Accelerate your AI ROI journey
Unleash the power of AI, shape the future of business & ignite innovation at Google Next 2025. Join over 30,000 forward-thinking developers, IT professionals, and executives for three action-packed days of cutting-edge insights, hands-on learning, and unbeatable networking opportunities in the electrifying atmosphere of Las Vegas.
Join us at the Grid Dynamics booth (#3160)
This year, Grid Dynamics takes center stage with practical AI solutions and implementation frameworks designed to accelerate your path from proof-of-concept to profit. We will be offering many exciting opportunities to engage with us at our booth this year:
- Meet our experts, see AI in action, and get inspired by solutions that deliver tangible ROI
- Come by for one of our Tech Talks in our Theatre on trending industry topics
- Exciting swag
- Raffle for daily giveaways
- Demos
Speakers you’ll meet at our sessions
Eugene Steinberg
Technical Fellow, Head of Digital Commerce
Dr. Eugene Steinberg, a Founding engineer and VP of Technology at Grid Dynamics, spearheads key technology practices in commerce, search, and AI. As a Principal Architect, he has guided numerous significant programs from inception to production, aligning business requirements with technological capabilities. His achievements include leading the first industry implementation of Google Retail Search’s alpha version, implementing pioneering visual search and recommendation systems using deep learning, architecting microservices-based commerce platforms and custom search engines, and pioneering distributed in-memory computing for fraud detection. Dr. Steinberg’s expertise spans digital commerce platforms, AI/ML applications, information retrieval, enterprise search, natural language processing, computer vision, and scalable distributed systems. As a thought leader, he has been instrumental in developing the Grid Dynamics – Google partnership, spoken at conferences on various tech topics, and advised startups and VC firms. Dr. Steinberg continues to drive innovation in digital commerce and related technologies, contributing to Grid Dynamics’ reputation for engineering excellence and emerging technology expertise.
Ilya Katsov
VP of Technology at Grid Dynamics
Ilya joined Grid Dynamics in 2009, and since then has been leading engagements with a number of major retail and technology companies, focusing primarily on Big Data, Machine Learning, and Economic Modeling. He is currently managing the Industrial AI consulting practice that helps clients to become successful AI adopters and deliver innovate AI solutions. Prior to joining Grid Dynamics, Ilya worked at Intel Research on emerging wireless communication technologies. He is the author of several scientific articles and international patents, and also authored a book, “Introduction to Algorithmic Marketing: Artificial Intelligence for Marketing Operations” (2017).
Grid Dynamics leadership you’ll meet at the event

Leonard Livschitz
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Leonard Livschitz
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Leonard Livschitz has been the Chief Executive Officer of Grid Dynamics, a NASDAQ-listed company, since 2014 and a member of its Board of Directors since 2006. A seasoned leader with a wealth of entrepreneurial and executive experience, Leonard has successfully navigated roles in early-stage start-ups as well as multinational Fortune 100 corporations. Before becoming CEO of Grid Dynamics, Leonard co-founded Luxera, an LED smart system company, where he served as President and CEO from 2010 to 2014. Leonard draws on over 30 years of experience in the high-tech industry, holding executive and management roles across sales, engineering, R&D, and manufacturing at companies including Ford Motor Company, HP, and Philips. With a strong interdisciplinary background in business and engineering, Leonard has deep expertise in technologies, applications, and trends in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Computing, Digital Commerce, Solid-State Lighting, Smart Home solutions, and the Internet of Things (IoT). He also possesses extensive expertise in the Semiconductor and Automotive industries. Leonard holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Kharkiv Institute of Technology, Ukraine.

Valery Zelixon
Senior Vice President of Sales and Account Management
Valery Zelixon
Senior Vice President of Sales and Account Management
Valery Zelixon brings 30 years of experience in driving business transformation through the use of technology. His background includes technology and business consulting, startups, solution development, software and technology services sales, and leadership. Throughout his career, Valery played both individual contributor and organizational leader roles, leading teams in such companies as EMC and Wipro. For the last 6 years, Valery built and led a hunting sales team at EPAM, as Vice President and Head of North American Sales. This high-performing hunting sales team made significant contributions to the growth of EPAM.

Rahul Bindlish
VP of Strategic Business Development
Rahul Bindlish
VP of Strategic Business Development
Rahul Bindlish has 27+ years of experience in IT services and consulting. He specializes in helping Tier-1 enterprises with their digital initiatives to improve business performance and drive industry leading growth. Throughout his career, Mr. Bindlish has been recognized as an innovative leader who excels in building high-performing teams and developing customer relationships. He is currently the Vice President of Strategic Business Development at Grid Dynamics. Mr. Bindlish holds a Master’s degree in Business and Management from the Asian Institute of Management.
Grid Dynamics spotlight talks
Our team of visionaries will lead compelling 15-minute sessions and demos packed with insights aligned with the key pillars of enterprise AI success:
- Technology modernization: Implement modern data architectures and AI platforms that drive sustainable growth and competitive advantage;
- Cost optimization and scalability: Maximize ROI through strategic AI implementation that optimizes cloud costs while enabling enterprise-wide scaling;
- Governance and trust: Build reliable AI systems with robust governance frameworks that ensure accuracy, compliance, and stakeholder confidence;
- Industry solutions: Deploy proven AI frameworks tailored to your sector’s specific challenges and opportunities;
- Customer experience excellence: Transform customer interactions into revenue with AI-powered personalization and intelligent automation that delivers measurable results;
- Developer and workforce efficiency: Accelerate development cycles and empower teams with AI tools that boost productivity while maintaining quality standards.
Stop by our booth and check out some of the most exciting AI discussions happening in the Theater Zone. Our experts will be diving into how AI is transforming industries like retail, finance, manufacturing, and more.
Featured talks at our booth
Leveraging AI for Insurance Process Optimization
Leo Shulman, Insurance Practice Lead
AI is reshaping insurance by automating claims processing, enhancing underwriting accuracy, creating personalized products, and improving customer service. From chatbots to tailored recommendations, see how you can drive efficiency, cost savings, innovation, and superior customer experiences.
AI-Enabled Experiences
Achilles Chalkiotis, Sr Director, Digital Engagement
What’s next for digital retail and CX personalization? Join us to explore how AI-powered tools like guided search, personalized recommendations, and image-based search are reshaping the shopping journey and delivering smarter, faster customer experiences.
Beyond Chatbots and Scripts: How Agentic AI is Rewriting Enterprise Automation
Eugene Steinberg, CTO
Ready for the next wave of AI innovation? Catch this presentation to explore how to build and deploy agentic AI platforms to automate complex knowledge work. Leveraging LLM services, specialized reasoning capabilities, event-driven workflows, and secure integrations, you can deliver measurable outcomes while ensuring governance and control.
Investment Suitability: Generative AI in Alternative Investments
Suresh Nageswaran, Sr Director of Technologies, Financial Sector
Don’t miss this session to discover how Wealth Managers and Advisory firms can leverage Generative AI to provide alternative investment recommendations while efficiently managing regulatory obligations for investment suitability, ensuring compliance with FINRA Rule 2111 through practical, real-world demonstrations.
GenAI Visual Process Analytics for Manufacturing and Logistics
Ilya Katsov, CTO, Americas
Join this session to experience how companies can quickly develop visual process analytics solutions with vision language models (VLM) to address challenges in safety, employee productivity, logistics optimization, and other critical use cases within manufacturing and logistics operations.
Meeting Regulatory Compliance with Bitemporal Database XTDB
Suresh Nageswaran, Sr Director of Technologies, Financial Sector
Regulatory compliance doesn’t have to be a burden. Learn how Agentic AI and the open-source bitemporal database XTDB enable legal and compliance teams to meet regulatory obligations efficiently, reconstruct historical data seamlessly, reduce regulatory burdens, and lower operational costs for compliance.
Next 25 Cloud Talk Session: AI-Enabled Experiences
Date: April 9th
Time: 2:30 PM
Location: South Theater (1510)
Join Achilles Chalkiotis, North American Head of Digital Engagement at Grid Dynamics, for an insightful session on how AI is transforming the retail customer journey. Discover how AI enhances:
- Guided Search – Smarter, faster product discovery
- AI-Assisted Product Selection – Personalized recommendations & interactive shopping tools
- The Future of AI in Retail – Innovations like image-based search & intelligent assistants
The Future of AI in Retail – Innovations like image-based search & intelligent assistants Explore how AI improves customer satisfaction, simplifies product discovery, and provides valuable insights for retailers.
Visit us at Booth #3160 and see how Grid Dynamics can empower your enterprise with the tools and strategies to thrive in an AI-first world.
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