Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates

تحت رعاية صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن زايد آل نهيان، رئيس دولة الامارات العربية المتحدة

Supported by

Anant Maheshwari

President and CEO - Global High Growth Regions

Honeywell

Anant
Anant

Anant Maheshwari is President and CEO of Honeywell’s Global High Growth Regions, with broad responsibilities for leading Honeywell’s business across a diverse set of geographies that include China, India, Southeast Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Türkiye and Central Asia, and Latin America. Anant joined Honeywell from Microsoft, where he served as President and CEO of Microsoft India. In this role, he was responsible for Microsoft’s overall business and presence in India, leading engagement with policy makers, customers, business partners and industry leaders. During his time in the position, he led Microsoft India’s transformation to become the fastest growth geography for the company, setting the company’s benchmarks for new business models. Earlier in his career Anant was previously with Honeywell, joining the company in 2004 and holding a series of senior leadership roles in which he launched new business lines and led mature business portfolios. He served as President of Honeywell India from 2014 to 2016, with overall responsibility for one of Honeywell’s key growth markets within its High Growth Region strategy. Prior to Honeywell, Anant spent six years at global management consultancy McKinsey & Company. Anant holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, where he graduated as an industry scholar in 1998. He also graduated from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, with a Master of Science in Economics and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics in 1996. He is a fellow of the Aspen Global Leadership Network and since 2017 has served on the NASSCOM Executive Committee, most recently in the role of Chairperson. He also serves on the boards of the U.S. India Business Council and Confederation of Indian Industry.

Session Overview
Wednesday, 6 November
12:00
Strategic Conference ICC Hall 12:00 - 13:00
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AI in Downstream: transforming operations and driving efficiency

AI has the power to revolutionise downstream operations and drive advancements in efficiency, innovation, and productivity. Through its implementation, AI can strengthen health and safety practices, optimise inventories and production output, provide predictive maintenance, boost energy efficiencies, improve supply chain management, and enhance internal decision-making processes, driving significant improvements across the downstream value chain. This can help reduce operational costs, increase output, optimise revenues, and improve the carbon footprint of downstream operations. However, maximising these gains requires the adoption of new technologies, the integration of diverse data sources and IT tools, the enhancement of cybersecurity protocols, and the adaptation of the workforce to new operational paradigms. As the potential opportunities in leveraging AI to transform operations, drive efficiency, and unlock growth are far-reaching, how can the downstream industry effectively navigate these challenges to fully realise AI’s transformative potential?

Attendee insights:

Understand how AI is driving innovation, improving efficiency, and creating new opportunities for growth in the downstream energy industry.

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