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Advisors

Ashwin Kak

Advisor

With 14 years of experience, Ashwin is a corporate responsibility professional specializing in CSR, Sustainability, and Agriculture. He has led these functions at Pidilite and AB InBev, where he also managed Procurement & Sustainability for India & South-East Asia. He spent his early career driving Fevicol’s growth across India. Ashwin has created impactful initiatives in climate action, supply chain sustainability, water stewardship, renewable energy, and micro-entrepreneurship. He launched the Sustainability 100+ platform with CNBC TV-18 and developed decarbonization roadmaps for supply chain
partners. Currently, he advises start-ups globally and serves as Advisor – Strategy and Development at Amplo Global. He is a recognized thought leader, having spoken at major conferences like UN Climate Change and The Economist Circularity Forum. He holds advanced leadership certifications in Sustainability from Stanford University and a PG in Public Policy from
Takshashila Institution.

Industry Specialization:
CSR, Sustainability, Agriculture, Supply Chain, Climate Action

Functional Expertise:
Sustainability Strategy, Supply Chain, Climate Action, Public Policy, Procurement

Bata Senapati

Advisor

Bata is a seasoned Supply Chain Technology professional with 30 years of leadership experience in developing and executing technology strategies, driving digital supply chain transformations, and setting up modern technology innovation centers utilizing IoT, AI, and ML. His expertise spans portfolio management, application development, vendor management, and
leadership. Currently the Vice President of Supply Chain Technology at HAVI, Bata focuses on transforming supply chain technology in areas like Finance, Procurement, Order Management, and Warehouse & Transportation Management. Previously, he led technology transformation initiatives at global brands while at KPMG and Tata Consultancy Services.
Bata holds certifications in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) and Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) from ASCM
 
Industry Specialization:
Logistics, QSR, Electronics, Manufacturing, Energy, Automotive, Pharma, Media, Airlines, Retail Banking
 
Functional Expertise:
Supply Chain Management, Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, WMS, TMS, CRM, Data Architecture, BI/KPI
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Cyra Richardson

Advisor

With rich experience of more than 20 years in the IT industry, Cyra Richardson has played multiple roles as a technical entrepreneurial leader (General Manager, Engineering Director etc.) in start ups and in large organizations. She has expertise in the consumer designing and executive coaching. She had helped Microsoft to achieve top level business improvement (worth 13.5 point NSAT) and also empowered some well known e-commerce organizations to generate $312 Million revenue growth. She is an effective leader and delivered impactful solutions to the market for the large organizations & for the start ups as well.

Industry Specialization:
E-commerce, IT, AI, Robotics & SaaS

Functional Expertise:
Industry 4.0 Technologies, IoT, ML, AI, Simulation, Autonomous Systems, Robotics, Cloud, HW, Edge, Program Management, Business Development and Technical Leadership

Greg Plum

Advisor

Greg has been recognized as an industry expert in the collaboration and unified communications space, having co-authored the book Getting Started with Skype for Business Online, and channel development having built partner programs from scratch for multiple SaaS providers. He has lobbied on Capitol Hill in support of the IT industry and is a 3x TEDx speaker. Greg also currently serves as the chair of CompTIA’s Emerging Technology Community, chair of Technology Forum of Delaware, and mentor for the University of Delaware’s Executive Mentor Program.

Industry Specialization:
Technology, Software and Solutions

Functional Expertise:
Strategizing GTM plans for SaaS founders and CROs. Partnerships, strategic alliances, and marketplaces.

Scott Ryan

Advisory Sales

Scott is a strategic go-to-market leader with experience across high tech, financial services and management consulting. He has focused on growth, profit and impact in all of his professional roles. Some highlights include growing market share as the Sales COO for Bank of America, leading institutional banking penetration at Salesforce and integrating ESG & KYC sales plays at Moody’s Analytics. Following a successful career pushing the envelope at large corporations, Scott has turned towards entrepreneurial and advisory roles in climate tech and fin tech. He is enjoying the chance to leverage his engineering roots from Johns Hopkins and MBA studies from New York University. Scott is also a member of the leadership council of NRDC and was previously a board member of WhyHunger.

Suneet Bhatt

Advisory – GTM

Suneet is the Founder of My Authentic Story, where he helps individuals discover and live their purpose. He also teaches the course “Find and Evolve Your Purpose” at Rutgers University. With 25 years of experience across various sectors, Suneet has led multiple company transformations, raised over $40mm, served as Board Chair and President of the world’s largest B-Corp Certified BPO, and facilitated transactions totaling over $100mm. Outside of his professional work, Suneet serves on the Board of Education for Metuchen, NJ, and writes socially impactful children’s books (Dream Village).
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William Haines

Advisor

Bill has spent 35 years designing, building, deploying, and managing technology for a variety of industries, including process manufacturing, office machine sales and distribution, retail, discrete manufacturing, and more. For the last 10 years, Bill was the Supply Chain CIO for a vertically integrated global retail brand. Bill has a particular passion for Industry 4.0 technologies and its benefits for global manufacturers.

Industry Specialization:
Discrete Manufacturing, Retail, Distribution, Marketing

Functional Expertise:
Industry 4.0 Technologies: Process Automation, Additive Manufacturing, Data & Analytics, IoT, IT/OT Integration; MRP, Integrated Planning, and Diamond Cutting Polishing