Agenda
TIME
SESSION
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
60 Mins
Registration and Networking
02:00 PM - 02:05 PM
05 Mins
Introduction & Lamp Lighting Ceremony
02:05 PM - 02:15 PM
10 Mins
Welcome Address by Khushbu Soni, Co-Founder & CEO, The Mainstream
02:20 PM - 02:45 PM
25 Mins
Fireside Chat - Unlocking Value Through Location: GCC Real Estate in India’s Next Wave Cities
Moderator: Khushbu Soni, Co-Founder & CEO, The Mainstream
Speakers:
– Rajesh Menon, Vice President – Global Business Services, CrowdStrike India Pvt Ltd
– Harish Sakharkar, Center Head – Pune, Oceaneering
02:50 PM - 03:25 PM
35 Mins
Panel Discussion - India’s Deep-Tech Advantage: GCCs as the Engine Rooms for Global R&D & IP Creation
Moderator: Sameer Shaikh, India Head & Sr. Director – FSS & Technology, XPO India
Speakers:
– Prashant Sangoi, Senior Director – Enterprise IT, StoneX inc.
– Saurabh Gupta, Site Head, Sulzer Business Services, Pune, Sulzer
– Sudhir Gurtoo, Managing Director, Leadec India Pvt Ltd
– Sunil Modi, Senior Vice President, Vanderlande
03:30 PM - 03:45 PM
15 Mins
Partner Presentation by Cohesity
Topic: AI in Cybersecurity: Turning Risk into Resilience with Cohesity
- Manoj Mittal, Field Technical Director, Cohesity
03:50 PM - 04:05 PM
15 Mins
Partner Presentation by ScryAI
Topic: Unlocking GCC Potential with Secure, Explainable AI
- Ankur Tiwari, Director of Product and Solutions, ScryAI, India
04:10 PM - 04:25 PM
15 Mins
Partner Presentation by Netradyne
Topic: When Local Incidents Become Global Conversations. Why employee transportation safety matters in a GCC world.
- Anand Prakash , Senior Director - India Business, Netradyne
04:30 PM - 05:05 PM
35 Mins
Exclusive Thought Leadership: Future-Ready GCCs - Strategies for Talent Optimisation and Upskilling
Moderator: Vinay Kumar, Senior Vice President & Head GCC, Intellect Design Arena
Speakers:
– Abhishek Jain, India GCC Head, The Lubrizol Corporation
– Amit Talwar, Country Director / India Leader, AGCO Corporation
– Kapil Kella, Talent Acquisition Leader, NCS Group
– Tushar Gawande, Head- Global Shared Services, Anglo Eastern
– Dr. Vikas Prasad, President & Managing Director, Webasto Roofsystems India Pvt. Ltd.
05:10 PM - 05:20 PM
10 Mins
Awards Ceremony 1
05:25 PM - 05:40 PM
15 Mins
High Tea & Networking
05:40 PM - 06:05 PM
25 Mins
Fireside Chat - The Mid-Market GCC Surge: Unlocking India’s Next Wave
Moderator: Sunil David, Digital Technology Consultant, exRegional IOT Director, AT&T India
Speakers:
– Arun Narayanaswamy, Senior Director Engineering and Site Head – Pune, Amadeus
– Rahul Hatkar, Vice President and GM, Cowbell
– Uday Kiran, Managing Director, Miba Engineering Center
06:10 PM - 06:20 PM
10 Mins
Partner Presentation by 21k School
Topic: Your career is global, why isn’t your child's education?
- Karuna Kochar, AVP Branding and Communication, 21K School
06:25 PM - 06:40 PM
15 Mins
Partner Presentation by Quess Corp
Topic: The AI Shift in GCCs, From Support to Strategy
- Kapil Joshi, CEO - IT Staffing, Quess Corp
06:45 - 07:10 PM
25 Mins
Trialogue - The Policy Advantage: India’s Next-Gen Incentives Fueling Innovation & Expansion
Moderator: Shammi Prabhakar, Executive Director, NielsenIQ
Speakers:
– Durgaraje Virendra, Bheda, Assistant Vice President, Quess Corp
– Sundeep Gupta, Vice President, Central R&D and Managing Director – (IESA), Qualcomm
07:15 PM - 07:50 PM
35 Mins
Panel Discussion - Reclaiming the Narrative – Positioning GCCs as Growth Engines, not Cost Centres
Moderator: Makrand Zalkikar, Sr. Director Development and Site Lead, Finastra
Speakers:
– Amit Tandon, Head EUR & IMEA, Operations, Maersk GSC, A.P. Moller – Maersk
– Harsh Kohli, India and APAC IT and GCC Head, Black and Veatch
– Sanjay Agrawal, Director Finance and India Site Leader,TomTom India Pvt. Ltd.
– Santosh Kulkarni, Senior Director-Learning and Development, Vertiv Energy Pvt. Ltd
07:55 PM - 08:20 PM
25 Mins
Fireside Chat - Security Without Compromise: The New Trust Architecture for Global Enterprises
Moderator: Anil Lole, CISO India GDC, Fujitsu Consulting India
Speakers:
– Manjusha Kamthe, Sr. Director, Cyber Sec IT Risk, Northern Trust Operating Services Pvt Ltd
– Sachin Kawalkar, Global CISO – Head CyberSecurity and DPO, Neeyamo
