Ashtad Engineer is the Head of Technology, Energy and VP, Tech & Digitization at Adani Group, a $12 billion infrastructure conglomerate with interests in ports and logistics, power generation and transmission, renewable energy, gas distribution, and agricultural products. Ashtad is a life-long Digital Industry leader, having led Strategic Sales and Partner Ecosystems at Wonderware during its ownership by Invensys and later Schneider Electric. Prior, he led the SAP Manufacturing Systems practice for Tata Consulting Services and worked in consulting with Rockwell Automation.
In our conversation, Ashtad takes us through his digital industry journey and his early education and work in control systems. He then looks into the convergence of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) and the future of the IT/OT gap. He also describes the importance of why understanding your data will help accelerate your digital strategy. Lastly, he assesses the impact of COVID-19 has had in addition to some exciting startups to keep an eye on.
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Disclaimer: This podcast episode reflects the personal opinion of Ashtad Engineer, and not necessarily that of the Adani Group.
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