Conference
Mel Moussallem
Co-Director of Conference
Born in Beirut and raised in Dubai, I graduated from Warwick University and Imperial College London before embarking on a strategy consulting career in the Middle East, focusing on Technology and Consumer Markets. In parallel to my consulting career, I founded an ecommerce startup providing premium yet affordable fashion to consumers in the Middle East. Most recently, I worked as a product manager at eBay, deploying AI-driven features and leading the initiative to personalize the product detail page. In this era of rapid AI advancements, I look forward to bringing together leaders at the Tech Conference to discuss the future of tech and its implications for business and society.
Minoshka Narayan
Co-Director of Conference
I originally grew up in Mumbai, India, and moved to the US to complete my undergrad at Brown University, where I studied English and Economics. I then spent five years in investment banking at Morgan Stanley, where I helped companies complete IPOs and secondary equity offerings. I enjoyed the advisory aspects of the job, but am looking to pivot into more operational roles after my MBA. I recently spent the summer at eBay within their SEO and Browse org, and really loved the experience of being a product manager. Outside of school, I am a professionally trained Indian classical dancer, and love hosting themed dinner parties, reading, and working out!
William Gao
Co-Director of Conference
I am an MS/MBA student at Harvard with experience in software engineering. I have built systems and products at DoorDash, Amazon, and Meld. At DoorDash, I implemented features across the consumer, dasher, and merchant surfaces, and I won the company's hackathon two weeks into my tenure. I also served as Head of Programming for the National Association of Asian American Professionals' 2023 annual convention. My technical interests include distributed computing, applications of AI, applied math, and decision analysis. When reading cases, you can probably find me devouring carbs, lifting weights, binging audiobooks, or listening to a track by Xomu.
Maddie Zheng
Co-Director of Conference
I grew up in China and went to college at Claremont McKenna College in SoCal. Since college, I have worked as a product manager at Google for more than 2 years, prior to which I was a software engineer and did internships in venture capital and trading. After HBS, my goal is to start my own company. Outside of school and work, I enjoy playing tennis, skiing, and exploring coffee shops around town. I also love traveling and going to comedy shows, and I'm always looking for people to share these experiences with!
Krutika Kalkal
Co-Director of Conference
I grew up in India and graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in 2019. Keen on exploring new frontiers in technology, I spent the next five years working as a Product Manager at both early and mature Indian startups across the E-Commerce, EdTech, and FinTech industries. From building AI-powered content platforms, multilingual chatbots, and AI tutors to developing novel payment solutions for online businesses, my experience has further strengthened my interest in understanding and shaping the next few decades of humanity with widespread access to cutting-edge technology.