Vauhini Telikapalli

(From Switzerland)

Description

Vauhini Telikapalli, currently based in Switzerland is the Founder of VEVA Services, a boutique management consulting firm delivering successful strategies and providing solutions to clients in the areas of Sustainability and Big Data. Additionally she lends her technical and management expertise to the top Global Management Consulting Firms. With the increasingly urgent discussions of climate change and global warming, there is also a growing awareness of the importance of sustainable activities. But treating the environment thoughtfully isn’t just a moral question but an economic one. Artificial intelligence can be an important tool in the effort to adopt responsible business practices. Technologies have long been seen as effective vehicles of growth, but the impact of recent forms like digitization, now morphing into artificial intelligence (AI), have been subject to debate. The more meaningful data there is, the smarter the artificial intelligence gets, and the larger the synergy effects from economic benefits and sustainable impacts become. In that sense, thinking about the environment pays off twofold. The challenge, however, goes beyond guiding “human friendly AI” to ensuring “Earth friendly AI”. As the scale and urgency of the economic and human health impacts from our deteriorating natural environment grows, we have an opportunity to look at how AI can help transform traditional sectors and systems to address climate change, deliver food and water security, build sustainable cities, and protect biodiversity and human wellbeing. She brings in a unique combination of Operational and Intrapreneurial experience at Fortune 50 global companies focused on innovation and creativity, and transformed ideas into profitable ventures. She has held several senior management level positions at Alstom Power in Europe, The Dow Chemical Company and General Motors in US. At Alstom Power, she led the Product Management and Marketing teams for Carbon Capture and Storage Business and successfully commercialized multi-million dollar R&D projects. At The Dow Chemical Company, she was handpicked by the C level management team to shape, lead and sustain key strategic business initiatives, propelling the company’s growth in emerging geographies. She was invited by the Government of India to shape the national policy framework for Solar Photovoltaics.

During her ten year tenure at General Motors she was the only S.Asian Woman Engineer to successfully lead global Engineering and Manufacturing teams. Vauhini holds a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from US and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from India. She has presented numerous technical papers globally (available upon request).She is a Mentor at Thrive Global, with a passion to guide young women planning or pursuing careers in Engineering and Technology Fields.