Neelakantan Padmanabhan has 22+ years of experience across consulting, product development and support where he has managed multiple products and large teams, creating new product and business lines. At Lucep, Neel is responsible for handling Enterprise Accounts across all lines of Business as a Client Partner. Apart from this, he is involved in Business Development and Operations Management. At EVA, Neel is involved in mentoring start-ups, establish & commercialise new business offerings and supporting business operations. Neel was with SAP Labs for 15+ years in different businesses across Business Suite & Business by Design in leadership roles in Development, Product Support, Localization Development, Quality Management and New Product Development. In the last 4 years at SAP he was involved from inception of the idea to being the driving force behind an initiative on Business Networks in the Retail Space, SAP Ganges, which aims to create a network of retail stores, especially in the unorganized sector and focused on emerging economies. Prior to working in SAP Labs, Neel was with IVL India working on SAP Implementations and before that worked as an equipment commissioning engineer with Mazgon Docks in their off-shore division. Neel did his graduation in Mechanical Engineering and holds an MBA in Finance. Interests - Ideate, Incubate & Commercialise - Design thinking ( outside-in approach ) - Manage Diverse Network of Stakeholders - People & Project Management - Quality Processes and Agile Methodology - Business Strategy