Deepak is a global influencer in the technology domain being a regular speaker, moderator, and evangelist. He is currently advising and mentoring various technology companies in the area of his influence including the application of Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Blockchain, Geo-Spatial Technology, Computer Vision, Mobile Technology, Drones, and the Internet of Things. He has been an active voice in the agriculture and food space with demonstrated evangelism in the areas of Food Safety & Security, Protected & Regenerative Farming, and Digital & Smart Agriculture. He is well-networked across more than 50 countries with a strong footprint in Europe, Africa, and Asia.

His area of immediate interest and activities include Platform and Ecosystem Building, Strategy for Digital Transformation and 4th Industrial Revolution, New Product/Market Go to Strategy, Digital Outreach, Business and Revenue Model Innovation, Partnerships and Multi-Stakeholder Approach, and Relationship Management across Corporate, Incubator/Accelerators, Multilateral Agencies, Academia, Think Tanks and Governments.

Deepak is a regular speaker of global repute with the honor of speaking at events including the Global Agriculture Summit – Greece, African Innovation Week - Ethiopia, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting – Davos/Tianjin, WEF ASEAN - Hanoi, WEF AFRICA – South Africa, Global Forum on Innovations for Marginal Environments – UAE, NASDAQ Technology Pioneer Meeting – New York, African Union Private Sector Conference – Madagascar, GROW ASIA – Singapore, Better Rice Initiative Asia – Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, and Thailand, Agriculture Blockchain Web Summit, Global FinTech Summit & Agri-D, – Global Virtual Blockchain Conferences.

Deepak is a regular contributor to various research in Agriculture Technology and Innovation domain, conducted by organizations and think tanks like NASSCOM, Nikkei Asia, Alpha Beta, All India Management Association (AMA), CII, Frost & Sullivan, PwC, BCG, World Economic Forum (WEF) to name a few.

Other awards and recognitions include CEO of top 10 startups by Cultivate Program of UNDP, top 100 Social Entrepreneurs listed by the National University of Singapore and DBS Foundation, NASSCOM award for using AI for Good, top 10 Start-Ups CEO impacting Indonesia by AliPay, top CEO of Start-Up in AgTech by Indian Council for Food and Agriculture, and ABSA Award for Leader with Strategic Vision.

He is a well-published author with various published books (John Wiley & Sons, CRC Press) on technology and business. He has been profiled by reputed publications/media including Forbes, Nikkei, Channel News Asia, YourStory, Nasscom Research, Inc42, and Business Insider to name a few.