Dr. Vishal Sikka is the founder and CEO of Vian AI Systems, a startup company that provides advanced AI software to enterprises. Previously, he was the CEO and Managing Director of Infosys Limited, a multinational IT services company, from 2014 to 2017. From 2002 to 2014, He was at SAP SE, a multinational software company, where He served on the Executive Board and held responsibility for all of SAP’s products. He serves on the Board of Directors of Oracle Corporation, the Supervisory Board of BMW Group and on the Advisory Board for Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. He holds a PhD in computer science with a focus on artificial intelligence from Stanford University.