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Harman is the Smart Cities and Places Lead at GHD, where he works with senior stakeholders for GHD’s strategic clients globally to drive digital transformations and disruptive innovations that deliver lasting community benefits. He sits on the Board for Australian Smart Communities Association (ASCA) and serves on AI Taskforce for Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) to guide the advancement and responsible adoption of artificial intelligence across Victoria’s local government sector. Harman brings with him over 24 years of global experience in C-suite and management roles with various technology-related businesses in the US, UAE, India and Australia. Prior to joining GHD, Harman was the Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer at Brady Family of Companies in the US, where he led the organisation to be awarded the “Most Innovative Workplace” in North Carolina. Harman also co-founded a tech start-up for smart buildings built on world-leading SAS analytics platform, centralising the management of buildings and implementing technologies such as advanced automation, artificial intelligence and digital twins to enhance building operations. Harman holds an MBA from London Business School and a Bachelor of Electronics Engineering from National Institute of Technology, India. He is presently based in Melbourne Australia a regular speaker on smart technologies, applied innovation and digital transformation.