Founder & Director of Cyber Awareness & Research Foundation, India
Kanishk is a Management Consultant, Social Entrepreneur specializing in areas of Innovation, Business Transformation and Growth.
He has advised Business leaders CEO, Chief Strategy and Innovation Leaders in emerging markets driving the implementation of agreed strategies and initiatives to grow business manifold, expand in new markets and improve top, bottom line growth.
He has been an anchor for a number of key relationships and advised clients on Strategic Direction, Go to Market Strategy, Cyber Security, Technology Strategy across Europe, Middle East, India and Africa.
A British Chevening Commonwealth Fellow, Kanishk has undergone Leadership Training at United Kingdom’s prestigious Royal Military College of Science ( Shrivenham Defence Academy )
In a career spanning 12 years, Kanishk has held leadership roles with Deloitte, Ernst & Young (EY) and Synopsis Inc. where he served as Chief of Staff, Director Consulting and Strategy Advisor to CXO’s /Business leaders in the Emerging Markets and holding P&L responsibility for Advisory Business focused on Digital Transformation , Technology Strategy.
A MBA graduate in Strategic Management from Management Development Institute , Gurgaon .He is a distinguished and active alumnus of the Institute. He is currently pursuing his PHD in Emerging Technology led transformation from the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow.
He was invited to present his perspectives on the Future of Technology ” to the top 100 CIOs in India as part of Economic Times Summit in 2020 . He has also been invited to speak at TedX in the year 2019 and 2020 on “Managing Happiness in Industry 4.0 Era” and “Human Dimension of Cyber”.
He has been visiting faculty at leading Business Schools ( IIM’s, MDI,FSM ) and speaker at Chamber of Commerce ( ASSOCHAM, CII, FICCI) with his thought leadership work published in Business reports, Newspapers, Technology/ Business Journals.
For his work in innovation, leadership and Cyber Security Kanishk has been awarded the ‘Chevening Commonwealth Fellowship by U.K Foreign Commonwealth Office’ . His work on India-U.K partnership has often been cited by British Ambassador, Diplomats in global heads of government meet.
Kanishk strongly believes in promoting Safety of Women and Children in Digital Space . He has co-founded “India Future Foundation “, a Think Tank which promotes online safety of women and Children ,work towards prevention of Cyber Crime, Create Awareness in Society about emerging internet based threats and lead action while collaborating with Governments , Enterprises and Start-up’s.
Session: Future of Work Collaboration post pandemic
Opportunities for Small and Medium Business Enterprises to leverage Digital Technologies
In this session I will cover how emerging technologies (AI, ML, AR, VR, Cloud , Analytics) can be used by SME’s to power their growth .Key tools and technologies available at affordable rates for SME’s to leverage. How Digital interfaces can be used to attract more customers to SME’s business . How strong online presence can help in redefining growth for mid and small size companies . How emerging technologies can help in automating workflows for organizations.
Learning outcomes:
- Using Digital Marketing tools SME can use to multiply growth
- Business Process automation possible for SME using open source tools
- How SME’s redefine Digital Strategy for better outcomes and lead generation
- How emerging tech can be used to power SME ( AI, ML, AR, VR, Cloud , Analytics)
Additional information and Smart Industry & Digital Factory Technology Conference programme – here
