| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 09:00 am - 09:45 am | Registration & Networking Breakfast |
| 09:45 am - 10:00 am | Lamp Lighting & Inauguration |
| 10:00 am - 10:15 am |
Keynote Address: Cognitive Leap and Reimagining Future of GCCs in India Shobha Jagathpal, MD & CISO, Morgan Stanley |
| 10:15 am - 10:30 am |
Fireside Chat: Building Future-Ready GCCs: What Needs to Change Moderator: Srikanth RP, Editor, Express Computer, The Indian Express Group Malahar Pinnelli, VP & Country Leader, 7- Eleven Global Solution Center - India |
| 10:30 am - 10:45 am |
Breaking the Back-Office Perception of Indian GCCs: Aditya Guthey, AI and Leadership Speaker and Trainer, WhoWeAre LLC |
| 10:45 am - 11:10 am |
The Hybrid Cloud Imperative: AI Without Compromise : Ranganath Sadasiva, Chief Technology Officer, HPE India Rahul Parekh, Marketing Head,Sheeltron Digital Systems |
| 11:10 am - 11:25 am |
Fast-Track Legacy App Migration with AI-Powered Code Analysis : Krishna G, Country Head - Solution Architecture, OutSystems India |
| 11:25 am - 11:40 pm | Networking Tea Break |
| 11:40 am - 12.25 pm |
Panel Discussion: From Project Delivery to IP Creation - How GCCs Can Build Patents, Platforms and Products for Global Revenue Impact Moderator: Srikanth RP, Editor, Express Computer, The Indian Express Group Panelists: Krishnaji Desai, VP of Engineering, Epsilon India Pawan Choudhary, CTO, Zinnia India Lalit Mittal, VP - IT, State Street Investment Management Srinivas Chamarthy, SVP Engineering & India Site Lead, Diligent Guru Thiagarajan, Head of India Technology Centre and CIO for People, Procurement and Legal, Deutsche Bank Nilesh Dipak Karani, MD - Capability Center. Waters Corporation |
| 12:25 pm - 12:40 pm |
Neutral Session: The Next Decade of GCCs - From Delivery Hubs to Global Decision-Makers Manu Dhir, Global Head of GCCs, StoneX Group |
| 12:40 pm - 12:55 pm | Observability, Performance Engineering & QA in the AI Era : Rajasundaram Subramanian, Vice President of Technology, Avekshaa Technologies |
| 12:55 pm - 01:10 pm |
Neutral Session: Engineering Innovation at Scale in Global Capability Centers Arun Kalyanaraman, VP - Engineering, Target in India |
| 01:10 pm - 02:00 pm | Neworking Lunch |
| 02:00 pm - 02:45 pm |
Panel Discussion: AI-Native GCCs - Redesigning the Enterprise Around AI, Not the Other Way Round Moderator: Nagalaxmi Shetty, VP Clinical Data Science & India Country Head, ICON Panelists: George Inasu, MD & Country Head, Fidelity National Financial India Pooja Singh, VP & Head of India & Global Business Services, Teva Pharmaceuticals Arun Kundra, Senior Vice President, Encora GNV Subba Rao, Global Head of Operation Center, Process Automation, ABB |
| 02:45 pm - 03:00 pm |
How Managed Workspaces are Powering India’s GCC Engine : Jamshed Taraporwala, Executive Director Enterprise Sales & BD, Table Space |
| 03:00 pm - 03:15 pm |
AI-Enabled GCCs: From Strategy to Scalable Execution : Kapil Joshi, CEO, Quess IT Staffing, Quess Corp |
| 03:15 pm - 03:30 pm |
Neutral Session: Rethinking Investment and Value Frameworks for AI Initiatives in GCCs - How can Organisations Align Expectations, Execution, and Outcomes Kamal Sharma, Digital Transformation Leader & Head, Carrier Digital Hub India |
| 03:30 pm - 03:45 pm | Neutral Session: GCC x Startup Co-Creation Models for Revenue-Linked Innovation Vikram Balakrishna, CTO & Head - Transformation Technology, Atos |
| 03:45 pm - 04:00 pm | Networking Tea Break |
| 04:00 pm - 04:15 pm |
Neutral Session: Tier-II Cities as GCC Powerhouses: Unlocking New Frontiers Aditya Jayaraman, Sr. VP and Country Head, India, Hexaware |
| 04:15 pm - 04:30 pm |
Neutral Session: Why Hyperscaler GCCs Matter More Than Ever Dr. Durga Prakash Devarakonda, Head of Technology - Global Offices, McDonald's |
| 04:30 pm - 05:15 pm |
Panel Discussion: Human + AI Workforce Model - Redesigning Roles, Skills and Career Paths for an AI-Augmented Future Moderator: Sreedevi Hegde, MD & Board Member, India GCC Head, Vervent Panelists: Vybhava Srinivasan, Managing Director, Availity India Rency Mathew, MD India & APAC ANZ People Leader, Sabre Corporation Prakash Kumar, Head of Corporate IT, Carl Zeiss India and Zeiss GCC India Romit Sen, Sr Director of Product Management and India Site Lead, Blackhawk Network Rengarajan Thiruvengadam, Senior Director - Operations, TransUnion GCC India Nithya Subramanian, Sr Director Data & AI COE, Best Buy |
| 05:15 pm - 05:30 pm | Closing Note |
| 05:30 pm - 07:30 pm | Networking & Sundowner |
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