Prakash Muthukrishnan is Chief Technology Officer at Purchasing Power, where he leads technology strategy, product development, IT operations, and the company’s Global Competency Center in India. He is responsible for driving innovation, scaling secure digital platforms, and enabling business growth through technology and data. Prior to Purchasing Power, Prakash held senior leadership roles at companies including Manhattan Associates and Blockbuster, where he led large-scale technology initiatives, platform modernization efforts, and global engineering teams. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the College of Engineering, Chennai, India, and a master’s degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Prakash is a patent holder, a 2025 Georgia ORBIE Award finalist, and recipient of the 2015 ATP Innovation Award.
• Strategies for preparing teams and leaders for agent-driven workflows and decision augmentation
• How to communicate the value, purpose, and limitations of agentic AI to minimize fear and resistance
• Designing training, upskilling, and human-in-the-loop practices that empower employees
• Organizational structures and governance models that support sustainable AI adoption
• Lessons from early adopters on pacing change, managing risk, and maintaining alignment during transformation