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Autonomy
On-Device ML
Enterprise Use Case
Industrial Edge
Data Privacy & Governance
Enterprise Use Case

Author:

Michael McLaughlin

Head of AI ML and Advanced Analytics
Children's National Hospital

Mike is the Head of AI/ML & Advanced Analytics at the Children’s National Hospital in Washington DC. At Children’s he leads the team responsible for developing, monitoring, and maintaining custom AI/ML applications in addition to driving AI governance and upskilling initiatives. He’s spent his entire career in the healthcare industry emphasizing AI and advanced analytics. His prior roles include leadership roles at Monogram Health, Exact Sciences, and Elevance.

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Michael McLaughlin

Head of AI ML and Advanced Analytics
Children's National Hospital

Mike is the Head of AI/ML & Advanced Analytics at the Children’s National Hospital in Washington DC. At Children’s he leads the team responsible for developing, monitoring, and maintaining custom AI/ML applications in addition to driving AI governance and upskilling initiatives. He’s spent his entire career in the healthcare industry emphasizing AI and advanced analytics. His prior roles include leadership roles at Monogram Health, Exact Sciences, and Elevance.

Memory

Author:

Rochan Sankar

Co-Founder & CEO
Enfabrica

Rochan is Founder, President and CEO of Enfabrica. Prior to founding Enfabrica, he was Senior Director and leader of the Data Center Ethernet switch silicon business at Broadcom, where he defined and brought to market multiple generations of Tomahawk/Trident chips and helped build industry-wide ecosystems including 25G Ethernet and disaggregated whitebox networking.

Prior, he held roles in product management, chip architecture, and applications engineering across startup and public semiconductor companies. Rochan holds a B.A.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto and an MBA from the Wharton School, and has 6 issued patents.

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Rochan Sankar

Co-Founder & CEO
Enfabrica

Rochan is Founder, President and CEO of Enfabrica. Prior to founding Enfabrica, he was Senior Director and leader of the Data Center Ethernet switch silicon business at Broadcom, where he defined and brought to market multiple generations of Tomahawk/Trident chips and helped build industry-wide ecosystems including 25G Ethernet and disaggregated whitebox networking.

Prior, he held roles in product management, chip architecture, and applications engineering across startup and public semiconductor companies. Rochan holds a B.A.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto and an MBA from the Wharton School, and has 6 issued patents.

Author:

Anahita Mouro

Global Lead, Data Center Field Reliability & Quality
Google

Transformational Quality Leader with over 15 years of experience in mission-critical industries and technical infrastructure with a proven track record in driving operational excellence and product reliability and quality improvements through innovative strategies, exceptional leadership, and meticulous execution.  She is adept at enhancing organizational efficiency, reducing costs, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Anahita is a certified ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt and Quality Engineer with deep expertise in managing large-scale projects and leading cross-functional teams to achieve strategic goals.
Passionate about building and leading high-performing technical teams and enable their success and growth.

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Anahita Mouro

Global Lead, Data Center Field Reliability & Quality
Google

Transformational Quality Leader with over 15 years of experience in mission-critical industries and technical infrastructure with a proven track record in driving operational excellence and product reliability and quality improvements through innovative strategies, exceptional leadership, and meticulous execution.  She is adept at enhancing organizational efficiency, reducing costs, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Anahita is a certified ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt and Quality Engineer with deep expertise in managing large-scale projects and leading cross-functional teams to achieve strategic goals.
Passionate about building and leading high-performing technical teams and enable their success and growth.

Autonomy
On-Device ML
Compute
Industrial Edge

Author:

Krishna Rangasayee

Founder and CEO
SiMa.ai

Krishna Rangasayee is Founder and CEO of SiMa.ai. Previously, Krishna was COO of Groq and at Xilinx for 18 years, where he held multiple senior leadership roles including Senior Vice President and GM of the overall business, and Executive Vice President of global sales. While at Xilinx, Krishna grew the business to $2.5B in revenue at 70% gross margin while creating the foundation for 10+ quarters of sustained sequential growth and market share expansion. Prior to Xilinx, he held various engineering and business roles at Altera Corporation and Cypress Semiconductor. He holds 25+ international patents and has served on the board of directors of public and private companies.

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Krishna Rangasayee

Founder and CEO
SiMa.ai

Krishna Rangasayee is Founder and CEO of SiMa.ai. Previously, Krishna was COO of Groq and at Xilinx for 18 years, where he held multiple senior leadership roles including Senior Vice President and GM of the overall business, and Executive Vice President of global sales. While at Xilinx, Krishna grew the business to $2.5B in revenue at 70% gross margin while creating the foundation for 10+ quarters of sustained sequential growth and market share expansion. Prior to Xilinx, he held various engineering and business roles at Altera Corporation and Cypress Semiconductor. He holds 25+ international patents and has served on the board of directors of public and private companies.

Data Privacy & Governance

Author:

Rohith Vangalla

Lead Software Engineer
Optum

Dr. Rohith Vangalla is a Senior IEEE Member, AI Researcher, and Lead Software Engineer at Optum Technologies, specializing in AI-driven automation, cybersecurity, and enterprise AI infrastructure. With over ten years of experience, he has pioneered AI solutions in healthcare, digital marketing, and aviation, publishing impactful research that has transformed industry practices. At Optum, he has been instrumental in developing AI-driven chatbots, secure automation frameworks, and scalable AI solutions that enhance efficiency, compliance, and real-time decision-making. As a scholar, reviewer, and judge for major AI conferences, Dr. Vangalla continues to shape the future of AI infrastructure, privacy-first systems, and responsible AI development.

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Rohith Vangalla

Lead Software Engineer
Optum

Dr. Rohith Vangalla is a Senior IEEE Member, AI Researcher, and Lead Software Engineer at Optum Technologies, specializing in AI-driven automation, cybersecurity, and enterprise AI infrastructure. With over ten years of experience, he has pioneered AI solutions in healthcare, digital marketing, and aviation, publishing impactful research that has transformed industry practices. At Optum, he has been instrumental in developing AI-driven chatbots, secure automation frameworks, and scalable AI solutions that enhance efficiency, compliance, and real-time decision-making. As a scholar, reviewer, and judge for major AI conferences, Dr. Vangalla continues to shape the future of AI infrastructure, privacy-first systems, and responsible AI development.

Networking
Panelists

Author:

Bernie Malouin

CEO
JetCool, A Flex Company

Bernie Malouin is CEO of JetCool, A Flex Company.

Dedicating over 15 years to cooling innovation, Dr. Bernie Malouin is at the forefront of revolutionizing liquid cooling solutions in high-power electronics for data centers. He began his career at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, where he pioneered and patented microconvective liquid cooling technology—a breakthrough that enhances cooling efficiency by directing fluid jets at processor hotspots, setting a new standard for thermal management.

As the founder of JetCool, Malouin collaborates with chipmakers, OEMs, and hyperscalers to advance high-performance computing and AI workloads. In November 2024, JetCool was acquired by Flex, a global manufacturing and supply chain solutions provider, to bolster its data center and power portfolio.  Following the acquisition, Malouin leads JetCool’s liquid cooling initiatives within the Communications, Enterprise, and Cloud (CEC) division. In this capacity, he continues to drive the industry toward greater efficiency, resiliency, and environmental sustainability.

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Bernie Malouin

CEO
JetCool, A Flex Company

Bernie Malouin is CEO of JetCool, A Flex Company.

Dedicating over 15 years to cooling innovation, Dr. Bernie Malouin is at the forefront of revolutionizing liquid cooling solutions in high-power electronics for data centers. He began his career at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, where he pioneered and patented microconvective liquid cooling technology—a breakthrough that enhances cooling efficiency by directing fluid jets at processor hotspots, setting a new standard for thermal management.

As the founder of JetCool, Malouin collaborates with chipmakers, OEMs, and hyperscalers to advance high-performance computing and AI workloads. In November 2024, JetCool was acquired by Flex, a global manufacturing and supply chain solutions provider, to bolster its data center and power portfolio.  Following the acquisition, Malouin leads JetCool’s liquid cooling initiatives within the Communications, Enterprise, and Cloud (CEC) division. In this capacity, he continues to drive the industry toward greater efficiency, resiliency, and environmental sustainability.

Author:

Taymur Ahmad

Founder & CEO
actnano

Taymur Ahmad is the Founder and CEO of actnano Inc. Prior to founding actnano, Mr. Ahmad had 18 years of manufacturing management experience with Fortune 50 companies such as Alcoa and Philips Electronics. Among other accolades, in 2010 he was awarded the "Visionary of the Year" award by Surface Mount Technology magazine. Mr. Ahmad's success stories have been featured in various magazines and newspapers including USA Today. Dell's Center for Entrepreneurs picked Mr. Ahmad to be one of the top 50 CEO's in the world. He is a member of the Dell founders 50 club and the Philips Alumni Club. Mr. Ahmad speaks 5 languages, and has lived in Europe and Asia. He earned his MBA from Business School Lausanne in Switzerland, and his Engineering degree from the University of Iowa.

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Taymur Ahmad

Founder & CEO
actnano

Taymur Ahmad is the Founder and CEO of actnano Inc. Prior to founding actnano, Mr. Ahmad had 18 years of manufacturing management experience with Fortune 50 companies such as Alcoa and Philips Electronics. Among other accolades, in 2010 he was awarded the "Visionary of the Year" award by Surface Mount Technology magazine. Mr. Ahmad's success stories have been featured in various magazines and newspapers including USA Today. Dell's Center for Entrepreneurs picked Mr. Ahmad to be one of the top 50 CEO's in the world. He is a member of the Dell founders 50 club and the Philips Alumni Club. Mr. Ahmad speaks 5 languages, and has lived in Europe and Asia. He earned his MBA from Business School Lausanne in Switzerland, and his Engineering degree from the University of Iowa.

Data Privacy & Governance
Gen AI

Author:

Lisa Cohen

Head of Data Science
Anthropic

 

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Lisa Cohen

Head of Data Science
Anthropic

 

Author:

Chandra Kapireddy

Head of Analytics, AI ML, & Gen AI
Truist

Chandra Kapireddy is joining our leadership team as the Head of Analytics, AI/ML, and Gen AI. Chandra brings over 27 years of experience building and leading world-class data, analytics, and artificial intelligence teams. Recognized for his expertise in change leadership, strategy and execution, team building, and delivering results, Chandra has an impressive track record of innovative solutions and driving substantial business growth within the financial services sector.

Chandra has held key leadership positions at some of the industry’s leading companies, including JP Morgan Chase, Capital One, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Oracle, and AWS. Most recently, he served as Managing Director and Head of AI/ML Products for JPMorgan Chase. Chandra was also a member of JP Morgan Chase’s AI executive council, where he played a pivotal role in shaping the strategy, products, controls, and governance across the company. His visionary leadership has driven innovations in cloud computing, data analytics, and AI/ML earning him numerous awards.

Chandra’s extensive experience and enthusiasm for cutting-edge technologies will provide powerful leadership in a critical area of our technology future.   Please join us in welcoming Chandra to the Enterprise Data & Analytics leadership team.

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Chandra Kapireddy

Head of Analytics, AI ML, & Gen AI
Truist

Chandra Kapireddy is joining our leadership team as the Head of Analytics, AI/ML, and Gen AI. Chandra brings over 27 years of experience building and leading world-class data, analytics, and artificial intelligence teams. Recognized for his expertise in change leadership, strategy and execution, team building, and delivering results, Chandra has an impressive track record of innovative solutions and driving substantial business growth within the financial services sector.

Chandra has held key leadership positions at some of the industry’s leading companies, including JP Morgan Chase, Capital One, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Oracle, and AWS. Most recently, he served as Managing Director and Head of AI/ML Products for JPMorgan Chase. Chandra was also a member of JP Morgan Chase’s AI executive council, where he played a pivotal role in shaping the strategy, products, controls, and governance across the company. His visionary leadership has driven innovations in cloud computing, data analytics, and AI/ML earning him numerous awards.

Chandra’s extensive experience and enthusiasm for cutting-edge technologies will provide powerful leadership in a critical area of our technology future.   Please join us in welcoming Chandra to the Enterprise Data & Analytics leadership team.

Author:

Nikhil Sukhtankar

Head of Product Conversational AI & Messaging Platforms
PayPal

As Head of AI & Messaging Platforms org at PayPal, Nikhil leads Product Management & Conversational AI Design teams. Nikhil is responsible for defining the vision & strategy to bring advancements in AI, especially Generative AI & NLU/NLP to power intuitive & intelligent experiences for PayPal's Consumers & Small-Medium Business Merchants. He brings over two decades of experience in building and growing enterprise scale consumer products across technology start-ups, growth companies and S&P 500 large companies. In recent years, my focus has been on building enterprise-scale vertical Applied AI platforms that offer capabilities & services such as AI powered Chatbot, Voice / IVR applications, Semantic & Lexical Search, Agent Assist Solutions (Smart Replies, Summarization) etc within Consumer Wallet, Payments, SMB Merchants, Shopping / Rewards & Customer Success domains. Nikhil also is a Product Advisor to a handful of startups leaders and CEOs. Nikhil has a technical background with Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and has also earned an AI & ML certification from MIT.

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Nikhil Sukhtankar

Head of Product Conversational AI & Messaging Platforms
PayPal

As Head of AI & Messaging Platforms org at PayPal, Nikhil leads Product Management & Conversational AI Design teams. Nikhil is responsible for defining the vision & strategy to bring advancements in AI, especially Generative AI & NLU/NLP to power intuitive & intelligent experiences for PayPal's Consumers & Small-Medium Business Merchants. He brings over two decades of experience in building and growing enterprise scale consumer products across technology start-ups, growth companies and S&P 500 large companies. In recent years, my focus has been on building enterprise-scale vertical Applied AI platforms that offer capabilities & services such as AI powered Chatbot, Voice / IVR applications, Semantic & Lexical Search, Agent Assist Solutions (Smart Replies, Summarization) etc within Consumer Wallet, Payments, SMB Merchants, Shopping / Rewards & Customer Success domains. Nikhil also is a Product Advisor to a handful of startups leaders and CEOs. Nikhil has a technical background with Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and has also earned an AI & ML certification from MIT.

Author:

Manu Fontaine

Governing Board Member
Confidential Computing Consortium

Manu Fontaine serves on the Governing Board of the Confidential Computing Consortium, hosted within the Linux Foundation. He is also the Founder and CEO of Hushmesh Inc., a Public Benefit cybersecurity startup and NATO DIANA Innovator based in the Washington, D.C. area. Hushmesh is developing, deploying, and operating the Mesh—a global information infrastructure akin to the Web, but with automated, decentralized cryptographic security built in. Built entirely on Confidential Computing technology, the Mesh blueprint is mathematically and technically optimal for securing the Agentic Era. Prior to Hushmesh, Manu led identity, privacy, and security-centric product initiatives in the data center, mobile, and consumer spaces at Brightspot, EMC, AOL, and Alcatel. He holds two Masters in Electrical Engineering from the University of Louvain, Belgium.

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Manu Fontaine

Governing Board Member
Confidential Computing Consortium

Manu Fontaine serves on the Governing Board of the Confidential Computing Consortium, hosted within the Linux Foundation. He is also the Founder and CEO of Hushmesh Inc., a Public Benefit cybersecurity startup and NATO DIANA Innovator based in the Washington, D.C. area. Hushmesh is developing, deploying, and operating the Mesh—a global information infrastructure akin to the Web, but with automated, decentralized cryptographic security built in. Built entirely on Confidential Computing technology, the Mesh blueprint is mathematically and technically optimal for securing the Agentic Era. Prior to Hushmesh, Manu led identity, privacy, and security-centric product initiatives in the data center, mobile, and consumer spaces at Brightspot, EMC, AOL, and Alcatel. He holds two Masters in Electrical Engineering from the University of Louvain, Belgium.

Moderator

Author:

Hitesh Seth

Chief Architect, Financial Services and Insurance
Salesforce

At Salesforce, Hitesh is responsible for the end-to-end architecture of platforms delivered to financial services and insurance clients globally. His focus is on working with key strategic customers to align Salesforce implementations with their business goals, particularly around the conjunction of Data+AI and CRM. This involves collaborating with retail and commercial banking, payments, wealth management, investment banking, insurance, and capital markets to influence product roadmaps and shape the future of technology in these industries. A significant part of Hitesh's role includes facilitating discussions with CTOs, CIOs, CDOs, and Chief Architects to: •⁠ ⁠Analyze current architectures and design target states. •⁠ ⁠Optimize Salesforce technologies for customer needs. •⁠ ⁠Integrate and Interoperate with Salesforce platforms within broader ecosystems. Being the executive sponsors for the customers, I play a key role in influencing product development within Salesforce by advocating for customer-driven innovations. 

Hitesh oversees end-to-end platform and solution architecture for global financial services and insurance clients. He specializes in aligning Salesforce solutions with strategic business objectives, particularly at the intersection of Data+AI and CRM. By collaborating with retail and commercial banking, payments, wealth management, investment banking, insurance, and capital markets, Hitesh helps influence product roadmaps and shape the future of technology in these industries.

A key part of his role involves engaging CTOs, CIOs, CDOs, and Chief Architects to analyze current architectures, design target states, and optimize Salesforce within broader ecosystems. As an executive sponsor, Hitesh champions customer-driven innovation, ensuring product development meets evolving industry needs.

 

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Hitesh Seth

Chief Architect, Financial Services and Insurance
Salesforce

At Salesforce, Hitesh is responsible for the end-to-end architecture of platforms delivered to financial services and insurance clients globally. His focus is on working with key strategic customers to align Salesforce implementations with their business goals, particularly around the conjunction of Data+AI and CRM. This involves collaborating with retail and commercial banking, payments, wealth management, investment banking, insurance, and capital markets to influence product roadmaps and shape the future of technology in these industries. A significant part of Hitesh's role includes facilitating discussions with CTOs, CIOs, CDOs, and Chief Architects to: •⁠ ⁠Analyze current architectures and design target states. •⁠ ⁠Optimize Salesforce technologies for customer needs. •⁠ ⁠Integrate and Interoperate with Salesforce platforms within broader ecosystems. Being the executive sponsors for the customers, I play a key role in influencing product development within Salesforce by advocating for customer-driven innovations. 

Hitesh oversees end-to-end platform and solution architecture for global financial services and insurance clients. He specializes in aligning Salesforce solutions with strategic business objectives, particularly at the intersection of Data+AI and CRM. By collaborating with retail and commercial banking, payments, wealth management, investment banking, insurance, and capital markets, Hitesh helps influence product roadmaps and shape the future of technology in these industries.

A key part of his role involves engaging CTOs, CIOs, CDOs, and Chief Architects to analyze current architectures, design target states, and optimize Salesforce within broader ecosystems. As an executive sponsor, Hitesh champions customer-driven innovation, ensuring product development meets evolving industry needs.