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Rameesh Kailasam

Rameesh Kailasam

CEO & President – IndiaTech.org (TSIA)

Rameesh Kailasam is the CEO of IndiaTech.org (Regd: Technology Services Industry Association) founded by Founders of Indian Start-ups and Unicorns and Investors in the Indian Start-up ecosystem. Rameesh Kailasam through Indiatech.org is considered as the emerging voice of the Indian start-ups around key policy and advocacy issues that affect founders and investments. Indiatech.org has been working closely for 4 past years with various government departments and regulators on issues concerning start-ups and investors.

Rameesh has over 20+ years of experience in government relations and is well respected for his inputs and insights in leadership building, market entry, research, competitiveness, strategy formulation and implementation, building business, coalitions, policy advocacy, crisis management and business development having worked with Government of Andhra Pradesh, Oracle, Applied Materials, IBM and APCO Worldwide. He has expansive experience in working in various first of their kind path breaking technology projects, across sectors resulting into critical policy changes. He has authored over 100+ papers and policy recommendations that have been implemented by various government across. He was also awarded the Young Achiever Award by ICAI under Ministry of Corporate Affairs. He is also a regular columnist in various newspapers and media and is a regular on policy talk shows on television. He is also advisor to multiple industries ranging from Technology, manufacturing, services, security, geo-politics having worked closely with different countries on a range of bilateral issues. He has also worked closely with various multi lateral agencies.