Data Excellence Leader of the Year

Moataz is an enterprise data and AI transformation leader with a track record of modernizing complex, regulated environments at Fortune 500 companies, turning technology investment into measurable business value across Financial Services, Healthcare, and Energy.

At First Citizens Bank, he leads enterprise data management across 8+ business lines, drawing on a background spanning finance, analytics, engineering, architecture, governance, and AI. He has led complex enterprise initiatives, modernized data environments, strengthened governance in regulated settings, and publishes and speaks on moving AI into production in an economically sound, practical way.

Dhivya is an AI/ML leader with more than 15 years of experience building Machine Learning and Deep Learning solutions in the financial industry. She has designed and developed AI/ML applications using machine learning models, statistical methods, large language models, and other generative AI toolkits alongside computer vision frameworks.

Her experience spans both business and technology development, giving her a thorough understanding of the business and its audience as she leads AI transformation and innovation initiatives.

Sharan leads enterprise data strategy across operational and analytical ecosystems, from OLTP platforms through governed OLAP, analytics, and AI enablement, sitting at the intersection of platform engineering, governance, analytics, and business transformation.

At ModMed, he leads a global data organization scaling secure, business-critical data capabilities, with a focus on cloud platform modernization, governance, analytics enablement, and AI readiness. Across healthcare and media, he has built global teams, modernized platforms on AWS and Databricks, led large-scale migrations, and strengthened governance in regulated environments.

Andres is an industrials, technology, and people leader with 25+ years of experience operating and advising industrial and technology organizations on strategy, talent and capital allocation, and building software and AI, with deep expertise across discrete, hybrid, and process manufacturing industries.

He has built and deployed ML models, fine-tuned LLMs, built an enterprise GenAI product while taking a startup from 0 to 1, and now builds AI agents for industry. Across a 13-year McKinsey career, a 4-year PwC career, and a 6-year startup career spanning 4 continents, he has served 100+ organizations, led authorship of digitaljapan2030.com, and built a reputation as a regarded people leader.

Hina is a technical leader with extensive experience designing and developing scalable, high-performance applications, holding a Master's degree in Information Systems and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Engineering. Through impactful roles at Cisco Systems, VMware, and CloudHealth Technologies, she has built deep expertise in cloud-based microservices, big data platforms, and SaaS solution development.

Beyond her industry contributions, Hina serves as Secretary of the IEEE Young Professionals Chapter and is an active speaker at global and regional technology conferences. Passionate about giving back to the community, she mentors students and delivers guest lectures at universities, inspiring the next generation of technology professionals.

Sabareesh is an engineer who codes, designs, and applies creativity wherever it's needed, from crafting intuitive UIs to building database systems that handle serious scale, with a passion for turning tricky problems into elegant, human-centered solutions.

Today, he works as a hands-on Engineering Manager, learning alongside his team while guiding them toward high-impact results. His work spans everything from frontend experiences to backend storage engines, and he is currently diving into fascinating challenges in industrial software.

He also leads the AVEVA Tech Blog, sharing engineering stories, lessons learned, and ideas worth spreading. For him, leadership starts with curiosity: asking the right questions, exploring new perspectives, and creating space for teams to do their best work.