Abstract: 

Demystifying AI: What really is AI? Is it new, just like gravity was new when Newton explained it!
Applications : Will we ever go beyond distinguishing between Cats and Dogs
Pitfalls: Good morning I know AI won't work.
Success: How to setup for it

Bio: 

Rohit is a seasoned business leader who has worked with Blue Chip companies across the globe. He has more than 25 years of leadership experience across the Consulting. Process, Analytics, IT, Digital, AI/ML and Advertising.
He started his career as an entrepreneur working on advanced technology solutions. Rohit then joined Accenture Consulting and for many years worked across Strategy, Process, Analytics and Data. He joined GE as the initial leadership team for GECIS (now Genpact) and later worked in leadership roles including Global Six Sigma Leader for GE Commercial Finance and CIO of GE Asia.  When GE spun off Genpact, he moved to Genpact to lead the Analytics business for several years, after which he became the executive vice president at IBM’s Global Processing Services unit where he was responsible for strategy, IT, quality and transformation before joining HP.
During his tenure with HP, he was also the Vice President, Strategy and Chief Analytics Officer for erstwhile HP (pre-split) where he led the Analytics ecosystem to support HP’s vision and priorities through the delivery of cutting-edge analytical capabilities across sales, marketing, supply chain, finance and HR domains. Post HP’s split, he was vice president and worldwide sales leader for the $4.5Bn Technology Services Annuity business at HPE.
For the last two years Rohit has been the SVP and Chief Analytics Officer at Genpact, leading what is one of the largest global analytics services teams in the industry today.
Based in Palo Alto, California, Rohit has a Master’s degree in Computer Application (MCA) and is a Computer Sciences graduate from St. Stephens College, Delhi University. He is a Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt and a Certified Quality Leader in Six Sigma. He also jointly holds a patent for optimization algorithms that he designed.