Company/Organization & Team Awards Judging Committee 

Chair: 
Uday Anand, Former Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder
Longtail Technologies, Los Altos, California, United States

Uday Anand is a visionary technology leader with experience shaping the future of digital platforms and products at some of the world’s most influential technology companies. Most recently, he served as Chief Technology Officer at Longtail Technologies, where he led the development of cutting-edge, real-time airline pricing platforms, transforming how travelers and carriers interact through dynamic, data-driven solutions.

His career spans leadership roles at major industry players, including Meta, Robinhood, Netflix, Microsoft, and Expedia. Throughout these experiences, Uday has consistently been at the forefront of innovation—architecting scalable systems, optimizing platform performance, and driving user-centric product development.

In addition to his corporate achievements, Uday is a member of the Entrepreneurs' Organization, reflecting his passion for innovation, mentorship, and entrepreneurial growth. He is an active mentor and advisor in the tech community and remains deeply engaged with emerging trends in artificial intelligence, fintech, and real-time data systems. Uday holds a deep belief in building inclusive, high-performing teams and fostering cultures of experimentation and learning. His leadership style blends strategic vision with hands-on technical depth, empowering teams to build products that matter. Outside of work, Uday enjoys exploring the outdoors with his family and supporting educational initiatives in technology.

Committee:
 

Experience Efeosa Akhigbe, Sustainability & Energy Finance Professional
University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Chicago, Illinois, United States     
Experience Efeosa Akhigbe is a sustainability & energy finance professional with expertise in M&A, fundraising, and financial modeling across energy and renewable energy infrastructure sectors. He brings a global perspective shaped by roles in Africa and the U.S., and is passionate about solving complex problems through data and collaboration.

Ekram Alam, Chief Executive Officer
MindPortal, Winchester, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Harikishore Allu Balan, Principal Solution Architect
T-Mobile, Lynnwood, Washington, United States      
Harikishore is a Principal Systems Architect at T-Mobile USA with 13 years of experience in IMS, VoLTE/VoNR, and 5G cloud-native networks. He is an AWS-certified architect, IEEE Senior Member, and inventor with multiple patents. Harikishore's passion lies in designing resilient voice systems and publishing research on telecom observability and CNFs.

 
Sandipan Biswas, Director Engineering
Elevance Health Inc., Glen Allen, Virginia, United States
Sandipan is a senior engineering leader in healthcare IT, with deep expertise in cloud platforms, AI governance, and enterprise data systems. He currently serves as Director of Engineering at a Fortune 20 healthcare organization. Sandipan is a Senior Member of IEEE, a member of the Forbes Technology Council, and a Fellow of The Institute of Leadership.

 

Krzysztof Brodowski, Co-Founder & CEO
Solea AI, San Francisco, California, United States            
Krzysztof Brodowski is the co-founder and CEO of Solea AI, an automation platform for home-service businesses. Backed by HOF Capital, 1984 VC, and Allison Pickens, Solea works with some of the largest home service companies in the U.S. to replace back-office workflows with real-time AI.        
 

Naveen Budda, Cofounder/CTO
Onionlife Pvt Ltd (Karmalife.ai), Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Naveen is a fintech entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in technology innovation and digital transformation. The co-founder of KarmaLife.ai, he led the development and implementation of AI-driven credit solutions that empower underserved segments in India through alternative data and embedded finance. His career spans roles in advanced AI applications and strategic leadership.

Andong Cao, Co-Founder & CTO  
Flair AI, San Francisco, California, United States   
Mr. Andong Cao is the co-founder and CTO of Flair AI, an AI-driven e-commerce design platform selected for the inaugural batch of AI Grant, Silicon Valley's leading AI startup accelerator. Previously, he conducted research at the intersection of AI and physics, and graduated from Yale University with B.S. degree in Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science.

Swapnesh Chaubal, Software Engineering Manager
Asana, San Francisco, California, United States  
Swapnesh Chaubal is a Software Engineering Manager at Asana, where he leads teams building core billing infrastructure. With a focus on reliability and scale, he partners with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact systems that support Asana's global growth.

Sushil Choubey, Principal Supply Chain Manager  
Amazon.com, Mercer Island, Washington, United States
Sushil is Principal Supply Chain Manager at Amazon, driving delivery experience transformation for Amazon's new shipping business. He has 15+ years of experience in supply chain and operations across three market leading companies. An MBA graduate from Kellogg School of Management, he previously led significant operational improvements at Bosch and Tata Power.

 

Rishi Dev, Sr. Engineering Manager, Machine Learning
Apple Inc., Austin, Texas, United States
Rishi is a seasoned tech leader with 25+ years in Software Engineering, ML, and AI. From hobbyist programmer in 1993 to Sr. Architect and Entrepreneur, he's led teams across startups and enterprises, building predictive ML solutions and driving innovation across Web, Mobile, IoT, Cloud, and AI revolutions.

 
Abhishek Dhawan, Director, Product Management - Software Applications
Arlo Technologies, Livermore, California, United States 
A visionary and deeply technical Product Leader with over 18 years of enterprise experience spanning Smart Home Security, Healthcare, Life Sciences R&D, and Telecom domains. Proven expertise in defining strategic product roadmaps, leading complex application development, and leveraging data-driven insights to significantly enhance customer experience and drive business growth.

Naga Vinod Duggirala Vinod, Chief Security Architect
Visa Inc., Austin, Texas, United States           
Vinod, a highly experienced Chief Security Architect at Visa, possesses two decades of expertise in Security Product Architecture. With a proven track record at companies like RSA and Samsung, he excels in implementing robust security solutions. Vinod's contribution to industry standards underscores his commitment to advancing cyber security practices globally.

Arun Kumar Elengovan, Director, Engineering Security
Okta, San Francisco, California, United States        
Arun is Director of Engineering Security at Okta with 15+ years of experience in secure development, architecture, and risk management. He leads a global team, holds CISSP and CEH certifications, and specializes in cryptography, vulnerability management, and scalable security solutions across complex, distributed systems.



Aditya Gupta, Director - Industry Principal
Infosys, Celina, Texas, United States        
Aditya is a seasoned cybersecurity executive with over 21 years of global experience driving technology excellence across Fortune 500 enterprises. As Industry Principal and Cybersecurity Segment Delivery Head for the Americas, he leads high-impact programs focused on identity, cloud, risk, and technology modernization. Aditya is known for aligning technology with business strategy.

Ankur Gupta, Director, Software Engineering
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, Maryland United States
Ankur is a Global head of a Software Engineering Team, spearheading transformational Business initiatives for my organization's critical Business processes leveraging multiple Cloud technologies including Salesforce, AWS, MuleSoft and Slack. He brings in 20 years of software leadership experience with a unique blend of software product development as well as software consulting.

Thomas Holvoet, Co-founder and CTO
Converge, London, Greater London, United Kingdom   
Thomas Holvoet is the Co-founder and CTO of Converge, a Y Combinator-backed B2B SaaS company. He leads development of the large-scale data platform that helps more than 200 global customers measure and improve their marketing efficiency. The company has raised over $5.6 million in venture funding.

Jones Jaick, Associate Principal
ZS Associates, Ivyland, Pennsylvania, United States
Jones is a leader in digital customer experience and the medical engagement transformation space at ZS Associates. His expertise spans customer engagement and omnichannel strategy, technology and analytics—with a deep understanding of medical affairs, commercial, and patient life sciences domains. He has partnered with clients across a range of customer engagement topics.
 

Rajat Jain, Senior Manager Software Engineering
Discover Financial Service - CapitalOne Company, Houston, Texas, United States
Rajat Jain is a strategic engineering leader, and solutions architect with over 20 years of global payments experience. He defines and executes roadmaps, driving innovation in ISO 8583-based EFT platforms (Online Advantage, Offline Connex), payment settlement and interbank money movements, real-time clearing, reconciliation, risk management, fee assessment, transaction pricing, and dispute resolution.   

Bhavya Jain, Information Security Leader
Self Employed, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Bhavya Jain has 15 years of experience in Fintech, banking, consulting, law firms, and the services industry. He has held management and technical lead roles, with responsibility for executing security strategy, threat detection and response, compliance, and risk mitigation.


 

Saurabh Jaluka, Senior Software Engineer
Netflix, San Jose, California, United States    
Saurabh is a senior software engineer with over 10 years of experience. At Netflix, he develops scalable, low-latency pages on the Page Platform team, improving user experience for a global audience. Previously, at Google, he enhanced Play Store app discoverability as a search ranking engineer, impacting billions of users.

Er Jia Jiang, Co-Founder
Redcar, San Francisco, California, United States       
Er Jia is Co-Founder of Redcar, leading growth, sales, and ops. Previously at BCG, she advised on GTM, growth, and product strategy. A Princeton math grad, CJ blends analytical depth with startup hustle, building Redcar with backing from Khosla Ventures.

Jatin Joshi, Vice President (Engineering)
U.S. Bank, Fort Worth, Texas, United States
With over two decades of engineering leadership and cross-industry technology experience, Jatin Joshi serves as Vice President of Engineering at U.S. Bank, where he leads a large, diverse organization focused on the Digital Money Movement. His portfolio includes high-impact platforms such as Bill Payments and Emerging Payments (Real Time/Instant Payments).
 

Purusoth Mahendran, Senior Engineering Manager
Thumbtack, San Francisco, California, United States  
Engineering leader and angel investor with 10+ years of experience building AI/ML and infrastructure products at Amazon, Cash App, and Lyft. Led large-scale system redesigns, post-acquisition integrations, and ML-driven product innovation. Actively advises early-stage startups across AI, fintech, and developer tools.         
 

Arif Mujawar, Executive Director Of Operations
Atmus Filtration Technologies, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Arif Mujawar is Executive Director of Global Operations at Atmus Filtration Technologies, overseeing manufacturing and distribution across multiple regions. With 17+ years of experience in industrial manufacturing, he inspires transformation by applying lean thinking, advancing supply chain strategy, empowering teams, and leveraging technology to enhance agility and sustainable operational performance.    
 

Anuj Oswal, Senior Director
GalaxE Solutions - An Endava company, Somerset, New Jersey, United States  
Anuj Oswal works as Senior Director with GalaxE Solutions, an Endava Company listed in the UK.  He has 20+ years of experience in Portfolio/Program/Project Management, Agile transformations, Quality and Compliance initiatives across Fortune 500 clients. He also has completed the following industry-leading certifications. Certified Accredited Program Manager (IO4PM™), Certified PMP (PMI®), Certified Prince2 Practitioner®

Sachin Prasad, Program Director, Technical Product Management, Data and AI  
IBM, Round Rock, Texas, United States
Sachin is a seasoned Data and AI leader with over two decades of experience driving innovation across enterprise platforms. As Program Director and Technical Product Manager for IBM Software Hub and Cloud Pak for Data (CP4D), he leads the strategy and delivery of 60+ integrated services across hybrid cloud environments, enabling enterprises.

 
Prateek Prasad, Director of Product Management
Weave Communications, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
For over a decade, Prateek Prasad has transformed cutting-edge AI and machine-learning research into market-ready products for both SMB and enterprise customers. Currently, Prateek serves as Director of Product Management at Weave Communications, guiding the roadmap for the company's flagship generative AI and analytics offerings that power its healthcare communications platform.

Sriram Ramanujam, Senior Director - Customer Support and Operations
Apptega, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Sriram Ramanujam is a technology and operations leader with 12+ years of experience in AI-driven customer success, SaaS support, and cybersecurity. He has held executive roles at Securonix and Apptega, leading global teams and innovations that improved retention, automation, and operational intelligence across high-growth enterprise platforms.

Viba Renganathan, Project Manager
Munich Re America Services, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Viba Renganathan is a global IT project leader with over 12 years of experience managing high-impact technology initiatives across Fortune 500 firms. She is known for driving enterprise-wide digital transformations through collaboration, cross-border leadership, and strategic delivery—earning recognition for her contributions to mentoring, operational excellence, and innovation.
  

Bhavdeep Sethi, Founding Engineer
Frec Markets, Inc, San Francisco, California, United States
Currently a founding engineer at Frec Markets, Bhavdeep spearheaded the development of the company's flagship direct indexing product. Prior to that, he led the Ads Marketplace team at Twitter/X, responsible for $4.5B+ in annual ad revenue. He has a Masters in Computer Science (Machine Learning) from Columbia University, New York.

 

Vineet Shekhar, Senior Manager
Meta, Dublin, California, United States      
Vineet has 17+ years of global experience driving digital transformation at the intersection of finance, technology and AI. He has led impactful initiatives at Meta and Ernst & Young, modernizing financial operations and delivering measurable results. Vineet holds an MBA in Strategy and Finance from Emory University and an engineering degree (undergrad) from IIT Roorkee.

Achal Singi, Vice President
WestBridge Capital, San Francisco, California, United States
Achal is an extraordinary technology investor, currently with WestBridge Capital ($8B+ fund backed companies like Innovaccer, Turing, Nightfall among others). His sharp instincts on backing visionary companies and valuable support on helping them succeed make him an exceptional member of the technology and AI ecosystem.
 

Lau Skovgaard Jorgensen, Senior Director, Head of Product Marketing
Cognite, New York City, New York, United States
Lau Skovgaard is a Senior Director for Cognite, the leading AI company for Energy and Industrial companies. Lau leads a global team of product marketers to drive growth and strategic initiatives across Sales, Marketing and Product.

Abhijit Supekar, Sr. Director, Global Supply Chain
Aeva Technologies, Inc., Mountain View, California, United States
Abhijit Supekar is a global supply chain leader with 20+ years of experience across health-tech, automotive, and industrial sectors. Currently Head of Global Supply Chain at Aeva Technologies, he champions resilience, AI-driven operations, and strategic partnerships. Abhijit is also a thought leader, advisor, and advocate for balanced, holistic leadership.

Tiago Surjus Kaneta, Founding Engineer
Converge, London, United Kingdom       
Tiago is the Founding Engineer at Converge, a leading B2B SaaS company specializing in attribution and analytics solutions for ecommerce and online businesses. Under his leadership, Converge has scaled rapidly, now serving a broad range of clients—including publicly listed companies—and has surpassed $1M in annual recurring revenue.

Vipul Suvarna, Director
MUFG Bank Ltd., Tampa, Florida, United States          
Vipul Suvarna is an accomplished banking operations leader with over 20 years of experience in high-value payments, compliance, and system transformation. At MUFG Bank, he directs initiatives involving SWIFT, Fedwire, CHIPS and ISO 20022, and is recognized for delivering scalable, risk-aware solutions across global, high-volume financial operations.

Saurabh Tripathi, Director Cyber Security
KPMG, Short Hills, New Jersey, United State   
Saurabh is a seasoned, dedicated, and passionate cyber security professional currently working as a Cyber Security Technical Architect with close to 15 years of hands-on experience, specializing in Identity and Access Management (IAM). Saurabh had helped numerous large clients across the globe (US, Australia, UK, etc.) and across industries, including banking, finance, automotive, and insurance.

Vivek Vishal, Senior Director
Honeywell Safety Products USA, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Vivek is Senior Director of Sales Excellence at Honeywell Safety Products USA, Inc., leading PPE Safety and Sales Strategy. Formerly at Dell Technologies, he drove sales planning and merger integrations. A thought leader in AI-driven RevOps, he advises on safety via the World Economic Forum and Forbes Business Development Council.

 

Abhishek Vora, Chief of Staff to the CEO
LaunchDarkly, San Francisco, California, United States
Abhishek is Chief of Staff to the CEO at LaunchDarkly, where he drives strategic planning, executive operations, communications, and high-impact initiatives. He partners with the leadership team to ensure focus, alignment, and execution as the company scales from a late-stage startup to a durable, category-defining public company.


Rahul Wankhede, Director, Data Science
Humana, Benvontille, Arkansas, United States
Rahul Wankhede is Director of Data Science, Marketing at Humana, where he architects DS-driven measurement systems to optimize enterprise-scale marketing. An award-winning expert and Forbes contributor, he brings deep expertise in personalization, data science, and ROI. Rahul also serves on advisory boards and judges global awards in marketing innovation

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