Cloudera to host ‘Evolve New York City’ on November 2 for global data managers
The industry event begins with a keynote by futurist Gerd Leonhard
More than 30 globally eminent data and analytics leaders will speak at ‘Evolve New York City 2023’ – Cloudera’s flagship global customer event – at The Glasshouse, 660 12th Avenue in New York City on November 2, 2023.
Cloudera – a world leader in delivering a hybrid data platform with secure data management and portable cloud-native data analytics – is organising the in-person event for senior data management experts under the central theme of ‘Data anywhere, innovation everywhere’.
Co-hosted by AWS, IBM, and Intel, and with Accenture, Dell Technologies, Red Hat, and Talend as platinum partners, Evolve NYC 2023 is the US edition of Cloudera’s unique Evolve series of one-day live conferences held in key cities across the globe that offer attendees the unique opportunity to network with Cloudera, AWS, IBM, and Intel; the leading data industry powerhouses that are defining the future of enterprise AI.
Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, Cloudera empowers digital transformation for the world’s largest and most innovative enterprises across all industries by enabling them to address transformational use cases and exact real-time insights from an ever-increasing amount of data to drive value and competitive differentiation.
Evolve NYC 2023 will mainly guide attendees on how to steer their data strategy and ideas from conceptualisation to production.
Cloudera ecosystem
As with every Evolve edition, the November 2 edition will see delegates networking with Cloudera peers from their vicinity and from across the globe, participating in sessions on generative AI, cloud economies, and award-winning use cases, and engaging with experts and partners who constitute the Cloudera ecosystem.
The event will take a deep dive into Apache Iceberg and open-source innovation, allowing participants to connect with big names, creators and committers in the open-source community during keynotes, guest panels and on-site engagement.
In New York, attendees will hear a keynote from Gerd Leonhard, futurist, humanist, author of ‘Technology vs. Humanity’, CEO of The Futures Agency, as well as learning the latest on data and AI trends from Merv Adrian, a former Gartner VP Analyst.
‘Growth and innovation’
Charles Sansbury, who was appointed CEO of Cloudera in August 2023, said: “Cloudera has a distinguished history of growth and innovation, and as we step into a new chapter together, I am excited for the opportunity to help the company unlock its potential in its core data analytics market.”
Sansbury stated he looked forward “to meeting as many Cloudera customers and partners as possible” at Evolve events. “I believe that success is not a destination but a journey of adaptation, improvement, and learning,” he added.
Middle East perspective
Karim Azar, Regional Vice President of Middle East and Turkey at Cloudera, said: “Our team is looking eagerly forward to Evolve New York City 2023. The success of our past Evolve events has shown that these gatherings are unique and inspiring for data and analytics leaders.
“The exclusive access to best-in-class approaches and ideas, the chance to learn from industry thought leaders and the opportunity to connect with technical innovators make Evolve events a must-attend for anyone in the data profession.
“At Evolve NYC 2023, we can expect to delve deep into the future of enterprise data strategy through customer success stories, fireside chats, break-out sessions and more. Evolve is a platform that allows us to exchange ideas, insights, and experiences, and I believe it will be an unparalleled opportunity for professional growth and development.
“We will explore innovative approaches and emerging trends to drive the data and analytics field forward. I’m confident that Evolve NYC 2023 will leave a lasting impact on our industry,” Azar added.
2 regional speakers
Confirmed speakers from the Middle East region at Evove NYC 2023 include Naveed Memon, Vice President of Enterprise Data & Analytics Solutions, Emirates Airlines, and Nicholas Grimm, Vice President for Cloud, Data and Realtime Streaming Platform, Emirates NBD; both attending from Dubai, UAE.
Evolve NYC 2023 attendees will learn how to deploy data strategies to transform their businesses, creatively solve problems, and even empower communities by hearing from industry innovators, analytics experts, and data leaders at the one-day event, which will be held in an intimate setting at The Glasshouse venue – the 75,000sqft event space in Manhattan with a unique view of Manhattan and the Hudson River.
Evolve NYC 2023 will feature three main interconnected tracks that Cloudera has ideated for both data leaders and data practitioners to be experienced in breakout sessions, customer fireside chats, partner discussions and lightning talks:
- Modern Architecture: This session features new case studies and technical insights from enterprise IT leaders and architects focused on modernisation and the open-source innovations behind Apache Iceberg.
- Transformation: Comprising strategic advice from data and analytics leaders driving major transformation at their enterprises. This session also comprises strategic advice and the opportunity to meet business-focused enterprise leaders.
- Discovery Labs: Resource-rich sessions delivered by renowned data practitioners via 15-minute demos and use cases on new tech capabilities and modern architectures and how they incorporate these solutions into new ideas.
A key highlight of Evolve NYC 2023 is the Partner Zone, where delegates can learn more about Evolve partners Dell Technologies and Talend, or chat with Evolve co-hosts on how AWS, Cloudera, IBM, and Intel are constantly innovating to help customers.
Evolve NYC 2023 speakers’ lineup:
- Gerd Leonhard, Keynote speaker, futurist & humanist, author, film-maker, CEO, The Futures Agency
- Ryan Blue, Co-Creator, Apache Iceberg, Tabular
- Helge Silberhorn, Chief Data Architect Porsche AG & Head of Digital Solutions Data & AI, Porsche
- Merv Adrian, Founder and Principal Analyst, IT Market Strategy
- Figen Ulgen, Chief Data Officer for Global Offices, LY Corporation
- Mona Chadha, Director, Infrastructure Partnerships for AWS Technology Partnerships Organization, AWS
- Ayal Steinberg, General Manager, Technology Product Sales, IBM
- Taher Behbehani, Corporate VP Sales Marketing & Communication Group, General Manager of Software/SaaS Go to Market, Intel
- Amy DeCicco, Vice President, Marketing, retrain.ai
- Itamar Ankorion, SVP, Technology Alliances, Talend
- Jay Limbasiya, Global AI & Data Science Business Development Lead, Dell Technologies
- Robert Stanich, Senior Enterprise AI & Data Software Product Leader, IBM
- Yuijan Tang, Developer Advocate, Zilliz
- Nidhi Gupta, Senior Partner Solutions Architect, AWS
- Mahendra Devu, Director, Big Data and AI/ML Systems Architecture, IQVIA
- Malcolm deMayo, Global Vice President, GM – Financial Services Industry, NVIDIA
- Moied Wahid, Technology Leader – EVP, CTO Leading Engineering Organization for Experian, Experian
- Stephen Horn, Senior Data Engineer, Manufacturing, Illumina
- Heeje Cho, Senior Data Engineer, Illumina
- Gionni Sessa, Director Analytics Platform, UBS Switzerland
- Joe Grasso, Big Data Platform Solution Architect, ExxonMobil
- Naveed Memon, Vice President Enterprise Data & Analytics Solutions, Emirates Airlines
- Nicholas Grimm, Vice President for Cloud, Data and Realtime Streaming Platform, Emirates NBD
- David Hardoon, Group Chief Data and AI Officer/CEO, Union Bank of the Philippines/Aboitiz Data Innovation
- RuphinKumar Vanguru, Senior Engineer Data Platform & Analytics, amEX GBT
- Srikanth Vuppunuthala, Data Engineer, amEX GBT
- Charles Sansbury, Chief Executive Officer, Cloudera
- Abhas Ricky, Chief Strategy Officer, Cloudera
- Frank O’Dowd, Chief Revenue Officer, Cloudera
- Michelle Hoover, VP of Cloud Partnerships, Cloudera
- Jonathan Ingalls, Senior Solutions Engineer, Cloudera
- David Nirchi, Solutions Engineer, Cloudera
- Greg Phillips, Director, Sales Engineering, Cloudera
- Tim Spann, Principal Data in Motion Specialist & Developer Advocate, Cloudera
- Varun Jaitly, Director, Product Marketing, Cloudera
Evolve NYC 2023 agenda* (November 2)
*Agenda subject to change
8:00-9:00 am
Breakfast
Meal
9:00-9:30 am
The Opportunity and Inspiration
Keynote
Gerd Leonhard, Keynote speaker, futurist & humanist, author, film-maker, CEO, The Futures Agency
9:30-9:45 am
A New CEO: Welcome and Introduction
Keynote
Charles Sansbury, Chief Executive Officer, Cloudera
9:45-10:00 am
Data and AI Impact Requires an Ecosystem
Keynote
Merv Adrian, Founder and Principal Analyst, IT Market Strategy
10:00-10:20 am
Building Next-Generation Architectures for AI
Keynote
Ayal Steinberg, General Manager, Technology Product Sales, IBM
Mona Chadha, Director, Infrastructure Partnerships for AWS Technology Partnerships Organization, AWS
Taher Behbehani, Corporate VP Sales Marketing & Communication Group, General Manager of Software/SaaS Go to Market, Intel
Michelle Hoover, VP of Cloud Partnership, Cloudera
10:20-10:30 am
Today’s Data & AI Landscape
Keynote
Frank O’Dowd, Chief Revenue Officer, Cloudera
10:30-10:50 am
Maximising Business Impact
Keynote
Gionni Sessa, Director of Analytics Platform, UBS Switzerland
Joe Grasso, Big Data Platform Solution Architect, ExxonMobil
10:50 am-11:10 am
Morning Break
Meal
11:10-11:25 am
Trust Your Data: Open Data Lakehouse Milestones
Keynote
11:25-11:45 am
Leading Global Transformation
Keynote
Frank O’Dowd, Chief Revenue Officer, Cloudera
Helge Silberhorn, Chief Data Architect Porsche AG & Head of Digital Solutions Data & AI, Porsche
Naveed Memon
Vice President Enterprise Data & Analytics Solutions, Emirates Airlines
Nicholas Grimm
Vice President for Cloud, Data and Realtime Streaming Platform, Emirates NBD
David Hardoon
Group Chief Data and AI Officer/CEO, Union Bank of the Philippines/Aboitiz Data Innovation
11:45 am-12:10 pm
Trust Your AI: Requirements for Success
Keynote
Abhas Ricky, Chief Strategy Officer, Cloudera
12:10-12:30 pm
Strategies for AI Impact
Keynote
Moied Wahid, Technology Leader – EVP, CTO Leading Engineering Organization for Experian, Experian
Stephen Horn, Sr. Data Engineer, Manufacturing, Illumina
Abhas Ricky, Chief Strategy Officer, Cloudera
12:30-5:00 pm
Partner Zone
Ancillary
12:30-1:30 pm
Lunch
Meal
1:30-1:55 pm
Foundation Models for Generative AI: Best Practices to Build, Scale and Innovate
Breakout Session
Nidhi Gupta, Sr. Partner Solutions Architect, AWS
1:30-1:55 pm
Advanced ML and AI Modeling in Healthcare
Breakout Session
Mahendra Devu, Director, Big Data and AI/ML Systems Architecture, IQVIA
1:30-1:45 pm
The Open Data Lakehouse Demo
Demo
David Nirchi, Solutions Engineer, Cloudera
1:30-3:30 pm
Open Lakehouse on Apache Iceberg Hands-on Lab
Hands-On Lab
Jonathan Ingalls, Senior Solutions Engineer, Cloudera
1:50-2:05 pm
Integrating AI Into Realtime Data Pipelines Demo
Demo
Tim Spann, Principal Data in Motion Specialist & Developer Advocate, Cloudera
2:00-2:25 pm
Nimble AI: Strategies for Key Challenges, Better Collaboration and Value
Breakout Session
Taher Behbehani, Corporate VP Sales Marketing & Communication Group, General Manager of Software/SaaS Go to Market, Intel
2:00-2:25 pm
Reduced Costs and Increased Efficiency. A Journey from Private to Public Cloud
Breakout Session
RuphinKumar Vanguru, Senior Engineer Data Platform & Analytics, amEX GBT
Srikanth Vuppunuthala, Data Engineer, amEX GBT
2:10-2:25 pm
LLMs and AI on Cloudera Demo
Demo
Greg Phillips, Director, Sales Engineering, Cloudera
2:30-2:55 pm
Connect Realtime Data with Generative AI: Reduce Cycle Times, Deliver Apps Faster
Breakout Session
Robert Stanich, Sr. Enterprise AI & Data Software Product Leader, IBM
2:30-2:55 pm
Tech & Business Value of Apache Iceberg
Breakout Session
2:30-2:45 pm
Rethinking Data Management with Modern Infrastructure: Managing 600+ PB On-Prem
Lightning Talk
2:50-3:05 pm
Customer Story 1
Lightning Talk
3:00-3:25 pm
Moving to Cloud and Hybrid Data Architectures
Breakout Session
3:00-3:25 pm
How to Simplify Data Integration, Quality, and Governance Across Sources with Talend
Breakout Session
Itamar Ankorion, SVP, Technology Alliances, Talend
3:10-3:25 pm
AI and Automation Impacts for Teams and Training
Lightning Talk
Amy DeCicco, Vice President, Marketing, retrain.ai
3:30-3:45 pm
Customer Story 2
Lightning Talk
3:50-4:05 pm
Banking on Data: Innovating for Global Impact
Lightning Talk
Gionni Sessa, Director of Analytics Platform, UBS Switzerland
Varun Jaitly, Director, Product Marketing, Cloudera
3:50-4:00 pm
Open Source: Innovation in the Open
4:00-4:15 pm
The Apache Iceberg Impact and Vision
Keynote
Ryan Blue, Co-Creator Apache Iceberg, Tabular
4:15-4:35 pm
Driving Transformation with Apache Iceberg
Keynote
Ryan Blue, Co-Creator Apache Iceberg, Tabular
Figen Ulgen, Chief Data Officer for Global Offices, LY Corporation
4:35-4:45 pm
Data Impact Awards
Keynote
After New York City, upcoming editions of the Evolve 2023 series take place in Mumbai (November 8), Stockholm (November 9) and Lisbon (November 14).
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