Satish Kanugovi is part of Nokia Strategy and Technology division and heads the Standardization and Industry Engagements in APAC, focussing on India, Japan and Korea regions. He is a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff (DMTS) and Senior Member IEEE. In his earlier roles, he has been part of Robotic Systems Research at Nokia Bell Labs, and contributing to wireless research and standardization in the Mobile Networks CTO organization. Current research interests include 6G communication systems with focus on sustainable and secure networking. He did his engineering in electronics and communication from Delhi College of Engineering and masters in Nyaya and Vaisheshika from Karnataka Samskrit University.