Topic:

Bio:
Senior Researcher & Visiting Faculty, Data, Technology & Public Policy, ISB
Dr. Sarkar is a TEDx speaker and has been nominated among the "Top 10 Data Scientists in India" in 2017 by the Analytics India Magazine and nominated as a "LinkedIn Influencer" in the Technology space in 2015.

Date and Time:
20^th August, 11.30AM – 12.30PM IST

Topic:
Continuous Innovation for Intelligent Enterprise

Bio:
Founder, Digital Fabric Consulting, Ashwin Gaidhani has over 24 years of experience as an SME, advisor, practitioner, and researcher in Enterprise services and emerging technologies.

Date and Time:
20^th August, 3:45-4:30pm IST

Topic:
Fireside Chat with Head of Engineering Factory at HDFC Bank

Bio:
Nikhil is a technology evangelist with almost 25 years of experience.

Date and Time:
21^st August, 1:30-2:15pm IST

Bio:
A seasoned business and technology leader with demonstrated success in incubating and scaling GCC verticals, consulting, digital transformation initiatives, and product development with a focus on innovation and execution excellence. Currently working on establishing and scaling the Trinet GCC in India.

Date and Time:
20^th August, 12:30-1:10 pm IST

Topic:
Rethinking Interfaces with Conversational AI

Bio:
Professor Ramesh Loganathan is a co-innovation professor at IIIT Hyderabad, where he drives research and innovation outreach. At IIIT-H, he leads several key innovation initiatives, including the Technology Transfer Office, Co-Innovation Labs, and the Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship. As a former interim Chief Innovation Officer for Telangana, he brings over 25 years of product R&D leadership from Progress Software and Pramati roles. He co-founded Headstart Network, served as HYSEA President, was the interim Chief Innovation Officer for the Government of Telangana, and actively mentors startups while shaping innovation policy at the state and national levels.

Date and Time:
21^st August, 9:30am - 10:30am IST

Topic:
From Lab to Market – Building Corporate innovation using Innovation Hubs, Indigenous Tech & AI

Bio:
Dr. Shankar Raman is the CEO of IITM Pravartak Technologies Foundation and a distinguished technologist with deep expertise in networking, VLSI, and sustainable computing. With a career spanning industry and academia, he has contributed to advanced R&D in network security, embedded systems, and processor development. His leadership has driven impactful initiatives like the Shakti processor SDK and PS-CDISHA, reflecting his commitment to innovation and societal advancement through technology.

Date and Time:
21^st August, 14:00-15:00 IST

Topic:
Masterclass on Driving Data & Analytics Using Agentic Tech on Google Cloud

Bio:
Pawan Rana is a Senior Data and AI Specialist at Google Cloud, helping early-stage startups solve AI and Big Data Analytics Solutions and use cases. As a Cloud, AI/ML, Big Data, and Data Science SME, he specializes in designing and implementing high-performance solutions for complex distributed systems using cutting-edge AI/ML, Data Science, and NLP techniques.

Date and Time:
20^st August , 15:00-16:00 IST

Topic:

Bio:
Associate Fellow-2 Architect, Walmart
Ruchir has 26+ years of experience as a professional in successfully leading, designing, and delivering very large-scale distributed systems using Cassandra 3.0, 4.0, Azure Cosmos, Spanner, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and other persistent storage.

Date and Time:
20^th August, 8:00pm - 08:50pm IST

Topic:
Masterclass: Agentic Web

Bio:
Product Leader with extensive experience building AI-powered platforms and solutions, launching V1 Products, and driving enterprise adoption of generative AI.

Date and Time:
20^th August, 6:40-7:45pm IST

Topic:
Transformative Power of AI and Coforge Investments

Bio:
Vikrant Karnik (VK), EVP – Data, Cloud, Digital & AI at Coforge. VK helps enterprises unlock the power of data, cloud, and AI to drive true digital transformation.

Date and Time:
21^st August, 16:15 - 16:30 IST

Topic:
Shaping the Future with Al & Quantum Innovations

Bio:
Vic is Coforge's CTO and a seasoned leader with over three decades of business and IT experience in Artificial Intelligence, Digital, and Infrastructure, including large-scale transformations, product development, technology consulting, operations, and alliances.

Date and Time:
20^th August, 6:10-6:40pm IST

Topic:
Masterclass on Quantum Computing

Bio:
Amit Kumar, AVP, Engineering (Architecture Group), Coforge

Date and Time:
21^st August, 10:45 - 11:45 IST

Topic:
Mastering Agentic AI: Building Collaborative Intelligence with A2A Protocol and CrewAI

Bio:
Susmit Sil is a forward-thinking enterprise architect at AI CoE and Coforge Technologies. He has 20+ years of IT experience and strong technology leadership experience in Emerging Technologies, such as Generative AI and deep Learning.

Date and Time:
20^th August, 9:15-10:15am IST

Topic:
Blockchain – “Real” Use Cases

Bio:
Somesh Gupta, Vice President and IBU Delivery Head, US Geo and New Sales, Coforge
Somesh, an IIT-IIM alum with 30+ years in tech, has led Delivery, Sales, and Consulting across BFSI, Retail, Logistics, and Engineering domains. A Blockchain and cryptocurrency expert, he has held leadership roles at top firms and mentored teams on emerging technologies.

Date and Time:
20^th August, 4:30-5:00pm IST

Topic:
The Privacy Engineering Toolkit: From Law to Code

Bio:
Paramjeet Kaur, AVP, DPO
Paramjeet oversees the data privacy program, ensuring safeguards are implemented and the organization strictly complies with data privacy regulations like GDPR and DPDPA.

Date and Time:
20^th August, 3:45-4:30pm IST

Topic:
GenAI, Agentic AI on the ServiceNow Platform

Bio:
Surbhi Bansal, Director, CIMS, Coforge

Bio:
Gaurav Mudgal, Senior Technical Solutions Consultant, CIMS(ServiceNow), Coforge

Date and Time:
20^th August, 12:30-1:10pm IST