Navigating Acquisitions for Engineering Leaders
Speakers

Keng He is an outcome-focused engineering executive with a proven track record of delivering platform products at scale. He is VP of Engineering at LiveRamp, a data enablement platform that aspires to make it safe and easy for companies to use data effectively. In his current role, he is responsible for the technical vision, strategy, and execution of LiveRamp Safe Haven, a global platform for privacy-first data collaboration. His previous experience includes a diverse range of company stages (seed, funded, public), multiple industries (Financial service, AdTech, eCommerce), and markets (US, EMEA, APAC).

Sagar is a hands-on engineer leader focused on developer and data infrastructure. Previously he was Director of Engineering at LiveRamp. As the first engineering hire for LiveRamp in London he scaled the team to 50+ over a few years and established the group as a center for privacy and analytics. Sagar enjoy's building teams from scratch, focusing on the strategic impact of technical choices and working at the cross section of engineering, product and corp dev. He's currently CEO and co-founder of a new startup in the developer infrastructure space.
SUMMARY
Acquisition is a powerful way to fuel company growth. As engineering leaders, how do we navigate acquisitions? What does the process look like? What are the potential pitfalls to look out for? Join Keng He and Sagar Batchu as they share their experiences and insights from navigating successful acquisitions.
