As chief product officer at Symphony Summit, Dr. Akhil Sahai heads product management and marketing, leveraging more than 20 years of experience in product strategy and management marketing and business development. Previously, he was the chief product officer at LexisNexis. Prior to that, he led early-stage AI/machine learning-based start-up Perspica Inc. to successful acquisition by Cisco, initiated, funded, and managed enterprise-wide solutions programs at HP, and worked in product management at VMWare, where he launched vCloud software. Akhil received his PhD in computer science from INRIA France and his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He holds 17 technical patents, has authored a book, and has written more than 80 peer-reviewed articles.

John Thompson is the associate director of information services delivery at the Greater Toronto Airports Authority. An IT professional with over fifteen years of information systems experience gained with leading employers in the hospitality and construction sector, John is regarded as highly strategic in defining technology vision and leading project execution to deliver leading edge technology, enabling streamlined operations and exceptional customer service.<br /><br />