Virtualization in the Age of AI:
Building a Flexible Hybrid Cloud Foundation

Virtualization in the Age of AI: Building a Flexible Hybrid Cloud Foundation

Lunch @ Gibsons Italia, Chicago
Tuesday, March 31st
@ 12:00 – 2:00 CT

Lunch @ Gibsons Italia, Chicago
Tuesday, March 31st
@ 12:00 – 2:00 CT

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Join peers for a practitioner-led discussion on modernizing virtualization to support AI, data-intensive workloads, and hybrid cloud complexity.

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Moderator & Panel

Clayton Williams

HPE

GreenLake Sales Leader


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Lohith Deshpande

Elevance Health

Director Data Science & AI


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About the Content

As enterprises accelerate AI adoption, traditional virtualization models are being pushed to their limits by rising costs, growing data demands, and the need for greater flexibility across hybrid environments. This peer-to-peer lunch brings infrastructure, IT, and cloud leaders together to discuss how virtualization is evolving into a cloud-like operating model that supports AI workloads, modern applications, and future growth.

Through an open, practitioner-led discussion, we’ll explore how organizations are modernizing virtualization with HPE Greenlake to gain greater choice, control, and consumption flexibility while ensuring their infrastructure is ready to support AI, data-intensive workloads, and hybrid cloud complexity.

 
 
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Discussion Topics

  • How AI Is Changing Virtualization Requirements
    What AI workloads demand from virtualized infrastructure from performance and scalability to data locality and governance.
  • Modernizing Virtualization Without Disrupting the Business
    Strategies for evolving existing VM environments while protecting current investments and avoiding unnecessary re-platforming.
  • Virtualization as a Hybrid Cloud Operating Model
    How cloud-like consumption, centralized management, and automation are reshaping on-prem virtualization.
  • Cost, Licensing, and Choice in a New Virtualization Landscape
    How enterprises are rethinking virtualization economics, vendor dependency, and long-term flexibility
  • Building an AI-Ready Infrastructure with HPE Greenlake
    How Greenlake enables scalable, secure, and flexible virtualization that supports AI, data, and mission-critical workloads across hybrid environments.
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Agenda (in CT)

12:00 PM Arrival, Registration & Welcome Networking

12:20 PM Seating & First Course Served

12:30 PM Short Presentation by HPE

12:45 PM Moderated Panel Discussion & Audience Q/A (Lunch Served)

1:45 PM Panel / Interactive Discussion Concludes & Dessert Served

2:00 PM Event Concludes

5:30

Registration & Networking Reception

6:00

Welcome Remarks

6:05

Wine Tasting

6:30

First Course and Networking

7:00

Moderated Industry Panel, Q/A, Dinner, Dessert, and Coffee

Who's Attending

An invitation-only group of infrastructure, IT, and cloud leaders from major institutions in the Chicago metro area

Objectives

  • Gain practical insight from peers and practitioners on how enterprises are evolving virtualization to support AI workloads, data growth, and hybrid cloud environments.

  • Exchange perspectives with infrastructure, IT, and cloud leaders on managing cost, complexity, and flexibility as virtualization shifts toward a cloud-like operating model.

  • Participate in a focused, peer-to-peer discussion over a private lunch designed to encourage candid dialogue and meaningful professional connections.

About the Venue

Gibsons Italia, Chicago

233 N Canal St, Chicago, IL 60606

Gibsons Italia is built on a tradition & elegance that is relentless in the pursuit of the very best. Chef-driven tastes of Italy are paired with the superiority of Gibsons Steakhouse, creating a restaurant that makes the familiar, exceptional.

www.gibsonsitalia.com

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Sponsors

Unlock your organization’s next phase of innovation with HPE Greenlake, the edge-to-cloud platform designed for the AI era. HPE Greenlake brings cloud agility to applications and data wherever they live, combining scalable infrastructure, built-in security, and intelligent operations. With deep expertise across AI, cloud, and networking, HPE helps enterprises turn data into insight, improve performance, and operate with greater speed and control. Backed by decades of innovation, HPE Greenlake enables organizations to modernize, scale, and lead with confidence. www.hpe.com/greenlake

Organizer

Business Development Institute (BDI) is an award-winning event marketing agency specializing in producing invitation-only, thought leadership driven, custom events on the most impactful topics. BDI’s programs create an interactive peer learning experience while providing a rare networking opportunity for like-minded leaders. Learn more at bdionline.com.