Shehara Viswanathan is a technology executive and AI leader with over 20 years of experience across cloud, security, software and services. At Cisco, she leads the APJC Partner Customer Success team, helping partners adopt AI-powered services and build the capabilities to grow with them. She works at the intersection of how leaders create the culture, incentives, and confidence for teams to adopt AI responsibly and well. With a background in engineering and law, Shehara brings both a builder's and a governance lens to AI transformation. Optional if there is space: In her spare time Shehara created AIWithShehara.com, a vendor-neutral platform making AI accessible to non-technical audiences, and is a frequent speaker on AI and technology across the region.