Santhoshi Sushma Buddhiraju

Santhoshi Sushma Buddhiraju, CEO and co-founder of Autocracy Machinery, shares her bold journey in the heavy machinery sector, emphasizing women's empowerment in a male-dominated industry. She explores the critical question of why India, a major consumer, imports so much machinery instead of manufacturing locally. Launching her startup amid the pandemic, she discusses her vision for transforming India's infrastructure and economy through local production, backed by her education from IIT Madras and experience at HSBC.