Designing and implementing digital transformation strategies for leading Fortune 500 companies. 

A hands-on, visionary technology leader, Chithrai Mani, the Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at InfoVision, has been instrumental in driving innovation and transformation to shape the digital future of multiple Fortune 500 companies and industries. Over the past decade, he has led many defining transformative projects with industry leaders such as 7-Eleven, Verizon, Halliburton, TransCore, BCBS, AAFES, PrimeroEdge, Gulf Oil, Spreetail, and CEC, among others.

Chithrai’s cross-industry domain expertise along with his extensive experience in formulating digital strategy, planning, business alignment, architecting, value- & ROI-driven execution, and innovation implementation sets him apart as a highly sought-after thought leader. As one of the top technology and innovation influencers, he has been inducted into the prestigious Forbes Technology Council and CompTIA’s Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council.

Even as a young entrepreneur at 23, Chithrai was a passionate technology enthusiast with strong business acumen and an eye for the future. His ability to envision, recognize, and drive the potential of latest technologies to enable future-readiness is a natural progression of his core belief in “technology as an enabler”. During the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, Chithrai has provided valuable guidance on digital transformation to big and small organizations to emerge as more than just survivors – as winners.

Chithrai founded the NxtGEN iLab in Texas, InfoVision’s Research & Innovation lab, where he continues to be deeply involved. Here, he leads ideation and innovation to create industry-relevant breakthrough solutions exhibiting the viability of latest, exciting technologies such as AI, ML, LIDAR, drone, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Computer Vision, Edge Computer et al.

Chithrai wears multiple hats as a keynote speaker, cloud evangelist, workshop facilitator, and coach for executives on digital transformation, change management, leadership, and technology as a success factor for businesses. His most recent speaking engagements include presentations on Serverless Architecture at Forbes Tech Council, The Artificial Intelligence Conference at UT Dallas, The RPA, Cognitive & AI Summit in NYC, Blockchain Technology Summit at Denver, RPA Summit at Chicago, and Digital Assurance at 121 Agile Testing and Automation Summit.

As for his roots, Chithrai is originally from India, he’s bilingual and speaks English and Tamil. He received his bachelor’s degree from Sudharsan Engineering College in India. He currently resides in Flower Mound, Texas.

SKILLS + SPECIALTIES:

Artificial Intelligence / AI, Big Data, Blockchain, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Digital Quality Assurance, Internet of Things / IOT, Machine Learning, Robotic Process Automation, Serverless, Blockchain