Hatim Dawasaz

Hatim holds a Bachelors Degree in Electronics Engineering and is the Network Engineering & Operations (NEO) Head, India and Global IT Service Owner of Cisco Cloud Interconnect (CCI) Service offering at Cisco. As part of Cisco’s Inclusive Communities, he was also the Cisco APJC Co-Lead for Connected Disability Action Network (CDAN), an Employee Resource Organization (ERO). He takes pride in being part of this community with a focus & on advocating assistive technologies, accessible facilities, reasonable accommodations & policies and a focus on creating an inclusive environment for persons with disabilities. In addition to that, he is also a Founder Trustee, Settlor & Board Chairman of Rise Against Hunger India, an International Organization with a Vision of a world without hunger and Focus on Nourishing Lives, Empowering Communities, Responding to Emergencies & Growing the Movement. He is very passionately involved in other Giving Back activities & events including mobilizing and leading an active citizen support group in his neighborhood apartment association that conducts several volunteering activities from time to time. To summarize, his expertise & focus lie in Advocacy for Inclusion, Community Service and Philanthropy, Local Community Engagement and Personal Motivation with his favorite quote “No defeat is final until you stop trying!”