A Fireside Chat with the Silicon Labs CIO and HTC President, Sales & Delivery!

Some conversations don’t just inform — they rewire how you think, act, and lead.
This is one of them.

“Build the house. Then decorate it.”

That’s the mantra Silicon Labs CIO Radhika Chennakeshavula lives by—and it shows in every decisive move of her transformation journey. At HTC, we’ve been privileged to stand behind that journey, as the IT partner trusted to run the core.

We proudly bring you HTC TechWave’s candid executive conversation with Radhika and Nalin Vij, President, Sales & Delivery at HTC Global Services. Together, they go deep on what it takes for a semiconductor innovator to architect a future-ready IT core and data spine that powers global momentum.

You’ll hear how unwavering consistency, clear commitment, and strategic foresight don’t slow change; they accelerate it, turning a disciplined core into a launchpad for innovation at speed. Radhika shares how HTC lifts the weight of foundational operations, freeing Silicon Labs to move faster, innovate smarter, and stay locked on what matters.

They explore trust that turns clients into partners, transparency that demands shared accountability, and the shift from AI buzz to AI backbone, driven by data, discipline, and courage. As they agree, “What’s the point of decorating the house if the foundation can’t hold the weight?”

What follows is an unguarded exchange: governance without friction, leadership without ego, and transformation without theatrics, plus a rapid-fire close that’s as revealing as it is real.

From plucking vegetables at dawn… to summiting Kilimanjaro… to steering global IT with resolve and rhythm—this is leadership with a spine.

Watch the podcast. Absorb the thinking.