Cloudera Announces Sol Rashidi as Keynote Speaker for Global EVOLVE26 Conference

Cloudera set Sol Rashidi as the keynote speaker for its annual EVOLVE26 conference series, tying the event to efforts for moving AI initiatives beyond early testing. The company scheduled events across multiple locations during 2026.

EVOLVE26 is positioned around operationalizing AI in environments where data access matters, with an emphasis on progressing from pilot to production. The program centers on unlocking data across multi-cloud environments, including public, private and sovereign clouds, data centers, and at the edge, with governance and operational efficiency in scope.

Rashidi’s keynote is described as focusing on moving beyond experimentation and delivering scalable, governed AI initiatives. The series also includes executive vision sessions on hybrid and multi-cloud AI, sovereign cloud strategies, and modern data architectures, plus customer spotlight sessions addressing operationalizing agentic AI and data sovereignty requirements.

Cloudera’s CEO Charles Sansbury said, “AI is only as powerful as the strategy and infrastructure supporting it,” and added, “At EVOLVE26, we’re bringing together the leaders shaping the future of enterprise AI to share how organizations can move beyond experimentation and drive measurable business impact at scale. Sol Rashidi has been at the forefront of that transformation for some of the world’s largest brands, and her perspective will help attendees better understand what it truly takes to operationalize AI successfully in today’s hybrid world.” Rashidi is also set to deliver the Sol Rashidi keynote, while technical deep dive tracks will cover AI infrastructure, analytics modernization, scalable enterprise deployments, and demonstrations of agentic AI in action in sovereign clouds.

EVOLVE26 events are listed for Singapore on August 20, Sao Paulo on September 10, New York on October 14, and Dubai on November 5.