CEO and Co-founder of Connixt, an enterprise cloud-mobile vertical SaaS business that delivers digital transformation for the last mile. His professional career has been in complex, enterprise, supply chain, mobile, and big data/analytics solutions for large corporations. His personal belief is that the key to business growth is amazingly customer-focused teams that share the passion for delivering customer delight.

A seasoned scientific, technical and computing professional, Sharan has spent over 25+ years’ experience in high performance computing, engineering applications simulation, benchmarking, networking, operations and project management. He is a senior member of IEEE, ACM, SEMCO, ASEI. He has published a book on the topic: “UNIX and TCP/IP network security”; and is now working on his second text, about a new computer programming language. He also serves as one of the writers/editors of the IEEE Southeastern Michigan Sections monthly newsletter – Wavelengths. He has also served as Vice-Chair of IEEE Sustech 2022, IEEE SusTech 2021 Global Conferences. He is the recipient of: * 2018 IEEE MGA Achievement award, * 2021 IEEE Region 4 Jack Sherman award * 2022 Robert Neff Section award * 2023 IEEE Region 4 Outstanding Service Award * 2024 Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD) Anne O. Fletcher Award for his various contributions towards IEEE activities.

Muthu is responsible in defining and developing Industry Solution Experiences for the Energy & Materials Customers at Dassault Systemes the 3DEXPERIENCE Company. Dassault’s world-leading solutions transform the way products are designed, produced, and supported, bridging the virtual and real universes. He has over 25 years of Industry experience ranging from Product Management, R&D, Market Intelligence to Consulting. Muthu has been a trusted advisor to the customers and organizations he served with a strong acumen in Digital Manufacturing and Product Lifecycle Management. He is passionate about renewable energy’s significance in combating climate change. Muthu is an Electrical Engineer from NIT Allahabad India, with a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from Oakland University. He also has a Master’s Certificate in Business Leadership and Management from MSU’s Eli Broad School of Management.

Arun is a technology and investment leader with a proven track record of building, scaling, and transforming platforms, businesses, and portfolios at 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲. His career bridges two worlds—𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 and 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀. At 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, he leads a team dedicated to solving complex business challenges through purpose-built technology, and achieve ROI faster. His focus is on designing and delivering enterprise-grade platforms that drive operational excellence, unlock efficiencies, and enable data-driven decision-making—leveraging the power of 𝗟𝗟𝗠𝘀, 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗜, 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 across industries. Arun is principal at 𝗞𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹, a next-generation investment company democratizing 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 for professionals, families, and institutions. Under his leadership, the firm has closed 𝟮𝟱+ 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀, deployed $𝟱𝗠+, built $𝟯𝟱𝟬𝗠+ 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲, and delivered outcomes including 𝟲%+ 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗵-𝗼𝗻-𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗵 returns in real estate, 𝟭𝟲%+ 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 in private credit and 𝟴𝟬%+ 𝗜𝗥𝗥 in select startup exits.