Mike Ghasemi is Research Director for IDC Retail Insights Asia/Pacific and Worldwide Hospitality. Mike is responsible for development, production, and growth of the IDC Asia/Pacific retail and worldwide hospitality programs, covering technology and market trends in both the retail and hospitality industries and driving the overall direction of the retail industry research, market intelligence, and consulting activities in Asia/Pacific as well as integration with global IDC Retail Insights.
Mike's research includes a particular emphasis on omni-channel strategy, customer engagement, and mobility solutions, analyzing best practices and use of information technology that assists retail and hospitality organizations in improving their capabilities in key process areas and supporting strategic business objectives. Before joining IDC, Mike spent 15 years in the IT industry, with 10 years in retail information technology software solutions.
He has worked in senior management and leadership positions with multinational and local companies across the region and has been extensively involved in the retail industry, from positioning IT solutions to advising national and regional retail associations on technology trends and road map. Mike is one of the founding council members of the International Association for Enterprise Information Security, a member of both the Singapore Institute of Management and Australia Institute of Management, and a recipient of a Deloitte Enterprise 50 award.
Atul Bhakta is the creative entrepreneur and Managing Director of the One World Express entities. One World Express was founded in 1998 as a global, ecommerce B2C courier and logistics company and has evolved to meet the needs of the global marketplace. Under Atul’s direction, One World Express has emerged as a facilitator, offering revolutionary software, logistics, and fulfilment solutions for the industry.
With extensive experience and an active presence in the cross border courier and logistics industry, Atul diligently strives to predict the future requirements of the global market to allow One World Express to provide innovative, flexible solutions for current and future needs.
Having been born in Zambia, Central Africa, attending Mayo College in India, and Manchester Polytechnic (now Manchester Metropolitan University) Atul maintains the importance of a global perspective and has cultivated several teams and partnerships around the world. Mr. Bhakta has tactically applied his education alongside his global perspective to provide exemplary leadership for One World Express.
Atul closely observes cross border global market needs as they evolve in response to new market demands and innovations. With his leadership and determination, One World Express will continue to act as industry leaders and strive to create new possibilities for all stakeholders in the industry.
Venkat Nott is experienced in creating startups and building them into successful global companies. He is passionate about creating high power teams and SaaS (Software as a Service) based path-breaking software products.
A sports buff, Venkat has lived in many countries including Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore besides India. He communicates in English and 6 Indian languages, holds a degree in Engineering from NIT Calicut (formerly REC Calicut) and an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.
In Vinculum he focusses on Corporate Strategy and Global Business Development. He aims to see Vinculum as a well known software company enabling multi channel retailing in 30+ countries in the next 3 years.
DTDC entered into a strategic partnership with Vinculum to strengthen their last-mile fulfillment network & reach customers across geographies. Through Vin eRetail WMS, DTDC automated, modernized, simplified and integrated their warehouse operations while simplifying the eCommerce fulfillment.
Venkat Nott is experienced in creating startups and building them into successful global companies. He is passionate about creating high power teams and SaaS (Software as a Service) based path-breaking software products.
A sports buff, Venkat has lived in many countries including Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore besides India. He communicates in English and 6 Indian languages, holds a degree in Engineering from NIT Calicut (formerly REC Calicut) and an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.
In Vinculum he focusses on Corporate Strategy and Global Business Development. He aims to see Vinculum as a well known software company enabling multi channel retailing in 30+ countries in the next 3 years.
He can be reached on [email protected].