This fourth Track of Digital Technology Senate 2021, in the 4th Week of June 2021, will focus on the Retail vertical and will dwell on how the Indian Retail (“QSR” & “e-Commerce” included) Segment is negotiating the Pandemic & using Technology to stay afloat especially in these troubled times amidst repetitive lockdowns. There will be enriching business technology strategy sessions pertaining to the Retail, QSR & e-Commerce segments, best practices from sector leaders and case studies of effective technology implementations will be showcased. Featuring domain & technology focused views and perspectives from thought leaders entrenched in the Retail and its allied segments of QSR & e-Commerce, each session will have a different focus and will present and showcase best practices and lessons learnt.
MD & CEO, METRO Cash & Carry India
Senior Director, Solution Engineering, Salesforce
Senior Director - Chief Innovation Office,
ServiceNow
Senior Advisory Solution Consultant,
ServiceNow
Industry Leader - Retail & Consumer Goods, Salesforce India
Lead Solution Engineer, Salesforce India
Head Digital & Direct to Consumer Strategy, ITC Ltd
Senior Technical Evangelist, ManageEngine
EMEA CISO, Senior Evangelist, Fortinet
Senior Director, Transformation Strategy, APJ, Zscaler
Regional Director, India & SAARC, CyberArk Asia Pacific & Japan
Solutions Engineering Manager, India & SAARC, CyberArk Asia Pacific & Japan
Enterprise Modernization Lead, MongoDB
Regional Sales Manager, CrowdStrike
Co-Founder, Country Delight
Co-Founder, Lenskart.com
Chief Digital & Information Officer, Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Limited
IT Leader - IT Operations & IT Security, Decathlon Sports India
CTO, MTR Foods
CTO, Omuni, Arvind Internet (Part of Arvind Ltd)
AVP - IT(Application), Adani Wilmar
CTO, CARS24
CTO, Zivame
Product Lead, udaan
Sr Director of Engineering, Bigbasket.com
Executive Vice President - Information Technology & Innovation, DTDC Express Limited
Head - Customer Relationship Management, Titan Company Limited
CTO,Chaayos
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 9:30am – 9:35am | Opening Address by Moderator |
| 9:35am – 10:15am | Keynote Address : Topic : COVID Impact & Business Strategy Evolution to win in the 'New Normal' Speaker : Arvind Mediratta, MD & CEO, METRO Cash & Carry India |
| 10:15am – 10:40am |
Topic : Reaching the Full Potential of your Digital Transformation The Future is here: Retail reimagined with ServiceNow Speaker : Elisha Harrington, Senior Director – Chief Innovation Office, ServiceNow |
| 10:40am – 11:10am | Special Address : Topic : Digitising Direct to Customer Experience Speaker : Rajnish Kumar, Head Digital & Direct to Consumer Strategy, ITC Ltd |
| 11:10am – 11:35am | Fireside Chat : Topic : Transforming Digital Customer Experience at Scale Speakers : Mohit Malik, CTO, Chaayos Srikanth RP, Editor, Express Computer & CRN India, Indian Express Group |
| 11:35am – 12:25pm |
Topic : Digital Acceleration in Retail in India & Tech Disruptions driving QSR growth Speakers : Anuradha Tyagi, Industry Leader - Retail & Consumer Goods, Salesforce India Alekhya Bodingari, Lead Solution Engineer, Salesforce India |
| 12:25pm – 12:55pm | Fireside Chat : Topic : Role of Emerging Technologies in ensuring Minimal Disruption in Supply Chain Management Speakers : Vinod Sivaramakrishnan, Regional Sales Manager, CrowdStrike Mrinal Chakraborty, Executive Vice President - Information Technology & Innovation, DTDC Express Limited |
| 12:55pm – 1:15pm | Topic : Holistic Approach to Cybersecurity Speaker : Alain Sanchez, EMEA CISO, Senior Evangelist, Fortinet |
| 1:15pm – 2:00pm | Lunch |
| 2:00pm – 2:05pm | Moderator Opening & Speaker Welcome |
| 2:05pm – 2:50pm | Panel Discussion : Topic : How e-Commerce is shaping the future of technology Panelists : Yash Dayal, CTO, Zivame Chakradhar Gade, Co-Founder, Country Delight Ramneek Khurana, Co-Founder, Lenskart.com Siddhartha Reddy, Product Lead, udaan Marut Singh, CTO, CARS24 Amit Verma, Sr. Director of Engineering, Bigbasket.com Alain Sanchez, EMEA CISO, Senior Evangelist, Fortinet Rohan Vaidya, Regional Director, India & SAARC, CyberArk Asia Pacific & Japan Sandhya Michu, Principal Correspondent, Express Computer, Indian Express Group (Moderator) |
| 2:50pm – 2:55pm | Moderator Closing & Speaker Welcome |
| 2:55pm – 3:15pm |
Topic : Securing Your Brand and Locking in Consumer Confidence Speaker : Sumit Srivastava, Solutions Engineering Manager, India & SAARC, CyberArk Asia Pacific & Japan |
| 3:15pm – 3:20pm | Moderator Closing & Speaker Welcome |
| 3:20pm – 3:40pm |
Topic : Simplifying Network Operations and Application Management Speaker : Suresh Bagavathy, Senior Technical Evangelist, ManageEngine |
| 3:40pm – 3:45pm | Moderator Closing & Speaker Welcome |
| 3:45pm – 4:05pm |
Topic : Retail Industry trends, challenges and role of data in innovation Speaker : Prashant Juttukonda, Enterprise Modernization Lead, MongoDB |
| 4:05pm – 4:10pm | Moderator Closing & Speaker Welcome |
| 4:10pm – 4:30pm |
Topic : Re-imagine InfoSecurity Speaker : Sudip Banerjee, Senior Director, Transformation Strategy, APJ, Zscaler |
| 4:30pm – 4:35pm | Moderator Closing & Speaker Welcome |
| 4:35pm – 5:05pm | Fireside Chat : Topic : How Titan is Offering its Customers a Seamless Phygital Experience across Channels Speakers : Sanjay Bhattacharjee, Head - Customer Relationship Management, Titan Company Limited Sridhar Hari, Senior Director, Solution Engineering, Salesforce |
| 5:05pm – 5:10pm | Moderator Closing & Awards Welcome |
| 5:10pm – 5:40pm | Salesforce presents Digital Technology Senate Awards 2021 |
| 5:40pm – 5:45pm | Closing Address |
Express Computer is one of India's most respected IT media brands and has been in publication for 24 years running. We cover enterprise technology in all its flavours, including processors, storage, networking, wireless, business applications, cloud computing, analytics, green initiatives and anything that can help companies make the most of their ICT investments. Additionally, we also report on the fast emerging realm of eGovernance in India.
