WCIT-NILF 2018: Full Schedule

8:00am PST

Tea/ Coffee and Networking

Grab a coffee and start networking with fellow delegates, some whom you have met earlier and many new faces

Monday February 19, 2018 8:00am - 8:55am PST
Pre-Function Area

8:00am PST

Registration

Get in early and get your conference badge that gets you complete access to the event

Monday February 19, 2018 8:00am - 2:00pm PST
Pre-Function Area

9:00am PST

Intelligence of Ignorance

Inner Engineering with Sadhguru, Founder, Isha Foundation

Moderators

Raman Roy

Chairman, NASSCOM

Raman is widely regarded as the Pioneer and fondly referred to as the “Father of the Indian BPO Industry”. Raman is a pioneer four times over, having successfully led the BPO initiatives of American Express, GE (now Genpact) and Spectramind (now Wipro BPO) before incubating Quatrro... Read More →

Speakers

Sadhguru

Founder, Isha Foundation

Ranked amongst the fifty most influential people in India, Sadhguru is a yogi, mystic, visionary and bestselling author. Sadhguru has been conferred the "Padma Vibhushan" by the Government of India in 2017, one of the highest annual civilian awards, accorded for exceptional and distinguished... Read More →

Monday February 19, 2018 9:00am - 9:55am PST
Hall-3

Session I, Guru Gyan

10:00am PST

The Special Edition of WCIT-NILF 2018: Opening Session

Join us for the inaugural session and set the stage for an exciting 3 days

Speakers

R Chandrashekhar

President, NASSCOM

https://in.linkedin.com/in/r-chandrasekhar-29b982

Yvonne Chiu

Chairman, WITSA

CP Gurnani

CEO & MD, Tech Mahindra

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cp-gurnani-b4500348/

Jim Poisant

Secretary General, WITSA

Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad

Hon'ble Minister of Electronics and Information Technology and Minister of Law and Justice, Government of India

Ravi Shankar Prasad is the Union Cabinet Minister for Communications and InformationTechnology and Law and Justice in the Government of India.Since his appointment as the Cabinet Minister for Communications and Information Technology and Law & Justice on 26th May, 2014, he has been... Read More →

Rishad Premji

Chief Strategy Office & Member of the Board, Wipro Limited

Rishad Premji is the Chief Strategy Officer & Member of the Board, Wipro Limited. He also heads Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs, and has helped scale the systems, processes, and interactions with both internal and external stakeholders. Recently, he conceptualized Wipro Ventures... Read More →

K Chandrashekhar Rao

Chief Minister of Telangana

Raman Roy

Chairman, NASSCOM

Monday February 19, 2018 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Hall-3

11:00am PST

Inaugural Address by Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi

Speakers

Hon'ble Shri Narendra Modi

Prime Minister of India, Government of India

Monday February 19, 2018 11:00am - 11:30am PST
Hall-3

11:30am PST

Stretch and Relax

Monday February 19, 2018 11:30am - 11:45am PST
Pre-Function Area

11:45am PST

Ministers Round table Chaired by Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad: Rethinking governance in a digital economy

By invitation

Moderators

B. V. R. Mohan Reddy

Executive Chairman, Cyient

Speakers

Hon'ble Harin Fernando

Minister of Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure, Sri Lanka

Hon. Vahan Martirosyan

Minister of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies, Armenia

Hon. Zunaid Ahmed Palak

Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, Bangladesh

Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad

Hon'ble Minister of Electronics and Information Technology and Minister of Law and Justice, Government of India

Hon. K.T Rama Rao

Minister for Information Technology, Municipal Administration and Urban Development, Government of Telangana

http://it.telangana.gov.in/ministers-profile/

Hon. Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu

Minister of Communications, Nigeria

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aadebayoshittu/

Monday February 19, 2018 11:45am - 1:00pm PST
VIP Lounge second floor

NEW FIELD 1 Closed Door

11:45am PST

Artificial Intelligence is the new Electricity

Speakers

Dr. Andrew Ng

Co-Chairman and Co-founder, Coursera

Dr. Andrew Ng is a globally recognized leader in AI (Artificial Intelligence). He was until recently Chief Scientist at Baidu, where he led the company’s ~1300 person AI Group and was responsible for driving the company's global AI strategy and infrastructure. He was also the founding... Read More →

Monday February 19, 2018 11:45am - 1:15pm PST
Hall-3

Session II, The big 3: Setting the stage

11:45am PST

Future of Work: Technology, Jobs and Augmented Intelligence

Technology is having a dramatic impact on the future of jobs. Technology is not only enabling new business models but also accelerating both job displacement and new job creation. All of these phenomenon need a focus on creating new skills and rethinking the roles of technology and people both in business and society at large.

Speakers

Soumitra Dutta

Former Dean of the SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University

Soumitra Dutta is the founding Dean of the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University, New York. Previously, he was on the faculty of INSEAD, a leading international business school in France and Singapore.; ; Soumitra Dutta is an authority on all aspects of innovation in... Read More →

Monday February 19, 2018 11:45am - 1:15pm PST
Hall-3

Session II, The big 3: Setting the stage

11:45am PST

Transforming Industrial to Software-Industrial

Moderators

CP Gurnani

CEO & MD, Tech Mahindra

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cp-gurnani-b4500348/

Speakers

David M. Cote

Executive Chairman, Honeywell

Under Cote as CEO (2000-17), Honeywell had share price appreciation of more than 380% and a total shareowner return of more than 575%, 2.5 times greater than the S&P 500 during that same timeframe. Honeywell’s market cap grew from $20 billion in 2003 to ~$100 billion in 2017... Read More →

Monday February 19, 2018 11:45am - 1:15pm PST
Hall-3

Session II, The big 3: Setting the stage

12:15pm PST

Analyst Corner I: Speed up your Bi-Modal IT with the right Partner!

Speakers

Jim Longwood

VP, Gartner

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-longwood-2b1346/

Monday February 19, 2018 12:15pm - 1:15pm PST
MRG 1.03 & 1.04

Session IIA, Analyst Corner I

1:15pm PST

Networking Luncheon

Monday February 19, 2018 1:15pm - 2:00pm PST
Pre-Function Area

2:00pm PST

Information Age is over, Welcome to the Experience age!

Our keynote speakers present the most important imperatives for the New Economy

Moderators

Arvind Thakur

Vice Chairman and Managing Director, NIIT Technologies Ltd, NIIT Technologies

https://www.linkedin.com/in/arvind-thakur-6b411096/

Speakers

Shantanu Narayen

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Adobe

Preserving the status quo is not a winning strategy. As Adobe CEO, this core belief drove Shantanu and his leadership team's successful transformation of Adobe, moving its creative software franchise from the desktop to the cloud, while creating and leading the explosive digital marketing... Read More →

Monday February 19, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm PST
Hall-3

Session III, Leader’s Talk

NEW FIELD 1 Moderator

2:00pm PST

Total Societal Impact: The Strategic Imperative for Leaders

Our keynote speakers present the most important imperatives for the New Economy

Moderators

Arvind Thakur

Vice Chairman and Managing Director, NIIT Technologies Ltd, NIIT Technologies

https://www.linkedin.com/in/arvind-thakur-6b411096/

Speakers

Edward L. Monser

President, Emerson

Edward L. Monser has served as president of Emerson since 2010. In this role, he drives the company’s international growth opportunities and global shared service organizations. He has more than 30 years of experience in senior operational positions at Emerson and has played key... Read More →

Monday February 19, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm PST
Hall-3

Session III, Leader’s Talk

2:00pm PST

Analyst Corner II: Outlook For Services Market 2018 And What It Means For Global Delivery Models

Moderators

Sameet Gupte

Chief Executive Officer, Servion

Sameet is the Global CEO of Servion and its group companies. He also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the group. Sameet comes with a fervent entrepreneurial spirit that has enabled him to build successful and scalable businesses, multiple numbers of times across the... Read More →

Speakers

Liz Herbert

VP and Principal Analyst, Forrester Research

Liz focuses on the technology services industry, helping clients navigate this fast-changing market and maximize the business value of their technology investments. As a principal analyst, Liz helps clients understand the key dynamics in the enterprise application services market... Read More →

Monday February 19, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm PST
MRG 1.03 & 1.04

Session III B, Analyst Corner II

2:15pm PST

Live Tweet Chat Session: The Hype is Real: How AI is Transforming Businesses

Follow the tags #MakingAIMainstream and #NASSCOM_ILF

Speakers

Kenneth Cukier

Senior Editor, Data and Digital, The Economist

Kenneth Cukier is Senior Editor, Data and Digital at The Economist where he oversees data analytics and manages their new digital product development. Prior to this he was Data Editor following a decade at the paper covering business and technology.

Prashant Mehta

Group VP & Global Service Line Lead - Systems Integration & Data, SapientRazorfish, SapientRazorfish

As the Group VP & Global Service Line Lead - Systems Integration & Data, SapientRazorfish, Prashant is responsible for enabling large scalable, omni-channel experiences for SapientRazorfish’s clients and their consumers. Prashant and his team are helping CMOs create connected worlds... Read More →

Sriram Raghavan

Vice President & Director, IBM Research India

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rsram10/

R "Ray" Wang

Principal Analyst, Founder, and Chairman, Constellation Research

R "Ray" Wang is the Principal Analyst, Founder, and Chairman of Constellation Research, Inc. He's also the author of the popular business strategy and technology blog "A Software Insider’s Point of View". With viewership in the 10's of millions of page views a year, his blog provides insight into how disruptive technologies and new business models impact the enterprise. He has held executive roles in product, marketing, strategy, and consulting at companies such as Forrester Research... Read More →

Monday February 19, 2018 2:15pm - 2:45pm PST
MR 1.08

2:15pm PST

‘New Tech’ Deep Dive I: Will platforms define who will win with Digital?

Moderators

Srikar Reddy

CEO and Managing Director, Sonata Software

Srikar Reddy is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, and a Member of the Board of Directors of Sonata Software Limited and Sonata Information Technology Limited. Srikar has been with Sonata since 1986 and has been pivotal in building Sonata as a trusted and reliable... Read More →

Speakers

Kiran DB

General Manager - Solutions Sales, Microsoft India

Kiran DB is the General Manager for Solutions Sales, Microsoft India, based in Bengaluru. He leads a team of specialists and architects for Microsoft India across Modern Workplace, Infrastructure and Applications, Data and AI, Business Applications and all cloud services. He is also... Read More →

Phil Fersht

Phil Fersht, HfS Research

Phil Fersht is an acclaimed author, analyst, and visionary in IT Services and BPO, the Digital Transformation of enterprise operations and cognitive automation strategies. Fersht coined the terms "The As-a-Service Economy" and "Digital OneOffice", which describe HfS Research's vision... Read More →

Harishankar K

Vice President - IT - Enterprise Applications, Unilever

K Harishankar is Vice President - IT - Enterprise Applications at Unilever. He is the member of the Global IT Leadership in Unilever and is responsible for Systems supporting Supply Chain, Finance and R&D globally and for programs on “Digitisation of the Core”. ; Hari also heads... Read More →

Monday February 19, 2018 2:15pm - 3:15pm PST
MRG 0.05 & 0.06

Session III A, ‘New Tech’ Deep Dive I

2:30pm PST

Policy Dialogue: Data Digital Trade -Regulation and Cross-border flow innovation

Moderators

Rama Vedashree

CEO, Data Security Council of India

Ms. Rama Vedashree is CEO of Data Security Council of India.Prior to moving to DSCI she was Vice President, NASSCOM leading all initiatives in Domestic IT, eGovernance and Smart Cities among others. At NASSCOM, she has also led the Healthcare initiative in partnership with apex Health... Read More →

Speakers

Amit Anand

Legal Counsel, Wells Fargo EGS (India)

Amit has been with Wells Fargo since January, 2011 and he counsels stakeholders on wide range of legal matters, specifically concerning data privacy, intellectual property laws and technology laws. He has been closely working on the developments in the domain of data privacy and cross-border... Read More →

Sriram Birudavolu

T-Hub Hyderabad, Sr. Vice President and Head of Information Sciences

As the head of Information Sciences at T-Hub, Dr. Sriram Birudavolu is focused on developing and driving the Digital Innovation and ICT Strategy for the T-Hub ecosystem.Dr. Sriram holds a PhD in Open Innovation and ICT (Information and Communications Technology) from the Indian Institute... Read More →

Gowree Gokhale

Senior Partner, Nishith Desai Associates

Ms. Gowree Gokhale heads the IP, technology, media and entertainment law practice of the multi-skilled, research-based international law firm, Nishith Desai Associates (www.nishithdesai.com). Her specialization includes pharma and life sciences laws, international litigation and dispute... Read More →

Arvind Gupta

My Gov, CEO

Arvind Gupta is the CEO of MyGov, a citizen-centric platform which empowers people to connect with the Government & contribute towards good governance. Arvind Gupta has over 22 years of industry experience, having worked in diverse sectors in a variety of leadership, policy and entrepreneurial... Read More →

Peter Lovelock

Technology Research Project Corporate (TRPC), Director and Founder

Peter Lovelock is Director and co-Founder of the Technology Research Project Corporate (TRPC), an IT and telecommunication-based think-tank with offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, China and Australia. He brings more than 25 years experience in telecoms, technology and media to these... Read More →

Arunabh Mitra

Chief Continuity Officer, HCL

Arunabh Mitra is the Chief Continuity Officer for HCL Technologies, a $7 billion information technology company with 120,000 employees and operations in 32 countries. His charter is to help evolve, shape and deploy the business continuity strategy for HCL’s clients from diverse... Read More →

Monday February 19, 2018 2:30pm - 3:30pm PST
VIP Lounge second floor

Session III C, Policy Dialogues

NEW FIELD 1 By Invitation

3:00pm PST

Co-llaborate, Co-create, Co-Innovate: Reinventing to Disrupt

An insightful panel debates the 3 C’s of the digital world

Speakers

Hon'ble Navdeep Bains

Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Government of Canada

The Honourable Navdeep Bains is the Member of Parliament for Mississauga–Malton. He was appointed Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development on November 4, 2015.His first act as Minister was to restore the long-form census. Since then, Minister Bains has... Read More →

Paul Hermelin

Chairman and CEO of the Capgemini Group, Capgemini

Paul Hermelin spent the first fifteen years of his professional life in the French government, primarily in the Ministry of Finance. He held a number of posts in the Budget Office and on various ministry staffs, including that of Finance Minister Jacques Delors. He was chief of staff... Read More →

Abidali Neemuchwala

Chief Executive Officer, Wipro Limited

Abidali (Abid) Z. Neemuchwala is Chief Executive Officer and Board member of Wipro Limited overseeing more than $7 billion in revenue and over 160,000 employees serving clients across six continents. Abid has over 25 years’ experience in the IT services industry with deep operational... Read More →

Monday February 19, 2018 3:00pm - 3:45pm PST
Hall-3

Session IV, Leader’s Discussion

3:00pm PST

Analyst Corner III: The Secret Source of the Digital OneOffice™ Framework: The Future of Business Operations

Speakers

Phil Fersht

Phil Fersht, HfS Research

Monday February 19, 2018 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
MRG 1.03 & 1.04

Session IV C, Analyst Corner III

3:30pm PST

New Tech Deep Dive II: Blockchain beyond cryptocurrencies: promise and performance!

Moderators

Akhilesh Tuteja

Partner and Head - Technology, KPMG

Akhilesh heads the IT Advisory practice for KPMG in India and in the EMA (Europe Middle East & Africa) region. In addition, he is the National Head of Technology & BPM (Business Process Management) Sector for the firm. Akhilesh is also the Global Co-leader of Cyber Security Consulting... Read More →

Speakers

Samrat Das

Chief Information Officer, PNB MetLife

Samrat Das is the Chief Information Officer at PNB MetLife and has been associated with the company since April 2016. At PNB MetLife he is responsible for supervision and management of Information Technology, managing IT Architecture, supervising the development of applications, adoption... Read More →

Sopnendu Mohanty

CHIEF FINTECH OFFICER, MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE

Mr Sopnendu Mohanty is responsible for creating development strategies and regulatory policies around technology innovation to “better manage risks, enhance efficiency and strengthen competitiveness in the financial sector”. Prior to joining MAS, Mohanty was with Citibank as their... Read More →

Ritesh Pai

Chief Digital Officer, Yes Bank

https://www.linkedin.com/in/riteshrpai/

Danny Wettreich

Chairman and CEO, BlockChain Evolution Inc. and GreenBank Capital Inc.

Danny Wettreich has more than 40 years of experience in venture capital, private equity, and management of publicly traded companies. He is a director and CEO of Sammiri Capital Inc, a Canadian private investment company. He is CEO of Churchill Venture Capital LP, a Dallas-based private... Read More →

Monday February 19, 2018 3:30pm - 4:30pm PST
MRG 0.05 & 0.06

Session IVB, ‘ New Tech’ Deep Dive II

3:45pm PST

Practical AI Uses and the AI Data Gap

Real-world examples of how pioneering companies are using AI for current business advantage, creating new winners and losers. And a look at the challenges ahead, notably the AI data gap.

Moderators

Rohit Kapoor

Vice Chairman & CEO, EXL

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohit-kapoor-3570945/

Speakers

Kenneth Cukier

Senior Editor, Data and Digital, The Economist

Monday February 19, 2018 3:45pm - 4:15pm PST
Hall-3

Session V, Guest Keynote

4:15pm PST

Network with Tea & coffee

Monday February 19, 2018 4:15pm - 4:45pm PST
Pre-Function Area

4:45pm PST

Amplify Digital Forum: Session I: Disrupted to Disruptor: Re-architecture large financial organizations

Speakers

Balasubramanian Ganesh

Global RBWM CIO & Global Head of Application Development & Maintenance, HSBC Technology

In his role as Global CIO RBWM, Ganesh leads technology teams for HSBC’s Retail Banking and Wealth Management (RBWM) business. As Chairman of HSBC Software Development India, he mentors technology teams across various financial domains to build cutting edge software solutions that... Read More →

Monday February 19, 2018 4:45pm - 5:05pm PST
Hall-2

Focused Forums & Deep Dives

NEW FIELD 1 ‘Amplifying Digital’ Forum

4:45pm PST

Artificial Intelligence Forum: Session I: Re framing the Enterprise to create a preferred future

Speakers

Sriram Raghavan

Vice President & Director, IBM Research India

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rsram10/

Monday February 19, 2018 4:45pm - 5:05pm PST
Hall-1

Focused Forums & Deep Dives

NEW FIELD 1 Artificial Intelligence Forum

4:45pm PST

Amplify You Forum: Session I: Future of Work, Implications for Leaders

Moderators

Mohit Thukral

Senior Vice President and Global Business Leader, GENPACT

Mr. Mohit Thukral is the Executive Officer and Senior Vice President at Genpact, a leading global professional services firm focused on putting digital and data to work to create competitive advantage for its clients. He is currently the Business Leader for Genpact’s largest vertical... Read More →

Speakers

R "Ray" Wang

Principal Analyst, Founder, and Chairman, Constellation Research

Monday February 19, 2018 4:45pm - 5:15pm PST
MRG 0.05 & 0.06

Focused Forums & Deep Dives

NEW FIELD 1 Amplify You Forum

5:05pm PST

Artificial Intelligence: Session II: AI – Is this the new business normal?

Speakers

Kenneth Cukier

Senior Editor, Data and Digital, The Economist

Dr. Andrew Ng

Co-Chairman and Co-founder, Coursera

Monday February 19, 2018 5:05pm - 5:40pm PST
Hall-1

Focused Forums & Deep Dives, Fire-Side-Chat

NEW FIELD 1 Artificial Intelligence Forum
NEW FIELD 2 Fire-Side chat

5:05pm PST

Amplify Digital Forum: Session II: Embedding Digital: DevOps, Automation and Cloud

Moderators

David Knott

Global ChiefArchitect, HSBC

David is an experienced IT leader, architect and strategist with over 25 years experience of designing, delivering and running IT for companies in the banking, insurance, media, utilities and transportation sectors.David joined HSBC in 2015, and is responsible for the architecture... Read More →

Speakers

Peter Bendor-Samuel

Founder & CEO, Everest Group

Peter Bendor-Samuel founded Everest Group in 1991 with the vision to assist the then nascent outsourcing and global services industry to evolve more powerful and effective mechanisms to create and capture value. Over the past 25-plus years, he has led Everest Group to be on the frontier... Read More →

John Burns

MD, Credit Suisse

https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnburns5/

Oyvind Roti

Head of Solutions - Asia Pacific & Japan, Google Cloud

Øyvind Roti leads Google's team of Cloud Architects in APAC & Japan. His technical focus areas include cloud infrastructure, data analytics and machine learning. Prior to Google, Øyvind worked at Amazon Web Services, Standard Chartered Bank and Accenture.Øyvind has a bachelor degree... Read More →

Monday February 19, 2018 5:05pm - 5:50pm PST
Hall-2

Focused Forums & Deep Dives

NEW FIELD 1 ‘Amplify Digital’ Forum
NEW FIELD 2 Panel Discussion

5:05pm PST

Visit to Showcase: The Digital Experience Zone

Monday February 19, 2018 5:05pm - 6:00pm PST
Hall 4

5:15pm PST

Amplify You Forum: Session II: Design Thinking For Human Touch: The Man Machine Relationship

Moderators

Mohit Thukral

Senior Vice President and Global Business Leader, GENPACT

Speakers

Alberto Todeschini

Professor, University of California, Berkeley

Lecturer in artificial intelligence at the University of California, Berkeley. When I am not doing research with and teaching some of the most talented students in the world, I am a speaker and consultant with projects in healthcare, pharma, marketing, agriculture, transportation... Read More →

Monday February 19, 2018 5:15pm - 5:45pm PST
MRG 0.05 & 0.06

Focused Forums & Deep Dives

NEW FIELD 1 Amplify You Forum

5:40pm PST

Artificial Intelligence Forum: Session III: AI at Play – Making it Real for your Enterprise

Moderators

David Knott

Global ChiefArchitect, HSBC

Sriram Raghavan

Vice President & Director, IBM Research India

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rsram10/

Speakers

Jaspreet Bindra

SVP Digital Transformation, Mahindra

Jaspreet is currently the Senior Vice President- Digital Transformation, equivalent to the Chief Digital Officer, of the $18bn Mahindra Group of Companies.; Jaspreet started his career with the Tata Group, as a part of the elite Tata Administrative Services (www.tas-tata.com ), and... Read More →

Rajnish Khare

Head Digital Transformation and Social Business, HDFC Bank

Dr. David Stein

Head of Strategy & Innovation, Siemens Healthineers

Dr. David Stein is the Global Head of Strategy and Innovation for Siemens Healthineers where he drives growth and innovation across the organization by developing, adapting, and monitoring the overall strategy. In addition, he is also responsible for active venturing and incubating... Read More →

Monday February 19, 2018 5:40pm - 6:30pm PST
Hall-1

Focused Forums & Deep Dives

NEW FIELD 1 Artificial Intelligence Forum
NEW FIELD 2 Panel Discussion

5:45pm PST

Amplify You Forum: Session III: Skill, Re-skill and Re-skill again: How to keep up with the future of Work!

Speakers

Sreekanth Arimanithaya

Senior Vice President, Integrated Workforce Management and India Co-Managing Director, DXC Technology

Sreekanth Arimanithaya, DXC Technology’s Senior Vice President, Integrated Workforce Management & India Co-Managing Director, is responsible for global workforce planning and optimization, strategic and operational demand management, talent recruitment, training, skill management... Read More →

Karl Mehta

Founder & CEO, EdCast

Karl Mehta is a serial entrepreneur, author, investor, engineer, and civil servant with over 20 years of experience in founding, building, and funding technology companies in the U.S. and international markets. He is currently Founder & CEO of EdCast Inc., a next-generation knowledge... Read More →

Rekha M Menon

Chairman and Senior Managing Director, Accenture in India, Accenture

Rekha M. Menon is the Chairman and Senior Managing Director at Accenture in India. In this role, she is responsible for building Accenture's business, strengthening Accenture’s position in our communities, and enhancing the profile of Accenture in India. She oversees the integration... Read More →

Monday February 19, 2018 5:45pm - 6:30pm PST
MRG 0.05 & 0.06

Focused Forums & Deep Dives

NEW FIELD 1 Amplify You Forum
NEW FIELD 2 Panel Discussion

5:50pm PST

Amplify Digital Forum: Session III: Fostering an Enterprise-wide Culture of IT-Business Engagement and Innovation

Moderators

Balasubramanian Ganesh

Global RBWM CIO & Global Head of Application Development & Maintenance, HSBC Technology

Speakers

Suman Reddy Eadunuri

Managing Director and Country Head, Pegasystems

‘Build for Change’ is not just Pegasystems’ philosophy but a phrase that truly defines Suman Reddy, the Managing Director of Pega India. A recognized technology leader for more than two decades and a core member of Pega’s global corporate strategy team, Suman has re-defined... Read More →

Liz Herbert

VP and Principal Analyst, Forrester Research

Navneet Kapoor

CEO, Maersk GSC

With a career spanning over 20 years and multiple geographies, Navneet has enjoyed diverse leadership roles in omnichannel retail, ecommerce, analytics, R&D, operations & quality. Last year, he embarked upon a new journey with the shipping and logistics industry, and joined Maersk... Read More →

Monday February 19, 2018 5:50pm - 6:30pm PST
Hall-2

Focused Forums & Deep Dives

NEW FIELD 1 ‘Amplify Digital’ Forum
NEW FIELD 2 Panel Discussion

7:00pm PST

WITSA ICT Awards and NASSCOM - Capgemini Global Leadership Awards

Monday February 19, 2018 7:00pm - 8:00pm PST
Hall-3

8:00pm PST

Drinks, Dinner and More Networking in Partnership by Capgemini

Monday February 19, 2018 8:00pm - 9:00pm PST
Hall-3

8:00am PST

Registration and Networking (only for delegates who have not registered on Day 1)

Tuesday February 20, 2018 8:00am - 9:00am PST
Registration Area

9:00am PST

Ice Breaker

Tuesday February 20, 2018 9:00am - 9:10am PST
Hall-3

9:00am PST

Showcase: The Digital Experience Zone

Tuesday February 20, 2018 9:00am - 6:00pm PST
Hall 4

9:10am PST

The Conference Agenda and what you can’t miss on Day 2

Tuesday February 20, 2018 9:10am - 9:15am PST
Hall-3

9:15am PST

Say Hello to Sofia, helping Humanity create a better future!

Hear Sofia interview its creator Dr David Hanson

Moderators

Rajiv Makhani

Group Managing Editor Tech, NDTV

Rajiv Makhni is recognized as the Tech Guru of India, he is a technology journalist and the Managing Editor of NDTV. Makhin is the host of technology shows including ‘Gadget Guru’, ‘Cell Guru’, ‘NewsNet 3.0’ and ‘Walk the Tech Talk’, which all air on the NDTV Network... Read More →

Speakers

Dr David Hanson

Founder, Hanson Robotics

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hanson-a51162/

Sofia - The Robot

Tuesday February 20, 2018 9:15am - 10:00am PST
Hall-3

Session VI, The Robot Keynote

10:00am PST

Envisioning the Future Society in this connected age!

Speakers

Katsumi Emura

Executive Vice President, CTO, NEC Corporation

Executive Vice President and CTO (chief technology officer) of NEC Corporation. He is head of the Intellectual Property Management Division, responsible for all of NEC’s research and intellectual property rights (IPR) management.

Tuesday February 20, 2018 10:00am - 10:30am PST
Hall-3

Session VII, Guest Keynote

10:30am PST

Thinking Differently: Innovation, is it the next step in the digital transformation?

Two leaders of the most creative brands give their perspective on thinking differently.

Digital transformation is not a project, as it should be a way of running business. The innovation should be in the core and engine for the growth. We should challenge our surrounding to find improvements, using existing (or new) elements. Why not disrupt business model, find new usages or new customer segments for existing products or lean existing process

Speakers

Rostow Ravanan

CEO & MD, Mindtree

Rostow Ravanan has played a pivotal role in the growth and success of Mindtree since inception. As CEO and Managing Director, Rostow is responsible for providing strategic direction and achieving industry-leading growth for Mindtree. He is focused on delivering superior financial... Read More →

Duncan Wardle

Fonder and Chief Creative Officer, iD8&innov8 LLC

Having worked for Disney Parks & Resorts for 25 years, Duncan Wardle now serves as an independent innovation, design thinking consultant. Most recently Duncan was Vice President of Innovation & Creativity for the Walt Disney Company, a team of creative ideation and innovation catalysts... Read More →

Tuesday February 20, 2018 10:30am - 11:00am PST
Hall-3

Session VIII, Leader’s Talk

10:30am PST

The Creative Shift’-- How Place + Technology + People Can Help Solve 21st Century Problems

Moderators

Rajendra S Pawar

Chairman & Co-Founder, NIIT Group

Speakers

Thierry Delaporte

Chief Operating Officer, Capgemini Group

Thierry Delaporte has been Chief Operating Officer for the Capgemini Group since January 1st, 2018.Prior to this, from 2013, Thierry was Head of Capgemini’s Global Financial Services Strategic Business Unit and oversaw Capgemini’s operations in Latin America as well from 2016.Having... Read More →

Praveen Rawal

Managing Director, Southeast Asia and India, Steelcase

Praveen Rawal, Managing Director - Southeast Asia and India of Steelcase Asia Pacific, the global leader in the office furniture industry, and is responsible for overseeing the India and SEA business segment. Praveen Rawal, an MBA in Marketing, possesses over 20 years of sales and... Read More →

Sangita Reddy

Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Group

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sangita-reddy-017b312b/

R "Ray" Wang

Principal Analyst, Founder, and Chairman, Constellation Research

Tuesday February 20, 2018 10:30am - 11:30am PST
Hall-1

Session VIII A

NEW FIELD 1 Panel Discussion

10:30am PST

There’s never been a better time to make cities smarter!

Moderators

Govindraj Ethiraj

Founder-Editor, BOOM

https://www.linkedin.com/in/govindraj-ethiraj-b547533/

Rajendra S Pawar

Chairman & Co-Founder, NIIT Group

Speakers

Elgin Farewell

Chief Executive Officer, Teranet Inc.

Mr. Farewell is President & CEO of Teranet Inc., an international leader and pioneer in electronic land registration systems and alternative service delivery for government. Teranet developed, owns and operates the Ontario, Canada Electronic Land Registration System – one of the... Read More →

Sameer Garde

President, CISCO India SAARC

As President of Cisco’s India and SAARC theater, Sameer Garde is responsible for sales, operations, growth initiatives and investments in strategic alliances in the theater. Sameer spearheads Cisco’s objective to be a transformational partner to the government across states and... Read More →

Shyamal Mukherjee

Chairman & Territory Senior Partner, PwC India

Jayesh Ranjan

Principal Secretary, Government of Telangana

Tuesday February 20, 2018 10:30am - 11:30am PST
Hall-2

Session VIII B

NEW FIELD 1 Panel Discussion

11:00am PST

Networking over Tea/Coffee

Tuesday February 20, 2018 11:00am - 11:30am PST
Pre-Function Area

11:30am PST

Strategy Session - ‘Digitize the Core’: Re-Analysing Value Chain for the digital age

Hear technology leader’s give insights on what it takes to Digitizing the core.

Industry’s traditional approach to the value chain, whereby product and information flow sequentially from supplier to manufacturer to retailer to consumer – is no longer sufficient. Significant advances in technology, including big data and analytics, the Internet of Things (IoT), AI and robotics are shifting the capabilities and value proposition of global value chains. The value chain must be redesigned and retooled and the workforce retrained.

Moderators

Samson David

Senior Vice President, Global Delivery & Operations and India Co-Managing Director, DXC Technology

Samson David is Senior Vice President of Global Delivery & Operations and India Co-Managing Director at DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC).He is responsible for Global Delivery & Operations for all clients globally. He is also responsible for the Offering Delivery & Transformation organization... Read More →

Speakers

Dr. Michael Gorriz

Group CIO, Standard Chartered

Michael joined the Bank as Group Chief Information Officer in July 2015 and is responsible for the banking operations, systems development and technology infrastructure which underpin the Bank’s client services, and defines and implements the Bank’s digital and innovation agenda... Read More →

Scott Sandschafer

Novartis CIO, Novartis Pharma AG

Scott Sandschafer has been Novartis CIO & Head of NBS IT, since November 1, 2015. He is a member of the NBS LT. ; Before joining Novartis, Scott Sandschafer was Vice President and Global Chief Information Officer at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) with the responsibility for global... Read More →

Tuesday February 20, 2018 11:30am - 12:15pm PST
Hall-3

Session IX, Strategy Sessions- ‘Digitize the Core’

11:30am PST

Re-design Your business Models to Accelerate Digital Innovation

Digital business is challenging the current IT operating models of organisations. This model now needs to be redesigned to support digital business with agility, speed and innovation

Moderators

Sushma Rajagopalan

MD & CEO, ITC Infotech

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sushma/

Speakers

Rod Bourgeois

Head of Research, DeepDive Equity Research

Rod Bourgeois is the perennial top-ranked Wall Street analyst in the IT services sector (i.e., #1 ranked 8 consecutive years). He is frequently quoted in the press on issues impacting IT services stocks. In past years, he has hosted 13 “Offshore IT Services Leaders” conferences... Read More →

Paul Coby

Adviser, John Lewis Partnership

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-coby-93707212/

Andrew Horton

TBC, British Council

Andrew Horton joined the British Council and Executive Board as Director Digital, Partnerships and Innovation, in March 2016. He has overall responsibility for global partnership strategy, digital strategy and digital product development across the organisation. Both are key to the... Read More →

Tuesday February 20, 2018 11:30am - 12:15pm PST
Hall-1

Session IX A

NEW FIELD 1 Panel Discussion

11:30am PST

The Go-To-Market Revolution: Your strategy needs a strategy change

Today Customers, newer technologies and the new digital globalization is driving organisations to re-think their go-to-market strategy. This is leading to a go-to-market revolution where business leaders find fresh opportunities to attract and engage with customer and increase profitability. This session will have 3 leaders discuss the revolution, the strategy change needed, and the opportunities available for businesses today.

Moderators

Jim Longwood

VP, Gartner

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-longwood-2b1346/

Speakers

Ananth Krishnan

Chief Technology Officer, Tata Consultancy Services

Ananth directs Research and Innovation in TCS, India’s largest IT Company. Under his leadership, TCS has created a significant portfolio of patents, papers and IP.; Ananth has served on several Governing Councils of Academia, Industry Advisory boards, and Government committees... Read More →

Pravin Rao

COO and Executive Member of the Board, Infosys

As the Chief Operating Officer, Pravin Rao is responsible for driving growth and differentiation across portfolios at Infosys. Additionally, he oversees global delivery, quality and productivity, the supply chain and business enabler functions. He is also the Chairperson of Infosys... Read More →

Tuesday February 20, 2018 11:30am - 12:15pm PST
Hall-2

Session IXB

NEW FIELD 1 Panel Discussion

12:00pm PST

The Boardroom series II: Innovation in the face of Digital Disruption

Digital technologies are already creating the next wave of change – Disruption 2.0. This is not just a ‘Digital Natives’ club, and ‘Reinvented Incumbents’ are already pulling ahead of the pack. Innovation in the face of Disruption 2.0 is becoming increasingly relevant, and some are starting to excel at this. This session will explore Innovation in the Disruption 2.0 era, and how service providers will have to significantly innovate the current business model to strive for continued relevance.

Speakers

Vikash Daga

Senior Partner, McKinsey

Vikash Daga is a senior partner in McKinsey’s Delhi office and leads McKinsey’s Marketing & Sales Practice in India, as well as our knowledge initiative on the “Next Billion Internet Consumers.” Since joining the firm in 2000, Vikash has served leading companies, particularly... Read More →

Daniel Pacthod

Director, McKinsey & Company

Daniel Pacthod is a Director in McKinsey & Company’s New York Office. ; Daniel leads McKinsey New Ventures. The Firm has recently launched McKinsey new Ventures to pioneer our next frontier of innovation and entrepreneurship. New Ventures complement our current capabilities to deliver... Read More →

Tuesday February 20, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm PST
MRG 1.05 & 1.06

Session IXC, The Boardroom series II

NEW FIELD 1 (By Invite only session)

12:15pm PST

Cloud Computing and the New Corporation

When people say technology transforms, they usually mean computers will cost less. In this talk cloud computing is put in context of a half-century of authentic change in how businesses organize, create, and sell, based on each wave of technology. How cloud computing will create a dynamic new management structure, and a new customer relationship that every enterprise moving towards the future will have to embrace.

Moderators

Madhavan Satagopan

EVP & Business Strategist – Non-Linear Initiatives, Virtusa

A Technologist at heart and Business Leader in mind, Madhavan Satagopan is a Strategist, Trusted Advisor and a Specialist in incubating NextGen capabilities for large Organizations, with an eye and passion for impact on society and industry. Cognitive sciences, Behavioral faculties... Read More →

Speakers

Rick Harshman

Managing Director- APAC, Google Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

Rick Harshman is the Managing Director of Asia Pacific for Google's Cloud business across Asia Pacific. He leads all revenue and go-to-market operations for Google Cloud, including Google Cloud Platform and GSuite (Gmail, Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, Hangouts).Prior to joining... Read More →

Tuesday February 20, 2018 12:15pm - 1:00pm PST
Hall-3

Session X, Leader’s Talk

12:15pm PST

How to Build for Agility

How companies are approaching digital transformation, the common mistakes they make, and how to rethink the approach to be successful.

Speakers

Madhavan Satagopan

EVP & Business Strategist – Non-Linear Initiatives, Virtusa

Alan Trefler

Founder and CEO, Pegasystems, Inc

In a three-decade career, Alan Trefler has been a visionary leader, a technology change-agent, an innovative philanthropist, and a trusted advisor to business executives around the world.; ; Alan's unique technology vision and relentless focus on customer success is changing the way... Read More →

Tuesday February 20, 2018 12:15pm - 1:00pm PST
Hall-3

Session X, Leader’s Talk

12:15pm PST

Scaling Value of Data & Analytics: The move towards automated insights

From natural language processing to augmented data discovery, from data harmonization to automated predictive modelling, learn how the BI and analytics platform is evolving.

Moderators

Atul Batra

CTO, Manthan

Atul is CTO for Manthan, a global market leader of SaaS based analytics products used by retail and consumer businesses in nearly 25 countries to drive better decision making. He is also Chair for India's NASSCOM Product Council for 2017-19. Atul is focused on driving the latest innovations... Read More →

Sumit Sood

MD-India, GlobalLogic

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sumitsood1/

Speakers

Tom Van Aardt

Executive Vice President, Accuity

Tom is an Executive Vice President, Data Strategy and Operations at Accuity. He is a senior business leader with a broad background in business and technology - from customer facing product development to back-end infrastructure projects - as well as business experience across various... Read More →

Aneesh Chaudhry

Global Analytics Director, Unilever

Aneesh Chaudhry is an Analytics & Technology evangelist with over 18 years of rich experience. He is currently the Global Analytics Director at Unilever, leading the charge on assisted and predictive decision making for a business spanning 35 countries and 400 brands. He is deeply... Read More →

Pradeep Menon

Chief Data Officer- Global Digital Hub, GE

Vyom Upadhyay

Head, BI and Analytics, ICICI Bank

Vyom leads the BI and Analytics Group at ICICI Bank. In this role Vyom manages a team of analysts working across banking products, channels and functions to create insights, strategies and platforms to deliver these strategies. In this role, Vyom has driven the adoption of Big Data... Read More →

Tuesday February 20, 2018 12:15pm - 1:00pm PST
Hall-1

Session X A

NEW FIELD 1 Panel Discussion

12:15pm PST

New Tech: Deep Dive III: The Re-imagined Car: Shared, Autonomous, and Electric!

Moderators

Sumit Sood

MD-India, GlobalLogic

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sumitsood1/

Speakers

Brian McMurray

Vice President - Engineering and Operations, General Motors

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-mcmurray-83720616/

Nivruti Rai

Country Head, Intel India

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nivruti-rai-0a56a916/

Steve Woolley

CTO, Mahindra Electric

https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-woolley-76974b2/

Tuesday February 20, 2018 12:15pm - 1:00pm PST
Hall-2

Session X B

NEW FIELD 1 New Tech: Deep Dive III

1:00pm PST

Networking Lunch

Tuesday February 20, 2018 1:00pm - 2:00pm PST
Pre-Function Area

2:00pm PST

Technology For and By people!

Today, every business is a digital business, and people are engaging and relying on technology more than before. While technology has long been developed to serve specific business needs, we are now in an era where people are central to the design and development of technologies. When technology is designed for people and by people, experiences become hyper-personalised and get transformed.

Speakers

Dr. Bhaskar Ghosh

Group Chief Executive— Accenture Technology Services, Accenture

Dr. Bhaskar Ghosh is group chief executive—Accenture Technology Services with overall responsibility for the Accenture Application Services business. He directs strategy and investments for Accenture Technology Services, and in addition, leads platforms, products and global technology... Read More →

Tuesday February 20, 2018 2:00pm - 2:20pm PST
Hall-3

Session XI, Quick Byte!

2:20pm PST

Intelligent Automation Forum: Session I: AI-First Operations: The Beginning of the End of Scripting and Integration

We are at the beginning of the 4th industrial revolution. AI-powered cognitive automation, RPA, BPM and other critical capabilities that enterprise businesses use to digitize are converging. Integration projects are declining and seamless platforms with complete capabilities are rising.
You will learn:
How leading global economic indicators are creating a mandate for AI-first operations
Why bolting “AI” onto RPA paired with legacy infrastructure is a critical risk for service providers and their clients
What the AI-first operational model looks like for customers and how leading businesses have already put it to work

Speakers

Adam Devine

VP Marketing, WorkFusion

Adam Devine leads marketing for WorkFusion, the top robotic process automation and cognitive computing platform. He is charged with raising awareness and understanding across all industries about the unique power of the platform, which provides all of the capabilities a global enterprise... Read More →

Tuesday February 20, 2018 2:20pm - 2:40pm PST
Hall-2

Focused Forums & Deep Dives:Intelligent Automation Forum, Session I : Setting the Context

2:20pm PST

Design Forum: Session I: Innovation as a driver for organizational change: Who will innovate and for whom?

Experiences that really matter: How design is impacting the technology world

Speakers

Duncan Wardle

Fonder and Chief Creative Officer, iD8&innov8 LLC

Tuesday February 20, 2018 2:20pm - 2:50pm PST
MRG 0.05 & 0.06

Focused Forums & Deep Dives:Design Forum, Session I : Setting the Context

2:20pm PST

Open Innovation Forum: Session I: Unlock growth with Open Digital Innovation

Speakers

Rishad Premji

Chief Strategy Office & Member of the Board, Wipro Limited

Jeffrey Sampler

Professor of Management Practice, CEIBS

Jeffrey L.Sampler; Adjunct Professor of Management, CEIBS.; Author, Bringing Strategy Back.; Uniting strategy and technology to; weather turbulent markets.; Jeffrey L. Sampler straddles the intersection; between strategy and technology. He is an expert in; helping businesses make... Read More →

Tuesday February 20, 2018 2:20pm - 3:00pm PST
Hall-1

Focused Forums & Deep Dives:Open Innovation Forum, Session I: Fire-Side-Chat

2:20pm PST

Digitalisation: A vehicle of the new age of transformation

Moderators

Sameer Garde

President, CISCO India SAARC

Speakers

Guido Jouret

Chief Digital Officer, ABB

Patrick Naef

Divisional Senior Vice President - Information Technology, Emirates Airline & Group

Patrick Naef is Divisional Senior Vice President IT of Dubai-based Emirates Airline & Group. The group comprises of Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, and over 50 group companies. ; ; Patrick is responsible... Read More →

Tuesday February 20, 2018 2:20pm - 3:05pm PST
Hall-3

Session XII, The CXO Perspective

2:20pm PST

Intelligent Automation Forum: Session II: Voice of the Customer: Aim and Impact of Intelligent Automation

you will Learn:
Critical capabilities to look for from automation vendors and their partners
Essential tips for shaping a Center of Excellence (CoE) that gives hours back to the business and drives pragmatic innovation into lines of business
Case stories: each panelist will give an example of a common business process that was digitized with intelligent automation

Tuesday February 20, 2018 2:20pm - 3:25pm PST
Hall-2

Focused Forums & Deep Dives:Intelligent Automation Forum, Session II: Panel Discussion

2:50pm PST

Design Forum: Session II: My life and my devices: Designing in a converged environment

Speakers

Debbie Millman

designer, author, curator, educator and brand strategist, Design Matters Media

Debbie Millman is a designer, author, curator, educator and brand strategist. Since 2005, she has been the host of the award-winning podcast Design Matters, which is one of the world’s very first podcasts. She is also co-founder and chair of the world’s first Masters in Branding... Read More →

Tuesday February 20, 2018 2:50pm - 3:20pm PST
MRG 0.05 & 0.06

Focused Forums & Deep Dives:Design Forum, Session II : Keynote

3:00pm PST

Open Innovation Forum: Session II: Collaboration, Cultural management, IP: How leading companies have leveraged open innovation?

Moderators

K R Sanjiv

CTO, WIPRO

https://www.linkedin.com/in/krsanjiv/

Speakers

Bala Girisaballa

CEO in Residence - MD, Microsoft Accelerator India

https://www.linkedin.com/in/girisaballa/

Edward Jung

Founder and CEO, Xinova

As CEO of Xinova, Edward visits innovators, companies and governments around the world connecting problems to solutions. In 2005 Edward founded the predecessor to Xinova and co-managed it from 2008. ; ; Edward is one of the top 15 inventors in history, holding more than 900 patents... Read More →

Tuesday February 20, 2018 3:00pm - 3:30pm PST
Hall-1

Session II, Panel Discussion

3:05pm PST

Networking over Tea/Coffee

Tuesday February 20, 2018 3:05pm - 3:35pm PST
Pre-Function Area

3:20pm PST

Design Forum: Session III: Designing Experiences in the Age of Humanized Technology

Speakers

Guido Woska

Global Chef Client Officer, Designit

Guido Woska is Global Chief Client Officer (CCO) at Designit, an award-winning global strategic design agency and part of the leading technology company, Wipro. Designit works with ambitious brands such as Lufthansa, BMW, IKEA, Bayer, Allianz, Microsoft, Lloyds and Telefonica to create... Read More →

Tuesday February 20, 2018 3:20pm - 3:40pm PST
MRG 0.05 & 0.06

Focused Forums & Deep Dives:Design Forum, Session III: Keynote

3:25pm PST

Intelligent Automation Forum: Session III: Build, Buy, or Die: Rapidly Re-tooling for AI-First Operations to Get Ahead of Customer Needs

Never has the build or buy question been more critical. The needs of customers are changing at light speed, and only the advisors, BPOs and integrators who stay ahead of the market and pre-empt their customers will survive this 4th Industrial Revolution.

Join us for a candid conversation with three executives from top service providers to hear their 2018 outlook and how they’re re-shaping their offering for the Era of Intelligent Automation.
You will learn:

Critical capabilities to look for from automation vendors and their partners
Essential tips for shaping a Center of Excellence (CoE) that gives hours back to the business and drives pragmatic innovation into lines of business

Case stories: each panelist will give an example of a common business process that was digitized with intelligent automation

Moderators

Adam Devine

VP Marketing, WorkFusion

Speakers

Keshav Murugesh

Group CEO, WNS GLOBAL SERVICES

Keshav R. Murugesh is the Group CEO and Member of the Board of Directors, WNS Global Services. Based in Mumbai, he is responsible for executing the business strategy and directing the overall performance and growth of WNS.Mr. Murugesh is a business leader with the distinction of turning... Read More →

Jay Scanlan

SVP & Global Head of Growth Ecosystem, Genpact

Jay sits on Genpact's Leadership Council. He leads Genpact's efforts to build high impact alliances, engage with external analysts and market influencers, and drive the thought research agenda across the organisation. Jay is a 17 year veteran of McKinsey & Company, where he was most... Read More →

Tuesday February 20, 2018 3:25pm - 4:10pm PST
Hall-2

Focused Forums & Deep Dives:Intelligent Automation Forum, Session III: Panel Discussion

3:30pm PST

Open Innovation Forum: Session III: Start-up ecosystems, Crowd sourcing, Intrapreneurship: Defining the success metrics

Moderators

Pankaj Mishra

Editor in Chief & Co-Founder, FactorDaily

Pankaj Mishra has been a technology journalist and editor since the year 2000 with several publications including The Economic Times, Mint and TechCrunch. Based in Bengaluru, he writes about people and companies taking technology mainstream in India. Pankaj is the editor-in-chief... Read More →

Speakers

TAL CATRAN

ACCELERATORS GURU, TAL CATRAN

Tal is the undoubted Accelerators Guru and a renowned Keynote Speaker, sharing his toolbox of knowhow with entrepreneurial ecosystems worldwide. Founded 9 accelerators in Israel and several globally, including Collaborative Intelligence in Delhi. Tal also serves as advisory board... Read More →

Mike Morris

Founder, Top Coder

Mike Morris is responsible for the success of Topcoder and its customers and partners. As the leader in crowdsourcing, Topcoder and its global community of 1M+ design, development, and data science experts are redefining innovation today. Second only to his passion for his family—and... Read More →

R. Raghuttama Rao

CEO- Gopalakrishnan Deshpande Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship,, IIT Chennai

Tuesday February 20, 2018 3:30pm - 4:10pm PST
Hall-1

Session III, The Conclusion

3:35pm PST

Lessons from the next Hegemony economy!

Moderators

B. V. R. Mohan Reddy

Executive Chairman, Cyient

Speakers

Jeffrey Sampler

Professor of Management Practice, CEIBS

Tuesday February 20, 2018 3:35pm - 4:05pm PST
Hall-3

Session XIII, Guest Keynote

3:40pm PST

Design Forum: Session IV: The future role of Design in a technology-driven world

Moderators

Guido Woska

Global Chef Client Officer, Designit

Speakers

Debbie Millman

designer, author, curator, educator and brand strategist, Design Matters Media

Duncan Wardle

Fonder and Chief Creative Officer, iD8&innov8 LLC

Tuesday February 20, 2018 3:40pm - 4:10pm PST
MRG 0.05 & 0.06

Focused Forums & Deep Dives:Design Forum, Session IV: Panel Discussion

4:00pm PST

Analyst Corner V: Digital Customer Experience: "A Roadmap for Success”

Speakers

Pavan Bagai

President and COO, EXL Service

Pavan Bagai heads EXL's Operations Management Council; and the company’s Banking, Utilities and Analytics businesses report in to him. He is also responsible for the Business EXLERATOR Framework®, Product Development & Partnerships and business-enabling functions such as Technology... Read More →

Raman Roy

Chairman, NASSCOM

John Willmott

Founder & CEO, NelsonHall

John is founder and CEO of NelsonHall, the leading global business process services and IT services research and analysis firm, and is widely regarded as one of the world's leading authorities on achieving business transformation through the application of BPS.; John is well-known... Read More →

Andrew Zimmerman

PRESIDENT- Digital,Technology & Media Communications, SUTHERLAND

Andy brings over 20 years of experience in innovation through product and service development, new business formation, and strategic partnering in both large global and early-stage companies.; Andy joined the Sutherland team in 2016 and is responsible for digital practices which support... Read More →

Tuesday February 20, 2018 4:00pm - 5:00pm PST
MRG 1.05 & 1.06

Session XIII A, Analyst Corner V

4:05pm PST

Building a strong culture: An imperative for the future!

Moderators

Anant Maheshwari

President, Microsoft India

https://www.linkedin.com/in/maheshwarianant/

Speakers

Ajay Piramal

Chairman, Piramal & Shriram Group

AJAY PIRAMAL; Chairman; Born on August 3, 1955, Mr. Ajay Piramal is one of India’s leading industrialists, philanthropists and social entrepreneurs. He is the Chairman of Piramal Group, with activities in healthcare, financial services, real estate, information services, glass packaging... Read More →

Tuesday February 20, 2018 4:05pm - 4:35pm PST
Hall-3

Session XIV, Candid Conversation

4:15pm PST

Analyst Corner VI: Automating effectively: Driving digital transformation in ways that will make a difference

Automation can be the key to operating more efficiently, but implementation can sap resources and delay changes critical to an organization's digital transformation, if not done effectively. It can be complicated for organizations to assess where and how to automate. Some workflows with high value can seem like the best targets, but may have resource and integration needs that would become road blocks to simpler tasks with more benefit. We'll discuss ways to classify and evaluate the state of automation within organizations. 451 Research has built a framework to aid in more objectively assessing automation investments and priorities. Automation can be a powerful force for digital transformation and is necessary for the scope and scale of operational change that modern businesses require to remain competitive. Careful application can make sure that power moves the organization in the right direction.

Speakers

Eric Hanselman

Chief Analyst, 451 Research

https://www.linkedin.com/in/erichanselman/

Tuesday February 20, 2018 4:15pm - 5:15pm PST
MRG 0.05 & 0.06

Session XIII B, Analyst Corner VI

4:35pm PST

Celebrity In-Conversation: Sports and Technology!

Speakers

Pullela Gopichand

Chief National Coach, Indian Badminton Team

Keshav Murugesh

Group CEO, WNS GLOBAL SERVICES

Tuesday February 20, 2018 4:35pm - 5:05pm PST
Hall-3

Session XV, Celebrity In-Conversation Session

6:00pm PST

Travel and Get Ready For The Evening

Cocktail and Dinner Evening at Chowmahalla Palace

Tuesday February 20, 2018 6:00pm - 7:00pm PST
-

7:00pm PST

Gala Evening & Dinner

Tuesday February 20, 2018 7:00pm - 8:00pm PST
Chowmahalla Palace, Hyderabad

8:00am PST

Show Case: The Digital Experience Zone

The NILF Tech Café on Day 3 showcases innovative solutions for India across healthcare, environment, agriculture, drones.

Wednesday February 21, 2018 8:00am - 2:00pm PST
Hall 4

9:00am PST

Ice Breaker

Wednesday February 21, 2018 9:00am - 9:15am PST
Pre-Function Area

9:15am PST

The Conference Keynote: A Journey to discover: Evolution of the Digital Economy and Blockchain

This session will touch on the vital qualities and characteristics of our digitally connected world. Hear on how the power of networks will radically transform our ability to solve global challenges, the way states are governed and how the next generation will live and work in the future. Also hear Don on how Block Chain will transform the future of money, business and the world.

Moderators

Sandeep Gurumurthi

Managing Editor, ET NOW

Speakers

Don Tapscott

World’s leading Authority, Innovation, Media, Technology & Block Chain

Don Tapscott, CEO of The Tapscott Group, is one of the world’s leading authorities on the impact of technology on business and society. He has authored 16 books, including Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything, which has been translated into over 25 languages.Don’s... Read More →

Wednesday February 21, 2018 9:15am - 10:00am PST
Hall-3

Session XVI

10:00am PST

Founder's Mentality to Building Great Products, Teams & Culture

Moderators

Ravi Gururaj

Founder, QikPod & Member Executive Council, NASSCOM

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rgururaj/

Speakers

Jyoti Bansal

Founder, AppDynamics

Jyoti Bansal is a serial entrepreneur and a silicon valley technology visionary. Jyoti believes passionately in software’s ability to change the world for the better. In 2008, he founded AppDynamics, an application intelligence company that provides enterprises with real-time insights... Read More →

Naveen Tewari

Founder and CEO, InMobi

Naveen is the founder and CEO of InMobi, one of the most sought-after leaders in the tech-startup space. He built InMobi from the ground-up to make it India’s first unicorn and one of the only profitable global tech-product companies. ; ; Today, InMobi is the world’s largest independent... Read More →

Wednesday February 21, 2018 10:00am - 10:45am PST
Hall-3

Session XVII, Leader’s Talk

10:45am PST

Networking Tea & Coffee

Wednesday February 21, 2018 10:45am - 11:15am PST
Pre-Function Area

11:00am PST

Digital Social Innovation – Technology for Social Good (Awards)

11.00 - 11.10 Welcome - Shrikant Sinha, CEO, NASSCOM Foundation
11.10 - 11.20 inaugural address - Mr. B. V.R Mohan Reddy, Founder and Executive Chairman, Cyient & Ex President NASSCOM / Ms. Debjani Ghosh
11.20 - 11.30 : Telangana Development Goals -
11.30 - 11.45 : Keynote address - Shri K.T.Ramarao, Hon Minister for IT & EC, Industries

11.45 - 12.00 NSIF Awards : Shri K.T. Ramarao, Mr. Arun Seth, Mr. Jayesh Ranjan, Ms. Debjani Ghosh & AMEX or Mphasis representative depending on the award category.

Wednesday February 21, 2018 11:00am - 12:50pm PST
Hall-1

Session XIX A

NEW FIELD 1 By Invitation Only

11:15am PST

Moonshot Solutions for Connectivity

Speakers

Tom Moore

VP, X the Moonshot Factory and FSOC Lead, Google X

Tom leads X’s effort to develop and deploy wireless optical communications to areas of the world in need of internet access. A technologist at heart and by training, before joining X Tom was instrumental in the development of the DOCSIS™ cable modem – a device used all over the worldwide to deliver high speed Internet access on cable networks. Tom was al... Read More →

Wednesday February 21, 2018 11:15am - 11:45am PST
Hall-3

Session XVIII, Leader's Talk

11:45am PST

Imperatives for Leaders today: From Operating IT to Orchestrating IT

Moderators

Neeraj Aggarwal

Senior Partner and MD, The Boston Consulting Group (India) Private Limited

Neeraj Aggarwal is the Managing Director of BCG India. Neeraj has over 25 years of experience with clients in Technology, Media, Consumer and Financial Services sector. He has worked with clients across India, Europe, Asia and North America. Neeraj has worked closely with sectors... Read More →

Speakers

Howard Watson

BT Group CTIO, BT

Howard Watson BT Group CTIO; Howard Watson is BT Group Chief Technology and Information Officer. In this role he’s in charge of our engine room that’s responsible for our core networks and IT systems across the globe.; Howard joined BT in 2011 with responsibility for our IT platforms... Read More →

Wednesday February 21, 2018 11:45am - 12:15pm PST
Hall-3

Session XIX, Leader's Talk

12:15pm PST

LeadershipGarage: ‘Leading in age of thinking machines’

As new technologies are created, a new ecosystem also emerges. That ecosystem functions as an interdependent web of industry, technology, and regulations. New ecosystems are formed at a fast pace and the rate of change is significant. Today's leaders must possess the trait of being able to experiment, to respond to changes quickly, and to adapt technology at organization level.

Moderators

Neeraj Aggarwal

Senior Partner and MD, The Boston Consulting Group (India) Private Limited

Siddharth Zarabi

Executive Editor, BTVI

Speakers

D.Shivakumar

Group Executive President, Aditya Birla Management Corporation Pvt.Ltd.

Shivakumar or Shiv as he is popularly known is currently Group Executive president at Aditya Birla group for Strategy and Business development. He joined the ABG group in January 2018.Prior to this, Shiv was Chairman and CEO for PepsiCo for four years and before that with Nokia as... Read More →

Debjani Ghosh

President-Designate, NASSCOM

Nitin Seth

Incedo Inc., CEO

As the CEO, Nitin is responsible for creating Incedo’s long-term strategy and driving its execution. To realize the vision of making Incedo a world-class technology firm that delivers exceptional client value, has distinctive capabilities, and is an aspirational workplace for the... Read More →

Wednesday February 21, 2018 12:15pm - 1:00pm PST
Hall-3

Session XX, Leader’s Discussion

1:00pm PST

Lunch and Networking

Wednesday February 21, 2018 1:00pm - 2:00pm PST
Pre-Function Area

2:00pm PST

Impact of Darknets

Speakers

Ben Hammersley

Futurist, Hammersley Futures

Ben Hammersley is a futurist, technologist, and cultural synthesist, who works with confidential clients - corporations, governments, and individuals - worldwide to develop scenarios, strategies, and products for the networked future.

Wednesday February 21, 2018 2:00pm - 2:30pm PST
Hall-3

Session XXI, Leader's Talk

2:30pm PST

Making Virtual a Reality for customer Engagement

Speakers

Pete Draper

Co-Founder & Division Head, Makuta Visual Effects

https://www.linkedin.com/in/pete-draper-971201/

Wednesday February 21, 2018 2:30pm - 2:50pm PST
Hall-3

Session XXII, Quick Byte!

2:50pm PST

De-globalisation or Digital Globalisation: What lies ahead’

Moderators

Stanley Pignal

Economist

Speakers

Hans-Paul Bürkner

Chairman, The Boston Consulting Group

Hans-Paul Bürkner is Chairman of The Boston Consulting Group. He was previously President and Chief Executive from 2003 to 2012. He joined BCG in 1981 and was a member of the teams that opened BCG's Düsseldorf (1982) and Frankfurt (1991) offices. Before becoming the firm's CEO... Read More →