Nanda Kumar NK is a technology pioneer who, in 1991, built one of India’s first enterprise software product companies. Given his background in Physics, NK was fascinated by the idea of creating something that solves a fundamental human problem, and thereby adds value. He applied this very philosophy to translate intellectual value into a business opportunity, and thus, was born SunTec. NK is recognized for building the first automated billing solution for India’s national telecom provider, which was deployed across the country. He subsequently went on to build Xelerate, SunTec’s flagship platform, that is currently used by more than 130 clients across over 45 countries to provide an enriched customer experience. With nearly three and a half decades of experience as a technology and business evangelist across industries (telecom, banking, financial services, digital communications, retail, travel & logistics), NK has helped shape the wave of customer-centric software platforms and solutions for pricing, billing, and product management, particularly in transaction intensive verticals. Under his leadership, SunTec has won several global awards, including the Celent Model Bank Award, Red Herring Global 100, Deloitte Technology Fast India – 50 and Deloitte Technology Fast Asia-Pacific – 500. An entrepreneur at heart, he has successfully mentored and invested in several technology startups. He also holds several technology patents and has pioneered and patented the concept of real-time value-chain management in digital business eco-systems. He also has a patent for developing software using the product-application-solution framework. His third patent is for building system and method for collaborative designing, development, deployment, execution, monitoring and maintenance of enterprise applications. His patents focus not just on the technological aspect, but also outline the business model designs for clients who can leverage these patents through SunTec’s products. As an author and speaker, NK is known for his views on how organizations can accelerate their digital transformation journey without replacing legacy systems – also referred to as ‘Hollowing out the Core’. He also regularly speaks at various thought leadership forums, including SIBOS, European Banking Forum, 3G Mobile Forum, Indian Banking Summit, Gartner Summit, Association for Financial Professionals, and other leading financial conferences across the world. NK holds leadership positions in several industry forums. He has served as the Chairman of G-Tech, the industry body of IT/ITeS companies in Kerala and also as the head of CII (the industrial forum in India), Trivandrum Zone and continues to be its member. He is also a member of the product council of NASSCOM, the trade association of Indian IT companies. NK holds a master’s degree in Physics and Management and has completed his executive education from London School of Business and Wharton School of Business.
Kartik Tadepalli Kartik comes with over 15+ years of experience internationally working as a senior finance leader. He has an outstanding track record of achieving results across customer and shareholder outcomes. He started his career in banking in GE Money in UK as a Risk Analyst and transitioned into Product and Pricing Management in CBA, having led large teams and transformation programs across the transactions and deposits business across both the retail and business bank’s over the last 5 years. This included leading the liabilities portfolio through very tumultuous low interest rate environment, developing and rolling out new products, large scale end to end transformation programs on productivity, customer experience etc. Currently he is the General Manager for business deposits and customer pricing, where he leads a team of over 100 people across business and technology and is accountable for Australia’s biggest deposit book. He also leads the delivery of the Strategic Billing and Pricing program committed to offering superior and seamless experiences to customers negotiating a price and subsequently the overall billing experience.
John Sanei John Sanei is a world-renowned keynote speaker, futures strategist, lecturer, best-selling author, and your guide to future trends and visionary leadership. With a knack for sharing knowledge and creating connections, John’s path lies at the intersection of human science, neuroscience, quantum technology, futurism, and business strategy. He decodes future trends, ignites ideas, connects with crowds and leaves an empowering perspective that lasts long after he’s left the stage. John’s keynote talks and masterclasses have taken him around the world and earned global recognition. He is Africa’s first Singularity University Faculty Member, a lecturer at Duke Corporate Education, and an Associate Partner at the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies. John stays on top of future trends by publishing a new book every year and his fifth book, Who Do We Become? is launching in July 2022. When he’s not inspiring audiences, John’s convincing his friends, family and fans to adopt abandoned dogs. You can find John on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, or tune in to his critically acclaimed podcast – The Expansive Podcast.
Stephen Miller Stephen Miller is a Senior Director, Working Capital Management Solutions & Transformation at RBC. He leads teams responsible for the strategy, development, partnerships and commercialization of RBC’s Payments, Cash Management & FX Solutions supporting RBC’s commercial clients from Small Business to Multinational. Stephen has been involved in Commercial Banking for over 20 years, holding leadership roles in product, strategy and sales across domestic and global Financial Institutions. Stephen is passionate about bringing solutions to market that enable and simplify commercial clients digital and Working Capital Management strategies providing them competitive advantage.
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Neal Cross Neal Cross is a globally recognized corporate, social and start-up entrepreneur with a long track record across blue-chip technology, finance and data companies. He is currently co-founder and chairman of PictureWealth, one of the world’s fastest growing wealth fintech companies and is non exec director at ASX listed, Peppermint Innovation. Prior to this, Cross was the Chief Innovation Officer at DBS Bank, where in his tenure he drove their transformation into a global innovation powerhouse culminating in achieving the world’s best Digital Bank 2016 and 2018 and worlds best bank 3 times across 2018 and 2020. He has personally been awarded the world’s most disruptive CIO/CTO globally from judges Sir Richard Branson and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and is a regular winner of best innovation lab and innovation leader awards.
