Syam Madanapalli has more than two decades of experience in engineering, entrepreneurship, innovation, and digital transformation. Syam is passionate about developing technology for hyper-connected societies and using AI to democratize knowledge to make everybody faster, wiser, and better, thereby advancing civilization. He has held leadership roles at iRam Technologies, Ordyn Technologies, and Samsung India, where he led technology and product development, as well as R&D initiatives. Syam volunteers at IEEE and NASSCOM to mentor and share knowledge. He was the first person to write an Internet standard from India and led the team that developed the world's first certified IPv6 stack. Syam was also a member of the IPv6 Forum in India, where he advised the Government of India on the rollout of IPv6 in the country. Syam co-authored a book, written eight RFC standards for the internet and holds 18 patents for Networking and Communication.