Speaker Bio
Driven by his dedication to solving climate change, Anand Nandakumar has become a noteworthy figure in the electric vehicle space. In 2019, Nandakumar launched Halo.car with one goal: to help reduce the carbon emissions caused by gas vehicles, the most significant contributor to global warming. In the next three years, the driverless electric carsharing program is projected to keep over 20 million tons of emissions out of the air and remove over 4 million gas cars from the road. Prior to becoming the founder and CEO of Halo.car, Nandakumar led trailblazing technology divisions at some of the best-known companies in the world, including Uber, Disney, and Sony. Nandakumar holds degrees from the University of Madras and the University of Sheffield.