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Celio India’s gen-AI integration sparks change
Mumbai: Celio India, the French menswear brand, is creating ripples in the fashion industry by integrating generative AI across different business functions. This innovative approach not only enhances creative processes but also optimises operational efficiency, positioning Celio as a frontrunner in the realm of fashion innovation.
Leveraging AI-powered tools and algorithms, Celio has streamlined its content generation pipeline, driving efficiency and innovation while enhancing creativity and customer engagement. By harnessing the power of GenAI, Celio is able to analyse vast amounts of data to gain valuable insights into consumer preferences, trends, and behaviour, facilitating tailor-made content to resonate more effectively with their target audience. This data-driven approach enables Celio to produce personalized, high-quality content at scale, spanning across various channels, from social media to e-commerce platforms resulting in compelling storytelling and fostering deeper connections with its customers.
The fashion industry is currently at a crucial point, dealing with the twin challenges of making fashion more sustainable and accelerating innovation throughout the entire process. Celio is tackling these challenges directly by incorporating GenAI into its system. One such example is where GenAI is seen to be playing an important role in optimizing Celio’s inventory and supply chain management by enhancing operational efficiency throughout the organisation, as well as ensuring streamlined restocking procedures and reducing leftover inventory.
Celio’s adoption of AI technologies ensure highly personalised shopping experiences, suggesting products that match individual customer preferences. This personalised touch strengthens the bond with customers, boosting loyalty and enhancing the overall shopping experience.
Commenting on this innovative development, Celio India CEO Satyen Momaya said, “At Celio, we find ourselves at a pivotal moment, utilising AI to optimize both operational efficiency and foster creativity. This strategic move marks a significant step towards sustainable fashion practices. GenAI is reshaping how we generate product images and creative content, reducing time and resources. This transformative technology, coupled with GenAI’s content creation and personalization capabilities, deepens our connection with customers, enriching their shopping experience and fostering lasting loyalty.”
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Practo names Cijo George as vice president of artificial intelligence
New vice president of artificial intelligence to mine healthcare data and sharpen care delivery
BENGALURU: India’s healthtech race just picked up speed. Practo has appointed Cijo George as vice president of artificial intelligence, tasking him with wiring AI deep into the company’s sprawling healthcare platform.
George will steer AI strategy and execution, embedding machine intelligence across care navigation, doctor-facing tools and overall platform intelligence. He will work across product, engineering and clinical teams to rewire how patients search for and access care — and how doctors deliver treatment with greater consistency and precision.
He reports directly to Shashank ND, co-founder and chief executive officer.
Shashank ND said years of building healthcare data across patients, providers and treatment outcomes had laid the foundation for more advanced AI applications. Artificial intelligence, he added, can unlock the value of that data to improve patient outcomes and equip doctors with actionable insights. He described George’s experience in building production-grade AI systems as closely aligned with Practo’s long-term vision.
George brings nearly two decades of experience spanning machine learning, AI platforms and product engineering. Most recently at Observe.AI, he led work on large-scale AI systems deployed by global enterprises. Before that, at Belong.co, he drove platform and AI initiatives focused on search and personalisation in the HR technology space. He also worked with the Advanced Technology Group at NetApp, contributing to machine-learning and data-science projects for distributed systems.
An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Science with a master’s degree in high performance computing, George said the chance to apply AI to directly improve patient experience and clinical delivery drew him to the role. Practo’s scale and its extensive longitudinal healthcare data, he added, offer significant room for innovation.
The move comes as digital health platforms double down on artificial intelligence to boost patient engagement, streamline provider workflows and sharpen decision-making. For Practo, the prescription is clear: turn data into diagnosis, and algorithms into advantage.
