Thu Ya Kyaw

Senior Developer Advocate

Google Cloud

Thu Ya Kyaw is a Senior Developer Advocate for Google Cloud. At Google, he helps make learning, developing, deploying, and scaling applications on Google Cloud a delightful experience for everyone. He is passionate about using AI to solve real-world problems and enjoys sharing practical insights with global audiences.

Generative AI

Visual & product discovery

 Image & video generation

Virtual try-on & personalisation

ShiSh Shridhar

Global Director, Retail & CPG Startups

Microsoft for Startups

ShiSh Shridhar is the Global Director for Retail & CPG Startups at Microsoft for Startups. With nearly three decades at Microsoft, he has spent more than 15 years working alongside the world’s leading retailers and brands to address complex business challenges using AI, machine learning, agentic systems, and emerging technologies. He is known for championing disruptive retail innovation and helping founders scale through cloud and emerging technologies, and is recognised among the RETHINK Retail Top Retail Experts and RTIH Top 100 Retail Technology Influencers.

• The shift from task automation to autonomous decision-making

• What makes an AI system truly agentic

• Multi-agent architectures across merchandising, marketing, and supply chain

• Transforming customer experience, operational efficiency, and competitive advantage