Saswata Kar

Head of Master Data, Analytics and Data Sciences Philips

Saswata is Head of Master Data, Analytics & Data Sciences for Philips GBS, globally. He is also responsible for driving and managing the analytics mandate for the Supply Chain, Marketing, Services, Quality & Regulatory, Sales functions for Philips internally.

Saswata brings more than 2 decades of experience in the Data Sciences (Marketing, Digital, Operations, Supply Chain & Risk) from leading Healthcare, Retail Services, Cards, Consumer Lending, Mortgages and Automotive organizations. He has a proven track record in improving organizational effectiveness by leveraging advanced analysis and operational excellence practices.

He is currently a Forum member at AI & IOT forum of NASSCOM & also on SSON global advisory board. In ‘22, Saswata has been adjudged in Top 100 AI Leader in "Data Science Transformers" category in MachineCon 2022 organized by Analytics India Magazine. He has also been felicitated in the "AI Makers 100" list thereby earning a spot on the 3AI wall of fame in ’22 and ’24.

He is passionate about AI and Analytics and regularly writes and talks in various Industry leading forums like Economic Times, shaping opinions about this upcoming industry.

Main Conference Day Two – Thursday, 24 April 2025

2:10 PM Panel Discussion - Beyond Proof of Concepts: Integrating Generative AI into your Centre as an Accelerator of Transformation

How does Generative AI integrate into the GCC and GBS? We gather technology leaders to discuss how to unlock the potential of Generative AI to drive strategic decision making and business insights. 

• Establishing practical guidelines and governance to roll out Generative AI applications  

• Overcoming the system biases and learning how to scale

• Sharing of use cases on actual Generative AI outputs and lessons learnt

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Saswata.

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