Google Cloud Next 2026

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Event Highlights

02:00

Kubernetes becomes the AI operating system for agents and infrastructure.

01:39

Moving from AI training to inference: The demand for compute is skyrocketing

01:43

Google Cloud Partner Network removes all unnecessary friction for partners to support business outcomes

01:01

Cloud interconnect and unified data views across SaaS, clouds, private datacenters crucial

00:49

Shopify Sidekick, Replit Microapps, Palo Alto Copilot: Agent-Based Workflows Fuel Advanced Coding Productivity

Join theCUBE at Google Cloud Next as the focus shifts from AI experiments to real-world execution. The conversation centers on how agentic systems are being engineered at scale, from autonomous workflows to infrastructure defense, as well as how Gemini and the AI hypercomputer are shaping what “AI-native” actually means in practice.

Jim Anderson, Google Cloud & Lisa Caswell, Spencer Stuart

Jim Anderson & Gina Fratarcangeli, Google Cloud & Matt Hobbs, PwC

Jim Anderson, Google Cloud & Dan Rosenthal, Anthropic

Sharon Prosser, Google

Morgan Adamski, PwC & Charles Carmakal, Mandiant Consulting

Karthik Narain, Google Cloud

Alex Bouzari, DDN & Asad Khan, Google

Alyson Welch, Reltio

Drew Bradstock & Muninder Sambi, Google

Sailesh Krishnamurthy, Google

Ben Kessler, 66degrees & Brendan Bonthuis, CIO, Gordon Food Service

Balazs Molnar, Rabbit & Bryce Ageno, Nordstrom

Jeff Follestad, EPAM & Sonia Fife, Google Cloud

Nidhi Srivastava, Genpact & Pallab Deb, Google Cloud

Michelle Ambrose, Endava & Richard Regan, Endava

Mikhail Vink, JetBrains

Sean Everhart & Daniel Prager, Slalom

Vinod Ramachandran, Google Cloud & Benjamin Kennady

Shilpa Akunuri, Covered California & Vishal Prabhu, Deloitte

Balaji Ramdoss, Deloitte & Venkat Alladi & Danny Brakebill, Elevance Health

Keynote Analysis

Giovanni Carraro, Kyndryl & Hector Genaro Moran, Farmaceutica

Mike Thompson, AMD & Tim McArdle, Sabre

Gaurav Syal, Tata Consultancy Services & Amit Kapur, Tata Consultancy Services

Philip Larson, Google

Paul Lewis, Pythian

Asutosh Padhi, McKinsey & Company

Mike Thiessen, PwC & Rebecca Potts, Google

Fawad Shaikh, TELUS Health & Saurabh Mishra, Quantiphi

Chris Mina, LivePerson

Maura McEnroe, United HealthCare & Ritesh Mangal, Wipro

Analyst Notebook | Google Cloud Next 2026

Yasmeen Ahmad, Google Cloud

Waqas Ahmed, OpenText & Yemi Falokun, Google Cloud

Ram Poornachandran & Gary Newe, F5

In Case You Missed It

In Case You Missed It

Here are key findings from SiliconANGLE and theCUBE’s exclusive coverage of this year's Google Cloud Next event. Gain analyst-led insights from keynotes, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes hallway chatter, and find out how these conversations connect to broader enterprise technology trends and real-world impact.

theCUBE at Google Cloud Next 2026

theCUBE at Google Cloud Next 2026

Watch every episode of theCUBE’s broadcast from Google Cloud Next. Explore the major forces driving innovation across AI-native business models, predictive security and sovereign cloud. You'll also hear firsthand insights through analyst-led discussions and real-world use cases.

Follow theCUBE’s Coverage

Follow theCUBE’s Coverage

Stay in the know with SiliconANGLE and theCUBE’s in-depth articles from this year’s Google Cloud Next event, as our on-site reporting features thought leaders and industry experts innovating in Gemini model breakthroughs, AI hypercomputer architecture and agentic workflows.

Speakers

HOST

Dave Vellante

Dave Vellante

Co-Founder & Co-CEO

SiliconANGLE Media, Inc.

HOST

John Furrier

John Furrier

Co-Founder & Co-CEO

SiliconANGLE Media, Inc.

HOST

Alison Kosik

Alison Kosik

Host

theCUBE

Mike Thompson

Mike Thompson

Director - Cloud Product & GTM

AMD

Karthik Narain

Karthik Narain

Chief Product and Business Officer

Google Cloud

Paul Lewis

Paul Lewis

Chief Technical Officer

Pythian

Nidhi Srivastava

Nidhi Srivastava

VP, Google Cloud Business Group

Genpact

Yemi Falokun

Yemi Falokun

Global AI/ML Partner Solution Architect

Google Cloud

Asutosh Padhi

Asutosh Padhi

Senior Partner & Global Leader of Firm Strategy

McKinsey & Company

Ram Poornachandran

Ram Poornachandran

VP, AI & Architecture

F5

Gary Newe

Gary Newe

VP, Solution Engineering

F5

Maura McEnroe

Maura McEnroe

Chief Marketing Officer

United HealthCare

Ritesh Mangal

Ritesh Mangal

Senior Vice President

Wipro

Chris Mina

Chris Mina

Chief Technology & Product Officer

LivePerson

Morgan Adamski

Morgan Adamski

US Cyber, Data, and Tech Risk Leader

PwC

Ben Kessler

Ben Kessler

CEO

66degrees

Balazs Molnar

Balazs Molnar

CEO

Rabbit

Michelle Ambrose

Michelle Ambrose

SVP North America, Google Cloud Unit

Endava

Dana Kantor

Dana Kantor

Sr. Director, Vendor and Tech Optimization

Inspira Financial

Shashank Verma

Shashank Verma

Global Head of Customer Experience – Digital

EXL

Sean Everhart

Sean Everhart

Managing Director

Slalom

Vinod Ramachandran

Vinod Ramachandran

Senior Product Manager

Google Cloud

Waqas Ahmed

Waqas Ahmed

VP, AI Engineering

OpenText

Shilpa Akunuri

Shilpa Akunuri

CTO

Covered California

Hector Genaro Moran

Hector Genaro Moran

CIO

PiSA Farmacéutica

Mikhail Vink

Mikhail Vink

VP of Business Development

JetBrains

Giovanni Carraro

Giovanni Carraro

SVP, Global Strategic Alliances

Kyndryl

Gaurav Syal

Gaurav Syal

VP and Global Head of Google Business

TCS

Amit Kapur

Amit Kapur

Chief AI and Services Transformation Officer

TCS

Philip Larson

Philip Larson

Managing Director, Google Cloud Partner Network

Google

Alex Bouzari

Alex Bouzari

CEO

DDN

Drew Bradstock

Drew Bradstock

Sr. Product Director for Kubernetes & Google Compute Engine

Google

Muninder Singh Sambi

Muninder Singh Sambi

VP/GM, Networking & Security

Google

Sharon Prosser

Sharon Prosser

VP of SMB Sales

Google

Sailesh Krishnamurthy

Sailesh Krishnamurthy

VP, Engineering

Google

Daniel Prager

Daniel Prager

Global Partner Development Lead, Google Cloud

Slalom

Balaji Ramdoss

Balaji Ramdoss

Managing Director

Deloitte

Alyson Welch

Alyson Welch

CRO

Reltio

Mike Thiessen

Mike Thiessen

US Chief Clients and Markets Officer

PwC

Rebecca Potts

Rebecca Potts

Director, NorthAm Strategic Industries, Partner Sales

Google

Saurabh Mishra

Saurabh Mishra

Global Leader - Google Cloud Business

Quantiphi

Fawad Shaikh

Fawad Shaikh

GM, Health Data Office

TELUS Health

Sarbjeet Johal

Sarbjeet Johal

Founder Stackpane, Analyst CUBE Collective

Stackpane

Charles Carmakal

Charles Carmakal

Chief Technology Officer

Mandiant Consulting

Pallab Deb

Pallab Deb

Managing Director, Global Ecosystems

Google Cloud

Sonia Fife

Sonia Fife

Global Leader, CPG Industries GTM

Google Cloud

Yasmeen Ahmad

Yasmeen Ahmad

Product Executive - Strategy & Product Management: Data, Analytics & AI

Google

Asad Khan

Asad Khan

Sr. Director, Google Storage

Google

Jeff Follestad

Jeff Follestad

NA Partner Sales SR Manager

EPAM

Brendan Bonthuis

Brendan Bonthuis

CIO

Gordon Food Service

Bryce Ageno

Bryce Ageno

Principal Software Engineer

Nordstrom

Richard Regan

Richard Regan

CTO, Google Cloud Unit

Endava

Venkat Alladi

Venkat Alladi

Staff VP

Elevance Health

Danny Brakebill

Danny Brakebill

Staff VP

Elevance Health

Benjamin Kennady

Cloud Solutions Architect

Striim