Data Security/AI

VIRTUAL SUMMIT 2025

Your Cyber Resilience, Simplified
Druva is a 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Leader.

Putting AI to Work: Practical Cyber Resilience Best Practices for IT & Security Teams

  • Operationalize AI cyber strategy. Apply proven frameworks and executive insights from global AI leader Sol Rashidi.
  • Build smarter defenses. How to ditch fragmented tools and adopt simplified, scalable cyber resilience.
  • Supercharge recovery with AI. See how top security teams use AI and threat intel to detect and respond faster.

Learn how top brands that are reducing risk, simplifying protection, and improving cyber resilience with Druva— now you can do the same.

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Sol Rashidi

Former Chief Data/Analytics/AI Officer
@ Fortune 100 Companies

Top 100 AI Thought Leaders
50 Most Powerful Women in Tech
Global 100 Power List

Best-Selling Author & Forbes Author
10 Patents

Meet Sol

With 10 patents, a best-selling author of 'Your AI Survival Guide' (top 100 AI books), and voted Forbes 'AI Maverick & visionary of the 21st century', Sol is a Data & AI executive with a strong business acumen who's lead massive transformations for enterprises and the broader commercial AI marketplace that includes PEs, VCs, and Startups. Helping IBM launch Watson in 2011, and holding the 1st Chief Data and Chief AI Officer role appointed back in 2016 Sol has operated as a CDO, CAO, CDAO, and CAIO for several Fortune 100's. Voted as the ‘50 Most Powerful Women in Tech’ TechMag, ‘Top 100 AI Thoughts Leaders’ by AIM, and ‘Top 100 Data & Analytics Leaders’ by CDAO Mag, Sol is a SHAPER, combining her pragmatic approach with visionary thought leadership to drive change where it matters, while motivating and helping others with their Data & AI footprint. She ensures technology is leveraged as an enabler and not a replacer of human intelligence and ingenuity, in order to amplify our inherent cognitive capabilities that drive sustainable and profitable commerce.

Special Guest Speaker Session
From Data to Decisions: Demystifying AI for Real-World Impact

Sol has led AI and data transformations at some of the world’s most iconic brands — and she’s never been afraid to call out the hype. Now, Sol Rashidi brings her signature clarity and candor to help us cut through the noise.

AI’s true power lies not just in the data—but in how we manage, understand, and deploy it. In this session, we demystify the journey from raw data to real-world decisions by unpacking the critical role of all aspects of data, the scalability of the cloud, and what it really takes to bring AI to life at enterprise scale.

You’ll learn:

  • Why AI success starts with data — and the often-overlooked elements that make or break it
  • How to cut through the hype and focus on practical, scalable applications
  • The role of cloud infrastructure in enabling enterprise AI
  • What it truly takes to operationalize AI at scale — beyond the buzzwords

Walk away with actionable insights and a grounded perspective on turning AI potential into real business outcomes.

Sessions

The Agentic AI Shift: Powering the Autonomous Enterprise with AWS and Druva

Join Druva and AWS to explore the transformative potential of Agentic AI. We'll discuss how autonomous AI agents are poised to redefine entire industries by automating complex workflows and driving unprecedented innovation. As this new era unfolds, it brings unique challenges in governance and data integrity.

Discover how a robust foundation—combining AWS's core AI infrastructure with Druva's intelligent data resilience—is critical to safely harnessing the power of these systems. You'll leave with a strategic vision for adopting Agentic AI and a practical framework for ensuring it operates both securely and resiliently.

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Karan Singh

Agentic AI Product & GTM Lead

Meet Karan

Karan Singh is a Agentic AI leader at AWS, where he works with top-tier third-party foundation model and agentic frameworks providers to develop and execute joint go-to-market strategies, enabling customers to effectively deploy and scale solutions to solve enterprise agentic AI challenges. Karan holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Manipal University, a MS in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University, and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley.

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David Gildea

VP of Product, AI

Meet David

With over 20 years of experience in cloud automation and emerging technologies, David has led transformative projects in data management and cloud infrastructure. As the founder and former CEO of CloudRanger, he pioneered innovative solutions to optimize cloud operations, later leading to its acquisition by Druva. Currently, David leads the Labs team in the Office of the CTO, spearheading R&D into Generative AI initiatives across the organization, including projects like Dru Copilot, Dru Investigate, and Amazon Q. His expertise spans technical research, commercial planning, and product development, making him a prominent figure in the field of cloud technology and generative AI.

Customer Panel:
Real-World Resilience: Stories from the Frontlines

In this session, you’ll hear firsthand from leading organizations on the frontlines — how they’ve scaled data security efforts, cut complexity, and how they’re leveraging AI responsibly to improve productivity.

Discover the real-world wins they’re delivering through smarter automation, faster response, and the confidence that comes with always-on readiness.

Moderator: Madhup Nagpal, Sr. VP Customer Success, Druva

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Julie Marvin

Chief Information Security Officer

Meet Julie

Julie Marvin is the Information Security Officer and Senior Vice President at Southern Bank, where she leads the institution’s information security strategy and governance. With over 20 years of experience in the field, Julie advises on business and IT initiatives, manages security projects, and works closely with senior leadership and the board to guide risk-based decisions that help protect the bank’s assets and customers. She holds CISSP and CCSP certifications and brings a practical, collaborative approach to building security programs that align with business goals. Julie is passionate about bridging technical expertise with executive awareness and supporting a strong security culture across the organization.

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Jeremy Mostafanejad

Sr. Director, IT Infra & Ops

Meet Jeremy

Seasoned global IT leader with over 20 years of experience delivering technology solutions that drive measurable business outcomes. With a career spanning four continents, he specializes in building and maturing IT organizations through every phase of infrastructure and application lifecycle—from strategic planning and deployment to standardization and reliable operations.

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Toby Ratcliffe

Director of IT

Meet Toby

Director of IT at Castle School Education Trust (CSET), where he leads the strategic vision for technology, digital, and information across a network of schools. With over 15 years of experience, Toby specializes in leveraging technology to drive innovation, enhance user experiences, and streamline business services.

Fireside Chat: Fortifying Cyber Resilience for the AI Era

While over two-thirds of organizations believe they are cyber resilient, the reality — especially in the AI era — often tells a different story. Join this fireside chat with Microsoft and Druva CTO Stephen Manley for a candid conversation on the evolving threat landscape, the role AI plays in attack and defense, and practical strategies to strengthen your organization’s security posture. Gain actionable insights to help you not just keep up — but stay ahead.

Richard Diver

Richard Diver

Director of Story Design

Meet Richard

Richard Diver is an innovative technology leader with over 30 years of global experience spanning support, engineering, architecture, consulting, sales, and marketing. He has been a key contributor to the Microsoft Secure Future Initiative (SFI) and is the author of the book "Guardians of AI: Building Innovation with Safety and Security".
Richard's deep technical expertise has been honed through experiences across multiple industries and collaborations with some of the world’s largest organizations, including government and military customers. He is a certified Microsoft Professional since 1999, with broad experience across sectors including healthcare, finance, defense, and resources.

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Stephen Manley

CTO

Meet Stephen

Stephen delivers solutions to help customers extract the full potential of their data. In leading development of data management capabilities for startups and serving as CTO of the Data Protection Group at Dell EMC, Stephen found his passion in partnering with customers to solve data protection challenges for today’s enterprise and evolve modern data storage. He also spent time at NetApp as a senior technical director of data protection. Stephen is excited to connect with new customers and technology to transform how people protect, preserve, and use their data. Stephen works tirelessly to bring the latest innovative technologies to our customers, so they can always protect, manage, and increasingly obtain more value from their data.

Next-Level Cyber Resilience: From Reactive to Proactive

In this exclusive fireside chat, Druva’s Shankar Subramaniam, VP & GM of Security, is joined by Sanjay Chaudhary of CrowdStrike to explore how organizations are building cyber resilience by transforming backups into a frontline defense. Discover how a 100% SaaS-native platform delivers unmatched simplicity and speed—turning backup data into a powerful asset for faster recovery, threat detection, and business continuity.

You’ll also get an exclusive preview of new security-focused resources, including interactive tools designed to help you detect threats faster, recover smarter, and stay ahead of emerging risks with confidence.

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Sanjay Chaudhary

VP of Product Management

Meet Sanjay

Sanjay Chaudhary serves as the Vice President of Product Management at CrowdStrike, where he leads the product management for CrowdStrike XDR and Next-Gen SIEM portfolio. With over two decades of experience in product management, marketing, R&D, and strategy, Sanjay brings deep expertise in cybersecurity, cloud-native SecOps, and SaaS transformation and Observability.

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Shankar Subramaniam

VP/GM, Security

Meet Shankar

Shankar Subramaniam has over 20 years of experience in bringing customer value with security and AI products. At Druva, he is responsible for growing Druva’s security business with offerings in ransomware resilience (detection/response/recovery), Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) and eDiscovery. He was previously the founder and CTO of Concentric AI, having envisioned, architected and led market adoption of the AI-powered DSPM product. Shankar spent most of his career at startups incubating and building products for mass adoption at Niara as a co-founder, Aruba Networks, Andiamo Systems and Shasta Networks.

The Future of Cyber Resilience: Simplified, Scalable, Secure

Cyber resilience is being reinvented — fast. AI-powered attacks are accelerating. Legacy baggage is dead weight. Complexity is a threat and resilience must be automatic.

Druva CEO Jaspreet Singh as he pulls no punches with a bold vision of what’s next: resilience that’s built in, not bolted on. Powered by Agentic AI, rapid recovery at scale, and automated governance for shadow AI, it’s a smarter, SaaS-native model — simple, scalable, and secure by design.

Jaspreet Singh

Jaspreet Singh

Founder & CEO

Meet Jaspreet

Founder and CEO, Jaspreet Singh, brings a combination of product vision and general manager experience and has led Druva to become one of the fastest-growing companies in the multi-billion dollar data protection and management industry. His market and technology insights led him to create the first cloud-native data protection platform, which delivers a distinctive consumption model, disrupting a legacy of aging hardware and software.

Why SaaS is the Advantage, Not the Alternative

Ranga Rajagopalan, Druva’s Chief Product and Marketing Officer, breaks down how SaaS-native architecture is redefining data security. Learn why customers, partners, and analysts are embracing a platform that eliminates complexity, accelerates innovation, and delivers resilience without compromise.

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Ranga Rajagopalan

CPO & CMO

Meet Ranga

Ranga has more than two decades of leadership experience in storage and data protection. As Chief Products and Marketing Officer, he is responsible for developing and executing the company’s overall marketing strategy to grow corporate share of voice, nurture customer and partner advocacy, and drive increased demand. He joined Druva from Commvault, where he was Sr. Vice President of Products and led the company’s product management and UX efforts.