# RRLIVE02: Google Cloud Next 2026, Optionality is the new sovereignty with Dominic Cody, Google Cloud

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Podcast: [Realities Remixed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/realities-remixed-5821097)
Published: 2026-04-22T14:12:49+00:00
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## Resource

Las Vegas, you’re officially on the record during Google Cloud Next 2026. The #RealitiesRemixed podcast team is back at GCN’26 , recording live from the Strip, where bright lights collide with big ideas. This week, we’re swapping roulette wheels for real talk, hosting live conversations with Google leaders who are redefining what’s next across AI‑first enterprise transformation, agentic AI, data, sovereignty, security, and beyond . Expect sharp insights, bold opinions, and future‑shaping conversations, delivered straight from Las Vegas to your headphones. Dave, Rachel, and Rob continue the conversation with Dominic Cody, Global Director of Technology, Distributed Cloud, about the Sovereign Edge and reclaiming control in the age of Agentic AI. TLDR 00:24 – Guest introduction and this week’s key themes 00:40 – Hangout: AI on the Expo floor and roving reporter Rachel Belmonte 01:24– Dig in: what to expect from Google’s announcements 05:36– Conversation with Dominic Cody 31:28 – Favourite BBQ picks Guest Dominic Cody: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominiccody/ Hosts Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ Rachel Belmonte: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-belmonte-63550358/ Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ Production Marcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/ Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ Sound Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/ Louis Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/ 'Realities Remixed' is an original podcast from Capgemini

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