EVOLVE 2025 DC | Event

Explore the Potential of Bringing AI to Your Data - Anywhere.

Join us at EVOLVE25, the industry's must-attend Data and AI Conference of the year. See why Bringing AI to Your Data - Anywhere empowers you to unlock the full potential of enterprise and agentic AI for your organization without limits or compromises! Connect with industry visionaries, data and AI experts, and your peers as we explore real-world use cases and newly announced product innovations made only possible by the industry’s only unified, hybrid data platform that Delivers the Cloud Experience - Anywhere.

AI relies on quality and accessible data. Join customer and expert-led sessions to explore best practices for unifying, managing, and leveraging data to drive real-time decision-making and transform operations and citizen services.

What you’ll learn at the EVOLVE25 Government Summit

Abhas speaking about customer successes on stage

Strategies to enhance productivity in the era of generative AI
How data and AI revolutionize federal agencies and state and local organizations
Insights from government visionaries and data experts
Real-world experiences and future views on the critical impact of AI

Visionary Speakers

The futurist for leaders: Mike Walsh

Mike Walsh is the CEO of Tomorrow, a global consultancy on designing companies for the 21st century. For the past twenty years, he has been a leading authority on disruptive innovation, digital transformation and new ways of thinking. A global nomad from a diverse ethnic background, futurist and author of three bestselling books, Mike advises some of the world’s biggest organizations on reinvention and change in this new era of machine intelligence. A specialist in AI-powered transformation, he bridges the two worlds of disruptive technology and business leadership, translating deep tech into pragmatic recommendations for leaders to seize new opportunities, transform their organizations, and change their own thinking.

Visionary Speakers

First Female White House Chief Information Officer, AI Strategist, Business and Personal Security Expert, Privacy Visionary

Theresa Payton is a trailblazer in technology and cybersecurity, making history as the first female White House Chief Information Officer, under President George W. Bush. She’s recognized as one of the world’s top advisors on secured digital transformation, AI and privacy, consulting Fortune 500 boards, CEOs, and technology executives to safeguard critical assets and navigate complex digital challenges. Because she’s the go-to expert among network television news programs and other major media outlets for her broad cybercrime-fighting knowledge, relatable persona and ability to make complex technology understandable, she starred as Deputy Commander of Intelligence on the CBS TV reality hide-and-seek show, Hunted. She’s also CEO and chief advisor of a leading digital security firm, Fortalice.

EVOLVE Agenda at a Glance

8:30 AM

Registration & Networking

Kick off the day by picking up your badge and making valuable connections with fellow attendees, partners, and Cloudera executives.

9:00 AM

Opening Keynote

Join us at Cloudera EVOLVE25 to discover how to truly harness the power of data and AI anywhere, accelerating time-to-value and gaining real-time insights. This premier event offers exclusive access to cutting-edge strategies and transformative technologies to drive real-world data and AI transformation."

Charles Sansbury: CEO, Cloudera
Frank O’Dowd: CRO, Cloudera
Abhas Ricky: Chief Strategy Officer, Cloudera
Leo Brunnick: Chief Product Officer, Cloudera
Sergio Gago: Chief Technology Officer, Cloudera
Mike Walsh: Visionary Speaker

12:00 PM

Recharge & Connect: Lunch and Partner Showcase

Enjoy a complimentary lunch before stepping into the vibrant EVOLVE Expo Hall. This is your chance to engage directly with Cloudera's leading partners, exploring their innovative solutions and real-world success stories that can elevate your data and AI initiatives.

1:00 PM

Breakout Sessions

Choose from three targeted tracks designed to help you accelerate enterprise and agentic AI adoption, revolutionize your data and analytics strategy across any environment, and unify your data with an Open Data Lakehouse for real-time, AI-ready insights.

5:30 PM

Reception & Networking Reception

Unwind and connect with peers, industry leaders, and Cloudera experts. This is your prime opportunity to expand your network, share insights, and foster collaborations in a relaxed setting.

Customer Executive Forum

By Invite Only

1:20 pm

Private Lunch

2:20 pm

Welcome & Agenda Review

2:30 pm

CEO Remarks

2:40 pm

Product Leader Fireside Chat (name TBD)

3:00 pm

Interactive Discussion

4:10 pm

Break

4:25 pm

Strategy, Product, and State of the Market Panel

5:30 PM

DIA/Evening reception

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.
Frank O’Dowd

Chief Revenue Officer, Cloudera

As chief revenue officer, Frank leads global sales, solution engineering, demand generation, and partners and is responsible for go-to-market strategy. With more than 25 years of industry experience, he has led world-class sales teams with a focus on customer transformation to meet the challenges of the digital age. Prior to Cloudera, Frank was chief sales officer at Guidewire, responsible for the organization’s global sales, sales operations, customer relationship management, and partner alliances. During his leadership, Guidewire had record bookings and accelerated the shift from an on-premises solution to their first releases in the cloud. Previously, Frank was group vice president, North America, at Oracle, where he played a crucial role in the company’s transformation to the cloud. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in economics from Louisiana State University and a master of business administration degree from the University of Miami.

Frank O’Dowd

Chief Revenue Officer, Cloudera

As chief revenue officer, Frank leads global sales, solution engineering, demand generation, and partners and is responsible for go-to-market strategy. With more than 25 years of industry experience, he has led world-class sales teams with a focus on customer transformation to meet the challenges of the digital age. Prior to Cloudera, Frank was chief sales officer at Guidewire, responsible for the organization’s global sales, sales operations, customer relationship management, and partner alliances. During his leadership, Guidewire had record bookings and accelerated the shift from an on-premises solution to their first releases in the cloud. Previously, Frank was group vice president, North America, at Oracle, where he played a crucial role in the company’s transformation to the cloud. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in economics from Louisiana State University and a master of business administration degree from the University of Miami.

Frank O’Dowd

Chief Revenue Officer, Cloudera

As chief revenue officer, Frank leads global sales, solution engineering, demand generation, and partners and is responsible for go-to-market strategy. With more than 25 years of industry experience, he has led world-class sales teams with a focus on customer transformation to meet the challenges of the digital age. Prior to Cloudera, Frank was chief sales officer at Guidewire, responsible for the organization’s global sales, sales operations, customer relationship management, and partner alliances. During his leadership, Guidewire had record bookings and accelerated the shift from an on-premises solution to their first releases in the cloud. Previously, Frank was group vice president, North America, at Oracle, where he played a crucial role in the company’s transformation to the cloud. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in economics from Louisiana State University and a master of business administration degree from the University of Miami.
Sergio Gago

Chief Technology Officer, Cloudera

Sergio Gago

Chief Technology Officer, Cloudera

Sergio Gago

Chief Technology Officer, Cloudera
Venkat Rajaji

SVP, Product Management, Cloudera

I am a passionate and enthusiastic Enterprise Software Product leader. I have a lot of experience transforming companies to the cloud, accelerating cloud growth by launching cloud native offerings, and growing companies through mergers and acquisitions and driving growth out of those acquisitions. I have a particular passion for the data and analytics space in particular and growing businesses in this space. While I have spent most of my career in product management, I have a diverse background including work in Product Marketing, Strategy, Management Consulting, Sales Operations, Renewals, Corporate Development and Mergers and Acquisitions, and Marketing. I have been fortunate to be part of some amazing companies that have achieved amazing outcomes such as a 10x exit and doubling Cloud ARR during my tenures with these companies. These outcomes are not achieved without amazing people, teamwork, collaboration, and team empowerment, which I try to foster as a product leader.

Venkat Rajaji

SVP, Product Management, Cloudera

I am a passionate and enthusiastic Enterprise Software Product leader. I have a lot of experience transforming companies to the cloud, accelerating cloud growth by launching cloud native offerings, and growing companies through mergers and acquisitions and driving growth out of those acquisitions. I have a particular passion for the data and analytics space in particular and growing businesses in this space. While I have spent most of my career in product management, I have a diverse background including work in Product Marketing, Strategy, Management Consulting, Sales Operations, Renewals, Corporate Development and Mergers and Acquisitions, and Marketing. I have been fortunate to be part of some amazing companies that have achieved amazing outcomes such as a 10x exit and doubling Cloud ARR during my tenures with these companies. These outcomes are not achieved without amazing people, teamwork, collaboration, and team empowerment, which I try to foster as a product leader.

Venkat Rajaji

SVP, Product Management, Cloudera

I am a passionate and enthusiastic Enterprise Software Product leader. I have a lot of experience transforming companies to the cloud, accelerating cloud growth by launching cloud native offerings, and growing companies through mergers and acquisitions and driving growth out of those acquisitions. I have a particular passion for the data and analytics space in particular and growing businesses in this space. While I have spent most of my career in product management, I have a diverse background including work in Product Marketing, Strategy, Management Consulting, Sales Operations, Renewals, Corporate Development and Mergers and Acquisitions, and Marketing. I have been fortunate to be part of some amazing companies that have achieved amazing outcomes such as a 10x exit and doubling Cloud ARR during my tenures with these companies. These outcomes are not achieved without amazing people, teamwork, collaboration, and team empowerment, which I try to foster as a product leader.

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Welcome to our Sponsors

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Chief Executive Officer Charles Sansbury shaking hands with Chief Revenue Officer Frank O’Dowd

Speaker Abhas on the main stage at Evolve

Award winner receiving a Data Impact Award

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Become a sponsor

Become a sponsor of EVOLVE25 Government Summit, Cloudera’s premier customer event - Bringing AI to your Data-Anywhere. Join today for promotional opportunities and to gain access to Cloudera’s most engaged and successful customers.

Nominations are open for Cloudera's Data Impact Awards

These prestigious awards recognize outstanding data-driven projects that have had significant business impact within organizations, across industries, and globally.

Nominate teams who are driving meaningful change by innovating in one of the following categories:

Analytics, ML, and AI Advantages

Spotlighting enterprises that harness Cloudera to power analytics, business intelligence, ML, AI, LLMs, and RAGs.

Hybrid and Infrastructure Modernization

Highlighting the impact of infrastructure on data and AI—from public cloud migrations to hybrid expansions to on-premises optimization.

Open Data Lakehouse and Iceberg Innovation

Championing the use of open, scalable data lakehouses for seamless data interoperability across on premises, hybrid, and cloud.

Data Governance and Fabric Excellence

Recognizing organizations transforming data governance with an intelligent data fabric for enterprise-wide data and metadata control.

Data in Motion and Streaming Success

Celebrating excellence in harnessing the power of data in motion to process and analyze data across all environments to drive faster responses.

Agenda

August 6

Ancillary Activities

Customer Executive Forum

Iceberg Workshop

GenAI Immersion Workshop

Analyst Roundtable

APAC Data Impact Awards Dinner

August 7

EVOLVE25

General Session

• Welcome to EVOLVE25 APAC
• The Cloudera Vision
• Inspirational Keynote
• Customer Discussions

Lunch

Breakout 1: Deliver True Hybrid

Breakout 2 - Enable Modern Data Architectures

Breakout 3 - Accelerate Enterprise AI

Welcome to our Sponsors

Global Cloud Sponsor

Global Sponsor

Call for speakers:

We invite thought leaders and innovative thinkers to showcase their lessons learned, best practices, and business benefits. Each session is scheduled for 40-60 minutes, which includes time for Q&A.

We are looking for compelling presentations that address the challenges of today’s business environment – stories of modernizing data architectures to deliver data products, accelerating AI for automation and advantage, and delivering business-critical data and analytics via the Cloud and beyond, and many other topics.

Here are a few questions to consider when submitting your session:

How are your projects managing what happens when new-age technology collides with legacy systems?
Do you have an evolving and cutting-edge AI strategy and how is it driving business value?
Does your business trust your organizational data? How did you build that strategy and trust?

Welcome and Keynotes

Welcome to EVOLVE24 APAC

Frank O'Dowd: Chief Revenue Officer, Cloudera
Remus Lim: SVP - Asia Pacific & Japan, Cloudera

The Cloudera Vision

Charles Sansbury: CEO, Cloudera

CSO KEYNOTE

Abhas Ricky: Chief Strategy Officer, Cloudera
Featuring Adrien Chenailler: Head of Data Science, OCBC

DATA IMPACT AWARDS PANEL: AI ACCELERATION

Kurnia Rosyada: SVP Enterprise Data Analytics, Bank Mandiri
Skunpoj Thanarojsophon: Assistant Director - Data Analytics, Bank of Thailand
Fredric Fanthome: Head - Customer Success & COO - Enterprise Data Platform, DBS
Adrien Chenailler: Head of Data Science, OCBC
Alvin Eng: Head of Enterprise AI & Analytics, UOB
Facilitator - Priyank Patel: VP - Product Management, Cloudera

CUSTOMER KEYNOTE

"Making AI Work for Enterprises: Unleashing the Power of GenAI in Financial Services and Industrial Sectors"

Dr. David Hardoon: CEO, Aboitiz Data Innovation

CUSTOMER KEYNOTE

Fredric Fanthome: Head - Customer Success & COO - Enterprise Data Platform, DBS

PRODUCT KEYNOTE

Venkat Rajaji: SVP - Product Management, Cloudera
Jeff Healey: SVP - Product Marketing, Cloudera
Priyank Patel: VP - Product Management, Cloudera
Featuring Naoki Kobayashi: General Manager - Data Engineering, SMCC/JRI

FIRESIDE CHAT

Cheolho Choi: Technical Director, Line Yahoo Corporation Japan
Moderator - Bill Zhang, Senior Director, Product Management, Cloudera

Nominations open for Cloudera's Data Impact Awards

These prestigious awards recognize outstanding data-driven projects that have made a significant business impact within their organizations, across industries, and globally.

Nominate your team for a Data Impact Award!

We will recognize organizations in the following five categories:

AI Acceleration

Organizations making an innovative business impact using Cloudera for trusted data powering Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Large Language Models, and more.

Cloud (Native)
Innovation

Organizations leveraging cloud-native architectures for innovative data, analytics and AI, using one or more public clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP) and/or private, on-prem infrastructure.

Modern Architectures & Pipelines

Organizations that have excelled in designing and implementing innovative data architectures that effectively support the full data lifecycle – from ingestion to analytics.

Leadership & Transformation

Teams and/or data leaders driving transformation with Cloudera and programs that promote enterprise-wide impact, data literacy, transparent decision-making, and tools that empower employees to effectively use data.

People & Society

Recognizing data’s broader implications, with initiatives extend beyond organizational walls and financial impact. Whether through community engagement, environmental sustainability, or public health initiatives, they highlight data’s positive influence on the world at large.

DC Government Summit
Oct. 22, 2025 • Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004

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Bringing AI to Your Data - Anywhere

Explore the Potential of Bringing AI to Your Data - Anywhere.

What you’ll learn at the EVOLVE25 Government Summit

The futurist for leaders: Mike Walsh

First Female White House Chief Information Officer, AI Strategist, Business and Personal Security Expert, Privacy Visionary

EVOLVE Agenda at a Glance

Customer Executive Forum

Featured Speakers

Charles Sansbury

Charles Sansbury

Charles Sansbury

Abhas Ricky

Abhas Ricky

Abhas Ricky

Leo Brunnick

Leo Brunnick

Leo Brunnick

Frank O’Dowd

Frank O’Dowd

Frank O’Dowd

Sergio Gago

Sergio Gago

Sergio Gago

Venkat Rajaji

Venkat Rajaji

Venkat Rajaji

Welcome to our Sponsors

Global Sponsor

Global Sponsor

Global Sponsor

Premier Sponsor

Become a sponsor

Nominations are open for Cloudera's Data Impact Awards

Analytics, ML, and AI Advantages

Hybrid and Infrastructure Modernization

Open Data Lakehouse and Iceberg Innovation

Data Governance and Fabric Excellence

Data in Motion and Streaming Success

Agenda

Welcome to our Sponsors

Global Cloud Sponsor

Global Sponsor

Global Sponsor

Global Sponsor

Call for speakers:

Welcome and Keynotes

Nominations open for Cloudera's Data Impact Awards

AI Acceleration

Cloud (Native) Innovation

Modern Architectures & Pipelines

Leadership & Transformation

People & Society

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