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Future-Ready Leadership: Innovating with Emerging Technologies
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Introducing #ICONSEmerge—an initiative supporting inclusive innovation at the intersection of wellness, media, technology and sustainability.
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Welcome to EmergeTech 2025

India has emerged as a global tech powerhouse, driving innovation and shaping the digital future. Cities like Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Chennai, and Ahmedabad are hubs of groundbreaking advancements in AI, quantum computing, and sustainable tech solutions. Indian businesses are not just adapting to the digital age—they are defining it, attracting global attention for their bold innovations and forward-thinking strategies.

But the story doesn’t stop here. As the world races to embrace the future, EmergeTech 2025 is taking this momentum global. Building on India’s dynamic role in technology, this year’s conference will span across the country’s major tech-driven cities and extend its impact to key global markets. From Asia to the Middle East, EmergeTech 2025 will connect thought leaders, innovators, and businesses from around the world to shape the next chapter of technological evolution.

This year, we are thrilled to join forces with Women in Cloud for the prestigious #ICONSEmerge initiative, dedicating our efforts to driving Inclusive Innovation 2025 at the crossroads of wellness, media, technology, and sustainability.

A Glimpse of EmergeTech 2024

Insights to Experience

Elevating seamless customer journeys with generative AI. Discover how generative AI is transforming global customer interactions, creating hyper-personalized experiences and redefining engagement.

Harnessing Cloud and Data Centers

Driving digital transformation for business success. Explore strategies for leveraging cloud infrastructure and data centers to enable agility and innovation across diverse markets.

Driving Growth with Purpose

Aligning technology and sustainability. Learn how to integrate emerging technologies with sustainable practices to meet the ethical and environmental goals of global businesses.

Emerging Threats

Anticipating the next wave of cybersecurity challenges. Address the shared challenge of cybersecurity by understanding evolving threats and fortifying digital infrastructures worldwide.

Empowering Innovation

The Intersection of Wellness, Technology, and DEIThis thought-provoking panel will explore the critical nexus between wellness, media, technology, and sustainability, highlighting the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in driving innovation.

Agenda

1:30 - 2:30 PM: Registration and Networking Lunch

Registration and Networking Lunch

3:00 - 3:10 PM: Introduction & Lamp Lighting Ceremony

Introduction & Lamp Lighting Ceremony

3:10 - 3:20 PM: Welcome Address by Khushbu Soni, Founder & Chief Editor, The Mainstream

Welcome Address by Khushbu Soni, Founder & Chief Editor, The Mainstream.

3:25 - 3:40 PM: Industry Keynote: India’s Emergence as a Global Tech Powerhouse

Industry Keynote: India’s Emergence as a Global Tech Powerhouse

3:45 - 4:10 PM: Fireside Chat: The AI Takeover: How Generative & Agentic AI Will Reshape the Future of Business

Fireside Chat: The AI Takeover: How Generative & Agentic AI Will Reshape the Future of Business

4:15 - 4:35 PM: Partner Presentation

Partner Presentation

4:40 - 5:00 PM: Partner Presentation

Partner Presentation

5:05 - 5:25 PM: Awards Ceremony 1

Awards Ceremony 1

5:30 – 5:45 PM: High Tea & Networking

High Tea & Networking

5:50 – 6:30 PM: Awards Ceremony

Awards Ceremony

6:35 – 6:50 PM: Partner Presentation by Tata Communications

Partner Presentation by Tata Communications

6:55 – 7:10 PM: Partner Presentation

Partner Presentation

7:15 - 7:30 PM: Bio Break & Networking

Bio Break & Networking

7:35 - 8:15 PM: Panel Discussion: Emerging Threats: Anticipating the Next Wave of Cybersecurity Challenges

Panel Discussion: Emerging Threats: Anticipating the Next Wave of Cybersecurity Challenges

8:20 - 8:40 PM: Awards Ceremony 2

Awards Ceremony 2

Speakers

Khushbu Soni

Founder & Chief Editor, The Mainstream

Speaker

Subhash Singh Punjabi

CISO & Head Enterprise Architect, Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals corporation ltd.

Speaker

Anand Deodhar

Group CIO, Force Motors 

Speaker

Jagdeep Singh

Group CISO, Thermax Limited

Speaker

Amey Lakeshri

Director, Cyber Security, Privacy and IR at EY

Advisory Board Member

Sri Jayesh Ranjan, IAS

Special Chief Secretary
Department of ITE&C 

Guest of Honour

Khushbu Soni

Founder & Chief Editor, The Mainstream

Speaker

Chitti Babu

Group CIO, Aurobindo Pharma

Speaker

CG Balaji

CIO, Apollo Pharmacies Limited

Speaker

Anil Kumar Gujja

CIO, Pragati Finserv.

Speaker

Gagandeep Singh

Group CISO at IHH Healthcare

Speaker

Sriram (Sri) L.

Deputy CISO, Genpact

Speaker

Annapurna Kuchibhatla

CTO, Bajaj Electronics

Speaker

Vijaya Krishna Veeravalli

Senior VP – Head IT Infrastructure, Cloud, Cyber Security, Ags Health

Speaker

Tushar Zade

CIO & CDO, Aurigene Pharmaceutical Services Limited

Speaker

Dr. Shruti Mantri

Associate Director IT, Indian School of Business

Speaker

Nanda Kishore

CIO, Continental Hospitals

Speaker

Venkata Ramana Ratnakaram

CISO, Spandana Sphoorty 

Speaker

Manas Moharana

GM Information Security (Deputy CISO), Greenko Group

Speaker

Abhinav Biswas

CISO, ECIL at Govt. of India

Speaker

Gaurav Duggal

Senior Vice President at Jio

Speaker

Bhanu Prakash N

Senior Systems Engineer, Veeam Software

Speaker

Sujith Immanuel Pelican

Head of Presales, ManageEngine

Speaker

Duke Pramanick

Head – Enterprise Sales & Business Development, Capitaland

Speaker

Preeti Jalla Razdan

Associate Vice President, Infosys

Speaker

Abhijith K R

Director, Global People Partner, S&P Global

Speaker

Amey Lakeshri

Director, Cyber Security, Privacy and IR at EY

Moderator

Prakash Dwivedi

Partner at EY

Moderator

Khushbu Soni

Founder & Chief Editor, The Mainstream

Speaker

Ramkumar Mohan

SVP & CIO, Air Works India Engineering Pvt. Ltd.

Speaker

Manish K Purwar

Sr Director – Customer Experience, GE HealthCare

Speaker

Fasih Abbas M

Senior Director & Head of Customer Success, Cashfree Payments

Speaker

Ramesh Kumar

CISO, Biocon Group of Companies

Speaker

Satish Kumar Dwibhashi

Chief Information Security Officer at Kreditbee

Speaker

Anup Daware

Chief Information Officer at Duroflex

Speaker

Khushbu Jain

Partner at Ark Legal | Advocate, Supreme Court of India

Speaker

Deepa Parikh

Head of Solutions Engineering for India, Akamai Technologies

Speaker

Shreya Krishnan

Managing Director at AnitaB.org India

Speaker

Aparana Gupta

Director of Engineering, Microsoft

Speaker

Vipin Rustagi

Chief Information Officer, Ashirvad by aliaxis

Speaker

Raju Verranna

Senior Presales Manager at Kaspersky

Speaker

Veena Chandrashekara

Director, Corporate Sales, CrowdStrike

Speaker

Satheesh Kalyanasundaram

Sr. Manager, Field Sales, CrowdStrike 

Speaker

Duke Pramanick

Head – Enterprise Sales & Business Development, Capitaland

Speaker

Sharad S Setlur

Senior Account Manager- Enterprise Sales at Rapyder

Speaker

Vamsi Modadugu

Global SW Head for Ready Upgrade Product Line, Harman International Ltd.

Speaker

Pranav Kathale

Senior InfoSec Professional
Consulting Firm Partner

Moderator

Prakash Dwivedi

Partner at EY

Moderator

Christina Pinheiro

Brand Ambassador, Women In Cloud, Former Senior Manager at Boeing India Pvt Ltd

Moderator

Archit Rajesh

Senior Vice President – Technology, FirstMeridian Business Services Limited

Moderator

Adv. Ashish Shelar

Cabinet Minister for Information Technology and Cultural Affairs, Government of Maharashtra

Chief Guest

Adv. Mangal Prabhat Lodha

Hon’ble Minister, Govt. of Maharashtra Founder & Chairman, Lodha Group

Chief Guest

Khushbu Soni

Founder & Chief Editor, The Mainstream

Speaker

Ayaskant Mohapatra

Chief Information Officer, BOBCARD Limited

Speaker

Harshad Mengle

Global Chief Information Security Officer, Tata Chemicals Ltd

Speaker

Anup Tongaonkar

Group CISO, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited

Speaker

Sunil Nishanakar

CISO, Future Generali India Life Insurance

Speaker

Tejas Shah

Chief Technology Officer, Kalpataru Group – SSL LTD

Speaker

Gurinder Singh

Head of Sales Engineering, Mid Market, CrowdStrike

Speaker

Satbir Singh

Head of Sales Engineering, Majors India, CrowdStrike

Speaker

Gopi Thangavel

Group Chief Information Officer, Larsen & Toubro

Speaker

Bhavya Upadhyay

Sales Head – West, F5 India

Speaker

Santhosh Jayaprakash

Founder & CEO​, Unosecur

Speaker

Rabindra Sah

Chief Technology Officer,  Indian Register of Shipping

Speaker

Karthik ShivKumar Parthasarathy Mohan

Senior Solutions Engineer, BFSI & Enterprise, Akamai Technologies

Speaker

Pranav Dalal

Chief Information Officer, Veeda Lifesciences

Speaker

Mr. Dipesh Shah

Executive Director (Development), 
International Financial Services Centres Authority

Chief Guest

Smt Vasud Torsekar

Jt Director, FIU

Chief Guest

Shri Pradeep Deo

HoD & CGM, AML/CFT, IFSCA

Special Guest

Khushbu Soni

Founder & Chief Editor, The Mainstream

Speaker

Diptesh Patel

Chief Digital & Information Officer, Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited

Speaker

Apurva Dalal

CIO, Adani Green Energy Limited

Speaker

Rohit Mittal

Director Market Planning, Financial Crime Compliance, LexisNexis Risk Solutions

Speaker

Vimal Rupera

Associate Vice President IT, Fuji Silvertech Concrete Private Limited 

Speaker

Arvind Singh

Chief Executive Officer, Bank of India, IFSC Banking Unit

Speaker

Vikas Jagga

Chief Executive Officer, SBI Gift City

Speaker

Yogesh Lokhande

Coder, Co-Founder and CTO, PayGlocal Technologies 

Speaker

Ajit Pillai

Country Manager – India Country Manager – India, LexisNexis Risk Solutions

Speaker

Pallavi Ajmera

Director, Ajcon EduFin Private Limited at Convenor, ACFCS India Chapter

Speaker

Chintan Mehta

Director Technology Advisory, KPMG India

Speaker

Manish Chandegara

CIO, Simpolo Ceramics

Speaker

Ashwin Ram

Head of marketing- ITSM, ManageEngine

Speaker

Manish Thakar

Associate Vice President – IT, Hitachi Hi-Rel Power Electronics

Speaker

Bhumik A. Barot

Head GSDC, Gujarat State Data Center

Speaker

Pankaj Shrivastava

Chief Information Officer, InoxCVA India Ltd.

Speaker

Ejaz Shaikh

Presales Manager,
Kaspersky

Speaker

Khushbu Jain

Partner at Ark Legal | Advocate, Supreme Court of India

Speaker

Sumeet Sharma

Vice President Automation, Communications and Technology, Adani Energy Solutions

Speaker

Hemang Doshi

Director – IT Infrastructure & Security, Hitech Digital Solutions

Speaker

Amey Lakeshri

Director, Cyber Security, Privacy and IR at EY

Advisory Board Member

Ambarish Kumar Singh

CISO, Godrej Enterprises Group (GEG)

Advisory Board Member

Amit Walinjkar

Director at KPMG

Advisory Board Member

Sunil David

IDTC Consultant, Ex- Regional IOT Director, AT&T India

Advisory Board Member

Kunal Kaushal

Partner (Digital Transformation, Data Analytics, GenAI, Cloud Computing) at PwC

Advisory Board Member

Chaitra Vedullapalli

President of Women in Cloud (WIC)

Advisory Board Member

Aparna Kumar

Visionary IT Leader, Former CIO, State Bank of India (SBI)

Advisory Board Member

Jyothirlatha B

Chief Technology Officer, Godrej Capital

Advisory Board Member

Jaspreet Singh

Partner – Cyber and Clients and Markets Leader, Grant Thornton LLP

Advisory Board Member

Yasmeen Shaikh

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Why Attend EmergeTech 2025?

Global Reach, Local Impact

Engage with a diverse mix of thought leaders from India and around the globe to gain a balanced, actionable perspective.

Innovative Insights

Discover the latest trends and technologies shaping the global business landscape.

Collaborative Networking

Build connections with policymakers, innovators, and business leaders, fostering partnerships that transcend borders.

Purposeful Leadership

Learn how to align technological advancements with ethical, sustainable, and secure practices to lead responsibly.

Action-Oriented Sessions

Gain practical tools and strategies to implement innovations in local and international markets.

Diverse Global Insights

Engage with a broad spectrum of thought leaders to get unique viewpoints on how technology is transforming industries and creating new opportunities across diverse regions & markets.

Awards Nominations 2025

Trailblazers of Technology Awards by The Mainstream celebrate the CIOs, CISOs, and top tech leaders who have driven exceptional innovation, digital transformation, and cybersecurity excellence. As part of our exclusive, invitation-only event, these awards honour the region’s most impactful technology visionaries at the second Edition of #EmergeTech2025

As part of the nomination process, nominees are required to complete a submission form detailing their accomplishments, leadership, and impact within their organizations and the broader IT community. The submission form is designed to capture the essence of each nominee’s contributions to the field of technology, with a particular focus on: 

Digital Transformation: Driving significant change within their organization.

Cybersecurity Leadership: Enhancing cybersecurity and asset protection.

Innovation: Implementing impactful, innovative solutions.

Executive Leadership: Guiding teams and shaping industry trends.

Industry Impact: Contributing to the broader IT community through thought leadership.

Step into the spotlight as a leading force in technology at #EmergeTech2025 as Trailblazers of Technology. Submissions will be evaluated by a panel of industry experts. Stand out as a trailblazer in technology, and submit your nomination today for the EmergeTech 2025 Trailblazers of Technology Awards.

Locations

Pune

Maharashtra, India

24th April 2025

01:00 PM Onwards (Asia/Kolkata)

Delhi

NCR, India

9th May 2025

01:00 PM Onwards (Asia/Kolkata)

UAE

Dubai, UAE

15th May 2025

02:30 PM Onwards

Kolkata

Kolkata, India

5th June 2025

01:00 PM Onwards (Asia/Kolkata)

Chennai

Chennai, India

4th July 2025

01:00 PM Onwards (Asia/Kolkata)

Seattle, USA

Hilton Bellevue, 300 112th Avenue SE, Bellevue, Washington, 98004, USA

17th July, 2025

02:30 PM Onwards

Singapore

Singapore

August 2025

02:30 PM Onwards

Hyderabad

Telangana, India

7th February 2025

02:30 PM Onwards (Asia/Kolkata)

Registration Closed

Bengaluru

Bengaluru, India

7th March 2025

01:00 PM Onwards (Asia/Kolkata)

Registration Closed

Mumbai

Mumbai, India

11th April 2025

01:00 PM Onwards (Asia/Kolkata)

Registration Closed

Gujarat

Gift City Gujarat, India

16th April 2025

09:00 AM Onwards (Asia/Kolkata)

Registration Closed

#ICONSEMERGE-2025

Igniting Leaders - Where Inspiration Meets Transformation

Advancing Economic Access, Industry-Focused Innovation, and Leadership in Technology, Media, and Wellness in the AI Economy.

In a pioneering collaboration, Women in Cloud (WIC) and The Mainstream are proud to present EmergeTech 2025 – The Multicity Roadshow, a global initiative designed to reshape the future of technology, media, and wellness. Through purposeful partnerships and groundbreaking programs, this initiative empowers entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators to unlock economic opportunities, foster industry-focused innovation, and drive leadership across key industries while promoting Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles.

Strategies for integrating wellness into tech leadership.

Amplifying voices and perspectives through media.

The role of technology in fostering sustainable, inclusive ecosystems.

Featured Ally Speaker:

A prominent advocate will share insights on allyship, emphasizing actionable steps for advancing equity through advocacy, sponsorship, and collaboration.

Apply to become speaker

Apply to Attend

Apply to access Tech Scholarship

As part of the roadshow, the critically acclaimed ICONS documentary, produced by Women in Cloud, will be showcased. The film celebrates the achievements and challenges of pioneering women in technology, offering inspiration and visibility to women entrepreneurs and leaders globally. Attendees will leave motivated to champion collective action, invest in strategic partnership and lead with ICONIC leadership in their own spheres of influence.

#WomenInCloud | Driving Global Impact: The Multicity Roadshow Experience

EmergeTech 2025 will travel to key cities worldwide, connecting corporate executives, leaders, investors and entrepreneurs to collaborate on creating a future fueled by economic access, innovation, and leadership. Each city will feature:

Interactive Panels

Engaging discussions with industry pioneers.

Exclusive Screenings

Showcasing stories that inspire change and innovation.

Recognition Programs

Celebrating achievements in technology, leadership, and ESG-driven innovation.

Partners

Bengaluru | Mumbai

Gujarat | Dubai

Mumbai | Delhi | Bengaluru

Mumbai

Mumbai

Bengaluru

Bengaluru | Hyderabad

Bengaluru | Gujarat

RegTech partner

Gujarat

Cyber Security partner

Gujarat

Associate partner

Gujarat

Technology partner

Pune | Delhi

Exhibitor

Mumbai

Mumbai

Hyderabad

Digital Transformation Partner

Gujarat | Hyderabad | Pune

#ICONSEmerge

All Cities

For Speaking Opportunities

Yasmeen Shaikh

For Partnership Opportunities

Yohan Nunes

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