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Sahil Dhawan

President and Head – India, Middle East & Africa Business, Tech Mahindra

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Sahil Dhawan is the President and Head of the IMEA (India, Middle East, and Africa) business at Tech Mahindra. With over 22 years of leadership in the technology sector, Sahil is a strategic architect of growth, responsible for overseeing multi-industry operations and driving digital transformation across some of the world’s most dynamic emerging markets.

Throughout his tenure at Tech Mahindra, Sahil has held high-impact roles, including Senior Vice President and Global Head of Digital Enterprise Applications (DEA) and leader of the Global Energy & Utilities business unit. His career is defined by a consistent ability to build high-performance teams, execute complex go-to-market strategies, and deliver measurable outcomes for global clients. An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) and Harvard University’s Executive Development Program, Sahil combines deep technical insight with sharp business acumen to help enterprises navigate the complexities of the modern digital economy.

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Over the last few years, the India, Middle East, and Africa (IMEA) region has become the primary engine of global industrial and digital transformation. This is a structural pivot driven by a unique set of critical factors, i.e., aggressive capital allocation, a demographic dividend, and a radical commitment to modernize legacy infrastructure.

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Enterprise platforms have emerged as the technological flywheel that drives strategic, long-term organizational growth and enables innovative business models. I have witnessed these enterprise platforms becoming instrumental in achieving sustainable business growth, helping organizations scale efficiently while meeting the dynamic demands of a modern-day enterprise. However, implementing such platforms and tech ecosystems becomes particularly challenging when sustainability is a core consideration in their development.