Kishore Bhargava is a highly experienced Technology Consultant with over 40 years of expertise in Network Architecture, Security, Unified Messaging, Project Management, and IT Planning & Strategy. As an early adopter of technology, Kishore has a deep understanding of the latest gadgets and trends in the industry. He has been an active member in several open source communities in India and has contributed to various technology magazines and media outlets.Away from the tech world, Kishore is a wildlife enthusiast and enjoys capturing the beauty of animals and birds through photography. He is also a self-proclaimed geek, lifelong learner, and aspiring coffee connoisseur, based in Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
Venkatraghavan S is an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad (1996) batch and IIT, Madras. He has been working in the Investment Banking space for over 25 years, managing Capital Markets and M&A transactions across sectors. In 2021, Venkat completed 100 Capital Market fund raising transactions. He was associated with IDFC Bank as Managing Director & Head – ECM. During his of 15 years stint at IDFC`s Investment Banking practice (and in SSKI, before it was acquired by IDFC), he has successfully led many leading company IPOs & QIPs. He also had a stint with SBI Capital Markets for over 7 years advising on M&A and Advisory transactions. He presently leads the Equity Capital Markets vertical at Equirus Capital Pvt Ltd.
Lakshman Mahadevan is faculty at the Lutgert College of Business, Florida Gulf Coast University. Prior to his current position, Lakshman served as faculty member at Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode. Lakshman received his PhD in Information Systems from the University of Memphis. His research interests are mainly in the areas of information privacy and e-commerce. His articles have been published in journals such as the Communications of the AIS and Journal of Computer Information Systems. Lakshman teaches courses such as E-commerce, Information Technology Strategy, Big Data Analytics and Digital Transformation. Prior to joining academia, Lakshman was an Enterprise Architect at FedEx and has over 15 years of Information Technology experience.