Anees Merchant - Executive Vice President – Applied AI & Digital

Anees leads the Applied AI and Digital business and brings over 23 years of experience to Course5 Intelligence Pvt. Ltd. He has worked with numerous global Fortune 500 clients across various industries, including Retail / eTail, Travel and Hospitality, Telecommunications and Technology and Media. Last year he was recognized as 40 under 40 by a premium India publication house to honor his digital initiatives. Anees serves as an Advisor for the WIAC (Wiley Innovation Advisory Council). For two years in a row he has co-authored the Wiley Black Book (2019 and 2020) with other esteemed industry leaders in partnership with Wiley.
At Course5, Anees has led and launched industry-recognized and leading solutions and products (Compete and Discovery). His work at Course5 revolves chiefly around setting go-to-market strategy for Applied AI, scaling global business (sales, operations, and solutions), engaging with Executives at Fortune 500 companies and building the strategic partner ecosystem.
Anees has worked with clients across industries to drive impact on their business by enabling them with innovative AI-led solutions and practices. He is currently focusing on leveraging artificial intelligence to disrupt the space of digital and insights. Anees is also certified on Lean Six Sigma with an MBA from NMIMS, Mumbai.

Manish Mittal - Senior Vice President - Research - AI

Manish has close to two decades of experience across market research and analytics. In the past decade, he has held several leadership positions with the responsibility of driving business expansion and innovative business solutions based on Artificial Intelligence and other leading technologies.
Manish co-founded MarketGate Dimensions, a market research firm which was sold to Publics Groupe in 2012. He is a recognized expert in the industries of research and analytics and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences such as ESOMAR, TMRE, ILC, R&R, MRSI, and World Marketing Congress. He is frequently invited for guest lectures at leading management institutes in India

Venu Bendapudi - Vice President - Client Development

Venu is a principal with a global outlook and has extensive experience in sales, marketing and operations, mostly in the IT and Market Research industries. He is now based in Orlando FL, and is responsible for Course5's business development and client relations in North America.