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Anand Bansal is a data transformation leader with 16 years of APAC experience in insurance and pharmaceuticals. Currently AVP, Head of Data Transformation at Sun Life Asia, he oversees regional data strategy and governance.

Satish Chandrafari is the Country Head & Managing Director at Cognizant Hong Kong, where he leads the company’s business and client engagement in the market, working with organizations on strategic and technology transformation.

Lena Chapple is Head of Commercial Legal at Cognizant for Australia, New Zealand and Japan, and a member of the region’s Executive Leadership Team.

Lin Chen is a technical consultant and owner of New Circle Consulting, helping organizations turn strategy into working digital products.

Hugo Harris is the Head of Cognizant Moment for Asia Pacific and Japan, where he helps large enterprises move from AI experimentation to enterprise-scale operating capability.

Pratibha Kurnool leads Social Impact across Asia Pacific and Japan at Cognizant, where she drives large-scale AI skilling, community innovation, and public-private partnerships anchored in Cognizant’s Synapse strategy. She also oversees philanthropic giving for AI and digital skilling, ensuring that investments accelerate equitable access to learning, employability, and workforce resilience.

Priyank Hirani is Vice President of Programs at data.org, where he leads global initiatives that expand the responsible use of data and AI to address society’s most pressing challenges.

Chockalingam M. is the Director of Technology at Nasscom, a purpose-driven association that works with industry, government, and academia to position India as a trusted hub for products, talent, and impact.

Thomas Mathew is the Vice President and Market Head for ASEAN and Greater China at Cognizant, where he drives growth across all industry segments and provides strategic executive leadership in client engagements within these key markets. He has been pivotal in shaping industry strategy, advancing capability development, and strengthening customer…

Lance Pierce is the President and CEO of data.org. He is a board member, philanthropic advisor, former corporate consultant, and executive with global leadership experience in nonprofit organizations, startups, corporate responsibility programs, and sustainable investing.

Kamolpun Punpuing, Ph.D., is the Section Head of the People Development Strategy and Organization Development Division at the Thailand National Electronics and Computer Technology Center.

Carla Ramchand leads over 1,500 technology professionals at Cognizant, driving regional growth through the company’s AI Builder strategy, helping clients move beyond experimentation to bridge the gap between AI investment and measurable business outcomes.

Carl Rhodes’ influential research explores the relationship between liberal democracy and contemporary capitalism with a view to reformulating the role of business in society so that prosperity can be shared by all.

Rolee Satyam is a senior digital and data leader with two decades of experience across Asia, Australia, and America. At present, she is Head of Data and AI at Tyro Payments.

Abhinav Sharma is a Senior Architect for Generative AI at Cognizant, based in Bengaluru, with more than a decade of experience building AI and data science solutions for enterprise clients.

Shivam Shukla is the Lead for Programs and Capacity Building at data.org, where he partners with the Director of Capacity Building to shape and deliver global initiatives aimed at cultivating 1 million purpose-driven data and AI practitioners by 2032.

Kasima Tharnpipitchai is Chief AI Officer at Gulf Edge AI, where he leads AI strategy and deployment for the enterprise.

Shubhi Vijay is Manager, Product and Marketing for data.org where she is responsible for supporting the feature, metadata, and content development for the digital platform.