AI / ML
Turbocharge innovation with AI and ML
When & Where
05/07/2021
9:00 am – 9:30 am
Hall A
About This Talk
Kevin and Sandeep will be sharing their insights on how AI and ML are enabling enterprise IT organizations to turbocharge innovation today, and where these technologies could have the greatest business impact in the immediate future.
Speakers
As the former CEO and Board Member of Tricentis, Sandeep brings over 25 years of enterprise software experience. He manages all business-related functions including business strategy, products, services, sales, marketing, and operations to achieve business profit and sales objectives. Sandeep most recently served as the COO of Appcelerator, the leading open source mobile application development platform. He was Vice President of Strategy and Industry Solutions at HP, where he also served as Vice President of Corporate Development. There, he was instrumental in developing and implementing the growth strategy that resulted in the software business growing 2X market over the last four years. Sandeep was instrumental in the formation of two startups, Determina (VMware) and Bluelane (VMware). He was also the CEO and founder of Oblix (Oracle), and co-founded eBoodle (EW Scripps), one of the first ecommerce comparison shopping services. Sandeep has an MBA from Stanford University, a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Wayne State University, Detroit, and a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Pune University, India. Sandeep is involved as an advisor and investor in various startups in Silicon Valley and India.
Kevin Thompson is Tricentis’ Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of the Board. He joined Tricentis in April 2021. Most recently Kevin served as President and Chief Executive Officer of SolarWinds until his departure from the company at the end of 2020. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from July 2006 to March 2010, and as Chief Operating Officer from July 2007 to March 2010. Prior to joining SolarWinds, Kevin was Chief Financial Officer of Surgient, Inc., a software company, from November 2005 until March 2006 and was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at SAS Institute, a privately-held business intelligence software company, from August 2004 until November 2005. From October 2000 until August 2004, Kevin served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Red Hat, Inc., a publicly-traded enterprise software company. Kevin holds a B.B.A. from the University of Oklahoma.
Award-winning entrepreneur-turned-publisher, columnist, author, television commentator, private investor and board director, Rich Karlgaard has a unique vantage point on the trends driving the business and economic climates.
Karlgaard is the publisher of Forbes magazine and writes a biweekly column, Innovation Rules, known for its witty and honest assessment of current business issues, and serves as a regular panelist on cable news’ most popular business show, Forbes on FOX.