Awards

Awards & Recognitions

Asokan has been honored with multiple awards for his contributions to technology innovation, thought leadership, and mentorship. His dedication to advancing the tech industry has earned him recognition worldwide.

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2025

Very glad to be the “2025 Leaders of Influence in Technology” list recognized by San Diego Business Journal.

"Finalist for CEO of the Year 2025 awards" by San Diego Business Journal.

2024

Honored to be named by The Fortune Leader as one of the “Top 10 Influential Leaders Shaping Corporate Evolution in 2024 !”

Grateful to be acknowledged as one of the “Influential Visionaries: Top 5 Business Leaders Shaping the Future in 2024” by The Executive Lens.

Thrilled to be recognized by The Fortune Leader as one of the “Top 10 Pioneering Business Leaders to Follow in 2024”

Grateful to be acknowledged as one of "Asia’s Most Innovative Leaders to Watch in 2024" by Humans Of Globe!

honored to be named one of the "20 Elite CEOs of 2024"by TheEliteX

Humbled and proud to be named a "SDBJ Leader of Influence in Technology 2024" by the San Diego Business Journal!

2023

Proud to be recognized and honored among the by Thinkers360 “Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Entrepreneurship 2023" by Thinkers360.

Thank you for featuring me in “Asokan Ashok: Unfolding a New Era in Mobile Technology." It's an honor to share how turning feedback into a blueprint has contributed to our success. Explore the feature here: Asokan Ashok: Unfolding a New Era in Mobile Technology.

Thrilled and grateful for the prestigious recognition from “Asokan Ashok: Unfolding a New Era in Mobile Technology." This honor underscores the dedication and contribution to the business landscape, inspires to continue striving for excellence.

Thank you for being part of EP 354 - Maximizing Business Potential: Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age. Explore the insightful discussion on YouTube: Watch here https://youtu.be/zS6xQxKMQ6Q

Incredible privilege of speaking to the bright minds at “California State University San Marcos" about the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence in the healthcare industry.

Delighted to be acknowledged as one of the “Top 50 Global Thought Leaders on CRM 2023" by Thinkers360.

Honored & humbled to be selected as one of the “Top 50 Global Thought Leaders & Influencers on Design Thinking" by Thinkers360

2022

Delighted to be recognised as “Top 100 Thought Leaders on Technology to Follow in 2022” by The Awards Magazine.

An absolute delight to be awarded as the “The 10 Most Influential Business Leaders in Tech” by Tycoon Success.

Humbled & Honored to be recognized as one of the “Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on CRM 2022” by Thinkers360.

Truly honored to be recognised as “Top Significant Leaders of the Year 2022” by CIOToday.

Truly honored to be awarded by PrimeView as “The 10 Fastest Growing Companies in 2022”

Truly honored to be recognised as "Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on AR/VR" by Thinkers360.

2021

An absolute delight to be honored as "The 30 Most Influential Business Leaders in Tech 2021" by CIOLook. "Interview Link Here"

honored as "Top Cyber Security Influencer" - NodeXL.

Keynote on "AI Trends in Telecom" organized by the Plug and Play Enterprise Tech.

Grateful for the award as the "World’s 10 Most Successful Entrepreneurs Making a Difference 2021" from World Leaders Magazine.

Recognized for Excellence in Technology by Marquis Who's Who

Fourth One!! Thinkers360 recognised Asokan Ashok as "Top 50 Global Thought Leaders on Entrepreneurship"

What are the most important #SoftwareEngineeringSkills in 2021? Asokan Ashok's takeaway on "Seven Important Software Engineering Skills In 2021" published on Forbes.

Thinkers360 featured Asokan Ashok as one of the "Top 50 Global Thought Leaders on CRM" by Thinkers360.

Humbled & Honored to be recognized as one of the "Top 50 Global Thought Leaders & Influencers on Startups!" by Thinkers360.

An absolute delight to be included in the "Top 50 Global Thought Leaders on AR/ VR" by Thinkers360.

2020

Ashok is humbled and honored to be mentioned by Onalytica in the “Top 100 Influencers in RPA/Robotics” – as the Influential Voices & Brands in the “Who’s Who in RPA”.

"Nine Architectural Principles To Consider Before Building An IoT Platform” – check Asokan Ashok’s article via Forbes.

What are the Ways to Begin Your Programmer Search? Check amazing thoughts from Ashok and other tech leaders via Forbes.

How an Engineer became an Executive and CEO without an MBA? Check Ashok’s podcast with TechClub.

Asokan Ashok is honored as “Top 100 Global Thought Leaders & Influencers to Follow” by The Awards Magazine.

Asokan Ashok is featured on Forbes for sharing thoughts on Low-Cost, High-Impact Tech Initiatives to Boost Productivity. Check complete article Explore here

What Can AI do for Humans? How Innovative AI Solutions Can Help Combat Global Warming? Ashok’s article is featured on Forbes – check complete article Explore here

Ashok shared his thoughts on Facial Recognition Technology for Forbes. Check complete article Explore here

Asokan Ashok is featured on Forbes for sharing amazing thoughts on Q4 Tech Leaders plans. Check complete article Explore here

Industry Era recognised Asokan Ashok as Best Successful CEO's of 2020

Ashok’s thoughts on Data Privacy Laws featured on Forbes. Check complete article Explore here

Honored for being awarded as “Entrepreneur of the Year” in the 17th Annual International Business Awards powered by Stevie Awards. Check complete details Explore here

“Top 7 Coolest Technology Innovations Inspired by Nature” – Ashok’s thoughts on the combination of technology innovations and nature are published on Forbes. Check complete article Explore here

Ashok's amazing writing on "Leading With Humanity: Six Traits For Successful Leadership" is published on Forbes. Check complete article Explore here

Ashok’s extensive support and accomplished efforts resulted SoftClouds to get listed one among "20 Visionary Companies to Watch in 2020” by Insights Success.

2019

Asokan is considered as one of the top Artificial Intelligence (AI) influencers in 2019 by TechMeLife - Take a minute to read comments Explore here

"Smart Cities 2025" - An article by Featured Blogger Asokan Ashok @ https://straighttalk.hcltech.com/smart-cities-2025

Asokan was nominated as The Best Technology Leader 2019 by Top Tech Awards. The original copy of the article can be found Explore here and the local copy can be found Explore here

2018

Once again Forbes published an article written by Asokan on "Five Reasons Why IoT Is Not Ready For Prime Time" and the article can be found Explore here

Forbes published an article inscribed by Asokan on "Four Trends in Cloud Computing CIOs Should Prepare For In 2019" and the article can be found Explore here

Asokan was selected as one of the 10 Most Innovative Business Leaders To Watch in 2018 by Insights Success Magazine.

2017

Asokan spoke about the world of Artificial Intelligence and major trends to look forward to in 2018 – and the details are Explore here

Asokan spoke about the Walgreens Developer Program & the Photo Prints API on the launch of UnfoldPrints, an android application that makes the task of printing pictures easier – Walgreens covered the press release Explore here

Asokan spoke as UnfoldLabs was selected as a winner in Fierce Innovation Awards 2017 in the category of Cloud Services – and the press covered the statement Explore here

Asokan talks about Delays in delivery of hot gadgets from big tech firms Explore here

Where there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved - This is the mantra for Asokan Ashok. To take a sneak peak into Ashok's life at SoftClouds Explore here

Asokan Ashok spoke for SoftClouds Take on the Future at MCX 2017, and the video are Explore here

2016

Asokan's views as RedGreen, UnfoldLabs first Mobile Application, was chosen as one of the finalists for the 10th Annual Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Awards at CTIA Super Mobility 2016 Explore here

Asokan Spoke on a Panel at the VentureBeat 2011 – Mobile Summit on HTML5 vs Native – and the panel has been covered by the press Explore here

Asokan Spoke at the Inside SocialApps Conference Jan 2011 – and the video is covered Explore here

Video of Asokan's Presentation at Handsets Forum USA Conference can be found Explore here

Asokan Spoke on the Keynote panel at IEEE Cloud Computing Conference, and the videos are Explore here

Asokan's views on NFC & Secure Element covered by NFC Times are covered Explore here

2010

Asokan Spoke at the Plug n Play Center 2010 on Break Through Innovation

Asokan Spoke at the Verizon Developer Conference 2010

Asokan Spoke at the MobileBeat 2010 Conference, Jul 12, 2010 - on "Who Owns the User"

Asokan Spoke at the Qualcomm UplinQ 2010 Conference

Asokan's did an Interview with Dr. Dobbs – and the details are covered Explore here

Asokan did a presentation at Smartphone Show on "Top 10 Tips for mobile application development"