16th Elets Healthcare Innovation Summit 2025

Nitin Gavade

Director – Global Edge Solution (ASI) + Racks & ITMS (India and SAARC), Vertiv Energy Private Limited

Nitin is responsible for Vertiv’s Offering Management - Global Edge Solution (ASI) + Racks & ITMS (India and SAARC).

Handling Product Development/Engineering & developing solutions with a focus on Energy Efficiency and Adaptive Architecture. An advocate of energy efficiency, Nitin is currently overseeing the development of integrated modular Data Center business solutions and promoting Smart Solution systems for rapidly increasing high density Edge Infrastructure market of ASI (Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia & India).

Nitin has over 18 years of experience spanning in the Power Electronics and Infrastructure gamut. Before taking over Smart Solution Business in 2013, he served as Product Manager for Telecom Solutions of Emerson Network Power (now Vertiv) for 5 years and was instrumental in Positioning the company as No.1 in its domain. Mr. Nitin is a Mechanical Engineer and holds a Masters Program in Business Administration from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management, Mumbai.

Santosh Kulkarni

Country Head, Datacenter, Vertiv India

Santosh Kulkarni is currently Country Manager-Data Centre Business for Vertiv in India. He spearheads the Data Centre business with Smart Solutions offering in India and SAARC. He is part of Vertiv, erstwhile Emerson Network Power, for the past 20 years.

Santosh is passionate about Energy conservation and involved in Green offerings which help customers save operational costs and save carbon footprint.

He is currently responsible for developing and executing strategic sales plans for ITEI. Before this, Mr. Santosh Kulkarni was part of Channel and Vertical Business team at Emerson.

Mr Santosh Kulkarni is a Mechanical Engineer and has done MBA from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management, Mumbai.