Webinar: How Canadian fashion businesses can build an AI-ready foundation with data

Associate Vice President - Data & AI, Fortude

Gogula is a data and analytics professional of 20 years, with a focus on providing cloud-based data & analytics solutions to his customers. He is a former Microsoft MVP and a former Microsoft-certified Trainer, while also being Microsoft-certified across solution architecture, data analytics, data engineering, and AI. Gogula has contributed to the development of numerous Microsoft certifications in SQL Server, business intelligence, data engineering, and Power BI; has contributed to Microsoft Learn on Dataverse and Fabric; and has contributed as an author on three Power BI books.

Board Member and Vice President – Digital at Fortude Shiraz leads data, analytics and AI programs that help global fashion and consumer‑goods brands accelerate digital transformation and scale sustainable growth.

Earlier, he served as Country Head – USA for Brandix, Sri Lanka’s largest apparel exporter, giving him over a decade of end‑to‑end manufacturing expertise across design, sourcing and advanced production. Shiraz advises C‑suite leaders on deploying vertical‑AI solutions that connect “shop floor to top floor.”

A frequent commentator on emerging tech, Shiraz was recently featured in Fortude’s “CxO Insights” series discussing practical pathways for AI adoption and data‑driven decision‑making in fashion supply chains.

Microsoft Director Worldwide Retail and Consumer Goods Partner Strategy

Sue McMahon is a strategic leader on Microsoft’s Retail and Consumer Goods team, where she plays a key role in driving the success of software solution and implementation partners. With a deep understanding of the industry, honed during her 28-year tenure at Macy’s, Sue works closely with Microsoft’s expansive partner ecosystem to develop and execute joint strategies that create customer value and fuel business growth.