Making AI Real for the Enterprise: Inside Snowflake’s AI Strategy

In this episode of Uncharted, Bala Kasiviswanathan, VP of Developer and AI Experiences at Snowflake, shares how enterprises are moving from AI experimentation to real-world impact. Bala breaks down what it takes to build trusted AI systems, why time-to-value is the new competitive edge, and how Snowflake is helping developers and organizations turn data and AI into meaningful business outcomes faster than ever.

About our speaker:

Bala Kasiviswanathan is VP of Developer and AI Experiences at Snowflake, where he drives how developers, enterprises, and partners build applications and AI solutions on the Snowflake platform. He oversees Cortex Code, the centerpiece of Snowflake’s AI development experience, alongside Snowsight, Notebooks, and Streamlit, the core surfaces that bring data and applications closer together on Snowflake. Central to his mission is making Snowflake the platform developers choose to build on, backed by a deep commitment to the open source and developer community. His goal: give every enterprise the tools, ecosystem, and AI-powered experiences to deploy modern data applications at scale.

Bala brings over two decades of experience building and scaling enterprise software and AI products, from early-stage ideas to public-company scale. Prior to Snowflake, he held leadership roles at Microsoft, Apigee, and Google, and most recently served as Chief Product Officer and Chief Customer Experience Officer at Simpplr. Across each role, he has focused on understanding real customer problems, translating them into clear product bets, and guiding teams through major platform shifts with an emphasis on building products that deliver lasting business value.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/balak/