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Shruti Shekar on the TechTO stage

Shruti Shekar

Editor-in-Chief, Android Central

Tech mediaTorontoOn TechTO stages since 2019

Shruti Shekar is editor-in-chief of Android Central, appointed in September 2023. She began as a political reporter in Ottawa, moved into technology at MobileSyrup as senior technology and telecom reporter, and then covered tech for Yahoo Finance Canada. She was born in India, raised in Singapore and lives in Toronto.

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First seen on the TechTO stage in 2019. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Shruti

In their words

When I first tell you the word digital transformation — it sucks. As a journalist I'm telling you, it sucks. It means nothing.

TechTO MarketingTO, Apr 2019 · watch at 01:10

You're either asking yourself, do I want to digitally transform myself and get onto a level playing field with all these other companies, or have I already become digitally transformed and now provide the tools necessary for these companies?

TechTO MarketingTO, Apr 2019 · watch at 03:35
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Quick answers

Who is Shruti Shekar?

A technology journalist and the editor-in-chief of Android Central. She reported on telecom and technology at MobileSyrup and Yahoo Finance Canada after starting out covering politics in Ottawa.

What did she speak about at TechTO?

At MarketingTO in April 2019 she argued that "digital transformation" is an empty phrase, and split the companies she interviews into two groups: those still trying to catch up, and those already transformed and now selling the tools.

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