Wayne Busch is group president of NTT DATA Services’ Consulting and Digital Transformation Services. With 28 years in the IT services industry, his leadership of high-impact consulting, digital technology and operations teams has allowed him to personally serve an array of clients across North America and Europe. Wayne helps clients optimize their current business and leverages NTT DATA Services’ capabilities to rotate them toward new waves of growth, creating new operating models through practical advice, digital platform delivery and transformational technology solutions.

Mona Charif is chief marketing officer for NTT DATA Services. She leads marketing, communications and corporate social responsibility, and is executive sponsor of the Women Inspire NTT DATA (WIN) employee resource group. Mona has more than 20 years of success in supporting brand awareness and growth objectives of Fortune 100 companies including Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Lucent Technologies and EDS. She holds a Master of Business Administration from the Naveen Jindal School of Management at the University of Texas-Dallas and a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Texas-Austin.

In his role as Chief Executive Officer of NTT Ltd. in the Americas, Eric drives closer collaboration between NTT DATA and NTT Ltd. operations in the region, supporting the launch of new and innovative combined offerings. Previously, he was the Chief Digital & Strategy Officer for NTT DATA Services, focusing on go-to-market and offering management strategies and solutions. He oversaw the development of the company’s digital portfolio and led the ongoing evolution of insights and capabilities to facilitate client journeys through IT modernization and digital transformation.

Eric holds a Master of Business Administration from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas, Austin, and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the same university. He has more than 25 years of experience in the IT industry. Earlier in his career, Eric held numerous global senior leadership positions with ServiceNow, Dell, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Arthur Andersen Business Consulting, Ernst & Young and Bank of America.

Peter is responsible for leading NTT Limited Enterprise Architecture, Advisory & Innovation, and Cloud teams.  The charter of these teams are to help NTT clients to realize Digitalization. Peter and his team focus on leveraging our substantial assets and Intellectual Property and patents to package solutions that underpin our clients’ digitalization agendas, from solutions for IoT, cloud, SASE, 5G, DevSecOps and digitalized experiences. His priority is to partner with our clients C-Suite to develop the digital change strategies with the executives in our clients and help embed the solutions and services that ensure we’re delivering quantifiable business benefits. Peter is well-known to many C-Suite executives within the boardrooms of enterprises throughout the USA.

Peter has more than 25 years of industry experience in assisting business with Digitalization, applications modernization, data platforms, general management, agile development, strategy, hybrid cloud platforms, and network engineering. Prior to joining NTT Ltd., Peter was the SVP & Chief Digital Officer at Atos and spent 19 years at Dell Technologies. The tenets of Peter’s professional ethos include clients being the center of innovation, agile thinking being the catalyst for transformation and a values-based culture that is focused on relentless execution and having fun.

Allen has over 25 years’ leadership experience in enterprise technology consulting, including executive roles at Accenture, PWC, Thrivent Financial, Ecolab, Magnet 360 and Aeritae Consulting Group.

He brings a passion for building client value by aligning strategies, partnerships, teams, and innovation. At Nexient, he leads and manages the success of Nexient’s regionally-based sales and client-facing leadership teams, including growth, customer satisfaction, and service delivery excellence.

Outside of work, you might find Allen hiking, practicing yoga, or trying to improve his golf game.  He and his wife love to explore new foods, wine, and travel, and spend time with their young adult children.

Vab Goel is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist. Vab is the founding partner of NTT Ltd. Venture Capital (NTTVC), a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley. He is also a strategic advisor to NTT Group companies on strategy, emerging technology, and trends.

Previously, Vab was a Partner at Norwest Venture Partners for 19 years, a leading venture capital firm in Silicon Valley with $8B+ under management where he invested in startups in Asia, Israel, and USA. Vab helped launch multiple successful companies including world’s leading overlay network company, Virtela, which NTT acquired in 2014.

Vab served as Qwest’s Vice President of emerging technologies, a group he founded. In that position, he was responsible for identifying new technologies and the creation and implementation of the “Qwest IP Network and Data Center Strategy.” Prior to joining Qwest, Vab worked at Sprint, where he was a principal architect for the Sprint Internet backbone and contributed to the world’s first IP-over-Optical Internet architecture.

Vab collaborates with global CIOs to understand their challenges and help them adopt new technologies. In 1999, Vab was named as one of the Top 25 Unsung heroes of the internet. Vab holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from George Mason University.

John Graham is executive vice president and group president of the Commercial Sector where he’s responsible for the growth, profitability and services transformation of customers across industries. John has leadership expertise in building high performing teams that can implement operational improvements to drive revenue growth and increased profitability. Before joining NTT DATA Services, John was chief executive officer at Omnitracs and, prior to that, he was president of security, government and infrastructure, for Intergraph Corp, Hexagon AB. John’s prior experience also includes senior executive roles at Capgemini, Ernst & Young, Siebel Systems and EDS. John is also a former naval officer, serving in multiple theatres.

A seasoned professional with experience leading Information Technology teams, Marketing functions, and both private and public organizations. A tenured Chief Executive with experience in funding rounds, public offerings, and private equity transactions. Advisor to early/mid-stage technology and services start-ups from initial seed-rounds through to IPO and acquisition.

Passionate about applying technology to solve business challenges while creating value for both consumer and provider. Fortunate enough to have spent the better part of thirty years chasing that passion while building world-class teams and cultures at leading organizations around the world. The proud father of two college graduate daughters and as a result, keen to ensure equity and diversity in the workplace.

Tanvir Khan serves as the Chief Digital Officer of NTT DATA Services. Tanvir is responsible for the strategy and execution of Digital Transformation across NTT DATA and its clients to deliver better business outcomes. He is a hands-on digital practitioner who drives transformation combining technology, process optimization, analytics, and automation.  Tanvir has a passion for automation and has co-authored 4 patents and 5 patent pending technologies in automation and AI. 
 
Tanvir has been with NTT DATA Services for over 10 years and has worked closely with most clients in his capacity as the Service Delivery leader over the Infrastructure, Workplace and BPO Services, as well as the leader of Intelligent Automation and Data Services.  He also holds the additional responsibility of the President of Health Plan and Life Sciences business unit.

Michelle leads the NTT Ltd. Americas marketing organization, driving brand awareness and demand generation fueled by data-driven insights. She has 20+ years of proven success delivering superior brand experiences that increase growth and profitability at global technology and services organizations such as IBM, PwC, and CA Technologies.  An accomplished and recognized marketing leader, writer and influencer, Michelle regularly speaks about digital marketing excellence and strategic marketing leadership at conferences around the world, including a previous TEDx.

Bill McDermott has served as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of ServiceNow, Inc., a public digital workflow company since November 2019.
From 2010 through 2014, McDermott served as Co-Chief Executive Officer, and from 2014 until October 2019, as sole Chief Executive Officer, of SAP SE (“SAP”), a multinational software company providing enterprise software. McDermott joined SAP in 2002 as Chief Executive Officer of SAP America, Inc., and served on the SAP Executive Board from 2008 until October 2019.

Prior to joining SAP, McDermott served as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Operations at Siebel Systems, Inc. and served as President of Gartner, Inc. 

Prior to that, McDermott held several senior executive roles at Xerox Corporation.

Bill currently serves on the board of directors of Fisker Inc., an automotive technology company and Zoom Video Communications.

Bill received a B.A. in business management from Dowling College, received his M.B.A from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and completed the Executive Development Program at the Wharton School of Business.

Aaron Millstone is president of Digital Transformation Services at NTT DATA Services. An extraordinary and versatile leader, Aaron has extensive experience transforming large organizations, creating agility and growing digital capabilities. Prior to joining NTT DATA, he spent several years with Oracle’s consulting division helping clients adapt to the increasingly cloud-based world with faster, smarter and simpler solutions that drive business innovation.

His career also includes more than 20 years with Accenture, where he led business process and technology transformation initiatives for commercial, healthcare and public sector clients across North America, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. Aaron specializes in aligning technologies to the business needs of each client.

Kaz Nishihata has been the Representative Director, President & Chief Executive Officer, since 2022. Since 2009, he has led Global Business of NTT DATA Corporation as Representative Director and Senior Executive Vice President (2017-2018, 2020-), Executive Vice President and Director of the Board (2015-
2017), and Senior Vice President, Managing Director (2009-2015).

Prior to working for NTT DATA, Kaz Nishihata was Managing Director for NTT Europe and was also appointed President and CEO for NTT Europe Online in July 2006. He was responsible for the EMEA 
region (Europe, Middle East and Africa) for NTT Communications.

Kaz Nishihata joined NTT in 1981. In 1999, he was Vice President heading Global Network Department. In 2004, he managed Network Integration & Solutions Department and concurrently served as the head 
of Global Network Department of the Global Business Division of NTT Communications which operates one of the world’s largest global data networks.

Kaz Nishihata holds a master’s degree in electronic physical engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology. He is qualified for the Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test, and teaches Japanese to students around the world.

Mark has been focusing on applying new technologies to solve B2B problems for 30+ years. Mark helped create Andersen Consulting’s Palo Alto technology center and co-led the creation of a startup SaaS company within Andersen. Mark held product and company leadership roles at venture-backed product companies Genesys, GetThere, Rearden Commerce, and Bill.com, resulting in three IPOs, two acquisitions, and a garage sale. Mark joined Nexient as CEO in 2014 and worked with the team to develop and hone Nexient’s product-centric approach to custom software development. Mark is a co-inventor on 36 US patents. When he’s not working to eradicate crappy software, Mark can be found running, snowboarding, traveling, searching for great food and wine, advising Fintech companies, cheering for Stanford sports, and trying to decarbonize his home.

Bob Pryor serves as chief executive officer of NTT DATA Services, a trusted global innovator delivering technology-enabled services and innovative solutions to clients around the world. He previously served as chief operating officer as well as chief integration officer overseeing the 22-month integration of Dell Services into NTT DATA.

Bob joined NTT DATA from Fujitsu, where he was CEO of Fujitsu Americas, Inc., leading the hardware, software and services businesses in North America, the Caribbean, Mexico and Latin/South America. He started his career at EDS through the Systems Engineering Development Program and progressed to a variety of senior leadership roles across sales, industry verticals and geographic businesses. He’s also held senior leadership positions at Ernst & Young, Capgemini, HP and Genpact.

Bob holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of North Texas, a Bachelor’s in finance and accounting from the University of Texas at Austin and completed the Kellogg Executive Development Program at Northwestern University. He has a certificate of management accounting and was named one of the “Top 25 Consultants” by Consulting Magazine earlier in his career.

Robert Swan is the first person to have walked to both the North and South Poles. He is an explorer, a leader in energy innovation, and founder of the 2041 Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to preserve Antarctica as a natural reserve, land for science and peace.

On January 11, 1986, Robert and a team of three, ‘In the Footsteps of Scott’ arrived at the South Pole. Their 900-mile journey was the longest unassisted march in history.

Three years later, in 1989, Robert led, ‘Icewalk’, with a team of eight to the North Pole. By the age of 33, Robert had achieved his dream to walk to both the Poles.

During these two historic expeditions, Robert experienced firsthand the effects of climate change and environmental degradation. At the South Pole, his eyes changed color through damage due to the prolonged exposure of ultra-violet rays as he walked under the hole in the ozone layer. At the North Pole, his team nearly drowned because of the premature melting of the ocean ice. These two hard-hitting and unexpected incidents galvanized him to launch the mission, ‘2041’.

Robert received the Polar Medal and the title of the Officer of the British Empire (O.B.E) from Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. His contributions to education, energy innovation and environmental action have been recognized by the United Nations through his appointment as UNEP Goodwill Ambassador for Youth, Special Envoy to the Director General of UNESCO and as a recipient of the UN Humanitarian Innovation Award. He is the co-author of four books and was a keynote speaker at all of the UN World Summits for Sustainable Development, the World Economic Forum and the Corporate Eco Forum.

Kurt M. Steckling is the Co-Founder and CEO of Vectorform, a global invention company that creates digital products and experiences that change the way you experience the world. Launched in 1999, the company has a history of developing “first of a kind” emerging technology solutions for the most innovative companies in the world, including Google, Walt Disney, Microsoft, Nike, BMW, and American Express, among others.

A true entrepreneur and change agent, Kurt was also instrumental in the formation of the joint venture between Vectorform and DTE Energy called Powerley, which provides a platform designed to allow utility companies to present real-time energy consumption information to customers. He’s also an investor and co-founder in two other companies: Scout, a SaaS business that helps brands stop the proliferation of counterfeit goods, and Brio Product Group which builds and sells consumer brands and products and is developing AI to revolutionize the product development process.

Kurt’s enterprising spirit helps push the boundaries of innovation and has led his organization to win several industry and client awards. This includes the “User Experience Innovation” award by CeBIT, the SXSW “Interactive Award for AP Timeline Reader” in 2011, and the Automation Alley Technology Company of the Year in 2016.

Kurt is well known for his advocacy of STEM education and is passionate about supporting his local community through youth mentorship and volunteer activities. He serves as an advisor to the Brother Rice High School STEM program and works closely with organizations that support the development of engineers, programmers, and designers. Alongside supporting today’s youth, Kurt is active in mentoring other entrepreneurs through organizations such as Endeavor with the goal of driving social change, growth, and innovation by promoting entrepreneurship.

Gina Trapani is the CEO of Postlight, an NTT DATA company, a digital strategy, design, and software engineering firm in New York City. Postlight builds enterprise-scale web platforms and digital experiences for some of the world's biggest and best organizations.