Dr. Rahul Ghodke is a technology enthusiast with a track record of delivering breakthrough innovations at leading Indian pure play & multinational IT companies. Equally comfortable with executives, creative directors and engineers, Rahul has differentiated himself through his ability to balance business and technology needs to deliver powerful solutions. He has led various efforts including digital transformation design & user experience strategy, new product development, technology prototyping, and complex software development programs. Clients, partners and team members have recommended him for his ability assume leadership in complex environments and build organizations from the grounds up that deliver value and results. As a Vice President Consulting at CGI India, he heads service delivery for strategic accounts and has successfully delivery several innovation and transformation programs in the areas of Intelligent Automation, Cloud Management, Artificial Intelligence and Service analytics. Rahul has a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (MBA- Information Management) from SP Jain Institute of Management Research, Mumbai, India and a Doctor of Communication Design (Information Systems) from School of Information Arts and Technologies, University of Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Rahul is also a Certified Project Management Professional from Project Management Institute, USA, Certified - The Open Group Enterprise Architecture Framework (TOGAF 9.1), and holds Expert, Masters & Foundation certifications in ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) from ISEB, UK and EXIN, Netherlands. Rahul is a frequent speaker at multiple international conferences on IT Service Management, Project/ Program Management and High Maturity Best Practices and has received multiple leadership awards. Rahul is a Big Data and IT Automation evangelist; he believes and works towards building a truly connected universe.