Boston Google Executive Event

minutes of engaging and interactive content

executives from Fortune 500 companies

hour of conversation and making new connections

Join Google Cloud and Grid Dynamics for an exclusive executive event focused on reinventing digital shopping journeys with AI embedded at every step of the customer journey, from discovery to delivery and beyond.

Designed for business and technology leaders, this event offers actionable AI-driven strategies, including leveraging generative and agentic AI, to elevate customer satisfaction, increase conversions, and drive revenue growth.

You’ll get resolutions to some of the common CX hurdles your customers face daily, and discover how AI can be seamlessly integrated across the shopping experience:

Guided search: See how semantic search, personalized results, and smart auto-complete can help customers find exactly what they need faster than ever before.
AI-assisted product selection: Learn how AI can generate insightful product comparisons, provide dynamic question answering, and even offer “view in my room” visualization.
Agentic commerce: Learn how to leverage the AI agents that are becoming the primary interface between humans and technology, reshaping how both shoppers and employees interact with businesses.
Live case study: Learn how our clients are amplifying their search strategy and what that has meant for their bottom line.
The future of AI in search: Explore exciting possibilities like image-based product search, context-aware recommendations, and intelligent shopping assistants that further enhance retail interactions.

Following the main event, please join us for a delightful social hour featuring complimentary food and beverages.

Previous participants

Agenda

2:30 PM ‐ 3:00 PM

3:00 PM ‐ 3:15 PM

3:15 PM ‐ 3:30 PM

3:30 PM ‐ 3:55 PM

3:55 PM ‐ 4:10 PM

4:10 PM ‐ 4:25 PM

4:25 PM ‐ 4:45 PM

4:45 PM ‐ 5:00 PM

5:00 PM ‐ 6:00 PM

Speakers

Ben Abrams

Customer Engineer, AI/ML Specialist

Achilles Chalkiotis

Global Head of Digital Engagement

Stanislav Stolpovskiy

Head of Search

Will Diaz

Partnership Director – Google Cloud

Ben Abrams

Customer Engineer, AI/ML Specialist

Ben has spent 15+ years working as a developer and AI/ML practitioner, helping hundreds of retailers bring best-in-class digital experiences to their customers. In his nearly 5 years in Google Cloud, Ben has been primarily focused on supporting retailers to improve product discovery; whether that be through core search and recommendation functionality, catalog enhancement efforts, or integration of generative experiences like conversational commerce.

Achilles Chalkiotis

Global Head of Digital Engagement

Achilles leads the Digital Engagement practice at Grid Dynamics. For nearly three decades, he’s partnered with Fortune 500 companies to drive innovation through cutting-edge digital experiences. He’s witnessed and navigated countless technology shifts, but believes none are as promising or disruptive as AI. Achilles combines his deep curiosity and business acumen with years of hands-on experience to help organizations leverage these emerging technologies and drive business growth. At Grid Dynamics, Achilles and his team specialize in advanced search solutions, experience design, sophisticated e-commerce platforms, and content management systems, working closely with Google and other key partners.

Stanislav Stolpovskiy

Head of Search

Stanislav is the Search/ML Software Architect at Grid Dynamics, with over 12 years of experience developing product discovery systems for prominent retailers. He has also accumulated more than 7 years of experience working on various machine learning and deep learning projects. Stanislav is passionate about ML, IR, and robotics, and he has been an integral part of the Grid Dynamics team since 2012.

Will Diaz

Partnership Director – Google Cloud

Will Diaz is the Global Partnership Director for Google Cloud at Grid Dynamics, where he leads the company’s worldwide partnership strategy, joint go-to-market initiatives, and co-innovation programs with Google Cloud. With more than 15 years in enterprise technology and cloud, Will has built and scaled strategic alliances across the hyperscaler ecosystem, previously working for companies such as Google, Cisco Meraki, SoftLayer, and Rackspace. He specializes in aligning business and technical stakeholders to help organizations modernize digital platforms, operationalize data, and deploy AI solutions that deliver measurable commercial impact. At Grid Dynamics, Will has played a key role in elevating the company’s relationship with Google Cloud to managed partner status, expanding the alliance internationally, and launching joint industry solutions across retail, consumer commerce, and digital engagement. His work focuses on helping global enterprises improve customer experience, search and discovery, and revenue performance using Google Cloud data and AI technologies. Known for bridging the gap between executive strategy and technical execution, Will regularly works with Google field teams, partners, and Fortune 500 customers to develop scalable adoption paths for cloud and AI.

Intended audience

This workshop is designed for:

Senior
executives

Customer experience managers

Digital strategy leaders

IT decision-
makers

Why should you attend?

Hear insights from experienced professionals at Google Cloud and Grid Dynamics
Examine practical ways to use AI for customer experience
Understand the critical steps for implementing AI solutions in your organization
Build connections with peers in your industry