Keynote Speakers
Boris Becker
Tennis Legend and 6-time Grand Slam Champion
Boris Franz Becker (born 22 November 1967) is a German former professional tennis player, coach, and commentator. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential tennis players of his generation and one of the defining figures in men’s tennis of the late 20th century. Becker was ranked world No. 1 in men’s singles and won six Grand Slam singles titles: three at Wimbledon (1985, 1986, 1989), two at the Australian Open (1991, 1996), and one at the US Open (1989).
Becker achieved international prominence in 1985 when, aged 17, he became the youngest ever men’s singles champion at Wimbledon and the first unseeded player to win the title. His breakthrough victory is widely regarded as a landmark moment in modern tennis, contributing to the sport’s global popularity and redefining expectations of power, athleticism, and attacking play on grass courts. Known for his powerful serve, aggressive net play and dynamic movement, Becker played a significant role in shaping attacking tennis during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Over the course of his playing career, Becker won 49 singles titles and 15 doubles titles on the ATP Tour. He was a key member of Germany’s Davis Cup-winning teams in 1988 and 1989, helping establish Germany as a leading nation in men’s tennis during that period.
After retiring from professional tennis in 1999, Becker remained closely involved in the sport as a commentator, analyst and coach. From 2013 to 2016, he served as head coach of Novak Djokovic. During this period, Djokovic won six Grand Slam singles titles and consolidated his position as world No. 1, holding the ranking for a record number of weeks.
In 2023, Becker briefly served as coach to Danish player Holger Rune, collaborating with him during part of the ATP Tour season.
From 2017 to 2021, Becker served as head of men’s tennis in Germany, overseeing the national men’s programme, including the Davis Cup team. During this time, he also acted as a mentor to Alexander Zverev, working closely with him during a formative period of his professional career.
Becker has continued to work as a tennis analyst and commentator for international broadcasters and has published several books reflecting on his sporting career, professional experiences, and public life.
Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Ulvaeus is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and producer. Björn’s fame skyrocketed with the creation of ABBA in 1972, dominating the music scene for a decade. Alongside Benny Andersson, he wrote the hit musical “Chess” in the 1980s and “Kristina from Duvemåla” in 1995. Björn also produced the iconic musical “Mamma Mia!” and its subsequent adaptations.
As the president of CISAC, Björn Ulvaeus leads an organisation supporting songwriters worldwide, and is deeply involved in developing new rules around the use of AI in music.
In 2021, ABBA announced their comeback with the release of the album “Voyage” alongside a groundbreaking virtual stage show ABBA Voyage in London with ticket sales in excess of 2 million in its first 19 months.
Björn Ulvaeus co-founded Pophouse in 2014 together with EQT founder Conni Jonsson. Pophouse acquires and develops entertainment brands within music, podcast and gaming, and the company began a serious venture into music catalogue investments in 2022.
Elif Shafak
Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist and storyteller. She has published 21 books, 13 of which are novels and her books have been translated into 58 languages.The Island of Missing Trees was a finalist for the Costa Award, British Book Awards, RSL Ondaatje Prize and Women’s Prize for Fiction and was a Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick. 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and RSL Ondaatje Prize; and was Blackwell’s Book of the Year. The Forty Rules of Love was chosen by BBC among the 100 Novels that Shaped Our World. The Architect’s Apprentice was chosen for The Queen’s Reading Room. There are Rivers in the Sky won the Edward Stanford Award 2025, Prix Fragonard de Littérature Étrangère, and was a finalist for the Prix Fémina Étranger and The Orwell Prize for Political Fiction. Her upcoming novel, In One Brief Moment All Eternity, will be published on 15 October.
Shafak holds a PhD in political science, and she has taught at various universities in Turkey, the US and the UK, including St Anne's College, Oxford University, where she is an honorary fellow. She also holds an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Bard College. Shafak is a Fellow and President of the Royal Society of Literature and has been chosen among BBC’s 100 most inspiring and influential women. She is a Public Humanities Fellow at the School of Advanced Studies (SAS) in recognition of her work to shape the future of Public Humanities, deepen its reach and expand its impact.
An advocate for women's rights, LGBTQ+ rights and freedom of expression, Shafak is an inspiring public speaker and twice TED Global speaker. She contributes to major publications around the world, and she was awarded the medal of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In 2017 she was chosen by Politico as one of the twelve people “who will give you a much-needed lift of the heart”. She has judged numerous literary prizes, including The PEN Nabokov Prize and has chaired the Wellcome Prize. Shafak is the recipient of the Halldór Laxness International Literature Prize for her contribution to 'the renewal of the art of storytelling. In 2024, Shafak was awarded the British Academy President's Medal for 'her excellent body of work which demonstrates an incredible intercultural range. Her website can be found at www.elifshafak.com and her Substack is called "Unmapped Storylands".
Jesper Brodin
Jesper’s career at IKEA started in Pakistan 1995 as a purchase manager; not long after he became Regional Purchase Manager for Southeast Asia. In 1999, he took on the assignment of assistant, both to IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad and to Anders Dahlvig, who was CEO at that time.
As a leader, Jesper is known for his belief in values-based leadership and for his emphasis on togetherness, saying: “The power is where the people are. Believe in yourself and your strengths, but don’t forget to rely on other people’s strengths, too. Because we’re truly stronger together.” Jesper has a strong commitment and experience of the intersection between business and sustainability and holds the role as Chair of the B Team as well as the Co-Chair role for UN Global Compact – advocating for future where purpose and profit go hand in hand. In 2024 he was named one of the 100 most influential people of by TIME.
In March 2026, Jesper Brodin was appointed Chair of the Board of The Earthshot Prize, founded by HRH Prince William, succeeding Christiana Figueres. As Chair, he will help guide the world’s leading environmental prize at the midway point of its ten-year mission to accelerate and scale bold solutions to repair the planet. His appointment reflects his long-standing commitment to demonstrating that what is good for the planet is also good for business, and his belief in mobilising business, government and innovators to drive impact at scale.
More recently, Jesper joined the ITU/UN Global Commission on AI for Good as a Commissioner, contributing to its work developing recommendations around emerging technologies and their impact on society.
Jesper was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, and holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. Married with three children, he fills his spare time with sailing and music: “To play the guitar is my yoga. I do it every day.”
Salil Parekh
Client Speakers
Alain Carpentier
In this role, Alain is responsible for building a high-growth, highmargin business by driving sales across the entire HPE Networking portfolio, including Campus & Branch, Security & SASE, Routing Infrastructure Solutions, and Data Center Networking. Under his leadership, the team is focused on increasing HPE’s market share, by delivering an industry-leading, modern, secure networking portfolio.
As part of HPE’s acquisition of Juniper Networks, Alain played an integral role in the planning effort, working to ensure a smooth transition and a continued commitment to customer success.
A 25-year veteran of HPE, Alain has held numerous leadership positions since joining the company. Prior to his current role, he served as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales for HPE Aruba Networking, where he was instrumental in navigating market shifts, macro trends and the proliferation of AI technologies to continue to support customer success.
Additionally, Alain has served as Vice President & General Manager of Enterprise Group Hardware, Vice President of ESSN in the General Western Europe (GWE) region and Country Manager of Enterprise, Server, Storage and Networking. Prior to that, he held management roles in Channel and Global Account roles.
Based in Paris with his wife and family, Alain is best known for his passion for technology and his dedication to serving customers. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Electronics and IT, as well as a Certificate in General Management from INSEAD Fontainebleau
Amr Arafa
Amr Arafa is the Chief Digital Officer of Barry Callebaut.
In this role, Amr is responsible for driving the company’s commitment to creating an agile, tech-enabled organization supporting Barry Callebaut’s growth strategy going forward.
Amr has gained almost 20 years of profound expertise in digital transformation in his previous positions at different consumer goods companies. Before joining Barry Callebaut, he served as Chief Data Officer in IKEA for over four years. Amr holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics from the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Egypt, and a Master of Science in e-Business Management from the University of Warwick, UK.
Amr is married and has two daughters.
Antonios Kyrkos
Dr. Antonis Kyrkos joined ΤΙΤΑΝ Group in 2015. He is Titan’s Chief Digital and Strategy Officer, member of the Group’s Executive Committee, Head of the Group’s Digital Center of Competence and Group IT. Antonis has been awarded Manager of the Year 2025 for digital transformation, he sits at the Board of two digital start-ups and is a long-standing mentor of the Endeavor network supporting fast-growing SMEs. He is also the Convenor of the Energy Transition and Clean Industry Working Group of the European Round Table for Industry (ERT).
Before Titan, Antonis spent 15 years in McKinsey (in London and Athens), 7 of them as a partner, serving a multitude of service, technology, industrial and private equity clients across EMEA, with an emphasis on operations, large scale transformations, organization and strategy. He was also a regional leader of McKinsey’s EMEA Service Operations practice.
Antonis received a PhD in Biology from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar and a Leventis Foundation Scholar. He also holds an Executive Certificate in Management and Leadership from the MIT Sloan School of Management. He has authored several scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and presented in multiple international conferences.
Anthony Drake
Ant is the Partner and President of ISG EMEA. He works with clients to navigate their most complex challenges and support them to over-achieve their goals. He is excellent at building broad relationships and driving consensus amongst a diverse range of stakeholders. He uses his experience gained working at senior levels in large enterprise clients, coupled with deep relationships with the service provider community, to drive the best possible outcome for clients.
Ant has worked across an assortment of different sectors and with a range of organisations, from the world’s largest, to small- scale local enterprises. He has used the lessons learned in this broad cross-section of business and public sector to enhance his ability to tailor solutions to each client.
He has worked with more than 40 clients on more than 70 different projects. In recent years he supported an iconic U.K.-based food and coffee chain to radically reduce their cost base and restructure operations to safely navigate the COVID-19 crisis. He supported a Magic Circle law firm to engage in strategic sourcing, the first instance of this happening in the U.K., and he designed and supported the implementation of a revised IT4IT operating model in a large global manufacturer. In each case, he used his ability to form deep and trusting relationships to ensure our clients achieved their objectives.
Ant has built a career of more than fourteen years at ISG. He has held senior roles across the organization, including the ISG sourcing capability lead in EMEA. In 2021, he assumed the role of North Europe market lead, responsible for all enterprise client consulting engagements in the region and for ensuring clients are delighted by the way ISG serves them.
Andreas Pfau
Bastian Schäffer
Catherine Zhou
Catherine Zhou is the Global Chief Information Officer (CIO) for International Wealth and Premier Banking (IWPB), responsible for leading the design, build and delivery of world-class technology, digital products and services at speed for customers and colleagues across IWPB's global markets. Serving more than 38 million customers in 44 cities across 18 countries and territories, IWPB Technology is focused on delivering sustainable customer experience and operational efficiency solutions that balance cost, risk and regulatory demands, as well as developing capabilities that support HSBC's key propositions across International Premier Banking (excluding UK & Hong Kong), Asset Management, Insurance, Private Banking and Core Banking. A key component of the technological transformation is the pivot to digital and the delivery of a global standardized digital platform.
Based in London at HSBC's global headquarters in Canary Wharf, Catherine has a proven track record of delivering technology solutions at global scale. In her previous role as Group Head of Ventures, Digital Partnerships & Innovation at HSBC, she was responsible for leading the bank-wide approach to modernizing capabilities that drive growth through innovative customer-facing propositions and uncovering alternative business models to create new growth opportunities.
Prior to joining HSBC, Catherine ran the Consumer Bank for East West Bank and led efforts to build an entirely new stack of digital capabilities from the ground up, including a pioneering cross-border straight-through digital onboarding capability that became the bank's new organic growth engine. Earlier in her career, Catherine held senior leadership roles at Accenture, PwC, and Ernst & Young, working with media, technology and retail clients across front-office and back-office functions.
Catherine is a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Directors of Hang Seng Bank Limited in Hong Kong. She holds an MBA in Marketing & Econometrics from Carnegie Mellon University and an MS in Management Engineering from the University of Science & Technology Beijing.
Daniel Frumkin
Dan is responsible for leading the bank – with a focus on driving long-term growth by delivering great customer service at the right cost, to create even more FANS.
Prior to joining Metro Bank, Dan has worked in America, the UK, Eastern Europe and Bermuda. He has performed business, risk, product and commercial executive level roles throughout his career. Most recently, Dan was Group Chief Operating Officer at Butterfield Bank with responsibility for eight jurisdictions across the globe covering a range of business and support areas.
When Dan isn’t working, he enjoys spending time with his family – which is becoming a rare occurrence as the kids get older, a good read and travelling.
Dan Harris
Federico Fontana
Federico has more than 20 years within Air Liquide where he successfully held various positions of responsibility in the Digital & IT domain, including CIO (Chief Information Officer) of AMEI region and recently appointed Group Digital & IT Director of the Align Program
Filippo Catalano
Filippo Catalano is the Chief Information & Digital Officer (CIDO) of Mondelēz International, a global snacking leader with 2025 net revenues of approximately $38.5 billion driven by iconic brands such as Oreo, Ritz, LU, Clif Bar and Tate's Bake Shop biscuits and baked snacks, as well as Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate.
In this role, he is responsible for the oversight of the company’s global Information Technology and Shared Services functions, and leads the transformation of the company through technology, Digital, Data and AI.
Filippo joined the company in 2024, based in the Zurich office. Before joining MDLZ, he held the position of CIDO at Reckitt plc and Nestlé SA, and prior to that he spent more than 15 years at Procter & Gamble.
Filippo graduated with a master's degree in mechanical engineering from Politecnico di Torino, Italy. Filippo is fluent in English, French, Italian, and has worked and lived in Italy, Switzerland, France, the US and the UK.
Frans Woelders
With over 30 years operating in the financial services industry, Frans has extensive experience from executive management positions delivering complex, large-scale business transformation.
Since joining Danske Bank as COO and member of the Executive Leadership Team in 2020, he is continuously delivering business value driving the AI, data and technology transformation forward.
Prior to joining Danske Bank, Frans transformed NatWest's Digital business as Chief Digital Officer. During his 20 years tenure at ABN AMRO, he has been CEO of their Retail business, Group CIO and he has been running business operations. Frans holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science.
Frederic Giron
Guy-Laurent Arpino
Guy-Laurent Arpino is Chief Information Officer at Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), a leading global merchant and processor of agricultural goods with net sales amounting to US$53.2 billion in 2025.
Guy-Laurent leads the Group’s overall Digital & AI strategy across all business platforms, functions and regions, supporting LDC’s strategic goals and ambitions.
He joined the Group in 2016 from Bacardi-Martini Ltd., where he was CIO for Europe since 2011, with additional responsibility for global business intelligence and digital marketing services. Prior to this, he worked at Procter & Gamble for 15 years, most recently as Global IT & Shared Services Associate Director for the Braun Division. He holds an Engineering degree in Electronics and Signal Processing from “Ecole de Chimie, Physique, Electronique” (CPE Lyon, France).
Guy-Laurent is also on the Board of Directors of Covantis, a joint venture between LDC and industry peers, providing a global digital platform supporting agricultural post-trade operations.
Greg Williams
Greg spent almost a decade helping to lead WIRED, where he served as Deputy Global Editorial Director and became one of the industry’s most recognised editors and technology commentators. Across journalism, live events and advisory work, he built a reputation for translating complex technological and societal shifts into ideas audiences can immediately understand and apply.
Over the course of his career, Greg has interviewed many of the defining figures of the modern technology era, including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, DeepMind co-founder Sir Demis Hassabis, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla and world leaders including Tony Blair, Theresa May and Boris Johnson. That level of access gives him a rare perspective on how technology is changing organisations, economies and influence at the highest level.
Alongside his media work, Greg is Chairman of VCG, a venture acceleration company that helps early-stage startups across AI, healthcare, cybersecurity, biotech and space become fundable, scalable businesses.
Irene Bakker
Irene holds a Master’s degree in Strategic Management and has completed executive leadership programs at Harvard and London Business School. She brings more than 25 years of experience in technology and financial services, having held a range of senior leadership positions across infrastructure, payments, and technology.
She is currently Head of Risk & Finance Tech at Rabobank, leading the technology division responsible for the bank's central Risk Management and Finance systems. Together with her teams, she helps shape technology that enables sound decision-making, supports regulatory compliance, and strengthens the resilience of the bank.
Passionate about the power of technology to create meaningful impact, Irene focuses on building a resilient, secure, and future-ready technology organization. She is committed to accelerating business value through engineering excellence, simplification and standardization, and the responsible adoption of AI, while maintaining the trust, stability, and compliance expected in a highly regulated environment.
As a collaborative and people-focused leader, Irene combines a strong drive for results with a passion for developing high-performing teams. She believes that lasting transformation starts with empowered people, clear direction, and a culture of collaboration. By inspiring teams to grow, embrace change, and challenge the status quo, she creates an environment where innovation thrives, teams excel, and technology becomes a catalyst for sustainable business success
Kristiina Lammila
Leyla Delic
Lulu Zhang
Michael Peel
Michael Peel is the Financial Times’ science editor, covering the subject from the sub-microscopic to the cosmic.
Michael is a chemistry graduate and former FT correspondent in Lagos, Abu Dhabi, Bangkok and Brussels. He has been seconded in Tokyo as executive editor of Nikkei Asia. He has written three books: What Everyone Knows About Britain* (*Except the British); The Fabulists: How Myth-makers Rule in an Age of Crisis; and A Swamp Full of Dollars: Pipelines and Paramilitaries at Nigeria’s Oil Frontier, which was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award.
Peter Boldt
Peter Boldt is Vice President CPTO & CEO Digital Technology at Uniper. He is accountable for the corporate applications behind HR, Finance, Procurement, Real Estate, HSSE, Audit and Tax, and he leads Uniper's IT M&A team.
With more than 26 years in energy trading, telecoms and banking, Peter treats legacy as untapped value rather than a burden. He modernised more than 40 mission-critical applications. In his reporting team, he used AI to modernize and cut run costs significantly and simultaneously lifted performance with zero incidents at cutover. He also led the tech rotation for Uniper’s database estate as well as the move of all owned applications into the cloud earlier.
A champion of governed, ethical AI, Peter leads various parts of the business transformation in partnership with global partners. His teams have sped up coding by 30% with AI to modernize and overhaul legacy technology and systems.
His conviction: technology only matters when it delivers business outcomes.
Professor James Fergusson
Professor James Fergusson is a theoretical cosmologist in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, and award-winning university lecturer. He is the Executive Director of the Data Intensive Science group in the School of Physical Sciences. This includes directing the Centre for Doctoral Training, the MPhil, and the Industrial Training Programme.
He is also the Director of the Infosys Cambridge Enterprise AI Centre, the Convener of the Maths AI working group which advises on the impact of AI on research and teaching, and a Member of the Academy Network of AI Leads in the Mathematical Sciences which does the same nationally.
He is the training lead for the University’s quantum computing partnership with IonQ, which will see the Cavendish Laboratory hosting and using the largest quantum computer in the UK.
Finally, he is a co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Proofline, a system developed in Cambridge to accelerate research labs. It automatically captures context and reasoning for knowledge work directly from an organisation's existing tools, and makes it visible, collaborative and actionable.
The Data Intensive Science group operates at the interface of physics and artificial intelligence, focusing on areas where AI has the potential to fundamentally transform the way science is conducted.
Research themes include:
Physics foundation models via partnership with the Polymathic collaboration
Agentic automation for scientific discovery via the Parallel Science project
Symbolic regression
Mechanistic interpretability and model steering
Accelerated inference
Verified Self-Evolving Agentic Algorithm Discovery
James frequently delivers talks and workshops on the application of AI in science and business, and his work has been featured in the Financial Times. Before entering academia, he worked as a consultant designing and implementing supply chain optimisation and forecasting systems across sectors in North America, Europe, and Australasia.
Pinar Dolen
Pinar Doelen is a technology and transformation executive focused on how AI and data can fundamentally reshape enterprise decision-making and business processes.
As Vice President, Chief Analytics Officer and Head of IT & Process Management for Corporate Functions at SAP’s internal IT function, she focuses on turning agentic AI into enterprise-scale business impact, built on trusted data and redesigned ways of working.
As Customer Zero for SAP’s innovations, she works closely with SAP product teams and customers to turn real-world implementation experience into better products, faster adoption, and implementation reference to SAP’s customers.
Pinar has been recognized by CDO Magazine among its Global Data Power Women and regularly speaks about AI-driven business transformation, data strategy and the future of enterprise technology.
Dr. Rui Pedro Silva
Sairam Chinta
Sladjan Maras
Sladjan Maras is the CEO and Managing Partner of Marlis, a boutique advisory firm that helps organizations navigate complex business and technology transformations. Prior to founding Marlis, he spent 18 years with Gartner Consulting, where he led Financial Services consulting across the Nordics, advising some of the region's largest banking and financial institutions on digital transformation, operating model redesign, cost optimization, and IT strategy. During his Gartner tenure, he also led the Manufacturing and Retail practice in the Nordics, supporting many of the region's leading manufacturing and automotive organizations.
Drawing on extensive experience working with executive leadership teams and transformation leaders, Sladjan helps organizations align business and technology strategies to maximize the value of their IT investments. His expertise spans business operating model transformation, governance, enterprise architecture, technology modernization, and organizational change. Beyond financial services, he has advised major organizations across manufacturing, automotive, retail, and telecommunications, bringing a broad cross-industry perspective and the ability to apply proven transformation practices across diverse business environments. Known for his pragmatic and hands-on approach, Sladjan combines strategic vision with execution expertise to help organizations successfully deliver complex transformation programs and achieve sustainable business outcomes.
Susan Poon
CIO of TK Elevator since November 2019
Since 2016 with thyssenkrupp Elevator in various IT leadership positions
More than 20 years of IT leadership experience in strategy, transformation, and business outcome delivery in various industries
Born in Taipei, Taiwan, received executive master’s degree of business administration from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Stefanie Neumann
After completing her studies in European Business Administration, Stefanie Neumann began her career in strategy and IT consulting, working on business and technology transformation projects across multiple industries, including telecommunications, insurance, and aviation. This early focus on implementation and operational impact shaped her long-term specialization in IT-driven business transformation.
She spent nearly a decade at Deutsche Telekom AG, where she held various senior management roles in technology and media. During this time, she was responsible for the development and delivery of TV and media platforms and contributed to the expansion of Internet TV as a scalable business model in Germany and Southern Europe. In parallel, she served as a member of the Executive Board of the German TV Platform, supporting industry cooperation in media and technology.
In 2019, Stefanie Neumann joined the Lufthansa Group as Vice President IT Sourcing, later taking on responsibility for IT Infrastructure and Transition. In these roles, she oversaw IT sourcing strategies, infrastructure services, and transition processes, and supported the ongoing modernization and standardization of IT operations across the Group.
As CEO of Lufthansa Systems, Stefanie Neumann stands for modern, people-centered leadership in a highly complex, global and technology-driven environment. She combines strategic clarity and high ambition with trust, empowerment and a genuine commitment to people. Her conviction is that sustainable transformation cannot be achieved through technology, structures or processes alone, it requires leaders who create direction, enable ownership and give people the confidence and space to shape change.
With her international background, deep technological expertise and extensive hands-on transformation experience, Stefanie Neumann brings a pragmatic perspective on what it takes to lead organizations through continuous change. She is particularly passionate about harnessing technology and transformation to shape the future of aviation, in close collaboration with customers and partners and with a clear focus on their evolving needs and challenges.
Infosys Speakers
Ashiss Kumar Dash
As the Global Head for a business portfolio that comprises over 18 industry verticals, Ashiss Kumar Dash (“Dash”) is helping navigate the digital future for leading Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises. A seasoned digital transformation leader with over 3 decades of experience, Dash is focused on driving transformation strategies and shaping the future of industries through the adoption of emerging technologies.
Drawing from over 30 years of diverse roles and responsibilities, Dash amalgamates his varied skills into straddling delivery, operational, and financial excellence for his industry group. In addition to driving revenue growth, he is also focused on institutionalizing innovation, AI-led re-imagination, and the future of work within his teams.
Dash believes the more varied a perspective, the broader one’s vision can be. He actively contributes to global conversations on energy transition and sustainable development through prestigious forums like the World Economic Forum and the UN’s Global Investors for Sustainable Development Alliance.
Dash is a member of the Board of Directors of Infosys Public Services, that provides next-generation digital services and consulting to public sector organizations in North America and MRE Consulting LLC, both fully owned subsidiaries of Infosys. Dash is also a Trustee of Infosys Foundation USA, a foundation with a mission to expand access to computer science and maker education for K-12 students and educators across the USA, while working to digitally upskill communities.
Dash is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. He has also completed the Global Leadership Program at Stanford University and the Senior Executive Program at London Business School.
An avid reader, Dash is currently based in Los Angeles. He enjoys running, swimming, and practicing mindfulness.
Jay Nair
Jay Nair is the Executive Vice President and Industry Head for Financial Services in Europe, Middle East, and Africa. Additionally, he leads the UK Public Service business for Infosys . He is also part of the Supervisory board for Stater.nl (which is largest independent end-to-end service provider for the mortgage market in the Benelux) .
He has spent close to three decades in engineering and since 1999, within the Banking, Financial Services and Insurance) sector across North America, Asia and Europe. Jay has extensive experience in Business and Technology Consulting, Practice development , Engineering and Large-scale enterprise-wide technology program management .
He has post graduate qualifications in both Software Engineering as well as Business Management
Karmesh Vaswani
Business Head - Consumer, Retail and Logistics Industries, Infosys
Karmesh leads a global team of purpose driven executives, focused on accelerating sustainable performance improvements in the Consumer Tech & Goods, Retail and Logistics (CRL) industries. This team partners with Executive Boards and operating leadership teams of global / regional enterprises to strategize, shape, and execute new-generation business models embracing AI & Gen AI, Cloud, and new-age Digital Technologies. They also help modernize and migrate enterprises into new operating models by assisting in the retirement of technology and process debt, improving operational efficiency across existing enterprise capabilities, and navigating performance outcomes towards industry north stars. Karmesh also serves as a Chairman at Infosys Consulting, Infosys BPM, and EdgeVerve (Finacle).
Karmesh is passionate about driving meaningful change, to amplify human potential in purpose-led enterprises. He champions the promotion of meritocracy-led equity, inclusivity, and diversity, both for Infosys and Infosys client enterprises. He is very actively involved in shaping the futuristic AI and Machine Learning-led business & technology models, partnering with Big Techs, innovative startups, and select client industry leaders. He blends these journeys with the unique capabilities of Infosys, to create a purposeful and positive impact on the P&L and balance sheet performance of global enterprises.
Rafee Tarafdar
Rafee is a Unit Technology Officer and heads the Strategic Technology Group at Infosys that focuses on building next generation platforms, capabilities and solutions. The Strategic Technology Group comprises of Technology Strategists defining and driving large transformational programs and platforms, Power Programmers who work as full stack developers on complex engineering projects for clients and Expert Trackers who bring in deep technical expertise in emerging technology areas and are involved in building platforms and solution for Infosys.
He has over twenty years of IT experience and the first phase of his career focused on coding and developing products for the Manufacturing and Banking industry. In the second phase, he concentrated on consulting, architecting and delivering transformational solutions for the Retail, Consumer Goods and Logistics industries. Now, in the third phase, he is directed towards building deeper architecture, technology and programming capabilities within Infosys, developing new Go-To Market solutions and building platforms for Infosys and their clients. His current research interests include operating models for sustainability and skills development, published in The Live Enterprise: Create a Continuously Learning and Evolving Organization (McGraw-Hill).
Umashankar Lakshmipathy
Umashankar Lakshmipathy is the Executive Vice President & Co-Head of Cloud, Infrastructure and Security Services (CIS), Cybersecurity and COBALT business responsible for the EMEA market based in London. As Co-head he is responsible for Sales, Delivery, Operations and Client Satisfaction across all Industry Verticals. He joined Infosys in 2010 and is currently a member of the Executive Leadership team.
He has over 34 years of I.T experience of which the last 23 years have been based in London to build and develop the Cloud, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity and Outsourcing business across North America, EMEA and APAC markets. He has also developed a strong ecosystem of alliances and partnerships for the CIS business.
Umashankar is an Electronics Engineering graduate from Coimbatore Institute of Technology, India and has completed the Global Leadership Development Programme, from Stanford University (USA).
Event Emcee
Katharina Moser
Katharina has designed, organized, and moderated around 300 events. Since 2020 she has specialised in the design and moderation of in-person, hybrid and online events with a focus on how to make them more human. 2022 she joined the Executive Board of the Inner Development Goals, leading the summit 2023.
Previously, she worked for the Austrian Foreign Ministry, the British Council, and the European Forum Alpbach, before she founded the creative agency MOSAIK in 2015. (one of her projects was awarded the State Prize on Europe).
She is on the board of Bürgerforum Europa; the Austrian Society for European Politics, a founding member of Alliance4Europe, and a member of the BMW Responsible Leaders Network.