It is now clear that the primary bottleneck for global AI development is power consumption. AI systems, at the hardware, model, and application layers, need to be as efficient as possible, while enormous extra energy capacity needs to emerge from clean, sustainable sources. What needs to be done to make AI systems and datacenters more efficient, and energy generation and distribution more sustainable?
Rodrigo Liang
Rodrigo is CEO and co-founder of SambaNova Systems. Prior to joining SambaNova, Rodrigo was responsible for SPARC Processor and ASIC Development at Oracle. He led the engineering organization responsible for the design of state-of-the-art processors and ASIC's for Oracle's enterprise servers.
Vivek Mohindra
Vivek Mohindra is Dell Technologies’ Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy, working in close partnership with the Offices of the CEO and COO to develop and drive strategies that ensure Dell’s continued market leadership. Prior to joining the Corporate Strategy Office, Vivek led the Modern Computing Solutions Group (MCSG) within Dell’s Client Solutions Group, with a focus on modernizing the client product journey and accelerating the aaS businesses.
During his first tenure with Dell (2005-2008), he held key executive roles at the corporate level, in client product group, in marketing and in sales. He returned to Dell in 2020.
Vivek’s industry experience includes serving as a Partner in the High-Tech practice of McKinsey & Company where he co-led the global semiconductor practice based in the U.S. and South Korea, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Transformation at Freescale Semiconductor working on its turnaround after privatization and a successful IPO, Operating Group Partner at TPG Capital working with the Tech buyouts team and portfolio companies, and Partner at New Science Ventures making venture investments in Tech and Life Sciences sectors.
Vivek has served on the Board of Directors for over 10 public and private companies including GlobalFoundries and CyberOptics. He currently serves on the Advisory Council of Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Vivek received his Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (Roorkee), and his MBA and PhD in Chemical Engineering (in semiconductor processing) concurrently from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Outside of work, you’ll find Vivek exploring science fiction, researching trends in technology and innovation, and pursuing his interest in climate change issues sparked by his PhD thesis.