Sundar Pichai

Sundar Pichai

CEO

Google and Alphabet


Sundar is the CEO of Google and Alphabet and serves on Alphabet’s Board of Directors.

He joined Google in 2004 and helped lead the development of Google Toolbar and then Google Chrome, which grew to become the world’s most popular internet browser. In 2014 he was appointed to lead product and engineering for all of Google’s products and platforms - including popular products such as Search, Maps, Play, Android, Chrome, Gmail and Google Apps (now Google Workspace). Sundar became Google’s CEO in August 2015. He joined the Board of Directors of Alphabet, Google's parent company, in July 2017.

Under his leadership as CEO, Google has been focused on developing products and services, powered by the latest advances in AI, that offer help in moments big and small. It has invested in new opportunities such as Google Cloud and YouTube and has continued to be a leader in advanced technologies, including machine learning and quantum computing.

In December 2019, in addition to his role as CEO of Google, Sundar became the CEO of Google’s parent company, Alphabet.

Sundar grew up in Chennai, India and studied engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology where he was awarded an Institute Silver Medal. He holds a master's degree from Stanford University and an MBA from the Wharton School, where he was named a Siebel Scholar and a Palmer Scholar.

Speaking in:

Sunday Jan 11

9:45am - 10:15am

Vusion Theatre

Intelligence at scale: How retailers can harness the next wave of AI

As AI reshapes the future of retail, leaders are navigating the complex path from experimentation to real-world implementation. This session explores how cutting-edge advancements in generative AI and large-scale models are being applied across merchandising, supply chain, marketing, and customer experience. Learn how forward-thinking companies are tackling the biggest barriers to adoption—from fragmented data and legacy systems to talent gaps and ethical considerations—while building scalable, responsible AI strategies that unlock real business value.