Global CIO & CDO |Digital Transformation Leader | AI & Data Monetization, Democratization | Industry 4.0, Humanoids, Digital Twin Ecosystems | TEDx Speaker & Best Selling Author | Board Member Dr. Milan Kumar is a distinguished figure in the field of global technology as a Global Chief Information and Digital Officer (CDIO), renowned as a TEDx speaker, educator, international author, and startups mentor. He currently serves as the CIO of ZF Commercial Vehicles, a leading supplier of technologies and services that enhance the safety, efficiency, and connectivity of commercial vehicles, based in Bern, Switzerland. Dr. Kumar has a wealth of experience in senior IT leadership roles, having previously acted as the CIO and CDO, as well as a board member at WABCO (NYSE :WBC). He also served as the CDO and CIO at NTL (a NTT Group company), where he consulted numerous Fortune 1000 companies with their digital transformation journey. Before this, Dr. Kumar held several high-ranking IT leadership positions within the VOLKSWAGEN group in Europe and India, including CIO/ Director and Board Member of Volkswagen IT Services IPL, where he co-founded Volkswagen's global IT delivery center in India, supporting various brands like Audi, Porsche, Bentley, Scania, MAN, and others worldwide in their manufacturing plants and dealership networks. Throughout his career, Dr. Kumar has supported technology transformation of many Fortune 500 companies such as VOLKSWAGEN Group, ZF Group, BMW Group, General Motors, British Airways, Reliance, Atlas Copco, VISA, Morgan Stanley to name a few. Member of the Board : Dr Kumar also holds Board Member role at Swiss CxO Forum, ETH Zurich AI strategy lab, UNIL AI Lab, INCIT Singapore. Dr. Kumar's academic achievements include a PhD in AI Management and completion of the "Driving Growth Through Innovation" at the Harvard Business School. He has been recognized with numerous awards, including the "Swiss CIO of the Year," "Global Digital CIO," and "CIO Excellence Award" from Economics Times. Additionally, Dr. Kumar is a TEDx & Global Keynote Speaker and an avid technical writer with his articles being published in various CIO magazines, Springer, World Economic Forum (WEF), MIT etc. He has also authored three internationally acclaimed books as part of his CIO Series - "Smart Factory", "Immersive and Augmented Analytics"," Intelligent Robotics PA", "Kumar-de-Brabandt AI Data Economy Model" a copyright/patented framework