Keynote Speakers

Keynote Speaker for Inauguration

Dr. Santanu Bhattacharya

(Chief Data Scientist, Airtel)

Dr. Santanu Bhattacharya is a data-science leader with expertise in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Digital products. He is currently the Chief Data Scientist at Airtel.

In the past, he has lead Facebook’s emerging market products which had 350 million users, America Online’s (AOL) global data analytics and has successfully built and exited two startups. Santanu has experience with building world-class teams of scientists and technologists to create cutting edge technologies, driving significant business values.

Santanu has a Ph.D. from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. He is an alumnus of MIT and IIT-B. He is a speaker and writer, and has been covered in the Mashable, TechCrunch, Le Monde, The Economic Times etc.

Keynote Speaker for Valedictory

Dr. Shrikant Dash

(Global Head, Data and Analytics, Citi Inc.)

Dr. Shrikant Dash is currently Global Head of Data and Analytics for the Global Consumer Bank. Prior to joining Citi, Shrikant held a number of functional and operating leadership roles at General Electric, Morgan Stanley, and most recently, Discover Financial Services, where he served as Senior Vice President of Decision Management. In this role, he led teams responsible for Fraud and Authorizations Strategy and Operations, Decision Management Platforms, Risk and Marketing Analytics, Information Management, and Credit Dispute Operations. In addition, he ran

the Shanghai Analytics subsidiary, across all direct banking products, including credit cards, personal loans, student loans, and mortgages.

Shrikant has a bachelor’s degree from Ravenshaw University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Rochester.