This session will be presented by, Ms. Rajashree Rao, Head of Partnerships & Ecosystem (APAC) at R² Data Labs, Rolls Royce.

Shree, as she is known, is a globally acclaimed Industry Thought leader, visionary, advisor, principal consultant & mentor in next-gen technologies - AI, CloudComputing, Data Analytics, Robotics, Industry 4.0, IoT, IIoT, Blockchain, and Smart Cities/Nation across industry verticals. Awarded Top100 Women B2B Global Thought Leaders - 2020 Awarded Top20/50 Global Thought leaders and Influencers in AI, Blockchain, Cloud, 5G, AR/ VR, and IoT, by Thinkers360. Alumni of IBM, Intel Corporation & SAP with 20 years in the corporate world, across India, US & APAC, Shree is instrumental in leading & influencing the technology adoption within the Singapore Government and Public Sector for building the SmartCity & SmartNation Initiatives in the APAC region. Shree is a passionate technologist who challenges the industry and technology providers to innovate and think out of the box since she believes that Technology's principal goal is to enable an individual, organization, city, or a nation to retrofit their existing system/business model/solutions/infrastructure, which will empower and transform the way people live, and work in the era of digital transformation. Shree has developed an innovation strategy for restructuring and reconstructing existing business models. Shree is a radical who is known for breaking the glass ceiling in her professional and personal life to evolve into who truly she wants to be. Shree is a Graduate (Hons.) from Bangalore University in Business Management and has a diploma in Computer Science - Ecommerce. She enjoys international travel, cooking and is in the constant pursuit of the spiritual. She is also passionate about women's empowerment and spends her free time working with women and women's organizations. Note: You can check her articles on technology at www.techutzpah.com She has also recently submitted her proposal to the GOI on building National Health Registry -https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/effectiveness-aarogya-setu-app-post-pandemic-proposal-rajashree-rao/