Af Malhotra
Af Malhotra
Af Malhotra is the founder,CEO of ReN, an AI revolution in ESG intelligence - funded by the UK Government, and the Chair of Diversity Economics Institute. Af is a serial entrepreneur- having built and exited startups. Prior to his entrepreneurial career, Af was an executive at Gartner Inc, and Fujitsu, having started his career at Lord Alan Sugar’s computer business - Viglen. He’s an Anthropology major from Goldsmiths College, masters in business from Kingston Business School, and alum from Harvard. Af is an active philanthropist, and featured global media, including the BBC News, CNBC, The Times and HuffPost. He also hosts a non-profit podcast - StraightTalk with Af.
Specialised generative AI is poised to transform the data industry in the same way that streaming reshaped music and cloud computing reshaped infrastructure.

Why specialised generative AI is about to democratise the data SaaS market

Af Malhotra
Dec 11 '25
Specialised generative AI is poised to transform the data industry in the same way that streaming reshaped music and cloud computing reshaped infrastructure
AI revolution in coding: rise of the 'hustler coder'

AI revolution in coding: rise of the ‘hustler coder’

Af Malhotra
Sep 4 '25
The way software is written is undergoing a seismic shift – generative AI tools like GPT having moved from novelty to necessity in coding, according to Af Malhotra
It is said that inside organisations homogeneity stifles innovation, due to shared assumptions and groupthink. Aftab 'Af' Malhotra argues why this indeed can be the case.

Does homogeneity stifle innovation?

Af Malhotra
Apr 18 '25
It is said that inside organisations homogeneity stifles innovation, due to shared assumptions and groupthink.  Aftab ‘Af’ Malhotra argues why this indeed can be the case