Prof. Visveswar Mavathur is Professor in Practice and Director, Centre for Emerging Business. He joined PES University after 33+ years of industry experience in large technology corporations like TCS, Capgemini and Cisco. Prof. Mavathur started his career as a B.Tech. engineer designing semiconductor devices, and later obtained a full-time MBA (PGDM) at IIMB. He has also been a Rotary International Foundation GSE Scholar. Having worked with customers across India, USA, Singapore and Australia, Prof. Mavathur has held executive level responsibility for strategy, business planning, innovation, emerging technologies including Digital & Cloud, and emerging business models. Prof. Mavathur writes a popular blog on the impact of Emerging Technologies on Business. He has a large following on Linkedin, about 9000 including tech professionals and C-suite leaders. His articles have been published in the World Economic Forum website, CHRO Magazine, CMO India, 1:1 CRM, Cloud Computing Intelligence, Communications Today, etc. For more information on Prof. Mavathur and his work, see www.linkedin.com/in/vishmavathur.