Join Us at the 5th Edition of Technology Senate - South 2025
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 01:00 pm - 03:00 pm | Lunch & Registration |
| 03:00 pm - 03:15 pm | Lamp Lighting & Inauguration |
| 03:15 pm - 03:30 pm |
Keynote Address: Reimaging the Role of the CIOs in a New World Order Anand Srinivasan, Co-Founder & CIO, Akasa Air |
| 03:30 pm - 03:45 pm | Partner Session |
| 03:45 pm - 04:00 pm | Partner Session |
| 04:00 pm - 04:15 pm | Driving Innovation from the Top: How CIOs Can Foster a Culture of Digital-First Thinking Fireside Chat between Manikandan Thangarathnam, Senior Director, Platform Engineering, Uber & Sayantan Mondal, Correspondent, Express Computer |
| 04:15 pm - 04:30 pm |
Neutral Session: The Boardroom CIO: Tech Leadership in the Age of Disruption Sandeep Bansal, CIO, A-One Steels India Limited |
| 04:30 pm - 04:50 pm | Networking Tea Break |
| 04:50 pm - 05:05 pm |
Fireside Chat: Driving Enterprise-Wide Digital Transformation: Lessons from the Frontlines Fireside Chat between Annapurna Vishwanathan, VP & Head of Digital, Airbus & Sayantan Mondal, Correspondent, Express Computer |
| 05:05 pm - 05:20 pm | Partner Session |
| 05:20 pm - 05:35 pm | Partner Session |
| 05:35 pm - 06:20 pm |
Panel Discussion: CIO War Stories: What Complex Projects Teach About Leadership, Agility, and Resilience Moderator: Srikanth RP, Editor, Express Computer Panelists: Santhosh TG, Global Chief Digital Officer, Switch Mobility - EV Arm of Ashok Leyland Shuvankar Pramanick, Deputy CIO, Manipal Hospitals A.R.Srinivasan, HEAD – Information Technology, SPIC Ltd & Greenstar Fertilizers Piyush Prabhakar, Head of Data & Analytics and FP&A, Fossil Group Gaurav Duggal, CTO, Jio Platforms Sarveswara Rao Devana, Head - IT, Hyundai Motors Ashokkan Somuveerappan, Chief Information Officer, Apollo Hospitals Representation by CtrlS |
| 06:20 pm - 06:35 pm |
Neutral Session: A CIO's Guide to AI Adoption: Strategy, Governance, and ROI Shankar Rao, CIO & CDO, Bosch India |
| 06:35 pm - 08:30 pm | Free & Easy |
| 07:00 pm - 08:00 pm | Partner Session |
| 08:30 pm - 08.45 pm | Partner Session |
| 08:45 pm - 09:15 pm | Technology Senate Awards |
| 09:15 pm onwards | Musical Evening with Cocktails & Dinner |
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 07:30 am - 09:00 am | Breakfast |
| 08:00 am - 09:00 am | Partner Session |
| 09:30 am - 09:45 am |
Keynote Address: Designing the Digital Blueprint - Innovation, Agility & Impact at Scale Tushar Zade, CIO & CDO, Aurigene Pharmaceuticals |
| 09:45 am - 10:00 am | Partner Session |
| 10:00 am - 10:15 am | Partner Session |
| 10:15 am - 10:30 am |
Neutral Session: The CIO Playbook for Navigating Uncertainty - Agility, Resilience, And Risk Mitigation in Tech Leadership Srikrishna Narsimhan, Chief Information Officer, Pricol Ltd. |
| 10:30 am - 11:15 am |
Panel Discussion: The AI-First Enterprise - Evolving Roles of the CXOs in Driving Scalable, Responsible Innovation Moderator: Srikanth RP, Editor, Express Computer Panelists: Raman Srinivasan, Chief Digital Officer, InMobi Group Hariharan Veeramuthu, Global CIO, VA Tech Wabag Ajitt Kolhe, Global Head-IT and Digital, Carborundum Universal Limited (Murugappa Group) Jojy Payyanickal, CIO, Geojit Financial Services Nagharajan K P K, Head of Digital Twin, TAFE Nagendran Ponnan, Head of Technology, Infrastructure & Data Center Operations, Ramco Cements Linson Paul, Chief Technology Officer, Muthoot Microfin Ltd Anil Menon, CIO, LuLu Group |
| 11:15 am - 11:25 am | Partner Session |
| 11:25 am - 12:00 pm | Networking Tea Break & Check Out |
| 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm |
Fireside Chat: From Factory Floor to Cloud: Strengthening Cybersecurity in Manufacturing Fireside Chat between Abhinav Srivastava, CIO, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles & Srikanth RP, Editor, Express Computer |
| 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm |
Topic: The Role of CIOs & CTOs in 2025 & Beyond - Balancing Innovation, Governance & ROI Moderator: Srikanth RP, Editor, Express Computer Dr. Girish Kulkarni, CIO, NIMHANS Manjunath Prasad, Vice President - ITS, TVS Mobility Gangadhar Reddy Yasam, Head IT, Ford Motor Company Private Limited Venkata Sudhakar Nagandla, SVP & Global Head - IT Infrastructure & Cloud for Allcargo Group, ECU Worldwide Ravi Peddhibhotla, CDO, TVS Electronics Sivasubramanian M, Vice President & CDIO, JK Fenner (India) Ltd Ashok Goenka, Head IT Infra & Cyber Security Officer, Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Sanjay Khiyani, CIO, Allcargo Logistics |
| 12:45 pm - 01:00 pm |
Neutral Session: Reimagining Enterprise Innovation: Building AI-Native, Scalable Platforms for the Digital Era Karthick Raja S, CIO & CDO, Granules India |
| 01:00 pm - 02:00 pm | Power Lunch by CrowdStrike |
| 01:00 pm - 02:00 pm | Networking Lunch |
| 02:00 pm - 02:15 pm |
Neutral Session: Integrating IT-OT to Unlock Smart Factory Capabilities Chitti Babu, Group CIO, Aurobindo Pharma |
| 02:15 pm - 02:30 pm |
Neutral Session: The CIO’s Vision for 2030: Preparing for the Future of Finance and Emerging Technologies George Fanthome, CIO, Bangalore International Airport |
| 02:30 pm - 03:15 pm |
Panel Discussion: How CISO's are Handling Burnout Crisis & Proactively Addressing Workforce Fatigue Moderator: Sayantan Mondal, Correspondent, Express Computer Panelists: Ratan Jyoti, CISO, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Palanikumar Arumugam, CISO, Hinduja Leyland Krishnendu Dutta, Head of Information Security, Decathlon Sports India Sunil Karanth, Deputy CISO, Karnataka Bank Jacxine Fernandez, VP - Information Security & ICT Governance, Bangalore International Airport Ltd |
| 03:15 pm - 03:30 pm | Closing Note |
| 03:30 pm onwards | Networking Tea & Airport Transfers |
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