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The stage before this one — Data Science Congress

Bharat AI Innovation grows out of the Data Science Congress, the conference Aegis School of Data Science has run since 2015. Union Ministers opened it, the Reserve Bank's Chief Data Officer spoke at it, and the chief data scientists of Jio, Flipkart, VISA, NVIDIA, IBM and Fractal argued their fields out on its stage. These are the people who came before.

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Government & Public Leadership

10

Ministers, senior civil servants and policy leaders who opened and framed the Congress.

Hon’ble Minister Shri Sanjay Dhotre — then Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India

Hon’ble Minister Shri Sanjay Dhotre

then Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology

Government of India

Hon’ble Minister Shri Vijay Goel — then Minister of State for Statistics & Programme Implementation, Government of India

Hon’ble Minister Shri Vijay Goel

then Minister of State for Statistics & Programme Implementation

Government of India

Hon’ble Minister Shri Y. S. Chowdary — then Minister of State for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Government of India

Hon’ble Minister Shri Y. S. Chowdary

then Minister of State for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences

Government of India

Retired Justice B. N. Srikrishna — Chief Architect of India’s First Data Protection Bill, Supreme Court of India

Retired Justice B. N. Srikrishna

Chief Architect of India’s First Data Protection Bill

Supreme Court of India

J. A. Chowdary — Special Chief Secretary & IT Advisor to the Chief Minister, Government of Andhra Pradesh

J. A. Chowdary

Special Chief Secretary & IT Advisor to the Chief Minister

Government of Andhra Pradesh

S. M. Sahai — Joint Secretary, National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), Government of India

S. M. Sahai

Joint Secretary, National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS)

Government of India

Dr. Avik Sarkar — Head — Data Analytics Cell, NITI Aayog, Government of India

Dr. Avik Sarkar

Head — Data Analytics Cell

NITI Aayog, Government of India

Sushila Augustine — Director — Data Management & Dissemination (Chief Data Officer), Reserve Bank of India

Sushila Augustine

Director — Data Management & Dissemination (Chief Data Officer)

Reserve Bank of India

Praveen Chakravarthy — Chairman — Data Analytics Department, Indian National Congress

Praveen Chakravarthy

Chairman — Data Analytics Department

Indian National Congress

Dr. Tutan Ahmed — Consultant, United Nations Development Programme

Dr. Tutan Ahmed

Consultant

United Nations Development Programme

Global Pioneers, Research & Academia

15

The researchers and academics who built the field and taught it.

Dr. Vint Cerf — Father of the Internet & Co-Creator of TCP/IP, Google

Dr. Vint Cerf

Father of the Internet & Co-Creator of TCP/IP

Google

Dr. Juergen Schmidhuber — Father of Modern Artificial Intelligence, IDSIA · KAUST

Dr. Juergen Schmidhuber

Father of Modern Artificial Intelligence

IDSIA · KAUST

Prof. Toby Walsh — AI Researcher and Founder, Campaign Against Killer Robots, UNSW Sydney

Prof. Toby Walsh

AI Researcher and Founder, Campaign Against Killer Robots

UNSW Sydney

Rama Akkiraju — AI Technology Executive, IBM Fellow

Rama Akkiraju

AI Technology Executive

IBM Fellow

Prof. Anil D. Sahasrabudhe — Chairman, National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)

Prof. Anil D. Sahasrabudhe

Chairman

National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)

Dr. Usama Fayyad — World’s First Chief Data Officer, Yahoo! · Open Insights

Dr. Usama Fayyad

World’s First Chief Data Officer

Yahoo! · Open Insights

Dr. Sougata Mukherjea — Chief Technologist & Head — Telecom & Mobile Research, IBM India Research Lab

Dr. Sougata Mukherjea

Chief Technologist & Head — Telecom & Mobile Research

IBM India Research Lab

Dr. Manish Gupta — Principal Applied Scientist, Microsoft

Dr. Manish Gupta

Principal Applied Scientist

Microsoft

Dr. Vikram Vij — SVP — Voice Intelligence, Samsung Research

Dr. Vikram Vij

SVP — Voice Intelligence

Samsung Research

Dr. Tetiana Kodliuk — Data Scientist, V.I.Tech

Dr. Tetiana Kodliuk

Data Scientist

V.I.Tech

Dr. Praphul Chandra — Principal Data Scientist, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Dr. Praphul Chandra

Principal Data Scientist

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Dr. Venu Gopal Jarugumalli — Sr. Principal Data Scientist, CA Technologies

Dr. Venu Gopal Jarugumalli

Sr. Principal Data Scientist

CA Technologies

Dr. Kingshuk Banerjee — Director — Cognitive Computing, IBM

Dr. Kingshuk Banerjee

Director — Cognitive Computing

IBM

Dr. Vinay Kulkarni — Director, Aegis School of Data Science & Adjunct Professor, IIT Bombay

Dr. Vinay Kulkarni

Director, Aegis School of Data Science & Adjunct Professor

IIT Bombay

Dr. Abhijit Gangopadhyay — Dean, Aegis School of Data Science

Dr. Abhijit Gangopadhyay

Dean

Aegis School of Data Science

Founders & CEOs

17

Entrepreneurs building India’s data and AI product companies.

Dr. Geetha Manjunath — Co-founder & CEO, NIRAMAI Health Analytix

Dr. Geetha Manjunath

Co-founder & CEO

NIRAMAI Health Analytix

Nidhi Mathur — Co-founder & COO, Niramai

Nidhi Mathur

Co-founder & COO

Niramai

Umesh Sachdev — Co-founder & CEO, Uniphore

Umesh Sachdev

Co-founder & CEO

Uniphore

Nishith Rastogi — Founder & CEO, Locus

Nishith Rastogi

Founder & CEO

Locus

Kunal Jain — Founder, Analytics Vidhya

Kunal Jain

Founder

Analytics Vidhya

Dr. Vijay Gabale — Co-founder & CTO, Huew

Dr. Vijay Gabale

Co-founder & CTO

Huew

Pradeep Gulipalli — Co-founder, Tiger Analytics

Pradeep Gulipalli

Co-founder

Tiger Analytics

Dr. Sarabjot Singh — Co-founder & Chief Data Scientist, Tatras Data

Dr. Sarabjot Singh

Co-founder & Chief Data Scientist

Tatras Data

Kamal Kishore Das — Co-founder & COO, Pentation Analytics

Kamal Kishore Das

Co-founder & COO

Pentation Analytics

Neerav Parekh — Founder & CEO, vPhrase

Neerav Parekh

Founder & CEO

vPhrase

Neelima Vobugari — Founder, Tarah AI

Neelima Vobugari

Founder

Tarah AI

Dr. Sumit D. Chowdhury — Founder & CEO, Gaia Smart Cities

Dr. Sumit D. Chowdhury

Founder & CEO

Gaia Smart Cities

Satyakam Mohanty — CEO, Lymbyc

Satyakam Mohanty

CEO

Lymbyc

Rajan Sethuraman — CEO, LatentView Analytics

Rajan Sethuraman

CEO

LatentView Analytics

Jürgen Hase — CEO, Unlimit by Reliance

Jürgen Hase

CEO

Unlimit by Reliance

Milan Desai — CTO, EzDataMunch

Milan Desai

CTO

EzDataMunch

Bhupesh Daheria — CEO, Aegis School of Data Science

Bhupesh Daheria

CEO

Aegis School of Data Science

Data Science & Analytics Leaders

41

Chief data scientists and analytics heads from India’s largest enterprises.

Vishal Dhupar — Managing Director, NVIDIA South Asia

Vishal Dhupar

Managing Director

NVIDIA South Asia

Dr. Shailesh Kumar — Chief Data Scientist, Jio

Dr. Shailesh Kumar

Chief Data Scientist

Jio

Dr. Santanu Bhattacharya — Chief Data Scientist, Airtel X Labs

Dr. Santanu Bhattacharya

Chief Data Scientist

Airtel X Labs

Dr. Satnam Singh — Chief Data Scientist, Acalvio Technologies

Dr. Satnam Singh

Chief Data Scientist

Acalvio Technologies

Dr. Ravi Vijayaraghavan — Vice President & Head — Analytics, Flipkart

Dr. Ravi Vijayaraghavan

Vice President & Head — Analytics

Flipkart

Dr. Madhu Gopinathan — Vice President — Data Science, MakeMyTrip

Dr. Madhu Gopinathan

Vice President — Data Science

MakeMyTrip

Dr. Manish Gupta — Director — Machine Learning & Data Science, American Express

Dr. Manish Gupta

Director — Machine Learning & Data Science

American Express

Dr. Nishant Chandra — Sr. Director — Data Products, VISA

Dr. Nishant Chandra

Sr. Director — Data Products

VISA

Dimple Sadhwani — Data Science Leader, Walmart Labs

Dimple Sadhwani

Data Science Leader

Walmart Labs

Bhanu Ramgopal — VP — Engineering & Analytics, Myntra

Bhanu Ramgopal

VP — Engineering & Analytics

Myntra

Dr. Soudip Roy Chowdhury — Director of Data Science — Fractal Products, Fractal Analytics

Dr. Soudip Roy Chowdhury

Director of Data Science — Fractal Products

Fractal Analytics

Sameer Dhanrajani — Chief Strategy Officer, Fractal Analytics

Sameer Dhanrajani

Chief Strategy Officer

Fractal Analytics

Dr. Satya Gautam Vadlamudi — VP — Data Science & AI, CreditVidya

Dr. Satya Gautam Vadlamudi

VP — Data Science & AI

CreditVidya

Mukesh Jain — CTO — Insights, AI & Data, Capgemini India

Mukesh Jain

CTO — Insights, AI & Data

Capgemini India

Madhumita Ghosh — Practice Leader — Cognitive, Big Data & Advanced Analytics, IBM India

Madhumita Ghosh

Practice Leader — Cognitive, Big Data & Advanced Analytics

IBM India

Paul Pallath — Head — Data Science, Vodafone Idea

Paul Pallath

Head — Data Science

Vodafone Idea

Shailendra Kumar — Chief Evangelist, SAP

Shailendra Kumar

Chief Evangelist

SAP

Deepak Ghodke — Country Head, Tableau

Deepak Ghodke

Country Head

Tableau

Atul Batra — CTO, Manthan

Atul Batra

CTO

Manthan

Raju Wadalkar — CTO — Telecom, Tech Mahindra

Raju Wadalkar

CTO — Telecom

Tech Mahindra

Amit Dubey — Author, National Security Expert & Deputy CTO, Tech Mahindra

Amit Dubey

Author, National Security Expert & Deputy CTO

Tech Mahindra

Prateek Kapadia — CTO, Flytxt

Prateek Kapadia

CTO

Flytxt

Piyush Chowhan — VP & CIO, Arvind Lifestyle Brands

Piyush Chowhan

VP & CIO

Arvind Lifestyle Brands

Paritosh Anand — SVP — IT, Reliance Industries

Paritosh Anand

SVP — IT

Reliance Industries

Parag Vishnoi — Managing Director, Deloitte India

Parag Vishnoi

Managing Director

Deloitte India

Balkrishna Singhania — Managing Director & Co-Head — India Analytics, PwC

Balkrishna Singhania

Managing Director & Co-Head — India Analytics

PwC

Moumita Sarker — Vice President — Client Delivery, Cartesian Consulting

Moumita Sarker

Vice President — Client Delivery

Cartesian Consulting

Sameer Ratolikar — Chief Information Security Officer, HDFC Bank

Sameer Ratolikar

Chief Information Security Officer

HDFC Bank

Sayan Sen — Head — Data Labs, HDFC Life

Sayan Sen

Head — Data Labs

HDFC Life

Anand K. Sundaram — Group Executive VP — Credit Info & Analytics, Yes Bank

Anand K. Sundaram

Group Executive VP — Credit Info & Analytics

Yes Bank

Shivani Venkatesh — Head — Client Insights, RBL Bank

Shivani Venkatesh

Head — Client Insights

RBL Bank

Gunjan Gupta — SVP & Head — Analytics, Bajaj Allianz Life

Gunjan Gupta

SVP & Head — Analytics

Bajaj Allianz Life

Anthony Devassy — Chief Data Officer, SBI General Insurance

Anthony Devassy

Chief Data Officer

SBI General Insurance

Saurabh Awasthi — Head of Analytics, ManipalCigna Health Insurance

Saurabh Awasthi

Head of Analytics

ManipalCigna Health Insurance

Kaushik Das — EVP — Big Data & Data Science, Star India

Kaushik Das

EVP — Big Data & Data Science

Star India

Ujjyaini Mitra — Head — Analytics, Viacom18

Ujjyaini Mitra

Head — Analytics

Viacom18

Sudeepta Chaudhuri — Head — BI & Advanced Analytics, Idea Cellular

Sudeepta Chaudhuri

Head — BI & Advanced Analytics

Idea Cellular

Vanitha D’Silva — Head — Data Science, Oxigen Services

Vanitha D’Silva

Head — Data Science

Oxigen Services

Vaidyanathan R. Iyer — Business Unit Executive, IBM Security

Vaidyanathan R. Iyer

Business Unit Executive

IBM Security

Navin Mehra — Regional Sales Director, Fortinet

Navin Mehra

Regional Sales Director

Fortinet

Nikola Sucevic — Telecom Analytics Specialist, Smartfren · Jio

Nikola Sucevic

Telecom Analytics Specialist

Smartfren · Jio

Media, Talent & Ecosystem

8

Editors, people leaders and educators shaping the conversation around the technology.

Deepali Gupta — Senior Assistant Editor, The Economic Times

Deepali Gupta

Senior Assistant Editor

The Economic Times

Madhavan Narayanan — Senior Editor, Writer & Columnist, formerly Hindustan Times

Madhavan Narayanan

Senior Editor, Writer & Columnist

formerly Hindustan Times

Raj Aradhyula — Chief People Officer, Fractal Analytics

Raj Aradhyula

Chief People Officer

Fractal Analytics

Anand Khot — HR Leader, IBM

Anand Khot

HR Leader

IBM

Nasir Shaikh — Head — HR, Atos

Nasir Shaikh

Head — HR

Atos

Riaz Mulla — Head — Leadership Learning, Tech Mahindra

Riaz Mulla

Head — Leadership Learning

Tech Mahindra

P. Dasgupta — Program Manager — Career Education, India & South Asia, IBM

P. Dasgupta

Program Manager — Career Education, India & South Asia

IBM

Kallol Kanungo — Director, mUniversity

Kallol Kanungo

Director

mUniversity

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Also on the Data Science Congress stage, awaiting a photograph: Dr. Ruchir Puri (Chief Scientist, IBM Research & Chief Architect, IBM Watson), Rajat Monga (Co-creator, Google TensorFlow), Dr. Azalia Mirhoseini (AI researcher known for teaching AI to design AI chips), Dr. Dina Zielinski (researcher on storing digital data in DNA), Sella Nevo (Lead, Google Flood Forecasting Initiative), Dr. Gabor Melli (Senior Director, ML & AI, Sony PlayStation), Dr. Rushi Bhatt (Director Engineering, AI, LinkedIn), Dr. Amit Kumar Pandey (President, CSO & CTO, Hanson Robotics), Jim Keravala (CEO, OffWorld AI) and Dr. Rohini Srivathsa (National Technology Officer, Microsoft India).

Photograph credits

Portraits come from the Data Science Congress archive, except the following, which are used under their respective Creative Commons licences:

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