With over 21 years in IT, Chandrakumar Pillai is a seasoned entrepreneur, speaker, author, IT advisor, and enterprise architect based in Brussels. He combines technical expertise with business acumen to drive innovation and digital transformation.
He has founded and scaled startups, served as an IT Advisor for Digital Angel (healthcare startup), and is currently working as an Enterprise Architect at the European Commission. He also serves as a Board Member at a Silicon Valley-based AI startup. As a thought leader and speaker, he explores AI, blockchain, entrepreneurship, and emerging tech trends, inspiring a global community of innovators.
He also curates AI Daily Nutshell, a LinkedIn newsletter covering the latest in AI and innovation. In addition to content creation, he provides strategic consulting services, helping businesses leverage technology for growth and success.
As a Vendor Management Associate Director in the Logistics and Clinical Supply department, I focus on building strong vendor relationships to ensure an efficient and reliable supply chain. With over eight years of experience in procurement, vendor performance management, and planning, I understand the essentials of successful vendor partnerships. Previously, I developed global sourcing strategies as a Supplier Relationship Manager for CMOs in pharma, equipping me with the skills to manage and optimize vendor collaborations.
Colin is a Clinical Supply Chain Director and Therapy Area Group Lead at GSK.
With 25 years’ experience in Supply Chain and 22 of those at GSK in both commercial and R&D, Colin has delivered large scale product launches, cycle time reductions and enhanced supply chain solutions
Colin has led the GSK Clinical Supply Chain response to COVID, Russia/Ukraine, Israel, natural disasters and the 2024 Global Tech incident
