The question is no longer whether AI will impact Agile—but how Agile itself evolves to thrive in the AI-native enterprise.

This session will explore the opportunities and challenges organizations face as they integrate AI into their ways of working, including the evolution of Agile teams, human-AI collaboration, responsible AI adoption, and the growing importance of governance, security, and compliance.

Join this thought-provoking discussion to gain strategic perspectives on preparing Agile teams, leaders, and organizations for the next evolution of agility in an AI-driven world.

About the Speaker:

Rama Nandiwada Chivakula is a strategic, data-driven product leader, entrepreneur, strategist, and thought leader.  She currently helps organizations with business strategy, platform implementation, digital and AI transformation, and Agile evolution while navigating change through human-AI collaboration, governance, and responsible adoption. As an entrepreneur, Rama has led global cross-functional teams, launched more than 15 SaaS platforms, and delivered over 20 B2B and B2C products across retail, supply chain, MarTech, Fintech, HR, life sciences, legal, and cloud-based enterprise platforms. She connects technical innovation, people, and business value to create impactful platforms and strategic outcomes.

Agile New England’s Monthly Keynote Speaker is Virtual!

Please note our keynote will be fully virtual with no in-person meeting. The new timeline follows:

5:30 – 6:30 pm ET – Agile 101 breakout with Garry Miller (or network in main Zoom session)

6:30 – 8:00 pm ET – Keynote Speaker, followed by announcements and free-form networking

About the Speaker

Rama Nandiwada Chivakula is a visionary product leader and former tech entrepreneur. She has launched over 20 scalable SaaS web and mobile products from concept across diverse industries. Rama brings a unique multidisciplinary perspective based on hands-on experience in every phase of the product life cycle, degrees in accounting, statistics, and computer science, and an MBA in Entrepreneurship and HR from Babson. A conscious and values-driven leader, she blends data-driven strategy, cross-functional leadership, people-first culture, and deep technical insight to drive innovation and deliver meaningful impact. An early AI adopter, she has coached global Scrum teams and helped organizations boost productivity and accelerate digital transformation.

As a Tech Entrepreneur and early Agile adopter, she has launched eight SaaS platforms using Agile methodologies, adapting tech trends of  SaaS, Cloud-Native, and Mobile-First architectures.  She incubated and scaled startups  successfully as well as implemented platforms for global organizations like EMC, Dell, Oracle, & Takeda with data driven decisions. Her experience spans across Retail, MarTech, Fintech, Human Resources, Legal, Life Sciences, Digital Industries, Automation, and Complex System Integrations.

Rama brings an Agile mindset to enhance delivery, return, productivity, collaboration, and retention through human-centric agile practices.  Rama has built Agile teams from scratch, implemented hybrid delivery models (Waterfall, Agile, SAFe) in regulated environments, and led global cross-functional teams across distributed time zones. She has also guided MNCs through Agile transformation and enterprise change across mergers, acquisitions, migrations, and large-scale technology transitions, including AI Adoption.

Rama has also founded and led non-profits with experience in fundraising, events, community engagement, and long-term corporate relationships and sponsorships.

As ANE member and volunteer for over two decades since the Agile Bazaar days and early Agile Boston conferences, she seeks to contribute to ANE’s strategic growth in the AI era while advancing its Agile mission. You can see Rama’s LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/rama-nandiwada-chivakula/