It’s no secret that big tech giants hold some of the world’s biggest data repositories. With an unhealthy concentration of market power in the media industry through their exclusive “walled gardens'' of user data, where can the internet go from here?
CEO at Aqilliz
Gowthaman Ragothaman is the CEO of Aqilliz, which offers a first of its kind independent and interoperable platform to unify the technologies within the marketing ecosystem. Affectionately known as G’Man across Asia’s advertising community, his career spans over 20 years across the continent, having held multiple positions during his tenure at the WPP group of companies. Throughout his career, G’Man has worked with leading global FMCG conglomerates, such as PepsiCo and Unilever. Most recently, G’Man was the Global Client Lead at WPP and Global Blockchain Solutions lead at GroupM, where he looked to introduce blockchain-based solutions and distributed ledger technology to WPP clients worldwide. G’Man also previously served as the Chief Development Officer for the Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa (APMEA) region at Mindshare.