For nearly three decades, Dr Sumit Chowdhury has worked on designing the digital infrastructure that transforms nations across telecommunications, cities, mobility and energy. He is Founder of Gaia Smart Cities and National Engineer-in-Charge for the National Highways Authority of India. His career includes CIO roles at Reliance Jio, Reliance Communications and Brookfield Properties, as well as partner-level positions at IBM and KPMG/BearingPoint. He is also Founder and President of GreenEarthX, Founder and CEO of Hydreen, and an Independent Director at Goodyear India. Sumit holds a Ph.D. and MS from Carnegie Mellon University, where he remains Visiting Faculty, and a B.Tech from IIT Kanpur. He is the author of the bestseller “The Rules of the Game”, published by Bloomsbury, and a TEDx speaker.