# Deepak Lalan > Deepak Lalan is an emerging technology strategist, author, inventor and keynote speaker based in Bengaluru, India. He has 22 years of enterprise technology leadership, was a Managing Director at Accenture, is Deputy CEO and Chief Operating Officer of The Hashgraph Group, and Founder and CEO of Godtype.ai. He works on AI, decentralized and digital identity, blockchain, biometrics, cloud and large-scale digital transformation. To book a consultation or invite him to speak, use the form at https://deepak.lalan.me/consulting/#book or email deepak@lalan.me. A full plain-text profile is at https://deepak.lalan.me/llms-full.txt. ## Work with Deepak - [Book a consultation](https://deepak.lalan.me/consulting/#book): say what you are building, the decision you are facing and the outcome you need. - [Engagement formats](https://deepak.lalan.me/consulting/): strategy session, advisory retainer, emerging-tech workshop, keynote or panel, venture collaboration. - [Invite him to speak](https://deepak.lalan.me/speaking/): five signature keynotes on curiosity, the right question, AI with accountability, identity as infrastructure, and strategy to scale. - [Questions people ask](https://deepak.lalan.me/consulting/#faq) ## About - [About Deepak Lalan](https://deepak.lalan.me/about/): background, roles and credentials. - [Manifesto](https://deepak.lalan.me/manifesto/): answers are abundant, judgment is not; curiosity, the right question, judgment and taste, and work. - [Identity](https://deepak.lalan.me/identity/): his view on decentralized identity and digital trust. ## Ventures, books and inventions - [Ventures and projects](https://deepak.lalan.me/ventures/): Godtype.ai, The Hashgraph Group, US patent 12,321,477 B2, Farmer's Market, OurDo, RentSePehle.com and AgentToll. - [Books](https://deepak.lalan.me/books/): The Identity Economy (November 2026) and Blockchain Jargon Busters. ## Elsewhere - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepaklalan/) - [X](https://x.com/deepaklalan) - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyl7sGmbXoJlnOt9UvAlXdA) - [GitHub](https://github.com/deepaknl)