Vignesh Santhanam

India Lead, World Economic Forum - Aerospace and Drones

Vignesh Santhanam is the India Lead for Aerospace and Drones at the World Economic Forum India Centre.

He was instrumental in the design and commissioning of the flagship ‘Medicine from the Sky’ program in 2021 which is now being scaled to the Himalayan belt of the country. A software engineer and a MBA by qualification, Vignesh has over 13 years of Industry experience having handled technology accounts in Warsaw, Singapore, North America, North Africa and the Middle East. He was also the first President and Founding Member of the Drone Federation of India – the voice of India’s UAV industry that focuses on industry advocacy, governance, and policy.