Overview
Global enterprises are transforming in response to the dawn of an intelligence-first era and Global Capability Centers (GCCs) are leading the way.
The GCC 4.0: Co-Creating India’s Innovation Powerhouse Summit marks a pivotal moment in this transformation, as GCC and industry experts, as well as technologists, academics and leaders of the startup ecosystem come together to exchange insights. Together, they'll explore the role AI-powered GCCs serve as innovation hubs that advance deep-tech capabilities at scale.
In partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and grounded in our decades-long legacy of tech leadership, HCLTech-the event's principal sponsor, brings global visionaries together to reimagine the role of GCCs in the GCC 4.0 era, where intelligence, talent and technology converge to power the next chapter of global growth.
Businesses across industries are at an inflection point and this event is designed to help them meet the moment. Together, we can shape the future of GCCs, as they accelerate AI adoption and unlock sustained business value at scale.
Our Agenda
Registration, Welcome and Opening address
9:00-9:30 AM - Registration and Networking
9:30–09:50 AM - Inaugural Ceremony and Opening Address
9:50–10:10 AM - Chief Guest Address
10:10-10:20 AM - Joint Announcement by HCLTech and IIT Kanpur
GCC Operating Model and Value Shift
Keynote: GCC Operating Model and Value Shift
Featuring:
Kiran Cherukuri - Executive Vice President and Global GCC Practice Head, HCLTech
Co-Innovation and Co-Creation
Joint Address: Co-Innovation and Co-Creation
Featuring:
Prof. Manindra Agrawal – Director, IIT Kanpur
Swapan Johri – President Growth Markets, HCLTech
Moderator:
Jill Kouri - Chief Marketing Officer, HCLTech
The Skill Cloud Enterprise – Orchestrating Global Talent at Scale
Panel: The Skill Cloud Enterprise – Orchestrating Global Talent at Scale
Featuring:
Kritika Murugesan – Senior Director, GCC & Talent Council, NASSCOM
Vinod Chilakalapudi – Senior Director, S&T, PepsiCo
Dr. Aparna Gupta – Principal Expert & Advisor to the CEO, ANRF, DST, Government of India
Vikas Jaswal – Managing Director, Nationwide
Richa Jain - Managing Director, Northern Tool
Moderator:
Bipin Pendyala - General Manager and Head of India-Appen, Vice President -HYSEA
Sustainable by Design – Engineering the Carbon-Neutral GCC
Fireside Chat: Sustainable by Design – Engineering the Carbon-Neutral GCC
Featuring:
Jyothsna Kuchimanchi - Sr Director, Optum
Praneeth Kumar Madamshetty - Carrier Technologies India
Chandra Balani – GCC Head, India, AWS
Moderator:
Manasi Agarwal – Sustainability Head, Global Energy & Manufacturing, HCLTech
Engineering GCCs
Panel: Engineering GCCs – New Frontiers of Innovation and Co-Creation
Featuring:
Anant Anand – Director of Software Engineering, Evernorth Health Services
Nanada Lakkaraju – Managing Director, Carrier Technologies India
Gaurav Luthra – Director, Altruist India
Madhuri Raya – Vice President, Software Engineering, Optum
Moderator:
Vittal Devarajan – Sr. Vice President, Engineering & Research & Development, HCLTech
GCC Expansion
Panel: GCC Expansion
Featuring:
Monica Pirgal – Chief Executive Officer, Bhartiya Converge
Venkat Kumar Siddineni – Principal Consultant, Business Support, KONE Elevator India; Former Director and Head, KONE GBS
Manjunatha Pai - WW GSI Business Leader, AWS
Moderator:
Sandip Patnaik – Sr. Managing Director, JLL India
Policy Spotlight: Invest UP
Policy Spotlight: Invest UP
Featuring:
Alok Kumar – Principal Secretary, Planning & Program Implementation, Government of Uttar Pradesh
From Knowledge to Scale: GCC–Academia–Startup Synergies
Panel: From Knowledge to Scale: GCC–Academia–Startup Synergies
Featuring:
Vishal Kulshrestra - Head ecommerce & Omni Channel, Alshaya Group
Sujit Kumar - Founder, MindMatrix
Anil D Kumar - Sr. Director, Infor
Vipul Singh - CHRO - Lloyds India Tech Center
Ram Dheeraj Gadiyaram - Global AI&IT Portfolio Governance Lead, Novartis
Moderator:
Prof. Vimal Kumar - Professor of Economic Sciences at IIT, Kanpur
Geopolitics and Data Borders – Navigating Data Sovereignty to AI Governance
Fireside Chat: Geopolitics and Data Borders – Navigating Data Sovereignty to AI Governance
Featuring:
Abhishek Chandra – Chief Operating Officer, Julius Baer India
Vineet Srivastava – Head, Detection Engineering, Threat Detection and Response, Global Cyber Defence, GlaxoSmithKline
Moderator:
Prashant Mascarenhas – Sr. Vice President & Global Business Head, Cybersecurity & GRC, HCLTech
Investment in Deep Tech Startups collaborating with GCCs
Panel: Investment in Deep Tech Startups collaborating with GCCs
Featuring:
Shubham Gupta - Founding Partner, Together Fund
Radhesh Kanumury - Managing Partner, Suvan Ventures
Puru Modani - Co-founder, BM Capital Family Office
Moderator:
Koushik Chitrapu - Founder, Incubez OTT
Future Forward Keynote: GCCs Beyond 2030
Future Forward Keynote: GCCs Beyond 2030
Featuring:
Achyuta Ghosh - Executive Research Leader, HFS Research
HCLTech Leaders at the Summit
President, Growth Markets
HCLTech
Chief Marketing Officer
HCLTech
Executive Vice President & Global GCC Practice Head
HCLTech
Sr. Vice President, Engineering and R&D Services
HCLTech
Sr. VP & Global Business Head - Cybersecurity & GRC Services
HCLTech
Sustainability Head, Global Energy & Manufacturing
HCLTech
SVP and Global Head, AWS Business Unit
HCLTech
Speakers at the Summit
Director
IIT Kanpur
Principal Secretary, Planning & Program Implementation
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Executive Research Leader
HFS Research
Managing Director
Carrier Technologies India Limited
Senior Director, DeepTech and Startups
NASSCOM
Chief Operating Officer
Julius Baer India
General Manager Appen,Vice President, HYSEA
Appen
Sr. Managing Director JLL India , Board of Directors JLL India
JLL India
CHRO
Lloyds India Tech Center
Head of eCommerce & Omni Channel
Alshaya Group
Head, Detection Engineering
GlaxoSmithKline
Principal Consultant, Business Support,Former Director and Head, KONE GBS
KONE Elevator India
Managing Director
Nationwide
Chief Executive Officer
Bhartiya Converge
Sr. Director
Optum
Principal Expert & Advisor to the CEO
ANRF, DST, Government of India
VP, Software Engineering
Optum
Sr. Director
Infor
Director of Software Engineering
Evernorth Health Services
GCC Head, India
AWS
Senior Director-S&T and AI & Observability leader
PepsiCo
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Location
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