Manish Khare

Manish Khare is a senior technology and business leader at HCLTech, leading the company's Manufacturing industry business with a focus on digital transformation, operational excellence, and measurable business outcomes for global enterprises. With extensive experience across manufacturing and process industries, Manish works closely with executive leadership teams to address complex business challenges and accelerate innovation through technology. His expertise spans digital engineering, smart factories, connected operations, supply chain and enterprise transformation. He partners with clients to help shape strategic technology initiatives that bridge business objectives and technology innovation, with a focus on moving enterprises beyond experimentation to scaling AI and beyond pilots to adaptive, intelligent operations that deliver tangible and sustainable business impact. Manish frequently shares perspectives on scaling AI, modernizing manufacturing, industrial AI, digital transformation, sustainability, and the evolving role of intelligent systems in enterprise operations. Through his thought leadership and client engagements, he advocates for practical, outcome-driven approaches that harness emerging technologies to drive innovation, competitiveness and long-term growth.