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Innovation & Achievement Awards Judging Committee

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Josh Kamrath

Chief Executive Officer, Bongo Learn, Loveland, Colorado, United States

Josh Kamrath is the CEO of Bongo Learn, an AI-powered role play and sales coaching platform that verifies that your channel partners can confidently sell your value, at scale, without adding headcount. Bongo began in the higher education market, helping institutions move beyond traditional testing by giving learners a way to demonstrate knowledge through experiential assessment. The company later expanded into corporate learning and development, and today also focuses on helping organizations verify revenue-driving behavior across partner, reseller, and extended enterprise teams. Under Josh’s leadership, Bongo has become a platform for proving whether people can apply knowledge in real conversations, customer-facing moments, and high-stakes business situations.

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Pulkit Aggarwal

Senior Product Manager, Workday, Inc., Livermore, California, United States

With 12+ years in software, Pulkit specializes in AI, machine learning, and platform product management. He led enterprise AI initiatives and evaluated innovation through both technical depth and business impact.

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Surendra Reddy Alavala

Data Warehouse Analyst and Administrator, TOPSYS IT SOLUTIONS LLC, Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Surendra Reddy Alavala is a database development, administration, and business intelligence expert with over 10 years of global experience. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, an author, and an academic researcher whose work focuses on data engineering, business intelligence, healthcare data integration, and data-driven analytics.

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Sandeep Bachhas

Senior Manager, Cyber Threat Hunt, Adobe, San Jose, California, United States

Sandeep has 19+ years hunting advanced threats across global enterprise environments. Senior Manager of Adobe's Cyber Threat Hunt team, leading world-class hunters to find adversaries before they strike. Background spans DFIR, cloud architecture, and detection engineering, backed by OSCP and GCFA. Pioneering AI-augmented workflows to stay ahead of modern adversaries.

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Ornella Bahidika

Product Manager, Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, United States

Ornella is a Product Manager at Microsoft working on Teams, where she builds data-driven insights to improve workplace collaboration. Ornella focuses on turning complex data into actionable insights that help organizations make better decisions. She brings a practical, user centered perspective with a strong emphasis on innovation, usability, and measurable impact.

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Nitika Bhatia

AI Engineer, IBM, Hayward, California, United States

Nitika has over 8 years of experience building and deploying enterprise systems for Fortune 500 companies. She specialized in agentic AI, multi-agentic architectures, retrieval-augmented generation, and large language models, with deep hands-on expertise taking AI solutions from pilot to production at scale across financial, healthcare, and insurance industries.

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Sujan Biswas

Principal Software Development Engineer, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Bellevue, Washington, United States

Sujan is a Principal Software Development Engineer and Technical Lead with 20+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, storage systems, and embedded software, specializing in large-scale distributed flash storage platforms and storage controller architecture. He worked across engineering, product development, firmware, hardware-software co-design, and performance optimization.

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Pradipta Kishore Chakrabarty

Vice President - Lead Architect, JPMorgan Chase, Glen Allen, Virginia, United States

Pradipta is a VP & Lead Architect with 18+ years in AI, cybersecurity, and multi-cloud architecture in global finance. Published researcher in agentic AI and cybersecurity. Senior IEEE Member, 20+ certifications across AWS, Azure, AI/ML, and security. A peer reviewer for IEEE conferences and multiple international journals.

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Chandrasekar Devaraj

Sourcing Manager, Nefab Packaging South Central LLC, Coppell, Texas, United States

Senior Sourcing & Supply Chain Leader with 20+ years of experience driving strategic sourcing, supplier development, cost optimization, and risk management across global automotive and manufacturing organizations. Proven track record in leading high-performing teams, executing complex negotiations, and delivering sustainable business results.

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Rajesh Devaraj

Operations Manager, Controlled Networks Solution, Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

Senior IT operations executive and researcher with 19+ years of multinational experience leading enterprise communications, multi-cloud architecture, and cross-border teams across the U.S. and India. IEEE Senior Member, published author in IEEE conference proceedings, and judge for the Stevie Awards. Holds AWS, Azure, GCP, PMP, PRINCE2, and ITIL credentials.

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Arnab Dutta

Senior Manager/Sr Consultant - Machine Learning & AI, Visa Inc., Foster City, California, United States

Arnab is a Senior AI/ML Leader and Senior Manager at Visa with 15 years of data science and ML product development experience. A 4x Technical Innovation Awardee, Arnab architectures global merchant AI systems impacting $120B+ in volume, specializing in Generative AI production deployment, RAG frameworks, and high-efficiency model orchestration.

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Viplove Goswami

Lead Architect Deloitte Consulting LLP, San Ramon, California, United States

Lead Architect at Deloitte with 15+ years delivering Enterprise AI, Complex Commerce Application & API-led Commerce solutions for Global Fortune 500 Brands (Healthcare, Retail, Skincare industry). MuleSoft/Java/Integration specialist with published research in AI-driven integration. Expertise includes Agentic AI, Cloud platforms, SAP, Python, Java and Composable commerce architecture.

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Ankur Gupta

Director of Software Engineering, Ciena Corporation, Land O' Lakes, Florida, United States

Senior technology executive with 20+ years of experience leading global software engineering, GTM systems, and AI enterprise transformations. A multi-certified Cloud Architect and tech leader who scaled teams 2.5x and managed multimillion-dollar portfolios across SaaS, Data, and Revenue platforms. Holds AI strategy credentials, combining deep technical expertise with strong executive leadership.

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Yuvraj Karan

Manager, Creator Strategy (S&O), YouTube Google LLC, D/B/A, YouTube, South San Francisco, California, United States

Yuvraj Karan leads AI Strategy & Operations for YouTube Creator Support at Google, driving AI-powered support strategy for millions of creators globally. Former McKinsey Engagement Manager, he led enterprise AI deployments, global transformations, and operational optimizations across multiple sectors. Kellogg MBA. Focuses on scaling practical AI adoption that delivers measurable business impact.

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Shivansh Inamdar

Tech Lead & Senior Robotics Engineer, Nimble Robotics, San Francisco, California, United States

Shivansh leads robotic manipulation at Nimble Robotics, building the full stack for general-purpose warehouse robots at scale. Much of his work bridges research and production, deploying foundation models with the orchestration to keep them running reliably. Previously, he ran an award-winning social enterprise in healthcare.

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Karthikeyan Kasi

SAP Functional Consultant, Tata Consultancy Services Private Limited, Cedar Park, Texas, United States

Karthikeyan brings 13+ years of experience in SAP development and transformation, with a strong focus on SAP S/4HANA across On-Premise, Private Cloud, and Public Cloud environments. He is a Clean Core and SAP BTP Subject Matter Expert, helping organizations design and implement scalable, future-ready solutions.

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Roshan Lakde

Electrical Engineering Team Lead, EDM Services, Inc., Simi Valley, California, United States

Roshan is an accomplished Engineering professional with 14 years of energy industry experience centered on technical excellence and operational optimization. A passionate advocate for energy innovation, Roshan focuses on the intersection of digitalization and advanced power systems to drive sustainable, high-efficiency production.

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Ramya Lingareddy

PM, Venture Global, Arlington, Virginia, United States

Ramya Lingareddy leads AI-driven enterprise initiatives focused on applying AI, analytics, and industrial intelligence to optimize operations, improve efficiency, and reduce downtime at scale. Her experience spans product strategy, digital transformation, and cross-functional leadership across large-scale enterprise environments.

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Dipak Makhija

Enterprise Architect, Southland Industries, Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States

Dipak Makhija is a TOGAF® Certified Enterprise Architect and AWS Certified Solutions Architect with 26+ years of experience driving enterprise-scale digital transformation. He specializes in AI-driven automation, cloud-native architecture, and integration strategy, delivering measurable outcomes in efficiency, cost optimization, and scalability. He was a conference speaker at Google & Rocket.

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Tirumala Ashish Kumar Manne

Principal Cloud Architect, Optum, Victoria, Minnesota, United States

Tirumala Ashish Kumar Manne is a Principal Cloud Architect and healthcare technology leader specializing in cloud modernization, AI-driven platforms, cybersecurity, and enterprise digital transformation. He has led mission-critical healthcare architecture initiatives, authored peer-reviewed research, served in editorial and peer-review roles, and judged global technology and business awards.

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Kannan Meiappan

Associate Director, Ascendion Inc., Redmond, Washington, United States

Kannan led enterprise architecture for large-scale digital platforms across cloud and hybrid environments, driving API strategy, governance, secure design practices, with over 24 years of experience in enterprise software and cloud systems.

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Hatim Palitanawala

Vice President , Marsh Inc, Phoenix, Arizona, United States

As Vice President and Solution Architect at Marsh & McLennan, Hatim leads the design and delivery of enterprise-grade insurance platforms, driving innovation through cloud-native microservices, distributed systems, and intelligent automation. With over 22 years of IT experience, he’s successfully steered large-scale transformation programs, managed service delivery operations, and modernized legacy information.

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Abhishek Pandey

Senior Product Manager, New Relic, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

A Strategic Product Executive with a Data Science foundation. As Head of Product at high-velocity startup Zippy, Abhishek owned the complete vision, roadmap, and execution strategy. Now, he drives organizational scale as a Senior Product Leader at New Relic, excelling where execution demands speed and strategic depth.

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Saroj Kumar Panigrahy

Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering, Zscaler, San Jose, California, United States

As a Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering at Zscaler (ZDX), Saroj Kumar leads teams building scalable telemetry, analytics, and digital experience insights platforms. He contributed to various AI initiatives such as ZDX Copilot & ZMAS that leverage AI and LLMs to accelerate troubleshooting and drive faster operational outcomes for enterprise IT teams.

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Anirban Poddar

Product Lead, Meta, Brooklyn, New York, United States

Anirban Poddar is a Senior Product Manager at Meta, leading AI-powered monetization products including Meta's first voice AI agent in advertising. He was previously a founding PM on Walmart+ and Principal PM at Amazon. He founded ShopHop, an Indian eCommerce marketplace featured in Entrepreneur magazine.

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Aadarsh Sampath

Software Engineering Lead, Salesforce, Round Rock, Texas, United States

An engineering leader with 9+ years of experience building distributed, cloud-native systems serving tens of millions of users. Aadarsh leads cross-organizational initiatives that shape product direction, accelerate enterprise adoption, and improve performance, reliability, and cost efficiency. He is experienced in developing LLM-powered systems that enable scalable, AI-driven product experiences.

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Achal Shah

Vice President of Strategy, Amycel, San Juan Bautista, California, United States

Achal is VP of Strategic Development at Amycel, the global leader in mushroom spawn genetics, where he leads commercial strategy, licensing, and new-venture development. Prior to Amycel he was an emerging leader in McKinsey's Food and Agriculture practice and holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management.

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Dishant Shahani

Technical Lead, AI/ML Infrastructure, Meta, Meta Platform Inc, Menlo Park, California, United States

Technical Lead at Meta with 13+ years building AI/ML infrastructure at billion-user scale. Dishant leads ML inference systems powering recommendations across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp. IEEE Senior Member, ACM journal peer reviewer, 157+ technical interviews, 2x Intern Director, university hackathon judge. A builder who knows how to evaluate.

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Priyank Sharma

Senior Product Manager, Amazon, Seattle, Washington, United States

Priyank is a Global Senior Product Manager at Amazon Shipping, leading AI-driven customer experiences. He has built LLM-powered feedback platforms and dashboards. He holds an MBA from Cornell Tech and a B.Tech from IIT. His expertise spans generative AI, interaction design, and rapid prototyping using Figma and Cursor.

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Anoop Sharma

Director of Platform Engineering, Penn Foster Group, Archbald, Pennsylvania, United States

Anoop Sharma is Director of Platform Engineering at Penn Foster Group and an IEEE Senior Member. He leads enterprise platform architecture, EdTech modernization, AI-enabled engineering practices, and large-scale systems transformation across student lifecycle, SIS/LMS, CRM, payment, integration, and zero-downtime migration initiatives.

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Shiladitya Singh

Director, PwC US, Aurora, Illinois, United States

Shiladitya is a PwC Advisory Director leading enterprise transformation through Oracle Cloud, AI, and automation. With 10+ years across consumer markets, industrial products, telecom, manufacturing, healthcare, he helps organizations modernize finance and operations with data-driven solutions. Expertise includes Oracle ERP Cloud, intelligent automation, finance transformation, and AI-enabled delivery innovation.

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Mano Prabha Subbarayan

Independent Banking & FinTech AI Product Leader AI Techhut, Chandler, Arizona, United States

Mano Prabha Subbarayan is a Senior Product Leader in Banking, FinTech, AI product strategy, and enterprise platform modernization, as well as a Technology & Innovation Judge, Author, and Mentor. She brings expertise in product strategy, core & digital banking, SaaS migration, framework-driven innovation, scalable technology solutions, and measurable business impact.

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Gopalakrishnan Subramaniam

Senior Vice President, Revenue Operations, Dell Technologies, Round Rock, Texas, United States

Gopalakrishnan is senior executive at Dell Technologies leading Global Revenue Operations, Insights & Execution for a $100B+ portfolio across AI, Server, Storage, Networking, and Client businesses. He specializes in translating strategy into scalable execution driving growth, margin expansion, and operational rigor across complex global organizations.

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Amit Kumar Verma

Associate Vice President, CyberSolve, Ellicott City, Maryland, United States

Amit Kumar is a cybersecurity and digital identity executive with over two decades of experience leading enterprise IAM, PAM, IGA, CIAM, and cloud security initiatives across multiple industries. As AVP at CyberSolve and former Global Head of Digital Identity at Danaher, he has led large-scale security transformations building and scaling global cybersecurity.

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Qian Wang

CEO, Domefun, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Qian Wang is the Founder of Domefun, an AI-powered character IP creation platform, and a Senior Member of IEEE and CAAI. He has served as a final jury member for the ECI Awards, Effie Awards, and the Wu Wenjun AI Award, and has contributed to AI industry standards.

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Ying Yang

Head of Product, Visko Platform, Sunnyvale, California, United States

A strategic product leader with a proven track record of scaling high-impact B2C and B2B2C products and driving measurable growth through a user-centric, data-driven approach. Currently Head of Product at Visko Platform and a Manus AI Fellow; previously Co-Founder of Lovart AI and Head of Growth at Wanderboat AI.

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Anil Srikanth Yellepeddi

Senior IT Manager Application, Niagara Bottling LLC, Corona, California, United States

Anil Yellepeddi is Senior IT Manager - Applications at Niagara Bottling, the largest privately held beverage manufacturer in the United States. Over 18 years in Oracle ERP procurement, his work has included a procurement transformation roadmap for the World Health Organization and enterprise data architecture for the International Atomic Energy Agency.