Dr. Makarand Sawant is Senior General Manager – IT at Deepak Fertilisers And Petrochemicals Corporation Limited. A Ph.D. in Analytics, he is a tech and business visionary with 21 years of executive and hands on experience in creating robust IT architectures and infrastructures. He is a Computer Science engineering graduate with a Doctorate in Management Studies, Information Technology. He has led Innovation and alignment of IT with business by driving Digital Transformation through Analytics, Mobility, and Cloud including leading Smart Factory, IoT and Industry 4.0 initiatives.