Event Agenda

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Conference Days

  • Day 1 - April 10, 2024
  • Day 2 - April 11, 2024
  • Day 3 - April 12, 2024
Venue
  • Day 1 - April 10, 2024
    1.30pm Arrival, Welcome and Lunch at The Pavilion At The Village Square
    2.40pm Registration and Kits
    2.55pm Assemble at Salcete
    3.05pm Event Kick-off and Key Announcements
    3.15pm - 3.30pm The Story of NIIT India Confluence
    Bimaljeet Singh Bhasin, President, Enterprise Business India, NIIT Ltd.
    3.30pm - 4.00pm Welcome Address and Setting the Context : Talent Before Technology - The Choice Enterprises Must Make
    Vijay K Thadani, Vice Chairman, NIIT Group
    4.00pm - 4.30pm Keynote Discussion: Leading Through Disruption - How to Develop Leaders for a Tech-Driven Financial Future
    KV Kamath, Chairman of the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) and Chairman of Jio Financial Services Ltd., in conversation with Rajendra S Pawar, Chairman, NIIT Group and Vijay K Thadani, Vice Chairman, NIIT Group
    4.30pm - 6.00pm Open Dialogue: Gen AI is here: Productivity - The First Goal
    Jaspreet Bindra, Founder of Tech Whisperer Ltd. (UK), and a well-known AI thought leader, in conversation with Rajendra S Pawar, Chairman, NIIT Group
    8pm Cocktails & Dinner at Dunes by the Sea
  • Day 2 - April 11, 2024
    7.30am Breakfast at The Pavilion At The Village Square
    8.45am Assemble at Salcete
    9.00am - 10.30am Open Dialogue: How AI can Transform Learning Globally
    Sapnesh Lalla, CEO, NIIT MTS and Executive Director, NIIT Ltd.
    Dr Gregg Collins, Chief Learning Scientist, NIIT MTS
    Brandon Dickens, Regional Vice President, User Experience, NIIT MTS
    10.30am - 11.00am Panel Discussion: Leadership Development in a Digital World
    Moderated by Nilanjan Kar, Business Head, NIIT Ltd.

    Panelists:
    Soumitra Das, CHRO, Redington
    Dhanpat Jain, Head of Talent, APAC, Coca Cola
    Narayanan Sreenivasan, EVP and Head Functional Training, Kotak Mahindra Bank
    11.00am-11:30am Panel Discussion: Growing the Wealth of Talent- A Financial Industry Perspective
    Moderated by Gaurav Nigam, Business Head, IFBI, NIIT Ltd.

    Panelists:
    Manish Kathuria, Head Priority Channel, Kotak Mahindra Bank
    Priyashis Das, Head - Wealth, Digital and Marketing, Northern Arc
    Sumit Madan, Senior Director & Chief Distribution Officer, Max Life Insurance
    11.30am - 12.00 noon Coffee Break
    12.00 noon - 12.15pm Productivity Lab 1
    Ruchi Goel, Enterprise Solutions Architect, NIIT Ltd.
    12.15pm - 1.00pm Keynote Discussion and Fireside Chat: The Future of IT Services: Adapting the Changing Landscape
    Anand Deshpande, Founder, Chairman, and Managing Director of Persistent Systems, in conversation with Vijay K Thadani, Vice Chairman, NIIT Group
    1.00pm - 2.00pm Lunch at the Pre-function Area, Salcete
    2.00pm - 2.30pm Group Photograph at The Grand Staircase
    2.30pm - 2.45pm Productivity Lab 2
    Gaurav Baidyasen, Solution Architect- AI/ML, StackRoute, an NIIT Venture
    2.45pm - 3.30pm Panel Discussion: Building Business-Aligned Talent: Navigating the Paradoxes
    Moderated by Dr Yogesh Kumar Bhatt, Business Head, StackRoute, an NIIT Venture

    Panelists:
    Srilata Kolachana, Director, Learning & Development (APAC), CGI
    Shivani Singal, Global Head of Technology Academy, NatWest Group
    Kartik Iyer, Senior Director Business Operations, DXC Technology

    Customer Showcase: Expert Perspective
    Manoj Apte, Global Head - Learning & Development, Persistent Systems
    3.30pm - 4.00pm Panel Discussion: The Human Factor: Why Talent Matters More Than Ever in a Tech-Driven World
    Moderated by Shivajee Sharma, Chief Technology Officer, RPS, an NIIT Subsidiary, RPS, an NIIT Subsidiary

    Panelists:
    Sumesh Khatua, Director, Advisory and Technology Center of Excellence, KPMG Global Services
    Binu Balachnadran, Regional Lead - Cyber Triage and Forensics, EMEIA, EY
    Sivaramakrishnan Senthatty, Global Service Line Head - Cloud , IT Infrastructure & CyberSecurity Services, LTI Mindtree
    David George, Director - Cybersecurity, Deloitte
    Piyush Bajpai, Director - Cybersecurity, Deloitte
    Dakshet Mehta, Vice President - L&D, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    4.00pm-4.30pm Customer Showcase and Fireside Chat: Schneider Electric P3 Sales Enablement Academy
    Presentation by Bhagwati Prasad, VP - Sales Enablement, Schneider Electric
    Conversation with Vipul Sinha, Business Head, Sales & Service Excellence, NIIT Ltd.
    4.30pm - 4.50pm Coffee Break
    4.50pm - 5.05pm Productivity Lab 3

    Dr Vishnupriya Raghavan, Head, Client Advisory and Transformation, StackRoute, an NIIT Venture
    5.05 pm-5.35 pm Panel Discussion: Talent Capabilities to Capitalize on the India Consumption Story
    Moderated by Vipul Sinha, Business Head, Sales & Service Excellence, NIIT Ltd.

    Panelists:
    Prasad Phansalkar, Director - Dealer Development, Stellantis
    Sandeep Joshi, Chief Talent Officer - Mobility Solutions , JioBP
    Bhagwati Prasad, VP - Sales Enablement, Schneider Electric
    5.35pm-6.15pm Panel Discussion: Leadership Reflections : Talent before Technology - The Choice Enterprises Must Make

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

    Panelists:
    Sanjeev Jain, Global Head - Business Operations, Wipro
    Damini Chaudhari, Vice President - Strategy & M&A, Schneider Electric
    Lokendra Kumar Sethi, Vice-President - Human Resources India & Global Delivery Network, DXC Technology
    8pm Cocktails & Dinner at the Seaside Lawns
  • Day 3 - April 12, 2024
    7.00am Water Sports by the Beach
    8.00am Breakfast at The Pavilion At The Village Square
    10.00am-10.45am Keynote Address and Fireside Chat: Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam - An Indian perspective to Talent, Technology and Sustainability
    Amitabh Kant - India's G20 Sherpa and Former CEO, Niti Aayog in conversation with Rajendra S Pawar, Chairman, NIIT Group
    10.45am-11.20am Technology and Talent: A Principal Disruptor's Perspective
    Presentation by NIIT's OEM Partner and Panel Discussion
    Moderated by Hari Shankar, VP - Alliances and Partnerships, RPS, an NIIT Subsidiary

    Panelists:
    Pooja Joshi, Senior Country Director - India, EC-Council
    Vivek Joseph, Director, Enterprise and Government: APAC
    PeopleCert
    Kartik Surya, Cloud Training Lead, Google Cloud
    11.20am -12:00noon Panel Discussion: Ignite to Impact - How Influencers Drive Tech Talent Development
    Moderated by Dr. Vishnupriya Raghavan, Head, Client Advisory and Transformation, StackRoute, an NIIT Venture

    Panelists:
    Bibhuti Patnaik, Global Head - Talent Skilling, Wipro
    Shivadarshan Deshamudre, Global Head of Learning, NESS
    Kavita Mehra, General Manager - India CoE, Dell Technologies
    Ravindra Patil, Sr Director- Data Science, Tredence
    12.00pm-12.15pm Delegate Interaction and Vote of Thanks
    Bimaljeet Singh Bhasin, President, Enterprise Business India, NIIT Ltd.
    12.15pm onwards Lunch at the Pre-function Area, Salcete