“It was a great experience reviewing and scoring all assignments presented in CyberSecurity Industry. Seeing how teams across the globe used technology to drive efficiency & AI was an amazing experience where every participant had done unique work in IT, Cyber Security and AI fields. The high quality of participants combined with the unique experiences made this a very rewarding experience for me personally.”

Sr Principal Business Architect | Pacific Gas and Electric Company | San Francisco, California, United States

Samar Satpalkar has 19 years of experience in ERP Utilities domain & Cyber Security Industry, as both an Technology Leader and Business Consultant. He is currently an established Principal Business Architect at Pacific Gas and Electric Company, the largest utility in California. In his current role, he evaluates clients’ requirements to leverage technology for innovation & data driven digital transformations that is aligned to their business strategy and advises them on enhancing their value realization of our existing investments. 

He has authored articles on ERP, Architecture and cloud computing. He is also a speaker and has been invited to present at conferences like SAP Sapphire, SAP Insider, SAP Tech Ed, ASUG, Ariba Live, SAP World Tour, AWS Reinvent. He is a certified TOGAF 9.1, Ariba, SAP, ITIL Foundation, PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner CISSP, CCSP, CISA, CISM, CRISC, CGEIT and PMP. 

Samar was born in Mumbai, India. He has a Bachelor of Computer Science degree (2001) in from Pune University and a Master of Computer Management (MCM) degree (2003) with honors from Symbiosis College, Pune, India. He is married with two children and lives in San Francisco with his family.