Profiles

Pradeep Khanna

CEO, Global Mindset

A passionate thought leader in providing virtual and global services insights, Pradeep works with organisations in developing strategy, providing skills & capital to get virtual & global outcomes. He focuses on globalisation, digitisation & services intensification

As Executive Director of ‘Integrating Australia with Asia’ he aims to position Australia strategically in Asian Services Marketplace. Pradeep presents thought leading panel discussions and recently  presented FUTURE of OUTSOURCING & OFFSHORING in AUSTRALIA on 02Aug, a highly successful event attended by 120+ people, covered by mainstream media in Australia including ABC TV, Business Spectator etc  & Indian media (ref interview with ABC TV - http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-02/wheres-the-balance/4173608 - Finding the right balance between low prices & maintaining jobs in globalised economy.

Pradeep is developing Virtual & Global Services Hub of academia, consulting & industry from Australia, India & other Asian countries. He is Managing Director of GLOBAL MINDSET, thought leading research and consulting company heavily involved in all aspects of virtual & global services, & global sourcing

With over 25 years of executive & management experience across number of industries, Pradeep has been Leader for IBM GBS Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) leveraging India, China, Philippines, Vietnam, Egypt, Romania, Brazil & Argentina for A/NZ . He has worked on assignments involving IBM, Australian Trade Commission, Optus, Westpac, Qantas, ING, Crompton Greaves etc

He is Chairperson, Branding & Treasurer of IITian Association of Australia (IITAA), Chairman of Royal Star, Global Executive Member at IIT Delhi AA, & Director (Consulting) at Mindfields Consulting.

He is mentor at UNSW, AIBC & other places. Pradeep did his MBA from AGSM (UNSW), M.Sc, Computer Science from UTS, & B Tech from IIT Delhi