Vendor AI Strategies and Challenges: Lucidworks, Coveo, Sinequa, and Squirro

Session 6

Recorded Webinar

Generative AI has changed the search business.  Delve into the impacts this has had on search vendors as they have adapted to the new LLM world order.  Hear directly from several leading search vendors who will discuss how the evolving marketplace has impacted individuals at these organizations and how their jobs and careers have taken an unexpected turn.  This is less about hearing about features and functions and more about understanding the human impact on the people who are leading the charge in bringing these emerging technologies to the marketplace.  We are all facing major changes in how we work and how we adapt to changing business realities.   (Much more compelling than a sales pitch :-) )

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Topics We'll Cover

Topics will include how companies are pivoting strategies to adapt to new decision-making paradigms, the importance of resilience both personally and product-wise in times of disruption, and how vendors are using their own AI technologies to boost productivity and drive business growth.

Strategic Shift - The Art of the Pivot

Organizations and individuals at the forefront of generative AI are adapting to new paradigms and decision-making frameworks. This session will explore how they are navigating these changes, pivoting strategies, and redefining success in a rapidly evolving landscape.

Resiliency

From both a product and personal perspective, resilience is key in adapting to significant environmental shifts. This segment will cover strategies for staying resilient amidst technological disruption and market transformation, highlighting how people and products are coping with rapid changes.

Eating Your Own Cooking

Discover how search vendors are using the same generative AI technologies they bring to the market to improve their own productivity and business outcomes. This discussion will delve into practical applications of the tools within their organizations, illustrating how they "eat their own cooking" to stay competitive.

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Meet The Speaker

Seth Earley

Founder & CEO
Earley Information Science

An expert with 20+ years experience in Knowledge Strategy, Data and Information Architecture, Search-based Applications and Information Findability solutions.

Seth has worked with a diverse roster of Fortune 1000 companies helping them to achieve higher levels of operating performance by making information more findable, usable and valuable through integrated enterprise architectures supporting analytics, e-commerce and customer experience applications.

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Jeff Evernham

Chief Strategist and Evangelist
Sinequa

As Chief Strategist and Evangelist, Jeff Evernham sets the strategy for Sinequa’s AI-powered products: search, Assistants, and Agents, so that companies can make the most of their content with generative AI. Jeff is a thought leader in applying search, AI and GenAI, LLMs, and RAG to solve business problems so that companies make the most of their information assets to accelerate innovation, inform decision-making, and improve outcomes. Jeff previously led Sinequa’s Customer Solutions group, and his 30+ year career spans a variety of firms and includes data analytics, business intelligence, consulting, and professional services. He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Aerospace Engineering from MIT.

Sanjay Mehta

Meet The Speaker

Sanjay Mehta

Principal Architect
Earley Information Science

Sanjay has over two decades of hands-on experience with hundreds of customers for search/analytics, ml/ai, and commerce. He has held a number of strategic roles with renowned vendors such as Lucidworks, Reflektion, Oracle, NetSuite, Endeca, and ATG. His focus is on incorporating enterprise information architecture with ML/AI to deliver practical user experiences that generate tangible value.

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Dave Clarke

EVP Semantic Graph Technology
Squirro

Dave Clarke is EVP of Semantic Graph Technology at Squirro, a global enterprise search and generative AI company. Dave is the founder of Synaptica, recently acquired by Squirro, which develops taxonomy and ontology management systems that help people to organize, categorise, and discover enterprise knowledge. Dave is an international speaker on knowledge organization, has contributed to national and international industry standards, and was awarded the Knowledge Management Leadership Award by the Global Knowledge Management Congress. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and Leadership Fellow at St. George’s House, Windsor Castle.

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Patrick Hoeffel

Managing Partner
Patrick Hoeffel Partners

Pat is an Experienced Leader and Technologist with deep Consulting and Professional Services experience covering AI, Cloud, Enterprise Search, Knowledge Management, and Data Intelligence for eCommerce, Knowledge Management, Financial Services, Insurance, Defense, and International markets. He is also a Leader in Partner and Alliance development and enablement, and in bringing innovative Product solutions to market through both internal development and partner integration.

"I've always had a passion for taking data and turning it into actionable intelligence from which quality decisions can be made and quality products and services can be offered."

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Brian Land

VP, Sales Engineering
Lucidworks
Brian Land is the field leader for Lucidworks Solutions Engineering team. Based in Austin TX, Brian brings over 20 years of enterprise software technical experience with companies like Endeca, Siebel, Ariba, and NCR.
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Olivier Têtu

Product Manager - Machine Learning for Commerce
Coveo

Olivier Têtu is a seasoned Product Manager for Coveo's AI product in the Commerce line, where he drives innovation in AI-powered e-commerce solutions. With over three years in this role, Olivier combines strategic insight with technical expertise to deliver transformative products. His prior experience as a Solution Architect equipped him with deep knowledge of customer architecture and complex implementations, while his background as a Product Owner for a major pet food retailer strengthened his ability to scale digital solutions. Olivier is dedicated to advancing AI technology to create impactful, customer-focused products.