Solution Provider, Implementation, Training or Media Awards Judging Committee
Anurag Jindal
Vice President - Global Technology Client Partner, Vertisystem (A MOURI Tech Company), Fremont, California, United States
Anurag Jindal is a technology executive, client partner, author, and transformation leader with more than 20+ years of experience helping global enterprises convert complex technology initiatives into measurable business outcomes. As Vice President, Technology Client Partner at Vertisystem, a MOURI Tech company, he works closely with executive stakeholders across healthcare, retail, manufacturing, fintech, high-growth technology, and enterprise services to shape strategy, build trusted partnerships, and deliver programs that connect innovation with operational impact. His career spans AI, cloud, data engineering, application modernization, managed services, infrastructure, enterprise platforms, and digital transformation. Anurag is known for bridging business and technology conversations, working with CXO leaders, procurement teams, delivery organizations, and engineering stakeholders to define clear outcomes, align service models, and build governance structures that keep programs accountable. His leadership style combines client obsession, commercial discipline, and hands-on execution, with a strong focus on measurable value through SLAs, KPIs, monthly and quarterly business reviews, and continuous improvement. Over the years, Anurag has led and supported strategic engagements for major enterprise clients including Amazon, Stanford Medicine, Western Union, VMware, AAA, Prologis, Sally Beauty, Nordson, Kofile Technologies, and others. His work has included cloud modernization, data transformation, global delivery models, managed services transitions, platform engineering, Salesforce and ERP support, infrastructure operations, AI-led automation, and outcome-based service models. Across these initiatives, he has helped drive revenue growth, client retention, operational efficiency, delivery scalability, cost optimization, and stronger executive-level relationships. Anurag is also the author of Engineering Trust, a leadership book focused on building stronger client partnerships, scalable teams, and trust-based operating models. The book explores how trust becomes a business advantage, covering topics such as hiring for partnership, building organizational cadence, using OKRs for alignment without micromanagement, coaching-first leadership, delegation, hyper-growth scaling, and the future of fractional leadership. Through this work, Anurag shares a practical leadership framework for turning relationships, accountability, and execution discipline into long-term business impact. A strong advocate for outcome-based services, Anurag has developed thought leadership around linking technology delivery directly to business ROI. His press releases and leadership articles have highlighted client partnership, delivery governance, SLA-linked operating models, cross-border reliability, enterprise resilience, regulated workflow modernization, and the future of accountable AI-enabled services. These publications reflect his belief that trust, governance, compliance, and commercial value must work together in modern enterprise technology. In addition to his corporate leadership, Anurag has been actively involved in the broader professional and technology community. He has served as a judge and reviewer for international awards and technology forums, participated in judging committees, and contributed as a speaker and thought leader at industry conferences. He is an IEEE Senior Member, a Forbes Technology Council member, a Globee Awards judge and award recipient, and a Stevie Award winner for thought leadership in digital transformation. Beyond titles and awards, Anurag is passionate about building long-term relationships, developing solution-oriented teams, and helping clients navigate change with clarity and confidence. He believes successful transformation is not only about technology adoption, but about trust, accountability, business alignment, and the ability to consistently convert strategy into outcomes.
Manikandan Dhanabalan
Software Engineering Senior Director, CRC Group, Cumming, Georgia, United States
A seasoned engineering leader delivering enterprise-scale digital transformation across the financial services and insurance sectors. Led high-impact initiatives involving finance system modernization, large-scale data migrations, mainframe optimization, and the development of secure, cloud-native platforms. Renowned for architecting resilient, scalable solutions aligned with strategic business goals.
Aniket Lawankush Ghonge
Senior Supply Chain Manager, Amazon, San Diego, California, United States
Aniket leads supply chain and operations strategy at Amazon, where he focuses on network optimization, automation, and capacity planning at massive scale. His background combines industrial engineering with hands-on operations leadership, and he managed everything from 50M+ daily volume networks to $4B capital planning portfolios. Before Amazon, Aniket was at Walmart leading high-volume distribution operations.
Swechcha Gurram
Senior Financial Analyst, Amtex systems Inc, New York City, New York, United States
Swechcha Gurram is a data expert with more than 18 years of professional experience in the government, financial services, technology, healthcare, and energy sectors. She has a strong background in data visualization, predictive analysis, statistical analysis, and machine learning and is skilled in ETL processes, reporting, and data modeling.
Nisrine Kaderbhay
Head - Global Strategy and Operations CoE, The Boeing Company, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Nisrine leads enterprise transformation across ERP, digital, and large-scale program environments. With 16+ years of global experience across aerospace, pharma, and Fortune 500 organizations, Nisrine specializes in defining strategy, roadmaps, and execution models that integrate technology, finance, and operations at scale.
Akhilesh C. Korpe
Operations Supervisor, Ardent Mills LLC, Manteca, California, United States
Operations Leader and Researcher specializing in Lean Six Sigma, manufacturing engineering, and continuous improvement. Focuses on integrating Industry 4.0/5.0 technologies, including AI-driven process controls and digital twins, to optimize supply chain logistics, mitigate operational risk, and drive workforce excellence within the food and agribusiness sectors.
Adinarayana Reddy Lakku
Credit Risk Analyst Senior Retail Banking Credit Strategy, USAA Federal Savings Bank, San Antonio, Texas, United States
Adinarayana Reddy Lakku is a Senior Credit Risk Analyst and AI strategist with 19+ years in banking. He builds regulatory-compliant credit risk models, predictive analytics, and fraud detection using SAS Viya, Python, SQL, Snowflake, Tableau, and cloud platforms. He holds an MCA and MIT AI certification, driving ML and Generative AI for better risk governance. Focused on scalable, ethical AI.
ShivaLeela Nallapaneni
Data Engineer, EchoStar Corporation, Englewood, Colorado, United States
ShivaLeela Nallapaneni is a Data Engineer with 10+ years of experience building scalable, cloud-native data platforms. She specializes in AWS, Spark, Kafka, Snowflake, and large-scale ETL pipelines that power enterprise analytics. As a judge, she brings a highly technical, objective, and impact-focused approach, evaluating solutions for innovation, rigor, scalability, and real-world value.
Prajwal Nayak
CTO, Konduitworks, San Mateo, California, United States
Elite operator/founder who builds high-scale AI+ infra systems and ships revenue fast.
Benjamin Sisima Ofuru
Head, Corporate Planning Division (Assistant Director of Statistics), National Bureau of Statistics, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
Benjamin Sisima Ofuru is a senior statistician and data science professional with over 12 years of experience in official statistics, economic analysis, and policy-oriented research. He currently serves as the Head of the Corporate Planning Division at the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria, where he leads high-impact national and international strategic statistical initiatives.
Pallavi Shrivastava
Vice President Product Marketing, U.S. Bank, Aurora, Illinois, United States
Pallavi is a VP of Product Marketing in the U.S. Bank with 10+ years across fintech, startups, and enterprise banking. She specializes in AI-driven marketing, digital growth, and customer acquisition. She believes strategy is simplification, turning complexity into scalable impact. She brings a data-driven, customer-first lens to evaluating innovation and translating emerging tech into meaningful business outcomes.
Pinelopi Xenoudaki
Strategic Projects & Staff, DHL Global Management GmbH, Bonn, Germany
Strategic project leader responsible for driving regional initiatives across IT Europe. Leading various upskilling programs, communication, and engagement activities; enhancing talent development, organizational culture, and cross-country/regional collaboration. With a strong background in continuous improvement and quality management, passionate about learning, and driven by a growth mindset.
Madhusudhana Yeluri
Senior Technical Project Manager, Info Services, Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States
Madhusudhana Rao Yeluri is a Technical Project Manager with more than 26 years of IT experience in analyzing, designing, planning, budgeting, and executing enterprise applications and IT products with the best of results according to company vision, budget, and deadline. He has successfully executed and delivered various highly scalable and highly available solutions for large, complex projects.