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Systems Optimization
Memory

 2025-2035 and beyond is AI calling in the Physical world. AI will scale and touch all of our lives and everything we interact with. Sima.ai are focused on leading the Physical AI era.

In this session, you’ll learn about:

  • The difference between Physical AI and its scaling in various verticals
  • SiMa.ai and its technology enablement for customers focused on Physical AI
  • Customer proof points (presented by customers) embarking on this transition

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.

In this session, learn how Amazon SageMaker HyperPod delivers a highly resilient and performant infrastructure purpose-built for training foundation models at scale. We will explore the latest HyperPod innovations that leading AI model development organizations such as Perplexity, Stability AI, and Hugging Face leverage to build state-of-the-art models. You will also discover how to efficiently build your own foundation models that work on your private data by customizing Amazon Nova or popular open-weight models like Llama. Whether you're fine tuning a model or building one from scratch, Amazon SageMaker AI makes it fast, cost-effective and scalable.

Software Infra

Author:

Sumit Thakur

Senior Manager, AI Product Management
AWS
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Sumit Thakur

Senior Manager, AI Product Management
AWS
Systems Optimization

Author:

Haseeb Budhani

Co-Founder & CEO
Rafay Systems

Haseeb Budhani is the CEO and co-founder of Rafay Systems. He previously co-founded and led Soha Systems, which was acquired by Akamai Technologies, where he later served as Vice President of Enterprise Strategy. Haseeb has also held executive and leadership roles at Infineta Systems, NET, and several other technology companies. He holds an MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Southern California.

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Haseeb Budhani

Co-Founder & CEO
Rafay Systems

Haseeb Budhani is the CEO and co-founder of Rafay Systems. He previously co-founded and led Soha Systems, which was acquired by Akamai Technologies, where he later served as Vice President of Enterprise Strategy. Haseeb has also held executive and leadership roles at Infineta Systems, NET, and several other technology companies. He holds an MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Southern California.

Author:

Vinesh Sukumar

VP of Product Management for AI
Qualcomm

Vinesh Sukumar currently serves as VP of Product Management for AI at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc (QTI).  In this role, he leads AI product definition, strategy and solution deployment across multiple business units.

He has about 20 years of industry experience spread across research, engineering and application deployment. He currently holds a doctorate degree specializing in imaging and vision systems while also completing a business degree focused on strategy and marketing. He is a regular speaker in many AI industry forums and has authored several journal papers and two technical books.

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Vinesh Sukumar

VP of Product Management for AI
Qualcomm

Vinesh Sukumar currently serves as VP of Product Management for AI at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc (QTI).  In this role, he leads AI product definition, strategy and solution deployment across multiple business units.

He has about 20 years of industry experience spread across research, engineering and application deployment. He currently holds a doctorate degree specializing in imaging and vision systems while also completing a business degree focused on strategy and marketing. He is a regular speaker in many AI industry forums and has authored several journal papers and two technical books.

Author:

Sebastien Jean

CTO
Phison

Sebastien Jean is the Chief Technology Officer at Phison Electronics, where he focuses on developing technology strategy and building alliances with other innovative companies.
His current focus includes AI, Space, Security, and Enterprise solutions.
Sebastien also works closely with engineering teams to help integrate new concepts into products. With 26 years of experience and over 30 filed patents, he has established himself as a thought leader in the storage industry.
Before joining Phison, he held senior technology positions at Micron, SanDisk, and Western Digital. He earned a BS in Computer Science at the University of Ottawa (Canada).

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Sebastien Jean

CTO
Phison

Sebastien Jean is the Chief Technology Officer at Phison Electronics, where he focuses on developing technology strategy and building alliances with other innovative companies.
His current focus includes AI, Space, Security, and Enterprise solutions.
Sebastien also works closely with engineering teams to help integrate new concepts into products. With 26 years of experience and over 30 filed patents, he has established himself as a thought leader in the storage industry.
Before joining Phison, he held senior technology positions at Micron, SanDisk, and Western Digital. He earned a BS in Computer Science at the University of Ottawa (Canada).

Author:

AK Karan

VP, Advanced Engineering & Innovation
Baxter International

A.K. Karan is the VP of advanced engineering & innovation at Baxter International, a leading medical device supplier. Karan joined Baxter in 2021 and currently leads the strategy for the company’s automation, digital-transformation, and operational-excellence processes. Prior to joining Baxter, Karan held a variety of leadership roles spanning engineering, operations and digital transformation.    

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AK Karan

VP, Advanced Engineering & Innovation
Baxter International

A.K. Karan is the VP of advanced engineering & innovation at Baxter International, a leading medical device supplier. Karan joined Baxter in 2021 and currently leads the strategy for the company’s automation, digital-transformation, and operational-excellence processes. Prior to joining Baxter, Karan held a variety of leadership roles spanning engineering, operations and digital transformation.    

Systems Optimization

Author:

Venkatesh Ramamurthy

Principal Engineer
Microsoft
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Venkatesh Ramamurthy

Principal Engineer
Microsoft

Author:

Dharmesh Jani

Director of AI Infrastructure Ecosystem & Partnerships
Meta
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Dharmesh Jani

Director of AI Infrastructure Ecosystem & Partnerships
Meta

Author:

Vaishali Ghiya

VP, Global Datacenter Services.
Wesco

Vaishali Ghiya has 27+ years of experience in Networking, Cloud and Security Sales, Solution Architecture, Systems Engineering, Product Management, Strategic Alliances and Engineering capacities, transforming 200+ people team. She is recognized as Top 50 Women Leaders of San Francisco. 

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Vaishali Ghiya

VP, Global Datacenter Services.
Wesco

Vaishali Ghiya has 27+ years of experience in Networking, Cloud and Security Sales, Solution Architecture, Systems Engineering, Product Management, Strategic Alliances and Engineering capacities, transforming 200+ people team. She is recognized as Top 50 Women Leaders of San Francisco. 

Author:

Jonmichael Hands

CEO
FarmGPU

Jonmichael (JM) is a storage and AI expert, and sustainability leader. JM is currently the CEO of FarmGPU, an AI infrastructure company which hosts a decentralized cloud for AI on-demand compute and storage - and also partnering with Solidigm for the innovative AI central storage lab. 

Jonmichael spent ten years at Intel in the Non-Volatile Memory Solutions group working on product line management, strategic planning, and technical marketing for the Intel data center SSDs. Jonmichael is the president of the Circular Drive Initiative, 501(c)(6) non-profit, promoting the secure reuse of drives and circular business models for the storage industry. Jonmichael started his storage career at Sun Microsystems designing storage arrays (JBODs) and holds an electrical engineering degree from the Colorado School of Mines.

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Jonmichael Hands

CEO
FarmGPU

Jonmichael (JM) is a storage and AI expert, and sustainability leader. JM is currently the CEO of FarmGPU, an AI infrastructure company which hosts a decentralized cloud for AI on-demand compute and storage - and also partnering with Solidigm for the innovative AI central storage lab. 

Jonmichael spent ten years at Intel in the Non-Volatile Memory Solutions group working on product line management, strategic planning, and technical marketing for the Intel data center SSDs. Jonmichael is the president of the Circular Drive Initiative, 501(c)(6) non-profit, promoting the secure reuse of drives and circular business models for the storage industry. Jonmichael started his storage career at Sun Microsystems designing storage arrays (JBODs) and holds an electrical engineering degree from the Colorado School of Mines.

Moderator

Author:

James Kelly

VP Market Intelligence & Innovation
Open Compute Project

James joined the OCP Foundation staff in 2024 as VP Market Intelligence and Innovation, working with technology leaders in the community and augmenting the foundation’s directional strategy, innovation efforts and marketing. His contributions to the OCP proceed from over two decades of experience in technology research, engineering, product management and marketing.

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James Kelly

VP Market Intelligence & Innovation
Open Compute Project

James joined the OCP Foundation staff in 2024 as VP Market Intelligence and Innovation, working with technology leaders in the community and augmenting the foundation’s directional strategy, innovation efforts and marketing. His contributions to the OCP proceed from over two decades of experience in technology research, engineering, product management and marketing.

Author:

Pyungsu Han

VP & CTO
Qualitas Semiconductor

Pyungsu Han is the Vice President and CTO of R&D at Qualitas Semiconductor.
He holds a Ph.D. from Yonsei University and previously worked at LG Electronics.
With deep expertise in high-speed interconnect technology, he leads cutting-edge R&D initiatives and drives strategic growth in the semiconductor industry.

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Pyungsu Han

VP & CTO
Qualitas Semiconductor

Pyungsu Han is the Vice President and CTO of R&D at Qualitas Semiconductor.
He holds a Ph.D. from Yonsei University and previously worked at LG Electronics.
With deep expertise in high-speed interconnect technology, he leads cutting-edge R&D initiatives and drives strategic growth in the semiconductor industry.

Optimized Infrastructure
Gen AI
Agentic AI

Author:

Jeongkyu Shin

CEO
Lablup

Jeongkyu Shin is the founder of Lablup Inc. and has made significant contributions to open-source projects over the past two decades, including his lead developer role in the Textcube Project. He has served as an AI expert at Google Developers Experts since 2017 and was active in the Innovative Steering Board of the Northeast Asia Open Source Software Promotion Forum until 2022. In recognition of his contributions to the technology industry, he was awarded the prestigious Industrial Service Medal by the Korean government in 2024. Additionally, Jeongkyu supports startup companies as a technical mentor at Google for Startups Accelerator.

He holds a Ph.D. in Statistical Physics from POSTECH, where his research focused on complex systems, agent-based models, and computational neuroscience. Throughout his career, Jeongkyu has led machine learning and open-source projects in various companies and labs, specializing in text classification, entropy-related information compression, and contextual search. Since 2015, he has been developing Backend.AI, an open-source, hyper-scalable AI infrastructure platform (available at https://www.backend.ai).

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Jeongkyu Shin

CEO
Lablup

Jeongkyu Shin is the founder of Lablup Inc. and has made significant contributions to open-source projects over the past two decades, including his lead developer role in the Textcube Project. He has served as an AI expert at Google Developers Experts since 2017 and was active in the Innovative Steering Board of the Northeast Asia Open Source Software Promotion Forum until 2022. In recognition of his contributions to the technology industry, he was awarded the prestigious Industrial Service Medal by the Korean government in 2024. Additionally, Jeongkyu supports startup companies as a technical mentor at Google for Startups Accelerator.

He holds a Ph.D. in Statistical Physics from POSTECH, where his research focused on complex systems, agent-based models, and computational neuroscience. Throughout his career, Jeongkyu has led machine learning and open-source projects in various companies and labs, specializing in text classification, entropy-related information compression, and contextual search. Since 2015, he has been developing Backend.AI, an open-source, hyper-scalable AI infrastructure platform (available at https://www.backend.ai).

Author:

Sakshi Naik

Lead Data Scientist
Walgreens Boots Alliance

Sakshi Naik is an AI Consultant at Walgreens Boots Alliance, where she leads the development of ethical and impactful AI solutions in healthcare. With a Master’s in Computer Science from Stevens Institute of Technology and a Bachelor’s in IT Engineering from Mumbai University, she brings deep technical expertise across data science, machine learning, and AI infrastructure.

Sakshi is also a recognized voice in AI policy. She has advised U.S. Senators and Members of the House of Representatives on the future of responsible AI and serves as Secretary of the IEEE Connecticut Section. As a member of the IEEE AI Policy Committee (AIPC), she actively contributes to shaping national and global frameworks for trustworthy AI.

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Sakshi Naik

Lead Data Scientist
Walgreens Boots Alliance

Sakshi Naik is an AI Consultant at Walgreens Boots Alliance, where she leads the development of ethical and impactful AI solutions in healthcare. With a Master’s in Computer Science from Stevens Institute of Technology and a Bachelor’s in IT Engineering from Mumbai University, she brings deep technical expertise across data science, machine learning, and AI infrastructure.

Sakshi is also a recognized voice in AI policy. She has advised U.S. Senators and Members of the House of Representatives on the future of responsible AI and serves as Secretary of the IEEE Connecticut Section. As a member of the IEEE AI Policy Committee (AIPC), she actively contributes to shaping national and global frameworks for trustworthy AI.

Author:

Shri Subramanian

Group Product Manager
Datadog

Shriram Subramanian is a Group Product Manager at Datadog, where they lead the AI Monitoring product suite--building observability tools for LLMs, GPUs, and AI model training workloads. Before joining Datadog, Shriram was a data scientist at Meta focused on natural language processing and embedding models for ad creative optimization. Their work sits at the intersection of AI infrastructure, AI application development, developer experience, and scalable observability.

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Shri Subramanian

Group Product Manager
Datadog

Shriram Subramanian is a Group Product Manager at Datadog, where they lead the AI Monitoring product suite--building observability tools for LLMs, GPUs, and AI model training workloads. Before joining Datadog, Shriram was a data scientist at Meta focused on natural language processing and embedding models for ad creative optimization. Their work sits at the intersection of AI infrastructure, AI application development, developer experience, and scalable observability.

Author:

Daniel Xu

Head of Product Management
Snorkel AI
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Daniel Xu

Head of Product Management
Snorkel AI
Moderator

Author:

Ankur Mehrotra

GM, SageMaker AI
AWS

Ankur Mehrotra is a GM at AWS Machine Learning and leads foundational SageMaker AI services such as SageMaker Studio, Notebooks, Training, Inference, Feature Store, MLOps, etc. Before SageMaker AI, he led AI services for personalization, forecasting, healthcare & life sciences, edge AI devices and SDKs, as well as thought leadership programs such as AWS DeepRacer. Ankur has worked at Amazon for over 15 years. Before joining AWS, he spent several years in Amazon’s Consumer organization, where he led the development of automated marketing/advertising systems, as well as automated pricing systems.

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Ankur Mehrotra

GM, SageMaker AI
AWS

Ankur Mehrotra is a GM at AWS Machine Learning and leads foundational SageMaker AI services such as SageMaker Studio, Notebooks, Training, Inference, Feature Store, MLOps, etc. Before SageMaker AI, he led AI services for personalization, forecasting, healthcare & life sciences, edge AI devices and SDKs, as well as thought leadership programs such as AWS DeepRacer. Ankur has worked at Amazon for over 15 years. Before joining AWS, he spent several years in Amazon’s Consumer organization, where he led the development of automated marketing/advertising systems, as well as automated pricing systems.