive

The GTM Firm
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Keith Newman is an entrepreneur and go to market executive with more than 20 years ofexperience building compelling businesses and go to market strategies that drive early-stagegrowth companies. Newman started his career as a writer and editor and then launched aninnovation hub for media and technology companies before turning his sites onconsulting/advisory work and angel investing. He also hosts a popular podcast featuring playersin the technology world called “The Look Back” (iTunes/Spotify/et al.). He holds a BA from SanDiego State University and completed graduate coursework at SJSU and Stanford University. For recreation, Newman enjoys golf, hiking and places a premium on family time.

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Doug Shannon

GenAI & Automation
Thought Leader

[  Biography  ]

Doug Shannon is a globally recognized leader in intelligent automation and generative AI, renowned for driving innovation at the intersection of human potential and machine intelligence. With decades of enterprise experience at companies like Cisco, Chevron, and E&J Gallo, Doug is a pioneer in Multi-Agent Systems, building the frameworks that empower organizations to evolve from chatbot-era automation into fully autonomous, human-centered ecosystems. He created the ACT Model, Alignment, Clarity, and Transparency, as the foundation for responsible AI adoption and governance, ensuring trust and impact at every layer of transformation. Whether through his InsightAI podcast, Forbes Tech Council thought leadership, or his bold vision for secure Agents-as-a-Service, Doug consistently leads with insight, action, and authenticity. His work bridges legacy systems with future-forward architectures, giving enterprises the structure they need to orchestrate agents, preserve knowledge, and drive continuous innovation.

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Tony Zirnoon

Director of Strategic Alliance
and Partnerships-Americas

Actian
[  Biography  ]

Tony Zirnoon is the Americas Director of Partnerships & Alliances at Actian, a data and AI infrastructure leader. With 25+ years in cybersecurity, GTM strategy, and startup advisory, he’s a trusted voice on enabling secure, scalable AI. At AI Infra Summit, he’ll moderate a critical dialogue on the unknown unknowns of security, risk, and governance in the agentic era—where autonomous systems challenge traditional controls.

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Richard Blech

CEO

XSOC CORP
[  Biography  ]

As the Founder and CEO of XSOC CORP, Richard Blech leads the development of next-generation cryptographic solutions designed to secure the most critical digital assets in an evolving and increasingly hostile cyber environment. With over 15 years of entrepreneurial experience and a deep passion for data security and innovation, Richard Blech co-invented 9 patents (or patents pending) that advance cryptography into the post-quantum era.

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Itzhak Assaraf

CTO

1touch.io
[  Biography  ]

Itzhak Assaraf is the Chief Business Officer at 1touch.io, where he drives strategy and growth for Inventa, the company’s sensitive data discovery and governance platform. He brings deep expertise in cybersecurity, data privacy, and AI-driven compliance.

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Zsolt Nemeth

CEO

R6 Security
[  Biography  ]

Zsolt Nemeth is a serial entrepreneur with deep expertise in AI infrastructure and cybersecurity. Over the past 17 years, he has built and exited multiple startups in cryptography and network security, acquired by leaders like BAE Systems, Guardsquare, and CISCO. His current focus is on adaptive, zero-trust architectures for secure AI deployment at R6 Security (www.r6security.com).

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Yuval Bachar

CEO & Co-Founder

ECL
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ECL CEO and co-founder, Yuval Bachar. Previously holding top engineering, infrastructure, and architecture roles at Microsoft Azure, LinkedIn, Facebook, Cisco, Juniper Networks, and Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), Bachar was a founder of the Open19 project, a data center industry initiative establishing a new open standard for servers based on a common form factor, and is past president of the Open19 Foundation. He holds eight U.S. patents in data center, networking, and system design and is the recipient of three Cisco Pioneer Awards.

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Vladimir Sazonovs

Investment-focused initiatives
in AI infrastructure

Cisco
[  Biography  ]

Vladimirs Sazonovs is an experienced business development leader with over 25 years at Cisco, where he has held various roles focused on driving growth and innovation in the service provider sector. His career has consistently focused on enabling new services and creating value through strategic partnerships, technology adoption, and innovative go-to-market strategies. Most recently, Vladimirs has been leading investment-focused initiatives in AI infrastructure, helping cloud service providers build scalable and reliable platforms.

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Jeremiah Owyang
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Blitzscaling Ventures
AI INFRA SUMMIT delivered a first-rate lineup of speakers and a very professional experience. The energy from the networking sessions carried on long after the event, relationships that matter were born there.
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Alireza Kaviani

[ Sep 30 /2024 ]
The insight on VC dynamics on AI was very useful for me. I also enjoyed the security issues that were raised. A very good roadmap take-away for the AI revolution going on.
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Michael Liou

[ Sep 27 /2024 ]
Great venue and vibe. Awesome speakers and sponsors.
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LouAnn Conner

[ Sep 27 /2024 ]
Total awesomeness this team delivers nothing less.
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Barrett Woodside

[ Oct 7 /2024 ]
Great to meet Komodo and Vultr in person, as well as demo for a handful of investors.
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Serena

[ Sep 28 /2024 ]
Stellar event. Great vendors, venue is amazing, keynote speakers are outstanding, the great food and drinks and great companies.
You guys did fantastic.
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2468 Ventures
We are in the AI Exponential era where demand is higher than we ever anticipated, supply is lower than we ever planned, and the range of solutions is greater than we ever imagined. The AI INFRA SUMMIT is the perfect place to find answers to your most pressing questions and meet thought-leaders to help you win in this truly disruptive transition.
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[ General Information ]

What is AI INFRA Summit 2025?

AI INFRA SUMMIT 2025 is an industry-leading event that brings together AI developers, enterprise leaders, venture capitalists, and technology experts to explore the future of AI infrastructure. We dive deep into everything from foundational hardware and edge devices to advanced cloud APIs—linking the practical “how” of applied AI with the strategic “why” of robust infrastructure.

When and where will the event take place?

The summit is scheduled for May 02 in 2025. It will be held in Microsoft Mountain View and will also offer virtual attendance options to accommodate a global audience. Please refer to our registration page for complete details.

Is the event in-person, virtual, or hybrid?

AI INFRA SUMMIT 2025 is designed as a hybrid event, allowing you to attend in-person at our venue or participate virtually. This flexible format ensures that everyone can benefit from the summit, no matter where they are located.

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Who should attend the summit?

Whether you’re an AI developer, an enterprise leader, a venture capitalist, or an industry expert, this event is designed for anyone interested in the convergence of AI innovation and scalable infrastructure. It’s a unique opportunity to network, gain insights, and explore the future of technology.

How can I register for the event?

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What is the cost of attendance, and are there any early bird discounts?

Early Bird pricing ended on March 31st. Tickets are currently available at $395.

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What topics and themes will be covered?

The summit will explore a range of topics, including:

  • The rapid evolution of AI and its impact on various industries
  • The critical role of robust, scalable infrastructure—from edge devices to hyperscale data centers
  • Ecosystem synergy and collaborative strategies between AI and infrastructure providers
  • Strategic decisions and innovative technologies driving next-generation deployments

For a full agenda and list of sessions, please see the “Speakers & Agenda” section.

Who are some of the featured speakers and panelists?

Our summit features a dynamic lineup of industry visionaries, top technology leaders, and subject matter experts. For detailed information on our speakers and session topics, please visit the “Speakers & Agenda” page on our website.

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What networking opportunities are available?

The summit offers a full day of interactive sessions, including keynote presentations, panel discussions, Q&A sessions, and dedicated networking breaks. Whether in-person or online, you’ll have ample opportunities to connect with industry leaders, peers, and innovators.

How will I receive updates about the event?

Once registered, you’ll receive regular email updates regarding the summit. Additionally, follow us on our social media channels and subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news and announcements.

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How do I get in touch for further questions or sponsorship opportunities?

If you have any additional questions or are interested in sponsorship opportunities, please contact our event team at events@ignitegtm.com. You can also use our online contact form available on the website.

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