In 1934, the incorporation and usage of technology and computers was not vast and decisions for growth were made exclusively by the CEO, CFO or CMO because profits were driven by hard hitting campaigns and print media. Technology hardly factored anywhere! Technology was explored merely as storage devices and user interfaces for carrying out work.Read more
From US$1.3 billion last year to US$9 billion by 2020 – India’s IoT market size is expected to multiply about seven times, whirling out to be the most promising industries. In 1999, British technologist Kevin Ashton came up with the term Internet of Things (IoT) to define a network that not only connects people, butRead more
The next 5 years in technology will transform India much more than what cell phones did in last 15 years. The impact of technology on Indian as well as Global economy has been humongous and there is an un-denying fact that this revolution has made us all live in an IT obsessed world. It hasRead more
A friend of mine from Rajkot told me that two of his friends, standalone photographers were attacked by WannaCry and they were asked a ransom of $300 within 24 hours post which this will increase to $500 failing which all the data will be lost. A well-resourced, determined individual can get into any IT eco-systemRead more
The survival of the fittest – The problem with the customers’ expectations is that they keep rising. People want the business to be delivered exactly as they want. If you can’t give a product exactly at the same price in physical store as your online store, they will move away. Possibilities are they might stopRead more
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Innovator, International Keynote Speaker,
Media Commentator at The Interactions Lab PTY LTD
DANIELLE DI-MASI
Danielle is a marketing and communications expert who specializes in the field of consumer digital behavior. She is an international leader and icon in the world of seamless communication in the current digital era!
Her work which spans over a decade earned her the prestigious Stevie Award for ‘Women of the Year’. It was awarded for her continuous work and research in the field of aligning the consumer’s behavior with their digital self. She has perfected strategies that mix business, science, and behavioral analytics together.
Group Chief Technology Officer
at Network 18 Media
RAJAT NIGAM
Nigam is an industry veteran with over 23 years of experience of managing all aspects of Television, Radio Broadcast & Satcom systems and infrastructure. His career has been a mix of managing, consulting and operating roles in the field of Television broadcasting ranging from International Sports productions (Olympic & Asian Games, ODI Cricket) to high intensive News broadcasting!
He was conferred with BES 2010 award as a recognition for his contribution to the Television Industry and was identified as one of the top ten technologists. Prior to Network 18, Nigam has worked with BAG Films, BECIL, and Doordarshan.
CIO at Pay Point India
SACHIN LOKHANDE
Sachin is proficient in Infrastructure Management, Service Desk Management, planning, resource allocation, scheduling and manpower handling and is an expert in recruiting resources. He has hands-on experience in stock exchange trading life cycle development and implementation for Online/Offline/Wireless Device Trading.
Ganesh is a member of the Chairmen’s Council of NASSCOM and has been Chairman of NASSCOM and NASSCOM Foundation.
Sachin is a member of the IDG-CIO Leadership Council & CIO Forums and is an active participant in roundtables and panel discussions. He is a prolific speaker in leading CIO/CXO forums and his focus points are business IT integration strategies and execution.
CIO at AGC Ltd, Essar Enterprise
MEHERIAR PATEL
Meheriar has helped several global organizations to transform their businesses by delivering multi-channel retail, travel industry solutions, banking, financial and eCommerce architectures. His experience covers customer-facing (B2C), customer with partners (B2B) and back office applications.
He has worked with global IT partners namely SAP, Oracle, JDA, JDE, IBM, Microsoft, BMC and many more. Project Management and delivering time-bound business solutions, Meheriar holds dual Post Graduation in Business Administration, specializing in Information Technology and a postgraduate certification in Human Resources.
Head – Digitization (Branch), Robo-Advisory at ICICI Bank
ANINDYA KARMAKAR
Anindya Karmakar has led many initiatives in the automation of sales, service & branch, digital product development, customer-journey design and process re-engineering. He has enabled paperless branch and branchless banking using digital connectivity and analytics alongside process automation.
He has designed and created a robo-advisory platform which has devised high-quality investment advice to mass affluent and mass retail customers. Soon he will be unveiling a digital-only remote financial advisory for managing and improving financial health. Anindya is passionate about all things digital.
Head – Digital Transformation, Social Business & New Media and Mobility Banking at HDFC Bank Limited
RAJNISH KHARE
Rajnish is a senior banking professional, having 20 years of experience with HDFC Bank, Citibank, Standard Chartered, Reliance Retail and ICICI Bank. He is currently the head of Digital Transformation and is responsible for Digital, Social & Mobility Strategy for HDFC bank and inculcating innovation as a culture & using innovation as a strategic differentiator to gain leadership position in chosen markets.
He specializes in Digital, Mobile, Social Strategy Formulations and Execution and has a versatile domain knowledge in BFSI sector encompassing almost every area. He also specializes in setting up and running strategic business units with a profit centre driven approach and has set up 5 SBUs so far!
VP and CIO at Arvind Lifestyle Brands
PIYUSH CHOWHAN
Piyush Chowhan is an experienced professional working in areas of retail strategy, business analytics, customer loyalty and CRM, retail business consulting and supply chain management.
He possesses a strong domain knowledge and has set up and managed competency centres/ teams for retail and supply chain as shared services or captive units. He also has an exposure in building practice/COE in business analytics and retail consulting.
President & CIO at HCG Hospitals
ARUN GOYAL
Arun is a business leader and seasoned professional with a flair for designing innovative strategies for accelerated growth of the organisation. He has 28+ years of experience in governments and corporate, spanning across industries including healthcare, ITeS, law enforcement and media.
Arun has extensive exposure to areas including HR, Admin., IT, Business Development, Purchase & Warehouse, Logistics, Commercial Excellence and Project Management. He is skilled in interfacing with top management, driving direct teams, collaborating with cross-functional resources and handling external stakeholders, including vendors & statutory bodies for evolving strategic vision and driving change.
President IT & CIO at Viraj Profiles Limited
SUMAN BASU
An IT strategist and leader with a career span of 30+ years’ experience and exposure across varied industry segments, over the years, Suman has been associated with reputed organizations such as Viraj Profiles, Adani Port & SEZ, Tata Blue Scope Steel, Tata Steel, L&T and Allen Bradley India.
Suman possesses a verifiable track record of setting up, scaling up and building the IT infrastructure as well as managing multi-million dollar projects on a global level. His other core competencies include developing technology strategies, IT architecture & integration, process automation, budgeting, and SAP to name a few.
Independent Leadership Consultant
ROOPALI NAVANI
Roopali is an experienced CIO whose career spans over a decade. Her field of expertise are IT Strategy, Delivery Management, Project Management, CRM management and customer support.
She engages with her customer base and clients in order to understand the true requirements of a successful business as well as understand the customer’s needs. She is also a solution architect responsible for delivering application roadmaps for the customer through technology and innovation!
Group CIO at UNO Minda Group
PARNA GHOSH
Parna was the driving force that drove strategic initiatives and support for the M&A system integration in India, South East Asia and the Japan sub-region for the CNH Group for agriculture, construction equipment, commercial vehicle and their crop solution business.
He has developed IT strategies that align with the business perspective so as to align the company’s core function. He has worked with big companies such as Honda and TATA, as a key decision implementer and IT strategist. His core functional specialties include IT strategy, IT security, promotion of ICT in the Auto Industry in India, ERP and SCM.
Group CIO at VFS Global Services Group
DHIREN SAVLA
Dhiren is a global CIO in India with multi-industry and multi-regional experience. He is an applied technologist and a professional who strongly believes that a CIO can make difference to the business by bringing growth, innovation, efficiency & integration.
He is an Industry thought leader and speaker in many industry forums in India & abroad. Has received several industry awards & recognition for his specialties in IT & Business Strategy, IT management and delivery management.
Group CIO at Jindal steel & Power Ltd
VIPUL ANAND
The experienced group Chief Information Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the manufacturing, auto component, retail, travel and IT sectors. Vipul is highly skilled in Operations Management, SAP & Oracle Apps Implementation, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), IT Strategy, and Business Transformation.
He is a part of the core management team of the JSPL and has taken an active part in aligning IT strategies with the business objectives, with a focus to implement IT systems in a time-bound manner, within cost frameworks and with the best utilization of the resources.
Group CIO at CK Birla Group
PUNEESH LAMBA
Puneesh is a senior IT Leader who has worked across the globe in diverse industries. He has more than 24 years of experience and has worked with varied technologies. One of the pioneers in the country to move to cloud completely and to adopt IoT, chatbots etc., Puneesh is a proponent of digital means to enable business strategy for growth.
He is a regular speaker at global events and keeps on sharing his experience with management students at IITs and other top universities. He is currently the Group CIO for CK Birla Group based at Delhi and has worked earlier in companies like Escorts Ltd., Punj Lloyd, BILT, TATA Consultancy Services and GE.
Executive VP & Global CIO at Godrej Consumer Products Ltd
SUBRATA DEY
Subrata has 20+ years of experience in the field of IT, out of which 10+ years in the role of a CIO in leading CPG (FMCG) Company. Subrata has led supply chain operation function for 2+ years in addition to IT.
He has eveloped adaptive and responsive supply chain through process improvements and IT tool deployments. Subrata has extensively worked on IT strategy and it’s execution to support business growth. His specialties include Leadership, IT Strategy, Sales Force Automation and Supply Chain Management.
Global CIO at WABCO
MILAN KUMAR
A proven global transformational leader with a sustained track record of successes in driving innovation and exceeding business objectives in a wide variety of startups, turn-around and rapid change environments.
Milan has extensive experience with Fortune 500 companies in leading distributed development and operations teams across the globe. He has deep insight and experience managing business divisions to drive revenue growth. Demonstrated experience in establishing hi-performance culture, built on strategic customer and partner engagements driving sustainable and profitable growth, fuelled by innovation.
Global CIO at ECU Worldwide NV Belgium &
AllCargo Logistics Ltd
ASHWIN JAISWAL
Ashwin is a seasoned CXO level technologist with 23+ years of deep learning experience, a well-regarded ‘thought-leader’ in the global technology industry, a frequent speaker at many world forums and academic institutions worldwide.
Ashwin has a proven track record of successfully delivering 100+ large Enterprise scale complex and challenging IT solutions/projects, managing different team sizes (10 to 500+) of IT resources at local & Global levels with negligible budget overruns to help drive organizational growth.
Founder & CEO at Nearbuy.com
ANKUR WARIKOO
Ankur Warikoo is an internet entrepreneur and Angel Investor based in India. He is the Co-founder and CEO of nearbuy (formerly Groupon-India). He was previously an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Rocket Internet, Co-founder at Accentium Web and a Management Consultant at A.T. Kearney.
He is a writer and speaker and has a fondness for technology and internet startups. Nominated into Forbes 40 under 40 and India’s Top 25 entrepreneurs under 40, his motto is ‘Do Epic Shit’.
International Speaker, Motivator and Trainer at The Centre For Excellence
NIKHIL DESAI
Nikhil Desai is an International Speaker, Motivator and Trainer. A powerful presenter with an energetic speaking style, Nikhil inspires & motivates his participants to produce lasting change. More than a quarter million people have benefited from his presentations in 53 cities of the world, in the last 26 years.
He has delivered presentations in various countries including India, Canada, Ireland, Malaysia, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, U.A.E & U.S.A. Nikhil’s participants include executives of more than 800 companies such as Deloitte, Deutsche Bank, E&Y, GE, Godrej and PWC.
Chief Data Scientist at Halliburton
DR. SATYAM PRIYADARSHI
A veteran in the field of big data and having created and led data science teams in his career, Satyam has a winning formula for building and mentoring such teams who can add value to a business. He has developed a global reputation in big data by implementing powerful solutions through expertise in all aspects of the data pyramid which works well with business strategy and organizational strategy.
He is currently mentoring teams and serving as the acting CTO of 4 angel-funded startups namely Enformed (Saas platform for retail-rebates), Foodem (eCommerce), Sustainable Star (Solar Energy), and OKCoPay (Healthcare).
Innovator, International Keynote Speaker, Media Commentator at The Interactions Lab PTY LTD
DANIELLE DI-MASI
Danielle is a marketing and communications expert who specialises in the field of consumer digital behaviour. She is an international leader and icon in the world of seamless communication in the current digital era!
Her work which spans over a decade earned her the prestigious Stevie Award for ‘Women of the Year’. It was awarded for her continuous work and research in the field of aligning the consumer’s behavior with their digital self. She has perfected strategies that mix business, science, and behavioral analytics together.
Chairman at 5F World
GANESH NATARAJAN
Ganesh is the Founder of 5F World, a platform dedicated to investment and the mentoring of start-ups, skills platforms and social enterprises. He is also the Chairman of Skills Alpha, Pune City Connect and Social Venture Partners India and a Co-Founder and Chairman of Global Talent Track.
Ganesh is a member of the Chairmen’s Council of NASSCOM and has been Chairman of NASSCOM and NASSCOM Foundation. He is the author of four McGraw Hill Books on Business Process Reengineering and Knowledge Management. His book “Startup to Global Success’ published by SAGE, chronicles the success story of Zensar. His specialties include leading teams and building businesses.
Infor is an enterprise software provider and strategic technology partner for more than 90,000 organizations worldwide. Our software is purpose-built for specific industries, providing complete suites that are designed to support progress – for individuals, for businesses, and across networks. We believe in the beauty of work, the importance of relationships, and the power of ideas to drive significant positive change.
Specialties
Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Chemicals, Distribution, Equipment, Fashion, Food & Beverage, Industrial Manufacturing, Healthcare, High Tech & Electronics, Hospitality, Public Sector, CRM, ERP, HCM, PLM, WFM, EAM, SCM, FM, and Retail
Locations (India)
Bangalore | Hyderabad | Mumbai | New Delhi | Pune
for more information, please visit www.infor.com
Team Computers is one of the leading IT solutions and services companies of the country. Commenced its operations in 1987 and since then has come a long way as a growing outsourcing company for providing IT Infrastructure Services, Application Services, Systems Integration and Consulting Services. We have created our niche in Cloud Solutions, IT Infrastructure Solutions, Business Analytics, Business Apps and Managed Services. Headquartered in Delhi, we have 25 regional offices and 250+ support locations.
We are catering to across industries like Manufacturing, Retail, Media, Telecom, BFSI (Private), IT, ITES, Education etc. We have partnerships with leading tech giants like Google, Apple, CISCO, Dell, Alteryx, Qlik etc.
We are the first Premier partner of Google Cloud in India since 2007. Transforming The Google Way! We are helping businesses Ideate, Inspire and Innovate with Google. Leveraging our industry experience for delivering unmatched services for our clients in Deployment, Data Migration, Change Management, Adoption, Training, Helpdesk, Support and Apps development. A Premier partner for G Suite, Google Enterprise Search, Chrome, Education and Cloud Platform. We are serving big giants like Whirpool, DB Corp, Paytm, Dalmia, IIFL, Britannia, ABP.
For more information, please visit www.teamcomputers.com/
Shivaami Cloud Services Pvt. Ltd. has more than twelve years’ experience in the digital and cloud arena and has met every challenge along the way, not just keeping pace with its clients but anticipating their specific requirements. Shivaami is a Top Sales Contributor of GSuite in India and has 5000+ clients across India. Shivaami has Trained Dedicated Support Team for 24 x 7 Support & with offices in Ahmedabad, Baroda, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Surat, We are in a great position to help any business with Cloud Solutions
For more information, please visit www.shivaami.com/
Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., MapR provides the industry’s only Converged Data Platform that enables customers to harness the power of big data by combining analytics in real-time to operational applications to improve business outcomes. With MapR, enterprises have a data management platform for undertaking digital transformation initiatives to achieve competitive edge. Amazon, Cisco, Google, Microsoft, SAP, and other leading businesses are part of the global MapR partner ecosystem.
For more information, visit mapr.com.
By offering the best of traditional databases as well as the flexibility, scale and performance today’s applications require, we let innovators​ ​deploy apps as big as they can possibly dream. From startups to enterprises, for the modern and the​ ​mission-critical, MongoDB is the database for giant ideas.
For more information, visit www.mongodb.com.
Rahi Systems offers a full suite of data center solutions that power service providers, government agencies and enterprises. We deliver hardware, software and services that help organizations evolve from a static data center to a dynamic, well instrumented and efficiently managed environment that can respond to today’s business demands.
Our team has the experience and expertise to optimize data centers of all sizes and develop customized solutions that meet the unique needs of each customer. Yet all of our solutions are built upon the same core tenets: maximized availability, enhanced security, increased efficiency and minimized costs.
We have also developed the processes and skill sets to deliver IT solutions to customers globally. Our logistics and distribution teams possess a deep understanding of import and expert processes, and provide local purchasing, billing, engineering and support resources.
Rahi Systems was founded in 2012 by entrepreneurs with deep expertise in networking, data centers, server infrastructure and systems. The company’s growth can be attributed to its culture of customer success, which emphasizes a solutions-oriented approach, outstanding support and rapid time-to-value. Rahi Systems is headquartered in Fremont, California, and has offices in India, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Japan and Australia.”
for more information, please visit www.rahisystems.com
“Established in 2014
Management Profile – Bhavin Turakhia, Founder and CEO
No. of employees – 150
Flock is a communication and collaboration app built for teams and enterprises. Flock is built to leverage the efficiency gains that individuals, teams and even organizations at large, enjoy when information sharing happens in real-time.
Flock’s features include, but not limited to, instant messaging, group messaging, video calling, file sharing and contact directory. Flock maintains high standards of data security and privacy. Flock has native apps built for desktop, mobile and web.
Flock’s goal is to provide every user a single workspace with minimal need to switch to or use any other tool to complete a task. With Flock, users would now gain more on time and real time information with everything they need in one place, resulting in increased productivity and efficiency.”
For more information, please visit www.flock.com/in
Web Werks, established in 1996, is now of the prominent Uptime Institute Certified TIER III and IV Data Center service providers in India with remarkable 24×7 Rapid Action Support and 99.995% Uptime Guarantee. Web Werks owns five highly advanced Tier III and Tier IV data centers – 3 in India (Mumbai and Pune) and 2 in the US (Philadelphia and Conshohocken). Web Werks has also been recognized for various recognized international standards such as HIPAA, PCI DSS certified and SOC (Type 1 and Type 2) Compliance, etc.
For more information, please visit www.webwerks.in
“TO THE NEW is a premium digital technology company that provides end-to-end product development services. TO THE NEW leverages the power of experience design, cutting-edge engineering and cloud to build disruptive web and mobile products and enable digital transformation for businesses.
TO THE NEW practices Agile methodologies to develop innovative products with a faster time to market. With a team of 750+ passionate technologists, TO THE NEW constantly challenges the status quo to empower Fortune 500 companies as well as startups across the globe.”
For more information, please visit www.tothenew.com
“G7 CR Technologies India Pvt Ltd., Head quartered in Bangalore, India is a 7 year business leader, delivering innovative business solutions for customers across the Globe.
With a talent pool of 700+, G7 CR Services over 500+ customers & touches over thousand of individuals through innovative technology & business solution.
We advise, consult, implement and support using industry proven methodologies giving benefits on ROI to customers, in deriving advantages to improve various business processes.
At G7 CR, we not only believe in doing different things, we also do things differently and that’s how we stand apart. We strive & thrive to bring value to our customers at each point of association; be it Technology services or Outsourced services.”
For more information, please visit www.g7cr.com
Forrester (Nasdaq: FORR) is one of the most influential research and advisory firms in the world. We work with business and technology leaders to develop customer-obsessed strategies that drive growth. Forrester’s unique insights are grounded in annual surveys of more than 675,000 consumers and business leaders worldwide, rigorous and objective methodologies, and the shared wisdom of our most innovative clients. Through proprietary research, data, custom consulting, exclusive executive peer groups, and events, the Forrester experience is about a singular and powerful purpose: to challenge the thinking of our clients to help them lead change in their organizations.
For more Information , please visit go.forrester.com
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