Join Us at the 5th Edition of Technology Senate - South 2025
South India has long been the cradle of India’s technology revolution. Today, it continues to lead the nation into the next era of digital transformation-championing breakthroughs in Generative AI, quantum computing, edge intelligence, and deeptech.
From Bengaluru and Hyderabad to Chennai, Kochi, and Coimbatore, the region is home to global technology giants, world-class academic institutions, vibrant startup ecosystems, and smart cities that are setting new standards for innovation, sustainability, and inclusive digital growth.
According to the NASSCOM 2024 report, over 40% of India’s AI and cloud innovation initiatives are rooted in South India. The region remains a powerhouse contributor to India’s $245 billion IT services export economy.
Harnessing the real power of Generative AI: LLMs, copilots, AI agents, and domain-specific use cases across manufacturing, healthcare, BFSI, logistics, and education.
Replatforming fo ragility with cloud-native stacks, microservices, edge computing, and container orchestration (Kubernetes, OpenShift).
Embedding Zero Trust frameworks, SASE, XDR, threat intelligence, and regulatory compliance in a hyperconnected enterprise.
Creating seamless hybrid work environments using AR/VR collaboration, AI-enabled productivity tools, and digital twin workspaces.
How tech leaders are embedding ESG metrics into IT operations: From carbon-aware cloud to green data centers.
CIO
Head of IT
CTO
CISO
ITDMS
CDOs from South India
Jojy Payyanickal
CTO, Geojit Financial Limited
Shuvankar Pramanick
Deputy CIO, Manipal Health Enterprises
Chitti Babu
Group CIO, Aurobindo Pharma
Shankar Rao
CIO & CDO, Bosch India
Hariharan V
Global CIO, VA Tech Wabag
Tushar Zade
CIO & CDO, Aurigene Pharmaceuticals
Santhosh TG
Global Chief Digital Officer Switch Mobility, EV Arm of Ashok Leyland
Annapurna Vishwanathan
VP & Head of Digital Airbus India
Anand Srinivasan
Co-founder & CIO, Akasa Air
Abhinav Srivastava
CIO, Daimler India
Raman Srinivasan
CDO, InMobi
Manikandan Thangarathnam
Senior Director, Platform Engineering Uber
Nagharajhan K P K
Head of Digital Twin, TAFE (Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited)
Nagendran Ponnan
Head of Technology, Infrastructure and Data Center Operations, Ramco Cements
Anil Menon
CIO, LuLu Group
Ajitt Kolhe
Global Head-IT, Carborundum Universal Limited (Murugappa Group)
Piyush Prabhakar
Global Head of Data & Analytics, Fossils
Linson Paul
Chief Technology Officer, Muthoot Microfin
Gangadhar Reddy Yasam
Head IT, Ford Motor Company
Sanjay Khiyani
CIO, Allcargo Logistics
Ratan Jyoti
Head – Technology Risk Management & CISO, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
Palanikumar Arumugam
CISO, Hinduja Leyland
Ravi Peddhibhotla
CDO, TVS Electronics
Krishnendu Dutta
Head of Information Security, Decathlon Sports India
Girish Kulkarni
CIO, NIMHANS
Sivasubramanian M
VP & CDIO, JK Fenner (India) Ltd
Manjunath Prasad
Head IT Operations, TVS Mobility
Karthick Raja S
CIO & CDO, Granules India
Venkata Sudhakar Nagandla
SVP & Global Head - IT Infrastructure & Cloud, Allcargo Group (ECU Worldwide, GATI & Allcargo)
Ashok Goenka
Head-IT Infra and Cyber Security Officer. Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Private Limited
Jacxine Fernandez
VP - Information Security & ICT Governance, Bangalore International Airport Limited
Sandeep Bansal
CIO, A-One Steels India Limited
Hear from top technology leaders, global futurists, and government policymakers as they map the road ahead for digital transformation in India and beyond.
Real stories, real challenges, real impact. Learn from India’s top CIOs about their toughest projects and how they turned obstacles into opportunities.
Deep dives into AI, automation, cloud, and cybersecurity trends with the region’s most experienced tech leaders
Upskill your teams through immersive, expert-led workshops on:
Announce your innovations to the right audience. Leverage our Launchpad platform to unveil your latest products or services. Each participating vendor receives:
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