A Leader’s Toolkit: Data Analytics and Visualization

Dr. Kanad Basu

Marco Serrato serves as Associate Vice President of Arizona State University's Learning Enterprise, which serves learners across their entire lifespan. Under this role, Marco collaborates with academic units and faculty across the university to identify and oversee opportunities to serve such learners. Marco has a global understanding of higher education, including professional, executive and continuing education programs across different industries, geographies and emerging technology platforms. Originally from Mexico, Marco is a first-generation college graduate that holds a double-degree PhD in Industrial Engineering: Operations Research from Iowa State University and Industrial Engineering, and Operations Management from Tecnológico de Monterrey.

Dr. Treena Basu

Michael Proksch considers himself as an AI transformation executive and thought leader in advanced analytics. He been a researcher and docent in economics and especially consumer psychology at several highly ranked universities in Australia, Asia & Europe. He specializes in motivational psychology and behavioral change, driving change management initiatives across the enterprise value chain and implementing sustainable analytics solutions to augment/automate business processes. Michael hold a PhD in Economics from Kiel University, and an MBA from Leipzig University.

Annie Flippo

Nisha Paliwal is Managing VP of Engineering at Capital One. She is an emerging leader in Technology, a visionary technologist, and a passionate change agent. Nisha joined Capital One in 2015 in Finance Tech, moved on to Small Business Tech and is now the Vice President of Software Engineering in Card, where she is leading the transformation of Core Modernization. She has a Master of Science in Microbiology from University of Pantnagar in India.

Dr. Suman Bhattacharya

Dr. Saurabh Khemka is revolutionizing the construction industry as the leader of the AI division at Parspec, bringing over a decade of experience from various industries. His journey has seen him deliver impactful data science solutions, from energy trading analytics in a trading firm to developing advanced fraud detection, recommendation systems, and customer segmentation strategies at Walmart. He holds a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Zurich, a Master's from EPFL, Switzerland, and a Bachelor's from IIT Roorkee.

Biswajit Pal

Biswajit is a Director of Data Engineering, Analytics and Insight at Tata CLiQ, a leading e-commerce platform in India. He has over 17 years of experience in delivering high-impact data science and data engineering solutions, product development, and consulting services across various domains and markets. Biswajit is also a passionate AI practitioner and a co-chair of Generative AI for 3AI, India's largest platform for the analytics community. He holds a Master of Science in Applied Statistics & Informatics from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.