Where AI Gets Real.
Where Infra Gets Scaled.
Join us for the boldest infrastructure event in Silicon Valley, where we bring together the minds, machines, and money driving AI's next chapter. From energy-hungry hyperscale deployments to agile edge stacks, the AI INFRA SUMMIT explores the full ecosystem—data, power, compute, software, and strategy.
🔥 Why This Summit Matters:
World-Class Speakers from Microsoft, AMD, Zscaler, Inflection AI, BlackRock, and more
Exclusive Breakouts diving deep into GTM strategy, GenAI stacks, and AI energy efficiency
Epic Afterparty at the Computer History Museum
MAIN STAGE AGENDA
10:00 AM – Welcome
🎙 Bill Barry, CEO of IgniteGTM — Framing AI Models & Infrastructure Whys
10:15 AM – Keynote
🎙 Ted Shelton, COO of Inflection — The Future of Seamless Infrastructure for AI Workloads
10:30 AM
🎙 Vik Malyala, Managing Director at Supermicro — Pushing the Boundaries to 200kW per Rack
10:45 AM
🎙 RK Anand, CPO at Recogni — AI is Cool and All, But Show Me the Money!
11:00 AM
🎙 Ashley Tarver, Data & AI Evangelist, Microsoft — The AI Paradox
11:15 AM
🎙 Val Bercovici, Head of AI Strategy, WEKA — Welcome to the Token Economy: The New Economics of AI
11:30 AM
🎙 Sviat Dulaninov, CSO, Bright Machines — AI + Robotics: The Future of Scalable Manufacturing
11:45 AM – Panel
💬 Moderated by Pankaj Kedia
Panelists: Anand Chandrasekaran (Celesta Capital), Eric Anderson (Scale Venture Partners)
🧠 Investing Across the AI Infra Stack: Opportunities, Risks & Global Trends
12:15 PM – Break
1:30 PM – Musical Performance
🎵 Arun Saigal – Live performance bridging culture + compute
1:30 PM
🎙 Anush Elangovan, VP AI Software, AMD — AI Trends & Innovations from AMD
1:45 PM
🎙 Anil Ravindranath, CTO, Rapt — Agentic for GPUs: AI Managing Your AI Infra
2:00 PM
🎙 Luke Norris, CEO, Kamiwaza — Your Data Is Ready for AI: Stop Waiting, Start Deploying
2:15 PM
🎙 Claudionor Coelho, CAIO, Zscaler — Perils of RAG and a Multi-Agentic AGI Future
2:30 PM
🎙 Cosimo Pecchioli & Darren Burgess, British Petroleum — Liquid Cooling Tech by BP
2:45 PM
🎙 Sonam Kanungo, Head of Data Engineering, CrusoeAI — Power Management Systems at AI-First Data Centers
3:00 PM
🎙 Debo Dutta, CAIO, Nutanix — Winning the AI Energy Race
3:15 PM – Fireside Chat
🪵 Sanjeev Rao (Infracore) & Yuval Bachar (ECL Data Centers) — Next-Gen Data Centers: A Paradigm Shift
3:30 PM – Panel
💬 Moderated by Brad Garsten, Quanta Networks
Panelists: David Hefter (BlackRock), Vladimirs Sazonovs (Cisco)
🧠 The State of AI Infrastructure: Building the Backbone of the Intelligent Economy
🎤 Executive Panels on:
AI Infrastructure Investment
The Future of Data Center Power
Security & Governance in the Agentic Era
🔍 Breakout Sessions Include:
GTM in the AI Era with Bobby Napiltonia & Keith Newman
AI in Practice – A tactical guide to adoption, risk, and ROI
Building Your Own GenAI Stack with KubeAI & AI Hero
Liquid Cooling Deep Dive by Supermicro & BP
CTO & CXO Roundtables featuring voices from Mondelez, Microsoft, Visa, and more
🎯 Who’s This For?
Builders, shapers, doers, and funders:
AI/ML Developers & Infra Architects
Cloud, Energy & Hardware Providers
Enterprise CTOs, CIOs & Innovation Leads
VCs & Strategic Investors
🕘 Agenda Sneak Peek:
9:00 AM: Reception + Coffee Bar
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM: Main Stage Sessions
12:30 PM: Networking Lunch
1:30 PM - 4:15 PM: Afternoon Programming + Breakouts
4:00 PM - 5:30PM: Expo Networking Happy Hour
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM: Afterparty @ Computer History Museum
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About Us
At Ignite, we help enterprise and AI-first companies move faster, connect deeper, and scale smarter. Whether you're building foundational infrastructure or redefining what’s possible with AI, we’re here to accelerate your path to market with strategic clarity, meaningful relationships, and GTM firepower.
Rooted in decades of Silicon Valley deep-tech experience, we bring unmatched insight, ecosystem access, and operational creativity to every engagement—bridging the gap between innovation and impact.