The IEEE Young Professionals affinity group under the IEEE Kharagpur Section is pleased to announce an online webinar in The Innovation, Leadership and Entrepreneurship Series “TILES” Talks. In this series, we are going to host talks from different successful experienced, young and dynamic entrepreneurs. This series will be a path to encourage young researchers and professionals to become entrepreneurs.

In this series, our group intends to host our next talk with Mrs. Radha Basu, CEO , iMerit.

The following are the details of the talk:

Title : “Artificial Intelligence for societal applications — Inclusive workforce and technologies“

Speaker : Mrs. Radha Basu

Date : 19th June 2021, Saturday

Time : 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (IST)

Venue: Google Meet (link will be shared to registered participants)

 

The audience members can join the live talk by sharing basic details through the registration link (given below).

We look forward to seeing you there!

With Regards,

Team,

IEEE Young Professional affinity group

IEEE Kharagpur Section.

https://r10.ieee.org/kharagpur-yp/

For Registration Click Here

Speaker

Speaker Bio

Mrs. Radha Basu,

CEO,

iMerit

Radha Basu is the founder and CEO of iMerit, a global data annotation company delivering high-quality data that powers machine learning and artificial intelligence applications for Fortune 500 companies. Under Radha’s leadership, iMerit employs an inclusive workforce of more than 4,000 people worldwide, with 80% from underserved communities and 54% are women. Radha led iMerit through two funding rounds, raising $23.5 million to date from investors and led the company to reach new revenue heights.

Previously, Radha was the SupportSoft Chairwoman and CEO. She spent 20 years at Hewlett Packard, where she grew HP’s electronic software division into a $1.2 billion business and launched HP in India. Radha has received accolades including the Global Thinkers Forum Award, UN Women-ITU Gender-Equality Mainstreaming Technology Award, Silicon Valley Business Journal Women of Influence Award, Top 25 Women of the Web and CEO of the Year. She serves on the boards of NetHope, Jhumki Basu Foundation and the Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship. Radha founded the SCU’s Frugal Innovation Hub and co-founded the Anudip Foundation.