Roundtable discussions aimed towards growing long-lasting relationships with other influential leaders across the US
Research-driven thought leadership on people experience design and strategy tailored, tailored towards the workforce of 2022
Best practice collaboration to equip your organization with people-improving factors to succeed this year
We'll keep things fairly informal, but will make sure to cover the following:
Introductions and a brief spotlight on Umesh Sripad, CDO & CTO at PetMeds & PetCareRx, to kick off the conversation.
Group roundtable discussion focused on harnessing cross-functional expertise and agile methodologies to accelerate AI-powered development and drive immediate impact.
Q&A and best practice collaboration on operationalizing data-driven insights, fostering continuous experimentation, and building a resilient AI roadmap for sustained growth.
Umesh has had a prolific career as a public company executive (PetMeds, Overstock, Bed Bath & Beyond) and PE-backed growth driver (The Weather Channel and PureRED), to lead multi-billion-dollar P&Ls, integrate global teams, and reshape customer and business value chains through end-to-end modernization. His M&A portfolio spans landmark deals, including the $2.2B sale of The Weather Company to IBM, IKEA’s acquisition of TaskRabbit, Traemand, and GeoMagical Labs, minority stakes in Houzz and Optoro, and PureRED’s acquisition by ITG.
Whether launching platform businesses, scaling AI-powered SaaS, or leading omnichannel reinvention, Umesh specializes in navigating complexity to drive growth. He's operated across the U.S., New Zealand, and global markets, bringing a global lens to strategy, execution, and team culture.
Monika brings over 25 years of experience in delivering innovative solutions to tech companies. She has focused on business and technology management across entrepreneurial ventures, Fortune 500 companies, and consulting firms. With deep expertise in management consulting, information management, process optimization, and customer relationship management, Monika has held leadership roles at Ernst & Young, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, OnStar, and Daugherty Business Solutions.
At her previous employer, Monika had P&L responsibility for the Atlanta Business Office, overseeing Sales Solutioning, Delivery, Recruiting, and Operations for a team of over 200 consultants. During her four-year tenure, the company doubled in size, created a team-based culture, won 12 awards, and increased employee morale to its highest levels. While at the Big 4, Monika was a Senior Leader driving growth and innovation for technology and telecom clients, including Sprint, Global One, AstroLink, OnStar, and many others. She was a WIT Women of the year award winner in 2024 and is a finalist for the ATP Leadership awards. This year, she has been nominated to TAG Board of Directors.
Ronnie has over 25 years of experience in the IT field and started his career as an IT manager at AT&T. He went on later to lead the web services department at NPI Communications, the largest real estate publisher at the time. Ronnie then consulted for IBM’s National e-Business practice as a Senior Software Architect and Consultant, before co-founding Softensity with a number of partners.
Ronnie holds a B.Sc. Industrial Management from Georgia Tech and an MBA in Finance from Georgia State University. His current role at Softensity is Chief Customer Officer, enabling clients to do more with less, to innovate and to walk paths no one has traversed before. In his off time, Ronnie enjoys baking, cooking, astronomy and music.
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