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

Hosted by The School of Computing, Information and Data Science at The University of California San Diego and The SPARK AI Consortium at The San Diego Supercomputer Center.

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

  • Cloud Data Management

  • 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…

08:00 AM - 08:45 AM

  • Networking

    Networking Breakfast & Check-in

     

Theater

08:45 AM - 09:00 AM

  • Keynote

    Welcome Address UCSD

     

Theater

09:00 AM - 09:30 AM

  • Keynote

    Put AI in the Hands of Your Business

     

Theater

09:30 AM - 10:00 AM

  • Keynote

    Cut Time-to-Benefit in Half — Accelerating Your AI-Enabled Data Preservation Project

     

Theater

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

  • Keynote

    Illuminate Your Dark Data — Content Intelligence & Intelligent Classification

     

Theater

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

  • Break

    Networking Break

     

Theater

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

  • Keynote

    Automate Data Access with the Application Knowledge Graph (AKG)

     

Theater

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

  • Workshop

    Build Your First AKG with Data Sense

     

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12:15 PM - 01:15 PM

  • Break

    Sponsor Exhibition & Networking Lunch

     

Theater

01:15 PM - 02:15 PM

  • Workshop

    Hands-On with Data Ask — Hybrid Query for Your Team

     

Theater

02:15 PM - 02:45 PM

  • Keynote

    Data Product Agents — Empowering Business Users to Build Their Own Data Products

     

Theater

02:45 PM - 03:15 PM

  • Keynote

    The EAI Pharma Semantic Content Library — A Published Solix Data Product

     

Theater

03:15 PM - 03:30 PM

  • Break

    Networking Break

     

Theater

03:30 PM - 04:00 PM

  • Keynote

    Trust by Construction — Governing Your Agentic Enterprise with EDG

     

Theater

04:00 PM - 04:30 PM

  • Keynote

    Introducing Solix Academy — Building Your Team's Data & AI Skills

     

Theater

04:30 PM - 04:45 PM

  • Closing

    Closing & Day 1 Preview

     

Theater

05:00 PM - 08:00 PM

  • Dinner

    Solix User Group Cocktails & Dinner (Sponsored)

     

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

    Welcome Address

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

Theater

09:30 AM - 10:00 AM

  • Keynote

    Keynote by Tony Vaden, ABC Supply, CIO

     

Theater

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

  • Panel Discussion

    The Rise of Enterprise AI Agents: Moving Beyond Chatbots to Autonomous Decision Systems

     

Theater

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

  • Break

    Networking Break

     

Theater

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

  • Panel Discussion

    Trusted Agentic AI: Ensuring Compliance, Governance, and Data Preservation at Scale

     

Theater

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

  • Panel

    Current Status of AI Radiology Application - A gap analysis and status of AI in mdeical education

     

Theater

12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

  • Break

    Sponsor Exhibition & Networking Lunch

     

Theater

01:30 PM - 02:15 PM

  • Panel Discussion

    AI-Ready Data Assessment: The Strategic Foundation for Agentic AI and Autonomous Enterprises

     

Theater

02:15 PM - 03:00 PM

  • Panel Discussion

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

     

Theater

03:00 PM - 03:15 PM

  • Break

    Networking Break

     

Theater

03:15 PM - 04:00 PM

  • Panel

    Panel: Panel: AI Frontiers in Healthcare and Life Sciences - CIOs Network

     

Theater

04:00 PM - 04:45 PM

  • Panel Discussion

    Connecting the Dots for Agentic Enterprise - Semantic 3.0 powered by Next-gen Knowledge Graph Systems

     

Theater

04:45 PM - 05:30 PM

  • Panel Discussion

    Building the AI Warehouse: Data, Models, Agents, and Governance as Enterprise Infrastructure

     

Theater

05:30 PM - 05:45 PM

  • Wrap-up

    Day 2 Wrap

    Steve Tallant, Vice President, Product Marketing, Solix Technologies

Theater

05:45 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 - 09:45 AM

  • Keynote

    AI in Healthcare and Life Science - Operationalizing AI for Healthcare in the hospital systems

    Karandeep Singh, Chief AI Office for UCSD Healthcare

Theater

09:45 AM - 10:15 AM

  • Announcements

    International AI Contest

     

Theater

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

  • Panel Discussion

    Customer Success at AI Scale: Why Forward Deployed Engineering Matters

     

Theater

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

  • Break

    Networking Break

     

Theater

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

  • Panel Discussion

    AI Governance in the Age of Autonomous Agents: Trust, Control, and Compliance at Scale

     

Theater

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

  • Panel Discussion

    AI Governance in the Age of Autonomous Agents: Trust, Control, and Compliance at Scale

     

Theater

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM

  • Closing

    Solix Empower 2026 - Event Closing

     

Theater

12:15 PM - 01:30 PM

  • Lunch

    Closing and Networking Lunch

     

Theater

*This Agenda is subject to change

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Hosted in partnership with The University of California, San Diego School of Computing, Information and Data Science. The SPARK AI Consortium Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute

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    • Enterprise AI
    • Enterprise Data Governance
    • Cloud Data Management
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 Justification Letter

We understand that attending SOLIXEmpower 2026 is crucial for your professional growth and the success of your organization. We encourage you to download the letter template provided and share it with your supervisor, highlighting the benefits of attending this event. By attending SOLIXEmpower 2026, you will gain valuable insights and knowledge that can be applied to your work, ultimately benefiting the entire company.

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VenueGet Direction to the Event

The Qualcomm Institute is located in Atkinson Hall on the UC San Diego campus at the corner of Voigt Drive and Equality Lane; the building address is 3195 Voigt Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093.

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We hope you have a fantastic time at the event. If you have any further questions or need additional information, please don't hesitate to contact us at info@solix.com.

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