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Sham is Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Tech Mahindra, driving enterprise-wide innovation and engineering-led solutions. With deep expertise in digital transformation, cloud adoption, automation, and platform modernization, Sham is passionate about creating future-ready ecosystems that deliver measurable business outcomes. As CTO, Sham shapes Tech Mahindra’s technology vision and strategy, aligning innovation with business value creation and accelerating the company’s journey toward a digital-first, hyperconnected world using AI as a central lever for transformation. His focus on building resilient, scalable, and sustainable technology architectures ensures that global enterprises can modernize and thrive in an era of rapid change.

Sumit Kumar Popli is a seasoned leader with more than 25 years of global experience in driving entrepreneurial success and transforming large business units across various Industries, including Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT), Retail & CPG, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Travel & Transportation, and Manufacturing. He has strong expertise in P&L management, strategy formulation and execution, and developing strategic partnerships and alliances. Sumit is known for building and scaling valuable business relationships and consistently delivering exceptional results for stakeholders. He spent over 22 years at TCS as Vice President and Global Head of the Hardware & Consumer Technology Industry (Computer Platforms), significantly contributing to the unit's rapid growth. In 2022, Sumit joined Deloitte as a Managing Director in the TMT Industry, focusing on expanding their operation and Technology Services offerings within the TMT and Private Equity sectors for over two years. Sumit graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the National Institute of Technology in Kurukshetra, India. 

Nikhil has been a researcher all his life and is now leading the growth of AI and Quantum Computing research within Tech Mahindra. His area of business research is how quantum Computing, AI, and neuroscience would inspire the growth of AI and the next change in society, business, and humanity. He has won numerous awards, including the 2020, 2021, and 2023 Innovation Congress awards, for being the most innovative leader in India.

Nikhil is also a TEDx speaker and the author of a best-seller book – Courage, the Journey of an Innovator. One of his long-standing visions has been to enable machines to talk in the local Indian dialects. Most notably, he has spearheaded Project Indus, Tech Mahindra's seminal effort to build Indic LLM (homegrown large language model), which was successfully launched globally in June 2024.

Nikhil holds a master's degree in computing with a specialization in distributed computing from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, and is an avid physicist.

Ateet boasts a rich professional journey spanning over 22 years in the industry, with a robust background in navigating diverse geographies and spearheading strategic initiatives. 

His academic credentials include an MBA from the University of East London and a Business Management Certification from Harvard Business School (HBS). He currently leads growth initiatives for practice build-up for the Semiconductor vertical and Strategic Accounts at Tech Mahindra. Based in the Bay Area, US. He works towards strategically strengthening key partnerships across the value chain of semiconductors, driving innovation and fostering collaboration, along with actively enhancing Tech Mahindra’s association with key industry forums globally.

As a trusted co-pilot to the MD & CEO at Tech Mahindra, Ateet leverages his extensive industry experience to implement transformative strategies, enhancing agility and driving tangible results to the company’s trajectory.

An accomplished telecom industry veteran with 20 years of professional experience. Held various leadership roles in Fortune 100 companies leading technology initiatives from incubation to operationalization that transformed businesses and increased enterprise value. Manish is an Expert in leading large and global teams, developing end to end technology solutions, and creating / managing strategic partnerships that directly improve enterprise value.