Centre for Technology and Global Affairs

Technology has always been playing a key role in international politics. It continuously shapes the structure of the international politics. This centre aims to provide an understanding of the multiple interconnections between technology, foreign policy and diplomacy .It conducts the discussion on the political and societal impact of technology in world affairs. It hosts round tables, lecture series, panel discussions and conferences through the participation of academicians, diplomats, policy-makers and other opinion leaders. It seeks to build partnerships with stakeholders from leading technology companies and public bodies international institutions and external research bodies.

Mr. Rajesh Tripathi

Mr. Rajesh Tripathi is a Director at the Centre for Global Affairs and Technology, Forum for Global Studies. An alumnus of Kellogg School of Management, Chicago (US), Mr. Tripathi is a Chief Executive Officer of Kenbox Technologies. He is having over 30 yrs. of experience in CXO roles. Prior to Kenbox, he was associated with Dalmia Group as Chief Operating Officer at Dalmia Lifecare & as Vice President & Group Head-Corporate HR with GHCL. So far, he has in total received Six copyrights, namely, SGR, JDOAS, CWM, TBSM, MPSC, & DESSA. Mr. Tripathi has received many prestigious awards like Best CHRO Award, Change & Transformation Award, Top 100 HR Minds in India Award, HR Excellence Award, Creativity, Innovation & Lateral Thinking Award, CEO Award, MD Award for Change Management & Business Strategy etc. He has sharpened up his management acumen in Business Strategy Formulation & Execution from the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad. Additionally, he has obtained Diploma in Training & Development from ISTD, New Delhi. He is active in academia and has been on the boards of many reputed Management & Engineering Institutions, like Mangalmay Institute, GL Bajaj, MIMT, IMS, GLA, et al.

Mr. Alexandre Kelsick

Mr. Kelsick is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Global Affairs and Technology. He is the Ambassador for South of France, Warwick University, since 2020. He holds MA in Philosophy from Warwick University, UK and PhD, York University, Toronto (on leave). He writes regularly on Philosophy, Geopolitics and Technology.  He has expertise in analyzing cognitive systems: memory, thinking, emotional and artificial intelligence. He is the Author of Transhumanism – A Spiritual Critique, forthcoming.