Dr. Ronald Rodriguez holds a unique title in healthcare. He’s professor of medical education and program director of the nation’s first MD/MS in Artificial Intelligence dual degree at The University of Texas at San Antonio. The five-year dual degree was launched in 2023. Rodriguez, who also holds a doctorate in cellular biology, is at the … Read more
Puneet Chhatwal, Managing director & CEO, Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL). Image: Bajirao Pawar for Forbes India Puneet Chhatwal is well aware of the value the Taj brand carries. “It’s an emotion. Even today, families want their children to get married at the Taj,” he says, seated in the presidential suite of the first and … Read more
Generative AI (GenAI) enables the processing of vastly large amounts of data than was previously feasible on reasonable computational budgets, and will drive nearly every language, vision, and audio generative machine learning models in the near future. The speed of innovations in GenAI is so high that its governance is a big challenge for regulators … Read more
Ritu Verma, co-founder and managing partner at Ankur Capital. Image: Harichandan Arakali There are waves of innovation arising out of India’s digitalisation revolution, and markets hitherto difficult or impossible to serve are now within reach, says Ritu Verma, co-founder and managing partner at Ankur Capital, in a recent interview with Forbes India. Entrepreneurs are building … Read more
Decision-making and reflection should be guided by the questions: What really matters? Image: Shutterstock The business world is certainly no stranger to executives who either intentionally or accidentally cross ethical or even legal lines. Take, for instance, the cases of Sam Bankman-Fried and Elizabeth Holmes. Bankman-Fried was convicted in 2023 of financial crimes after the … Read more
Bugworks Research co-founders (from left): Balasubramanian Venkataraman, Anand Anandkumar and Santanu Datta. Image: Nishant Ratnakar for Forbes India Bugworks Research, as the name suggests, is home to scientists working on drugs to combat microbes such as bacteria that cause a variety of infections. What makes Bugworks stand out is that the venture is working to … Read more
Rahul Yadav (left), COO, Minimalist, with Mohit Yadav, who is CEO. Image: Amit Verma Pick up a Minimalist product and the contrast is apparent—from the outer packing itself. The 43-item list of ingredients occupies half of one side. The shampoo discloses pH levels (5.0-6.0) and mentions who should use—those with dull, weak and damaged hair. … Read more
(L-R) Lakshmi Shankar, Manav Garg, Girish Mathrubootham, Shubham Gupta. Image Courtesy: Together Four years ago, Manav Garg and Girish Mathrubootham teamed up to start a venture capital firm that they thought could combine their experience as entrepreneur-operators and the opportunity to seed and foster the next generation of Indian software ventures. Perhaps it was logical, … Read more
Riyaaz Amlani, Founder & MD, Impresario Entertainment & Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. Image: Neha Mithbawkar for Forbes India. Riyaaz Amlani has a penchant for conversations. Seated at the Khar Social in Mumbai to talk about the mechanics of scaling up restaurants, he seamlessly segues into discussing Mumbai’s dug-up roads, post-Halloween decorations hanging from the ceiling or … Read more
China’s electric vehicle (EV) scene has experienced marked growth in recent years. Brands including BYD and Geely have grabbed significant global market share and put pressure on EV pioneer Tesla, alongside traditional automakers. This is largely due to their advanced battery technologies, price advantage courtesy of a competitive domestic market and willingness to invest in … Read more