He was most recently the Director for Intel Asia’s Data Center Group and managed the region’s data center strategy for cloud service providers, communications service providers, enterprise and government infrastructure, spanning server, storage, and network solutions.​

Prior to that, Prakash was the Managing Director of Southeast Asia at Intel where he led all of Intel’s sales, marketing, and the enablement of Intel products across Southeast Asia, one of the world’s most dynamic markets for computing technology. Besides achieving strong business results under his stewardship, the Southeast Asia team also won the Global ECOC Award for exemplary leadership in Ethics and Compliance.

A 19-year veteran of the company, Prakash joined Intel in 2000 as Business Development Manager, responsible for the Financial Services segment in India. Over the years, he has held several regional roles including leading Intel’s Asia Pacific strategy to win in the Manufacturing and Oil & Gas verticals, as well as managing strategic global customer and partner relationships.

Prior to his appointment as Managing Director, SEA, Prakash was Country Manager of Malaysia and Singapore where he led the sales and marketing operations in both countries. In this role, he was responsible for the growth of Intel's business through channel distribution, local original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and multinationals (MNCs). He also focused on driving strategic partnerships with the Government and ecosystem players to accelerate technology adoption in both countries as well as drive market expansion strategies to grow local consumption.

Prakash holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and an MBA in Marketing Management.
Travel, photography, music, and fitness are his passions.

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Piyush Saxena is the Vice President & Head, Hybrid Cloud Business at HCL Technologies. He has more than 18 years of experience helping HCL customers in their technology transformation journey . His current focus is to design and implement hybrid cloud solutions for Enterprises looking to support their digital initiatives

Rose Schooler is the Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Global Data Center Sales. She leads a worldwide organization responsible for managing the overall revenue and strategy across the various sales, technical support, and channels capabilities to deliver Data Center solutions to Intel customers and partners.

Previously, Schooler served as Intel’s Vice President of Internet of Things (IOT) Sales, responsible for scaling Intel’s sales footprint in the IOT Market. Prior to her role in sales, Schooler was Vice President of the IoT Strategy and Integrated Products Division in the Internet of Things Group (IOTG) responsible for managing the IoT strategy across all of Intel's assets, driving policy, industry and partner development. In addition to her Sales and IOT roles, Schooler has also served as Vice President of the Data Center Group and General Manager of Communications and Storage Infrastructure Group at Intel Corporation, driving product development for the networking and storage market segments as well as providing solutions for telecommunications service providers. In this role, Schooler owned the business PnL and led industry initiatives including Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networking.

Schooler started her career at Intel in 1989 and has held key positions across Intel in manufacturing, quality and reliability and marketing. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Ceramics Science and Engineering from Pennsylvania State University.

Schooler was named to “Who’s Who in Business” by the Arizona Republic in 2016. Schooler has been a member of industry boards including ATIS and TIA and currently serves on NCWIT and the Industry and Professional Advisory Council (IPAC) for the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Penn State.

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Siki is a seasoned executive with comprehensive knowledge of global software, cloud, and the internet of things (IoT) services marketplace with over 20 years of experience in international operations, marketing, and sales. Strengths include cloud operations, service development with in-depth technical experience in leading enterprise development teams -- from idea inception to global distribution.

At HCL, Siki leads the newly launched #HCLCloudSmart Integrated Cloud Consulting Practice and Offering Strategy to drive the coordination and messaging for HCL Cloud portfolio, working closely with the Ecosystem Business Units and with HCL GTM & Practice delivery Teams to bring Industry Cloud Point of View.

The prime charter is to drive HCL strategy and solutions for Industry Clouds, create offering built on Ecosystem Partnerships, and bring the collective power of HCL Services, Frameworks, existing Industry IP Products to HCL customers.

Siki’s Cloud passion and experience runs deep from building the first enterprise grade hybrid Cloud (Biz Cloud) at CSC while building over $1B + Cloud Computing Services business that transformed the Infrastructure services of the company. Siki then moved on to Verizon, where she built the first IOT Cloud running the Cloud, Datacenter and hosting business, then maximized value with a fruitful divestiture to IBM, Equinix and Digital Realty

Prior to HCL, Siki was at Accenture, as Global Strategy Lead – Journey to Cloud, leading the Journey to Cloud framework of services that integrating talent, solutions and accelerators tools to clients implementing Cloud as the transformation agent for their Business. Siki’s role included leading the Industry Cloud Program and Practice to align Accenture Cloud offerings to Industry priorities. On March 2020, Siki was leading the Microsoft Business Group (AMBG) Lead for the North-East Region of North America.

Siki’s Cloud passion and experience runs deep from building the first enterprise grade hybrid Cloud (Biz Cloud) at CSC while building over $1B + Cloud Computing Services business that transformed the Infrastructure services of the company. Siki then moved on to Verizon, where she built the first IOT Cloud running the Cloud, Datacenter and hosting business, then maximized value with a fruitful divestiture to IBM, Equinix and Digital Realty

Her career includes over ten years of experience as a corporate CEO with hands-on experience in sales, marketing, venture financing, and managing overall company growth culminating in 2 successful corporate exits at Managed Objects and Fortisphere.

During her tenure as president and chief executive officer of Managed Objects, she helped create the Business Service Management (BSM) software market category.

Giunta studied literature and art history at Nazareth College in Rome, Italy, and French language and civilization at La Sorbonne in Paris, France.

Sanjay Singh heads the HCL Google Ecosystem Business Unit 

A senior executive with over 2 decades of experience, Sanjay has been with HCL for almost 16 years, working across multiple portfolios and industries such as retail, manufacturing, hi-tech and cloud. His success stories include strong growth with key partners and successful relationship development with top brands. He has an extensive track record in diverse, services-oriented global accounts, with specialization in technology consulting and platform business. ​

He is an early enthusiast and adopter of tech-based solutions for consumer’s business challenges, which is reflected in his leadership style – a combination of creative thinking and service-line expertise – which has earned him the trust of many F500 clients and Bay Area start-ups. As a Senior Vice President, he has nurtured, grown and been instrumental in turning businesses around as a digital transformation partner for many customers.

Sanjay is leading the HCL Google Ecosystem Business Unit, which helps customers in their cloud adoption and accelerates an enterprise’s digital transformation. Sanjay’s experience and business acumen has been instrumental in defining and developing this deep and integrated partnership. He hopes it will enhance the welfare and mitigate the risk for the customer’s journey to the cloud, through dedicated engineering solutions along with the combined knowledge of the architecture and business teams from both GCP and HCL.

Sanjay is passionate about riding the open roads and twisty mountains. He leads a group of avid bikers – Rain or Shine. He is also a keen enthusiast in the practical application of spiritual principles and has been volunteering in Yoga centers with a special focus on developing ethical leadership in young leaders.

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Sanjay completed his engineering in Telecommunications from the University of Bombay, and an MBA from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute, Mumbai. He is based out of New York.

John is responsible for the Intel’s global technical sales strategy and support for Cloud Solutions at Enterprise customers and partners focusing in the areas of Cloud Infrastructure and Data Platforms. In his role, he and his team focus on driving Intel’s business with the ecosystem to deliver solutions that take advantage of Intel’s silicon advances in the areas of compute, memory, storage and networking.

Prior to his current role, John was the Area Director for Intel Americas Enterprise Solution Sales organization responsible for all enterprise/commercial accounts in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast Region. His extended sales and technical team worked directly with Global 2000 accounts and partners in the region to maximize the value of Intel-based solutions in their environment.

John has 20+ years of experience in the high tech industry. At Intel Corporation he has held a variety of field management and product marketing roles. Prior to Intel he worked for Andersen Consulting. John graduated with a BS in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University and also received his MBA from Northwestern (Kellogg).

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Kalyan Kumar (KK) plays the role of CTO & Head - Ecosystems for HCL Technologies. ​ He is actively involved in Product & Technology Strategy, Strategic Partner Ecosystem, Startup incubation, Open Innovation/Open Source, Enterprise Technology Office and supports the company’s organic/inorganic initiatives. In addition, he is responsible for the Strategic Hyperscalers & Tech OEM Ecosystem Business Units.

Aside from his primary responsibilities, KK plays the role of Global Practice leader for Digital Foundation (Infra & Platform Modernization, Hybrid Cloud, Digital Workplace, Enterprise Networking & Telco Cloud, Integrated IT Ops) & the DRYiCE.AI Software Division.

He contributes his experience as a member of Wall Street Journal CIO Network, the CNBC Technology Executive Council, Fellow of British Computer Society and as part of WEF Global Future Council 2020 & 2021 for Quantum Computing. He is on the board of two startups and a midsize technology company in the hybrid data/analytics domain.

KK is a trustee in a London-based charity driving the adoption of the game of cricket in state schools, is the vice-chairman of Tower Hamlet Championship Div1 Cricket Club and a Cricket Performance Group for U13 Cricket and has been freshly inducted into the prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club (Lords). His goal is to target the wholistic development of community through sport.​

Bill serves Infrastructure & Operations (I&O) Professionals with primary research responsibility for services sourcing and management across applications, infrastructure, and cloud management domains. Bill also advises I&O pros about successful digital transformation, cloud migration strategies, and vendor selection across the spectrum of outsourcing opportunities.

Bill has more than 15 years of experience in technology and business consulting. He came to Forrester with the acquisition of Giga Information Group. At Giga, Bill was responsible for a variety of sourcing research topics, including managed services, IT outsourcing, and hosting.

Prior to joining Giga, Bill was an analyst at Hurwitz Group, where he was responsible for all services-related coverage, including managed applications services. Prior to Hurwitz Group, Bill worked at CSC Index, where he directed research for a multiclient program for application delivery executives. Prior to that, he was director of research for New Science Associates, a research firm acquired by Gartner Group in 1993.

Bill has written numerous groundbreaking reports on service delivery issues and trends and has delivered many well-received presentations on a variety of topics, including successful applications outsourcing and business process outsourcing strategies. He has been quoted frequently in both industry and business publications, including BusinessWeek, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Investor's Business Daily, and the Financial Post.

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Sanjay Narang is a passionate technology leader, driving large scale digital and cloud transformations. He has over two decades of industry experience and loves to leverage technology strategy and architecture to solve business problems that have significant impact on organizations and the wider eco-system.​ He is Global Lead for Cloud Architecture and Strategy at EY. His key focus is to accelerate the use of cloud innovations & agility and maximize the benefits of modern technologies across EY's client facing solutions. Recently, he has been focusing on multicloud strategy and implementation to help clients. Prior to EY, he worked at Microsoft, where he spearheaded cloud transformations for customers and helped some of the largest enterprises as well as start-ups.

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Mike Manos, a well-known and innovative technologist, previously worked at Fiserv where he was Chief Technology Officer, with a solid reputation of enhancing business operations by effectively building and evolving technology. Mike’s proven ability to deliver those solutions through a modern, cloud-based architecture, has created immense value for Dun & Bradstreet. Mike Manos has managed the company’s technology operations, infrastructure, platform automation, and development of payment, banking and e-commerce platforms. Prior to Fiserv, Manos held senior leadership positions at AOL Services, Nokia, Digital Reality Trust, Microsoft and Walt Disney. He maintains multiple industry certifications and is a proud holder of numerous infrastructure technology, software development, and process-related patents. Manos holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

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Vijay heads HCL’s Engineering and R&D Services (ERS) divisi on, with operations spanning the Americas, Europe, and Asia. He leads a team of 35,000+ engineers in developing and supporting products and platforms for several marque customers and top R&D spenders across the Manufacturing and Hi-Tech industries. Vijay is on the Board of Actian, a hybrid Data Management product company, and a joint venture between HCL Technologies and Sumeru Equity Partners.

As the head of ERS, Vijay is capitalizing on the accelerated demand for Digital Engineering-led Mode 2 services, with a focus on 5G, Industry 4.0, Data Engineering, and Platform Engineering. In addition to these investments, his growth strategy for ERS includes a focus on key indu stries & segments, a balanced geographical footprint, innovative IP-led partnerships, and inorganic pursuits. ​ In his career spanning 3 decades at HCL, Vijay has held many ke y roles. He led the Hi-Tech and Communications business of HCL’s Engineering and Research & Development Services (ERS) division where he actively drove innovation across solutions, sales, and service delivery.

Vijay devised breakthrough strategies for market differentiation, including solutions, IPs, and strategic partnerships as its chief strategist. Earlier, he had led the Products and Cloud Platform Engineering business across Software and Internet, Telecom, Media and Entertainment, OEM, Retail, and Manufacturing Industry segments. He played an integral role in incubating HCL's Software business (Products and Platforms). ​

Vijay started his career with HCL in 1989 in Research & Development. He played a pivotal role in building HCL's system software capabilities. He has led several organization-wide initiatives for HCL’s transformation.

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Vijay passionately drives Sustainability and Diversity & Inclusion (D&I), championing key programs that bring HCL and its client organizations together in an ecosystem that strives for a more equal workplace and world.

Saumer has been with Intel for over 17 years, managing diverse portfolios, such as Sales, Partner Programs and Vertical Solution Planning, across the APJ and PRC markets. In his current role, Saumer is responsible for the overall business consumption across India’s Enterprise, Government and Cloud sectors. An experienced technology veteran with a result-oriented approach, Saumer has led B2B transformation across various sectors such Government, BFSI, e-Commerce and the digital payment landscape. He leads the growth strategies and go-to-market opportunities across Intel’s client and data centric portfolios.

Ashok Srinivasan is the Technical Director at CommScope India. Ashok is a BICSI Certified RCDD professional and holds Cisco certifications like CCNA, CCDA, and data center certifications like CDCP and CDCS. He has over 25 years of experience in the technical management space and has been with CommScope for over 15 years.

He is a thought leader, a trusted advisor, an industry 4.0 assessor, a data center specialist in application engineering team in Belden India.

Vice chair of TR42 TIA engineering committee, standards column and industry board member and BIoT Canada magazine.

Experienced & a Seasoned professional with a demonstrated history of working in the field of Information Technology, Data-Center Cooling and Manufacturing industry. Skilled in Engineering Management, Customer Service, Sales and Support. Having worked with various industries like IT, Telecom, Defense, Banking & Finance, Health care & Hospitality, he is an active BICSI member.

Jim has been working in the cabling industry for over 25 years. With Fluke Networks for more than 20 years, most recently as a Regional Marketing Engineer. Prior to Fluke, Jim spent almost 10 years with Anixter. Jim is the chair of the TIA’s FOTC membership committee. He has participated and consulted to different standards committees as well as being a frequent presenter at trade shows and webinars. Jim’s objective is to bring the experience of the Industry, Market and the Lab to you and present it in way that the common user can understand.

Have an over 27 yearrs of industry experience in various business roles across industries. Have a master's degree in Management of IT and IT enabled services from University at Buffalo, USA, Master’s degree in Management Information Systems from Amrita School of Business and is working on her doctoral dissertation in Human and Cultural Relationship management. An OKR Specialist who works as an extended part of any organisation, understand the big picture, and the micro- lacunae to help design the right strategic framework using OKRs. Also, the no.1 bestselling author on Women Leadership, and an award-winning Leadership Skills Trainer and a certified Coach, and winner of the award of "Phenomenal Women Achievers" at the World Congress of Women 2019.

Devant is a Seasoned professional with 16 years of comprehensive experience in the areas of Sales & Marketing Leadership , Business Operations, Channel Management, Relationship Management, Business Negotiations across different Industries. Devant is Currently working as Vertical Business Leader for Honeywell Automation India Ltd and is leading & managing entire Sales & Business development cycle for Data Center & Large Govt. Business for Honeywell. Devant has worked for organizations like Tata Advanced System, Siemens, Cattleya Technosys &Trigyn Technologies. He has a strong background in Smart Cities, IOT based E-Surveillance System, Data Centers & Software Solutions. He has done Masters in Marketing & Bachelors in Computers Science.