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Join us in celebrating the outstanding achievements of CIOs across a wide array of industries, underscoring their pivotal role in ensuring excellence within the realm of technology.
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Connect with technology experts and industry leaders to boost your career and business.
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Our conference serves as a central hub for knowledge exchange, providing profound insights from technology visionaries to help you remain at the forefront of the industry.
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Participate in comprehensive conversations about the latest technologies, transformative strategies, and forward-looking trends that are molding the future of business transformation.
Our impartial and esteemed jury panel consists of subject matter experts with deep knowledge and experience in the technology and business transformation field. They ensure that the awards are assessed objectively, maintaining the highest standards of fairness and credibility.
Our Summit Advisory Committee comprises industry visionaries who guide the conference’s content, ensuring that it remains relevant, cutting-edge, and aligned with the most pressing cybersecurity challenges and opportunities.
Parthasarathy is the vice chairman of Allcargo Logistics and holds key positions as an independent director in various prominent organizations, including Cloudnine Group of Hospitals and SEWA Bharat. He previously served as the president, group CFO and group CIO of Mahindra & Mahindra.
Chatterjee is the co-founder of Abhay Ventures and Abhay Health. He is a mentor at Niti Aayog. He has more than 20 years of leadership experience in organizations such as Apollo Hospitals, Dalmia Lifecare, Piramal Healthcare, Nayati Healthcare, Dabur and Ranbaxy.
Industry leaders from various sectors in the technology domain share their experience on how the role of chief technology officers (CTOs) has become indispensable across organizations. They discuss unique strategies and techniques applied in businesses, making technology an intrinsic part of their organizational DNA. Additionally, these thought leaders delve into how they have redefined leadership to enhance the organization’s resilience and share their insights on artificial intelligence, sustainability, and the future of internet.
With a core focus on business transformation and the integration of artificial intelligence, CEOs are employing forward-thinking strategies to revolutionize healthcare delivery. The session will delve into the intricacies of strategic integration, particularly in creating a resilient network of on-demand drone delivery services.
The session will cover:
Vikram Singh, Founder & CEO, Techeagle Innovations
This goes beyond approving budgets, and includes understanding, envisioning and guiding technology deployment in line with business goals. This keynote session will focus on the CEO’s expectations from the CIO for building a digital future, bringing in more efficiency, stakeholder satisfaction and ultimately achieving a good bottom line.
The session will cover:
Sougat Chatterjee, Executive Director & CEO, Abhay Health
As leaders in the technology sector, CIOs and CTOs play a crucial role in securing their organizations. Technology leaders must explore customized strategies for securing the software delivery life cycle to address the challenges specific to their roles.
The session will cover:
Kavita Viswanath, Vice President & General Manager, JFrog, APAC
On the other hand, automation introduced by AI could streamline specific tasks, human oversight, creativity and emotional intelligence, eventually leading to the emergence of new AI jobs. While implementation of new AI models is perceived to be expensive and time-consuming, scalable AI solutions can lead to new revenue opportunities over time. Navigating the nuanced landscape of AI requires dispelling myths to embrace its transformative, collaborative potential.
The session will cover:
Arun Gupta, Board Member, Hemas Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd (Moderator)
Nitendra Rajput, SVP & Head – AI, Garage Mastercard
Shakti Goel, Chief Architect and Data Scientist, Yatra Online Ltd.
Kavita Viswanath, Vice President & General Manager, JFrog, APAC
CIOs may not be equipped to handle this responsibility alone and need to join forces with CROs to navigate this new threat landscape. This fireside chat will cover the importance of recognizing that securing the future of AI is a two-way street for CIOs and CROs, paved with collaboration, vigilance and a shared commitment to building cyber resilience. Only then can we ensure that AI becomes a force for good, propelling us forward without compromising safety and security.
This session will cover:
Shailendra Kothavale, Chief Compliance and Risk Officer, Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance
Himanshu Sharma, Head of ICDC, GMR Group
Sharad Kumar Agarwal, CDIO, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd
Secure and streamlined access to technology is pivotal to successful digital transformation within organizations. While ensuring seamless access to information among the stakeholders is essential, it should not compromise the security of digital ecosystems.
Identity and access management (IAM) plays a crucial role in streamlining access controls and authentication processes, helping organizations enhance security, efficiencies and compliance – key to adapting the fast-paced digital landscape. It also empowers organizations to embrace innovation and pursue new ideas while striking the right balance of security and usability.
Transcending beyond its conventional role as the security gatekeeper, IAM is a driver of innovation and growth and can help unlock organizations’ potential to grow.
Discussion Points:
Ganesh Narasimhadevara, Principal Solutions Engineer, Okta
The session will cover:
Atul Govil (Moderator), Chief Transformation Officer & Head (SAP & IT) – Corporate, India Glycols Ltd.
Sunil Pandey, SVP & CIO, HFCL Limited
Sumit Bhatia, Director of Information Technology, InsuranceDekho
Dr. Neena Pahuja, Executive Member, National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET under MSDE)
Rishikesh Patankar, Vice President, National Skill Development Corporation.
They crave the cutting edge – AI, automation, cloud-first strategies – yet remain grounded in the realities of risk, cost and operational stability. This session delves into the critical balancing act CIOs are expected to perform: fueling innovation without jeopardizing the core business
The session will cover:
Nikhil Doegar, Senior Vice President, Tata 1mg
Amrita Gangotra, Managing Director – ITyukt Digital Solutions, Independent Board Director – Max Health Care
Vijay Sethi, Chairman, MentorKart and Crafsol Technologies
Network experiences should be consistent, uninterrupted and adaptable to our needs; however, they frequently fail to meet these expectations. When you shift the focus from mere connectivity metrics to the holistic experience of end-to-end connection, everything changes. An experience-first network transforms everything. And this can be seamlessly delivered through a secure AI-Native Networking Platform.
The session will cover
how organizations can transform next-gen campuses and branches, modernize data centers, and scale automated WANs by leveraging the right data, real-time response, and secure infrastructure across the network.
Rajesh Kumar, Technology Head, Enterprise and Government, India & SAARC, Juniper Networks.
Considering the dynamics of digital-driven models, the shifting customer preferences and the need for rapid innovation, businesses demand an adaptable, resilient and forward-thinking data strategy. This encompasses data collection and storage, advanced analytics, and AI integration – all supported by robust governance and privacy measures. To meet the ever-changing business landscape, data strategies must prioritize scalability and agility. The session will delve into the essential principles of building such adaptable and resilient data strategies
This session will cover:
Suresh M Khadakbhavi, CEO, Digi Yatra Foundation
Viloo Williams, Group CIO Ruby Hall Clinic Hospitals
Piyush Srivastav, Head of IT, Muthoot Group
However, this brings a new set of challenges, including the need for the foundational technology architecture to harness AI to its optimum level. This may require a large-scale data and compute modernization plan to leverage AI-driven transformations. Are CIOs and data officers feeling the pressure to create a modern data and information architecture? How are organizations successfully making the foundational shift necessary to drive AI innovations? This fireside chat will focus on the key aspects of a CIO’s role in adapting to these shifts and enabling the necessary changes.
The session will cover:
Rajnish Virmani, Managing Partner – India, Positive Momentum Limited
Irshad Saifi, Director IT and Digitization (CDIO), Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
The session will cover:
Arun Gupta, Board Member, Hemas Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd
Amrita Gangotra, MD – ITyukt Digital Solutions, Independent Board Director, Max Health, Tanla.
Vijay Sethi, Chairman, MentorKart and Crafsol.
Dr. Vinay Thakur is a seasoned Digital Transformation leader with 28 years of extensive experience in successfully implementing IT and e-Governance Projects. His expertise includes the execution of numerous large-scale e-Governance initiatives, encompassing Land Records Computerization, NREGA workflow, Mobile-based Fertilizer Monitoring System, Forest Rights, National Social Assistance Program, PMGSY, NRLM, and PM GatiShakti portal.Dr. Thakur played a pivotal role in the design and implementation of key government initiatives such as the Government e-Market Place (GeM), Digilocker, and Geographic Information System (GIS). Additionally, he has contributed significantly to Awareness and Communication as well as Capacity Building programs within the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. His comprehensive experience showcases his proficiency in steering transformative digital projects and his commitment to advancing e-Governance in diverse domains.
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