Judging Panel
Prashant Verma
Experienced Leader (15 years of experience) and Public Speaker with 2 degrees from IIT Bombay, 21 patents, 5 research publications, IEEE senior award (highest self-nominated award from IEEE). Demonstrated history of leading multiple teams across countries and cultures to successfully research and translate ambiguous business problems into technical deliverables and roadmaps for software, core research, machine learning, and data science. Led multiple cross-functional teams to deliver innovative, high-traffic scalable and resilient solutions in various industries worldwide at or under budget. Experienced in working with compliance and regulation-heavy sectors (telecommunications, financial supply chain, real estate) with governance and compliance-related work with hard deadlines, fast-moving prototype development and iterations, and incremental improvements on high-revenue products. Built relationships with leadership and stakeholders to set medium to long-term directions and roadmaps. Passion for simplifying complex problems and iterating to deliver value fast. Team player with extensive global work experience across varied cultures and geographies. Led globally distributed teams across countries. Designed, architected, and built multiple systems and products from scratch for organizations of all sizes in e-commerce, telecommunications, real estate, advertising technology, sales, and financial supply chain management