Andy Palanisamy

Andy Palanisamy is a seasoned technologist and public policy professional with nearly three decades of public and private sector experience, delivering complex projects in mobility innovations and smart city technologies. Andy serves as a Board Advisor for global companies, advising the leadership and the clients on a variety of emerging technologies, particularly in the smart cities, infrastructure and urban mobility space; he is currently serving as an Regional Head (GCC) & Infrastructure Advisor at Rawlins Infrastructure Consulting (US based company) while also serving as the CEO/Co-founder of Criativo.AI, building and launching a cutting-edge AI-products and services for global markets in the education sector. Until recently, he served as the Head of Practice for Smart Cities and Innovation at Parsons in Dubai and managed a variety of advance technology/smart city projects across the Middle East/Africa region. Prior to this role, he served as Ford Motor Company’s Head of Mobili