Cloudera

    • Wednesday, August 6

    Customer Executive Forum

    By Invite only

    10:00 AM
    Customer Executive Forum

    Today’s Cloudera

    12:00 PM
    Executive Lunch
    1:00 PM
    Customer Executive Forum

    Discussion & Feedback Session

    4:00 PM
    Awards Networking Reception
    5:00 PM
    Break
    7:00 PM
    EVOLVE25 APAC Awards Gala Dinner
    10:00 PM
    End

    Workshops

    Open to All

    9:00 AM
    Building Secure AI Agents for Financial Workflows

    Learn to design and deploy agentic AI use cases securely on Cloudera. This hands-on workshop explores using AI agents and private models to automate financial workflows, powered by Cloudera Agent Studio and AI Inference Service.

    12:00 PM
    Lunch
    1:00 PM
    Mastering the Data Flow

    A Workshop on maintaining a transparent data pipeline, governance and AI readiness with Octopai Automated Data Lineage.

    3:30 PM
    Ignite the Cloud Shift: Accelerating Your Hybrid Journey With Cloudera
    • Explore the strategic value of hybrid architectures and uncover real-world success stories. 
    • Learn how to accelerate your cloud shift while maximising value from existing on-prem investments.
    5:30 PM
    End

    Thursday, August 7

    Main Stage Agenda

    8:55 AM

    Opening & Welcome to EVOLVE25

    • Remus Lim: SVP, Cloudera APAC

    Today’s Cloudera

    • Charles Sansbury: CEO, Cloudera

    Your Growth, Our Mission: A CRO's Perspective

    • Frank O'Dowd: Chief Revenue Officer, Cloudera

    Cloudera Product & Strategy Keynote

    • Leo Brunnick: Chief Product Officer, Cloudera 
    • Sergio Gago: Chief Technology Officer, Cloudera
    10:50 AM

    Break

    11:15 AM

    Fueling the AI Future: Data, Deployment, and Tangible Outcomes

    To fully unlock the transformative potential of AI, it must be seamlessly integrated into the core systems, cloud infrastructures, and edge environments that power modern enterprises. In today’s session, we will explore the key pillars of a modern data platform — including ubiquitous deployment, Private AI, and most importantly, how to drive measurable success through tangible ROI.
     
    • Deepika Giri, Head of Research - BD & AI, IDC

     

    How Leaders Are Turning AI Ambition into Action Featuring SCB and Allianz

    • Remus Lim: SVP Cloudera APAC
    • David Hardoon: AI Global Head, Standard Chartered Bank
    • Vinod Sukumaran: Head of Data and Analytics, Allianz Technology SE Australia

    Scaling Enterprise AI: Lessons, Reflections, and What's Next at OCBC

    Join Donald MacDonald, President of the Group Data Office at OCBC, and Cloudera CRO Frank O’Dowd for a fireside chat, exploring OCBC's journey to scale AI across a complex enterprise.
     
    • Frank O'Dowd: Chief Revenue Officer, Cloudera
    • Donald MacDonald: Managing Director & Head of Group Data Office, OCBC

    Customer Keynote: Krutrim

    • Navendu Agarwal: SVP and Head of Business, Krutrim

    Scaling AI & Innovation in Banking: How Axis Bank Transformed Their Data

    Join Axis Bank and AWS to explore a unified data platform on Cloudera and AWS.
     
    • Ganesh Srinivasan: Senior Vice President, Axis Bank
    • Laurent Guizard: Principal Solutions Architect - Global Financial Services, AWS

    Keynote: The AI-Powered Decade Ahead

    • Mike Walsh: Visionary Speaker
    1:00 PM

    Lunch

    Accelerate Enterprise & Agentic AI

    2:00 PM

    Keynote: See Into the Future of Agents With Private AI

    Understand why Private AI is key for innovation and competitive advantage. See examples of enterprises using Cloudera’s platform to operationalise GenAI and turn data into action securely.
     
    • Priyank Patel: VP Product Management, Cloudera

    Enterprise-Grade GenAI With Axis Bank: Fast & Secure Inference at Scale

    Discover how Cloudera AI Inference service, powered by NVIDIA NIM microservices, enables high-performance GenAI deployment across hybrid environments. Hear how enterprises operationalize LLMs, meet strict SLAs, and unlock new business value while protecting sensitive data anywhere Inference runs.
     
    • Adrien Chenailler: AI Industry Director, Cloudera
    • Ranjeet Praharaj: AICoE, Axis Bank

    Accelerating AI Development With Vodafone & Cloudera AI

    Learn to rapidly build, test, and deploy machine learning and GenAI solutions securely and collaboratively at scale. Watch live demos showcasing seamless platform integration, data access, and low-code/high-code development environments with an AI Copilot assistant.
     
    • Muhammad Aamir Saleem: Head of AI, Cloudera APAC
    • Kapil Singhal: Head of Data & Analytics, Vodafone Idea
    • Amit Jain: General Manager, Data & Analytics, Vodafone Idea
    3:50 PM

    Break

    4:10 PM

    Operationalise Agentic AI: From Assistants to Autonomous Workflows With OCBC

     Learn how organisations use Cloudera AI Studios, including Agent Studio to design and deploy intelligent agents and orchestrate complex workflows. See real-world use cases, safe deployment techniques, and strategies to maximize ROI with governed, composable architectures.
     
    • Muhammad Aamir Saleem: Head of AI, Cloudera APAC
    • Kenneth Zhu: Head of Data Science, OCBC

    Unlocking Enterprise AI Value at Scale for Measurable Business Impact With BNI

    Explore key topics including the evolution of enterprise AI and transforming AI potential into business impact. Listen to a customer spotlight on BNI's enterprise AI vision.
    • Paaritosh Tandon: Head of Value Management, Cloudera APAC
    • Billie Setiawan: Head of Data Management & Analytics, Bank Negara Indonesia
    • Robby Indarto: Head of Data Science, Bank Negara Indonesia
    5:30 PM

    APAC Awards Ceremony & Celebration

    7:10 PM

    End

    Experience the Cloud Anywhere

    2:00 PM

    Keynote: Accelerating the Future: Delivering Cloud Anywhere Across All Environments

    Join us to explore how Cloudera is driving innovation in hybrid cloud, simplifying the management of data, analytics, and AI across environments. Discover advancements that enhance deployment, agility, and future-proof your organization against changing technology. Learn key strategies and real-world examples to leverage our platform for addressing current challenges and seizing future opportunities with a flexible, scalable, and intelligent hybrid architecture.
     
    • Karthik Krishnamoorthy: VP Product Management, Cloudera
    • Wim Stoop: Senior Product Marketing Director, Cloudera

    Power Up Your Cloud Anywhere With Data Services

    This session will explore what Data Services are and their crucial role in simplifying data management and analytics across diverse environments. Understand how these services facilitate true hybrid functionality, ensuring consistency and efficiency whether your data resides on-premises or in the cloud.
     
    • Rahul Sharma: Director, Product Mangement, Cloudera
    • Rahul Buddisagar: Director, Engineering, Cloudera

    Scaling Personalised Engagement: How PTTOR Delivers 9 Million+ Offers With a Cloud Anywhere-Powered Next Best Offer Journey

    Discover how PTT Oil and Retail (PTTOR) transformed its customer engagement strategy with a scalable Next Best Offer (NBO) platform. Learn how Cloudera’s hybrid cloud data architecture helped PTTOR deliver daily personalized offers to 9 million+ customers—boosting campaign speed, operational agility, and revenue impact.
     
    • Pakorn Suriyabhivadh: Senior Executive, Vice President, Digital Business and Solutions, PTT Oil and Retail Business
    • Tubsamon Dusitsopittawong: Senior Data Scientist, PTT Oil and Retail Business
    • Mr. Thanatcha Kanchanapon: Data Scientist, PTT Oil and Retail Business
    3:50 PM

    Break

    4:10 PM

    Scaling AI-Driven Innovation in the Cloud: Allianz Moves to Cloudera on Azure to Power Advanced Analytics & AI

    Learn how Allianz Australia transformed its enterprise data platform by migrating 60TB+ of production data to Cloudera on Azure—enabling scalable, cloud-native operations across Spark, Hive, Impala, and more. Discover how this future-ready foundation is now powering advanced analytics and AI use cases with Cloudera Machine Learning (CML).
     
    • Vinod Sukumaran: Head of Business Intelligence and Data Analytics Technology, Allianz Technology SE Australia
    • Sambath Murali: Lead Data Engineer, Allianz Technology SE Australia

    More Than Just Cloud: Impactful, Private AI Needs a Cloud Anywhere Platform — A Discussion With Amdocs

    Discover how organisations face challenges with a one-size-fits-all cloud approach to AI, leading to cost inefficiencies, performance bottlenecks, and security vulnerabilities. Learn how Private AI provides fast, powerful insights from models and agents without compliance issues and with full infrastructure flexibility.
     
    • Wim Stoop: Senior Product Marketing Director, Cloudera
    • Boaz Rubin: VP, Head of Network Software R&D, Amdocs
    5:30 PM

    APAC Awards Ceremony & Celebration

    7:10 PM

    End

    Unify With The Open Data Lakehouse

    2:00 PM

    Keynote: AI Agents Are Here, but Is Your Data Ready?

    Explore how AI agents can transform businesses, relying on the data that fuels them. Learn about the essential pillars of a data platform designed for high-volume, reliable needs of AI agents and human users.
     
    • Anu Mohan: VP Data Strategy, Cloudera
    • Navita Sood: Product Marketing Director, Cloudera

    Unlock the Future of Data Access With Fast & Federated Insights – Powered by Conversational AI

    Discover the integration of Trino, a high-speed SQL query engine, enabling lightning-fast queries across Apache Iceberg tables and multiple data sources. Explore enhancements to our data visualisation tools, featuring AI-powered capabilities that allow business users to "talk to their data" for quick answers without complex queries.
     
    • Ranjan Das: Product Director, Cloudera
    • Juno Schaser: Product Director, Cloudera

    Achieve Full Visibility With AI-Powered Data Governance & Lineage

    Learn how fragmented data sources and silos impact reliability and discover strategies to restore trust in your data. Explore automated, multi-layer data lineage for end-to-end visibility, empowering you to tackle data challenges and deliver trusted information by intelligently activating your metadata.
     
    • Adam Segal: Senior Sales Engineer, Cloudera
    • Navita Sood: Product Marketing Director, Cloudera
    3:50 PM

    Break

    4:10 PM

    Build a Future-Ready, AI-Driven Data Ecosystem With the Open Data Lakehouse ft. Axis Bank

    Learn about the evolution of data landscapes from traditional data warehouses to modern, scalable architectures like the Open Data Lakehouse. Explore key drivers for next-gen banking data platforms.  Listen to the case study of Axis Bank leveraging the Cloudera Open Data Lakehouse to build an AI-driven data ecosystem.
     
    • Bill Zhang: VP Product Strategies, Cloudera
    • Sanjay Kumar: SVP (II) -  Head of Data Platform, Axis Bank

    Introducing Data Sharing: Effortless Collaboration Without Costly Data Movement or Replication

    Learn how this data sharing enables teams to work on the same data without costly data movement or replication, aligning with modern data mesh principles for decentralised ownership and access. Discuss the transformative potential of Data Clean Rooms, allowing organisations to collaborate on sensitive datasets with external partners while ensuring strict governance and compliance.
     
    • Rajkamal Sarma: Principal Product Manager, Cloudera
    • Akshat Marthur: Product Manager, Cloudera

    Vodafone Idea Automates Compliance With Apache Iceberg

    • Bill Zhang: VP Product Strategies, Cloudera
    • Kapil Singhal: Vice President, Data & Analytics, Vodafone Idea
    5:30 PM

    APAC Awards Ceremony & Celebration

    7:10 PM

    End

    EVOLVE26 Pre-Day Agenda at a Glance

    Wednesday, August 19
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    Customer Executive Forum

    By invite only

    Workshops
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    Lunch
    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    Workshops

    EVOLVE26 Agenda at a Glance  

    Thursday, August 20
    9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Opening Mainstage
     
    • Welcome
    • Today’s Cloudera
    • CRO Keynote
    • Strategy Update
    • Customer Speaker
    11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    Breakout Track: AI Anywhere
    Development to Inference with Private AI Session 1 & 2
    Breakout Track: Data Anywhere
    Data Center to Edge with Full Control Session 1 & 2
    12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
    Lunch
     
    • Partner Pavilion
    • Tech Talks
    1:45 PM - 2:50 PM
    Women Leaders in Technology Luncheon

    The fourth era of Women Leaders in Technology (WLIT) is here and it marks a shift from access to influence, a more inclusive model of leadership. This event convenes a global community to explore how technology is redefining who leads and how, empowering individuals at every level to drive meaningful impact across industries. All are welcome.

    1:45 PM - 2:50 PM
    Breakout Track: AI Anywhere
    Development to Inference with Private AI Session 3 & 4
    Breakout Track: Data Anywhere
    Data Center to Edge with Full Control Session 3 & 4
    3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
    Closing Mainstage
     
    • CRO Closing Keynote
    • Customer Speaker
    • External Speaker…to be announced
    4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
    Data Impact Awards & Celebration

    Join us as we celebrate organizations driving real business impact through data and AI

    SINGAPORE

    AUG. 20, 2025 • Sands Expo & Convention Center, Orchid and Melati Ballrooms, Singapore, 018956

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