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Market fluctuations and economic uncertainties are a periodic phenomenon and a harsh reality that every business must accept. While large organizations are quite resilient to such changes, it’s the smaller ones that must re-define their business strategies. They must think innovatively and build enough resilient into their business to sustain growth. While technology is an obvious answer, those who’re already established their business on a digital backbone must think differently.

Join us on March 3rd to gain insights on what should growing technology based companies do to galvanize themselves against rough market conditions.

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Key Highlights

Gain insights from the journey of successful entrepreneurs that were once a small business or startup

Discuss with experts on essential qualities that small technology enabled businesses and startups must have to maintain business growth even in tough times

Learn best practices in technology and business processes to build a resilient business

Agenda

  • 6:00 - 7:00 PM

    Registration

  • 7:00 - 7:10 PM

    Welcome: Introduction and Context Setting by
    Anil Chopra, VP – Research & Consulting, CMR

  • 7:10 - 7:50 PM

    Fireside Chat: Building Resilience with IT to Grow your Business
    Revathi Kasturi, Founder & CEO, LAQSH Job Skills Academy
    Abhishek Kumar, Co-Founder, Xoxoday.com
    Praveen Chintamani, Director of Engineering, Arzooo
    Moderated by: Maheshwar Damojipurapu, Charter Member, TiE Bangalore & Head-Innovation, Partner Ecosystem and India Technology Operations, Citrix

  • 7:50 - 8:10 PM

    Keynote Session: Gaining a Competitive Edge for your Business with Technology
    Pradeep Bhargava, CEO, GladMinds Solutions

  • 8:10 - 8:40 PM

    Driving Innovation in Emerging Business Segment
    Ashish Agrawal, Country Manager – Commercial channel , HP

  • 8:40 - 9:00 PM

    HP Demo Zone Tour: Experience solutions to improve Collaboration, Performance, and Security

  • 9:00 PM Onwards

    Networking over cocktails, dinner

Program

Lead your Business Digitally

Automation and digital alignment are a must for every business in the post-pandemic world. Hear renowned speakers and business leaders discuss how to enable sustainable business growth in the new digital era.

  • 7:00 PM: Lamp lighting by Guest of Honour and Dignitaries
  • 7:05 PM: Enabling Gujarat’s Industry to be the Engine of Growth and Role of Technology:
    Keynote by Guest of Honour: Vijay Nehra, IAS, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology, Government of Gujarat
  • 7:30 PM: Enabling Business Growth in the new Post-Pandemic Era:
    Business Keynote: Ramesh M. Patel, ED, Meghmani Organics and President, GDMA
  • 8:00 PM: Digital Innovation Enabling Business Growth:
    Harish Laddha, CEO, Emerging Business, Airtel Business
  • 8:30 PM: Ensuring Sustainable Business Growth in the Post-Pandemic World:
    Panel Discussion:
    Divya Agarwal, Founding Managing Director, Radhey Impex Pvt. Ltd. and Executive Committee Member, AEMA
    Dr. V. D. Gotmare, Governing Council Member, TAI Mumbai
    Padmin Buch, Senior Advisor, Corporate Strategy, Projects and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), and Director of
    • Bhagwati Auto cast Ltd.
    • Troikaa Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
    • Shilp Gravures Ltd.
    Abhishek Sinha, Circle Business Head, Gujarat, Airtel
    Moderated by: Anil Chopra, VP – Research & Consulting, CMR
  • 9:15 PM: Networking over Dinner

Recognition

So many industrial units were shut down due to the pandemic. Many businesses fought hard against all the odds and managed to sustain themselves even during these troubled times to emerge stronger than ever before. Join us in felicitating these Covid Champions.

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Speakers

Pradeep Bhargava

CEO,
GladMinds Solutions

Revathi Kasturi

Founder & CEO,
LAQSH Job Skills Academy

Abhishek Kumar

Co-Founder,
Xoxoday.com

Praveen Chintamani

Director of Engineering,
Arzooo

Maheshwar Damojipurapu

Charter Member, TiE Bangalore & Head-Innovation, Partner Ecosystem and India Technology Operations,
Citrix

Ashish Agrawal

Country Manager – Commercial channel,
HP

Anil Chopra

VP-Research and Consulting,
CMR

Abhishek Majithia

Mind reader and Emcee,
Indias got talent season 7 Semi Finalist

Zubin Jagtiani

CEO,
Think7

Ashish Agrawal

Country Manager – Commercial channel,
HP

Anil Chopra

VP-Research and Consulting
CMR

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Anup Mishra

Finance professional having CA & ICWA as qualification, with around 29 years of experience in varied industries like FMCG, Pharma, Pharma machinery and automobile component.

Have worked for Vadilal, Cadila Pharmaceuticals group and Mahindra CIE Automotive Limited.

I have been part of Mahindra CIE (earlier Mahindra Systech) for last 18 years and currently working as “chief business controller” responsible for the finance control function across all plants in India and also taking care of Information and Technology function. Chairing the CSR & Sustainability council at MCIE and responsible for ESG drive in India for all MCIE plants. Have handled Gears operation for a short period in the past and did establish people process in Gears business.

In Mahindra CIE under my leadership, I have embarked upon journey of “Automation and digitisation” which among other includes projects in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) also. 

Love socialising, singing and reading books.

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Anil Chopra

Anil Chopra is the Vice President – Research and Consulting at CMR and in this role drives special projects at CMR.

Anil has over 24 years of experience in the ICT media industry, and now drives the strategic initiatives at CMR as well as the group’s go to market practice.

Anil has a knack for spotting the latest technology trends and has conducted many path-breaking market studies, technology priorities and technology implementations across enterprises in India. He closely tracks the AI space, has done many studies and written expert blogs around the technology.

Anil has worked with CyberMedia in various capacities, with his last role being the Group Editor-Technology for all CyberMedia publications, including PCQuest, Dataquest, Voice and Data, and CIOL.com. He has also benchmarked and tested a wide variety of IT products and services, during his stint with CyberMedia Labs, the country’s first vendor-neutral product testing facility.

Anil is a sought after speaker, and has delivered sessions and moderated panel discussions at various prestigious CIO forums on topics relevant for IT decision makers across SMBs and large enterprises. He also gets invited regularly by leading enterprises (like Indian Oil, PSU Banks,
etc.) to deliver expert talks to their internal IT teams.

An engineer and MBA by training, Anil has a passion for analyzing technology and delivering insights. A multi-channel content specialist, he also writes regularly about the latest enterprise technologies and trends.

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Zubin Jagtiani

Zubin Jagtiani is a thought leader in the field of digital manufacturing with a diverse background in engineering and manufacturing. He has over 22 years of experience in the industry and has a deep understanding of the latest technologies and trends shaping the future of manufacturing. His innovative approach to building digital tools has led to significant improvements in efficiency and profitabiltiy for his clients.

He has a proven track record of managing an auto component manufacturing company and navigating a successful exit apart from being instrumental in several innovative projects including building India’s first solar-powered electric car and also a self-balancing bicycle.

His passion for cycling has seen him complete several endurance bicycling tours covering hundreds of kilometers.

Zubin is a respected figure in the manufacturing community and his insights are highly valued by his peers and clients alike.

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Harish Laddha

Harish is CEO of Airtel’s SMB Business and is responsible for spearheading the SMB business for Airtel across different product lines such as IOT, Cloud, Connectivity, Mobility and more. He is also responsible for designing and executing the “Digital First” business strategy to strengthen Airtel’s leadership in this customer segment.

He is a dynamic and seasoned leader, with over 25 years of deep and varied expertise in the tech industry. Before joining Airtel, Harish was associated with Ingram micro where he was responsible for growth of multiple Business Units and channels such as Cloud, Enterprise and Global Business.

Harish has been responsible for P&L, building, strategizing and executing long-term strategic plans and thinking critically about driving value across organisations and people. He also has strong operational and executional experience, and has demonstrated success in maximizing growth opportunities throughout his career.

Harish has a Master’s degree in Marketing from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) and Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from IT, Pune.

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  • How to build a successful email newsletter
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  • How to Launch a Successful Online Community