Venue: Sheppard King Room, Rosewood Mansion, Turtle Creek
Data Products Unleashed: How Databricks Drives Exponential Business Value
Abstract: The Data-as-a-Product mindset treats every dataset as a managed business asset—high-quality, well-documented, discoverable, and designed for consumption. When data is productized, it becomes a repeatable source of measurable business value rather than a byproduct of engineering. Databricks accelerate this transformation by enabling organizations to design, govern, and deliver trusted, AI-ready data products at scale. By treating data as a product, teams can create reusable, governed assets that power analytics, ML, and intelligent automation across the enterprise.
In an interactive peer discussion, we will explore how Databricks supports the activation of intelligent agents and automation within the data ecosystem to:
- Orchestrate and automate complex data workflows
- Strengthen governance, lineage, and trust
- Speed delivery of reliable, consumption-ready data products
Join us to learn how moving beyond the traditional data warehouse toward a data-as-a-product paradigm unlocks faster, multiplying value for data consumers across the organization.
Agenda:
| Time | Session Details |
| 5:00 – 5:40 p.m | Registration and Welcome Drinks |
| 5:40 – 6:00 p.m | Introduction & Context Setting |
| Speaker: | |
| Girish Pai, EVP, Data & AI Solutions, Hexaware Technologies | |
| 6:00 – 6:35 p.m | Panel Discussion: Data Products Unleashed: How Databricks Drives Exponential Business Value |
| Speaker: | |
| Bindu Madhav Birur – Head of Data Engineering Delivery, KPMG | |
| Santosh Tiwari – AVP, Data & AI Solutions, Hexaware Technologies | |
| Moderator: | |
| Piyush Dube, VP, Head of sales, Hexaware Technologies | |
| 6:35 – 6:45 p.m | Q&A – Piyush Dube, VP, Head of sales, Hexaware Technologies |
| 6:45 – 7:15 p.m | Hexaware Demos and Use Cases |
| 7:15 – 8:45 p.m | Networking Dinner |
Speakers:
Bindu Madhav Birur
Head of Data Engineering Delivery, KPMG
Santosh Tiwari
AVP, Data & AI solutions, Hexaware TechnologiesBindu Madhav Birur – Head of Data Engineering Delivery, KPMG
Bindu M. Birur is the Head of Data Engineering & Analytics Delivery Excellence at KPMG, recognized for over 25 years of leadership in AI, Data Analytics, BI, and Digital Transformation. He has spearheaded multi-million-dollar data initiatives, leveraging cloud, automation, and advanced analytics to drive operational excellence and generate meaningful business value.
Known by executives and peers as a results-driven “hustler,” Bindu’s strategic vision blends technical depth with strong business acumen. He orchestrates global teams to deliver end-to-end data solutions, from Data Fabric architectures to enterprise data lakes, ensuring seamless integration of internal and external big data sources. Bindu also partners with leadership to define and execute holistic data strategies, including governance, multi-cloud adoption, advanced AI/ML platforms, and self-service analytics.
Throughout his career, Bindu has successfully built high-performing organizations that embrace innovation, agile practices, and best-in-class technologies. His portfolio spans healthcare, finance, and professional services, consistently demonstrating the power of data-driven insights to accelerate transformative business outcomes.
Santosh Tiwari – AVP, Data & AI solutions, Hexaware Technologies
Santosh Tiwari is AVP, Data & AI solutions, at Hexaware Technologies. Possessing more than couple of decades of industry experience in Data Management & Analytics, he is a passionate advocate of building data driven organizations through transforming traditional data management & business intelligence systems into modern data landscape to enable usage of AI/ML technologies for augmenting business decisions. He advices organizations on introduction and growth of efficient Data & AI technology solutions, maximizing the business value of corporate data while minimizing all associated costs.
