Biography:

Rahul Shinde is a senior technology executive with over two decades of international experience leading enterprise transformation and emerging technology strategy in the Asia-Pacific region. As the Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Coca-Cola Beverages Vietnam, he pioneers digital strategies that bridge cloud computing, robotic process automation (RPA), and generative AI with direct commercial outcomes. Under his guidance, the organization won the Vietnam Technology Excellence Award in the Digital - Food & Beverages category for consecutive years. His recent innovation milestones include launching an innovative GenAI conversational platform to empower internal productivity and deploying immersive Web 3.0 and AR/VR frameworks for corporate onboarding and capability building.