IBS Software is one of the most inspirational business stories to come out of Kerala and, arguably, the most enduring corporate enterprise in the IT product landscape of India. Founded by V K Mathews in 1997 with 55 inexperienced engineers, IBS Software is today one of the leading enterprise software companies for the global travel, transportation and logistics industry. In a country renowned for IT service companies, IBS Software is an IT product company providing specialized and proprietary mission critical technology solutions to some of the world's largest airlines, busiest airports, leading cruise lines, top oil & gas companies and renowned travel distributors & hotel groups. Today as it enters its 25th year, IBS Software has evolved into a multinational corporation, competing against renowned global IT companies, serving over 200 clients worldwide, employing 3500 professionals from 20 nationalities and poised to be the No. 1 IT solution provider to the global air transportation industry.
VK Mathews, the Founder and Executive Chairman of IBS Software, is a thought leader in the aviation and travel business. He holds several important positions in Government agencies, academic institutions, and trade bodies. Mathews has a Master's degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the IIT Kanpur, and executive management education from Harvard Business School, Boston, USA.
Duleep Sahadevan. Born in Kozhikode.
Schooling at St. Joseph's Boys high school, Kozhikode
Graduate in Chemistry - Farook College
First-generation Entrepreneur.
Co-founder - Software Associates (1991)
Co-founder - Software Associates Information Technologies P. Ltd (2001)
Founder - Ripples IOT Pte Ltd, Singapore (2017)
Postgraduate in Marketing (2007), Strategy (2011) - Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Certificate in Business Process Management - the University of Utrecht, Netherlands (2014)
Certificate in Digital Business Leadership - the University of Utrecht, Netherlands (2018)
Have published technical paper "Digital self-service in Dutch polyclinics" - University of Utrecht, Netherlands (2015) with Dr. Johan Versendaal. Dr. Pascal Ravesteijn & Noemie Abert
Design Thinking, Lego serious play (2015) - Places to work, Netherlands
Guest faculty
IIM Kozhikode PGP batches, Management Development Programme for corporates
NIT-School of Management Studies, Farook Institute of Management, etc
Kerala Govt "Walk with the scholar" initiative
Teacher training under the Department of Science and Technology
Entrepreneur development under the Department of Science and Technology
Advisory roles
Technology Business Incubator, Department of Science and Technology - NIT Calicut
Jury - Kerala Startup Mission
Member - Kerala state High power digital advisory board
NASSCOM - Past Regional council member, Speaker at various NASSCOM product council forums
Pursuing research on Industry 4.0 / connected devices
Attended industry conference across the world
Hobbies include travel, long-distance driving, Music, Yoga, Cooking, Movies & Freemasonry
Wife - Sheeba - Entrepreneur Son - Amarnath - Liberal arts/permaculture/mud house building. Son - Sourav - Entrepreneur
Management Experience of 32 years in various sectors from Consumer electronics, ISP and IT industries.
Btech in mechanical engineering, Customer Service Management from NITIE.
Currently Centre Head at Tata Elxsi Trivandrum.
Worked with Godrej, DDL, Asianet, Speridian Technologies and Accel Transmatic.
Richard is the India Location Leader, EY Global Delivery Services (GDS). In this role, Richard (Richie) is responsible for driving the India operational strategy and Operational transformation initiatives across EY GDS.
Richie has over 29 years of experience and since joining EY in 1997, Richie has held several leadership roles in GDS including in areas of Technology, Knowledge Management, Workplace enablement Services etc. In his current capacity, Richie closely works with the Global Chief Operations officer to create long-term value and deliver the world-class experience for our people and clients.
Richie is also instrumental in strategizing the Open innovation activities of EY GDS and is building an innovation driven ecosystem comprising of Academic institutions, Entrepreneurs and Government institutions
Richie is passionate about entrepreneurship and takes part in mentorship programs and workshops to support young impact entrepreneurs and is a long advocate in bringing technology as a key enabler to solve some of the pressing societal problems. Richie is a firm believer in serving the community and is closely associated with the EY Corporate Responsibility program
Richie’s purpose is to dedicate time and energy to make a meaningful impact in the community so that they can flourish and fulfil their potential.
Post Graduate in Computer Science. Started Career in Keltron as a Programmer Trainee in 1989 and Worked as Scientific Officer till 1995 in National Informatics Center From 1998 to 2007, CTO of Geojit Financial ServicesLtd. 2007 to 2018, MD of Geojit Technologies In 2018, took ED's role in Geojit Financial Services Ltd.
Recognitions
a) KMA Manager of the Year Award
b) BNP Paribas Innovation Award
c) CIO 100 recognition (twice)
With over twenty-five years of experience in the IT, Business, Consulting and Entrepreneurship space, I have delivered solutions to businesses including Universities, Automotive Suppliers, PR and Marketing Firms, IT Solutions, and Insurance. As an IT consultant, I have also been a preferred vendor to Fortune 500 clients like Charles Schwab, Conseco, Allison Transmissions and Eli Lilly.
From Programmer to Project Manager, to Consultant and Business Leader, my experience spans multiple roles and responsibilities that cut across different departments and teams. My core strength is the ability to establish a common vision, communicate a clear understanding of the project goals and company direction, and execute it collaboratively.
As a Founding Member and Executive Director at Suyati Technologies, my role is to ensure that internal and external communication is aligned to the goals and vision of the company. I also oversee Suyati's CSR initiatives. I am also passionate about women entrepreneurship. As a mentor for eWIT's Aceelerated Leadership Program, and as Chair for TiE Kerala's TiE Women initiative for 2021, my focus is to help build the right ecosystem for women entrepreneurs in the state.
Manoj B. Dethan is the CEO of Edify Data Science with 25 years of hands-on extensive global experience in Information Technology and Data Analytics across private and public clouds.
Powered by his Engineering background, Manoj started his entrepreneurial journey in 2004 by Co-founding Kreara Solutions Pvt Ltd and served as its Director. Investing on his expertise in the field, he started the Edify Data Science Pvt Ltd in 2017 which serves transnational clients.
Manoj is associated with G-Tech for more than a decade. He was a member of the Business Focus Group of G-Tech during 2014-2016. In addition to being an Executive Member of the G-Tech during 2020-2022, he also was a member of the G-Tech Member Focus Group. He was actively involved as a member of the By-Laws Committee in amending the By-Laws of the G-Tech and was instrumental in getting G-Tech registered under the RoS.
His influential attribute was functionally reflected when he set up G-Tech’s meeting with Mr. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Govt. of India in November, 2021.
A self-made man with diligence, the virtue of his benevolence is rightly served through his membership in various charitable organisations by way of significant contributions to altruistic causes. He is also a Free Mason.
Eapen Toni John hails from Trivandrum and is a management professional with a Masters in Business Administration. Until his joining GTech, he was with the Confederation of Indian Industry and served the organisation for 4 years from 2014 onwards. Prior to that, he worked with Infosys Bangalore for a couple of years.
