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Converge | Walmart’s flagship retail tech event
20
Days
14
Hours
20
Mins
14
Secs
29 August 2025
The Hilton, Manyata Tech Park
20
Days
14
Hours
20
Mins
14
Secs
August 29, 2025
Hilton Bengaluru Embassy Manyata Tech Park
Event overview
Welcome to Converge, Walmart Global Tech’s flagship retail tech event.

Back for its fifth and boldest edition yet, Converge will explore how a people-led, tech-powered approach is shaping the future of retail. 

Come and network with a global community of technologists, entrepreneurs and industry leaders. Together, you’ll unpack the GenAI and Agentic AI breakthroughs that are transforming how we shop, sell and serve.
Why Converge?
Retail is being rewired at an unprecedented pace. Powered by next-gen AI innovations, automation and data intelligence, the industry is moving faster than ever. But true transformation isn’t just about tech, it’s about people and the unforgettable experiences we build for them. Today’s customers want it all: Zero friction, hyper-personalization and instant impact. And at Converge 5.0, we’re going all in.

Explore with us how cutting-edge technologies and purpose-built platforms are unlocking real-time decisions, seamless shopping journeys and enterprise-wide impact. This year, we’re taking the conversation far beyond the conventional.

Our agenda will focus on two key forces driving retail transformation:
Experiences
  • Smarter monetization
  • Personalization and immersive commerce
  • Intelligent merchandising
  • Future of in-store shopping
  • The evolution of search
  • The future of context-aware shopping
Operations
  • Driving AI-first transformations
  • Supply chain intelligence
  • AI and Human collaboration
  • Empowering the retail ecosystem
  • Scaling a culture of responsible AI
  • Last-mile innovation and global logistics
Agenda
All sessions in Indian Standard Time (IST)
Main Track
8 a.m. onward
On-ground registration + Experience zone
9:45 to 9:55 a.m.
Cultural performance
9:55 to 10:00 a.m.
Curtain raiser
Balu Chaturvedula
SVP & Country Head, Walmart Global Tech
10 to 10:10 a.m.
Keynote
Suresh Kumar
Global CTO & Chief Development Officer, Walmart
10:10 to 10:20 a.m.
Major announcements
Suresh Kumar
Global CTO & Chief Development Officer, Walmart
10:20 to 10:40 a.m.
Panel: Agentic AI — driving AI-first business transformation
Sindhu Gangadharan
MD, SAP Labs India
Akhil Vishwanatham
VP, Walmart Global Tech
Hari Vasudev
EVP & CTO, Walmart U.S.
10:45 to 11:00 a.m.
Fireside: Building scalable fintech for India's digital economy
11 to 11:10 a.m.
Break
11:10 to 11:25 a.m.
Fireside: Navigating the rise of India's digital-first consumers
Bharath B V
Group Director, Walmart Global Tech
11:30 to 11:45 a.m.
Fireside: Scaling AI for enterprise impact — built-to-purpose technology
11:50 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.
Panel: Transforming global supply chain with cutting-edge technology
Nishith Rastogi
Founder & CEO, Locus.sh
Rajiv Bhuta
SVP, Walmart Global Tech
12:15 to 12:30 p.m.
Fireside: Engineering unchained — leveraging GenAI to help developers think bigger
Sravana Karnati
EVP, Walmart Global Tech
11:05 to 11.10 a.m.
Welcome note
11:10 to 11:50 a.m.
Panel: What’s next for GCCs — rethinking value creation in a shifting global landscape
11:50 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Panel: The ecosystem advantage — building with startups, platforms & partners
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Lunch break/Networking
1:30 to 1:45 p.m.
Fireside: The future of AI-driven enterprise architecture
1:50 to 2:05 p.m.
Fireside: Scaling GenAI
Dr. Pratyush Kumar
Co-founder, Sarvam AI
Desiree Gosby
SVP, Walmart Global Tech
2:10 to 2:25 p.m.
Fireside: How to scale a culture of responsible AI
Jerry Geisler
EVP & Global CISO, Walmart Global Tech
1:30 to 1:45 p.m.
Fireside: The next evolution of ad tech — agentic AI to drive smarter monetization
1:50 to 2:05 p.m.
Fireside: Smart stores — the future of in-store shopping
Parvez Musani
SVP, Walmart Global Tech
2:10 to 2:25 p.m.
Fireside: The future of context-aware shopping — personalization, search and the intention economy
Vinod Bidarkoppa
CTO, Walmart Global Tech
1:30 to 2:00 p.m.
Coffee-side chat: Beyond the cart — cross-industry blueprints for customer delight
2:00 to 2:20 p.m. M
Fireside: Gen Z 2030 — designing retail for the next billion digital natives
2:25 to 02:35 p.m.
Closing note by Zinnov
2:30 to 3:10 p.m.
Break/Networking
Main Track
3:10 to 3:30 p.m.
Fireside: Retail workforce 2.0 — humans and AI, better together
Pari Natarajan
CEO, Zinnov
Maren Waggoner
SVP, Walmart Global Tech
3:35 to 4 p.m.
Fireside: Tech-powered entrepreneurship — innovating for tomorrow’s customer
Balu Chaturvedula
SVP & Country Head, Walmart Global Tech
4:05 to 4:20 p.m.
Sparkathon winner announcement
4:25 to 4:30 p.m.
Vote of thanks
Come, be a part of
Explore the
Experience Zone
Step into the future of retail at our immersive Experience Zone. Discover how Walmart’s seamlessly integrated backend systems, intelligent supply chain and machine learning–powered insights are reimagining the customer journey.

Get hands-on with cutting-edge innovations, from Generative AI to Virtual Reality, that are transforming the way the world shops.
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The Future of AI: Transformations on the Horizon
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Converge in frames
Experience our flagship retail tech event through these memorable snapshots from previous editions
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