Speakers

Explore the brilliant minds at Ai4, actively applying artificial intelligence in leading organizations and navigating our AI-powered future. See our 2026 speaker lineup below and stay tuned for our 2027 lineup.

Shashank Kadetotad

Shashank Kadetotad

Global Sr. Director Enterprise Data Science and AI

Mars

About Shashank

Shashank Kadetotad, a Ross School of Business alumnus and Senior Director of Enterprise Data Science & AI Delivery at Mars, Incorporated, is a leader in scaling high-impact AI solutions for the modern enterprise. With over 18 years of experience spanning AI in Marketing, Supply Chain, and Finance, he currently spearheads the delivery of proprietary AI frameworks like Mars GPT and Brahma.ai. His professional background includes: * Leadership Excellence: Before joining Mars, he served as a Data Science Leader at Walmart eCommerce and held similar roles at Amazon. * Technical Innovation: He is a prolific innovator with five provisional patents and an electrical engineering background. * Industry Contribution: An active member of INFORMS, he frequently contributes to the broader data science community as a judge for prestigious industry honors like the DataIQ Awards. Shashank’s work is defined by a commitment to bridging the gap between complex data science and tangible, large-scale business outcomes.

Track
Oversight: AI Explainability, Governance, & Model Risk
Industry
Retail
Job Function
AI/ML
Company Size
10,001+ employees

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