Day 1 - Wednesday, 18 March, 2026
2:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Session 1
Technology leadership today involves more than tracking emerging tools. Leaders must make strategic choices that balance innovation, resilience, and risk. This session examines the forces shaping technology strategy in India from sovereign AI and infrastructure control to global innovation flows and the rise of agentic systems in enterprise decision-making.
Amit Gupta, Founder & CEO | Ecosystm Group
In this wide-ranging conversation, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur reflects on how AI is reshaping creativity and the idea of intelligence itself. From storytelling to ethics and governance, he explores what it means for humanity as machines increasingly participate in how ideas, culture, and knowledge are created.
Shekhar Kapur, Globally Acclaimed Filmmaker & AI Pioneer
Amit Gupta, Founder & CEO | Ecosystm Group (Anchor)
As AI initiatives move from experimentation to production, technology leaders are reassessing the infrastructure strategies that support them. This conversation explores how enterprise cloud approaches are evolving as organisations scale critical workloads and rethink long-term platform and infrastructure choices.
Anil Nama, CIO | CtrlS Datacenters
Sash Mukherjee, Vice President, Industry Insights | Ecosystm (Anchor)
As AI adoption grows, organisations are rethinking the infrastructure required to run it responsibly and at scale. Sovereign AI is becoming increasingly relevant in markets like India, where data governance, regulation, and digital public infrastructure shape deployment models. This session examines how hybrid cloud foundations help enterprises balance innovation with operational control.
Navtez Bal, Vice President & General Manager India & South Asia | Red Hat
Satishchandra Doreswamy, Vice President & Head, Cloud Unit – Growth Markets | TCS
Manish Prakash, Principal Advisor | Ecosystm
Louise Francis, Principal, Industry Verticals | Ecosystm (Moderator)
Many organisations struggle to move AI initiatives beyond pilots into real business impact. This session explores how advanced data engineering, AI integration, and scalable platforms can help enterprises operationalise AI, turning experimentation into measurable outcomes and long-term business value.
Vineith Kaul, Founder & CEO | ImmersiveData.AI
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM | NETWORKING BREAK & Partner Booth Interaction
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM | Session 2
What does it take to build and scale a modern business in a digital-first economy? As organisations grow, technology becomes central to everything from demand forecasting and operations to customer engagement. This conversation explores how cloud platforms, data, and emerging capabilities like Agentic AI are helping organisations automate decisions, experiment faster, and scale without losing operational control.
Vishal Jindal, Founder & Co-CEO | Biryani By Kilo
Sukhvinder Ahuja, Head, Corporate Sales (India) | Google Cloud
Sash Mukherjee, Vice President, Industry Insights | Ecosystm (Moderator)
As hybrid work becomes embedded in how organisations operate, AI is beginning to shape how teams meet, collaborate, and share information. This session explores how intelligent workplace technologies and devices can make collaboration more seamless across distributed teams.
Manoj Sahay, Country Head | Logitech
India’s digital economy continues to expand beyond major metros, reaching new communities, industries, and talent pools. This session explores how AI and digital infrastructure can widen access, strengthen institutions, and support more inclusive economic growth.
Atul Satija, Founder & CEO | The/Nudge Institute
Parminder (Parry) Singh, Chief AI Advisor | Ecosystm (Anchor)
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | NETWORKING BREAK & Partner Booth Interaction + Roundtables (by invitation only)
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Session 3
Angad Singh Ranyal
Rupali Tyagi
Raghav Mandava
8:30 PM onwards | Dinner
Day 2 - Thursday, 19 March, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM | Session 1
India’s digital platforms are enabling new forms of collective action. Through Ketto, crowdfunding has evolved into a large-scale system that connects individuals, communities, and causes. Kunal Kapoor shares the journey of building a platform that uses technology to mobilise support and drive social impact.
Kunal Kapoor, Actor, Producer, Writer, & Co-Founder | Ketto
Technology adoption does not occur in isolation. National policy, regulatory frameworks, and enterprise strategy increasingly shape one another. This session explores how leaders interpret policy signals, plan technology investments under uncertainty, and navigate India’s evolving digital environment.
Atul Dhawan, President, TiE Delhi, & Former Chairman | Deloitte South Asia
Juhi Bhatnagar, Key Advisor, IAIRO & Founder, Forj Capital
Amit Gupta, Founder & CEO | Ecosystm Group (Moderator)
As AI systems scale, organisations must translate experimentation into operational impact while managing complexity and risk. This session explores how observability enables more autonomous operations, the role of human oversight, and the guardrails needed for closed-loop, AI-driven decision-making.
Nalin Agrawal , Director Solutions Engineering India & SAARC | Dynatrace
Sash Mukherjee, Vice President, Industry Insights | Ecosystm (Anchor)
11:15 AM - 11:45 PM | NETWORKING BREAK & Partner Booth Interaction
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | Session 2
Technology decisions increasingly intersect with business strategy, risk management, and organisational change. This conversation explores how leaders navigate complexity, align teams around long-term priorities, and guide organisations through continuous transformation.
Neelam Dhawan, Member - Board of Directors, Tech Mahindra, HUL, Fractal
Deepak Sharma, Strategic Advisor, Ecosystm & Former President and CDO, Kotak Bank
As organisations prioritise customer experience, expectations around internal services are rising. This session explores how enterprises are extending service management beyond IT to create more consistent employee experiences while using automation and AI to simplify operations.
Vish Mehta, Staff Product Manager | Freshworks
Louise Francis, Principal, Industry Verticals | Ecosystm (Anchor)
Global Capability Centres in India are evolving beyond operational support to play a larger role in product development, AI adoption, and cybersecurity. This conversation examines how GCCs are becoming hubs for experimentation, talent development, and technology innovation within global organisations.
Deshant Kaila, Head of GBS Operations | McDonald's
Amit Gupta, Founder & CEO | Ecosystm Group (Anchor)
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Lunch
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Session 3
As the event concludes, Ecosystm analysts reflect on the key themes discussed across the Big5 CIO Priorities agenda. The session will address questions from participants and outline the strategic trends likely to shape technology decisions for Indian organisations over the coming years.
Amit Gupta, Founder & CEO | Ecosystm Group
Sash Mukherjee, Vice President, Industry Insights | Ecosystm
Manish Prakash, Principal Advisor | Ecosystm
Louise Francis, Principal, Industry Verticals | Ecosystm
Deepak Sharma, Strategic Advisor, Ecosystm & Former President and CDO, Kotak Bank
Chris White, VP Marketing & Communities | Ecosystm (Moderator)
3:30 Onwards | High-Tea and Departures
