As Managing Director of Interactive Data Partners, Brian Bedrick helps international and independent schools make more effective use of their data by providing consulting, dashboards and analysis solutions based on the best practices of schools around the world.
Shailendra Kumar is a Senior Analytics and Artificial Intelligence professional based out of Sydney, with over a quarter-century’s experience in the field of emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Advanced Analytics and Data Science. He has built upon an extensive knowledge of Data-Driven Analytics strategies to grow revenues and reduce costs, and impact marketing and customer behaviour management, to drive business outcomes. Besides, he has established and led several data-science businesses. While driving innovation across Europe, United Kingdom and Australia, he helped generate incremental value of over $5 billion for public and private-sector organisations. This he was able to do by creating multiple Artificial Intelligence solutions across various sectors, including Telcos, Financial Services, Retail, and the Public Sector.
Shailendra's achievements in the industry have earned him various honours, among them the India Australia Business Community Alliance award: Business Leader of the Year 2022, Top AI Influencer for 2021 & 2022, and Top 20 Thought Leaders to follow in 2022, amongst others.
Shailendra is also a keynote speaker, influencer and thought leader in the Artificial Intelligence space and has published multiple articles on Advanced Analytics, Machine Learning, Blockchain, Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence. He recently published an Amazon bestseller, “Making Money out of Data”, which showcases five business stories from various industries on how successful companies make millions of dollars in incremental value through the use of analytics.
Shailendra has now come up with a platform to expose new-age digital startups to a wider ecosystem. Digital Startup Pitch Night allows participants to reach a network of more than 200k people, including incubators, mentors, policymakers, technical experts, investors, VCs, and startup founders from various industries, while introducing local digital startups to today’s startup culture.
Ken is a business development and technical sales professional and has helped bootstrap multiple services start-ups in the SF Bay area over the past 15 years. He is passionate about people management which includes all stakeholders and has a keen focus on the success of his clients’ business.
A salesman with self-taught business acumen? Not a myth if you know Arif Kazi. With 25 yrs+ experience in Sales, a majority of which was in IBM, he earned enough calibre to take matters into his own hands. A flair for communication, an action-oriented approach and the ability to strike an instant connection, you cannot discount the business astuteness of this smooth-talking Businessman. Which by the way are also the traits of a victorious Sales Personnel. Through a series of strategic and bold decisions, he’s cracked the formula to being a Successful Entrepreneur and Business Partner!
Ramesh Naidu is IT Professional possessing over 17+ years of experience on various System & Application Analysis, Design, Development and Testing. He is Dynamic and innovative leader with extraordinary proven background and documented record of building highly performing teams, expanding existing business, winning new clients, creating new QA competencies, aligning departmental objectives with organizational objectives and fostering culture that achieves high people delight.