Google Cloud Next 2026

Breakout session: Breaking free at scale: The inside story of Candescent’s Google Cloud journey

Date: 24 April 2026
Time: 1:45PM - 2:30PM PT
Client session ID: BRK1-136

Speakers:
Ralph Topete | Executive Director – Site Reliability Engineering, Digital Banking, Candescent
Gaurav Goel | Senior Director Enterprise Cloud, NTT DATA

Session overview:
Candescent, the largest independent digital banking platform in the US, requires one of the most complex cloud transformations in the industry after its divestiture from its previous parent company. Join us to learn how NTT DATA is helping Candescent with the migration of AI-assisted discovery, and how we help ensure compliance, strengthen FinOps and maintain operational continuity during and after the migration to Google Cloud.

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Theater Session: Leading with Data: The EssilorLuxottica transformation story

Date: 23 April 2026
Time: 10:00AM - 10:20AM PT
Location: Expo Theater 2
Client session ID: EXPOLT017 

Speakers:
Rubens Ballabio | Customer Data Platform Manager, EssilorLuxottica
Claudio Marini | Director Data & Analytics, NTT DATA

Session overview:
EssilorLuxottica replaced restrictive legacy systems with a modern data platform. Partnering with NTT DATA, the group migrated to a fully GCP-based solution using BigQuery, creating a secure, reliable foundation for organization-wide data access. Building on this foundation, EssilorLuxottica is exploring agentic AI, powered by Gemini, to simplify data access, support business users, and help teams uncover new insights and improve daily operations.

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