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Talent, Tech & GCC Summit

Shaping the Future of Work & Technology

29th March, 2026

IIT Alumni Centre, Bangalore

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Welcome to Tech, Talent & GCC Summit

At the Tech, Talent & GCC Summit, we bring AI Leaders, CTOs, CHROs, CIOs, Learning & Development Heads, GCC Heads and future-shapers together to crack the big questions: jobs of tomorrow, skills we'll need, and how tech + people will actually get along.

It's bold, it's real, and it's where the future of work gets a seat at the table.

Jobs of tomorrow discussions with industry leaders
Skills we'll need in the AI-driven future
How tech + people will collaborate effectively

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Who are Attending?

Join the ranks of industry leaders shaping the future of work and technology.

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CIOs

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GCC Heads

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What you can expect?

Grow your network by connecting with thousands of like-minded peers and industry experts

Showcase your Brand on the AI Stage

Get your brand in front of thousands of AI leaders, decision-makers, and innovators. Position yourself as a thought leader in the future of work and technology space.

Leading-Edge Sessions

Discover the latest industry trends, gain actionable strategies to leverage technology to drive success in recruiting, talent management, L&D, productivity and more in 200+ Sessions!

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Connections that Count

Grow your network by connecting with thousands of like-minded peers and industry experts and engage in meaningful discussions in a mix of formal and informal networking opportunities.

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Event Schedule

Summit Agenda

Join us for a day of insightful discussions, networking opportunities, and cutting-edge insights on the future of work and technology.

Time	Session	Speakers
9:00 am – 10:00 am	Registration and High Tea	—
10:00 am – 10:15 am	Opening Ceremony	—
10:15 am – 10:30 am	AI AI Everywhere Keynote	—
10:40 am – 11:20 am Main AuditoriumPanel 1	How AI + India Talent is Redefining the Global GCC Advantage	ModeratorMehak RastogiAIWO Prithveesh MMGlobal HR LeaderPublicis Sapient Varadharaju JanardhananChief Human Resources OfficerSuper.money, a Flipkart company Viekas K KhokhaChief Human Resources OfficerSharda Motors Sangeeta ShettyAssociate Vice President – People and CultureAscendion Sandeep ThadhaniVice PresidentQuess IT Staffing Sobby Pothen KurianSenior Vice PresidentANZ Group Capability Centre Bengaluru
11:20 am – 12:00 pm Main AuditoriumPanel 2	Reimagining GCCs in the Age of Agentic AI: From Automation to Autonomous Enterprises	Lalit MittalVice President II – Technology Operations + QA + Products & Platforms EngineeringState Street Investment Management Raghu MangarajuHead of OSF Digital India GCCOSF Digital Rakesh ChoudhurySenior Director of DevelopmentEbay Naveen IndusekharDirector, EngineeringAdobe Rajeev VelurHead Of Human ResourcesThe Printers Mysore \| Deccan Herald \| Prajavani
12:00 pm – 12:15 pm	From AI-Enabled to Agent-Led: The GCC Opportunity Keynote	Kapil JoshiCEO – IT StaffingQuess Corp
12:15 pm – 12:30 pm	Coffee Break with Exhibitors	—
12:30 pm – 1:10 pm Main AuditoriumPanel 3	Scaling AI-First GCCs: From Experimentation to Enterprise-Wide Impact	ModeratorAnish AgarwalVPEverest Group Srinivas SampathVice President R&D and Site LeaderUpland Software Biju KalleppilliSenior Director of EngineeringSAP Labs India Karthikeyan RajagopalGlobal Leader – Data Product Platform & Solution MgmtBosch Global Software Technologies Nithya SubramanianSenior Director Data & AI COEBest Buy Nitesh AmbujHead of Chapter Node – AI & Intelligent AutomationEricsson
1:10 pm – 01:50 pm Main AuditoriumPanel 4	The New Mandate of GCCs: From Cost Centres to Strategic Global Powerhouse	ModeratorHarneet SinghChief AI OfficerRabbitt AI Arun KohliManaging DirectorBanking GCC Chandan NSManaging Director – SoftwareApplied Material Saraswathi RamachandraManaging Director & Country HeadLightcast Kaustubh DeshpandeManaging DirectorSAP Fioneer Shalini SankarshanaManaging DirectorPlanview
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm	Lunch Break	—
3:00 pm – 3:20 pm	AI Quiz with CXOs	—
3:20 pm – 4:00 pm Main AuditoriumPanel 5	The GCC Evolution Curve: Building Centres of Excellence to Centres of Innovation	Raghunandan RaoPartnerKPMG Shaji NamathDirectorHoneywell Deepak MalhotraDirector Analytics / Digital Marketing & IT Leader IndonesiaKimberly-Clark Aakash SharmaManaging DirectorPwC Ranganath SadasivaCTOHewlett Packard Enterprise Srinivas ChamarthySenior Vice President Engineering, India Site LeadDiligent
4:00 pm – 4:40 pm Panel 6	Leadership Strategies for the Future Workforce: How AI is Transforming Learning & Development	Pavan SriramGlobal Director, Learning & ODEncora Shagun SinghLearning and Development SpecialistAccenture Vasant Raj ArumugamLearning & Development ExpertDeluxe Prabhhita KakarHead of Human ResourcesE2open Binny Immanuel DawsonGlobal Head – People DevelopmentETG
4:40 pm – 5:00 pm	Closing Ceremony	—
5:00 pm Onwards	High Tea and Networking	—

9:00 am – 10:00 am

Registration and High Tea

10:00 am – 10:15 am

Opening Ceremony

10:15 am – 10:30 am

AI AI Everywhere

Keynote

10:40 am – 11:20 amPanel 1

Main Auditorium

How AI + India Talent is Redefining the Global GCC Advantage

ModeratorMehak RastogiAIWO

Prithveesh MMGlobal HR LeaderPublicis Sapient

Varadharaju JanardhananChief Human Resources OfficerSuper.money, a Flipkart company

Viekas K KhokhaChief Human Resources OfficerSharda Motors

Sangeeta ShettyAssociate Vice President – People and CultureAscendion

Sandeep ThadhaniVice PresidentQuess IT Staffing

Sobby Pothen KurianSenior Vice PresidentANZ Group Capability Centre Bengaluru

11:20 am – 12:00 pmPanel 2

Main Auditorium

Reimagining GCCs in the Age of Agentic AI: From Automation to Autonomous Enterprises

Lalit MittalVice President II – Technology Operations + QA + Products & Platforms EngineeringState Street Investment Management

Raghu MangarajuHead of OSF Digital India GCCOSF Digital

Rakesh ChoudhurySenior Director of DevelopmentEbay

Naveen IndusekharDirector, EngineeringAdobe

Rajeev VelurHead Of Human ResourcesThe Printers Mysore | Deccan Herald | Prajavani

12:00 pm – 12:15 pm

From AI-Enabled to Agent-Led: The GCC Opportunity

Keynote

Kapil JoshiCEO – IT StaffingQuess Corp

12:15 pm – 12:30 pm

Coffee Break with Exhibitors

12:30 pm – 1:10 pmPanel 3

Main Auditorium

Scaling AI-First GCCs: From Experimentation to Enterprise-Wide Impact

ModeratorAnish AgarwalVPEverest Group

Srinivas SampathVice President R&D and Site LeaderUpland Software

Biju KalleppilliSenior Director of EngineeringSAP Labs India

Karthikeyan RajagopalGlobal Leader – Data Product Platform & Solution MgmtBosch Global Software Technologies

Nithya SubramanianSenior Director Data & AI COEBest Buy

Nitesh AmbujHead of Chapter Node – AI & Intelligent AutomationEricsson

1:10 pm – 01:50 pmPanel 4

Main Auditorium

The New Mandate of GCCs: From Cost Centres to Strategic Global Powerhouse

ModeratorHarneet SinghChief AI OfficerRabbitt AI

Arun KohliManaging DirectorBanking GCC

Chandan NSManaging Director – SoftwareApplied Material

Saraswathi RamachandraManaging Director & Country HeadLightcast

Kaustubh DeshpandeManaging DirectorSAP Fioneer

Shalini SankarshanaManaging DirectorPlanview

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Lunch Break

3:00 pm – 3:20 pm

AI Quiz with CXOs

3:20 pm – 4:00 pmPanel 5

Main Auditorium

The GCC Evolution Curve: Building Centres of Excellence to Centres of Innovation

Raghunandan RaoPartnerKPMG

Shaji NamathDirectorHoneywell

Deepak MalhotraDirector Analytics / Digital Marketing & IT Leader IndonesiaKimberly-Clark

Aakash SharmaManaging DirectorPwC

Ranganath SadasivaCTOHewlett Packard Enterprise

Srinivas ChamarthySenior Vice President Engineering, India Site LeadDiligent

4:00 pm – 4:40 pmPanel 6

Leadership Strategies for the Future Workforce: How AI is Transforming Learning & Development

Pavan SriramGlobal Director, Learning & ODEncora

Shagun SinghLearning and Development SpecialistAccenture

Vasant Raj ArumugamLearning & Development ExpertDeluxe

Prabhhita KakarHead of Human ResourcesE2open

Binny Immanuel DawsonGlobal Head – People DevelopmentETG

4:40 pm – 5:00 pm

Closing Ceremony

5:00 pm Onwards

High Tea and Networking

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Visionaries and experts who are shaping the future of talent and tech

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Senior Vice President and Head of APAC Talent Management

Vindya Sampath

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Voices from the Summit

The AI World Power 30 Summit brought together pioneering voices driving the future of AI, HR, and learning. Here's what some of our attendees and honorees had to say.

Chayan Bhattacharjee

CHRO

RICL

"With 20+ years across six sectors and global geographies, I've led transformative work in talent, diversity, wellness, and digital HR. Currently CHRO at RICL, I'm driving performance management transformation. Inspired by visionary leaders, I lead with purpose - and unwind with tennis."

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