agenda

Confluence Agenda

  • Day 01

    February 1, 2023

  • Day 02

    February 2, 2023

  • Day 03

    February 3, 2023

1:30 pm

Lunch



3.00 - 3.30 pm

Registration and Hi-Tea



3.30 - 3.40 pm

The Story of NIIT India Confluence

Bimaljeet Singh Bhasin, President, Enterprise Business India, NIIT Ltd.

3.40 - 4.00 pm

Welcome Address

Vijay K Thadani, Vice Chairman, Managing Director and Co-Founder NIIT Ltd.

4.00 - 5.00 pm

Inaugural Keynote Address

Amitabh Chaudhry, MD & CEO, Axis Bank, in conversation with

Rajendra S Pawar, Chairman and Co-Founder, NIIT Group

5.00 - 5.45 pm

Panel Discussion: Realizing your Potential

Moderated by Francis Jacob, President, RPS, an NIIT Subsidiary

Panelists:

Manish Bijlani, Senior Director Digital Transformation, FIS Global

Dr. Sonal Modi, Vice President, Learning & Development, Mastercard

5.45 - 6.30 pm

Panel Discussion: The Time is NOW: Rewriting Talent Rules and Maximizing Growth

Moderated by Vipul Sinha, Business Head, Sales & Service Excellence, NIIT Ltd

Panelists:

Pankaj Gupta, Head Retail Operations, Bata India Ltd

Prasad Phansalkar, Director, Dealer Network Development, Stellantis

Sanjeev Agarwal, COO, ONEOTT iNTERTAINMENT LTD

8.00 pm

Dinner at Dunes by the Sea



9.00 – 9.30 am

Talent Insights to Integrated Talent Experiences - NIIT Global Expertise

Sapnesh Lalla, CEO and Executive Director, NIIT Ltd. NIIT Group

9.30 - 10.15 am

Panel Discussion: Accelerating Customer Success Through High-Quality Talent

Moderated by Ruchi Goel, Head – Key Accounts & Solutions for BFSI, NIIT Ltd

Panelists:

Akhil Handa, Chief Digital Officer, Bank of Baroda

Atul Bhandari, Head - Digital Business, Tata AIA Life Insurance

Santhosh Cherian, Executive Vice President & Head - Learning & Development, HDFC Bank

Saurabh Wadhwa, Head - Organisation Learning, Kotak Mahindra Bank

10.15 - 10.45 am

Coffee Break



10.45 - 11.30 am

Panel Discussion: Leadership Reflections: Navigating the Broken Talent Environment

Moderated by Bimaljeet Singh Bhasin, President, Enterprise Business India, NIIT Ltd.

Panelists:

TK Srirang, Group CHRO, ICICI Bank

Sameer Bendre, Chief of Operations, Persistent Systems

Sayandeb Banerjee, Co-Founder and CEO, TheMathCompany

Akhilesh Kohli, Vice President – Head APAC Global Business Services, Philips GBS

11.30 - 12.45 pm

Thriving through Learning: Lessons from A “Vidyarthi”

Ashish Vidyarthi, Actor and Thought Leader, in conversation with

Rajkamal Vempati, Head HR, Axis Bank

12.45 - 1.15 pm

Profitable Outcomes

Amit Mehta, Head of Business Development - Education & Training, Amazon Web Services

Dr. Srini Srinivasan, Regional Managing Director – South Asia, PMI

1.15 - 1.45 pm

Group Photograph



1.45 to 2.45 pm

Lunch Break



3.30 to 2.45 pm

Briefing for Breakout Roundtable

2.45 - 3.30 pm

Panel Discussion: Winning in the “Never Normal” World – Business, Talent & Capabilities

Moderated by Dr Yogesh Kumar Bhatt, EVP and Business Head, StackRoute, an NIIT Venture

Panelists:

Dr Jai Ganesh, Chief Product Officer, VP & GM - Technology, HARMAN DTS

Satheesha B Nanjappa, VP & Head, Global Education Centre, Infosys

Vidya Gothe, Director - Global L&D, DXC

3.30 - 4.15 pm

Panel Discussion: Taming the Talent Turbulence: BFSI Perspective

Moderated by Gaurav Nigam, SVP & Business Head, NIIT Ltd

Panelists:

Manish Kathuria, President and Head - Priority Banking & NRI Banking, Kotak Mahindra Bank

Satheesh Krishnamurthy, Head - Private, Premium Banking & Third Party Products, Axis Bank

Virendra Somwanshi, Group President and Head Wealth Management, Capital Markets & NRI, Bank of Baroda

4.15 - 5:30 pm

Breakout sessions:

Group meetings with NIIT leadership over coffee

5:30 - 7:00 pm

Learnings from Cricket: Building Teams to Win Across Formats and Environments

Harsha Bhogle, Cricket Commentator/ Broadcaster, in conversation with

Alex Reynolds, General Manager and Service Delivery Head, Wipro Digital

7.00 – 8.00 pm

Break



8.00 pm

Hawaiian Theme Dinner at the Seaside Lawns



7.00 am

Water Sports by the Beach & Breakfast



9.45 – 10.30 am

Panel Discussion: Thrive Together: Learning, Transformation & Impact

Moderated by Dr. Vishnupriya Raghavan, Head, Products and Solutions, StackRoute, an NIIT Venture

Panelists:

Agusty Rebekah, Learning Delivery Lead CEE, META & India, Philips PIC

Dr. Dimple Sait, L&D Leader, Philips GBS

P Vikram Manikantan, Head - PMO, Strategy & Site Operations, Dell Technologies

Rohan Kudav, AVP & Head - Product Management & Client Relationships- BFSI, Zensar Technologies

10.30 - 11.30 am

Industry Leader Keynote Address

Rishad Premji, Chairman, Wipro Ltd, in conversation with

Vijay K Thadani, Vice Chairman, Managing Director and Co-Founder NIIT Ltd.

11.30 - 12.00 pm

NIIT Learning Technology Showcase



12.00 -12.10 pm

Delegate Interaction and Vote of Thanks

Bimaljeet Singh Bhasin, President, Enterprise Business India, NIIT Ltd.

Francis Jacob, President, RPS, an NIIT Subsidiary

12.15 pm onwards

Lunch and Departures

*The Program is subject to change

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Reach out to us

For any questions or further information about Confluence 2023, contact
Neelam Madaan - neelamm@niit.com
Safdar Imam - safdar.imam@niit.com