Speakers

Deepak is a well-decorated technocrat honoured as Top 10 Agripreneur 2019 by Future Agro Challenge, Greece, Technology Pioneer 2018 by World Economic Forum, Switzerland and Top 10 Social Entrepreneur by UNDP, Geneva. He has also served as a member of the Expert Panel of the World Economic Forum on Digital Transformation. He has been an active voice in the agriculture and food space with demonstrated evangelism in areas of Agriculture Policy, Food Safety & Security, Protected & Regenerative Farming, and Digital & Smart Agriculture.

Deepak is a global influencer in the agriculture and food technology domain being a regular speaker, moderator, and evangelist. He is currently advising and mentoring various technology companies in the areas of his influence including the application of Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Blockchain, Geo-Spatial Technology, Computer Vision, Mobile Technology, Drones, and the Internet of Things. He is well networked across more than 50 countries with a strong footprint in Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Deepak regularly speaks and shares his views addressing supply & demand, technology intervention, and policy on National Television (CNBC, Zee etc.) on commodities including Wheat, Corn, Pulses, and Spices. His areas of immediate interest and activities include Platform and Ecosystem Building, Strategy for Digital Transformation & 4th Industrial Revolution, New Product/Market Go to Strategy, Digital Outreach, Business and Revenue Model Innovation, Partnerships and Multi-Stakeholder Approach.

Deepak sits on the board of advisors of various AgTech Incubators, Accelerators and VCs. He has 24 years of diverse experience working across 34 countries on various projects. He also advised various private, public, and multilateral organizations in the agriculture and technology domain.

Deepak is a regular speaker of global repute with the honour of speaking at events including the Afro World Agri Food – Tanzania, Global Agriculture Summit – Greece, African Innovation Week - Ethiopia, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting – Davos/Tianjin, WEF ASEAN - Hanoi, WEF AFRICA – South Africa, Global Forum on Innovations for Marginal Environments – UAE, NASDAQ Technology Pioneer Meeting – New York, African Union Private Sector Conference – Madagascar, GROW ASIA – Singapore, Better Rice Initiative Asia – Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, and Thailand.

Deepak is a regular contributor to various research in the Agriculture Economics, Technology and Innovation domain, conducted by organizations and think tanks like NASSCOM, Nikkei Asia, Alpha Beta, All India Management Association (AMA), CII, Frost & Sullivan, PwC, BCG, World Economic Forum (WEF) to name a few.

Other awards and recognitions include CEO of top 10 startups by Cultivate Program of UNDP, top 100 Social Entrepreneur listed by the National University of Singapore and DBS Foundation, NASSCOM award for using AI for Good, top 10 Start-Ups CEO impacting Indonesia by AliPay, top CEO of Start-Up in AgTech by Indian Council for Food and Agriculture, and ABSA Award for Leader with Strategic Vision. He is a well-published author with various published books (John Wiley & Sons, CRC Press) on technology and business. He has been profiled by reputed publications/media including Forbes, Nikkei, Channel News Asia, YourStory, Nasscom Research, Inc42, and Business Insider to name a few.

Deepak is the founder of HnyB, a boutique consulting company specializing in the dynamic intersection of Agriculture, Technology, and Economics. With a focus on the agriculture sector, HnyB provides expert guidance and strategic advice to various stakeholders within the agriculture ecosystem. Initiatives undertaken by AgriChain, DigiAgri, and MyCrop (Three AgTech companies Deepak Founded) have Increased the Productivity of Farmers and Enhanced the Quality of Output, Catalyzed Sustainability of Cultivation, and hence increased the Income of thousands of farmers across multiple countries. He also advised various private, public, and multilateral organizations in the agriculture and technology domain.