Rupesh Gandupalli

▪ Co-Founder and CEO at XDLINX Space Labs, Hyderabad, India

▪ Founding Member and Advisor, Strategy, Global Operations at Antaris Space, USA responsible for vision, strategy to build space technology and supplier stack ecosystem, platform and partnerships

▪ Head of Systems Engineering, Global Supply Chain and Operations at Planet Labs, USA successfully built technology and suppliers stack for multiple missions in LEO domain, which enabled Planet to built and launch 400+ satellites in various form factors (3U-12U nano satellites and microsatellites and payloads (MR, HR, SAR and Hyperspectral), out of which 88 satellites were launched through India’s historical launch PSLV-C37 in 2017. Built technology development collaborations with suppliers like Solaero, Teledyne, Zygo, Exoterra, Blue Canyon etc.,

▪ NPI & Global Supply Chain Lead at Apple, USA deeply involved in setting up both suppliers and factories for Mac platform & iWatch production lines

▪ Product Design & Supplier Collaboration Systems Architecture at Applied Materials, USA