Shri. C S RAO is the Chairman of QuadGen Wireless Solutions Inc, operating in both the USA and India. He is a Member of the Governing Board of the Cloud Computing Council of India. Throughout his distinguished career, he has held several prominent positions, including former President of the Cellular Operators of India, former Managing Director of BT (British Telecom) India, and former Managing Director of Intel India.
He has also served as Vice President at Lucent and Bell Labs USA, and as President & CEO of Lucent Technologies India & Bell Labs India. Additionally, he was the Vice President of Engineering at Tellabs USA and Managing Director of Tellabs India, and the former General Manager at CDOT (Centre for Development of Telematics).
Shri. P B Prasad is guiding students in research in AR, VR, Virtual world MetaVerse. Published several research articles and book chapters related to applications of Machine Vision, Industry/Education 4.0, Augmented and Virtual Reality. Life member in International scientific research organisations like CSI, AMSI. Advisor to more than 15 industries and R&D Centres in France, Germany and India to develop innovative products with future technology.
Shri. Rama Krishna Dasari is the founding CEO and Managing Director of Efftronics Systems Pvt. Ltd., where he has been instrumental in driving its growth and positioning it as one of India’s leading smart solutions companies. With a strong foundation in research and development, Efftronics now excels in providing smart solutions for railway signalling, smart cities, smart buildings, and various industrial domains. Rama Krishna Dasari completed his B.E in Electrical Engineering from SV REC, Surat in 1981 and his M.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from IIT, Madras in 1983.
Shri. Sudhakar Palisetti has over 30 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, with more than 20 years in leadership roles. His career spans both the US and India, where he has developed a strong network within the semiconductor sector. He has a wealth of experience in both IP and chip companies and has successfully built groups from scratch to create Centers of Excellence and high-quality teams. Throughout his career, he has delivered several IPs and chips from concept to production, managing highly qualified and dynamic teams.
Sudhakar has worked across various geographies, successfully convincing stakeholders to bring projects to India and delivering them with notable success. His previous roles include positions at Sasken, Synopsys (Mountain View), and Cortina Systems, where he served as Managing Director. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Andhra University and a Business Management degree from XLRI, Jamshedpur.
Shri. Anil Kumar Kadam is an experienced professional with strong customer domain experience, leadership and business skills.
Proven leader, successful in building and motivating dynamic cross-functional teams to achieve both customer needs and business goals.
Architectural visionary creating innovative solutions to enable game-changing outcomes for customers.
Results-driven style focused on customer needs and company goals.
Shri. Sreekanta Aradhya is currently working as General Manager & Head of Business- Industry 4.0 @ Bosch Software and Digital solutions. He is an Electronics engineer with a M.S. in Software Systems from BITS, Pilani. He is responsible for P&L , Business strategy, Revenue growth and Delivery excellence in Industry 4.0. He has over 30 years of industry experience in the areas of Manufacturing IT, Factory Automation and Robotics.
Sreekanta has led global teams and has international experience of working in Germany and Japan. Earlier to Robert Bosch, he has worked as Principal Consultant at Infosys and as DGM – Application & Training at FANUC India.
Shri. Ujwal Ramdurg has 19 Years of experience, Techno Commercial consultant successful at delivering project roadmaps and leading cross-functional teams from concept to maturity. Expertise in Business Development, Digital Manufacturing, Digital Transformation and Industry 4.0 Strategies like IoT, OT Cyber Security and Product manufacturing/development, cross-functional team leadership and delivering positive outcomes with strong and sustainable gains. Able to identify and implement strategies to reduce cost, increase revenue, strengthen relationships, improve business practice and drive profitable growth
Shri. B Vallab Rao, has 18+ Years of industry experience in Embedded Technologies mainly on ARM & Linux, he has worked at major MNC’s like LG, Wipro, MIC Electronics and is currently heading PHYTEC INDA, a subsidiary of PHYTEC Messtechnik GmbH GERMANY as Managing Director.
PHYTEC serves as OEM for many electronic and embedded companies to develop and deploy their products at the lowest possible time with high reliability and quality using ARM based SOMs ( System On Modules ) & SBCs (Single Board Computers). The industries verticals he was engaged are Industrial Automation, Mobility & Energy, Medical/Healthcare, Retail market.
Shri Ch V V S Bhaskara Reddy is a distinguished Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at A U College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam. With a rich career spanning several esteemed institutions, he has accumulated extensive experience in the field of electrical and electronics engineering. He began his academic journey as a Lecturer at S R K R Engineering College in Bhimavaram. Subsequently, he served as an Assistant Professor at J N T U College of Engineering in Kakinada, where he also held the position of Assistant Professor (Senior Scale). Later, he advanced to the role of Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at A U College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam. Since January 2015, he has been serving as a Professor at the same institution, contributing significantly to the academic and research landscape. His dedication and expertise have made him a respected figure in his field.
Shri. Krishna Mohan Gadiparthi is the founder and President of Inspiredge IT Solutions and leads Unified Communications and Telecom Solutions company headquartered in Visakhapatnam, with branches in Hyderabad, USA. With 300+ employees, the company serves Fortune 500 companies globally, offering consulting solutions, expense management, IT infrastructure management, digital marketing, and QA services.
Shri. Krishna Mohan Gadiparthi is an active member of the software industry, serving as a National SME council member for NASSCOM, Convener for ITAAP, Chamber of Commerce & Vizag Chamber of Commerce (VCC), and Convener for IT & Electronics CII. He is also an ex-member of the CCIT Committee of the IT Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, and enjoys mentoring tech startups.
Dr. S B Chowdhury has had a distinguished career in research and development, particularly in control systems for steel manufacturing and logistics.
Started career in Research & Development Center for Iron & Steel, SAIL, Ranchi, India in 1982 as researcher and control system developer Joined Tata Steel, Jamshedpur in 1991 till retirement in Jan-2016. Worked as control system designer & integrator for process control applications mainly in coke ovens, power systems, rolling mills, logistic management etc. Joined Lotus Wireless in 2016 as a Principle Technologist.
Dr. Deepak S. Madala is the founder of Alcove Partners, where he plays the role of a mentor and Investor. Alcove Partners strategically invests in product companies to leverage service opportunities, while partnering with various service companies that can capitalize on the products that it has invested in.
He was part of the founding team of a CDH Financial Technology and Services company that grew to over 600+ employees in 2 countries and 5 locations before Willis Towers Watson’s acquisition. Dr. Madala as Director, Infrastructure & Regional Operations headed Offshore Infrastructure and Information Security functions besides heading Global Service delivery from Visakhapatnam, India.
He graduated from BITS Pilani, worked in interdisciplinary research areas of Human Physiology, Operations Research and Ergonomics and obtained a Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma in Industrial Engineering.
Shri Kiran A Sangita is the CEO of Sails Software Solutions, with more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry across the US, Europe, and India.
He Founded Sails Software Solutions in January 2016. After a stint as Program Director and Site Lead in IBM Software Labs. Shri Kiran A Sangita led the global vertical to firm-leading growth.
Dr. Ramaraju Poosapati has around 20 years of experience in Analytics, Automation, and Artificial Intelligence. Besides many technical certifications in Data Engineering & Cloud Technologies, He is a PMI Certified Project Management practitioner and a Lean Six Sigma Black belt certified. He is currently working as a Senior Manager in one of the top 10 Global IT Companies.
Throughout his illustrious career, Dr. Poosapati has collaborated with prominent Fortune 500 clients. His work in the field of Artificial Intelligence has gained widespread recognition.
Shri Vivek Sridhar is a technophile and an Open Source contributor with around 18+ years of experience in the Software Industry and works at Microsoft as CTO – Microsoft for Startups. In his previous role, he mentored startups and was a speaker at conferences for DigitalOcean as a Senior Developer Advocate and Co-Founder / chief architect of NoodleNext Technology.
He was also heading DevOps at BlackBuck and was a solution architect at HCL (Australia) in client engagement. Vivek started his career with IBM Rational (India Software Labs) as a Software Developer. He has also published three papers in international forums, including one international journal.
Sri CM Ravi Prasad is a qualified Chartered Accountant. As a partner in Rao & Kumar Chartered, he has been working with the firm since 1994. Completed his Diploma in Information Systems Audit (DISA) in 2004. His areas of interest and specialization include Income tax, Audits and Systems Audits. He has several social as well as cultural accomplishments and has been actively associated with the Institute’s Branch at Visakhapatnam in its various activities. He served as Chairman of the Visakhapatnam Branch of ICAI during the year 2010-11.
Shri. Laxmi Kumar Sammeta has 19 years of software engineering experience, specializing in the design, development, and operationalization of solutions across diverse domains including Observability, full stack development, Analytics, AI, and Machine Learning.
With a distinguished career at companies like GE Healthcare and JPMC, Laxmi Kumar has experience in building scalable platforms and holds multiple certifications from Amazon Cloud and ML. Furthermore, Laxmi Kumar is a contributor of content, keynote speaker, and panellist, actively shaping and advancing the technological landscape through insightful engagement and expertise sharing.
He has been working on projects that demanded serious technical chops. At GE and JPMC, he has been the brains behind some seriously cool stuff that made operations smoother and performance sharper.
Dr. Ravi Shankar Saripalle has 26 years of experience encompassing consulting, program management, training, mentoring, and innovation incubation. Currently, He works as a Professor of Entrepreneurship, at the GITAM School of Business and Mentor at Venture Development Cell, GITAM University. Before this, he was the Director of the Center for Innovation and Incubation at Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering for 13 years. His roles include enterprise education, inspiring students through storytelling, incubating startups, guiding the patenting process, facilitating funding opportunities, and promoting innovation through design thinking. He also trains faculty on innovation & Entrepreneurship and reaches over 10,000 students through Inspire to Innovate Storytelling Letter Series (http://i2iTM.blogspot.com). Prior to this, he served Wipro Technologies for 13 years.