Engineering 2030: CTO Meets AI; with JPM Private Bank
Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Time: 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Location: Bellevue, WA
Description: How do today’s leading companies engineer products which are competitive, fast to market, and future ready?
Join Hitech Advisors and JPM Private Bank for an exclusive panel conversation on how AI is transforming software engineering—and how your organization can stay ahead.
Hear from CTOs and technology leaders from Oracle, T-Mobile, Microsoft, Starbucks, Amazon, Costco, Qualtrics, and top startups as they explore real-world applications of AI in customer engagement, support, and personalization.
We’ll unpack how organizations are using AI to:
Watch the full panel discussion here:
This is a “how-to” conversation for those looking to apply AI in practical, impactful ways to their engineering strategy. If you’re part of an engineering or product organization, this event is for you.
Enjoy refreshments, networking, and insights from some of the top minds shaping the future of customer interaction.
This event is hosted by Hitech Advisors and sponsored by JPM Private Bank. Please note: This is a private event. Attendance may be declined for individuals in sales or marketing roles, or those affiliated with competing organizations.
Senior Vice President, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning at Oracle
Roger Barga is Senior Vice President of AI & Machine Learning at Oracle, where he leads the development of enterprise-scale AI solutions. A seasoned product and engineering leader, Roger has driven innovation from research through product launch across distributed systems, cloud services, and machine learning. He also teaches Data Science at the University of Washington and is a passionate advocate for team building, mentorship, and inclusive leadership.
CTO at Weave
Abhi Sharma is a technology leader with 20+ years of experience driving product and engineering innovation at Twilio, Salesforce, Oracle, Amazon, and Microsoft. He has built and scaled cloud-native platforms, AI-driven solutions, and omni-channel experiences that power global growth. At Twilio, he led a $4B portfolio spanning messaging, email, and voice, introducing NLP and LLM-powered innovations that fueled 25% YoY growth. Previously at Salesforce, he developed Commerce Cloud, serving 500M+ shoppers and generating $90B in GMV. Passionate about solving complex challenges, Abhi excels at uniting cross-functional teams to deliver scalable platforms, accelerate product-market fit, and advance AI innovation on a global scale.
CTO at LavenirAI
Sky Nite is an Engineering Manager and seed-stage CTO with 10+ years of experience turning AI and XR ideas into revenue-generating products. He has led lean teams of 3–17 and managed $3M+ budgets to deliver platforms with 99.9% uptime and Fortune 500 adoption. Skilled across the full stack—Python, JavaScript, C#, Unity, deployment, and security compliance—Sky combines hands-on technical execution with board-level strategy. The author of three tech industry books with 10,000+ copies sold, he brings rare communication skills that help products launch fast, scale reliably, and delight customers.
Founder and CEO at Hitech Advisors
Haresh Sangani is the CEO of Hitech Advisors, leveraging technology to improve business and life. Prior to that, Haresh co-founded Faira, the most modernized e-commerce platform for buying and selling homes in the US. He held leadership roles at Amazon, AT&T, Kronos, and several startups before turning founder and entrepreneur. Also serves as an advisor to select executives and founders.
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