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Nandan Nilekani is the Co-founder and Chairman of EkStep, a not-for-profit effort to create a learner centric, technology based platform to improve basic literacy and numeracy for millions of children. He was most recently the Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in the rank of a Cabinet Minister. Nandan Nilekani was previously the Co-chairman, Infosys Technologies Limited, which he co-founded in 1981.
Born in Bengaluru, Nilekani received his Bachelor’s degree from IIT, Bombay. Fortune magazine conferred him with “Asia’s Businessman of the Year 2003”. In 2005, he received the prestigious Joseph Schumpeter prize for innovative services in economy, economic sciences and politics. In 2006, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan. He was also named Businessman of the Year by Forbes Asia. Time magazine listed him as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2006 and 2009. Foreign Policy magazine listed him as one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers in 2010. He won The Economist Social and Economic Innovation Award for his leadership of India’s Unique Identification initiative (Aadhaar). In 2017, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from E&Y. CNBC-TV 18 conferred India Business Leader award for outstanding contribution to the Indian economy in 2017 and he also received the 22nd Nikkei Asia Prize for Economic and Business Innovation, 2017.
Nandan Nilekani is the author of “Imagining India” and co-authored his second book with Viral Shah, “Rebooting India: Realizing a Billion Aspirations”.
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Infosys
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Infosys provides digital services and consulting to thousands of customers all over the world. With over four decades of experience as a digital services leader, they became the first IT company from India to be listed on NASDAQ. Today, they have roughly 335,000 employees and operate across more than 50 countries worldwide. Infosys manages the systems and operations of global enterprises, and more specifically, makes sure that they are headed in the right direction on their "digital journey". They cater to Aerospace & Defense, Agriculture, Automotive, Chemical Manufacturing, Communication Services, and just about any other industry you can possibly think of. With each enterprise they work with, they hope to foster innovation and provide them with the new realities of business technology today. For those industries, they are experts in Digital Marketing, Digital Workplace Services, Applied AI, Blockchain, Enterprise Agile DevOps, Salesforce, Cybersecurity, etc. Their main services are in the categories of Application Development and Maintenance, Business Process Management, Consulting Services, and Incubating Emerging Offerings. Their services help accelerate productivity and optimize business performance. More specifically, their suite of products within these services include EdgeVerve, Finnacle, Cortex, Meridian, Panaya, Equinox, Wingspan, HELIX, and Polycloud. These platforms help businesses achieve digital transformation through AI and Machine Learning. Overall, Infosys is constantly working to transform organizations by augmenting their core digital capabilities. Infosys helps organizations become better equipped to respond to disruptions in the market as well as move forward effectively whether that is seeking out a new business model, innovation, or advancement in their current operating model.