We founded Argoid to help organizations increase their revenue
tenfold by bridging the gap between each individual consumer’s
intentions and preferences with what brands and media platforms
have to offer by delivering 1:1 personalization powered by AI.
We go the extra mile to ensure flawless execution and
top-notch support because our customer is always #1 for us.
Every event is treated as a learning opportunity. We learn
from each other, our customers, and the industry to ensure
that you, the customer get the best.
Our team members come with a diverse and complementary skill
set, attitude, and experience. This allows us to learn better,
deliver faster, and leap-frog our competition.
We know how to have fun and combine that with serious
professionalism to create amazing memories for our customers
and us!
Serial entrepreneur and 3x start-up founder, Soundar is an IBM Hall-of-Famer and is known for his contributions to Data Engineering & Distributed Computing. He's frequently seen at panel discussions or giving keynotes at conferences by PayPal, Oracle, Hadoop, DigitalOcean, etc.
Gokul combines business savvy and strong engineering skills as
the CEO and Co-Founder of Argoid. Gokul worked at Flipkart,
Goldman Sachs, Huawei, Honeywell in the past and has made
fundamental contributions to Hadoop and Kafka.
Serial entrepreneur and 3x start-up founder, Soundar is an IBM
Hall-of-Famer and is known for his contributions to Data
Engineering & Distributed Computing. He's frequently
seen at panel discussions or giving keynotes at conferences by
PayPal, Oracle, Hadoop, DigitalOcean, etc.
Kanwar Chadha is a well-known entrepreneur and angel
investor with 35+ years of experience. He is famous
for his visionary role in bringing GPS to mainstream
consumers through SiRF Technology, a company he
co-founded and took public in 2004. He was also a
cofounder & CEO of Inovi, a developer of
innovative millimeter wave, multigigabit wireless
technology, which was sold to Facebook and is the
foundation for Facebook’s Terragraph product
family. Earlier, he co-founded and was Chairman of
AQuesT, a developer of multimedia and 3D graphics
acceleration products.
Kanwar is
currently Executive Chairman of Binatone and Hubble
Global, leaders in consumer IoT products and
services. His previous experiences include member
Board of Directors of two public companies SiRF
(Nasdaq) and CSR (LSE) and also GM of the multimedia
group at S3 Inc. He started his career at Intel in
marketing and managed multiple product lines.
Kanwar
received his B.Tech. in electrical engineering from
the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi and
his MS in CIS from the University of Pennsylvania,
simultaneously with an MBA from the Wharton School
of Business. He holds more than 20 patents in
GPS-enabled location technology and communications
fields.
Kanwar Chadha is a well-known entrepreneur and angel investor with 35+ years of experience. He is famous for his visionary role in bringing GPS to mainstream consumers through SiRF Technology, a company he co-founded and took public in 2004. He was also a cofounder & CEO of Inovi, a developer of innovative millimeter wave, multigigabit wireless technology, which was sold to Facebook and is the foundation for Facebook’s Terragraph product family. Earlier, he co-founded and was Chairman of AQuesT, a developer of multimedia and 3D graphics acceleration products.
Kanwar is currently Executive Chairman of Binatone and Hubble Global, leaders in consumer IoT products and services. His previous experiences include member Board of Directors of two public companies SiRF (Nasdaq) and CSR (LSE) and also GM of the multimedia group at S3 Inc. He started his career at Intel in marketing and managed multiple product lines.
Kanwar received his B.Tech. in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi and his MS in CIS from the University of Pennsylvania, simultaneously with an MBA from the Wharton School of Business. He holds more than 20 patents in GPS-enabled location technology and communications fields.
Kanwar Chadha is a well-known entrepreneur and angel
investor with 35+ years of experience. He is famous
for his visionary role in bringing GPS to mainstream
consumers through SiRF Technology, a company he
co-founded and took public in 2004. He was also a
cofounder & CEO of Inovi, a developer of
innovative millimeter wave, multigigabit wireless
technology, which was sold to Facebook and is the
foundation for Facebook’s Terragraph product
family. Earlier, he co-founded and was Chairman of
AQuesT, a developer of multimedia and 3D graphics
acceleration products.
Kanwar is
currently Executive Chairman of Binatone and Hubble
Global, leaders in consumer IoT products and
services. His previous experiences include member
Board of Directors of two public companies SiRF
(Nasdaq) and CSR (LSE) and also GM of the multimedia
group at S3 Inc. He started his career at Intel in
marketing and managed multiple product lines.
Kanwar
received his B.Tech. in electrical engineering from
the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi and
his MS in CIS from the University of Pennsylvania,
simultaneously with an MBA from the Wharton School
of Business. He holds more than 20 patents in
GPS-enabled location technology and communications
fields.
Anand Reddy is a senior sales executive with over 20 years of experience in driving sales in the Telecom, Media and Entertainment (TME) sector. His key areas of focus have been digital transformation, digital engagement, security and data driven enterprise.
Mr. Reddy has previously worked in high growth startups, Big 5 consulting firms, and with Fortune 50 companies in the TME segment. He is well versed in the challenges and specific needs of start-ups and has a proven track record in helping start-ups with strategic growth. In addition to advising on sales strategies, he also helps with raising capital, product strategy, professional service enablement and alliances.
Mr. Reddy currently serves on the Board of Directors for Argoid and is an advisor for Line Financial, a public benefit company.
Mr. Reddy has a B.S from Bangalore University and M.S from Texas Tech University.
Kanwar Chadha is a well-known entrepreneur and angel
investor with 35+ years of experience. He is famous
for his visionary role in bringing GPS to mainstream
consumers through SiRF Technology, a company he
co-founded and took public in 2004. He was also a
cofounder & CEO of Inovi, a developer of
innovative millimeter wave, multigigabit wireless
technology, which was sold to Facebook and is the
foundation for Facebook’s Terragraph product
family. Earlier, he co-founded and was Chairman of
AQuesT, a developer of multimedia and 3D graphics
acceleration products.
Kanwar is
currently Executive Chairman of Binatone and Hubble
Global, leaders in consumer IoT products and
services. His previous experiences include member
Board of Directors of two public companies SiRF
(Nasdaq) and CSR (LSE) and also GM of the multimedia
group at S3 Inc. He started his career at Intel in
marketing and managed multiple product lines.
Kanwar
received his B.Tech. in electrical engineering from
the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi and
his MS in CIS from the University of Pennsylvania,
simultaneously with an MBA from the Wharton School
of Business. He holds more than 20 patents in
GPS-enabled location technology and communications
fields.
Serial entrepreneur (3 exits - 2 in Silicon Valley and 1 in Bangalore). Also, a seasoned corporate executive (MD & VP level roles) at F500 corporations across Financial Services, High Tech and Telecom; select roles include MD, Merrill Lynch Direct Markets (NY); SVP Products, VerticalNet (SFO), Chief Architect, British Telecom (London), MD APAC, ACI Worldwide (Bangalore). Active Angel Investor, Advisor & Board Member in startups (current portfolio - 71 startups). Focused on startup-led Digital Transformation & Innovation ecosystems in the U.S & India. Serves as a Mentor & Advisor to sector specific Accelerators spanning multiple industries - Retail, HealthCare, Energy, & Hi-Tech. He is also associated with select Funds & Incubators.
Kanwar Chadha is a well-known entrepreneur and angel
investor with 35+ years of experience. He is famous
for his visionary role in bringing GPS to mainstream
consumers through SiRF Technology, a company he
co-founded and took public in 2004. He was also a
cofounder & CEO of Inovi, a developer of
innovative millimeter wave, multigigabit wireless
technology, which was sold to Facebook and is the
foundation for Facebook’s Terragraph product
family. Earlier, he co-founded and was Chairman of
AQuesT, a developer of multimedia and 3D graphics
acceleration products.
Kanwar is
currently Executive Chairman of Binatone and Hubble
Global, leaders in consumer IoT products and
services. His previous experiences include member
Board of Directors of two public companies SiRF
(Nasdaq) and CSR (LSE) and also GM of the multimedia
group at S3 Inc. He started his career at Intel in
marketing and managed multiple product lines.
Kanwar
received his B.Tech. in electrical engineering from
the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi and
his MS in CIS from the University of Pennsylvania,
simultaneously with an MBA from the Wharton School
of Business. He holds more than 20 patents in
GPS-enabled location technology and communications
fields.
Girish is a co-founder of YourNest, an early stage DeepTech focused VC fund. He has a varied experience of over 27 years across domains like IT consulting, Telecom, Media and Financial Services. He specializes in Early Stage Venture Capital investing, Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence and Analytics.
With a strong process centricity and expertise in analytical and decision support systems, Girish is responsible for evolving the investment strategy and recognising emerging trends and venture opportunities at YourNest. Speed and focus is his mantra, for the initial stages of a start-up.
An avid traveller, Girish is tech-savant, and has an in-depth understanding of emerging technologies. Tracking disruptive technologies and able innovators are his passion.
He is an Alumnus of St Stephens College, Delhi and IMT, Ghaziabad.
Kanwar Chadha is a well-known entrepreneur and angel
investor with 35+ years of experience. He is famous
for his visionary role in bringing GPS to mainstream
consumers through SiRF Technology, a company he
co-founded and took public in 2004. He was also a
cofounder & CEO of Inovi, a developer of
innovative millimeter wave, multigigabit wireless
technology, which was sold to Facebook and is the
foundation for Facebook’s Terragraph product
family. Earlier, he co-founded and was Chairman of
AQuesT, a developer of multimedia and 3D graphics
acceleration products.
Kanwar is
currently Executive Chairman of Binatone and Hubble
Global, leaders in consumer IoT products and
services. His previous experiences include member
Board of Directors of two public companies SiRF
(Nasdaq) and CSR (LSE) and also GM of the multimedia
group at S3 Inc. He started his career at Intel in
marketing and managed multiple product lines.
Kanwar
received his B.Tech. in electrical engineering from
the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi and
his MS in CIS from the University of Pennsylvania,
simultaneously with an MBA from the Wharton School
of Business. He holds more than 20 patents in
GPS-enabled location technology and communications
fields.
David Stonehill is the founder and Managing Partner of Rock Mountain Capital, L.P. and is responsible for deal origination, transaction execution, portfolio management and overall management of the firm’s operations. Mr. Stonehill has over 20 years of experience in private equity focused on middle market investments, concentrating on the Consumer Goods & Services, TMT and Consumer-Facing Healthcare Services sectors. Mr. Stonehill currently serves on the Board of Directors of GeoLinks and Newport Healthcare, and on the Advisory Board of Brand House.
Prior to founding Rock Mountain Capital, Mr. Stonehill was a Partner and Managing Director at The Carlyle Group. While at Carlyle, he served as the Deputy Fund Head and a member of the Investment Committee for The Carlyle Equity Opportunity Funds I and II, Carlyle’s funds focused on the North American middle market. Before joining Carlyle, Mr. Stonehill was an Executive Managing Director and the Head of U.S. Private Investments at Och-Ziff Capital Management. Previously, he was a Principal in the Private Equity Group at Blackstone and also worked at Chartwell Investments and Bain & Company.
Kanwar Chadha is a well-known entrepreneur and angel
investor with 35+ years of experience. He is famous
for his visionary role in bringing GPS to mainstream
consumers through SiRF Technology, a company he
co-founded and took public in 2004. He was also a
cofounder & CEO of Inovi, a developer of
innovative millimeter wave, multigigabit wireless
technology, which was sold to Facebook and is the
foundation for Facebook’s Terragraph product
family. Earlier, he co-founded and was Chairman of
AQuesT, a developer of multimedia and 3D graphics
acceleration products.
Kanwar is
currently Executive Chairman of Binatone and Hubble
Global, leaders in consumer IoT products and
services. His previous experiences include member
Board of Directors of two public companies SiRF
(Nasdaq) and CSR (LSE) and also GM of the multimedia
group at S3 Inc. He started his career at Intel in
marketing and managed multiple product lines.
Kanwar
received his B.Tech. in electrical engineering from
the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi and
his MS in CIS from the University of Pennsylvania,
simultaneously with an MBA from the Wharton School
of Business. He holds more than 20 patents in
GPS-enabled location technology and communications
fields.
Varun Bhagwan is an executive with 20 years of experience leading numerous R&D projects from inception to delivery. Varun currently serves as Vice President of Product Management & Engineering at Verizon Media, where he is responsible for all Advertising Data Products: Targeting & Identity, Insights & Measurement, and Trust & Verification. Prior to the formation of Verizon Media, Varun held several leadership roles at Yahoo! focused on Data, Insights & Measurement as well as Mail Monetization Insights & Analytics.
Prior to joining Yahoo!, Varun worked in research for 12 years at IBM where his focus areas included text analytics, web-scale systems, information Integration, healthcare, and privacy.
Varun holds his Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, and his MS in Computer Science from University of Florida. Varun has invented or co-invented roughly 50 patents, is a Yahoo! Master Inventor, holds 10 honors & awards including Verizon’s top honor of the Verizon Credo Award, and produced more than 15 publications in top tier conferences and journals. Varun is also a frequent speaker at industry events and represents the company at events such as CES, Cannes Lions etc.
Kanwar Chadha is a well-known entrepreneur and angel
investor with 35+ years of experience. He is famous
for his visionary role in bringing GPS to mainstream
consumers through SiRF Technology, a company he
co-founded and took public in 2004. He was also a
cofounder & CEO of Inovi, a developer of
innovative millimeter wave, multigigabit wireless
technology, which was sold to Facebook and is the
foundation for Facebook’s Terragraph product
family. Earlier, he co-founded and was Chairman of
AQuesT, a developer of multimedia and 3D graphics
acceleration products.
Kanwar is
currently Executive Chairman of Binatone and Hubble
Global, leaders in consumer IoT products and
services. His previous experiences include member
Board of Directors of two public companies SiRF
(Nasdaq) and CSR (LSE) and also GM of the multimedia
group at S3 Inc. He started his career at Intel in
marketing and managed multiple product lines.
Kanwar
received his B.Tech. in electrical engineering from
the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi and
his MS in CIS from the University of Pennsylvania,
simultaneously with an MBA from the Wharton School
of Business. He holds more than 20 patents in
GPS-enabled location technology and communications
fields.
Mary Ann Bianco is a 30-year, high-tech executive with a background in Cloud SaaS Enterprise applications and AI/ML for both Fortune 500 B2B and B2C companies. Her career has focused on high-growth leadership roles that drive revenue through customer success, product adoption, and client expansion. With her strong operational career running large-scale teams for Oracle, Mary Ann is known for her knowledge in Enterprise Applications, Governance, Risk, and Best Practices for product adoption leading global customer teams. As VP of Customer Success, she was a key operational leader in transforming the On-Prem to Cloud SaaS business building out the strategy to deploy and grow a high-touch customer success model. As Chief Customer Officer, Uniphore, Mary Ann built out 4 key organizational pillars: Global Delivery, Professional Services, Customer Support, and Success in the AI Conversational Automation space.
Mary Ann is committed and passionate about supporting women in the advancement of their careers- as an early pioneer in 2006, she was one of the founders of OWL (Oracle Women’s Leadership)- originally a grassroots initiative that grew to over 50,000 women in 27 countries. She is currently Board Chair for Watermark, a nonprofit focused on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for women.
Kanwar Chadha is a well-known entrepreneur and angel
investor with 35+ years of experience. He is famous
for his visionary role in bringing GPS to mainstream
consumers through SiRF Technology, a company he
co-founded and took public in 2004. He was also a
cofounder & CEO of Inovi, a developer of
innovative millimeter wave, multigigabit wireless
technology, which was sold to Facebook and is the
foundation for Facebook’s Terragraph product
family. Earlier, he co-founded and was Chairman of
AQuesT, a developer of multimedia and 3D graphics
acceleration products.
Kanwar is
currently Executive Chairman of Binatone and Hubble
Global, leaders in consumer IoT products and
services. His previous experiences include member
Board of Directors of two public companies SiRF
(Nasdaq) and CSR (LSE) and also GM of the multimedia
group at S3 Inc. He started his career at Intel in
marketing and managed multiple product lines.
Kanwar
received his B.Tech. in electrical engineering from
the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi and
his MS in CIS from the University of Pennsylvania,
simultaneously with an MBA from the Wharton School
of Business. He holds more than 20 patents in
GPS-enabled location technology and communications
fields.
SRK aka Sudalai Rajkumar is a data science veteran and a 3x Kaggle grandmaster with more than 11 years of experience in this field. In his career, he has worked on a variety of areas including natural language processing, recommendation systems, forecasting, computer vision and voice analytics. He has built scalable AI products and helped clients solve their problems. He is an alumnus of PSG Tech and IIM Bangalore. He is a Kaggle grandmaster in competitions, notebooks and datasets section. He was numero uno in Analytics Vidhya data hack platform as well. He is regarded as one of the top 10 data scientists in India by Analytics India Magazine and also by Jigsaw academy. He is a community builder and has conducted a lot of data science workshops, webinars and meet-ups. H2O.ai |Freshworks| Tiger Analytics | Global Analytics
Kanwar Chadha is a well-known entrepreneur and angel
investor with 35+ years of experience. He is famous
for his visionary role in bringing GPS to mainstream
consumers through SiRF Technology, a company he
co-founded and took public in 2004. He was also a
cofounder & CEO of Inovi, a developer of
innovative millimeter wave, multigigabit wireless
technology, which was sold to Facebook and is the
foundation for Facebook’s Terragraph product
family. Earlier, he co-founded and was Chairman of
AQuesT, a developer of multimedia and 3D graphics
acceleration products.
Kanwar is
currently Executive Chairman of Binatone and Hubble
Global, leaders in consumer IoT products and
services. His previous experiences include member
Board of Directors of two public companies SiRF
(Nasdaq) and CSR (LSE) and also GM of the multimedia
group at S3 Inc. He started his career at Intel in
marketing and managed multiple product lines.
Kanwar
received his B.Tech. in electrical engineering from
the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi and
his MS in CIS from the University of Pennsylvania,
simultaneously with an MBA from the Wharton School
of Business. He holds more than 20 patents in
GPS-enabled location technology and communications
fields.
Swati Rai is a Product and Growth leader with 15 years of experience across Product Marketing, Growth and Product Management. She currently serves as the Chief Product Officer at Hubble Connected where she is helping the company pivot from a hardware business to a SaaS led model. Swati is passionate about customer experience, storytelling and building innovative software products that drive business outcomes. Prior to joining Hubble she was Executive Vice President, Product Management for ads and monetization with Lazada-Alibaba Group where she launched "Lazada Sponsored Solutions", which enable brands and sellers to increase their sales and visibility on the platform. She worked at Meta/Facebook before Alibaba and led Product Marketing for the e-commerce and travel clients across Asia Pacific. Swati spent the first 5 years of her career working at Google Inc and Mindshare where she learned all about Online Advertising and data analytics, and using data driven marketing at scale to drive business results.
Swati is a mentor at Hustle Fund's Redwood school where she mentors founders on their growth journey. She is also a part of the Angel Squad, Hustle fund's angel investing community. Based out of APAC, she is active in the Women in Product, APAC community and is a spokesperson for diversity and inclusion in various Product Forums.
Kanwar Chadha is a well-known entrepreneur and angel
investor with 35+ years of experience. He is famous for
his visionary role in bringing GPS to mainstream
consumers through SiRF Technology, a company he
co-founded and took public in 2004. He was also a
cofounder & CEO of Inovi, a developer of innovative
millimeter wave, multigigabit wireless technology, which
was sold to Facebook and is the foundation for
Facebook’s Terragraph product family. Earlier, he
co-founded and was Chairman of AQuesT, a developer of
multimedia and 3D graphics acceleration products.
Kanwar
is currently Executive Chairman of Binatone and Hubble
Global, leaders in consumer IoT products and services.
His previous experiences include member Board of
Directors of two public companies SiRF (Nasdaq) and CSR
(LSE) and also GM of the multimedia group at S3 Inc. He
started his career at Intel in marketing and managed
multiple product lines.
Kanwar received his
B.Tech. in electrical engineering from the Indian
Institute of Technology, New Delhi and his MS in CIS
from the University of Pennsylvania, simultaneously with
an MBA from the Wharton School of Business. He holds
more than 20 patents in GPS-enabled location technology
and communications fields.
Anand Reddy is a senior sales executive with over 20
years of experience in driving sales in the Telecom,
Media and Entertainment (TME) sector. His key areas of
focus have been digital transformation, digital
engagement, security and data driven enterprise.
Mr.
Reddy has previously worked in high growth startups, Big
5 consulting firms, and with Fortune 50 companies in the
TME segment. He is well versed in the challenges and
specific needs of start-ups and has a proven track
record in helping start-ups with strategic growth. In
addition to advising on sales strategies, he also helps
with raising capital, product strategy, professional
service enablement and alliances.
Mr. Reddy
currently serves on the Board of Directors for Argoid
and is an advisor for Line Financial, a public benefit
company.
Mr. Reddy has a B.S from Bangalore
University and M.S from Texas Tech University.
Serial entrepreneur (3 exits - 2 in Silicon Valley and 1
in Bangalore). Also, a seasoned corporate executive (MD
& VP level roles) at F500 corporations across
Financial Services, High Tech and Telecom; select roles
include MD, Merrill Lynch Direct Markets (NY); SVP
Products, VerticalNet (SFO), Chief Architect, British
Telecom (London), MD APAC, ACI Worldwide (Bangalore).
Active Angel Investor, Advisor & Board Member in
startups (current portfolio - 71 startups). Focused on
startup-led Digital Transformation & Innovation
ecosystems in the U.S & India. Serves as a Mentor
& Advisor to sector specific Accelerators spanning
multiple industries - Retail, HealthCare, Energy, &
Hi-Tech. He is also associated with select Funds &
Incubators.
Girish is a co-founder of YourNest, an early stage
DeepTech focused VC fund. He has a varied experience of
over 27 years across domains like IT consulting,
Telecom, Media and Financial Services. He specializes in
Early Stage Venture Capital investing, Data Warehousing,
Business Intelligence and Analytics.
With a
strong process centricity and expertise in analytical
and decision support systems, Girish is responsible for
evolving the investment strategy and recognising
emerging trends and venture opportunities at YourNest.
Speed and focus is his mantra, for the initial stages of
a start-up.
An avid traveller, Girish is
tech-savant, and has an in-depth understanding of
emerging technologies. Tracking disruptive technologies
and able innovators are his passion.
He is an
Alumnus of St Stephens College, Delhi and IMT,
Ghaziabad.
David Stonehill is the founder and Managing Partner of
Rock Mountain Capital, L.P. and is responsible for deal
origination, transaction execution, portfolio management
and overall management of the firm’s operations. Mr.
Stonehill has over 20 years of experience in private
equity focused on middle market investments,
concentrating on the Consumer Goods & Services, TMT
and Consumer-Facing Healthcare Services sectors. Mr.
Stonehill currently serves on the Board of Directors of
GeoLinks and Newport Healthcare, and on the Advisory
Board of Brand House.
Prior to founding Rock
Mountain Capital, Mr. Stonehill was a Partner and
Managing Director at The Carlyle Group. While at
Carlyle, he served as the Deputy Fund Head and a member
of the Investment Committee for The Carlyle Equity
Opportunity Funds I and II, Carlyle’s funds focused on
the North American middle market. Before joining
Carlyle, Mr. Stonehill was an Executive Managing
Director and the Head of U.S. Private Investments at
Och-Ziff Capital Management. Previously, he was a
Principal in the Private Equity Group at Blackstone and
also worked at Chartwell Investments and Bain &
Company.
Mr. Stonehill graduated from Harvard
with a degree in Applied Math with Economics and earned
his J.D. and M.B.A. from Harvard.
Varun Bhagwan is an executive with 20 years of
experience leading numerous R&D projects from
inception to delivery. Varun currently serves as Vice
President of Product Management & Engineering at
Verizon Media, where he is responsible for all
Advertising Data Products: Targeting & Identity,
Insights & Measurement, and Trust &
Verification. Prior to the formation of Verizon Media,
Varun held several leadership roles at Yahoo! focused on
Data, Insights & Measurement as well as Mail
Monetization Insights & Analytics.
Prior
to joining Yahoo!, Varun worked in research for 12 years
at IBM where his focus areas included text analytics,
web-scale systems, information Integration, healthcare,
and privacy.
Varun holds his Bachelor of
Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunications
Engineering from Maulana Azad National Institute of
Technology, and his MS in Computer Science from
University of Florida. Varun has invented or co-invented
roughly 50 patents, is a Yahoo! Master Inventor, holds
10 honors & awards including Verizon’s top honor
of the Verizon Credo Award, and produced more than 15
publications in top tier conferences and journals. Varun
is also a frequent speaker at industry events and
represents the company at events such as CES, Cannes
Lions etc.
Mary Ann Bianco is a 30-year, high-tech executive with a
background in Cloud SaaS Enterprise applications and
AI/ML for both Fortune 500 B2B and B2C companies. Her
career has focused on high-growth leadership roles that
drive revenue through customer success, product
adoption, and client expansion. With her strong
operational career running large-scale teams for Oracle,
Mary Ann is known for her knowledge in Enterprise
Applications, Governance, Risk, and Best Practices for
product adoption leading global customer teams. As VP of
Customer Success, she was a key operational leader in
transforming the On-Prem to Cloud SaaS business building
out the strategy to deploy and grow a high-touch
customer success model. As Chief Customer Officer,
Uniphore, Mary Ann built out 4 key organizational
pillars: Global Delivery, Professional Services,
Customer Support, and Success in the AI Conversational
Automation space.
Mary Ann is committed and
passionate about supporting women in the advancement of
their careers- as an early pioneer in 2006, she was one
of the founders of OWL (Oracle Women’s Leadership)-
originally a grassroots initiative that grew to over
50,000 women in 27 countries. She is currently Board
Chair for Watermark, a nonprofit focused on Diversity,
Equity, and Inclusion for women.
SRK aka Sudalai Rajkumar is a data science veteran and a
3x Kaggle grandmaster with more than 11 years of
experience in this field. In his career, he has worked
on a variety of areas including natural language
processing, recommendation systems, forecasting,
computer vision and voice analytics. He has built
scalable AI products and helped clients solve their
problems. He is an alumnus of PSG Tech and IIM
Bangalore. He is a Kaggle grandmaster in competitions,
notebooks and datasets section. He was numero uno in
Analytics Vidhya data hack platform as well. He is
regarded as one of the top 10 data scientists in India
by Analytics India Magazine and also by Jigsaw academy.
He is a community builder and has conducted a lot of
data science workshops, webinars and meet-ups. H2O.ai
|Freshworks| Tiger Analytics | Global Analytics
Swati Rai is a Product and Growth leader with 15 years
of experience across Product Marketing, Growth and
Product Management. She currently serves as the Chief
Product Officer at Hubble Connected where she is helping
the company pivot from a hardware business to a SaaS led
model. Swati is passionate about customer experience,
storytelling and building innovative software products
that drive business outcomes. Prior to joining Hubble
she was Executive Vice President, Product Management for
ads and monetization with Lazada-Alibaba Group where she
launched "Lazada Sponsored Solutions", which
enable brands and sellers to increase their sales and
visibility on the platform. She worked at Meta/Facebook
before Alibaba and led Product Marketing for the
e-commerce and travel clients across Asia Pacific. Swati
spent the first 5 years of her career working at Google
Inc and Mindshare where she learned all about Online
Advertising and data analytics, and using data driven
marketing at scale to drive business results.
Swati
is a mentor at Hustle Fund's Redwood school where
she mentors founders on their growth journey. She is
also a part of the Angel Squad, Hustle fund's angel
investing community. Based out of APAC, she is active in
the Women in Product, APAC community and is a
spokesperson for diversity and inclusion in various
Product Forums.
Swati has a Post Graduate
certificate from Mudra Institute of Communication
Ahmedabad (MICA) and B.A (Honors) in English Literature
from University of Delhi, India