Speakers

Simon Ninan is the Chief Strategy Officer for Hitachi Vantara, the data infrastructure arm of global industrial powerhouse Hitachi and a market leader in AI-powered, mission-critical data platforms. In his role, Simon is responsible for developing and driving the company’s evolution towards growth, innovation and leadership in the AI era, bringing data to life through powerful solutions that drive real-world outcomes. The core pillars of this strategy include artificial intelligence, hybrid cloud and sovereign architectures, next-gen data centers, cyber-resilience, data management, and sustainability. Simon is also a senior leader within the Corporate Strategy Office for Hitachi Ltd., the parent company of Hitachi Vantara. In this capacity, he leads advisory and business planning activities for regional tech-oriented and business model strategies that maximize cross-business synergies while capitalizing on emerging trends and opportunities. Prior to Hitachi, Simon was a strategy leader with Monitor Deloitte consulting, including a stint as COO of its India practice. As an advisor to senior client executives across startups and Fortune 500 companies, he led several large-scale business and technology transformation programs, spanning new business and product standups, growth and scale programs, and business model transformations. Simon has a passion for promoting responsible strategies that maximize value for business and society, and is a sought-after authority on the topics of AI data strategies and business models, data governance and sovereignty, and next-gen data center design. Simon holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Information Science and an MBA in Strategy and International Business; he resides with his wife and pre-teen son in the bustling Silicon Valley area.