Smart Cities Council Welcomes Manish Sinha

Smart Cities Council is delighted to welcome Manish Sinha as a new member, bringing more than 25 years of global experience across telecoms, Internet of Things (IoT), and smart cities. Manish has worked at the forefront of large-scale, complex, and often first-of-their-kind programs, spanning consulting and system integration, bid management, contracts, solution blueprinting, and delivery.

Entrepreneurial by nature, Manish has balanced leadership roles in start-ups with senior positions at global organizations including Siemens, IBM, Tech Mahindra, and currently HCL Technologies (UK) Ltd, where he serves as Practice Director. Based in the UK since 2018, he is widely recognised for consistently delivering value, earning strong appreciation from both clients and internal stakeholders.

His experience includes leading roles on one of the UK’s largest telecom M&A programs, managing monitoring and fault management for IP and core networks, and contributing to the UK Government’s Smart Metering Implementation Programme across electricity, gas, and water—driving measurable reductions in water leakage and carbon footprint.

Manish has also played a pivotal role in smart city programs in India, including Gandhinagar, Jaipur, and Kanpur, and helped deliver one of India’s first Smart City Living Labs. His contributions extend to industry thought leadership through TM Forum and IEC, as well as panel speaking and published insights. His expertise strengthens Smart Cities Council’s global impact across connected, intelligent urban ecosystems.