Ship with Context: GitLab Orbit and Google Cloud for AI-Powered Software Delivery

with Michael Angelo Rivera & Matt Duchesne & Rajesh Agadi

Thursday 24 September 2:50 PM – 3:20 PM Tech Leaders Stage

About This Session

- Why developers and AI agents need context across code, pipelines, security, deployments, and ownership. - How GitLab Orbit creates a queryable view of the software lifecycle to support dependency analysis, blast-radius assessment, and faster code review. - How GitLab CI/CD and Google Cloud services support secure, repeatable builds and deployments. - A developer workflow from code change to pipeline validation and Google Cloud deployment. - What tech leaders gain: faster delivery, stronger governance, better security visibility, and more confident releases.

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Speakers

Michael Angelo Rivera

GitLab Orbit Lead at GitLAb · GitLab

GitLab Orbit Lead at GitLAb

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Michael Angelo Rivera (Yes, like the ninja turtle) currently leads a team on GitLab Orbit (aka the GitLab Knowledge Graph) to bring better context to agents. He is a self-starter at heart and is passionate about creating effective workspaces, improving the status quo, and being a good team player. He is interested in all things related to software engineering, building new products, coffee, and pizza.
Matt Duchesne

AVP, Sales · GitLab

AVP, Sales at GitLab

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Matt Duchesne, AVP, Sales: Matt Duchesne leads GitLab's West Enterprise organization, working closely with many of the company's largest customers as they run mission-critical software delivery at scale. He specializes in connecting with GitLab customers to help them navigate the shift into the agentic era. Matt is focused on ensuring customers have the proper resources they need to build the workflows defining the next generation of how software is built.
Rajesh Agadi

Principal Architect · Google Cloud

Principal Architect at Google Cloud

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Rajesh Agadi is a Principal Architect at Google Cloud leading Strategic AI customers. Serving as a Strategic Advisor to executive teams, he guides global organizations to design, build, and modernize their cloud infrastructure with AI-driven innovation at planet-scale.