Predicting the Data and AI Revolution Dinner Event Series
Executive Event
Visionaries
Aaron Gette
CIO
EOS Fitness
About Me
Innovative thought leader and influential IT executive with over 20 years experience in the SMB, Midsize and Enterprise markets. Extremely effective communicator, delivering CIO/CTO level leadership, with the ability to build and manage high functioning teams. Excellent relationships manager, with a keen instinct for leveraging technology to generate revenue and new lines of business.
Product and project manager, with an impeccable track record of successful deployments across multiple business types. Wide breadth of experience and skill in software and hardware solutions; capable and consistent in delivering the solutions that fit needs and future growth. Strategic planner with a clear understanding of the cloud, managing the digital transformation of data and traditional infrastructure transitions to IaaS, SaaS and PaaS solutions.
Pratik Savla
FORMER Chief of Staff and Enterprise Security Strategy & Compliance Principal
Synaptics Incorporated
Chirag Shah
Global Information Security Officer & DPO
Model N
Plamen Minev
VP Engineering, Cloud, AI
Quantum
About Me
Quantum Corporation provides scale-out storage, archive, and data protection solutions for small businesses and multi-national enterprises in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers StorNext 5 software and hardware that offer file sharing and archiving in purpose-built configurations of metadata controllers, expansion appliances, and disk and archive enabled libraries; Xcellis product, which optimizes workflow and shared access by combining functions into a compact, space, and energy-saving solution; and Lattus Object Storage solutions that enable high volumes of data to be available to extract valuable information. It also offers StorNext Storage Manager software; and StorNext AEL archives products, which provide near-line archiving with built-in data protection and self-healing capabilities. In addition, the companys data protection solutions comprise DXi disk systems that use deduplication technology to enhance the amount of backup data; Scalar Tape Automation Systems, which manage and protect business critical data in workgroup, medium size business, and enterprise data center environment; SuperLoader3 autoloader designed to maximize data density and performance; and iLayer, which offers monitoring, alerts, and proactive diagnostics. Further, it provides device and media products, such as removable disk drives and libraries, tape drives, and storage media. The company sells its products through a network of distributors, value-added resellers, direct marketing resellers, original equipment manufacturers, and other suppliers, as well as directly to corporate entities and government agencies. Quantum Corporation was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in San Jose,...
Arun Changamveetil
VP Data & AI Architecture
Salesforce
About Me
Arun is an accomplished Enterprise Architecture and Digital Transformation executive with over 20 years of experience as an Enterprise Architect, Design Thinker, Futurist, and Solution Engineer. As a people leader, Arun’s core values of empathy, integrity, equality, trust, and continuous learning form the foundation for his leadership philosophy and approach. Arun joined Salesforce ohana in 2016, since then has played a key role in elevating Salesforce's digital transformation motion to the office of customer CxOs. Arun is the founding member of Salesforce Enterprise Architecture, illuminate, and Dreamforce illuminate track. Prior to Salesforce, Arun worked for two early-stage startups - MongoDB and MuleSoft in various Engineering, Sales, and Marketing roles.
Steve Zalewski
Former CISO
Levi Strauss & Co.
About Me
Mr. Zalewski currently provides CISO, security consulting and security advisory services. These include:
• International cybersecurity advisor and trainer.
• Executive advisory board member for security startups, providing guidance on security market direction and product requirements.
• CISO advisory board member for venture capital firms internationally.
• vCISO for companies requiring temporary or part-time CISO expertise.
Services also include guidance and solutions to address incident response, security program design, security assessment, security due-diligence, vendor/supplier due-diligence, security architecture review, board reporting and other key security leadership requirements. Operational experience in Healthcare, Utilities and International Retail verticals.
Key Strengths:
•Organizational Management •Strategic Planning & Execution
•Enterprise Security Architecture/Strategy •Executive and BOD Security Governance/Reporting
•Cybersecurity Incident Response •Security Risk & Compliance Management
Additionally, I co-hosts the CISOSeries Defense-in-Depth Podcasts and am a frequent speaker and panel moderator at industry events.
Pratik Savla
FORMER Chief of Staff and Enterprise Security Strategy & Compliance Principal
Synaptics Incorporated
Chirag Shah
Global Information Security Officer & DPO
Model N
EVENT DETAILS
November 19, 2024
Agenda
5:30 PM-9:00 PM
Predicting the Data and AI Revolution Dinner Event Series
Join us for an exclusive dinner series where we delve into the transformative role of AI in the enterprise. Aiven, in partnership with GatePoint Research, surveyed over one hundred C-level executives in our Predicting the Data and AI Revolution.
What’s at stake? While many organizations are investing heavily in generative AI, less than 20% have moved beyond experimentation. The question is: how can you harness the power of AI to not only drive innovation but also safeguard your competitive edge amidst AI’s inherent risks?
Our discussions will:
Examine the evolving AI landscape: Explore the divide between industry leaders and laggards.
Uncover Key Challenges: How to navigate data risks, ensure compliance, and maintain innovation while driving revenue.
Debate critical AI choices: Open-source vs. off-the-shelf LLM’s – what’s the most secure path forward? How important is private and proprietary data in fueling your AI strategy?
Leave with actionable insights on how to align your AI strategy with business goals, ensuring sustainable growth in an increasingly AI-driven world.
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