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The Waste Leadership Summit
June 8-10, 2026
Washington HiltonWashington, D.C.

Raghav Mecheri
CEO at Visia.ai
Speaker

Profile

Raghav Mecheri is the Founder and CEO of Visia, the first general-purpose physical intelligence platform for the industrial economy. Since founding in 2022, Visia has deployed curated, low-error, AI-powered solutions across a broad range of sensors, focusing on optimizing specific, high-value segments of facility operations. The company has partnered with 30+ public and private operators spanning waste, recycling, metals, energy, and materials to drive on-site efficiency through AI-driven operations playbooks, including Material Controls (detection of batteries, tanks, and unwanted materials), Audit Automation, and Process Optimization. Visia has been the recipient of numerous awards, including Fast Company's World Changing Ideas and Cemex Ventures' Top 50 ConTech Startups of 2025. Raghav holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Columbia University, where he focused on the development of Intelligent Systems.

Agenda Sessions

  • Battery Detection in the Waste Stream: Art of the Possible

    9:45am