SAVE THE DATE FOR A MAJOR SHIFT
IN CYBER RESILIENCE

AMER: 9 OCTOBER, 2024 • 1:00PM ET
APAC: 10 OCTOBER, 2024 • 11:00AM SGT
EMEA: 10 OCTOBER, 2024 • 10:00AM CEST 

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SHIFT from Continuous Threats to Continuous Business

The shift is on. Threats are exponential, AI is only accelerating, and “cloud-first” is no longer a distant vision, but the reality of every global enterprise. Join us on October 9-10 to learn how we’re redefining cyber resilience for the next era, with an expanded ecosystem of partners, services and platform innovation — radically reimagined for a cloud-first world, to enable the future of continuous business.

This event will be hosted in English and closed captioning is available in additional languages globally. Please see the FAQ tab for full details.

Virtual event viewing times:

Wednesday, 9 October | 1:00PM ET 

Thursday, 10 October | 10:00AM CEST and 11:00AM SGT 

Chapter 1
The (Big) Shift: Reimagining Resilience for the Cloud-First Enterprise
  • The cloud is here to stay, and it demands a fundamentally new approach to cyber resilience. Get ready for our biggest shift yet, as CEO Sanjay Mirchandani shares Commvault’s vision for the future of our customers, our category and the digital world. We’ll give you a hint: It’s not about bouncing back from the breach. It’s about continuously moving forward — faster, smarter and more resilient than ever before.
Chapter 2
The Launch: Innovating Our Platform To Create a New Paradigm
  • Embracing the future of cyber resilience isn’t (just) about building the best SaaS platform. It’s about creating a new environment and ecosystem for the cloud-first enterprise: one that empowers every customer with the insight, partnership and innovation they need to stay ready for ransomware and drive continuous growth in the era of AI. In this session, our product visionaries will introduce the next generation of Commvault Cloud: a new paradigm for enterprise resilience.
Chapter 3
The Mandate: Anticipating the Next Era of Modern Compliance
  • Compliance follows the threat — and in a cloud-first world, threats are evolving faster than ever before. Hear from our partners at Harvard Business Review about emerging mandates like DORA, NIS2 and SOCI, and how they’re setting a new benchmark for global compliance: demanding new levels of transparency, responsibility, and proven resilience across every facet of the modern supply chain.
Bonus Session
AI and Cyber Resilience in a Cloud-First World: Adapting to the Rapid Growth of Generative AI
  • Join Commvault’s Chief Technology and AI Officer, Pranay Ahlawat, for a dynamic panel discussion featuring top data, AI and security leaders. This session will tackle the challenges and opportunities presented by the rapid growth of AI. Discover how AI is reshaping technology stacks, complicating compliance, and introducing new security risks – especially in today’s cloud-first and multi-cloud environments. Gain practical insights on how leading organizations are leveraging AI and strategies you can put in place to ensure the resilience of your business. This is a must-attend for those looking to secure AI-driven innovation.
Chapter 4
The Horizon: Making Cloud-First Resilience Your Competitive Advantage
  • The shift is happening. The time to talk is done. Today is all about action. It’s about recognizing new truths and deploying all our strength, skills, and experience against them. It’s about taking what works and applying it in new ways. It’s about turning resilience into the ultimate strategic and business advantage. Get started with Martin Reeves of the Boston Consulting Group, as he shares why the future will be defined by two types of companies: Those who follow old models and pay the price — over and over again — and the successful, thriving, continuous businesses who will set the pace for what’s to come.
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Learn from our team of experts

Sanjay Mirchandani

President & CEO, Commvault

As a customer-driven CEO, Sanjay Mirchandani is dedicated to delivering solutions for customers’ hardest data protection problems. Since joining four years ago, Sanjay has dramatically innovated Commvault’s industry-recognized portfolio; strengthened its robust partner ecosystem; transitioned the company from a perpetual to subscription business model; and accelerated its revenue growth. This includes launching Metallic, an award-winning SaaS offering that surpassed 4,000 customers and $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) in just three years. 

As CEO of software maker Puppet, Sanjay grew the company’s user base to more than 40,000 companies, including 75 percent of the Fortune 100. Sanjay, who earned his bachelor’s from Drew University and MBA from the University of Pittsburgh, previously spent two decades as a senior leader at Microsoft, EMC Corp., and VMware. In addition to serving on Commvault’s Board of Directors, Sanjay is a director at Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI). 

Rajiv Kottomtharayil 

Chief Product Officer, Commvault

Rajiv Kottomtharayil wasted no time making his mark at Commvault. Starting as a software developer in 1998, Rajiv quickly moved up the ranks – development manager, senior development manager, product development director, and finally, vice president of product development.

When he’s not managing Commvault production backup, Rajiv can be found running outdoors or watching the Commvault team play cricket; unless it’s Christmas Day, that’s when he answers customer emails. Rajiv received his Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Monmouth University and Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics from Bombay University. 

Pranay Ahlawat 

Chief Technology and AI Officer, Commvault

As Chief Technology and AI Officer, Pranay Ahlawat is the leader, developer, and AI evangelist responsible for continually innovating Commvault’s unrivaled cyber resilience platform and delivering on our vision for todays and tomorrow’s unrelenting threat landscape. A product and business strategist, Pranay most recently led a product innovation and engineering practice with a particular focus on the future of software engineering and infrastructure software at Boston Consulting Group. Pranay earned his bachelor’s degree from Delhi College of Engineering, his master’s in electrical engineering from Cornell University, and his MBA from Wharton School. When he’s not working, he enjoys sudoku, hiking, and skiing. 

Danielle Sheer

Chief Trust Officer, Commvault

Danielle Sheer, serves as the Chief Trust Officer of Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT), a leader in cyber resilience and data protection. She leads the company’s global compliance, corporate development, cybersecurity, legal, intellectual property, governance and privacy programs.
She holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. from George Washington University. Danielle is admitted to practice in both New York and Massachusetts. She serves on the Board of Linksquares, the leading provider of the fastest and most comprehensive AI-powered CLM solution; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a world-class teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School; and on the advisory boards for Freeze, a data privacy company with a goal to remove and prevent the use of consumer personal data by global businesses; BreachRX, a cyber incident response management platform; Formally, an AI-driven platform that streamlines the U.S. immigration process; and the Net-Zero Institute, a mission-driven organization dedicated to accelerating the transition to a carbon-neutral, net-zero world.

Darren Thomson

VP and CTO (Field) for EMEA and India, Commvault

Darren is the Field CTO for Security covering EMEA and India, where he brings over 30 years of industry experience to Commvault, with a distinguished track record in leadership, technical expertise, and business acumen. Joining the company in January 2024, he makes up part of the expert team of Field CTOs which builds on Commvault’s new cyber resilience offerings. Most recently, Darren served as Vice President & Head of Cyber Intelligence at CyberCube, where he helped propel the company from startup to growth stage.

Martin Reeves  

Chairman, Boston Consulting Group Henderson Institute

Martin Reeves is chairman of the BCG Henderson Institute, BCG’s think tank dedicated to exploring and developing valuable new insights from business, technology, economics, and science by embracing the powerful technology of ideas. Martin is also a member of the BCG Henderson Institute’s Innovation Sounding Board, which is dedicated to supporting, inspiring, and guiding upstream innovation at BCG. He is the author of several books including the most recent, The Imagination Machine: How to Spark New Ideas and Create Your Company’s Future.  

Julie Devoll 

Editor of Special Projects and Webinars, Harvard Business Review

Julie Devoll is Editor of Special Projects and Webinars at Harvard Business Review, where she leads content development, speaker recruitment, program planning, and moderation for HBR-sponsored webinars and events. She also serves as the Marketing and Communications Director at HBR Press, responsible for the marketing and PR strategy for all Press books and authors. Devoll graduated from Stonehill College with a BA in English and a minor in Mass Communications and Journalism. 

Heidi Lanford 


Co-Founder/Startup Advisor, AIQScore & LiveFire AI 

Heidi Lanford is a startup advisor and co-founder of two early-stage AI companies, AIQ and LiveFire AI. She has deep digital transformation, global strategy and operations leadership experience. Most recently, she was the Chief Data Officer at Fitch Group, leading their transformation to provide next-generation financial data and AI applications for clients. She joined Fitch from Red Hat (IBM), where she led the enterprise data and analytics strategy. She has earlier executive experience at Avaya, WPP, and PwC, as well as founder of a consulting firm focused on data-driven insights. Heidi is a frequent keynote speaker on data strategy and data literacy. She serves on the advisory board for the School of Data Science at the University of Virginia and Domino Data Lab, the editorial board for CDO Magazine, and is a founding board member of the Data Leadership Collaborative, which connects like-minded leaders who are building data-driven organizations. She was previously a scout for HearstLab.

Dr. Umang Patel (He/Him) 

Chief Clinical Information Officer, Microsoft  

Umang has a deep understanding of the nuances between AI and healthcare, having worked on the frontline of digital health innovations. With hands-on experience spanning both the commercial and public sectors of healthcare, he’s keenly aware of the potential that AI offers in enhancing patient care and streamlining processes. An NHS Leadership Academy Fellow and active clinician at Frimley Health, Umang has also contributed to Babylon Health’s pioneering efforts in AI health services. Today, as the Chief Clinical Information Officer for Microsoft UK, he combines his clinical insights with technological ability to ensure that AI tools are both advanced and applicable in real-world healthcare settings.  

FARHIN KAHN

Head of Data and AI Go to Market, AWS UK and Ireland

Farhin leads Data and Generative AI/ML Go-to-Market for AWS UK and Ireland, guiding customers through complex transformations with her expert team. With 13+ years in tech sales and solutions, she empowers organizations to leverage AWS’s Data and AI services for growth. Passionate about accessibility in AI, Farhin also champions DE&I as a Global Ambassador for Women at AWS and leads the Women in Data Initiative, inspiring young talent in STEM.

Venkata Sudhakar Nagandla (He/Him) 

SVP and Global Head of IT Infrastructure and Cloud at Allcargo Group , ECU Worldwide 

Venkata Sudhakar Nagandla, Senior VP and Global Head of IT Infrastructure and Cloud at Allcargo Group, leads IT Infrastructure & Cloud for all Allcargo group of companies including ECU Worldwide, GATI and Allcargo Logistics. With 25+ years of experience, he excels in technology, organizational change, and GRC, driving innovation and aligning IT with business growth and efficiency.

Kat Sommer

Group Head of Government Affairs & Analyst Relations, NCC Group plc

Seeking to act as an interpreter between technical, policy and analyst communities, Kat leads NCC Group’s political engagement, government relations and lobbying work, educating policy-makers on cyber security and internal audiences on political developments and priorities, and shaping the business’s operating environment. She also leads NCC Group’s analyst relations engagement. 
 
Kat has an international understanding having studied in Germany and the Netherlands, worked in Argentina, Brussels and Strasbourg before settling in the UK. She takes a keen interest in the way the public and private sectors collaborate to improve cyber resilience, and has long campaigned to make the UK’s Computer Misuse Act fit for the 21st century. She is equally passionate about the global trends that inform how governments and businesses respond to cyber security challenges in an ever evolving interconnected world. 

Patrick Smith

VP & Field CTO for EMEA, Pure Storage

Patrick Smith is the VP & Field CTO for EMEA at Pure Storage, a position he has held since May 2018. As a senior technical advisor, he provides crucial input and leadership across engineering, product management, sales, marketing as well as presales. 
  
Prior to his time at Pure, Patrick was Head of Core Engineering at Deutsche Bank with responsibility for Server and Storage engineering; which included product evaluation and selection, testing and certification, ownership of strategy and roadmaps and technology governance. He has also run global infrastructure engineering teams at Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs.

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