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Overview

AI is only as powerful as the infrastructure behind it.

As enterprises race to scale AI from pilots to production, success depends on more than models. It requires the right foundation: intelligent infrastructure, accelerated computing, data platforms, AI operations and the ecosystem needed to turn AI ambition into business outcomes.

At AI Infra Summit 2026, HCLTech will showcase how organizations can build, operate and scale AI-ready enterprises. 

Visit Booth #416 to experience live demonstrations, engage with our experts, and discover real-world solutions spanning AI Factory, AI Force, Physical AI and Industry AI accelerators.

Join our keynote, thought leadership sessions, and executive roundtables to hear how industry leaders are building the infrastructure advantage required to accelerate innovation, maintain sovereignty, and unlock enterprise-scale AI value.

Discover how HCLTech brings together the infrastructure, intelligence and expertise needed to build AI data centers for what’s next.

Visit HCLTech at Booth #416

September 15-17, 2026 | Santa Clara Convention Center

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AI Factory

Build and operate AI at scale, from infrastructure foundations to AI operations, with an engineering-led, full-stack approach designed to accelerate AI adoption with the right governance and control.

Physical AI

Experience how combines intelligent devices, edge computing and AI platforms to enable real-world automation across manufacturing, transportation, logistics and connected operations.

High-Tech AI Solutions

Explore industry-specific AI solutions built on proven frameworks that help organizations accelerate adoption and reduce implementation complexity.

Featured HCLTech Sessions

Main Stage SessionLearn more 

The AI Velocity Equation: Balancing Speed, Sovereignty and Enterprise Advantage

11:00-11:20 AM PST Main Stage Tuesday, September 15

The AI Velocity Equation: Balancing Speed, Sovereignty and Enterprise Advantage

Two realities have become increasingly clear. First, AI has the potential to deliver a step change in business outcomes for every enterprise. Second, translating that potential into real-world business value is far from straight forward. Enterprise advantage will be determined by how effectively organizations orchestrate the AI ecosystem. Success will depend on bringing together the right mix of AI capabilities for each business need, combining hyperscaler innovation, private and edge AI, enterprise data and domain expertise within a secure hybrid AI architecture. By dynamically balancing these elements, organizations can apply the right intelligence in the right environment, achieving the speed, control and flexibility needed to drive meaningful business transformation.

This shift presents a new leadership equation: How can organizations accelerate AI adoption while maintaining sovereignty, deploying AI responsibly, earning stakeholder trust and delivering sustainable business value?

Join this executive fireside discussion as industry leaders explore The AI Velocity Equation—how organizations can balance speed, sovereignty and responsible AI to build lasting enterprise advantage.

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Speakers:

C. Vijayakumar, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, HCLTech

John Roese, Global Chief Technology Officer and Chief AI Officer at Dell

Theater SessionLearn more 

From Infrastructure to Intelligence: The Enterprise AI Operating Layer

1:30–2:00 PM PST Expo Theater 1 Tuesday, September 15

From Infrastructure to Intelligence: The Enterprise AI Operating Layer

The industry has made extraordinary progress in compute, models and AI platforms. The next challenge is transforming these capabilities into enterprise intelligence that can operate at scale. Practitioners are now navigating the realities of enterprise AI adoption: connecting fragmented data, integrating models into workflows, managing governance and security and creating the operating models required to move from AI pilots to production.

This session brings together leaders from the front lines of AI transformation to share how enterprises are building the intelligence layer that turns infrastructure investments into trusted business capabilities.

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Speakers:

Rampal Singh, SVP and Global Business Head, Hybrid Cloud Services and AI Factory, HCLTech

Kaushik Srihatti, VP - AI Factory, NVIDIA

Physical AI Track Session Learn more 

Cognitive Robotics in a Decoupled World: Designing Trusted, Sovereign Automation

2:30-3:30 PM PST Physical AI Track Tuesday, September 15

Cognitive Robotics in a Decoupled World: Designing Trusted, Sovereign Automation

Robotics is becoming the next strategic hardware stack. As global supply chains bifurcate, enterprises must rethink not only which robots they deploy, but where they are built, how they are connected, who can update them, and how they remain secure and operationally resilient.

Three discussion pillars:

  • From procurement to provenance: Create a country-of-origin, component, software and data-flow roadmap for every deployed robot.
  • From connected devices to trusted autonomous systems: Secure robots across identity, remote access, over-the-air updates, sensor data, model behaviour and human override.
  • From global sourcing to resilient robotics architectures: Develop multi-vendor strategies, local serviceability, software portability and fallback plans for regulated and critical environments.

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Speaker:

Tamas Foldi, SVP – AI and robotics, HCLTech

Executive Track SessionLearn more 

Compute as Capital: Building the AI Infrastructure Advantage

10:15-10:35 AM PST Compute Track Wednesday, September 16

Compute as Capital: Building the AI Infrastructure Advantage

Compute is becoming a strategic asset in the AI economy. As organizations move from AI experimentation to scaled deployment, access to the right compute infrastructure will determine their ability to innovate, compete and capture value. The AI infrastructure landscape is evolving across multiple models. Hyperscalers are investing in massive-scale AI infrastructure, available to be utilized via the Frontier AI models. AI-native companies require agile access to high-performance compute, and enterprises are evaluating when to build dedicated capabilities versus consume compute as a service. Each scenario requires a different approach to balancing investment, speed, flexibility and control.

Join this executive discussion as industry leaders explore how compute is becoming a new form of strategic capital, the infrastructure models shaping the AI economy and how enterprises, hyperscalers and AI innovators can accelerate AI transformation through scalable, flexible and consumption-driven compute platforms.

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Speaker:

Abhay Chaturvedi, CVP and Head of Tech Vertical Sales, HCLTech

Executive RoundtableLearn more 

The AI Infrastructure Leader: Architecting the Enterprise Foundation for the AI Era

2:30-3:30 PM PST Meeting Room 206 Wednesday, September 16

The AI Infrastructure Leader: Architecting the Enterprise Foundation for the AI Era

The AI era will redefine the role of infrastructure leaders. As compute becomes strategic capital, AI workloads expand across cloud, private infrastructure and edge environments, and organizations demand faster access to intelligence, infrastructure leaders will become the architects of enterprise AI transformation. The next generation of AI infrastructure leaders will shape the AI foundation of the enterprise by balancing innovation, cost, security and scalability while creating the standards, platforms and operating models required to unlock AI at scale.

This executive roundtable will explore how infrastructure leaders can lead the next phase of enterprise AI transformation:

  • How will infrastructure leaders evolve from technology operators to strategic enablers of AI-driven business outcomes?
  • How can leaders balance the growth of AI adoption, shadow IT and democratized access to AI capabilities while maintaining governance and control?
  • As token-based consumption models reshape AI economics, how will infrastructure leaders optimize cost, capacity and value creation?
  • How can organizations establish standardization across compute, networks, cybersecurity and AI platforms while preserving agility and innovation?
  • What will the future AI infrastructure operating model look like, and how will intelligent automation, orchestration and new tools transform infrastructure management?

Join technology leaders for a forward-looking discussion on how AI infrastructure leaders can take center stage in building the secure, scalable and intelligent foundation that will power the next era of enterprise innovation.

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Hosts:

Jags Gattu, President – Digital Foundation, HCLTech

Abhay Chaturvedi, Corporate Vice President – High-Tech Business, HCLTech

Rampal Singh, SVP and Global Business Head, Hybrid Cloud Services and AI Factory, HCLTech

Meet HCLTech Leaders

C. Vijayakumar
C. Vijayakumar

CEO and Managing Director
HCLTech

Abhay Chaturvedi
Abhay Chaturvedi

Corporate Vice President – High-Tech Business
HCLTech

Jags Gattu
Jags Gattu

President – Digital Foundation
HCLTech

Rampal Singh
Rampal Singh

SVP and Global Business Head, 
Hybrid Cloud Services and AI Factory
HCLTech

Meenakshi Benjwal
Meenakshi Benjwal

Vice President - TMT Marketing
HCLTech

Tamas Foldi
Tamas Foldi

SVP – AI and Robotics
HCLTech

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