Tips From Top – Disruptive Technologies For ‘Digital Desh’. Dr Dinesh Chandrasekar, Director, Global Solutions And Innovations, Hitachi Consulting

Moving on from the consequences of disruption, Dinesh also talked about how modern technologies such as IOT could help businesses survive and thrive. Stressing particularly about the importance of IOT in modern industry, he gave examples from a variety of projects of Hitachi Consulting to showcase how IOT technologies could be implemented in a wide range of sectors, from retail to public safety to health services to the automotive sector. Further detailing IOT solutions, he gave several examples from his own experience in the fields of predictive maintenance and smart city projects, endeavours in which IOT technologies provided solutions which weren't possible with legacy, unconnected technologies.

The audience was then treated to an interactive Q&A session, in which the speaker answered queries on a wide range of issues. From voicing opinions on future of automation and its consequences on human careers, to providing insights into how such developments would reassert the importance of human critical thinking and creative skills, Dinesh also highlighted the need for constant learning to stay ahead of the curve, saying “ Don't be a know it all, be a learn it all.” The session proved to be highly insightful and was deeply appreciated by the audience.