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Deepu Chacko
Vice President, Solution Engineering
Salesforce
Deepu Chacko is a Salesforce Certified Technical Architect and leads the Solution Engineering team for Industries & SMB at Salesforce India. With over 20 years of experience in enterprise technology, he helps businesses reimagine customer engagement and drive innovation at scale. Passionate about collaboration and mentorship, Deepu works closely with CXOs to align technology with business growth.
Vishesh Kaul
Chief Information & Digital Officer
Prestige Estates (Group)
A visionary technology leader, he has consistently driven digital transformation with award-winning strategies, including recognition at CIO100 and the World CX Summit. At Prestige, he is spearheading a future-ready journey that elevates the total buying experience through seamless, personalized customer interactions, powered by cutting-edge digital tools and a platform-of-platforms architecture. His initiatives streamline operations, optimize business processes, and reinforce market leadership. With a strong focus on AI and machine learning, he aims to predict market trends, enhance design and construction, and deliver deeply tailored experiences—positioning Prestige at the forefront of real estate’s digital revolution.
Arundhati Bhattacharya
President & CEO, South Asia
Salesforce
Arundhati Bhattacharya is the President and Chief Executive Officer, Salesforce – South Asia. In her role, Arundhati oversees the growth strategy of the company and plays an integral role in defining Salesforce’s relationship with the ecosystem of customers, partners and community across South Asia. Recently honored with the Padma Shri, one of India’s highest civilian awards by the Government of India, for her contributions to Trade and Industry, she brings a legacy of leadership, innovation, and impact.
Ravi Raman
Publisher
MIT Sloan Management Review India
Ravi Raman is a seasoned media professional with more than two decades of content strategy, brand marketing and team leadership experience.
He launched the regional editions of world-renowned brands such as Wired and Bloomberg Businessweek, and his reach has extended to other leading publications from the New York Times to India Today.
He’s a TEDx speaker and no stranger to a stage – so please give him a very warm welcome as he makes his way to the podium.
Yugal Joshi
Program Director (Water & Land Resources, Drinking Water & Sanitation, Frontier Technology & Telecom, Culture & Tourism)
NITI Aayog
Yugal Joshi is the Program Director, Water & Land Resources, Drinking Water & Sanitation, IT ( Frontier Technology) & Telecom, and Culture & Tourism in NITI Aayog, a premier policy think tank of the Government of India.
He is an alumni of LKY School of Public Policy, Singapore, IIT Delhi, Delhi University, HBT University Kanpur and Kumaon University Nainital. He is a 1997 batch IRPFS officer.
He has been a recipient of Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration for his work in Swachh Bharat Mission, National Award for Outstanding Service for his work in Ministry of Railways and Indian Police Medal.
He has co-authored internationally acclaimed Singapore Water Story (translated in 4 languages) and Creating Shared values; and have published papers on water management in international journals. He has also authored Ram: The Soul of Time, Women Warriors in Indian History, Boons & Curses: The Legend of Mythological Mother, and a collection of short stories: Yayavari. His recent Hindi historical novel Agnikaal was awarded as best Hindi novel of 2024. He has also translated Phnom Penh Water Story from English to Hindi.
Abhinav Mishra
Director
MIT Sloan Management Review India
With nearly a decade of experience, Abhinav has made significant contributions to leading media brands such as Bloomberg Businessweek Middle East, Khaleej Times, and Times of India, Abhinav now heads Business Strategy and Commercial at Vibe Media Group, the publisher of esteemed publications like Fast Company Middle East, MIT Sloan Management Review Middle East, and Datatechvibe.
Moushmi Sinha
Deputy Editor
MIT Sloan Management Review India
Moushmi is a seasoned journalist known for her ability to distill complex emerging technologies into clear, compelling narratives. Having worked at prominent newsrooms such as The Times of India, DNA, Deccan Chronicle, International Business Times, and AIM Media House, she brings a sharp editorial eye and deep newsroom expertise. Moushmi thrives in high-paced environments—identifying impactful stories, making quick editorial decisions, and refining content to the highest standard.
Vidyashree Srinivas
Senior Multimedia Correspondent
MIT Sloan Management Review India
Vidyashree Srinivas is an experienced technology journalist, having previously reported on artificial intelligence and emerging technologies at AIM Media House in Bengaluru. Prior to that, she worked as a News Writer at Republic TV in Mumbai, where she covered a wide range of topics including Indian politics, international affairs, sports, and more.
Anand Thakur
Chief Product and Technology Officer – F&L, Beauty
Reliance Retail
Anand is the Chief Technology and Product Officer overseeing Reliance’s Fashion, Lifestyle, and Beauty segments, Ajio, Tirabeauty, Shein, Swadesh, Reliance Trends, and the F&L Supply Chain.
With over 20 years of experience, Anand is a seasoned entrepreneur and leader in technology, data, and marketing. His expertise encompasses artificial intelligence, digital transformation, e-commerce, and the management of both start-ups and large-scale corporations. Anand has authored multiple publications and holds a U.S. patent, underscoring his commitment to innovation and thought leadership.
Throughout his career, Anand has successfully scaled and optimized business and technological operations on national and international levels. Prior to his tenure at Reliance, he held C-suite positions at REA India (Housing.com, PropTiger), Jubilant (Domino’s), Koovs, and Lenskart, where he led technology initiatives for omni-channel businesses in both company-owned and franchise-based models.
Anand’s extensive background and strategic vision make him a distinguished leader in the fields of technology and product development, driving forward-thinking solutions in the retail and e-commerce sectors.
Patrick Fagan
Bestselling Author, Chief Scientific Officer
Capuchin Behavioural Science
Patrick “turns minds into money”, taking academic research and experimentation and practically applying it, for both business and politics.
From an academic perspective, Patrick lectures part-time at multiple London universities; he has led modules on consumer behaviour, social cognition and the psychology of marketing and advertising. He is the author of the book Hooked: Why cute sells and other marketing magic we just can’t resist. He was previously the lead psychologist at Cambridge Analytica and now runs several behavioural and data analytics consultancies.
Patrick is also a media commentator, having written articles and given interviews to organisations including BBC, LondonLive, The Guardian, AdMap, The Economist, The Evening Standard, and many others.
Munther Dahleh
Professor & Founding Director of the MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society
MIT
Munther A. Dahleh is the William A. Coolidge Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT and the founding director of the MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS).
His research explores decision-making under uncertainty, networked systems, and the economics of data, drawing on fields from control theory to distributed learning.
He leads cross-disciplinary efforts at MIT to understand how data and algorithms shape complex systems, from financial and power networks to social and neural systems.
Dylan Hadfield-Menell
CSAIL Assistant Professor
MIT
Dylan Hadfield-Menell is a leading researcher in AI alignment and directs the Algorithmic Alignment Group at MIT CSAIL. His work focuses on ensuring that agentic AI systems behave in ways that reflect human goals, values, and oversight, particularly in multi-agent and human-AI contexts.
Anurag Shrivastava
Group Chief – Innovation
Panasonic India
Anurag Shrivastava is a business innovation leader who transforms market disruptions into strategic advantage by partnering with C-suite executives to drive measurable outcomes. With deep expertise across product management, ecosystem development, corporate venture, and open innovation, he has consistently delivered multi-million dollar revenue streams, accelerated time-to-market, and launched award-winning products. Anurag has a strong track record of bridging technology and commercial execution through startup integration, strategic partnerships, and cross-functional leadership. He holds an MBA from Ivey Business School and a B.Tech. from IIT Guwahati. Outside of work, he’s passionate about reading biographies and maintaining a disciplined fitness routine—values that mirror his approach to solving complex business challenges.
Chander Shekhar
Regional Sales Director
Salesforce
Chander Shekhar is the Regional Sales Director at Salesforce, leading AI-driven growth products across Service Cloud and Slack. In this role, he focuses on enabling enterprises to transform customer experiences and internal collaboration through generative AI, automation, and predictive technologies. His work involves aligning cutting-edge technology capabilities with business outcomes, helping organizations scale smarter, improve productivity, and deliver more personalized service at speed.
Prior to his current role, Chander held leadership positions at Microsoft and Wipro, where he played a key role in large-scale digital transformation initiatives. He has worked closely with enterprise clients across industries, building strategic technology roadmaps and driving cloud and AI adoption. These roles helped him develop a strong foundation in both technical delivery and customer-centric innovation.
Bringing over 15+ years of experience, Chander combines a deep understanding of the technology ecosystem with a strong track record in enterprise sales leadership. His core strengths include AI solutioning, go-to-market strategy, stakeholder alignment, and building high-impact teams. A passionate advocate for the future of intelligent business, he continues to advise and inspire organizations on how to harness AI to create long-term, competitive advantage.
Mankiran Chowhan
SVP & MD, Sales & Distribution – India
Salesforce
Mankiran is a technology business leader with experience in driving a high-performance growth culture. She leads the Financial services & Consumer Industries business for Salesforce India and is fuelled by the mission of accelerating growth for the segment.
In her last role she was the Managing Director of SAP Concur, prior to which she spent 15 years at Gartner – the last 5 of them as the Country Manager Sales for India. Building high performance winning teams remains central to her approach.
Serving on the board of Latika Roy Foundation, a NGO focused on making a better world for children with disabilities is an honour as that aligns with her values of making the world more inclusive. A strong advocate for more women in business and leadership, she lends her voice to champion for the cause and mentors many mothers returning to work and women in sales.
From being a travel enthusiast to trying out skydiving or to being a certified deep sea diver, she is always willing to try new adventures and tries to walk the talk in exemplifying a growth-mindset. She is married to Rantej , the founder of Eligere Technologies a digital product company and they are parents to 2 boys – Vihaan and Shaan.
Mankiran has a proven track record of building talent and managing complex transformations, having won the Economic Times Top 20 corporate women leaders award in 2018.
Deepak Pargaonkar
Vice President, Solution Engineering
Salesforce
Deepak Pargaonkar currently heads Solution Engineering at Salesforce India and is a key member of the company’s India leadership team. In his role, he works closely with customers, partners, and the broader ecosystem to drive digital transformation in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, leveraging Salesforce’s full suite of capabilities.
With over 25 years of experience, Deepak has partnered with numerous leading organizations on their digital transformation journeys. As an early advocate of the cloud computing movement in India, Deepak emphasizes that true digital transformation and customer centricity stem from an organization’s commitment to building meaningful relationships with its customers—where technology serves as a powerful enabler.
Varun Das
EVP & Chief Product Officer
Airtel Digital
Varun Das serves as the Chief Product Officer and Executive Vice President at Airtel India, where he leads the company’s digital platforms and product strategy for the Consumer and B2B business. With over two decades of experience across the Internet, digital media, and telecommunications industries, Varun has worked with technology leaders like Microsoft, Ericsson, and Conde Nast, bringing a truly global perspective to his work. His career has spanned key markets in the United States, Australia, and India, giving him a unique understanding of diverse digital ecosystems and consumer behaviours.
At Airtel, Varun is at the forefront of delivering digital products and solutions that cater to a vast and diverse customer base. Airtel’s reach extends to over 400 million consumers, 2,500+ enterprises, and more than 1 million SMBs. Varun has been instrumental in building and scaling next-generation digital services and platforms contributing in shaping India’s digital landscape.
Throughout his professional journey, Varun has consistently demonstrated an unwavering commitment to excellence and a deep understanding of the evolving technology landscape. His collaborative approach fosters a culture of innovation and encourages his team to think beyond the normal. Varun strongly believes in empowering individuals and nurturing their talents, enabling them to realize success for themselves and the organization.
Deepak Pargaonkar
Vice President, Solution Engineering
Salesforce
Capt. Raghu Raman
UN Peacekeeper, Founding CEO, NATGRID, Strategic Coach
Storyteller
Capt. Raman has had a distinguished career spanning three distinct leadership environments, the military, corporate, and the government. He has experienced diverse settings – the authoritarian style of the Armed Forces; the incentive-driven approach of corporates like Mahindra, Reliance Industries, and Adani as well as the procedure-driven bureaucratic style of the government. Capt. Raman has founded and led companies, including complex global joint ventures, and was handpicked by the government as the founding CEO of the National Intelligence Grid, an Agency which was set up after the 26/11 attacks.
Capt Raman has served as a strategic advisor to national and global leaders and has a strong presence in leading publications and platforms, including TEDx and Josh. His talks & podcasts have been watched over 50 million times and are used as case studies in several leadership forums and storytelling workshops.
Capt. Raman is visiting faculty for esteemed business schools and government institutions, including the Indian School of Business, IIM, the National Defence College, and the Indian Institute of Public Administration. He is the author of the bestselling book “Everyman’s War” and anchored a leadership development program for the Adani Group, structured to produce 75 CEOs in two years. Additionally, he hosted the NDTV talk show “Wisdom of Leaders”, and coaches leaders to become TEDx level speakers.
Prasun Kumar
Chief Marketing Officer & Business Head
Magicbricks
Prasun Kumar serves as the Chief Marketing Officer at Magicbricks, where he oversees the company’s marketing, research, and editorial functions. In addition to his CMO role, Prasun also leads strategic revenue verticals, leveraging his expertise to drive growth and innovation for the leading real estate portal.
Before rejoining Magicbricks in 2023, Prasun was the Chief Marketing Officer at Justdial. His career spans over two decades across leadership roles in renowned organizations, including Reliance Communications, Sony Mobile Communications, MTS, Levi Strauss & Co., Madison Communications, and McCann Worldgroup.
With extensive experience across industries, Prasun brings a wealth of strategic insight and a proven track record of success in building brands, fostering innovation, and delivering impactful results.
Shamik Banerjee
CMO & Founder Member, Growth & P&L Leadership
Apollo 24|7
Shamik Banerjee is a growth-focused business leader with over 20 years of experience driving transformation across financial services, healthcare, insurance, and digital ecosystems. As part of the founding team at Apollo 24|7, he played a pivotal role in scaling the digital health platform into one of India’s leading health-tech ecosystems. He also led the creation and expansion of Apollo 24|7’s insurance vertical, overseeing product, technology, operations, and organizational strategy—bringing full P&L ownership and board-level engagement.
Shamik has previously held senior leadership roles at Apollo Munich, Reliance, Aegon, and IFFCO-Tokio, where he led large-scale digital transformation and operational scale-up initiatives across highly regulated industries. His core strengths lie in building and scaling businesses, leading digital-first growth, and navigating complex high-growth environments.
He is passionate about partnering with ambitious fintech, health-tech, and InsurTech ventures to drive innovation and sustainable scale in India and the broader APAC region.
Neeraj Gera
President, upGrad Enterprise
upGrad
Neeraj is the President – Capability and Delivery at upGrad Enterprise, where he partners with leading organizations to drive talent transformation in an era defined by rapid technological change. In his current role, he leads the development and delivery of learning solutions that blend behavioral, digital, and AI-driven capabilities to future-proof enterprise workforces.
An alumnus of IIT Delhi and IIM Calcutta, Neeraj combines deep technical and business expertise with a practitioner’s understanding of workforce capability-building.
Prior to upGrad, he held leadership roles in global IT services, managing large cross-functional teams and advising Fortune 500 clients on business and digital transformation. His corporate career includes tenures at industry giants such as GE/Genpact and Citibank, where he built deep expertise in operations, transformation, and leadership development.
Neeraj later pivoted to the startup ecosystem, bringing his enterprise acumen to high-growth ventures like TBO.com (a travel-tech marketplace and a 2024 unicorn), before joining upGrad. His unique blend of corporate discipline and startup agility positions him at the intersection of talent, technology, and transformation.
Dilpreet Singh
Head of Loyalty, CRM & Partnerships
ITC Hotels Limited
Dilpreet is a seasoned Loyalty and CRM leader with over two decades of experience across varied industries like Hospitality, Retail and BFSI.
Dilpreet currently leads the Loyalty, CRM, and Partnerships division at ITC Hotels, with a strategic mandate to build the core technology platform and engagement framework driving two critical growth levers: customer retention and loyalty.
He is spearheading the transformation and launch of a next-generation, digital-first loyalty program by harnessing cutting-edge Martech solutions and advanced data analytics to decode customer behavior and deliver hyper-personalised experiences.
Under his leadership, the organisation is implementing market automation tools that enable precise campaign orchestration, ensuring deeper resonance with target audiences. Dilpreet is also establishing an analytics Centre of Excellence to foster data-driven decision-making, create a robust framework to track and deliver ROI on loyalty initiatives, and elevate the end-to-end customer experience.
Renowned for driving digital transformation, he blends data, design thinking, and innovation to craft personalized, high-impact customer journeys that deliver both emotional resonance and commercial success.
Ashish Tiwari
Chief Marketing Officer
Home Credit India
Ashish brings to the table 20+ years of corporate experience across consumer (FMCG/FMCD), insurance, telecom and new media domains. He practices the amalgamation of brand marketing, technology, and data analytics to transform brands and enrich consumer experience. At Home Credit India, he is responsible for using digital as a key medium for enablement & delivery and expand the brand’s reach across India. Prior to joining Home Credit India, Ashish was associated with Future Generali India Life Insurance (FGILI), Hero Group, Jubilant, Vodafone India and HCL. He has been a TEDx speaker, keynote panelist and jury member at various marketing summits, and a visiting faculty at IIMR. Ashish holds a post-graduate degree in Business Management from LBSIM, New Delhi, combined with a digital and social media specialization from IIM, Bangalore.
Neil Thompson
Director of the FutureTech Research Project, Principal Investigator at Initiative on the Digital Economy
MIT
Neil Thompson is the Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab and a Principal Investigator at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy.
Previously, he was an Assistant Professor of Innovation and Strategy at the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he co-directed the Experimental Innovation Lab (X-Lab), and a Visiting Professor at the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard. He has advised businesses and government on the future of Moore’s Law, has been on National Academies panels on transformational technologies and scientific reliability, and is part of the Council on Competitiveness’ National Commission on Innovation & Competitiveness Frontiers.
He has a PhD in Business and Public Policy from Berkeley, where he also did Masters degrees in Computer Science and Statistics. He also has a masters in Economics from the London School of Economics, and undergraduate degrees in Physics and International Development. Prior to academia, He worked at organizations such as Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Bain and Company, the United Nations, the World Bank, and the Canadian Parliament.
Chief Marketing Officer
Home Credit India
Saurabh is the Chief Technology Officer of India’s leading Insurtech company, Policybazaar.com. He is a leader, who brings insights from both technical and business perspectives in Information Technology. This is Saurabh’s second stint with Policybazaar and he joined the company in February 2019. Since then, he has been responsible for tech innovations and providing a seamless customer experience to the visitors to the website. Prior to joining Policybazaar, Saurabh served as Vice President of Technology at GEP Worldwide. He has also held leadership roles with IBM India and MCSB Systems.
His areas of expertise include Ideation and Successful Execution, Product Management, Software Solution Building, Cross-Geo & Cross-functional Team Management, Product Sales and Software development.
Saurabh is a graduate of IIT Kanpur and holds MBA from IIM Calcutta.
Sandhya Kapoor
SVP & Head, Central Platform Organization
Flipkart
Sandhya Kapoor, currently Flipkart’s Senior Vice President & Head of the Central Platform Organization, is a seasoned technology leader with over two decades of experience in AI, cloud computing, and data analytics.
With a strong background in engineering and computer science, Sandhya’s expertise spans across AI-powered recommendation systems, conversational AI, and generative AI, all aimed at enhancing customer engagement through support and personalized content. Through her career, Sandhya has consistently driven innovation, ensuring that technology serves a broad and inclusive customer base while enabling business growth.
Before joining Flipkart, she held key leadership roles at Meta, IBM, and PayPal, driving large-scale product development, managing P&Ls, and leading technological transformation.
An alumnus of IIT Roorkee and the University of Michigan, Sandhya has extensive experience in Cloud Transformation, Data Management, and AI Leadership and has consistently driven large-scale technological transformations with high-impact results.
Beyond her professional achievements, Sandhya enjoys hiking, playing tennis with her sons, and practicing Kathak. Passionate about mentorship and diversity in STEM, She actively volunteers with ETASHA, a non-profit organization focused on empowering underprivileged women, adolescents, and marginalized communities.
Harvansh Singh Sagar
Corporate VP & Head – IT Infra & Digital Ops
Axis Max Life Insurance
With over two decades of experience, he has led large-scale digital transformation projects, built high-performing IT teams, and delivered next-gen cloud, SaaS, and cybersecurity solutions.
Recognised as one of the Top 20 CTOs in the industry, Harvansh has won multiple awards for innovation and excellence. He has a proven track record in aligning technology with business strategy, driving operational efficiency, and enhancing IT security through Zero Trust frameworks, cloud adoption, and automation.
A trusted leader and collaborator, Harvansh is known for engaging with C-suite stakeholders, leading complex integrations, and securing key wins through pre-sales and solution design. He frequently speaks at tech forums and enjoys mentoring future leaders in IT.
Manya Ghobadi
Associate Professor at EECS
MIT
Manya Ghobadi is an Associate Professor in the EECS department at MIT and a member of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL). Her work is helping to power the next wave of AI by rethinking the digital infrastructure that supports it. From faster cloud systems to more efficient machine learning pipelines, her research focuses on making AI more scalable, responsive, and production-ready. Manya’s insights are shaping how organizations build smarter, more agile technologies to meet evolving customer and business needs.
Patrick Fagan
Bestselling Author, Chief Scientific Officer
Capuchin Behavioural Science
Patrick “turns minds into money”, taking academic research and experimentation and practically applying it, for both business and politics.
From an academic perspective, Patrick lectures part-time at multiple London universities; he has led modules on consumer behaviour, social cognition and the psychology of marketing and advertising. He is the author of the book Hooked: Why cute sells and other marketing magic we just can’t resist. He was previously the lead psychologist at Cambridge Analytica and now runs several behavioural and data analytics consultancies.
Patrick is also a media commentator, having written articles and given interviews to organisations including BBC, LondonLive, The Guardian, AdMap, The Economist, The Evening Standard, and many others.
Saurabh Tiwari
Chief Technology Officer
Policybazaar
Saurabh is the Chief Technology Officer of India’s leading Insurtech company, Policybazaar.com. He is a leader, who brings insights from both technical and business perspectives in Information Technology. This is Saurabh’s second stint with Policybazaar and he joined the company in February 2019. Since then, he has been responsible for tech innovations and providing a seamless customer experience to the visitors to the website. Prior to joining Policybazaar, Saurabh served as Vice President of Technology at GEP Worldwide. He has also held leadership roles with IBM India and MCSB Systems.
His areas of expertise include Ideation and Successful Execution, Product Management, Software Solution Building, Cross-Geo & Cross-functional Team Management, Product Sales and Software development.
Saurabh is a graduate of IIT Kanpur and holds MBA from IIM Calcutta.
Arvind Satyanarayan
Associate Professor of EECS
MIT
Arvind Satyanarayan is an Associate Professor at MIT EECS and a member of the Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Lab, where he leads the MIT Visualization Group. His research explores how interactive systems and data visualization can augment human intelligence by amplifying cognition and creativity while preserving user agency. His work bridges design, computation, and AI to create systems that empower users to reason, explore, and act with greater clarity and control. His visualization tools are widely used across industry, open-source communities, and platforms like Wikipedia, and have earned recognition from IEEE, ACM, and the Sloan Foundation.