Sudesh Girdhari

Sudesh Girdhari

Solutions Director, North America Akamai
Sudesh Girdhari

Sudesh Girdhari is the Solutions Director for North America at Akamai, leading partner and solution initiatives across system integrators, software vendors, and strategic partners supporting Akamai Compute Services. He works closely with engineering teams to design and deploy distributed, edge-enabled solutions spanning hybrid cloud, on-premises, and SaaS environments.

Currently, Sudesh is pioneering "Agentic Engine Optimization" strategies, helping global brands re-architect their edge infrastructure to serve the emerging "machine customer" economy. With more than 20 years of experience across cloud, edge, media, and compute technologies, Sudesh brings a practical perspective on building and operating performance-critical digital platforms. He holds an MBA from Georgia Tech and certifications in ITIL, Six Sigma, and TOGAF.

Tuesday, August 11

9:20 AM Main Stage: Keynote Client Case Study: Turning AI Into Revenue: The Commerce Levers That Actually Work

Retail and ecommerce leaders are under pressure to “do something with AI” but separating noise from real commercial value is harder than ever. In this keynote, you’ll hear what’s actually working in the field from both a product and go to market lens.

Brent, a product and AI leader at Akamai with deep commerce experience, will share how retailers are experimenting with AI agents, large language models, data feeds, and AI generated/descriptive images across the shopping and service journey. Sudesh will connect those experiments to outcomes, walking through the specific “levers” commerce teams can pull from rendering and performance, to smarter catalog and feed intelligence, to image and content automation.

You’ll see how a leading global retailer and other brands are moving from slideware to in practice deployments, including early POC results in conversion, engagement, and operational efficiency. Rather than a buzzword tour, this session focuses on how to choose the right use cases, connect data and experiences, and build an AI roadmap your executive team can actually support. Expect practical stories, live examples, and clear decision frameworks you can take back to your own commerce stack.

Attendee Takeaways:

  • How to prioritize AI use cases (agents, LLMs, feeds, images) that directly support your revenue and customer experience goals.
  • Frameworks to connect data feeds, catalog intelligence, and AI so that recommendations, search, and content actually improve conversion.
  • How to use “commerce levers” like rendering, feeds, and images to improve speed, relevance, and productivity across the shopping journey.

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Sudesh.

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