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Sam Pitroda, Chairman, The Pitroda Group LLC

Sam Pitroda is a telecom engineer. He is also known as the Father of Indian Computers Revolution. He is an internationally respected development thinker, telecom investor and entrepreneur. He has been credited for having laid the foundation for India’s technology and telecommunication revolution in the 1980s. He was the Chairman of India’s National Knowledge Commission.

Sachin Agrawal, Co founder CEO, ConsultTrans Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd

Sachin Agrawal, Co-founder CEO, ConsultTrans Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd

When asked about the transportation challenges in India, he stated there is a huge risk company carry which Sachin is able to mitigate through adequate insurance.

Farhana Haque, Group Director, Device Sales India, Microsoft

Evolution of Technology | Farhana Haque, Group Director, Device Sales India, Microsoft

With digitisation growing exponentially, the future of technology and its impact on human lives become paramount to understand.

S Ramadorai, Former CEO and MD, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

S Ramadorai, Former CEO and MD, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

When the tech companies were shaping up, in the early 90s, the focus of Indian tech companies shifted to the outside world because the market was abroad.

Satya N Gupta, Chairman, Blockchain for Productivity Forum, Expert in NGN Technologies

Satya N Gupta, Chairman, Blockchain for Productivity Forum, Expert in NGN Technologies

Satya explains the meaning of blockchain. He says that blockchain is a chain of blocks, as the name suggests, where the blocks are data. It comes from distributed ledger technology.

Paul Hendriks, CEO, Gamgee and Startup Entrepreneur

Paul Hendriks, CEO, Gamgee and Startup Entrepreneur

The next challenge was creating mass awareness with the audience given that they were a small company with a limited marketing budget.

Thejo Kote, Founder and CEO, Airbase

Thejo Kote, Founder and CEO, Airbase

Thejo tells us that he moved to the USA about eleven years ago as a student. He says that India’s business ecosystem was less developed than it is today, so he was planning to work in the US only and he was very passionate about it.

Ihab Hinnawi, Fmr Group CEO, Bahrain Telecom (Batelco)

Ihab Hinnawi, Fmr Group CEO, Bahrain Telecom (Batelco)

He tells us that the average age of telcos board room is 65, the average age of the management is 45 and the average age of their clients is 15.