
Monday, November 17, 2025
7:15
MEET THE DATA PLATFORM YOUR AI HAS BEEN WAITING FOR
Paul Traynor | NetApp
Play this fun interactive quiz for a chance to win great prizes as we share three reasons the NetApp data platform is your perfect foundation for successful AI deployment.
7:45
MEET THE DATA PLATFORM YOUR AI HAS BEEN WAITING FOR
Paul Traynor | NetApp
Play this fun interactive quiz for a chance to win great prizes as we share three reasons the NetApp data platform is your perfect foundation for successful AI deployment.
8:15
MEET THE DATA PLATFORM YOUR AI HAS BEEN WAITING FOR
Paul Traynor | NetApp
Play this fun interactive quiz for a chance to win great prizes as we share three reasons the NetApp data platform is your perfect foundation for successful AI deployment.
8:45
MEET THE DATA PLATFORM YOUR AI HAS BEEN WAITING FOR
Paul Traynor | NetApp
Play this fun interactive quiz for a chance to win great prizes as we share three reasons the NetApp data platform is your perfect foundation for successful AI deployment.

Tuesday, November 18, 2025
10:15
MEET THE DATA PLATFORM YOUR AI HAS BEEN WAITING FOR
Paul Traynor | NetApp
Play this fun interactive quiz for a chance to win great prizes as we share three reasons the NetApp data platform is your perfect foundation for successful AI deployment.
10:45
AFX - A NEW ERA FOR AI-DRIVEN INFRASTRUCTURE
Steven Pruchniewski | NetApp
Discover how NetApp AFX overcomes AI complexity, boosts performance, and cuts costs—streamlining model training, fine-tuning, and inferencing for faster, more efficient AI data pipelines.
11:15
MEET THE DATA PLATFORM YOUR AI HAS BEEN WAITING FOR
Paul Traynor | NetApp
Play this fun interactive quiz for a chance to win great prizes as we share three reasons the NetApp data platform is your perfect foundation for successful AI deployment.
11:45
ACCELERATING AI FROM CONCEPT TO PRODUCTION: INSIDE THE AI PROVING GROUND
Sachin Koshy | WWT
Michael Sink | WWT
WWT discusses the AI Proving Ground within WWT’s Advanced Technology Center, which enables organizations to rapidly validate, pilot, and scale AI solutions. This dynamic, multi-vendor lab environment—powered by NetApp’s intelligent data infrastructure—bridges the gap between ideation and enterprise deployment, helping clients move from AI concept to production with confidence and speed.
12:15
MEET THE DATA PLATFORM YOUR AI HAS BEEN WAITING FOR
Paul Traynor | NetApp
Play this fun interactive quiz for a chance to win great prizes as we share three reasons the NetApp data platform is your perfect foundation for successful AI deployment.
12:45
E-SERIES WITH BEEGFS AND STORAGEGRID: HIGH-PERFORMANCE AI AND HPC DATA AT SCALE
Nick Elvester | NetApp
Organizations face performance bottlenecks and rising costs when managing massive, high-throughput AI and HPC datasets, especially as data volumes grow and teams work in parallel. This presentation will show how E-Series with BeeGFS and StorageGRID can reduce costs and improve data pipelines.
1:15
MEET THE DATA PLATFORM YOUR AI HAS BEEN WAITING FOR
Paul Traynor | NetApp
Play this fun interactive quiz for a chance to win great prizes as we share three reasons the NetApp data platform is your perfect foundation for successful AI deployment.
1:45
NVIDIA REDEFINING STORAGE TO POWER THE ENTERPRISE GENERATIVE AI JOURNEY
Jacob Liberman | Nvidia
Ruchika Kharwar | Nvidia
Learn how NVIDIA is working with NetApp to help enable your company to successfully build and ship AI projects – so you can actually capitalize on the promise of enterprise AI. Hear from NVIDIA experts about how our companies are collaborating to transform enterprise storage for the era of AI agents.
2:15
ARCHITECTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENTERPRISE AI: UNLOCKING HIGH-CONCURRENCY, MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS ON AIPOD MINI WITH COGNIWARE
Ambarish Desai | Cogniware
Rama Karamsetty | Intel
GenAI adoption by enterprise is limited by the current compute infrastructure. Discover how Cogniware brings intelligent dynamic data-tiering , enabling execution of very large scale models on NetApp AIPod Mini. This approach delivers improved performance and scalability at a fraction of the cost of GPU alternatives.
2:45
ACCELERATING ENTERPRISE AI/ML AND GENAI WITH AZURE NETAPP FILES: A PRODUCTION-GRADE CLOUD STORAGE BLUEPRINT
Andy Chan | NetApp
This session unveils a robust, production-grade cloud storage architecture purpose-built for enterprise-scale AI/ML and GenAI workloads on Azure. Anchored by Azure NetApp Files (ANF) and tightly integrated with Azure-native services, it addresses real-world data challenges such as silos, data gravity, privacy, cost opitimization and operational bottlenecks.
3:15
ASTROPHYSICS AND NETAPP
Tristan Seurink | Nikhef
Pascal De Wild | NetApp
Talk about the use of NetApp E-Series in HPC clusters to provide them with fast enough data relliably. (more to follow)
3:45
MEET THE DATA PLATFORM YOUR AI HAS BEEN WAITING FOR
Paul Traynor | NetApp
Play this fun interactive quiz for a chance to win great prizes as we share three reasons the NetApp data platform is your perfect foundation for successful AI deployment.
4:15
AI INFRASTRUCTURE MADE EASY
David Arnette | NetApp
This session will explore reference architectures from NetApp that allow customers to quickly and easily deploy the right infrastructure for their AI needs. We'll cover solutions for everything from small-scale inference deployments up to massive scale AI factories.
4:45
MEET THE DATA PLATFORM YOUR AI HAS BEEN WAITING FOR
Paul Traynor | NetApp
Play this fun interactive quiz for a chance to win great prizes as we share three reasons the NetApp data platform is your perfect foundation for successful AI deployment.
5:15
ACCELTERATING AI WORKLOADS WITH FLEXPOD AI
Brad Katz | NetApp
Discover how FlexPod AI, powered by NetApp and Cisco enables seamless deployment and operation of AI work loads like foundational model training, model hub inferencing, and fine-tuning. Dive deep into the critical need for security in AI workloads and explore how FlexPod leverages Cisco Secure AI Factory to protect every layer of the infrastructure, from AI software and platforms to containers, networks, and storage. Learn how to optimize performance while ensuring robust security for your AI deployments
5:45
MEET THE DATA PLATFORM YOUR AI HAS BEEN WAITING FOR
Paul Traynor | NetApp
Play this fun interactive quiz for a chance to win great prizes as we share three reasons the NetApp data platform is your perfect foundation for successful AI deployment.

Wednesday, November 19, 2025
10:15
MEET THE DATA PLATFORM YOUR AI HAS BEEN WAITING FOR
Paul Traynor | NetApp
Play this fun interactive quiz for a chance to win great prizes as we share three reasons the NetApp data platform is your perfect foundation for successful AI deployment.
10:45
ACCELERATING AI WORKLOADS WITH FLEXPOD AI
Brad Katz | NetApp
Discover how FlexPod AI, powered by NetApp and Cisco enables seamless deployment and operation of AI work loads like foundational model training, model hub inferencing, and fine-tuning. Dive deep into the critical need for security in AI workloads and explore how FlexPod leverages Cisco Secure AI Factory to protect every layer of the infrastructure, from AI software and platforms to containers, networks, and storage. Learn how to optimize performance while ensuring robust security for your AI deployments
11:15
NETAPP TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE
David Arnette | NetApp
This session will cover the open standard technology that NetApp leverages to deliver world-class performance. We'll show how customers can deploy infrastructure for high-performance workloads using industry-standard networking and OS-native software capabilities.
11:45
BRIDGING THE DIVIDE: UNIFYING RESEARCH
ACADEMIA & ENTERPRISE WITH INTELLIGENT INFRASTRUCTURE
Rebecca Pinheiro | Neuvys Technologies
Jeff Winters | Neuvys Technologies
Join Neuvys Technologies’ CEO and Implementation Engineer to explore how intelligent data infrastructure—powered by NetApp AFX and AIDE—can transform the way universities support both research and enterprise workloads. Decoupling compute, storage, and data services enhances performance and scalability for AI and HPC, unlocking new possibilities for innovation and operational efficiency.
12:15
MEET THE DATA PLATFORM YOUR AI HAS BEEN WAITING FOR
Paul Traynor | NetApp
Play this fun interactive quiz for a chance to win great prizes as we share three reasons the NetApp data platform is your perfect foundation for successful AI deployment.
12:45
NETAPP TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE
David Arnette | NetApp
This session will cover the open standard technology that NetApp leverages to deliver world-class performance. We'll show how customers can deploy infrastructure for high-performance workloads using industry-standard networking and OS-native software capabilities.
1:15
BUILDING GOVERNED GENAI ON ENTERPRISE DATA
Ross Sharp | Domino Data Lab
Financial services and life sciences enterprises are under pressure to deliver GenAI innovation, but face the reality of sensitive data, strict regulations, and heavy compliance reviews. The challenge: building GenAI applications that are both powerful and governed. Discover how Domino Data Lab and NetApp together provide the foundation for governed GenAI on enterprise data.
1:45
ACCELERATING EDA WORKFLOWS IN THE CLOUD WITH GOOGLE CLOUD NETAPP VOLUMES
Thomas Leung | Google Cloud
This session explores how Google Cloud NetApp Volumes transforms Electronic Design Automation (EDA) by solving challenges like long simulations, infrastructure limits, and rising costs. Attendees will learn about the demands of EDA workflows and the need for scalable, compliant hybrid environments. Discover how this solution accelerates time-to-market, cuts costs, and integrates seamlessly with existing tools.
2:15
E-SERIES WITH BEEGFS AND STORAGEGRID: HIGH-PERFORMANCE AI AND HPC DATA AT SCALE
Nick Elvester | NetApp
Organizations face performance bottlenecks and rising costs when managing massive, high-throughput AI and HPC datasets, especially as data volumes grow and teams work in parallel. This presentation will show how E-Series with BeeGFS and StorageGRID can reduce costs and improve data pipelines.
2:45
ARCHITECTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENTERPRISE AI: UNLOCKING HIGH-CONCURRENCY, MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS ON AIPOD MINI WITH COGNIWARE
Ambarish Desai | Cogniware
Rama Karamsetty | Intel
GenAI adoption by enterprise is limited by the current compute infrastructure. Discover how Cogniware brings intelligent dynamic data-tiering , enabling execution of very large scale models on NetApp AIPod Mini. This approach delivers improved performance and scalability at a fraction of the cost of GPU alternatives.
3:15
NVIDIA REDEFINING STORAGE TO POWER THE ENTERPRISE GENERATIVE AI JOURNEY
Jacob Liberman | Nvidia
Ruchika Kharwar | Nvidia
Learn how NVIDIA is working with NetApp to help enable your company to successfully build and ship AI projects – so you can actually capitalize on the promise of enterprise AI. Hear from NVIDIA experts about how our companies are collaborating to transform enterprise storage for the era of AI agents.
3:45
AFX - A NEW ERA FOR AI-DRIVEN INFRASTRUCTURE
Steven Pruchniewski | NetApp
Discover how NetApp AFX overcomes AI complexity, boosts performance, and cuts costs—streamlining model training, fine-tuning, and inferencing for faster, more efficient AI data pipelines.
4:15
MEET THE DATA PLATFORM YOUR AI HAS BEEN WAITING FOR
Paul Traynor | NetApp
Play this fun interactive quiz for a chance to win great prizes as we share three reasons the NetApp data platform is your perfect foundation for successful AI deployment.
4:45
ACCELERATING EDA WORKFLOWS IN THE CLOUD WITH GOOGLE CLOUD NETAPP VOLUMES
Thomas Leung | Google Cloud
This session explores how Google Cloud NetApp Volumes transforms Electronic Design Automation (EDA) by solving challenges like long simulations, infrastructure limits, and rising costs. Attendees will learn about the demands of EDA workflows and the need for scalable, compliant hybrid environments. Discover how this solution accelerates time-to-market, cuts costs, and integrates seamlessly with existing tools.
5:15
MEET THE DATA PLATFORM YOUR AI HAS BEEN WAITING FOR
Paul Traynor | NetApp
Play this fun interactive quiz for a chance to win great prizes as we share three reasons the NetApp data platform is your perfect foundation for successful AI deployment.
5:45
MEET THE DATA PLATFORM YOUR AI HAS BEEN WAITING FOR
Paul Traynor | NetApp
Play this fun interactive quiz for a chance to win great prizes as we share three reasons the NetApp data platform is your perfect foundation for successful AI deployment.

Thursday, November 20, 2025
10:15
MEET THE DATA PLATFORM YOUR AI HAS BEEN WAITING FOR
Paul Traynor | NetApp
Play this fun interactive quiz for a chance to win great prizes as we share three reasons the NetApp data platform is your perfect foundation for successful AI deployment.
10:45
AI INFRASTRUCTURE MADE EASY
David Arnette | NetApp
This session will explore reference architectures from NetApp that allow customers to quickly and easily deploy the right infrastructure for their AI needs. We'll cover solutions for everything from small-scale inference deployments up to massive scale AI factories.
11:15
MEET THE DATA PLATFORM YOUR AI HAS BEEN WAITING FOR
Paul Traynor | NetApp
Play this fun interactive quiz for a chance to win great prizes as we share three reasons the NetApp data platform is your perfect foundation for successful AI deployment.
11:45
ACCELERATING AI PIPELINES WITH NETAPP'S AI DATA ENGINE: UNIFIED, SECURE, AND SCALABLE DATA INFRASTRUCTURE FOR GENAI
Cecile Kellam | NetApp
Transform unstructured data silos into AI-ready pipelines, enabling faster, more reliable, and compliant AI outcomes—without the complexity of managing over a dozen disparate tools. NetApp’s AI Data Engine (AIDE) accelerates AI pipelines by automating data discovery, transformation, and synchronization across hybrid multicloud environments.
12:15
MEET THE DATA PLATFORM YOUR AI HAS BEEN WAITING FOR
Paul Traynor | NetApp
Play this fun interactive quiz for a chance to win great prizes as we share three reasons the NetApp data platform is your perfect foundation for successful AI deployment.
12:45
ACCELERATING AI PIPELINES WITH NETAPP'S AI DATA ENGINE: UNIFIED, SECURE, AND SCALABLE DATA INFRASTRUCTURE FOR GENAI
Cecile Kellam | NetApp
Transform unstructured data silos into AI-ready pipelines, enabling faster, more reliable, and compliant AI outcomes—without the complexity of managing over a dozen disparate tools. NetApp’s AI Data Engine (AIDE) accelerates AI pipelines by automating data discovery, transformation, and synchronization across hybrid multicloud environments.
1:15
MEET THE DATA PLATFORM YOUR AI HAS BEEN WAITING FOR
Paul Traynor | NetApp
Play this fun interactive quiz for a chance to win great prizes as we share three reasons the NetApp data platform is your perfect foundation for successful AI deployment.
1:45
MEET THE DATA PLATFORM YOUR AI HAS BEEN WAITING FOR
Paul Traynor | NetApp
Play this fun interactive quiz for a chance to win great prizes as we share three reasons the NetApp data platform is your perfect foundation for successful AI deployment.
2:15
MEET THE DATA PLATFORM YOUR AI HAS BEEN WAITING FOR
Paul Traynor | NetApp
Play this fun interactive quiz for a chance to win great prizes as we share three reasons the NetApp data platform is your perfect foundation for successful AI deployment.
2:45
MEET THE DATA PLATFORM YOUR AI HAS BEEN WAITING FOR
Paul Traynor | NetApp
Play this fun interactive quiz for a chance to win great prizes as we share three reasons the NetApp data platform is your perfect foundation for successful AI deployment.

Speakers
Date Tuesday, November 18th | Time 1:45pm | Nvidia Booth #1515
NVIDIA REDEFINING STORAGE TO POWER THE ENTERPRISE GENERATIVE AI JOURNEY
Learn how NVIDIA is working with NetApp to help enable your company to successfully build and ship AI projects – so you can actually capitalize on the promise of enterprise AI. Hear from NVIDIA experts about how our companies are collaborating to transform enterprise storage for the era of AI agents.
Jacob Liberman | Nvidia
Date Tuesday, November 18th | Time 2:15pm | Intel Booth #2227
ARCHITECTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENTERPRISE AI: UNLOCKING HIGH-CONCURRENCY, MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS ON AIPOD MINI WITH COGNIWARE
GenAI adoption by enterprise is limited by the current compute infrastructure. Discover how Cogniware brings intelligent dynamic data-tiering , enabling execution of very large scale models on NetApp AIPod Mini. This approach delivers improved performance and scalability at a fraction of the cost of GPU alternatives.
Ambarish Desai | Cogniware
Rama Karamsetty | Intel
Date Tuesday, November 18th | Time 2:45pm | Microsoft Booth #1627
ACCELERATING ENTERPRISE AI/ML AND GENAI WITH AZURE NETAPP FILES: A PRODUCTION-GRADE CLOUD STORAGE BLUEPRINT
This session unveils a robust, production-grade cloud storage architecture purpose-built for enterprise-scale AI/ML and GenAI workloads on Azure. Anchored by Azure NetApp Files (ANF) and tightly integrated with Azure-native services, it addresses real-world data challenges such as silos, data gravity, privacy, cost opitimization and operational bottlenecks.
Andy Chan | NetApp
Date Tuesday, November 18th | Time 4:00pm | Ansys Booth #3138
ACCELERATING HPC WORKLOADS WITH REDHAWK ON AZURE NETAPP FILES
Discover how integrating Ansys Access with Azure NetApp Files (ANF) is revolutionizing cloud-based engineering simulations. This session reveals how organizations can harness enterprise-grade storage performance, seamless scalability, and simplified deployment to supercharge Ansys RedHawk-SC workloads on Microsoft Azure. Unlock faster simulations, robust data management, and cost-effective cloud strategies—empowering engineering teams to innovate without hardware limitations. Dive in to learn how intelligent data infrastructure is transforming simulation productivity in the cloud!
Andy Chan | NetApp
Date Tuesday, November 18th | Time 5:30pm | Microsoft Booth #1627
NETAPP FILES AZURE AI INTEGRATION
Azure NetApp Files (ANF) delivers enterprise-grade, high-performance file storage that is purpose-built to accelerate AI and machine learning (ML) workloads in Azure. With ultra-low latency, high throughput, and dynamic scalability, ANF supports the full AI lifecycle from data ingestion and model training to inference and versioning, while meeting stringent compliance and security requirements.
As a First Party Microsoft product, ANF powers Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines and GenAI applications by enabling fast, parallel access to multimodal datasets and model artifacts. Its native integration with Azure services, snapshot capabilities for ML reproducibility, and support for NFS/SMB protocols make it ideal for demanding AI use cases across industries including healthcare, finance, and manufacturing.
By combining performance, reliability, and seamless cloud-native integration, Azure NetApp Files positions itself as a preferred storage backbone for scalable, production-grade AI deployments in Azure.
Andy Chan | NetApp
Date Wednesday, November 19th | Time 1:45pm | Google Cloud Booth # 3724
ACCELERATING EDA WORKFLOWS IN THE CLOUD WITH GOOGLE CLOUD NETAPP VOLUMES
This session explores how Google Cloud NetApp Volumes transforms Electronic Design Automation (EDA) by solving challenges like long simulations, infrastructure limits, and rising costs. Attendees will learn about the demands of EDA workflows and the need for scalable, compliant hybrid environments. Discover how this solution accelerates time-to-market, cuts costs, and integrates seamlessly with existing tools.
Thomas Leung | Google Cloud
Date Wednesday, November 19th | Time 3:15pm | Nvidia Booth #1515
NVIDIA REDEFINING STORAGE TO POWER THE ENTERPRISE GENERATIVE AI JOURNEY
Learn how NVIDIA is working with NetApp to help enable your company to successfully build and ship AI projects – so you can actually capitalize on the promise of enterprise AI. Hear from NVIDIA experts about how our companies are collaborating to transform enterprise storage for the era of AI agents.
Jacob Liberman | Nvidia
Ruchika Kharwar | Nvidia

