Dharani Karthikeyan

Dharani Karthikeyan, Vice President, Global head of Engineering for Analytics at SAP

She is a distinguished technology leader with over two decades of experience driving innovation in enterprise software. As Vice President at SAP Labs India, she spearheads the development of the analytics platform and leads the strategic integration of Artificial Intelligence into core business workflows, helping organizations make smarter, data-driven decisions.

She has successfully built and scaled global teams, nurtured ground-up innovation, and delivered mission-critical solutions with operational excellence. Her leadership has been pivotal in executing large-scale transformational programs that have elevated enterprise analytics capabilities and enabled digital transformation at scale. As a certified Design Thinking coach, she integrates a user-centric approach into problem-solving, ensuring innovation translates into tangible business value.

A passionate advocate for diversity in tech and nation-building through innovation, Dharani actively contributes to industry bodies like NASSCOM and ASSOCHAM. She is also deeply committed to mentoring young minds and regularly speaks at schools and colleges to inspire the next generation of technologists.

Dharani is a recognized thought leader and frequent keynote speaker at premier technology conferences, industry forums, and academic institutions. She is widely recognized for her thought leadership in Data, Analytics, and AI,