Keynote address at the Blockchain Summit organized by IIM Lucknow, Noida Campus, February 22, 2019 Blockchain is one of the most important disruptive technologies that promises to be a key building block of the digital economy. This technology has gone through massive hype and irrational exuberance over the past 2-3 years largely driven by the…

Talk at NASSCOM Technology and Leadership Forum (NTLF), February 20, 2019 AI, machine learning, deep learning and automation are no longer future technologies, they have already found traction in the enterprise. I have seen a big shift in the deployment of AI over the past 12 months. Last year when I spoke at NTLF in…

Yesterday morning (Sunday, October 28, 2018) I joined 1500 people at the Aravali Bio Diversity Park in Gurgaon to register citizen protest against attempt to build a national highway across the park. It was heart breaking and inspiring at the same time. I find it distressing how callous our authorities can be in making decisions…

Discussion synopsis from Citizen Consultation by GMDA, October 26, 2018 Yesterday GMDA (Gurgaon Metropolitan Development Authority) along with Janaagraha organized a Citizen Townhall for consultation on liveability metrics. I joined the session on Mobility and our task was to develop Metrics for Mobility that administration could focus on. We had a very good discussion, both…

Today I complete a year at Incedo. It has been a wonderful journey and I want to thank all my clients, colleagues and partners for making it so special. A year back I inherited a Good company but our ambition was higher. We wanted to set the vision for building a Great company, a world-class…

I spoke at a forum hosted by the newly found Rishihood University on a topic very close to my heart – ‘How to Create Great Leaders’ and I’d like to share some insights with you around the same through this post. Leadership can be talked about at many levels including corporate, individual, national and at…

Keynote address at E&Y GCC Leadership Forum, Delhi, July 11, 2018 Back in 2010, in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, Global Capability Centers also known as Global In-House Centers or Captives were facing an existential crisis. That’s when we, as an industry, gave the big push on value creation, going beyond cost efficiency…

#WorldCup18 finally comes to an end.  France, lucky on the night but worthy winners overall.  They had the strongest squad and were most consistent throughout the tournament.  But Croatia won all the hearts.  What remarkable spirit and quality from such a small nation.  They were gladiators who gave everything on the pitch in every match. Football…