About the Country

India is the fastest-growing country for tech spending in Asia Pacific, increasing by 8 per cent in 2019 and by 7 per cent in 2020, Forrester. India’s hunger for software will continue in 2019 and 2020 as the digital transformation of government and private-sector business processes remains atop India’s agenda, said the report. Spending on tech consulting and outsourcing services will bolster IT expenditure growth in the country, increasing by 11 per cent in 2019 and 16 per cent in 2020.

In line with this vision, The World CIO 200 Summit 2021 will bring together the digital leaders who have gone the extra mile in living up to the expectations of their organization and thereby the nation. Join the country’s top CIOs at The World CIO Summit 2020 as we divulge industry pivotal areas through our focused keynotes, TECHTalk and expert panel discussions

About the Country

India is the fastest-growing country for tech spending in Asia Pacific, increasing by 8 per cent in 2019 and by 7 per cent in 2020, Forrester. India’s hunger for software will continue in 2019 and 2020 as the digital transformation of government and private-sector business processes remains atop India’s agenda, said the report. Spending on tech consulting and outsourcing services will bolster IT expenditure growth in the country, increasing by 11 per cent in 2019 and 16 per cent in 2020.

In line with this vision, The World CIO 200 Summit 2020 will bring together the digital leaders who have gone the extra mile in living up to the expectations of their organization and thereby the nation. Join the country’s top CIOs at The World CIO Summit 2020 as we divulge industry pivotal areas through our focused keynotes, TECHTalk and expert panel discussions

About the Event

The role of a CIO is one of the most criticalone in today’s business and industry. Today, CIOs hold the future of innovation, productivity and competitiveness in their hands. At the GLOBAL CIO FORUM, we not only provide our members with an exchange forum for best IT leadership strategies and practices to enhance business results, but we are also developing a strong voice to ensure that CIOs are represented at key industry and government decision tables. In other words: Integrate. Influence. Impact.

Mission

The GLOBAL CIO FORUM represents IT Executives and CIOs globally. Currently working in META region and with expansion plans globally, the GLOBAL CIO FORUM is a non-profit community of CIOs and IT leaders whose mission is to facilitate networking, sharing of best practices and executive development, and to collaborate on issues faced by the CIOs/IT Executives.

Agenda

Time

Session

10.30 am

Registration & Networking Tea

11.00 am – 12:00 pm

Welcome Address : Ronak Samantaray, CEO – GEC Media Group


Address by Guest of Honour: Transformation in information security needs in the digital world | Vinit Goenka, Member, Governing Council, Centre for Railway Information System, Ministry of Railways


Address by Guest of Honour: Transformation in media and entertainment sector | Dr. Sandeep Marwah, Founder Noida Film City, President Marwah Studios, & Chancellor AAFT University


Special Address: Startup Ecosystem and Business Transformation | Manoj Kohli, Country Head – Softbank India


Brief on Business Transformation Asia | Arun Shankar, Chief Editor, Business Transformation


Launch of Business Transformation Asia

12.00 pm – 01:00 pm

Special Address: Holistic wellbeing matters – Transformation through Corporate Wellness Culture | Ektaa Sibal, India’s No. 1 Inner-self Transformation Specialist


Panel Discussion: How ESG will Transform Business | Chair: Prakash Kumar, CEO, Wadhwani Institute of Technology & Policy

Richard Rekhy, Board Member – KPMG Dubai & Former CEO, KPMG India

Prof. Amit Kapoor, Honorary Chairman, Institute of Competitiveness

Dipankar Ghosh, Partner & Leader – Sustainability, Climate Change & ESG, Thinkthrough Consulting

01.00 pm – 02:00 pm

Networking Lunch

02.00 pm – 03:10 pm

Special Address: Government Sector Transformation | Abhishek Singh, President & CEO, National e-Governance Division


Panel Discussion: Role of Digital Technologies in Enabling Business Transformation | Moderator: Arun Shankar, Chief Editor, Business Transformation

Hilal Khan, VP & Operating Head-IT, Honda Cars India Ltd

Dr. Deepak Kalambkar, VP Infosec, Paygate India Pvt. Ltd.

Neeti Wahi, Group Chief Information & Digital Officer, Sterlite Power

Jai Mrug, CEO, M76 Analytics


CIO Awards

03.10 pm – 04:20 pm

Special Address: Infrastructure Sector Transformation | Tanmoy Chakrabarty, Group Government Affairs Officer, Tata Sons Private Limited


Panel Discussion: Emergence of the Transformational CIO | Chair: Pramod Agrawal, CTO, Automation Anywhere

Golok K Simili, CTO, PSP Division, Ministry of External Affairs

Ramkumar Mohan, CIO, Air Works India Engineering Pvt Ltd

Dr. Sushil Kumar Meher, Head – IT, AIIMS


CIO Awards

05.00 pm

Vote of Thanks: Shubhendu Parth, Group Editor, Business Transformation Asia

Speakers 2021

Vinit Goenka

Vinit Goenka

Member, Governing Council, Centre for Railway Information System, Ministry of Railways
Dr. Sandeep Marwah

Dr. Sandeep Marwah

Founder Noida Film City, President Marwah Studios, & Chancellor AAFT University
Manjoj Kohli

Manjoj Kohli

Country Head - Softbank India, Softbank Group International
Ektaa Sibal

Ektaa Sibal

Inner-self Transformation Specialist
Prakash Kumar

Prakash Kumar

CEO, Wadhwani Institute of Technology & Policy
Richard Rekhy

Richard Rekhy

Board Member – KPMG Dubai & Former CEO, KPMG India
Dr. Amit Kapoor

Dr. Amit Kapoor

Honorary Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness
Dipankar Ghosh

Dipankar Ghosh

Partner & Leader – Sustainability, Climate Change & ESG, Thinkthrough Consulting
Abhishek Singh

Abhishek Singh

President & CEO, National e-Governance Division
Hilal Khan

Hilal Khan

VP & Operating Head-IT, Honda Cars India Ltd
Dr. Deepak Kalambkar

Dr. Deepak Kalambkar

VP Infosec, Paygate India Pvt. Ltd
Neeti Wahi

Neeti Wahi

Group Chief Information & Digital Officer, Sterlite Power
Jai Mrug

Jai Mrug

Founder, M76 Analytics and Votersmood Research (VMR)
Tanmoy Chakrabarty

Tanmoy Chakrabarty

Group Government Affairs Officer, Tata Sons Private Limited
Pramod Agrawal

Pramod Agrawal

CTO, Automation Anywhere
Golok K Simili

Golok K Simili

CTO, PSP Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Ramkumar Mohan

Ramkumar Mohan

CIO, Air Works India Engineering Pvt Ltd
Dr. Sushil Kumar Meher

Dr. Sushil Kumar Meher

Head - IT, AIIMS
Ronak Samantaray

Ronak Samantaray

CEO - GEC Media Group
Arun Shankar

Arun Shankar

Chief Editor, GEC Media Group
Shubhendu Parth

Shubhendu Parth

Group Editor, Business Transformation Asia

Event Partner 2021

Event Partner 2020