Sharath Srinivasamurthy is an associate vice president who heads the research group for IDC India. His research expertise cuts across the multiple facets of digital transformation (DX).

Sharath has around 20 years of experience in different leadership roles with leading IT services firms. Before IDC, he worked in different roles including solutioning, presales, project management, business analysis, and application support and development. Sharath has worked in various capacities in global markets, namely the United States, Asia, Europe, and the United Kingdom.

Sharath previously worked with DXC Technology as Asia Head-Solutioning for Application Services, Global Head-Solutioning and Business Unit head in the application services business of Xchanging and led application support and development services for Zensar Technologies. He also worked with Hewlett-Packard and Cognizant

He is a distinguished leader and a frequent keynote speaker. Sharath’s views on technology have been quoted in numerous publications such as CNBC, Forbes India, The Economic Times, and CIO.com.

Sharath holds a Global MBA from SP Jain, Singapore and a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from VTU, Karnataka.

Brian is a results-driven professional with extensive experience in presales, senior leadership and a track record of success in the IT industry. Leveraging a strong background in Communications, Cyber, Unified Observability, Automation and Performance Engineering, Brian has excelled in diverse roles throughout his career ranging from in-field engineering through to senior management across professional services, hardware, enterprise software and SaaS companies.

Being a skilled immigrant to Australia, and continuing to collaborate with the EMEA, APJ and America theatres, Brian bring a global perspective and adaptability to multicultural environments. With 20+ years’ hands-on presales experience in APJ roles, he possesses deep industry knowledge, relationships and a proven ability to develop and lead high-performance presales engineering teams.

Brian has extensive cross-functional experience with all the moving parts of a technology sales organisation, including sales, channel, professional services, customer success, product management and field marketing. His focus is on aligning presales to support an increase in customer intimacy, value and revenue generation.

Brian is a frequent main stage public speaker for SKOs (“Sales Kick-Off’s”), podcast interviews and industry events, and enjoys connecting with and inspiring audiences.

As the Country Director – India & SAARC at Riverbed Technology, Anup helps customers make the best use of their assets to enhance their business performance, mitigate risk and increase revenues. He works closely with his customers’ C-Suite to provide a seamless unified observability experience into their IT assets across Networks and Applications. The goal is to ensure we grow with our customers and partners and create a growth ecosystem which fuels a partnership built on trust.

A. Shiju Rawther has joined SBI Mutual Fund from CARE Ratings Limited. At CARE Ratings he was spearheading the Group IT function, Technology strategies, enterprise-wide IT transformation, and Analytics initiatives. During his tenure at CARE Ratings, he was also responsible for designing the digital roadmap at the company and its subsidiary business functions and was designated as Chief Information & Technology Officer.

Prior to that, he served as the CIO of Poonawalla Finance. Rawther comes with a successful career graph of over two decades of professional experience in reputed organisations across industries. He has worked with several leading brands in the financial services sector, namely IIFL Finance, TransUnion CIBIL, and Fullerton India Credit Company Limited. Previously, he was also associated with PCS Technology, Gateway Terminals India, Wipro InfoTech and Primus Telecommunications India Limited.

As Head of Global Professional Services, Nishidh Bhansali brings over 17 years of international experience in professional services, with deep expertise in digital transformation and unified observability. He leads high-performing teams that partner closely with enterprise customers to optimize operations, enhance customer experience, and drive strategic outcomes.

Customer success is something that Nick knows quite a bit about, with his laser focus on customer satisfaction and willingness to do whatever it takes to ensure customer relationships are healthy and mutually beneficial.

A team-focused individual, Nick is prepared to take the lead and make decisions to ensure optimal mutual outcomes. This is supported by a diverse work history across many Operational IT and Service Management positions giving him the experience to truly understand customer pain points.

Nick has the ability to understand and talk to complex topics, while his high EQ ensures that he is able to guide and question technical teams to get to the right outcome both internally and in collaboration with customers. He’s highly motivated in his role with Riverbed and driven to deliver value and manage as many relationships as possible across our customer base.

As the Senior Solution Engineer for India, Vaibhav specializes in designing and implementing Observability Solutions that empower organizations to enhance their digital experiences. By enabling rapid identification and resolution of issues, I help businesses reduce Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR), improve operational efficiency, and drive increased productivity and revenue.