India, Oct. 17 -- Sandip Patel, Managing Director for IBM India & South Asia, leads IBM's sales, marketing, services, and delivery operations across the region, including Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. He also plays a pivotal role in advancing IBM's global innovation capabilities through its research and technology labs in India.

Since assuming this role in 2020, Sandip has been steering IBM's transformation journey in India and South Asia with a clear mandate - to establish IBM as the number one company in hybrid cloud, AI, and consulting expertise.

In an exclusive conversation with Dataquest on the sidelines of IBM Think 2025 in Mumbai, Sandip shares how IBM is building a partner-first organisation, deepening its presence beyond la...