DeveloperWeek 2025: Full Schedule

10:00am PST

PRO Session: From Hype to Impact: Cracking the Code on AI ROI

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PST

Nabil Bukhari, Extreme Networks, Chief Product & Technology Officer, EVP, GM Subscription Business

In the race to adopt AI, even experienced business leaders can find themselves focusing too much on the technology itself, leading to less-than-optimal results. AI isn’t just about algorithms, machine learning, and large language models - it’s about the meaningful impact it can deliver when applied strategically. Nabil Bukhari, CTO and GM of subscriptions at Extreme Networks, the world’s fastest growing cloud networking company, offers a fresh perspective on AI strategy—one that prioritizes real outcomes over flashy applications.

In this session, Nabil will present the ARC Framework, a proven approach that guides organizations (A)ccelerating existing processes, (R)eplacing outdated systems, and (C)reating valuable new experiences, all to ensure AI investments drive measurable business impact.

This framework took shape during the development of Extreme Platform One, one of Extreme’s most ambitious projects to date. In a world where 80% of AI projects fail, Extreme Platform One stands out for simplifying complex network management and delivering tangible value to organizations of all sizes. The ARC Framework highlights that AI itself is not the innovation - it’s how we apply it strategically to create meaningful outcomes. Learn actionable strategies to avoid common pitfalls, like chasing hype or low-impact use cases, and harness AI’s true potential to drive transformation in your business.

This is a must-attend for anyone looking to integrate AI in a way that optimizes AI investments, complements their organization’s culture, solves actual business challenges, and positions them for lasting impact. Join us to explore how you can lead AI-driven change with purpose and impact.

Speakers

Nabil Bukhari

Chief Product & Technology Officer, Extreme Networks

Nabil Bukhari firmly believes technology and business have a responsibility to improve the human condition. As a futurist, business leader and humanist, he has a passion for the democratization of technology and is determined to contribute to a world where tech has a positive social... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PST
AI DevWorld MAIN STAGE

AI DevWorld

Session Type PRO Session
Conferences AI DevWorld, AI DevWorld: AI Strategy Conference, AI for the Enterprise (AI DevWorld), AI & Organizational Change Management (AI DevWorld), AI DevWorld: Industry AI Conference, Applied Machine Learning (AI DevWorld), Retail & E-commerce AI (AI DevWorld)
In-Person/Virtual In Person

11:00am PST

PRO Session: Build Enterprise RAG

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PST

AI DevWorld MAIN STAGE

Ofer Mendelevitch, Vectara, Developer Relations

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) has emerged as a leading approach for creating ChatGPT-like applications tailored to custom or private datasets. In this workshop, developers and builders will learn what RAG is, the key components of a RAG stack, and understand some of the challenges involved in building RAG and chatbot applications at enterprise scale. Participants will learn how to use Vectara's RAG-as-a-service API to build a working chatbot for their own use-case including both front end and backend. We will finish with an open Q&A session about RAG addressing participants questions.

Speakers

Ofer Mendelevitch

Developer Relations, Vectara

Ofer Mendelevitch leads developer relations at Vectara. He has extensive hands-on experience in machine learning, data science and big data systems across multiple industries, and has focused on developing products using large language models since 2019. Prior to Vectara he built... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PST
AI DevWorld MAIN STAGE

AI DevWorld

Session Type PRO Session
Conferences AI DevWorld, AI DevWorld: AI/ML Engineering Conference, Bots & Language Processing (AI DevWorld), AI DevWorld: Industry AI Conference, AI for the Enterprise (AI DevWorld), Retail & E-commerce AI (AI DevWorld)
In-Person/Virtual In Person

2:00pm PST

KEYNOTE (AI DevWorld): The Agentic Workforce Revolution: How to Futureproof Your Governance Framework

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PST

AI DevWorld MAIN STAGE

Manish Rai, Snaplogic, VP of Product Marketing

The rise of AI agents shows no sign of slowing down, with the market projected* to grow tenfold from $5 billion in 2024 to nearly $50 billion by 2030. By this time, generative AI will be table stakes, and business and IT leaders will instead be grappling with how to manage an entire workforce of AI agents carrying out a range of automated tasks.

In an AI-powered future, enterprises are like gardens with AI agents as gardeners, helping the landscapers maintain the estate. These agents are smart, self sufficient tools, and excel at specific tasks, but if the tool shed is disorganized they will be slowed down — or worse, use the wrong soil or seeds and cause irreparable damage, preventing the garden from blooming to its full potential. To avoid this, organizations must keep their tools in order.

In this session, Manish Rai will explore a range of considerations for enterprises as they implement and scale a team of AI agents to set themselves up for long-term success. It will encompass topics such as function management, and how to govern the tools AI agents will have access to — while maintaining guardrails. As use cases for AI agents expand to non-technical teams, Rai will also discuss key stakeholders for overseeing implementation to prevent shadow data. Finally, he will provide tips for organizations seeking to rework their overall data governance framework to meet the moment head on, and be prepared for a new agentic workforce.

Speakers

Manish Rai

VP of Product Marketing, SnapLogic

Manish Rai is the VP of Product Marketing at SnapLogic. Rai has 15+ years of Silicon Valley marketing experience spanning Generative AI, integration, low-code, RPA, and mobility solutions. He was previously VP of Marketing at Super.AI, where he helped drive rapid company growth in... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PST
AI DevWorld MAIN STAGE

5. KEYNOTES & FEATURED

Tracks & Topics AI & ML Certificate
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences AI DevWorld, AI for the Enterprise (AI DevWorld), AI DevWorld: AI Strategy Conference, AI DevWorld: Industry AI Conference, AI Security & Governance & Compliance (AI DevWorld), OPEN Session, Retail & E-commerce AI (AI DevWorld)
In-Person/Virtual In Person

2:00pm PST

PRO Session: From Thought to Action: How Agentic AI Will Reshape Enterprise AI

Thursday February 13, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PST

AI DevWorld MAIN STAGE

Utkarsh Contractor, Aisera, VP of AI

Enterprises are on the cusp of a transformative shift. They are moving beyond task-specific AI to embrace agentic systems capable of autonomous decision-making and actions through probabilistic reasoning. This evolution marks a new era of autonomy, where AI not only augments human capabilities but also drives business outcomes by:
- Optimizing Operations: Self-regulating systems enhance efficiency, ensure compliance, and proactively mitigate risks.
- Accelerating Innovation: Data-driven insights fuel strategic decision-making, enabling rapid market adaptation.
- Enhancing Customer Experience: Intelligent agents anticipate customer needs, delivering personalized solutions.

Although the potential benefits are immense, successful implementation demands a strategic approach that encompasses ethical considerations, security, and complexity management.

Join Utkarsh Contractor, VP of AI/ML at Aisera, as we explore the opportunities and challenges of this paradigm shift and how organizations can harness agentic AI to achieve sustained competitive advantage.

Speakers

Utkarsh Contractor

VP of AI, Aisera

Utkarsh Contractor is the VP of AI at Aisera, where he leads the AI team working on Enterprise LLMs and GenAI applications. He is also a Senior Research Fellow at Stanford University, focusing his research and experiments on intersection of language and vision in large multimodal... Read More →

Thursday February 13, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PST
AI DevWorld MAIN STAGE

AI DevWorld