From GCC to GIC — Building India’s Global Innovation
19th June, 2026
Partners 2026
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About the Summit 2026
From GCC to GIC — India’s Multi-City Innovation Journey
In 2025, we launched the Converge Summit as a multi-city edition — travelling through Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, and Delhi, before returning to Bengaluru for the grand finale. The journey culminated in the industry-first GCC Innovation & Transformation Report, curated in partnership with NTT DATA.
2026 expands the vision. This year, Converge 2026 spans five strategic cities — Pune, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Chennai — bringing together Global Capability Center leaders, CXOs, and enterprise visionaries to explore India’s evolution from capability delivery to global innovation leadership.
It’s not just a summit. It’s where India’s GCC story becomes India’s GIC reality.
WHO’S IN THE ROOM?
Country Heads
GCC Leaders
Managing Director
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Information Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Information Security Officer
Chief Human Resources Officer
Vice President
Director
Leaders shaping: - Engineering & Product Mandates - AI, Data & Cloud Innovation - Cybersecurity & Trust Models - Workforce & Talent Strategy - Enterprise Transformation & Global Mandates
SPEAKERS
Khushbu Soni
Co-Founder & CEO
The Mainstream
Abhishek Jain
India GCC Head,
The Lubrizol Corporation
Amit Talwar
Country Director / India Leader
AGCO Corporation
Amit Tandon
Head EUR & IMEA, Operations, Maersk GSC
A.P. Moller - Maersk
Anand Prakash
Senior Director - India Business
Netradyne
Anil Lole
CISO India GDC
Fujitsu Consulting
Ankur Tiwari
Director of Products and Solutions
Scry AI, India
Arun Narayanaswamy
Senior Director Engineering and Site Head, Amadeus
Dr. Vikas Prasad
President & Managing Director
Webasto Roofsystems India Pvt. Ltd.
Durgaraje Virendra Bheda
AVP
Quess Corp
Harsh Kohli
India and APAC IT & GCC Head
Black and Veatch
Harish Sakharkar
Senior Manager - Engineering & Center Head - Pune
Oceaneering
Jayesh Prajapati
Head of Digital Technology Center
SLB
Kapil Kella
Talent Acquisition Leader
NCS Group
Kapil Joshi
CEO - IT Staffing
Quess Corp
Karuna Kochar
AVP – Branding & Communication
21K School
Makrand Zalkikar
Sr. Director, Development & Pune-Mumbai Site Lead
Finastra
Manjusha Kamthe
Sr. Director, Cyber Sec IT Risk
Northern Trust Operating Services Pvt Ltd
Manoj Mittal
Field Technical Director
Cohesity
Prashant Sangoi
Senior Director - Enterprise IT
StoneX inc.
Rahul Hatkar
GCC leader - Vice President & GM
Cowbell
Rajesh Menon
Vice President - Global Business Services
CrowdStrike India Pvt Ltd
Sachin Kawalkar
Global CISO , Head CyberSecurity and DPO
Neeyamo
Sameer Shaikh
India Head & Senior Director – FSS & Technology
XPO India
Sanjay Agarwal
Director Finance and India Site Leader
TomTom India Pvt Ltd
Santosh Kulkarni
Country Manager-Integrated Data Centre Business India and SAARC
Vertiv
Saurabh Gupta
Site Head, Sulzer Business Services, Pune, Sulzer
Shammi Prabhakar
Executive Director
NielsenIQ
Sudhir Gurtoo
Managing Director
Leadec India Pvt Ltd
Sundeep Gupta
Vice President, Central R&D and Managing Director – India, IESA
Qualcomm
Sunil David
Digital Technology Consultant, ex- Regional IOT Director, AT&T India
Sunil Modi
Senior Vice President
Vanderlande
Tushar Gawande
Head- Global Shared Services
Anglo-Eastern
Uday Kiran
Managing Director
Miba Group
Vinay Kumar
Senior Vice President and Head of GCC
Intellect Design Arena
SUMMIT PILLARS & FOCUS AREAS
Pillar
Innovation Shift
AI That Performs
Engineering Excellence
Trust, Risk & Security
Workforce & Leadership
India’s Multi-City Innovation Grid
Coverage
GCC → GIC evolution, mandate expansion, enterprise value creation
Agentic AI, AI lifecycle management, governance, and responsible AI frameworks
Platform engineering, DevX, cloud-native, automation, SRE, engineering velocity
Cyber resilience, zero-trust, data governance, compliance, secure-by-design
Deep-tech talent, leadership pipelines, hybrid models, and capability building
Tier-1 & Tier-2 ecosystems, incentives, infrastructure readiness, distributed strategies
WHAT TO EXPECT
Keynotes & Leadership Talks
Strategic insights from India’s top GCC executives
City Spotlights
Focused discussions reflecting unique cluster strengths
Panel Dialogues & Fireside Chats
AI, cyber, cloud, engineering, talent transformation
Case Studies & Transformation Playbooks
Learn from enterprise success stories
Awards & Recognition
Spotlights on excellence in AI, product innovation, cyber, workforce, and capability
Curated Networking
1:1 and group engagements with peers across sectors and cities
The Partnership Advantage
Connect with GCC decision-makers and CXOs
Integrate thought leadership into panels, sessions, reports
Gain 12-month amplification via digital and editorial reach
Co-create the 2026 GCC Playbook — India’s most cited GCC innovation report
What will you unlock as a Leader?
Access strategic clarity in a focused environment.
Learn directly from practitioners.
Participate in decision-ready dialogues across AI, engineering, cyber, and workforce.
Build a peer network across India’s leading GCC hubs.
CITIES OF CONVERGE 2026
Pune
February 12th, 2026
BFSI, Fintech, Engineering Operations
Hyderabad
June 19th, 2026
AI, Product, Enterprise Tech, Data Intelligence
Bengaluru
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Deep-Tech, Platform Engineering, SaaS, DevX
Mumbai
–/–/—-
Digital Strategy, Risk & Governance, Enterprise Finance
Chennai
–/–/—-
Industrial, Manufacturing, Automotive, GBS Excellence
India’s GCC ecosystem is stepping into its most transformative decade. From back-office operations to global innovation centers, and from delivery excellence to enterprise-scale impact, Converge 2026 brings cities, leaders, insights, and policies together.
Join us in shaping India’s global innovation story.
GCC Converge Summit Excellence Awards 2026
Celebrating Leadership, Innovation & Impact Across India’s GCC Ecosystem
The GCC Converge Summit Excellence Awards honour the trailblazers, visionaries, and leaders who are transforming India’s GCCs into Global Innovation Centers. These awards recognise those who drive enterprise-scale impact, foster innovation, and inspire teams to achieve excellence.
GCC Leader of the Year
Outstanding leadership driving growth, strategy, and transformation.
GCC Visionary Excellence Award
Forward-thinking leaders shaping the future of global innovation.
GCC Impact Leadership Award
Measurable impact on teams, processes, and enterprise outcomes.
GCC Rising Star Award
Emerging talent delivering exceptional contributions in the GCC ecosystem.
GCC Financial Leadership Excellence Award
Excellence in financial strategy, governance, and value creation.
GCC HR & People Strategy Leader Award
Transformative initiatives in talent strategy, workforce development, and culture.
GCC Technology & Innovation Leader of the Year
Driving AI, cloud, digital transformation, and cutting-edge technology solutions.
For Speaking Opportunities
Batul Merchant
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batul.merchant@mercadeo.co.in
For Sponsorship Opportunities
Abhishek Mohite
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Sunny Bathija
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sunny.bathija@mercadeo.co.in
Poonam Devalia
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poonam.devalia@mercadeo.co.in
GCC Converge Summit 2026
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