Debananda is a senior Cloud Analytics and AI leader at Microsoft, driving large-scale digital transformation and sustainable data innovation across the APJ market. As a Global Black Belt for Cloud Analytics, he partners with strategic enterprise customers to accelerate cloud adoption using Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse, and advanced AI platforms. With deep expertise across big data, machine learning, and analytics architectures, Debananda has led complex initiatives spanning AI-driven decisioning, real-time data platforms, and sustainability-focused analytics, including Microsoft’s Sustainability Lakehouse. His career spans technology leadership roles at Microsoft, Rolls-Royce R² Data Labs, Infosys Consulting, and the Singapore public sector, combining hands-on engineering depth with commercial impact. Known for bridging business outcomes with cutting-edge technology, Debananda empowers organisations to build scalable, secure, and future-ready data ecosystems that enable innovation, resilience, and long-term value creation through responsible and intelligent use of data and AI