2Gather Toronto: Cloud Optimization Summit

Name: 2Gather Toronto: Cloud Optimization Summit
Start: 2024-02-22T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-02-22T18:00:00-05:00
Location: Google Toronto | Rooms: Algonquin and Kawarthas

Toronto

Feb 22, 2:00 – 11:00 PM (UTC)

In-person event

Cloud OperationsCost Management

Speakers

Sam Sebastian

Google Cloud

Vice President and Canada Country Manager

Crina Kajioka

TELUS

Director, Intelligent Automation CoE

Anthony Lloyd

OpenText

VP Technology Services

Dan Herold

Google Cloud

Principal Architect

Paul Lewis

Pythian

Chief Technology Officer

Erol Kavas

PwC

Director

Sue Stinson

PwC

Director, Cloud and Data

Cindy Zhong

Google

Head of Customer Engineering

Bala Gopalakrishnan

Pelmorex

Chief Data Officer

Andrea Constantinof

OpenText

Director of Data Science and AI

Heindrik Bernabe

GoBolt

CTO

Tessa Liu-Man-Hin

Google Cloud

Canada ISV Lead

Chris Mero

Nobul Technologies Inc.

CTO

Jesslyn Dymond

TELUS

Director of Data Ethics

Brandon Eady

Wealthsimple

Director, IT and Platform Engineering

Nagesh Kalegowda

Google Canada

Customer Engineer

Michael Craig

Google Cloud

Customer Engineering Manager

Shane Nazareth

DoiT International

Country Lead

Jaspal Sawhney

Loblaw

VP, Engineering SRE, Data & Analytics Platforms

When

Thursday, February 22, 2024
2:00 PM – 11:00 PM (UTC)

Where

Google Toronto | Rooms: Algonquin and Kawarthas
Richmond 111 Richmond St W
Toronto, ON, M5H 2G4

Agenda

2:00 PM	Registration and Breakfast
3:00 PM	Welcome and Introduction	Josh Berman, President, C2C Global, and Sam Sebastian, Vice President and Canada Country Manager, Google Cloud
3:30 PM	Opening Keynote: From Silicon Valley to Serverless: Life Lessons in Cloud Economics	Dan Herold, Principal Architect at Google Cloud, will discuss the lessons history teaches us about cost optimization in technology and explain why these lessons are particularly relevant in the age of cloud and AI. The conversation will discuss factors influencing investment decisions and explore how customers are optimizing their cloud ROI, all while preparing for the challenges of tomorrow.
4:15 PM	Partner Panel: Industry Insights	Moderated by Cindy Zhong, Head of Customer Engineering, Google Cloud
4:45 PM	Migration Across Borders and Time Zones with PwC and OpenText
5:30 PM	Lunch
6:15 PM	Industry Panel: From Disruption to Success: Turning Change into Opportunity	Join us for an insightful panel discussion on change management in the dynamic realm of cloud computing. As organizations increasingly migrate their operations to the cloud, it is imperative to simplify and optimize cloud operations. This panel will equip you with the knowledge and insights needed to navigate the complexities of cloud transformation effectively. During the panel, the guest speakers will share their firsthand experiences and lessons learned from their cloud journeys. They will provide you with practical advice on using change management to optimize cloud operations for organizational success. Moderated by Tessa Liu-Man-Hin, Canada ISV Lead, Google Cloud
7:00 PM	FinOps - Extracting Value from Costs with DoiT and GoBolt
7:45 PM	Navigating Digital Resilience in the Cloud Era with Pythian and Wealthsimple	Digital resilience is the ability to prevent, respond and quickly recover from events that have the potential to disrupt critical business processes, service delivery, and technological access. When it comes to cloud modernization, there are two sides of the coin to address: Technology Resilience and Cyber Resilience. This session will explore key considerations to enable digital resilience in today's dynamic landscape, including defining a cloud strategy(cloud-first, cloud-only, or cloud-optional?), factors influencing cloud ROI, navigating external changes, and how to prepare your organization for what's next.
8:30 PM	Customer Panel: What Do I Know Now That I Wish I'd Known When I Started?	Moderated by Michael Craig, Customer Engineering Manager, Google Cloud
9:15 PM	Closing and Wrap-Up
9:30 PM	Happy Hour and Networking

Hosts

Josh Berman

C2C Global

President

Alysa Turner

C2C Global

Community Manager

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In-person event

2Gather Toronto: Cloud Optimization Summit

Toronto

Speakers

Sam Sebastian

Crina Kajioka

Anthony Lloyd

Dan Herold

Paul Lewis

Erol Kavas

Sue Stinson

Cindy Zhong

Bala Gopalakrishnan

Andrea Constantinof

Heindrik Bernabe

Tessa Liu-Man-Hin

Chris Mero

Jesslyn Dymond

Brandon Eady

Nagesh Kalegowda

Michael Craig

Shane Nazareth

Jaspal Sawhney

When

Where

Agenda

Hosts

Josh Berman

Alysa Turner

Event Sponsors

PwC

DoiT

Pythian