The Edge Forum Season 2: MACH-ing Digital Experiences

​We’re back with Season 2 of The Edge Forum 🎉

​After a powerful debut on AI, Product, and Engineering that brought together 80+ technology leaders for a closed-door exchange of ideas, we’re raising the bar with a sharper focus: MACH (Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, Headless) and Digital Experience Platforms (DXP).

​Season 1 proved the appetite for honest, peer-to-peer conversations. Leaders debated how AI is reshaping engineering decisions, how data is rewriting product strategy, and how to reorganize teams for speed and intelligence.

​Now we turn to the how: building the flexible, composable systems that make those innovations possible. MACH architecture — Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, and Headless — gives enterprises the foundation to move as fast as customer expectations. Combined with a Digital Experience Platform, it powers personalization, experimentation, and innovation at scale.

​Season 2 continues the candid, high-value conversations that began in Season 1 and focuses on the architecture and strategies that turn vision into reality.

​This private, invite-only roundtable brings together Digital Experience leaders, Headless champions, and web developers to share real-world lessons and leave with strategies they can put to work immediately.

​What to Expect

​Panel Discussion
The discussion will cover Microservices, API-First, Cloud-Native, and Headless CMS in the world of Digital Experiences.

​Each panelist will focus on one aspect of MACH:

​M - Akarsh Verma (Director of Product Management at XCaliber Health, ~15 Years in Architecting Scalable Solutions)

​A - Praveen Kumar Vaidyanathan (Program Director at IBM, ~20 Years in API Management Suites)

​C - Nida Sahar (Founder at nife.io, ~17 years in building Cloud-Native products)

​H - Vasu Kothamasu (SVP & Global Engineering Head at Contentstack, ~25 years in Engineering and R&D)

​Breakout Tracks

• ​DXP Room: How MACH powers composable digital experiences at scale

• ​Headless CMS Room: Operationalizing content workflows and developer-first strategies

​Networking Lunch
Keep the conversation going with leaders shaping the future of digital platforms.

​Why You Should Join

• ​Learn from practitioners, not just theory

• ​Expand your perspective on building, scaling, and governing MACH-first systems

• ​Build high-value connections with senior decision-makers in DX, Headless, and web development.