AI in the Enterprise: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Road Ahead

Sejal Amin is a senior technology executive and product development expert with more than 25 years of experience leading large teams through cultural, operational, and technology transformation for SaaS initiatives. Currently, she is the Chief Technology Officer for Shutterstock. She has a wide range of technology leadership experience and has managed global product development teams and portfolios of growing size and complexity for 15+ years. She has led several enterprise-wide transformation initiatives focused on project-to-product transitions, organizational transformations, technology portfolio redesigns, and building high-performance product development cultures to keep pace with a rapidly changing technology environment.

Sejal was recognized on the BT150 Transformational Executive List in 2021 and has several professional associations, including Board Director for the Value Stream Consortium, Board Director for Pariveda Solutions, and an advisory board role for 3Pillar Global.

Jana began her professional career at Los Alamos National Laboratory modeling electron transfer in conducting polymers using high-performance computing and artificial intelligence. After Los Alamos, she attended graduate school in computer science, and then left research to join the business world in 1994.

Her roles intermix software engineering, software product management, and general management. She has held technical and leadership roles at start-ups, like PTCG (supply chain optimization) and Apps.com (online applications), that were bought by American Airlines and Intuit, respectively. Both acquisitions led to senior roles at the acquiring companies. Another small start-up she joined was Lycos, which grew to be an internet search leader. Her career has taken her to Europe twice: first for Sabre Group, to open the European operations for supply chain optimization, and next as CEO of Germany-based, sprd.net AG, one of the first mass-customization platforms on the web. Her focus and passion are bringing high-end technology to everyday problems. Jana is a noted expert in artificial intelligence, software product management and development, and enterprise innovation. She holds a degree in mathematics and computer studies from Hendrix College and has completed graduate studies in computer science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Razat Gaurav est le président-directeur général de Planview, qu'il a rejoint en 2021. Razat Gaurav possède plus de 20 ans d'expérience dans le domaine des logiciels d'entreprise. Il est reconnu pour sa capacité à stimuler une croissance basée sur l'innovation et à accélérer le développement d'entreprises technologiques. Il joue un rôle de conseiller de confiance auprès de dirigeants, de conseils d'administration et d'investisseurs sur des sujets liés aux initiatives de transformation digitale.

Avant de rejoindre Planview, Razat Gaurav était le PDG de LLamasoft, le leader des logiciels de conception et de prise de décision basés sur l'IA pour la chaîne logistique. Au sein de LLamasoft, il a mis en œuvre une vision élargie des produits, associée à une culture axée sur les objectifs, permettant à l'entreprise de doubler son chiffre d'affaires en trois ans. Ces succès se sont soldés par l'acquisition de l'entreprise par Coupa en novembre 2020, pour un montant de 1,5 milliard de dollars. Avant de rejoindre LLamasoft, Razat Gaurav a occupé des postes de direction chez Blue Yonder, i2 Technologies et au sein du cabinet de conseil en gestion Ernst & Young. Il a également siégé au conseil d'administration de Sparta Systems et de LLamasoft. Razat Gaurav a été désigné par Goldman Sachs comme l'un des 100 entrepreneurs les plus intrigants de 2020.

Razat Gaurav siège au conseil consultatif du département d'ingénierie industrielle et opérationnelle (IOE) de l'Université du Michigan. Il est également impliqué dans diverses initiatives philanthropiques et politiques liées à la recherche médicale, à l'enseignement des sciences, des technologies, de l'ingénierie et des mathématiques pour les minorités et à des programmes de réduction des émissions de carbone. Razat Gaurav a obtenu un diplôme d'ingénierie avec mention à l'Illinois Institute of Technology de Chicago.

Dr. Richard Sonnenblick is chief data scientist at Planview, joining the company in 2022 through the acquisition of Enrich. Rich founded Enrich in 1998 and served as CEO. Rich’s experiences working with some of the largest pharmaceutical and life sciences companies in the world have led him to elevate the most insightful prioritization and portfolio review processes, scoring systems, and financial valuation and forecasting methods, enhancing both product forecasting and portfolio analysis.

He started his career building a decision analysis consulting practice at Lumina Decision Systems, where he worked on integrated assessments of environmental legislation and complex R&D valuation models for high technology firms. Dr. Sonnenblick holds a Ph.D. and MS from Carnegie Mellon University in Engineering and Public Policy, and a BA in Physics from the University of California, Santa Cruz.