PAST GATHERING

Vivek Ganesan

Co-founder @ Ampyard

Vivek Ganesan is a published author and a co-founder at https://www.ampyard.com/. He helps organizations, teams and individuals to be better and happier than they are, using his Technical Agility, Process Agility and DevOps coaching skills.

Vivek is an Agile and DevOps practitioner. He also provides consultancy on Agile & DevOps transformation to various companies, ranging from startups to Fortune 50 companies.

Vivek has spoken at multiple conferences across the world. https://vivekganesan.com/talks is a list of all his talks.

Vivek is an Open source enthusiast and has contributed to open-source projects like Mozilla, Hadoop, HBase, Karma and more.

Rashmi Fernandes

Growth Leadership Coach

• Rashmi Fernandes is a Growth Leadership Coach, an Educator and a seasoned Leader, with 24 years of experience dedicated to driving positive change in people and organisations.

• With a passion for people development, especially women leaders and creating psychologically safe spaces, Rashmi has honed her skills in aligning “business priorities globally while adopting a Humans First approach.

• Her vision is to make a difference to as many lives as possible by building their agility in the way they think and act via her training and coaching.

• She believes strongly that every human being is complete and whole just the way they are, and her coaching can enable them to become their best versions.

Ramkumar

Delivery Leader – Swiggy Instamart

• Ramkumar has spent close to two decades in the IT industry and has expertise in building many 0-1 systems and scaling them to millions of users globally. He has worked in many industry verticals including Insurance, Pharma, Retail, E-commerce and lately Q-commerce. In the last 10 years, he has led multiple large scale and hypercomplex programs for fortune 100 customers with cutting edge technology stacks delivering multi million dollar benefits. His specialties include Product & Program Management, Strategy, Business Process Excellence, Agile Coaching and Cloud Transformation.
• In his current capacity, he is responsible for delivering high impact and population scale products in Supply Chain and E-commerce charters for Swiggy Instamart to deliver fresh groceries to millions of consumers PAN India with unparalleled convenience. 
• He believes AI can be a great equalizer as well as a force multiplier and can liberate us from doing less complex work to more creative and higher order thinking.
• He also advises startups on their journey of growth, marketing and scaling up. He is an Engineer by profession with love and passion for technology and building great products. He is also an alumni of IIMA. In his free time, he runs marathons and has clocked ~200+km till date.

Suvarna Kulkarni 

Coach

An experienced Agile enthusiast, deeply passionate about propelling and guiding organizations to unlock their full potential through agile ways of working. With a track record spanning from start-ups to diverse domain corporations, I’ve played a crucial role in assisting cross-functional teams to achieve remarkable results by instilling a growth mindset and optimizing processes. As a certified coach, I am dedicated to fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement, empowering teams to consistently deliver results. My commitment, dedication, and trust values have proven invaluable in facilitating successful transformations for high-impact projects, establishing psychologically safe environments, and collaborating with leaders to ensure seamless alignment between strategy and execution.

Abhigya Pokharel

Sr. Project Manager’, Ncell Nepal

Abhigya is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of extensive experience in the Telecom
Industry. Born and raised in Nepal, she has made a significant impact in her field. Currently
serving as a Senior Project Manager at Ncell, Nepal, Abhigya excels in Project Portfolio
Management, Strategic Planning, and Service Operations. Her expertise extends to Value Added
Services, and she boasts an impressive track record of successfully leading and delivering multi-
million-dollar projects.

Rucha Kapare

Global Head of External DEI Data

With over a decade of experience in software and product development, I am a leader in Business Analysis and Agile methodologies at Springer Nature, where I head the External DEI – Data team. My mission is to foster a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across the organisation and the industry and to leverage data to drive DEI initiatives and outcomes.

My engagement with the community extends to being a LinkedIn Community Top Voice for Fostering Inclusivity and Facilitation. Notably, I am recognized for my role in championing DEI within the Agile and research spheres. Having shared my insights at various conferences, my speaking engagements cover a spectrum of topics, including Business Analysis, Agile methodologies, DEI and Allyship in Agile, and researcher diversity.

Harish Raju

 Program Manager, Google

Harish Raju is an Program Management maverick, forging excellence over 17 years at technology titans like
Google, Qualcomm,Vodafone, and Barclays.

His triumphs speak volumes – boosting product usage by 15%, slashing delivery timelines by 80%, and
transforming customer experiences into raving successes.
Currently at Google, his visionary leadership is revolutionising in building tools that are turbocharging operational
efficiency.

Harish’s true prowess lies in unlocking the boundless potential of Generative AI – a frontier where he fearlessly
pushes boundaries and forge new paths to innovation. His recent talks at Google-GOC, and ASRAM Medical
College, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh on AI and Generative AI accelerating business and medical research have
gained tremendous traction, truly impacting day-to-day activities.