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Riverbed EMPOWEREDx 2025 Explores the Future of AI-Powered IT and Digital Experience

Flagship in-person user conference series across four continents, gathering many of the world’s largest multi-national corporations to connect with peers, share industry best practices, and gain practical insights into proven AI implementation delivering immediate ROI

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – October 2, 2025 – Riverbed, the leader in AIOps for observability, today announced the keynote, customer panel, and breakout session lineup for Riverbed EMPOWEREDx 2025 — a global, in-person event series where forward-thinking leaders, bold ideas, and modern technology converge to shape the future of IT.

Enterprises today face mounting challenges, from data gaps and visibility blind spots to the complexities of scaling AI effectively. EMPOWEREDx 2025 will provide attendees with practical insights to address these obstacles, showcasing how Riverbed’s AIOps, Observability and Acceleration innovations streamline IT operations, enable smarter decision-making, boost performance, and deliver seamless digital experiences across the enterprise.

Each event will feature dynamic main stage presentations, immersive breakout sessions, live solution demos, and customer panels, offering attendees the chance to connect with peers, learn from industry experts, and gain an inside look at Riverbed’s latest research, industry trends and innovations.

The EMPOWEREDx events are taking place in: San Francisco (October 7); London (October 14); Paris (October 15-16); Brisbane (October 22); New York (October 23); Melbourne (October 29) and Riyadh (November 19).

Riverbed speakers, which vary by location, include: Dave Donatelli, CEO; Richard Tworek, CTO; Fernando Castanheira, CIO; Jim Gargan, CMO; Kris Luhrsen, CRO; Chalan Aras, SVP & General Manager, Acceleration; Charbel Khneisser, SVP, Global Solutions Engineering; and many other business and technical leaders.

Customer speakers and panelists—varying by location—include IT leaders and technical experts from top organizations across diverse industries, such as T-Mobile, Global Credit Union, Brisbane Airport Corporation, and many more. For the full list of presenters, guest speakers, location-specific agendas, interactive breakout sessions, and solution demos, visit: https://www.riverbed.com/empoweredx-2025/

The EMPOWEREDx keynote will spotlight Riverbed’s new global AIOps research, the Riverbed Platform, and breakthrough innovations that address today’s data challenges and drive successful AI and digital experience strategies. Breakout sessions will dive deep into Riverbed’s platform, architecture, and roadmap, with live demos on topics including:

Practical AI at Scale
The Power of Unified Visibility
360° Digital Experience
Intelligent Network Observability
Resilient Networking for AI
AI Data Movement Without Limitations

In addition to a full day of content and learning, the EMPOWEREDx Networking Reception will provide opportunities to connect and interact with IT peers and Riverbed experts. To register for an EMPOWEREDx event, customers can contact their Riverbed representative.

About Riverbed

Riverbed, the leader in AIOps for observability, helps organizations optimize their users’ experiences by leveraging AI automation for the prevention, identification, and resolution of IT issues. With over 20 years of experience in data collection and AI and machine learning, Riverbed’s open and AI-powered observability platform and solutions optimize digital experiences and greatly improve IT efficiency. Riverbed also offers industry-leading Acceleration solutions that provide fast, agile, secure acceleration of any app, over any network, to users anywhere. Together with our thousands of market-leading customers globally – including 95% of the FORTUNE 100 – we are empowering next-generation digital experiences. Learn more at riverbed.com

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