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Welcome to the Future of Data & AI at EVOLVE26.

AI is the key to business growth, but your data resides across your data estate. To unlock real value, your cloud-only solutions force you to move your data to AI in the cloud. There has to be a better way.

It’s time to bring AI to your data anywhere it resides— across public clouds, on premises and at the edge— so you don’t just grow, you increase market share. Experience the unified cloud platform from Cloudera and start realizing value in under an hour with Cloudera Data Services for data and AI.

Join us at EVOLVE26, our flagship annual global event series, to unlock new possibilities with data and move your AI initiative to production with more clarity and confidence.

What’s on the agenda

Real-world use cases: No more "what-ifs," just "how-tos."
Product innovations: Get an exclusive first look at breakthroughs with Cloudera Data Services powered by Cloudera Anywhere.
Peer networking: Connect with the experts who are running AI in production.
Expert-led tracks: Dive into best practices for managing complex data environments in the Anywhere Cloud Era.

What you can expect from the EVOLVE26 experience

Learn what works. Lead what’s next.

Gain proven strategies from pioneers moving agentic AI from pilot to production. Hear global thought leaders unpack the Era of Convergence, navigating real-world data gravity and sovereignty challenges to build a clear roadmap for smarter decisions across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

A pavilion booth & Cloudera Guru Bar with people in discussions.

Build connections. Grow your expertise.

Engage a global community of data architects, partners, and AI experts through curated networking and hands-on collaboration. Strengthen your career with expert-led training, certifications, and practical lessons from customers who share what worked, what didn’t, and how they turned technology into competitive advantage.

Abhas speaking to a in a one and one session.

Turn vision into results.

Meet 1:1 with executives and technical specialists to shape a tailored, high-performance data strategy. Leave with fresh perspectives, actionable insights, and lasting relationships that help you scale innovation and deliver measurable business outcomes.

Visionary Keynote Speaker

Sol Rashidi: 4x C-Suite & Amazon Exec

World’s 1st Chief AI Officer, 10 Patents, Bestselling Author and Forbes Writer, “Top 100 AI Thought Leaders”, “50 Most Powerful Women in Tech”, Harvard Fellow

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As the world’s 1st Chief AI Officer for enterprise (2016), Sol has 10 patents and is the best-selling author of ‘Your AI Survival Guide’ (‘Top 50 AI’ books). A 3x TEDx speaker with 1M+ views, and voted FORBES “AI Maverick & Visionary of the 21st Century,” and FORBES “Top 5 Leaders Taking AI to Everyone”, Sol is a former 4x C-Suite exec for Fortune 100 companies and a former Amazon tech exec. Sol is the inventor of The Human Amplification IndexTM (a new way to measure ROI for AI and Automation to determine how well companies are strengthening their business and workforce through AI) and Intellectual AtrophyTM education to ensure we outsource tasks and not critical thinking in the age of AI. Sol played a pivotal role in developing and launching IBM’s Watson in 2011 and now has over 200+ deployments under her belt. As both a practitioner and an executive, she has earned accolades like “50 Most Powerful Women in Tech,” “Top 100 AI Thought Leaders,” and “Top 100 Data & Analytics Leaders.” Sol sits in the intersection of top-tier leadership in AI, technology, and corporate strategy while bridging innovation with business impact. She serves as public educator and thought leader, shaping conversations about AI, business transformation, and preparation of the future workforce. Her mission is to ensure AI and Automation amplify the workforce and does not displace it.

Featured Speakers

Charles Sansbury

Chief Executive Officer, Cloudera

Chief Executive Officer Charles Sansbury has more than 20 years experience in strategic, financial, and operational leadership roles across the software industry. Most recently, he served as president and CEO of enterprise IT management software provider ASG Technologies from 2015 until its 2021 sale to Rocket Software. Prior to that, Charles was COO and CFO of software holding company The Attachmate Group from 2006 until its acquisition by MicroFocus in 2014 as well as CFO of Vignette from 2001 until 2006. He holds a bachelor of science degree from Georgetown University and a master of business administration degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Charles Sansbury

Chief Executive Officer, Cloudera

Chief Executive Officer Charles Sansbury has more than 20 years experience in strategic, financial, and operational leadership roles across the software industry. Most recently, he served as president and CEO of enterprise IT management software provider ASG Technologies from 2015 until its 2021 sale to Rocket Software. Prior to that, Charles was COO and CFO of software holding company The Attachmate Group from 2006 until its acquisition by MicroFocus in 2014 as well as CFO of Vignette from 2001 until 2006. He holds a bachelor of science degree from Georgetown University and a master of business administration degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Charles Sansbury

Chief Executive Officer, Cloudera

Chief Executive Officer Charles Sansbury has more than 20 years experience in strategic, financial, and operational leadership roles across the software industry. Most recently, he served as president and CEO of enterprise IT management software provider ASG Technologies from 2015 until its 2021 sale to Rocket Software. Prior to that, Charles was COO and CFO of software holding company The Attachmate Group from 2006 until its acquisition by MicroFocus in 2014 as well as CFO of Vignette from 2001 until 2006. He holds a bachelor of science degree from Georgetown University and a master of business administration degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Abhas Ricky

Chief Strategy Officer, Cloudera

As chief strategy officer, Abhas leads the overall corporate strategy for Cloudera and is responsible for creating the company vision, building the business and customer target operating model, communicating that with key stakeholders via clearly defined OKRs, and executing key transformational initiatives to realize that plan. He’s also tasked with driving growth and innovation and making appropriate build/buy partner decisions, including pricing and packaging, corporate development, and Cloudera’s innovation accelerator to launch new products. Previously, he served as chief of staff and vice president for business transformation at the company. Prior to the Cloudera/Hortonworks merger, he helped scale Hortonworks’ go-to-market efforts as global head of customer innovation and value management. A management consultant by training, he is passionate about driving action and change in the society and has led projects with multiple organizations including the World Economic Forum, Founders of the Future, and other nonprofits.

Abhas Ricky

Chief Strategy Officer, Cloudera

As chief strategy officer, Abhas leads the overall corporate strategy for Cloudera and is responsible for creating the company vision, building the business and customer target operating model, communicating that with key stakeholders via clearly defined OKRs, and executing key transformational initiatives to realize that plan. He’s also tasked with driving growth and innovation and making appropriate build/buy partner decisions, including pricing and packaging, corporate development, and Cloudera’s innovation accelerator to launch new products. Previously, he served as chief of staff and vice president for business transformation at the company. Prior to the Cloudera/Hortonworks merger, he helped scale Hortonworks’ go-to-market efforts as global head of customer innovation and value management. A management consultant by training, he is passionate about driving action and change in the society and has led projects with multiple organizations including the World Economic Forum, Founders of the Future, and other nonprofits.

Abhas Ricky

Chief Strategy Officer, Cloudera

As chief strategy officer, Abhas leads the overall corporate strategy for Cloudera and is responsible for creating the company vision, building the business and customer target operating model, communicating that with key stakeholders via clearly defined OKRs, and executing key transformational initiatives to realize that plan. He’s also tasked with driving growth and innovation and making appropriate build/buy partner decisions, including pricing and packaging, corporate development, and Cloudera’s innovation accelerator to launch new products. Previously, he served as chief of staff and vice president for business transformation at the company. Prior to the Cloudera/Hortonworks merger, he helped scale Hortonworks’ go-to-market efforts as global head of customer innovation and value management. A management consultant by training, he is passionate about driving action and change in the society and has led projects with multiple organizations including the World Economic Forum, Founders of the Future, and other nonprofits.
Leo Brunnick

Chief Product Officer, Cloudera

Chief Product Officer Leo Brunnick has more than 30 years of experience leading high-performing technology teams. He leads Cloudera’s overall product and technology direction with an emphasis on customer success. Prior to Cloudera, he served as the Chief Operating Officer at Naviga, a software provider for content development in media, where he led a team of more than 600 product, marketing, engineering, and customer support professionals. Previously, Leo held several executive positions at Vignette–including Executive Vice President of Engineering, Chief Product Officer, and Chief Marketing Officer at Vignette–until its sale to OpenText in 2008. Leo served as an officer in the Marine Corps and received his bachelor’s degree in general engineering from Harvard University. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Georgia State University.

Leo Brunnick

Chief Product Officer, Cloudera

Chief Product Officer Leo Brunnick has more than 30 years of experience leading high-performing technology teams. He leads Cloudera’s overall product and technology direction with an emphasis on customer success. Prior to Cloudera, he served as the Chief Operating Officer at Naviga, a software provider for content development in media, where he led a team of more than 600 product, marketing, engineering, and customer support professionals. Previously, Leo held several executive positions at Vignette–including Executive Vice President of Engineering, Chief Product Officer, and Chief Marketing Officer at Vignette–until its sale to OpenText in 2008. Leo served as an officer in the Marine Corps and received his bachelor’s degree in general engineering from Harvard University. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Georgia State University.

Leo Brunnick

Chief Product Officer, Cloudera

Chief Product Officer Leo Brunnick has more than 30 years of experience leading high-performing technology teams. He leads Cloudera’s overall product and technology direction with an emphasis on customer success. Prior to Cloudera, he served as the Chief Operating Officer at Naviga, a software provider for content development in media, where he led a team of more than 600 product, marketing, engineering, and customer support professionals. Previously, Leo held several executive positions at Vignette–including Executive Vice President of Engineering, Chief Product Officer, and Chief Marketing Officer at Vignette–until its sale to OpenText in 2008. Leo served as an officer in the Marine Corps and received his bachelor’s degree in general engineering from Harvard University. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Georgia State University.
Sergio Gago

Chief Technology Officer, Cloudera

Sergio Gago is the Chief Technology Officer at Cloudera, where he leads the company’s technology vision and innovation strategy, aligning cutting-edge data and AI capabilities with enterprise needs across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. With over two decades of experience as a CTO, entrepreneur, and executive across startups, scaleups, and global enterprises, Sergio builds and scales high-impact technical teams that deliver real-world disruption.
Previously, he was the Managing Director of AI and Quantum Computing at Moody’s, and before that, led their Media Solutions unit, pioneering the use of machine learning for real-time decision-making from unstructured news data. Sergio's career spans leadership roles at Rakuten, Zinio, Tangelo, Naviga, and Ares Development driving digital transformation initiatives.
Sergio holds graduate degrees in Telecommunications Engineering, an MBA, and a postgraduate degree in Quantum Computing. Recognized by CDO Magazine as one of the "40 under 40" in data, he is the author of "The CTO Toolbox" and the Director of the Big Data and AI Master's Program at BTS/University of Barcelona, as well as an active angel investor backing frontier tech startups.
When not decoding the future of computing, he’s probably decoding Hendrix solos on his guitar.

Sergio Gago

Chief Technology Officer, Cloudera

Sergio Gago is the Chief Technology Officer at Cloudera, where he leads the company’s technology vision and innovation strategy, aligning cutting-edge data and AI capabilities with enterprise needs across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. With over two decades of experience as a CTO, entrepreneur, and executive across startups, scaleups, and global enterprises, Sergio builds and scales high-impact technical teams that deliver real-world disruption.<p>Previously, he was the Managing Director of AI and Quantum Computing at Moody’s, and before that, led their Media Solutions unit, pioneering the use of machine learning for real-time decision-making from unstructured news data. Sergio's career spans leadership roles at Rakuten, Zinio, Tangelo, Naviga, and Ares Development driving digital transformation initiatives.<p>Sergio holds graduate degrees in Telecommunications Engineering, an MBA, and a postgraduate degree in Quantum Computing. Recognized by CDO Magazine as one of the "40 under 40" in data, he is the author of "The CTO Toolbox" and the Director of the Big Data and AI Master's Program at BTS/University of Barcelona, as well as an active angel investor backing frontier tech startups.<p>When not decoding the future of computing, he’s probably decoding Hendrix solos on his guitar.

Sergio Gago

Chief Technology Officer, Cloudera

Sergio Gago is the Chief Technology Officer at Cloudera, where he leads the company’s technology vision and innovation strategy, aligning cutting-edge data and AI capabilities with enterprise needs across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. With over two decades of experience as a CTO, entrepreneur, and executive across startups, scaleups, and global enterprises, Sergio builds and scales high-impact technical teams that deliver real-world disruption.
Previously, he was the Managing Director of AI and Quantum Computing at Moody’s, and before that, led their Media Solutions unit, pioneering the use of machine learning for real-time decision-making from unstructured news data. Sergio's career spans leadership roles at Rakuten, Zinio, Tangelo, Naviga, and Ares Development driving digital transformation initiatives.
Sergio holds graduate degrees in Telecommunications Engineering, an MBA, and a postgraduate degree in Quantum Computing. Recognized by CDO Magazine as one of the "40 under 40" in data, he is the author of "The CTO Toolbox" and the Director of the Big Data and AI Master's Program at BTS/University of Barcelona, as well as an active angel investor backing frontier tech startups.
When not decoding the future of computing, he’s probably decoding Hendrix solos on his guitar.
Brian Rosso

Chief Revenue Officer, Cloudera

As chief revenue officer, Brian leads the company’s global go‑to‑market organization, which includes direct sales, channel partners, and strategic alliances. He brings nearly three decades of enterprise technology sales leadership experience, having led teams across multiple industries. Brian focuses on building high‑performing, customer‑centric sales organizations, scaling predictable revenue engines, and developing a partner ecosystem that accelerates growth. Since joining Cloudera in 2014, Brian has held multiple leadership roles across the organization. Prior to Cloudera, he held senior sales and leadership positions at several leading technology companies, where he worked with large enterprises on complex digital transformation initiatives and multi-year strategic deals. Brian holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Towson University.

Brian Rosso

Chief Revenue Officer, Cloudera

As chief revenue officer, Brian leads the company’s global go‑to‑market organization, which includes direct sales, channel partners, and strategic alliances. He brings nearly three decades of enterprise technology sales leadership experience, having led teams across multiple industries. Brian focuses on building high‑performing, customer‑centric sales organizations, scaling predictable revenue engines, and developing a partner ecosystem that accelerates growth. Since joining Cloudera in 2014, Brian has held multiple leadership roles across the organization. Prior to Cloudera, he held senior sales and leadership positions at several leading technology companies, where he worked with large enterprises on complex digital transformation initiatives and multi-year strategic deals. Brian holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Towson University.

Brian Rosso

Chief Revenue Officer, Cloudera

As chief revenue officer, Brian leads the company’s global go‑to‑market organization, which includes direct sales, channel partners, and strategic alliances. He brings nearly three decades of enterprise technology sales leadership experience, having led teams across multiple industries. Brian focuses on building high‑performing, customer‑centric sales organizations, scaling predictable revenue engines, and developing a partner ecosystem that accelerates growth. Since joining Cloudera in 2014, Brian has held multiple leadership roles across the organization. Prior to Cloudera, he held senior sales and leadership positions at several leading technology companies, where he worked with large enterprises on complex digital transformation initiatives and multi-year strategic deals. Brian holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Towson University.