Akilur Rahman, Hitachi Energy - CTO (India) and Market Innovation Lead (South Asia), is leading technology, digitalization and innovation towards the market and customers in India and supporting market innovation in south Asia. Has more than three decades of experience in research, R&D, technology management, engineering, consulting business and product development in power, automation and digital technologies.

With a master’s degree in electrical engineering from IIT Kharagpur, Akilur has held various international and global roles in India, Germany and Switzerland including head of global collaborative production management, engineering, and cyber security in process/industrial automation. Was responsible for building up ABB’s global automation software product and system R&D in India. Led ABB corporate research center and technology in India with focus on power, automation, robotics, analytics, AI-ML, Industry 4.0, Industrial IoT and digitalization. Previously held the role of CTO - ABB India.

In the current Hitachi Energy, Akilur has been leading core, automation and digital technologies for power, energy and asset performance management in utilities, industries, infrastructure, and transport sectors. Co-creating the concepts and applications of smart electric grid, energy internet, smart cities, sustainable electric mobility, smart production, digital enterprise, carbon-neutral energy future, ESG and CSR.

With the mission of faster time to market of technologies, Akilur is connecting market, customers, industry bodies and stakeholders with Hitachi Energy and Hitachi businesses to collaborate on energy transition and digital transformation. Akilur has been a thought leader/speaker and panelist at various international and national conferences.