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Department: Speakers

Kalpana Sharma

Kalpana Sharma is an AI and automation leader serving as Lead AI at HCLTech and an experienced Automation Architect across Agentic AI, Digital Workplace (DWP), and Data Center (DC) domains. She specializes in designing scalable, governance-driven AI and automation solutions that span both end-user computing and core infrastructure. Kalpana leads strategic programs across global enterprises, […]

Tausif Siddiqui

Tausif Siddiqui is the Senior Director of Solutions Engineering at Oracle India. In this role, he leads a team of technology and cloud specialists helping customers accelerate digital transformation through modern infrastructure, cybersecurity, hybrid cloud, data, and cloud solutions. He works closely with enterprises across industries to align technology investments with business outcomes and innovation […]

Sanjeev Gupta

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Gupta is CEO of Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM), an initiative of the Government of Karnataka (GoK). He is on a mission that Karnataka provides largest share of USD 300B to Hon PM vision of USD 1T digital economy of the country by 2025-26. Mr Gupta brings in 27 years of experience […]

Bhavesh Adhia

With over 31 years of experience across global technology leaders and hyperscale innovators, he specializes in driving major business and technology transformations at the intersection of AI, Cloud Computing, and Enterprise Software. He currently serves as the Chief AI Officer at Yotta Data Services, where he leads the Yotta Shakti Cloud — AI Services Business. […]

Saurabh Chandra

Sr. Partner – EY, Ex – BCG MD, Board advisor – multiple firms & industry bodies, Author of 2 Books, 8 Patents and IIT – Kanpur and IIM A alumnus.

Dr Sushil Meher

Dr. Sushil K. Meher, MCA (NIT, Rourkela, Orissa), MBA (Hospital Management), M.Phil (CS- Telemedicine),Ph.D(eHealth)) is heading health IT group at AIIMS(All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India) for last 31 years. He is also heading the Technical group for making a paperless and filmless intuition. Dr. Meher is recognized as a leader in […]

Akis Evangelidis

Akis Evangelidis is a marketing and technology leader with over a decade of experience in the consumer tech industry. As co-founder and India President of Nothing, he plays a crucial role in driving the brand’s vision, market expansion, and strategic direction. In his role as India President, Akis leads Nothing’s operations in one of the […]

Subham Boundia

Subham Boundia is Co-founder & CEO at Superleap, the AI CRM replacing legacy CRMs at leading Indian enterprises like Aakash, Razorpay, Cars24, MediBuddy, and 100+ others. Previously as an early member at Unacademy, built the in-house CRM for 3,000+ salespeople. Superleap is backed by Peak XV Partners and India’s most respected angels.

Jagbir Singh

Jagbir Singh is the Chief Technology Officer at Vodafone Idea Limited, where he is responsible for Technology – Network, IT and Digital. Currently he is focused on AI / Digital / Strategy for Vi to drive productivity, innovations and operations in addition to other jobs as CTO. Jagbir is a veteran in India telecom journey […]

Kumar Abhishek

Mr. Kumar Abhishek, in 2013, conceptualized the idea of ToneTag, a unique concept that harnesses the power of sound to enable payments and proximity customer engagement, eliminating any hardware dependency. Kumar aspired to bridge the last mile in financial inclusion, thereby delivering a payment experience that envelopes the critical masses irrespective of geography, internet connectivity […]

Bimal Puri

Bimal Puri, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO) at SRF Limited, is a renowned expert in leveraging technology to drive organizational growth and innovation. With over three decades of experience, he has excelled in navigating complex business landscapes and spearheading impactful digital and plant automation initiatives. Key Highlights of Bimal Puri’s Profile: – […]

Ranjeet Kumar

Ranjeet Kumar is the Co-Founder and CEO of Salescode.ai, the world’s first Intelligent RTM platform for CPG sales, powering 65+ global brands across 18+ countries with 3M+ users and 1B+ transactions. His sales career spans over two decades, including leadership roles at Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, where he served as Associate Vice President. Since founding Salescode.ai […]

Himanshu Sharma

Himanshu Sharma is the Co-founder of Devnagri AI, a multilingual AI infrastructure company enabling enterprises to operate across languages through Language AI, speech technologies, and language models. He has led Devnagri’s mission to build language infrastructure for India, helping organizations serve diverse linguistic populations while maintaining accuracy, governance, and cultural relevance. His work focuses on […]

Chandra Sekhar Davuluri

Chandra Sekhar Davuluri leads ONGC’s digital transformation agenda which includes enterprise data platforms, AI adoption, and next-generation engineering and operational systems. With over three decades of experience in the oil & gas sector, he has held diverse leadership roles spanning offshore operations, Offshore infra projects execution, and enterprise-wide technology transformation. With 35+ years of experience […]

Atul Rai

CEO & Co-Founder , Staqu Technologies (a leading startup from India which works in AI powered homeland security domain) – 15 years of Experience artificial intelligence , AI domain – MS in AI from University of Manchester (UoM) with Merit – Authored 12 Research papers in tier 1 conference – Previously worked as Research Associate […]

Vivek Sharma

Vivek Sharma serves as the Chief Information & Digital Officer at Pidilite Industries, where he leads the company’s digital transformation and technology strategy to enable business innovation and agility. With deep expertise spanning two decades in the consumer goods and manufacturing sectors, Vivek has built a strong reputation for driving impactful digital initiatives across global […]

Rama Devi Lanka

Rama Devi Lanka leads the strategic states’ engagement framework at NITI Aayog’s Frontier Tech Hub — India’s apex think tank for anticipating and shaping the country’s next-decade technology shifts. Her work spans policy design, platform architecture, and ecosystem partnerships that help governments deploy frontier technologies responsibly and at scale, across AI, Quantum, Biotech and Digital […]

Ashutosh Bhatawadekar

Visionary digital leader with strong global experience driving enterprise-wide Digital transformation for Fortune 500 clients across BFSI, Media, Automotive, Travel, Telecom, and Technology sectors. Ashutosh comes with a proven expertise in digital governance, operating model design, data & AI strategy to deliver tangible business outcomes. Ashutosh’s expertise lies in establishing Value Added processes across businesses […]

Sandeep Gupta

Sandeep is the Chief Digital and Information Officer at Cairn India Limited, where he leads IT and digital initiatives across the upstream value chain, spanning exploration, drilling, and operations. He is actively driving the adoption of Generative AI and Agentic AI to enable intelligent automation and decision-making in asset-intensive environments. Previously with Kearney, Sandeep has […]

Debashish Roy

Debashish leads CEAT’s shift to a tech-driven, sustainable mobility leader by embedding AI, data, and automation at the core of business strategy. An IIM Mumbai alumnus, they bring 20 years of global transformation experience from Pfizer, Abbott, PwC, and Cognizant, and is an award-winning CIO recognized by ET Edge and CII.

Shekhar Kapur

Shekhar Kapur (born 6 December 1945) is an Indian filmmaker and Padma Bhushan awardee (2025), BAFTA winner, and former FTII President. He gained international acclaim with Elizabeth (1998), nominated for 7 Academy Awards, and Bandit Queen (1994), which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film. A Chartered Accountant by training (ICAEW, England, age […]

Paritosh Anand

Mr. Paritosh Anand currently serves as the Chief AI and Digital Officer of Wadhwani Center for Government Digital Transformation, Wadhwani Foundation, a global not-for-profit with the primary mission of accelerating economic development by driving job creation through large-scale initiatives in skilling, entrepreneurship, government digital transformation, and innovation & and research. Founded by Silicon Valley entrepreneur, […]

Dhananjay Yadav

Dhananjay Yadav is the Co-founder and CEO of NeoSapien, the company behind Neo 1, India’s first AI-native wearable that acts as a second brain for professionals. With 14 years of experience scaling startups like Razorpay and Zalando globally, he raised ₹80L on Shark Tank India and closed a $2M seed round. He’s on a mission […]

Col Francel Margareth Padilla

Colonel Francel, a distinguished alumna of the Philippine Military Academy’s””Sanghaya””Class of 2000, serves as a commissioned officer in the Philippine Army’s Signal Corps. With a career spanning 30 years, she has excelled in technology-driven roles, contributing to security, research, teaching, operations, and administration. She has held diverse positions, including VVIP protection as a member of […]

Sanjiv Bajaj

Dr. Sanjiv Bajaj is the Joint Chairman & Managing Director of Bajaj Capital, India’s premier investment services company, established in 1965. Recently conferred the prestigious Doctor of Philosophy, this remarkable honor celebrates his exceptional contributions to transforming financial literacy and empowering millions of Indians on their journey to financial prosperity. Guided by his visionary philosophy […]

Neetan Chopra

Neetan Chopra is the Chief Digital and Information Officer at IndiGo, India’s largest passenger airline. He is responsible for the business outcomes of a varied portfolio including technology, analytics, cybersecurity, marketing, loyalty, IndiGo Ventures, as well as creating new digital business models and revenue streams. Previously he held similar technology and digital roles at Dubai […]

Jibu Elias

Jibu Elias is an AI policy researcher and one of the most credible independent voices on artificial intelligence in the Global South. He co-created India AI in 2018, which grew into India’s National AI Mission. Today he leads the Responsible Computing Challenge at Mozilla Foundation and serves as a Responsible AI Fellow at the Stimson […]

Ashwin Raguraman

Ashwin is a co-founder and Partner at the Bharat Innovation Fund, an early-stage venture capital fund which invests in pre-series A to Series A rounds of world class deeptech startups originating out of India. The fund was an early investor in the AI space with investments starting in 2018 Prior to this, he was instrumental […]

Ankit Bose

Ankit Bose leads the AI vertical at Nasscom with a clear conviction that ‘AI must scale with trust, not hype’. He works at the intersection of policy, innovation, startups, research, and enterprise adoption, thereby helping organizations move from pilots to production-grade AI that businesses can run and engineers can implement. His mission is to turn […]

Subhradeep Nandi

Shubhradeep Nandi serves as the Consulting Chief Data Scientist for the Government of Andhra Pradesh and is the Co-Founder and Chief AI Researcher at ResponCibleAI. An accomplished AI researcher specialising in alignment, control, and security, he brings over 18 years of professional experience, including more than a decade dedicated to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. […]

Jai Prakash Sharma

With over two decades of global experience, I specialize in leading enterprise-scale digital transformation, cybersecurity strategy, and IT operations across BFSI, Healthcare, and Online Classifieds. I’ve successfully designed and executed high-impact technology roadmaps, built scalable platforms across multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenStack), and enabled data-driven decision-making through modern AI/ML infrastructure.

Sheetal Bahl

Sheetal Bahl is a founding Partner of Merak Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund investing in B2B and emerging technology companies across India. Across Merak Fund I and growX Ventures Fund I (which the Merak team manages), Sheetal has built one of India’s most distinctive early-stage portfolios at the intersection of AI, DeepTech, and frontier […]