OUR FOUNDERS OF TECH EMIRATES ADVOCATES
PARESH DESHMUKH
Paresh Deshmukh is a visionary leader with a proven track record in driving organisational growth, fostering innovation, and delivering exceptional results across diverse industries. Paresh started Baseel Group in 2012, focusing on cybersecurity and data protection services. Baseel Group has soared since then and offers a comprehensive portfolio of IT services and products, helping customers across 100-plus countries. Read More
As a passionate serial entrepreneur with significant experience in launching and scaling successful ventures across diverse industries, with a relentless drive for innovation and a keen eye for market opportunities, he brings disruptive ideas to life. He builds high-growth businesses from the ground up. He fosters collaborative teams, forges strategic partnerships, and delivers exceptional value to customers and stakeholders.
Paresh is a motivated philanthropist dedicated to making a positive difference. With a solid commitment to social impact and community empowerment, He leverages resources, expertise, and network to support initiatives that drive meaningful change and address pressing societal challenges. He believes in the power of collaboration and innovation to create a more equitable and sustainable future for all.
He is also the founder and Director of the Global CISO Society, which aims to bring Cyber professionals and organisations together; the Co-founder of Cyber London, which has a key focus on Innovation, Skills, and Community in the Cyber community of London; and the Founder and Chairperson of the Maulee Foundation, a charity working on Social causes across Asia, Africa, and Europe. Read Less
KRIS WADIA
Kris Wadia is currently the CEO of Value Return-On-Investment (Value RoI), helping businesses maximize shareholder value. Having conducted business in nearly 70 countries worldwide, he now operates out of the Emirates. Read More
Earlier, as a Partner at Accenture, he helped launch and grow the Global Delivery Network (GDN) of digital technologists to 78,000 employees in 27 countries in just 12 years. At Quintiles, the world’s largest clinical trials outsourcer, he created the world’s first Clinical GDN with 7,000 professionals in 5 countries.
He is a Speaker at Global Conferences, most recently at GISEC (cyber security), Thomson Reuters Synergy (business growth in UAE and KSA) and HRM TechFest (optimizing human capital).
Kris has authored five books and been quoted in Bloomberg Businessweek, UK Financial Times, CNN, Emirates TV and the World Economic Forum, as a thought leader on offshoring, virtual team leadership and profit optimization. He mentors start-ups on a pro-bono basis, most recently in UAE at CyberE71, and has helped mid-career women become Board-ready via Aurora50. As an Advisory Board Member of The ESG Institute Singapore, he focuses on converting jargon into actionable Board-level governance. Read Less