HCLTech at the World Economic Forum 2023
HCLTech at the World Economic Forum 2023

Proud hosts of UN Women at Davos 2023

The HCLTech pavilion will host UN Women’s Gender Equality Hub featuring daily video check-ins, pop-up panel discussions and fireside chats.

Proud hosts of UN Women at Davos 2023

Join us for the Sustainability Dialogues

The Sustainability Dialogues series is focused on bringing together industry’s leading business and thought leaders to engage in an open dialogue, focused on the most pressing agendas and topics around sustainability.

Join us for the Sustainability Dialogues

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HCLTech at Davos 2023

Learn more about our schedule in Davos — and how you can join us for a series of thought-provoking conversations and engagements across the sidelines of the Annual Meeting, at the Congress Centre and our pavilion at Promenade 66. Stay tuned for the latest on our program at WEF’23.

Agenda

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CET HCLTech Pavilion Watch Online

Generation Equality Pop Up: Activating Technology and Innovation for Gender Equality

In partnership with UN Women

Part of UN Women’s Generation Equality Pop Up panels, in partnership with HCLTech, this high-level panel will revisit the gendered impacts of innovation and technology, and bring together high-level government representatives, experts and business leaders in conversation on solutions.

Featuring

Jill Kouri, Chief Marketing Officer, HCLTech

Kate Behncken, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Philanthropies

Caitlin Kraft-Buchman, Founder, CEO, Women@TheTable

Asa Tamsons, Senior Vice President and Head of Business Area Technologies and New Businesses, Ericsson

Moderated by: Sarah Hendriks, Director of Policy and Programme, UN Women

Watch Online: UN Women Socials

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CET Congress Centre WEF Livestream

Preparing 1 Billion People for Tomorrow’s Economy

Part of the Annual Meeting

With 1 billion jobs liable to be radically transformed by technology in the next decade, what critical interventions are needed to provide better skills, jobs and education for 1 billion people by 2030?

This session is directly linked to the ongoing Reskilling Revolution initiative of the World Economic Forum.

Featuring

Belen Garijo, Chair of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer, Merck; International Business Council

Tony O. Elumelu, Chairman, UBA Group; Community of Chairpersons

Jonas Prising, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ManpowerGroup; International Business Council

C. Vijayakumar, CEO and Managing Director, HCLTech

Closing remarks by Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director, World Economic Forum

Moderated by: Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief, The Economist, United Kingdom

Congress Centre, Aspen 1

Part of WEF’23 Annual Meeting Agenda

10 AM - 10:30 AM CET Media Village WEF Livestream

Launch of WEF’s GAEA Challenge

Press Conference

Launch of WEF’s Giving to Amplify Earth Action (GAEA) Challenge for new public-private-philanthropic lens to catalyze climate action.

Featuring

Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson, HCLTech

Andrew Steer, President & CEO, Bezos Earth Fund

Tracy Francis, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

Desmond Kuek, CEO, Temasek Trust

Opening remarks by

Borge Brende, President, World Economic Forum

John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy on Climate, US State Department

Moderated by: Gim Huay Neo, Managing Director at Centre for Nature and Climate, World Economic Forum

Davos-Klosters, Media Village, Press Conference Room

9:00 PM - 9:30 PM CET HCLTech PavilionWatch Online

Sustainability Dialogues — The Role of Youth

Sustainability Dialogues with HCLTech

Our series at Davos is focused on bringing together industry’s leading business and thought leaders to engage in an open dialogue, focused on the most pressing agendas and topics around sustainability. Our first panel discusses the role of youth to accelerate momentum towards the achievement of the SDGs.

Featuring

Santhosh Jayaram, Global Head of Sustainability, HCLTech

Laurent Freixe, Executive Vice President, CEO Zone Latin America – Nestlé and Global Alliance for YOUth Chairman

Moderator: Aoife Walsh, Global Head of Sustainability and CSR Marketing, HCLTech

Available on-demand here

8 AM - 9 AM CET HCLTech Pavilion Watch Online

Sustainability Dialogues — Private Multilateralism

Sustainability Dialogues with HCLTech

Our series at Davos is focused on bringing together industry’s leading business and thought leaders to engage in an open dialogue, focused on the most pressing agendas and topics around sustainability.

Our second panel discusses private multilateralism and the role of industry leaders in addressing global sustainability challenges and solutions.

Featuring

Santhosh Jayaram, Global Head of Sustainability, HCLTech

Charlie Giancarlo, Chairman and CEO, Pure Storage

Morten Dyrholm, Group Senior Vice President, Marketing, Communications, Sustainability and Public Affairs, Vestas

Moderated by: Aoife Walsh, Global Head of Sustainability and CSR Marketing, HCLTech

Watch Online: Available on-demand here

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CET Heimat Museum, Davos Private session

Scaling and Accelerating Sustainability Leadership

An interactive roundtable discussion on scaling and accelerating sustainability leadership. This event will introduce Sustainable Business Now, a new platform showcasing how leading companies tackle critical sustainability challenges. A select group of business and sustainability leaders are invited to engage in a lively and open discussion around the following questions:

What drives and differentiates sustainability leaders?

What have been the challenges and breakthroughs on the big, shared sustainability issues?

In 2023 and beyond, what are the main corporate sustainability challenges to focus on, and how can leaders help accelerate and scale progress further?

Featuring

Santhosh Jayaram, Global Head of Sustainability, HCLTech

Michael McComb, Global Head of Sustainability Communications, SAP

Chris Coulter, CEO, GlobeScan

SAP Intelligent Enterprise Institute at the Heimat Museum

9 AM - 9:45 AM CET Congress Centre Private session

Multilateral/Youth CEO Dialogue: Future of Work

From quiet quitting to the great resignation, how is the relationship between employers and young talent changing? Join an informal conversation between members of the Global Shapers Community and top executives from the Global Alliance for Youth, to explore how companies can manage this transition and meet the evolving expectations of young employees to promote intergenerational justice.

Featuring

Laurent Freixe, Executive Vice President, CEO Zone Latin America – Nestlé and Global Alliance for YOUth Chairman

Arthur Sadoun, Chairman and CEO – Publicis Group

Blanca Juti, Chief Corporate Affairs and Engagement Officer - L’Oréal

Blake Moret, Chairman and CEO - Rockwell Automation

Christophe Catoir, President of Adecco – Adecco Group

Ashish Kumar Gupta, Chief Growth Officer, Europe and Africa, Diversified Industries, HCLTech

Nicola Mendelsohn, Vice President Global Business Group – Meta

Moderator: Wanjuhi Njoroge, Global Shaper, Nairobi Hub, Kenya

Multilateral Room 2.8, Conference Center, Davos

9:00 AM - 10 AM CET Dome D, Ice Village Online Broadcast

Operating Models in the Wake of Deglobalization

WEF Affiliate Session

Recent geopolitical fractures and restrictive trade policies have set the stage for de-globalization. Fueled by the urgent need to create stable environments, businesses are now exploring innovative operating models to provide insulation from this volatility. Technology will play a major role in empowering them to tap the potential of local talent, find significantly higher support from their societies and governments, create resilient supply chains and meet regulatory requirements with greater confidence.

Featuring

Richard Lacaille, Global Head, Environmental, Social and Governance, State Street

Stefano Scabbio, Regional President of Southern Europe, ManpowerGroup

Richard Baldwin, Professor of International Economics, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Moderator: Srinivasan Seshadri, Global Head, Financial Services, HCLTech

Dome D, Ice Village, Davos Hockey Stadium

Watch on-demand here

9:30 AM - 10 AM CET Congress Centre WEF Livestream

The Aquapreneur Revolution

Part of the Annual Meeting

Fresh water is fundamental to flourishing and resilient ecosystems. However, nearly one third of wetland ecosystems have been lost and populations of monitored fresh-water species have fallen by more than 80% over the past 50 years. Join the Top Innovators of the UpLink Global Freshwater Challenge, announced at this session, to explore the solutions that can deliver smarter, cheaper and more resilient water systems and how these can be scaled to address the global water crisis.

Featuring

Opening remarks by Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson, HCLTech, India; Community of Chairpersons

Moderated by: Emma Benameur, Head of Impact and Engagement; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum

Congress Centre, Ideas Hub

Part of WEF’23 Annual Meeting Agenda

2 PM - 3 PM CET Congress Centre WEF Livestream

Leading the Charge through Earth’s New Normal

Part of the Annual Meeting

The world is undergoing interacting crises in food, energy, health and nature that are threatening our way of life and accelerating us towards a global catastrophe. What visionary leadership is needed for systems thinking, transformative solutions and global collaboration to build a more inclusive, prosperous and sustainable future?

Featuring

Andrew Forrest, Chairman and Founder, Fortescue Metals Group

Al Gore, Vice-President of the United States (1993-2001); Chairman and Co-Founder, Generation Investment Management; Member of Board of Trustees of the World Economic Forum

Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson, HCLTech; Community of Chairpersons

Gustavo Petro Urrego, President of Colombia

Fawn Sharp, President, National Congress of American Indians

Marc Benioff, Chair and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Salesforce

Opening remarks by

Joyeeta Gupta, Professor of Environment and Development in the Global South, University of Amsterdam

Johan Rockström, Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)

Closing Remarks by Yo-Yo Ma, Cellist; Cultural Leader

Chaired by: Gim Huay Neo, Managing Director, Centre for Nature and Climate, World Economic Forum

Congress Centre, Congress Hall

Part of WEF’23 Annual Meeting Agenda

5 PM - 6:30 PM CET Matterhorn Private event

Meeting of the Champions for Water Innovation Community

WEF Private event

Through the Champions for Water Innovation Community, the World Economic Forum engages with private sector leaders, civil society experts, and key public stakeholders to create new partnerships and opportunities for collaboration to inspire transformational ideas.

The Champions for Water Innovation community engages a diverse set of champions to re-energize and re-frame the global dialogue on water security.

Featuring

C Vijaykumar, CEO & Managing Director, HCLTech

Zachary Bogue, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, DCVC

Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé

Gustavo Manrique Miranda, Minister of the Environment, Water and Ecological Transition, Ministry of the Environment of Ecuador

Beatriz Perez, Senior Vice-President and Chief Communications, Sustainability and Strategic Partnerships Officer, The Coca-Cola Company

Aaron Tartakovsky, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Epic Cleantec

David Wallerstein, Chief eXploration Officer, Tencent Holdings

Opening remarks by Catherine Russell, Executive Director, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Closing Remarks by Emma Benameur, Head of Impact and Engagement; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum

Chaired by: Henk Ovink, Special Envoy for International Water Affairs, Netherlands Government

Matterhorn, Kurpark, Davos-Klosters

5 PM - 6:45 PM CET Morosani Posthotel Private event

Breaking the Inclusivity Gap: How can business lead?

Private event
Hosted by

Bob Sternfels, Global Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company

Alan Jope, CEO, Unilever

Ilham Kadri, CEO, Solvay

Featuring

Pak Tiko, Deputy Minister of SOEs in Indonesia

Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson, HCLTech

Morosani Posthotel - Arvenstube Room

8 AM - 9 AM CET HCLTech Pavilion Online Broadcast

Sustainability Dialogues — Future of Brands

Sustainability Dialogues — Future of Brands

Our series at Davos is focused on bringing together industry’s leading business and thought leaders to engage in an open dialogue, focused on the most pressing agendas and topics around sustainability.

Our third panel discusses how sustainability is increasingly a major imperative in shaping brand perception and equity across stakeholders.

Featuring

Santhosh Jayaram, Global Head of Sustainability, HCLTech

Maserame Mouyeme, Director, Group Marketing and Corporate Affairs, Old Mutual

Robert Haigh, Strategy and Sustainability Director, Brand Finance

Moderated by: Aoife Walsh, Global Head of Sustainability and CSR Marketing, HCLTech

Watch Online: Available on-demand here

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CET Tamil Nadu Lounge

Building Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystems for Sustainable Growth

Advanced manufacturing is a critical enabler to improve sustainability in manufacturing while increasing competitiveness through emerging technologies.

Globally, companies are in different stages of implementing advanced manufacturing technologies. To enable organizations to deploy advanced manufacturing at scale and generate new value and customer experiences across value chains, it is imperative to design pragmatic solutions to support this transition. This event, therefore, brings together captains of the industry to demystify and share their insights.

Featuring

Thangam Thennarasu, Honorable Minister, Industries, Investment Promotion, And Commerce Department, Government Of Tamil Nadu

Srinivasan Seshadri, Global Head, Financial Services, HCLTech

S Krishnan, Additional Chief Secretary, Industries Department Government Of Tamil Nadu

Sanjeev Krishan, Chairman, PwC In India

Günther Schuh, Member of the Board Of Directors of the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (Wzl) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology (Ipt) at Rwth Aachen University

Prof. Dr. Torbjörn Netland, Dep. Of Management, Technology, And Ec., Eth Zürich

Tamil Nadu Lounge, Promenade 73, Davos

1 PM - 2 PM CET Dome B, Ice Village Affiliate session

Achieving Water Security for All

WEF Affiliate Session

Business has a vested interest in ensuring water resources are managed responsibly, fairly, and sustainably, as well as in collaborating on efforts targeting both the systems and community levels that will guarantee water security for all. This session will demonstrate that with urgent and concerted action, the world’s water crisis can be averted and water security can be a benefit for business and society alike.

Featuring

Santhosh Jayaram, Global Head of Sustainability, HCLTech

Cynthia McCaffrey, Representative, UNICEF India

Parameswaran Iyer, CEO, NITI Aayog (Government of India)

Paddy Padmanathan, CEO, ACWA Power

Ulrik Gernow, COO, Grundfos

Moderated by: Akanksha Khatri, Head, Nature and Biodiversity, World Economic Forum

Dome B, Ice Village, Davos Hockey Stadium

3 PM - 3:30 PM CET UN Women Lounge Online Broadcast

UN Women Reporting from Davos

At the end of each day, UN Women will film a short, live “reporting from” series on social media at the Generation Equality hub, supported by HCLTech, highlighting key discussions and takeaways from sessions.

Featuring

Aldijana Sisic, Chief of Multistakeholder Partnerships and Advisory Services, UN Women

Richard Lui, Journalist, NBC News/MSNBC

Zulfia Nafees, Global Head of Brand, HCLTech

Watch Online: UN Women Socials

6 PM - 7 PM CET HCLTech Pavilion Watch Online

Sustainability Dialogues: Sustainability Innovation

Sustainability Dialogues with HCLTech

Our series at Davos is focused on bringing together industry’s leading business and thought leaders to engage in an open dialogue, focused on the most pressing agendas and topics around sustainability. Our fourth panel discusses innovation in sustainability and the need to create disruptive change models.

Featuring

Santhosh Jayaram, Global Head of Sustainability, HCLTech

Phil Clement, Chief Marketing Officer, Johnson Controls
Representative from the Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative Winners, TBC

Moderated by: Aoife Walsh, Global Head of Sustainability and CSR Marketing, HCLTech

Available on-demand here

Location

Find The HCLTech Pavilion
At Promenade 66, 7270 Davos Platz

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Spotlight on Sustainability

Our Leaders in Davos

Roshni Nadar Malhotra
Roshni Nadar Malhotra

Chairperson

C Vijayakumar
C Vijayakumar

CEO and Managing Director

Ashish Kumar Gupta
Ashish Kumar Gupta

Chief Growth Officer, Europe and Africa, Diversified Industries

Srinivasan Seshadri
Srinivasan Seshadri

Chief Growth Officer and Global Head of Financial Services

Anil Ganjoo
Anil Ganjoo

Chief Growth Officer, Americas, TMT and RCPG Industries

Santhosh Jayaram
Santhosh Jayaram

Global Head, Sustainability

Jill Kouri
Jill Kouri

Chief Marketing Officer

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If you wish to meet us, drop by our pavilion or have any queries about our series of events at Davos, get in touch with us at davos@hcl.com