In this session Kuldeep Solanki, VP, SAP India would speak about his journey and experience. He has played a variety of roles in professional career spanning over 19 years.

The session would cover learnings from his own professional life and the successful managers that he works under. He would try to encapsulate the roles of Leadership Successful Managers Must Play namely Mentor & Coach, Critique, Chef and Learner/Student always. We would be discussing these roles and their relevance in the context of leadership.

What do you need to bring along?

• An open mind
• Curiosity and questions 

Key TakeawaysPost this sessions participant would get a sneak peek into the presenters leadership style and some the key takeaways would be:

• Ability to self-analyse your leadership style and collaborate with your teams more effectively.
• Work with your teams to create a culture of learning, merit and appreciation.
• Mentor and develop future leadership in your teams. 

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Kuldeep Solanki is the Vice-President and Head of Services Sales business at SAP India. In his current role he is responsible for driving the Services Sales Business and laying out the strategy for sustainable growth of services sales. He will be instrumental in driving the business strategy and sales execution to meet the services sales revenue goals. As well as managing strategic customer relationships and establish high performing teams.

Most recently, he was the head of Asia Pacific Business for Ayasdi, a Silicon Valley start-up pioneering in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. His role included establishing the company in APAC, building local teams and driving new businesses in the region. 

With over 18 years of sales and leadership experience, Kuldeep has worked with several multinational companies such as Avaya, Genesys and Tata Telecom as a successful business leader. 

Kuldeep is an Engineering graduate from NSIT, Delhi University and has completed his Executive Management Certificate from Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley. He is based in Bangalore and is passionate about traveling to places of historical importance, cooking fusion food and has recently acquired photography as a hobby.