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Sonal
Mane
Global Growth GTM Leader
Databricks
Sonal Mane is a growth executive at Databricks, where she leads global growth transformation through AI-native, self-serve, and partner ecosystem-driven go-to-market strategies. She founded and scaled the company’s first Digital Self-Service & User Growth organization, evolving Databricks from an enterprise sales-led model into a multi-channel, product-led growth engine. Her work has driven significant revenue expansion, including 40% user activation rates, double-digit MAU growth, and thousands of new customer acquisitions. Sonal also architected and scaled a partner-led growth motion, activating over 4,000 consulting and systems integrator partners. Previously, she built Microsoft’s first patented AI-powered prediction platform and led global digital growth strategies at Qualtrics. Sonal is known for aligning product, engineering, marketing, sales, and partnerships to build scalable, ethical, AI-driven growth systems.
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16 April 2025 11:15 - 12:00
Panel | Post-search: AEO broke the demand playbook - now what?
Half of consumers already use AI-powered search today, and it is expected to influence $750 billion in revenue by 2028, according to McKinsey & Co., making AEO one of the most disruptive shifts demand leaders have faced in since the birth of the internet. This panel explores how answer-driven discovery is changing the way buyers find, evaluate, and trust information, and what that means for modern demand strategy. Join us as we unpack what breaks when traditional search-led demand models fall apart, how visibility and intent are being reshaped, and where teams need to rethink content, measurement, and activation to stay relevant. Key takeaways: - What AEO changes about buyer discovery, visibility, and intent across the funnel - How demand teams should adapt content and activation for an answers-first world - What signals still matter when clicks and rankings matter less - Practical ways to future-proof demand strategy as AI-driven discovery accelerates