S2 Ep5: Data to Decisions with AI at Conglomerate Scale ft. Pankaj Rai

Episode DROP 🎬 | Last episode of 2025 and this one is all about Busines and Data | Data → Decisions at Conglomerate ScaleThrilled to host on The Innovators and Disruptors Collective, Mr. Pankaj Rai (He/Him/His), Group Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Aditya Birla Group where data, science, and AI meet real-world outcomes across brands you know: UltraTech Cement (cement), Hindalco Industries Limited/ Novelis (metals), Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. (fashion), Indriya Jewellery (jewellery), Aditya Birla Capital / Aditya Birla Health Insurance Company Limited , Birla Opus (paints) & more.From Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi → Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad → ICICI Bank → GE Capital → Standard Chartered Singapore → Dell Technologies → Wells Fargo → ABG, Pankaj has turned analytics from “monthly slides” into everyday tools that move the P&L and the customer experience.In the episode:📌 How ABG keeps AI practical from safer plants & on-time trucks to smarter sizing & faster claims.📌 Centralize vs. federate: choosing the right model across very different businesses.📌 The “one number” test: what proves value—conversion, ARPU, on-time %, yield, NPS… not hype.👉 Link to the podcast on Youtube and Spotify in the comments!👉 Follow/Subscribe so you don’t miss it!Sponsor: CRUDS System Private LimitedAbhay Tandon, Ayush Bothra, Shruti Sharma#DataAnalytics #AI #DataScience #AdityaBirlaGroup #UltraTech #Hindalco #Novelis #ABFRL #Indriya #AdityaBirlaCapital #BirlaOpus #Leadership #Innovation #DigitalTransformation #Podcast