UKIS 2026 Mentors

Meet selected programme mentors guiding students, developers and working professionals as they build solutions for the UKIS innovation series.

Rohan Pant

Rohan Pant

Program Manager · Amazon

Guides teams on product thinking, delivery, and stakeholder alignment through the innovation series.

Program ManagementProduct
Virendra Pal

Virendra Pal

Operations Manager · Amazon

Supports builders on operational design, execution discipline, and scaling practical solutions.

OperationsProcess
Kevin Patel

Kevin Patel

Software Engineer · Google

Mentors teams on engineering quality, architecture choices, and shipping reliable products.

Software EngineeringSystems
Prasant Shekhar Singh

Prasant Shekhar Singh

Staff Engineer · Qualcomm

IIT Roorkee alumnus mentoring teams on systems engineering, technical depth, and building reliable products.

Software EngineeringSystems
Bhavesh Saini

Bhavesh Saini

Risk Manager · IIT Roorkee, IIM Calcutta

IIT Roorkee and IIM Calcutta alumnus guiding builders on risk, strategy, and sound decision-making.

Risk ManagementStrategy
Himanshu Rawat

Himanshu Rawat

Software Engineer · Google Warsaw

Mentors teams on software engineering, scalable systems, and building reliable products.

Software EngineeringSystems
Anmol Dixit

Anmol Dixit

Senior Software Engineer · Rubrik

Helps teams strengthen technical depth, code quality, and production-ready implementation.

Software EngineeringBackend
Ayush Gupta

Ayush Gupta

Data Engineer · Zeta

Advises on data pipelines, analytics, and turning real-world signals into product insight.

Data EngineeringAnalytics
Sagar Singh

Sagar Singh

Software Developer · Scapia

Works with builders on product development, rapid prototyping, and user-focused delivery.

Software DevelopmentProduct
Sparsh Goil

Sparsh Goil

Senior Software Engineer · ThoughtSpot

Mentors teams on engineering craft, analytics products, and shipping high-impact software.

Software EngineeringAnalytics
Ankit Jain

Ankit Jain

Software Engineer · Stripe

Mentors teams on engineering excellence, scalable systems, and shipping production-ready software.

Software EngineeringBackend
Niraj Kamdar

Niraj Kamdar

Blockchain Technical Lead · dOrg & Zenchain

Ex-founding engineer at AITV (prev. Polywrap) with 4+ years building blockchain protocols and infrastructure across 5+ networks. Mentors teams on Rust, Solidity, and taking secure protocol systems from first principles to mainnet.

BlockchainProtocol Engineering
Chandrakant Purohit

Chandrakant Purohit

CEO · TechYard Labs

Guides teams on digital marketing, search visibility, lead generation, online reputation, and website development.

Digital MarketingSEOPPCSMMORMLead GenerationWebsite Development