9JULY - SEPTEMBER - 20209July - September 2019What are some of the generic points of discussion that go on in your leadership panel? What are the strategic points that you go by to steer the company forward?Being on the executive team of the company I have the responsibility of facilitating companywide strategic planning sessions and I also look after the enterprise project management office that reports to IT. So we understand what the best strategy for the company as well as the projects across the entire organization. By now we have a good grasp of our company strategy and projects, and so moving forward we will have a brainstorming session to think about ways to further drive digital technology and innovation across the company. Also, throughout the year we conduct meetings which we call as strategic alignment meetings to take steps towards change.How do you see the evolution a few years from now with regards to disruptions and transformations within tehcnology space?I believe that the workforce has to change because every job is going to end up being a technology embedded job. There's going to be a lot of automation, and robotics is going to be huge in the upcoming years as well as artificial intelligence and machine learning. Individuals in the schools need to focus on gaining knowledge on the emerging technologies at an early stage of their education, and accordingly, schools should ensure that their education, and accordingly, schools should ensure that their students are comfortable with technology and the application of it.What is your advice for budding technologists in the IoT space?One needs to understand the industry they are in, collaborate with their peers, be bold to take up a leadership role, and advance the things that are going to create the most value for the organization. But to go ahead with the initiatives you need to know will people follow you and for that to happen, they need to have complete trust in you. In any business that involves manufacturing or where you have got an operation technology component you have to look for integrations with your IT environment otherwise you will be overlooked in the industry.
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