Ramesh Mantha

Ramesh Mantha

SVP Product Management

Rakuten Kobo

Ramesh Mantha is Senior VP of Product Management at Rakuten Kobo, where he leads the product, UX, and hardware teams, focused on elevating the experience of digital reading. Ramesh previously invented core elements of 3G and 5G wireless at SOMA Networks, developed smartphones at Blackberry and re-imagined mobile computing as co-founder at Neptune. Ramesh holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and the University of Toronto respectively.

Schedule


thursday – 02:45pm Shop Talk

Time Icon 25 mins

Location Icon St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts - Bluma Appel Theatre

Past Meets Future: The Evolution of Traditional Products in a Digital Age

Buying a car, writing your will or reading the latest bestseller used to be tasks that no one would attempt digitally, but with new technology these are just a click away. These leaders will discuss the strategies to make traditional users take that first digital step. Learn how building innovative products, discovering novel business models, and even influencing legislation, can transform how you obtain your next customers