Nandan Nilekani
Infosys Co-founder | Shaping India's Digital Future
About
Nandan Nilekani is a prominent technology leader and social entrepreneur who co-founded Infosys, one of India's most successful IT services companies. As former Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India, he pioneered the world's largest biometric ID program, Aadhaar, which now covers over 1.
3 billion citizens. Nilekani's influential TED talks and bestselling books explore how technology and innovation can address global challenges.
His keynotes provide a visionary perspective on the transformative power of digital platforms to drive economic and social progress, especially in emerging markets.
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Ideas for India's future
Nandan Nilekani, the visionary co-founder of outsourcing pioneer Infosys, explains four brands of ideas that will determine whether India can continue its recent breakneck progress.
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