Fostering Industry Transformation
- Feathers - A Radha Hotel, Chennai
- January 28, 2025
- 9 AM - 6 PM
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Digital Innovation Conclave
In today’s fast-paced business environment, the need for organizations to embrace cutting-edge digital technologies has never been more crucial. As companies navigate the shift to digital, leadership must adopt forward-thinking strategies to reshape their business models. This transformation goes beyond mere technology adoption—it requires the integration of digital products, enhanced services, and powerful platforms into the very DNA of the business.
Emerging Technologies are playing a pivotal role in reshaping the global economy. They are not just driving innovation but also changing the competitive landscape across various industries. The Digital Innovation Conclave will shine a spotlight on how these technologies are transforming sectors critical to India’s growth, including Manufacturing, Automobile, Ports, Logistics, Healthcare, Pharma, Lifesciences, Agriculture, Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Transportation, Mobility, Hi Tech and other leading sectors.
The theme, “Fostering Industry Transformation,” reflects the event’s core mission: to explore how digital innovations can drive efficiency, competitiveness, and sustainability across key industries. By showcasing how emerging technologies enhance operations and reshape traditional business models, the conclave will provide a roadmap for organizations looking to leverage digital advancements for lasting success.
Engage & Innovate
Leadership Keynotes
Fostering Industry Transformation - Harnessing Technology for Business Excellence
The Transforming Indian Millennial Mindset: An Automotive Marketer's Perspective
Insightful Panel Discussions
The Road to Industry 5.0: Human-AI Collaboration in Smart Manufacturing
Generative AI in Healthcare and Lifesciences
Smart Finance: The Rise of AI-Driven Ecosystems
Masterclass
OTA Security & Protecting the Future of Connected World
Fundraising for Manufacturing MSME’s / AI Startups
Expo & Startup Showcase
To demonstrate AI-driven Digital solutions and technologies
Exclusive Fireside Chat
Driving into the Future: Autonomous Vehicles and AI in Transportation
Data Center Automation and AI: The Future of Self-Managing Infrastructure
Usecases Success Stories
Startups & Enterprises success stories on deployment.
Key Insights
The goal is to provide a platform for Industry leaders, Technology experts, and Policy makers to discuss how businesses can harness emerging technologies to overcome challenges, create new opportunities, and achieve long-term sustainability.
Who should attend ?
What’s in it for You?
Our Amazing Speakers
Sanjeev Malhotra
MeitY nasscom CoE - IoT & AI
MeitY- nasscom Center of Excellence: The Centre of Excellence for IoT & AI was announced by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in July 2015 as a part of Digital India Initiative to jump start the IOT & AI ecosystem taking advantage of India’s IT strengths and help the country attain a leadership role in the convergent area of hardware and software. Largest deep tech innovation ecosystem in India comprising of startups, innovators, enterprises and the government. MeitY- nasscom Center of Excellence is a part of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, GOI. The Center of Excellence is the Largest collaborative innovation platform for accelerating innovation in IoT & AI. Sanjeev, CEO of MeitY- nasscom Center of Excellence - IoT & AI, comes with broad industry experience having worked in different domains of hardware and software. He has set up and led many MNC development centers and operations in India as well as US. He has worked in Intel, Qualcomm and few other small size companies in Communications and Web technologies and last few years in IOT. He holds MBA from Duke University and an M.S and B.Tech.
Srini Mahalingam
GS Lab | GAVS
GAVS Technologies: A global AI-first technology services company, dedicated to delivering impactful results for over 200+ customers across the USA, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East. Srini: An aspiring leader with 22+ years of US Healthcare industry expertise implementing complex business & digital Transformation engagements.
Madhavan Parthasarathy
TVS Srichakra Limited (TVS Eurogrip)
TVS Srichakra Limited (TVS Eurogrip): TVS Srichakra Limited is an India-based maker of TVS Eurogrip, Eurogrip and TVS Tyres brands of tyres and is a manufacturer and exporter of two, three-wheeler tyres and off-highway tyres. Madhavan: A leader who is focused on achieving exceptional results through innovation & continuous improvement. Experienced in driving large teams, sales process & customer service improvements while building partnerships with key decision makers.
Seema Ambastha
L&T Datacenter and Cloud Services
Larsen & Toubro Limited is one of the largest and most respected companies in India's private sector. With over 80 years of a strong, customer focused approach and a continuous quest for world-class quality, L&T has unmatched capabilities across Technology, Engineering, Construction, and Manufacturing, and maintains a leadership in all its major lines of business. Seema: A strong Industry leader with over 26 years of strong Technical and IT Business leadership experience in areas spanning global support, pre-sales and solution and professional services.
Manikandan Thangarathnam
Uber
Uber a global technology company that revolutionized the transportation industry by offering on-demand ride services through a smartphone app. A ride-hailing aggregator operated on smartphones to book a taxi for transportation from one place to another. Manikandan a leader driving innovation and delivering world class features on Mobility and Marketplace at Uber.
Muralidharan Govindaraj
ZF Rane Automotive
ZF Rane Automotive India Private Limited manufactures Steering Systems. Leader in Domestic Hydraulic Power Steering Business & preferred supplier of Occupant Restraint Systems. Muralidharan is Leading ZF Rane Automotive India into its fourth decade, with focus on enhancing operational excellence through the integration of Total Quality Management and Lean Manufacturing principles. His philosophy rooted in customer-centric innovation and meticulous process engineering.
Prof. Prabhu Rajagopal
IIT, Madras
Plenome aims to revolutionise prognostics using Blockchain and advanced AI for data-sensitive use cases in healthcare, voting and more. Prof Prabhu Rajagopal, a Vigyan Yuva Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awardee, and a distinguished expert in Technology & Innovation from IIT Madras. Automation enthusiast, scientist and start-up founder.
Suresh Sahoo
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motors: The company with its vision to put the world on wheels over a century ago. Pioneer of modern transportation. With 186,000 employees around the world help to set the pace of innovation every day. A creative, young and enthusiastic technology & business Leader with Interest in team management and Business Leadership roles and mindset with nothing is impossible.
Dr. Srikanth Sundararajan
VenturEast Advisors Pvt Ltd
Partner at VenturEast Advisors Pvt Ltd and Advisor to T-Hub. A leader to contribute to the start up growth story across India and the US. An Angel, institutional investor/ mentor to early stage startups like Hyperverge, Myally.ai, Ather Energy, Medibuddy, Affine Analytics, Hasura.io, Moengage, Whatfix, InnovAccer, Active.ai and 2 institutional Venture Capital firms, Helion Advisors and VenturEast.
Vasudevan Swaminathan
Zuci Systems
Zuci Systems: A new-age digital transformation enabler with distinct with engineering capabilities spanning digital engineering, quality engineering and data science & analytics. Vasudevan A passionate advocate for innovation. Founder & CEO at Zuci Systems with passion for Digital transformation and driving sustainable growth.
Dr. Sheila John
Sankara Nethralaya
Sankara Nethralaya: The Hospital that revolutionised the landscape of ophthalmology in India, transforming into one of the world's largest charitable eye hospitals. Dr. Sheila: Head of Teleophthalmology Department E- Learning Department and Consultant Ophthalmologist. Dr. Sheila ophthalmologist from Sankara Nethralaya, Eye hospital Chennai, India. Tele-ophthalmology: mobile van takes medical Services to the doorsteps of the underprivileged in rural India. Her current research work in Teleophthalmology has been published in national and international journals.
Arun Mane
Amynasec Lab
AmynaSec Research Labs: A research-oriented security solutions provider offering a wide range of services and solutions to help secure businesses and infrastructure. Serial Entrepreneurs, A Founder and CEO, AmynaSec Research Labs
D.V. Venkatagiri
Puthiya Thalaimurai Foundation
Puthiya Thalaimurai Foundation: A people-based non-governmental NGO which promotes youth development, rural education and healthcare. D V Venkatagiri: Secretary, Nammal Mudiyum - Puthiya Thalaimurai Foundation works on Community Participation in Protecting our Water Bodies. Water is the source of life. Demand for potable water is on the rise and supply is getting scarce. Nammal Mudiyum is a project of the NGO Puthiya Thalaimurai Foundation - that works to clean and protect the water bodies, with the involvement of the local communities, Government, Industry, Academia and other stake holders.
Anitha Rao Gadiyar
Hitachi Digital Services
Hitachi Digital Services an independent services business that focuses on delivering a unified operating model for cloud, data, IoT and managed services. Anitha a versatile leader with experience across the Americas, Asia-Pacific and India. Focus on business and digital transformation for products and offerings through Cloud, data and IoT. A vast Experience in collaborating with various functional teams and execute on the organisations vision ensuring success.
Charles Peter
SOSV
SOSV's program for early stage hard tech startups. A community includes of curated group of mentors, experts and partners that give hard tech startups the best edge when startups apply to HAX with an initial prototype, customer insight, and vision. Charles: A Technology Innovator, a Start-up Enthusiast. Passionate in executing strategic technical initiatives, harnessing cutting-edge technologies, and orchestrating agile development processes. With a track record of successfully translating visionary concepts into scalable products.
Madhu Kumar
Amadis Technologies
Amadis Technologies: An emerging leader in the Cloud FinOps market helping customers make the right decisions with technology and innovation which can transform the customers’ businesses. Madhu A Founder & CEO has honed the skill to identify optimal paths to success by putting the innovation of the cloud directly in your hands.
Dipankar Ghosh
Digi2O
Digi2O a technology company that helps equipment owners optimize the utilization of their assets by tracking real-time performance data. Dipankar A Founder-CEO of Digi2O helps his customers profit from connected machines. Helping plant managers and product engineers to use data from their machines and equipment to reduce their losses from abrupt breakdowns, reduce idle time and improve safety.
Venkat Lakshminarasimha
Dexian India
Dexian India A global enterprises with innovative IT & agri-tech solutions, talent consulting, and GCC services. Helping retail enterprises and agricultural ventures optimize IT frameworks, improve customer experience, enhance operational efficiency, and boost security and scalability. Venkat A Business leader, product management executive and strategist in enterprise software companies. A Multi-faceted leader with experience from product development, product management and product marketing. His motivational leadership that spurs people to be willing to give 110% effort and loyalty.
Satya Tenneti
Sweya Technologies
Sweya Information Technologies is a dynamic startup with passion for innovation and a commitment to building cutting-edge solutions that leverage the power of Blockchain, IoT, and AI. With a team of highly skilled and dedicated technologists who are deeply invested in creating impactful solutions that exceed customer expectations. Satya uses his 20 years of vast experience for deep technical understanding to translate complex concepts into tangible business value. A strategic thinker who fosters a culture of collaboration, driving teams to achieve exceptional results.
Srinivas Ravindra
Ecochoice Naturals
Ecochoice Naturals Pvt. Ltd. Is revolutionising Agriculture with AI Driven solutions for Global Trade and Sustainable Growth. Specializing in post-harvest supply chain solutions, Serving large retail chains and B2B clients, offering a range of natural, chemical free, and organic produce with tech-driven approach ensuring efficient distribution and rigorous quality assurance standards, connecting farmers, processors, distributors, and retailers for mutual profitability. Srinivas as CEO With more than two decades as an environmentalist and serial entrepreneur has vast experience in setting up and putting systems in place for businesses and non-profits. Strong networking skills especially with agri supply chain and government agencies.
Vivek Shaurya
Omnibuddies Innovations
Omnibuddies Innovations Pvt. Ltd.: Providing Services & Products for Technology Solutions for Environmental Betterment & Climate Change Containment bringing Unprecedented Safety & security privileges to general masses. Vivek as a Founder working on novel consumer-climate tech & unique Edtech product-business. He has been awarded as Economic Times Global Indian Leader, Top Infosys award Twice, Exceptional CEO Commendation, Speaker at FiCCI, CII, TEDx,Adobe Summit, conferences (infosys, D&B)
Parvatham Subbiah
AstraZeneca India Private Limited
AstraZenca A Pharmaceutical Manufacturing company transforming the future of healthcare by unlocking the power of what science can do for people, society and the planet. Parvatham proficient Leader with global IT delivery experience, with focus on Delivery Transformation, Digital Transformation, and Enterprise Change Strategy and Enablement. Rich experience in large and complex program execution, backed by expertise in the Program Management, Systems integration and Consulting, Delivery Excellence and Assurance, Client relationship management, Workforce Management, Risk Management and process adherence areas for or value-driven delivery.
L J Clement Ravi
Ashok Leyland Limited
Ashok Leyland A company that builds vehicles and has built a reputation for reliability and ruggedness. In the journey towards global standards of quality, Ashok Leyland reached a major milestone in 1993 when it became the first in India's automobile history to win the ISO 9002 certification. L J CLEMENT RAVI presently heading the Project Planning department of Ashok Leyland and is instrumental for all the Process and facilities planning of the plants pan-India and abroad. Passionate about Manufacturing Engineering with exposure in global markets like Germany, Japan, Italy, China and many others.
Mansha Devi
Turiya Softech
Turiya Softech where fertile young minds technocrats who are as passionate about building new platforms. Expertise in 3D , IoT and Blockchain they offer one stop shop solutions. Mansha A software professional with extensive experience in product management, agile methodologies, and design thinking principles. Adept at developing cutting-edge solutions for the maritime, logistics and supply chain, airlines and fintech sectors.
Laks Krishnamoorthy
Kaleris
Kaleris: A premier brand of Terminal Operating Systems for ports & terminals worldwide unlocking greater performance and efficiency for the world’s leading organizations across the cargo supply chain. Combining industry best practices with innovative technology and world-class services. Laks An Inspiring engineer and a global leader who creates and has created solutions that delight customers, help them thrive to make their business profitable.
Sudhanshu Mittal
MeitY nasscom CoE - IoT & AI
MeitY- nasscom Center of Excellence: The Centre of Excellence for IoT & AI was announced by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in July 2015 as a part of Digital India Initiative to jump start the IOT & AI ecosystem taking advantage of India’s IT strengths and help the country attain a leadership role in the convergent area of hardware and software. Largest deep tech innovation ecosystem in India comprising of startups, innovators, enterprises and the government. MeitY- nasscom Center of Excellence is a part of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, GOI. The Center of Excellence is the Largest collaborative innovation platform for accelerating innovation in IoT & AI. Sudhanshu an Expert in evangelizing the digital technology adoption in all aspects of industrial enterprises. Heading the Gurugram Center of Excellence - IOT & AI. Driving the digital transformation of healthcare providers through the innovation challenges focused on specific technology needs of the healthcare service providers.
Vignesh Mohan
AU Small Finance Bank
AU Small Finance Bank: An Indian scheduled commercial small finance bank and India’s largest tech-led small finance bank. It was founded as vehicle finance company and NBFC, AU Financiers (India) Ltd in 1996 and converted into a full-fledged small finance bank on 19 April 2017. Vignesh Mohan has spent an impressive 9 years immersed in the startup ecosystem, beginning his journey as a founder. He played a pivotal role in the implementation of Government of Tamil Nadu’s flagship startup grant program, contributing significantly to the state’s entrepreneurial growth. With extensive experience in the incubation ecosystem across India, he has served the Nodal Incubator of IIT Jodhpur as the CEO. Currently, he serves as Deputy Vice President at AU Small Finance Bank, where he leads initiatives focused on startups, combining his expertise with a vision to drive entrepreneurial success.
Vipul Sekhsaria
Kaleidofin
Kaleidofin: A financial services platform catering to the informal sector, delivering solutions tailored to customers' goals and designed for user-friendly experiences. With mission to provide fair and transparent financial solutions, targeting millions of customers and enterprises in India without convenient access to formal financial services. Vipul as Co-founder & COO has a proven track record of leadership in various roles. As a founding member of Allianz AG operations in eastern and southern India, he played a pivotal role in the establishment and growth of the business. Vipul led new business initiatives at IFMR Holdings, showcasing his strategic acumen. His extensive experience includes managing health insurance revenues exceeding INR 2.5 billion annually for Munich Health and driving digital strategies, including digital adoption for field agents.
Rohit Jhunjhunwala
IN44 Capital
IN44 Capital an early-stage Tech B2B focused Angel Investment Network. Rohit Jhunjhunwala is a co-founder of IN44 Capital has 13+ years of professional experience spanning multiple domains including IT, Operations, Financial Services, Credit Rating, Banking, Investments and Entrepreneurship.
AM Govind Kumar
SeaportAi
SeaportAi: SeaportAI is a cutting edge analytics and artificial intelligence startup. It has multiple products catering to multiple industries and these products are offered under SaaS model for ready deployments. AM Govind Kumar, Managing Director of SeaportAi, has over two decades of experience spanning large multinational corporations and startups. More than a decade ago, he pioneered the establishment of an Analytics Center of Excellence at Hewlett Packard for its Asia Pacific & Japan region. Building on that success, he co-founded SeaportAi and has since led the company in deploying AI solutions amid rapid technological changes and varying industry hype cycles.
Praveen Krishan Dev
Backspace Tech
Backspace Tech a company which Transforms Chargeback and Dispute experiences with Unified Dispute Management and Harmonize processes to meet SLAs and enhance dispute capabilities. Praveen Krishna Dev as Co founder & CEO an engineering who started his Fintech entrepreneurship journey at Backspace Tech to solve the unaddressed challenges that are present in the financial ecosystem. His core belief is attributed to the fact that these problems can be resolved as a team in the mode of iterations. That's not all. Praveen also dons the hat of a co-founder of a successful bootstrapped business in the field of construction.”
Chaarmikha Nagalla
Reserve Bank Innovation Hub
RBIH: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) set up the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) to promote innovation across the financial sector by leveraging technology and creating an environment which would facilitate and foster innovation. Chaarmikha is part of the Reserve Bank of India’s Innovation Hub in Bangalore, where she focuses on advancing India’s fintech ecosystem. Her work spans fintech incubation, including designing and managing accelerator programs, fostering strategic partnerships, and engaging with stakeholders to drive innovation and enhance startup success in the country. As a founder and founding member of multiple startups and social ventures, with a focus on Financial Inclusion, Skill Development, Women’s Empowerment, sustainability and a campaign with United Nations Foundation.
Naman Kothari
MeitY nasscom CoE - IoT & AI
Naman Kothari spearheads the Innovation division at MeitY nasscom CoE. With a rich background as a tech evangelist, Naman brings over a decade of experience in catalyzing digital transformation and nurturing the growth of cutting-edge technologies. Recognized as a leading expert in emerging technologies, he shares his valuable insights on both national and international platforms. He is an alumnus of GB Pant University, Pantnagar, holding a Bachelor of Technology degree in IT and a Master’s degree in Management. Throughout his career, Naman has been instrumental in launching and cultivating a multitude of AI initiatives across industries.
Navratan Kataria
MeitY nasscom CoE - IoT & AI
MeitY- nasscom Center of Excellence: The Centre of Excellence for IoT & AI was announced by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in July 2015 as a part of Digital India Initiative to jump start the IOT & AI ecosystem taking advantage of India’s IT strengths and help the country attain a leadership role in the convergent area of hardware and software. Largest deep tech innovation ecosystem in India comprising of startups, innovators, enterprises and the government. MeitY- nasscom Center of Excellence is a part of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, GOI. The Center of Excellence is the Largest collaborative innovation platform for accelerating innovation in IoT & AI. Navratan with 30 years of rich techno managerial and International experience, more than half of which was in renewable energy (mostly in solar PV and 3 years in wind), other half in IT and innovation includes mentoring, incubation, innovation management, co-creation, International partnerships. For solar- project management & development, technical advisory, risk management and quality assurance for PV power plants and equipment investment, systems engineering & techno-economic optimization, project execution and strategy. His first love for renewable pulls him often into solar energy consulting, training (in solar, life skills, Corporate management), strategy and business development, M&A, OE, LE, due diligence for local and International clients across the Globe.
Shivram Ramakrishnan
Olam Agri
Olam Agri is a differentiated and market-leading global agri-business focused on high-growth end consumption markets. Their food, feed and fibre, agri-industrials & ag-services span 30+ countries, and they participate in global food and agri-trade flows, working with farmers and customers to connect local origins and global destinations. Shivram a CDIO with Olam is specialist in implementing SAP solutions with core focus in Finance, Costing, Business Planning and Financial Consolidations, Project Management. Aim to become an expert in Enterprise Performance Management Solutions.
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