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26th - 29th October, 2026

Atlanta, GA

26th - 29th October, 2026

Atlanta, GA

Join us at the largest learning event for developers and technologists on a mission. Over 24 years, Persistent has built a 360-degree relationship with IBM that spans engineering, platform transformation and joint go-to-market, serving more than 400 shared clients globally. In a partnership that goes beyond implementation, Persistent co-engineers IBM technology, having built more than 30 IBM products to date, with just under 10% of the workforce dedicated to the IBM portfolio across Netezza, watsonx, MDM, ELM, Verify, IBM webMethods, Concert and Infrastructure, including Cloud and Power.

A Portfolio Co-Engineered with IBM, Not Just Implemented

24+

Years of Strategic Partnership

1,540+

IBM Certified Professionals

30+

Advanced Professional Certifications

1000+

IBM AI Badges

400+

Enterprise Clients Served

80+

Annual Engagements Delivered

2,300+

Skilled Technology Engineers

10+

Specialized Solution Practices

Our Differentiated Solutions

Resilio

AI-powered IT operations resilience platform that predicts, automates, and resolves issues before they impact business. Combines IBM Concert, watsonx Orchestrate, and Ansible to accelerate remediation, reduce downtime and improve operational reliability.

Yield

Intelligent cloud and infrastructure optimization platform that maximizes technology ROI and FinOps outcomes.Leverages Turbonomic, Apptio Cloudability, watsonx Orchestrate and Ansible to automate resource optimization, control costs and boost business value.

Sovra

Sovereign AI and cloud platform designed for highly regulated industries requiring security, compliance and data sovereignty.Integrates IBM Sovereign Core, Red Hat OpenShift AI, watsonx Orchestrate, and Terraform to accelerate trusted AI adoption and compliant digital transformation.

iAURA

Unified data intelligence platform that transforms fragmented enterprise data into trusted, AI-ready insights. Powered by watsonx.data, watsonx.data integration, watsonx.data intelligence, Db2 AI and MQ to enable real-time analytics, governance and AI-driven decision making.

Hear Our Experts Speak
Mastering Product Data at Scale with IBM Product Master & AI [TEC-1807]:

IBM Product Master is evolving from a traditional MDM/PIM platform into the trusted data foundation for Agentic AI, enabling AI agents to securely discover, understand, govern and enrich product information. Discover how MCP-enabled AI agents, intelligent automation and conversational experiences simplify data management while delivering higher data quality, faster onboarding and scalable business growth.

Speaker Details

Deepti Kulkarni

Program Manager, Persistent Systems

Session Topic: Data Intelligence

Activity Type: Technology Breakout

Industry: Cross Industry

Tech Track: Data Management

Date | Time: Tuesday, Oct 27th 2026 | 04:00 PM – 04:45 PM EDT

Speaking Session
IBM MDM User Group: Modernizing Master Data for AI-Ready Enterprises [MUP-4640]

Master data is the foundation of trusted AI and analytics but many organizations are still struggling with siloed, inconsistent and legacy data environments.

Join the IBM MDM User Group for a highly interactive, practitioner-led session focused on how organizations are modernizing their MDM strategies to support AI-ready data ecosystems. We will also explore how MDM plays a critical role within broader data platforms, including watsonx, data intelligence, to enable governed, high-quality and trusted data for AI.

Activity Type: Meetup

Industry: Cross Industry

Session Topic: Databases

Tech Track: Data Management

Date: Monday, Oct 26th 2026

Time: 01:00 PM – 02:30 PM EDT

Speaker Details

Katie Kupec
Katie Kupec

Senior Product Manager, IBM Master Data Management, IBM

Chris Yiu
Chris Yiu

Program Director – Master Data Management, Product Management, IBM Data & AI, IBM

Deepti Kulkarni
Deepti Kulkarni

Program Manager, IBM Product Master, Persistent Systems

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Meet our Team of Technology Experts

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Kuljesh Puri

Executive Vice President

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Munaf Patel

Associate Vice President

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Naresh Kumar Sharma

Vice President, Business Development

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Lawrence Chinsam

Associate Vice President

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Pawan Pawar

Chief Engineering Partner

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Deepti Kulkarni

Principal Engineering Manager

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Gururaj Adrakatti

Vice President, Sales

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Vandit Dholakia

Senior Manager, Partnerships

Our IBM Competencies

Call for Code Ecosystem Engagement Award 2024

Exhibited a deep commitment to Call for Code Initiative.

IBM Platinum Partner

Reflecting IBM Partner World sales and technical certifications.

Watson IoT Beacon Award Finalist

Recognized at the 2017 IBM Partner World Leadership conference in Las Vegas.

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IBM Exec: Call For Code Challenge Is A Partner Training Opportunity

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Call for Code 2024

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2024 Call for Code Global Challenge Winners Improve Equitable Access to Essential Needs with Solutions Using IBM watsonx

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Role of IBM Watsonx in Shaping the Future of Vehicle Insurance

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Revolutionizing Vehicle Insurance with IBM watsonx™

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Easy Data Analytics using Netezza and Python

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Easy Data Analytics using Netezza and Python

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Presto: Integrated SQL Engine for Data Analysis

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Presto: Unified SQL based Engine to Query from different Data sources

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Why we NEED workload management for Cloud Data warehouse products?

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Why we NEED workload management for Cloud Data warehouse products?

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Power of Collaboration

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The Power of Collaboration: Persistent and IBM Accelerate Enterprise Modernization for a Digital Future

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Getting the Most Out of Cloud Pak for Data

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IBM Product Master on IBM Cloud Pak for Data

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Persistent Systems and IBM Deepen Collaboration to Accelerate Hybrid Cloud Adoption in the Enterprise

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Persistent Systems and IBM Deepen Collaboration to Accelerate Hybrid Cloud Adoption in the Enterprise

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