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Data Engineering Summit 2026 conference with professionals networking.

MAY. 14-15 2026
Hotel Radisson Blu, ORR /
Bangalore

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Kirankumar Badaboina

Global Head of Data Engineering, Data Governance Analytics CoE

Badaboina Kiran Kumar Goud is a Global Head of Data Engineering & Data Governance at Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, where he leads data engineering strategy across commercial, regulatory, and enterprise platforms. With 24 years of experience, he specializes in enterprise data modernization, semantic architecture, and AI‑ready data foundations in regulated environments. Prior to Dr. Reddy’s, Kiran led the modernization of Enterprise Data & Analytics at DTCC, spearheading a cloud‑first, real‑time data transformation. Earlier in his career at TCS, he managed large‑scale data portfolios for global retail leaders including Target Corporation and Michaels Stores, consistently driving trusted, scalable data ecosystems.

All Sessions by Kirankumar Badaboina

  • Day 1 | HALL 2 - Practical Insights and Best Practices


  • 15:55  - 16:15
    AI has made building intelligent data applications easier than ever—but in global pharma, ease of implementation does not equal trust. Across regions, the same drug, KPI, or business concept carries different identities, definitions, and regulatory meanings. This session explores why naïve AI adoption can produce technically correct yet semantically unsafe insights. Using real‑world pharma scenarios—global drug identity resolution, cross‑regional market share, and retroactive data corrections—we show where AI falls short and why modern data engineering is critical. The talk highlights how semantic models, metadata‑driven governance, time‑aware lineage, and federated architectures enable trustworthy AI at scale. The key message: AI sits on top of semantic infrastructure. As AI commoditizes implementation, data engineering’s role evolves from moving data to preserving enterprise meaning, context, and trust across markets and time.