Why you should attend SOLIXEmpower 2026 on October 28-30, 2026

In collaboration with Halıcıoğlu School of Data Science and Computing

Gain insights on enterprise data management and generative AI via user training, demonstrations, and exciting product announcements.
Learn from leaders in industry and academia why data management is the lynchpin for data science and engineering innovations - both now and into the future.

Key Event Topics & Takeaways:

  • Enterprise AI

  • Enterprise Data Governance

  • Application Knowledge Graph (AKG)

  • Network with industry leaders, academic thinkers and Solix users

  • Opportunity to enjoy the beauty of UCSD and San Diego

 Agenda

Embark on an enlightening journey as we delve into a wide range of captivating topics: Data Governance & Compliance, Cloud Data Management, Generative AI Use Cases, Enterprise Archive Strategy to Power Generative AI, Finance Transformation driven by AI, Content Services, Data Lake and more…

07:30 AM - 08:45 AM

  • Networking Breakfast

    Networking Breakfast & Check-in

     

Theater

08:45 AM - 09:00 AM

  • Welcome Ceremony

    Welcome Ceremony

    Sai Gundavelli, Founder & CEO at Solix Technologies, Inc.

Theater

09:00 AM - 09:30 AM

  • Keynote

    Put AI in the Hands of Your Business

    Mark Lee, Chief Product Officer at Solix Technologies, Inc.

Theater

09:30 AM - 10:30 AM

  • Keynote

    What's New in Enterprise Archiving and Application Retirement

    Jim Lee, Senior Vice President, Solix Data Platforms at Solix Technologies, Inc.

Theater

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM

  • Break

    Networking Break

     

Theater

10:50 AM - 11:50 AM

  • Keynote

    Data Governance for the AI Era: Classification, Retention, Data Minimization and Governing Data In Place

    Carl Gerber, Vice President Global Alliances at Solix Technologies, Inc.

Theater

11:50 AM - 12:05 PM

  • Customer Talk

    Lessons from Enterprise Data and AI Programs in Production

    Jim Lee, Senior Vice President, Solix Data Platforms at Solix Technologies, Inc.

Theater

12:05 PM - 01:05 PM

  • Break

    Sponsor Exhibition & Networking Lunch

     

Theater

01:05 PM - 02:05 PM

  • Workshop

    Build It: A Semantic Layer for Enterprise Data — Let Business Users Ask Questions in Plain Language and Get Accurate, Cited Answers

    Hari Rao, Vice President of Services at Solix Technologies, Inc.

    Sreeja Thumma, Product Manager, EAI at Solix Technologies, Inc.

Theater

02:05 PM - 02:25 PM

  • Break

    Networking Break

     

Theater

02:25 PM - 03:05 PM

  • Panel Discussion

    Did You Know? Twelve Capabilities Hiding in Your Enterprise Data Platform

    Jim Lee, Senior Vice President, Solix Data Platforms at Solix Technologies, Inc.

Theater

03:05 PM - 03:35 PM

  • Keynote

    Automating Enterprise Data Workflows with AI Agents: Low-Code Agent Building, MCP Integration and Agent Governance

    Suresh Mani, VP of Engineering & Chief AI Architect at Solix Technologies, Inc.

Theater

03:35 PM - 04:05 PM

  • Keynote

    AI-Ready Data for Life Sciences: Automating Lab and Manufacturing Data Workflows End to End

    Murali Krishnam, VP Product Strategy, Enterprise Pharma AI at Solix Technologies, Inc.

    Raju Pusapati, PhD, VP Life Sciences at Solix Technologies, Inc.

Theater

04:05 PM - 04:35 PM

  • Forum

    Ask the Product Team

    Mark Lee, Chief Product Officer at Solix Technologies, Inc.

Theater

04:35 PM - 04:45 PM

  • Training & Certification

    Training and Certification for Enterprise Data and AI Teams

    Manuel Serapio, Discipline Director | Associate Professor at International Business | Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship

Theater

04:45 PM - 05:00 PM

  • Closing

    Day 1 Close

     

Theater

05:00 PM - 08:00 PM

  • Dinner

    Solix User Group Cocktails & Dinner (Sponsored)

     

Atkinson Hall Patio, UC San Diego

07:30 AM - 08:30 AM

  • Networking Breakfast

    Networking Breakfast & Check-in

     

Theater

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM

  • Keynote

    Welcome Address

    Sai Gundavelli, Founder & CEO at Solix Technologies, Inc.

    Dr. Rajesh Gupta, Dean at the Halicioglu School of Data Science and Computing at UC San Diego

Theater

09:00 AM - 09:30 AM

  • Keynote

    Governing Agentic Enterprise

    Alastair Thomson, Former Federal CIO and CDO, Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)

Theater

09:30 AM - 10:00 AM

  • Keynote

    Keynote: Tony Vaden, ABC Supply, CIO

    Tony Vaden, Chief Information Officer at ABC Supply

Theater

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

  • Panel Discussion

    Foundations for Trustworthy, Scalable, and Adaptive AI Agents

    Moderator: James Massa, Senior Executive Director of Software Engineering and Architecture at JPMorganChase

    Dr. Haojian Jin, Assistant Professor at the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute (HDSI)

    Arvind Sathi, Distinguished Engineer, Data Science, CDO Data Catalyst, KPMG

Theater

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

  • Panel Discussion

    Designing Secure, Governed, and Context-Aware Foundations for AI

    Moderator: Raju Pusapati, PhD, VP Life Sciences at Solix Technologies, Inc.

    Sandeep Chandra, M.S., Division Director - Stack Science at SDSC

    Alastair Thomson, Former Federal CIO and CDO, Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)

    Timothy K. Mackey, Professor at UC San Diego Global Health Program

Theater

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

  • Break

    Sponsor Exhibition & Networking Lunch

     

Theater

01:00 PM - 01:50 PM

  • Panel Discussion

    Engineering the Next Generation of Enterprise Intelligence - Autonomous Agents

    Moderator: Suresh Mani, VP of Engineering & Chief AI Architect at Solix Technologies, Inc.

    Valquir Correa, Vice President of Corporate Finance at Baha Mar

    Govil Kumar, Senior Finance Executive and Segment Finance Leader, TIC Solutions

    Veena Gundavelli, Founder & CEO at Emagia Corporation

Theater

02:00 PM - 02:50 PM

  • Panel Discussion

    Building Governance for Intelligent, Agentic Enterprises

    Moderator: Carl Gerber, Vice President Global Alliances, Solix Technologies, Inc.

    Mark Lee, Chief Product Officer, Solix Technologies, Inc.

    Lily Weng, Assistant Professor at Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute at UC San Diego

    Ramesh Kumar Balasubramaniam, Data and Analytics Pratitioner at Wipro

Theater

03:00 PM - 03:50 PM

  • Panel Discussion

    AI is Here: What Happens When Governance Isn’t?

    Moderator: Dr. James Short, Lead Scientist and Director of the SPARK AI Industry Consortium at the University of California San Diego

    Steven Meltzer, Partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

    Jason M. Loring, Partner and Co-Chair of Privacy, Data Strategy and Artificial Intelligence practice, Jones Walker LLP

    James M. Cooper, Professor of Law at the California Western School of Law (CWSL)

Theater

04:00 PM - 04:50 PM

  • Panel Discussion

    Driving Secure, Accountable, and Human-Centered AI for the Public Sector

    Moderator: David Zuccolotto, Global VP of Sales

    Jonathan Behnke, CIO at the City of San Diego

Theater

05:00 PM - 08:00 PM

  • Dinner

    Dinner & UCSD Super Computer Center Tour

     

Atkinson Hall Patio, UC San Diego

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM

  • Networking

    Networking Breakfast & Check-in

     

Theater

09:00 AM - 09:30 AM

  • Keynote

    Transforming patient care by reducing biologic delivery from Hours to Minutes

    Charles Theuer, Chief Medical Officer at Halozyme Inc.

Theater

09:30 AM - 10:15 AM

  • Panel Discussion

    Beyond Efficiency: How Agentic AI Creates Enterprise Value Across Pharma Workflows

    Moderator: Murali Krishnam, VP Product Strategy, Enterprise Pharma AI at Solix Technologies, Inc.

    Richard Haubrich MD, UCSD School Of Medicine

    Madhu Varadarajan, Sr Director R&D Digital Business Partner, Jazz Pharmaceuticals

    Harakh Shah, VP Clinical Operations at REV Clinical

    Anil Balani, AI Architect at Wipro

    Sharon Yavrom, Executive Director, Clinical Development at Radionetics Oncology

Theater

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM

  • Panel Discussion

    Building Trusted, Human-Centered Intelligence Across the Healthcare Ecosystem

    Moderator: Suresh Mani, VP of Engineering & Chief AI Architect at Solix Technologies, Inc.

    Haresh Parekh, Chief Architect, Engineering/AI Leadership at Start-ups, Adobe, eBay & Adjunct Professor AI at SJSU

    Tauhidur Rahman, Assistant Professor at Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute, UC San Diego

    Anil Balani, AI Architect at Wipro

Theater

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

  • Panel Discussion

    From Pilot to Production: Scaling Agentic AI Across the Drug Discovery Pipeline

    Moderator: Raju Pusapati, PhD, VP Life Sciences at Solix Technologies, Inc.

    Xinmeng Jasmine Mu, Ph.D., Director of Computational Biology, Oncology Research at Pfizer

    Joshua Baughman, Scientific Director at Bristol Myers Squibb

    Bheema Paraselli, President and CEO, Chemveda Life Sciences

Theater

12:15 PM - 01:30 PM

  • Lunch

    Networking Lunch

     

Theater

01:40 PM Onwards

  • TAL HealthFest

    Continue with TAL Healthfest Event

     

Theater

*This Agenda is subject to change

 SOLIXEmpower Speakers

  • Alastair Thomson

    Alastair Thomson
    Former Federal CIO and CDO
    Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)

  • Anil Balani

    Anil Balani
    AI Architect at
    Wipro

  • Arvind Sathi

    Arvind Sathi
    Distinguished Engineer, Data Science, CDO Data Catalyst at
    KPMG

  • Bheema Paraselli

    Bheema Paraselli
    President and CEO at
    Chemveda Life Sciences

  • Carl Gerber

    Carl Gerber
    Vice President Global Alliances at
    Solix Technologies, Inc.

  • David Zuccolotto

    David Zuccolotto
    Global VP of Sales at
    Solix Technologies, Inc.

  • Govil Kumar

    Govil Kumar
    Senior Finance Executive and Segment Finance Leader at
    TIC Solutions

  • Dr. Haojian Jin

    Dr. Haojian Jin
    Assistant Professor at
    Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute (HDSI)

  • Harakh Shah

    Harakh Shah
    VP Clinical Operations at
    REV Clinical

  • Haresh Parekh

    Haresh Parekh
    Chief Architect, Engineering/AI Leadership at
    Start-ups, Adobe, eBay & Adjunct Professor AI at SJSU

  • Hari Rao

    Hari Rao
    Vice President of Services at
    Solix Technologies, Inc.

  • James M. Cooper

    James M. Cooper
    Professor of Law at
    California Western School of Law (CWSL)

  • Dr. James Short

    Dr. James Short
    Lead Scientist and Director of the
    SPARK AI Industry Consortium at the University of California San Diego

  • James Massa

    James Massa
    Senior Executive Director of Software Engineering and Architecture at
    JPMorganChase

  • Jason M. Loring

    Jason M. Loring
    Partner and Co-Chair of Privacy, Data Strategy and Artificial Intelligence practice at
    Jones Walker LLP

  • Jim Lee

    Jim Lee
    Senior Vice President, Solix Data Platforms at
    Solix Technologies, Inc.

  • Jonathan Behnke

    Jonathan Behnke
    CIO at
    City of San Diego

  • Joshua Baughman

    Joshua Baughman
    Scientific Director at
    Bristol Myers Squibb

  • Kishore Gadiraju

    Kishore Gadiraju
    Chief Technology Officer at
    Solix Technologies, Inc.

  • Lily Weng

    Lily Weng
    Assistant Professor at
    Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute , UC San Diego

  • Madhu Varadarajan

    Madhu Varadarajan
    Sr Director R&D Digital Business Partner at
    Jazz Pharmaceuticals

  • Mark Lee

    Mark Lee
    Chief Product Officer at
    Solix Technologies, Inc.

  • Manuel Serapio

    Manuel Serapio
    Discipline Director | Associate Professor at
    International Business | Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship

  • Murali Krishnam

    Murali Krishnam
    VP Product Strategy, Enterprise Pharma AI at
    Solix Technologies, Inc.

  • Dr. Rajesh Gupta

    Dr. Rajesh Gupta
    Dean at
    Halicioglu School of Data Science and Computing at UC San Diego

  • Dr. Raju Puspati

    Raju Pusapati, PhD
    VP Life Sciences at
    Solix Technologies, Inc.

  • Ramesh Kumar Balasubramaniam

    Ramesh Kumar Balasubramaniam
    Data and Analytics Pratitioner at
    Wipro

  • Richard Haubrich

    Richard Haubrich
    MD at
    UCSD School Of Medicine

  • Sai Gundavelli

    Sai Gundavelli
    Founder & CEO at
    Solix Technologies, Inc.

  • Sandeep Chandra, M.S.

    Sandeep Chandra, M.S.
    Division Director - Stack Science at
    SDSC

  • Sharon Yavrom

    Sharon Yavrom
    Executive Director, Clinical Development at
    Radionetics Oncology

  • Sreeja T

    Sreeja Thumma
    Product Manager, EAI at
    Solix Technologies, Inc.

  • Steven Meltzer

    Steven Meltzer
    Partner at
    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

  • Suresh Mani

    Suresh Mani
    VP of Engineering & Chief AI Architect at
    Solix Technologies, Inc.

  • Tauhidur Rahman

    Tauhidur Rahman
    Assistant Professor at
    Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute , UC San Diego

  • Timothy Mackey

    Timothy K. Mackey
    Professor at
    UC San Diego Global Health Program

  • Tony Vaden

    Tony Vaden
    Chief Information Officer at
    ABC Supply

  • Valquir Correa

    Valquir Correa
    Vice President of Corporate Finance at
    Baha Mar

  • Veena Gundavelli

    Veena Gundavelli
    Founder & CEO at
    Emagia Corporation

  • Xinmeng Jasmine Mu, Ph.D.

    Xinmeng Jasmine Mu, Ph.D.
    Director of Computational Biology, Oncology Research at
    Pfizer

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