Largest Global Cloud Summit

Embrace Next-Gen Cloud Solutions for Virtual Transformation
25^th February 2023 - Virtual Summit
Largest Global Cloud Summit

Explore the Possibilities of Digital Innovation in Healthtech
25^th February 2023 - Virtual Summit
Largest Global Cloud Summit

Unwind the Future of Farming with Cloud-Powered Solutions
25^th February 2023 - Virtual Summit
Largest Global Cloud Summit

Unleash the 3D-Gaming Experience through Computerized Simulations
25^th February 2023 - Virtual Summit

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About the event

Cloud & Metaverse Summit

The Cloud and Metaverse Summit - 2023 is an initiative to foster innovators, technologists, entrepreneurs, and developers to propel the Cloud advancements of the virtual realm and explore the building blocks of Healthcare, Agriculture, and Gaming Innovations. It is an opportunity for trailblazers and change-makers to decode the Next-Generation Cloud Solutions Empowering Virtual Transformation.

Join us at India's Largest Cloud Summit to discover the potential of Cloud and Metaverse and embrace virtual possibilities for digital transformation.

Healthcare

Gaming

Future Farming

Metaverse

Featured Speakers

Hear from the leaders defining the most impactful movements in the industry

Prashant Mishra

Founder & CEO,
Click2Cloud® Inc.

Prashant Mishra

Founder & CEO at Click2Cloud^® Inc.

Prashant Mishra is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Click2Cloud Inc. With his 18 years of experience he has made Click2Cloud one of the leading Cloud companies with its Global existence in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Macao, Korea, and the USA. He has fine working experienced with Microsoft, Persistent Systems, HP, Cognizant and many others. Prior to joining persistent, he was Founder and CEO of RGen Solutions, with strong management experience in all roles related to the delivery of application development solutions.

Anni Lai

Head of Open Source Operations and Marketing, FutureweiBoard Director, Open Metaverse Foundation

Anni Lai

Head of Open Source Operations and Marketing, FutureweiBoard Director, Open Metaverse Foundation.

She is a long term open source supporter specializing in open source strategy, process, business model, compliance, operations, and marketing. Currently working with Futurwei open source projects covering Kubernetes, Cloud Native, Cloud-Edge, OpenStack and more.Anni served on the OpenStack Foundation board for four years and is currently serving on the CNCF, OCI, and LF Edge boards participating in various board committees (Outreach, Marketing, Compensation, Legal, Membership).

Wenjing Chu

Senior Director of Technology Strategy at Futurewei

Wenjing Chu

Senior Director of Technology Strategy at Futurewei

A passionate and dedicated technology leader with an innovation mindset. Excel in unleashing creativity, pushing technology envelope, synthesizing technology and market dynamics, and evangelizing. Dedicated, goal oriented, focused. Believe in leadership by shared value & by inspiration.

Yong He

Principal Software / Solutions Architect at Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Yong He

Principal Software / Solutions Architect at Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

He is open-source software architect at Futurewei Technologies, Inc., with main focus on insights, ecosystem development to the emerging Edge, Cloud infrastructural technologies, especially Rust language and WebAssembly and their potential applications to the industry digital transformation in autonomous vehicle and robotic fields. Prior to Futurewei, he worked at Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent (Nokia) as solution and/or software architect.

Jeffrey Borek

WW Program Director, Open Technology & Developer Advocacy, Digital Business Group at IBM

Jeffrey Borek

WW Program Director, Open Technology & Developer Advocacy, Digital Business Group at IBM

Todd Moore

Vice President Open Technology and Developer Advocacy at IBM

Todd Moore

Vice President Open Technology and Developer Advocacy at IBM

IBM is a wonderful company with so many facets to explore. Having the opportunity to participate in both the hardware and software businesses of IBM, I have enjoyed many roles from pure technical to product line delivery with P&L. My objective is to continue to explore, build strong business results, and to advocate and support Open Source software development.

Damani Corbin

Strategy & EcoSystem Growth at Boeing

Damani Corbin

Strategy & EcoSystem Growth at Boeing

Royal O’Brien

Executive Director of Open Metaverse Foundation at Linux Foundation

Royal O’Brien

Executive Director of Open Metaverse Foundation at Linux Foundation

Royal O'Brien served as a US Marine and is a business and engineering veteran with more than 30 years of experience in the corporate enterprise and video game industries. He has founded and exited multiple companies helping service and license technologies to various Fortune 500 companies.

Sumer Johal

Executive Director at Linux Foundation

Sumer Johal

Executive Director at Linux Foundation

Eric A. Meyer

Web enthusiast, Developer Advocate at Igalia

Eric A. Meyer

Web enthusiast, Developer Advocate at Igalia

He got his start in 3D Web content by contributing some ideas to VRML back in 1994, spent almost the next three decades on 2D Web content, and is intrigued by the ways the two spaces can work together. Eric lives with his family in Cleveland, Ohio, which is a much nicer city than you’ve probably heard.

Tom Mix Petreca

Lead Technology
Strategist at Tencent

Tom Mix Petreca

Lead Technology
Strategist at Tencent

Tom is seasoned and talented senior cloud solutions architect with +12 years of experience leading customers in the U.S. and Latin America in their digital transformation journey. Always focused on strategic consultation, solution design and technical leadership while delivering successful business outcomes with proven record of success cases from startups to global accounts in their adoption of cloud computing.

Shamik Das Chowdhury

Sales Program Strategy, Partner & ISV Strategy, Business Development at Microsoft

Shamik Das Chowdhury

Sales Program Strategy, Partner & ISV Strategy, Business Development at Microsoft

Lead Strategist in Microsoft's Migration Assessment Program focusing on large and Medium Enterprise. Assessment is a Sales Program which helps customers understand their current IT infrastructure and helps migration & optimization to cloud ( Azure, Office 365). The Program is run in all markets through a very large network of Qualified Partners, System Integrators Independent Software Vendors (ISV) and Microsoft Full time employees.

Dr. Bhimaraya Metri

Director at Indian Institute of Management Nagpur

Dr. Bhimaraya Metri

Director at Indian Institute of Management Nagpur

Bhimaraya Metri is currently the Director at IIM Nagpur. Prior to this, he was director at IIM Tiruchirappalli. He was also Dean L& T Institute of Project Management, Vadodara, India. Prior to this, he was Dean (Academics & Alumni Relations) & Professor at International Management Institute (IMI) New Delhi. He has held several senior leadership positions: Chairman (PGPM), Dean (Academics), Dean (Graduate Programmes) at MDI Gurgaon. During academic Year (2011-12), Dr. Metri was Dean & Professor at SSBS (University of Strahclyde), Dr. Metri also worked at BITS Pilani.

Dr. Pramod M. Padole

Director, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India

Dr. Pramod M. Padole

Director, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India

Prof. Pramod M. Padole, Professor (HAG) in the department of Mechanical Engineering, VNIT Nagpur has taken charge as the Director of Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur on 28th June, 2018. Prof. Padole is an erudite professor, popular teacher and eminent researcher with a dream to use science and technology for better community life. Prof. Padole is also an alumnus of VNIT, Nagpur. He did his BE (Mech.) & PhD from VNIT and Master’s in Machine. Design from VJTI, Bombay.

Rupal Shirpurkar

Business Head (Cloud BU- APAC) Click2Cloud® Inc.

Rupal Shirpurkar

Business Head (Cloud BU- APAC) at Click2Cloud

Rupal Shirpurkar is a Business Head of Click2Cloud Inc, leading the APAC region for Business Relationship with Global Organizations in USA, China, Japan, Hong Kong and other Asia Pacific Regions. She has been an avid speaker at top technology global conferences like Linux Foundation, OpenInfra, Huawei Connect, Openstack, AWS women leadership global summit, etc.

Event Schedule

25^th February 2023

24^th February 2023
AT-A-GLANCE

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9:00 AM

07:30 PM

Introductory Session

Host: Nikhil Aparajit
Building a Community for Web 3 Enthusiasts | Software Engineer | Artist

9:05 AM

07:35 PM

Introductory Session

Speaker: Rupal Shirpurkar
Business Head (Cloud BU), Click2Cloud Inc.

9:10 AM

7:40 PM

Cloud & Metaverse: Healthcare & Agriculture Transformation

Speaker: Prashant Mishra
Founder and CEO, Click2Cloud Inc.

9:30 AM

8:00 PM

The role of Open Source in Metaverse development

Speaker: Royal O’Brien
Executive Director of Open Metaverse Foundation, Linux Foundation

Open Source has proved to be the most significant growth driver in the latest technological disruptions. In this session, Royal O’Brien, Executive Director of Open Metaverse Foundation at Linux Foundation, will drive forward open standards and projects encouraging the development of decentralized, distributed, and interoperable virtual worlds.

9:50

8:20 PM

Raffle contest round

10:00 AM

8:30 PM

WebXR Open Source project

Speaker: Eric Meyer
Web enthusiast, Developer Advocate, Igalia

This session will be dedicated to the WebXR Open Source project, an API for accessing virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) devices, including sensors and head-mounted displays on the Web. Eric Meyer, Developer Advocate at Igalia, will be sharing his extensive knowledge and experience promoting Open Source for Metaverse.

10:20 AM

08:50 PM

Metaverse market trends

Speaker: Anni Lai
Head of Open Source Operations and Marketing, FutureweiBoard Director, Open Metaverse Foundation

With the evolution of the new digital era, the necessity of Cloud services will also evolve. This session will include industry-specific insights by Anni Lai, Head of Open Source Operations and Marketing at Futurewei, on how Cloud Service Provides can leverage the opportunity for business growth.

10:40 AM

09:10 PM

OpenWallet Foundation Overview and Opportunities in the Metaverse

Speaker: Wenjing Chu
Senior Director of Technology Strategy, Futurewei

11:00 AM

09:30 PM

DORA - Dataflow Oriented Robotic Architecture

Speaker: Yong He
Principal Software / Solutions Architect, Futurewei

Robotic industry faces historic development opportunities due to rapid development of green energy (BEV) vehicle industry, service robot industry and software defined automation. It is critical that modern ICT technologies can be introduced into this mainly OT (operational technologies) domain. In this talk, we will introduce our open source project DORA - Dataflow Oriented Robotic Architecture (https://github.com/dora-rs) to address challenges of digital transformation of robotic industry.

11:20 AM

09:50 PM

Raffle contest round

11:30 AM

10:00 PM

Emerging cloud technologies for Metaverse

Speaker: Tom Mix Petreca
Lead Technology Strategist, Tencent

Cloud Computing is an integral component of virtual reality to host, process, and deliver interoperable, 3D worlds with massive data workloads. In this talk, Tom Mix Petreca, Lead Technology Strategist at Tencent, will discuss emerging cloud technologies with agile methodologies as the backbone of digital transformation.

11:50 AM

10:20 PM

Foundation of a successful Cloud journey

Speaker: Shamik Das
Director(Sales Program Strategy &Partner), Microsoft

Migrating on-premise workloads to the cloud has become essential for growing businesses. This presentation by Shamik Das, Director(Sales Program Strategy & Partner) at Microsoft, will highlight key elements for a successful cloud migration journey to achieve cost optimization, offer better service quality, and manage complex workloads efficiently.

12:10 PM

10:40 PM

Raffle contest round

12:20 PM

10:50 PM

The future is open source for innovation in India

Speaker: Rupal Shirpurkar
Business Head (Cloud BU), Click2Cloud Inc.

12:40 PM

11:10 PM

Thank You Note

Speaker: Nikhil Aparajit
Building a Community for Web 3 Enthusiasts | Software Engineer | Artist

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Largest Global Cloud Summit

Embrace Next-Gen Cloud Solutions for Virtual Transformation

Largest Global Cloud Summit

Explore the Possibilities of Digital Innovation in Healthtech

Largest Global Cloud Summit

Unwind the Future of Farming with Cloud-Powered Solutions

Largest Global Cloud Summit

Unleash the 3D-Gaming Experience through Computerized Simulations

Cloud & Metaverse Summit

Prashant Mishra

Prashant Mishra

Anni Lai

Anni Lai

Wenjing Chu

Wenjing Chu

Yong He

Yong He

Jeffrey Borek

Jeffrey Borek

Todd Moore

Todd Moore

Damani Corbin

Damani Corbin

Royal O’Brien

Royal O’Brien

Sumer Johal

Sumer Johal

Eric A. Meyer

Eric A. Meyer

Tom Mix Petreca

Tom Mix Petreca

Shamik Das Chowdhury

Shamik Das Chowdhury

Dr. Bhimaraya Metri

Dr. Bhimaraya Metri

Dr. Pramod M. Padole

Dr. Pramod M. Padole

Rupal Shirpurkar

Rupal Shirpurkar

9:00 AM 07:30 PM Introductory Session Host: Nikhil Aparajit Building a Community for Web 3 Enthusiasts | Software Engineer | Artist

Introductory Session

9:05 AM 07:35 PM Introductory Session Speaker: Rupal Shirpurkar Business Head (Cloud BU), Click2Cloud Inc.

Introductory Session

9:10 AM 7:40 PM Cloud & Metaverse: Healthcare & Agriculture Transformation Speaker: Prashant Mishra Founder and CEO, Click2Cloud Inc.

Cloud & Metaverse: Healthcare & Agriculture Transformation

9:30 AM 8:00 PM The role of Open Source in Metaverse development Speaker: Royal O’Brien Executive Director of Open Metaverse Foundation, Linux Foundation

The role of Open Source in Metaverse development

9:50 8:20 PM Raffle contest round

Raffle contest round

10:00 AM 8:30 PM WebXR Open Source project Speaker: Eric Meyer Web enthusiast, Developer Advocate, Igalia

WebXR Open Source project

10:20 AM 08:50 PM Metaverse market trends Speaker: Anni Lai Head of Open Source Operations and Marketing, FutureweiBoard Director, Open Metaverse Foundation

Metaverse market trends

10:40 AM 09:10 PM OpenWallet Foundation Overview and Opportunities in the Metaverse Speaker: Wenjing Chu Senior Director of Technology Strategy, Futurewei

OpenWallet Foundation Overview and Opportunities in the Metaverse

11:00 AM 09:30 PM DORA - Dataflow Oriented Robotic Architecture Speaker: Yong He Principal Software / Solutions Architect, Futurewei

DORA - Dataflow Oriented Robotic Architecture

11:20 AM 09:50 PM Raffle contest round

Raffle contest round

11:30 AM 10:00 PM Emerging cloud technologies for Metaverse Speaker: Tom Mix Petreca Lead Technology Strategist, Tencent

Emerging cloud technologies for Metaverse

11:50 AM 10:20 PM Foundation of a successful Cloud journey Speaker: Shamik Das Director(Sales Program Strategy &Partner), Microsoft

Foundation of a successful Cloud journey

12:10 PM 10:40 PM Raffle contest round

Raffle contest round

12:20 PM 10:50 PM The future is open source for innovation in India Speaker: Rupal Shirpurkar Business Head (Cloud BU), Click2Cloud Inc.

The future is open source for innovation in India

12:40 PM 11:10 PM Thank You Note Speaker: Nikhil Aparajit Building a Community for Web 3 Enthusiasts | Software Engineer | Artist

Thank You Note

Raffle@cloud and metaverse summit

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9:00 AM

07:30 PM

Introductory Session

Host: Nikhil Aparajit
Building a Community for Web 3 Enthusiasts | Software Engineer | Artist

9:05 AM

07:35 PM

Introductory Session

Speaker: Rupal Shirpurkar
Business Head (Cloud BU), Click2Cloud Inc.

9:10 AM

7:40 PM

Cloud & Metaverse: Healthcare & Agriculture Transformation

Speaker: Prashant Mishra
Founder and CEO, Click2Cloud Inc.

9:30 AM

8:00 PM

The role of Open Source in Metaverse development

Speaker: Royal O’Brien
Executive Director of Open Metaverse Foundation, Linux Foundation

9:50

8:20 PM

Raffle contest round

10:00 AM

8:30 PM

WebXR Open Source project

Speaker: Eric Meyer
Web enthusiast, Developer Advocate, Igalia

10:20 AM

08:50 PM

Metaverse market trends

Speaker: Anni Lai
Head of Open Source Operations and Marketing, FutureweiBoard Director, Open Metaverse Foundation

10:40 AM

09:10 PM

OpenWallet Foundation Overview and Opportunities in the Metaverse

Speaker: Wenjing Chu
Senior Director of Technology Strategy, Futurewei

11:00 AM

09:30 PM

DORA - Dataflow Oriented Robotic Architecture

Speaker: Yong He
Principal Software / Solutions Architect, Futurewei

11:20 AM

09:50 PM

Raffle contest round

11:30 AM

10:00 PM

Emerging cloud technologies for Metaverse

Speaker: Tom Mix Petreca
Lead Technology Strategist, Tencent

11:50 AM

10:20 PM

Foundation of a successful Cloud journey

Speaker: Shamik Das
Director(Sales Program Strategy &Partner), Microsoft

12:10 PM

10:40 PM

Raffle contest round

12:20 PM

10:50 PM

The future is open source for innovation in India

Speaker: Rupal Shirpurkar
Business Head (Cloud BU), Click2Cloud Inc.

12:40 PM

11:10 PM

Thank You Note

Speaker: Nikhil Aparajit
Building a Community for Web 3 Enthusiasts | Software Engineer | Artist