ISUW 2022 Speaker

Smit, currently based in New Delhi, India, holds a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from Mumbai University and started his career as a software developer with Germin8, a social intelligence company to build SaaS-based data analytics products. Passionate about leveraging the power of healthcare data, he co-founded CheckApp - a health-tech startup, which created an interoperable healthcare data exchange protocol for on-demand access to clinical data across different healthcare service providers. His work also involved interacting with state governments to integrate healthcare data exchange with public health policies. With his well-rounded business acumen and passion for public policy and technology integration to solve large scale problems, he currently has a laser focus on the Indian drone industry and serves as the Director at the Drone Federation of India.He works ardently with leading drone manufacturers, service providers, public and private sector corporations for creating opportunities and accelerating the growth of the drone industry in India. Smit also plays a prominent role in drone policy advocacy by interacting with civil and defence government agencies and serves as a member of leading government drone policy and standardisation committees: 1. Member, National UTM Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation 2. Member, Committee for RPAS Certification Scheme Quality Council of India 3. Invitee Member, Expert Advisory Group, Device Development Program Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology 4. Member, Sub-Committee for Standardisation of UAVs Bureau of Indian Standards 5. Member, Committee for Standard Operational Guidelines for Drones Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare