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INFOCOM Calcutta 2016

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INTRODUCTION

INFOCOM, an initiative from the house of ABP was started in 2002 as a forum that would demonstrate India’s quest to be the IT superpower, and has today turned into a forceful and dynamic event that sets the pace for development in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector, bringing potential partners together and helping the industry connect with associates and customers. INFOCOM today is one of the largest congregations of ICT professionals, buyers-sellers, corporate leaders, academics, visionaries, and policymakers in India.

Over the last 14 editions of the event, INFOCOM has evolved to be an important platform that focuses on the convergence of Business, Technology and Leadership elements that are essential for driving India to the next phase of growth.

INFOCOM, the annual event in Calcutta comprises a three-day Conference and brings together the best global minds in Technology, Business Strategy & functions and Leadership. However, in our endeavor to reach out to varied audiences across the globe, INFOCOM also provides various platforms in the form of Roundtables, Forums, Awards, Workshops and others across the years and across various locations within India and beyond.

Now in its 15th year, INFOCOM 2016 – Calcutta chapter will be held between, December 1-3, 2016. There will be a three-day business-technology-leadership conference at the Swissotel Kolkata. The theme for INFOCOM 2016 will be 'TRANSFORM l DISRUPT l TRANSFORM."

THEME: TRANSFORM | DISRUPT | TRANSFORM

This year INFOCOM will enter its 15th edition. Since 2002, the year of its inception, INFOCOM has been built around a ‘Theme’ each year. Every year a new theme is researched and selected upon by considering the market scenario, economy trends and popular sentiments. The theme for INFOCOM 2016 is TRANSFORM | DISRUPT | TRANSFORM.

We have witnessed immense transformative changes, with the global economy going digital, the advent of the big data phenomenon, and the boom of countless mobile applications which have completely transformed the way we function and transact. When applications like Uber and Ola Cabs came into being they disrupted the conventional modes of using hired cars, followed by mwallet phenomenon which completely took the banking sector by storm. This act of disrupting by inventing and reinventing is a continuous cycle.

Today is all about taking action for a sustainable tomorrow, tomorrow is best designed when there is a healthy disruption. Thus in order to grow we need to transform. Disrupt the business processes before being disrupted by external forces and take transformative initiatives to empower individuals and for building future ready organizations.

India being the foremost developing nation with abundant resources and insurmountable capabilities has the potential to lead the way in transforming business and economies and way of living. With the help of the flourishing entrepreneurial ecosystem, India can transform and disrupt the economy. Thus keeping the current trend in mind we have chosen the theme- 'Transform | Disrupt | Transform', for the 15th edition of INFOCOM.

INFOCOM 2016 will witness deliberations and debates from leaders with respect to real time cases of disruption and transformation. The conference is designed to elaborate on key issues of handling disruptive transformation in businesses, explore new opportunities that lie ahead, develop efficient and better products and services in the digital age and build on a growth path in a thriving competitive environment.

Come join us at the INFOCOM 2016 initiatives and explore the dynamics of transformation and disruptions that are helping build better and robust businesses across India and beyond.

ABOUT THE ORGANISER

Founded in 1922, the ABP Group is one of the foremost media conglomerates in India having 11 premier publications, three 24-hour national TV news channels, a leading book publishing business as well as various mobile and internet properties. ABP’s portfolio covers a gamut of genres and encompasses premium brands like — Anandabazar Patrika, The Telegraph, Fortune India, Ebela, ABP News, ABP Ananda, ABP Majha and many more…

EMPANELED BY

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India has empaneled ABP Pvt Ltd for the execution of the Digital India Programme wherein the focus is to enhance awareness and sensitize awareness about the “DIGITAL INDIA” programme and provide a unique platform to all stakeholders to collect State Specific inputs regarding the challenges related to speeding up delivery of e services in various States.

EVENT DETAILS

Theme: Transform | Disrupt | Transform
Dates of the event: December 1-3, 2016
Format: 3-day Conference along with Award Ceremonies
Venue: Swissotel Kolkata
Supported by: Ministry of Communications and IT, Government of India (www.mit.gov.in)

Highlights

Over 20 sessions in 3 days of conference
Keynote addresses, Plenary sessions, Panel discussions and Focus Forums on specific areas revolving around the theme: Transform | Disrupt | Transform
Focus Areas: Strategy & Leadership, Banking, Infrastructure, Innovation, Technology – CIOs and CISOs, Security and Healthcare
Special Spotlight Sessions with Celebrity Speakers
Central/ State Ministers’ Interactive Sessions
INFOCOM STPI Export Awards 2015-16: The STPI Export Awards, organized by STPI at the INFOCOM platform is an endeavour to recognize the efforts of enterprises who have achieved many milestones and contributed immensely to Eastern India’s IT/ITES export and growth. The Award ceremony is attended by key investors and SME/MSME Heads from across Eastern India. This will be the fourth edition of the Awards at INFOCOM.
INFOCOM Future Leadership Awards 2016 with focus on Business Ideas and Start up initiative promotion to help generate future entrepreneurs.
Engaging and Innovative workshops to be hosted at the conference :
- INFOCOM Hackstars: A Workshop on Ethical Hacking
- CXO Workshop: Workshops with select group of CXOs
Over 1200 delegates from large corporates, SMEs, policymakers, academia and media
Participation from over 200 top CIOs/CISOs from across the SAARC nations :
- 150 CIOs/CISOs from Calcutta
- 40 CIOs/CISOs from rest of India
- 30 CIOs/CISOs from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal
Close to 100 speakers from amongst well-known industry leaders, ICT experts and gurus, top corporates, think tanks, entrepreneurs, government officials and academia from across the world
Attended by top executives & decision makers of IT and user industry as well as bureaucrats and the academic community
A variety of unique networking events including Peer-to-Peer Groups, Networking Lunches/Dinners and Awards on all three days of the Conference

Focus areas of the Conference

Building a digital and connected India
Driving innovations through disruption
Building brands for a digital audience
Driving business transformations through disruptive technologies
Unleashing the potential of SMEs in driving the engine of growth for India
Promoting new startups
CIO Strategies in a Digital World
Best Practices in Security
Technology enabled Healthcare
Leadership and Motivational Keynotes

Delegate Profile (1200 nos)

Meet the Influencers, Entrepreneurs, and Enthusiasts who will all be there at INFOCOM 2016

Business strategists, IT and ITES professional: CIOs, CFOs, CTOs and key decision makers in any organization
Business executives: marketing professionals and those who influence the implementation of enterprise strategies
Senior central and state government officials
Analysts and consultants: marketing and financial analysts, strategy & technology analysts
Venture capitalists/fund managers/investment bankers
IT Consultants and Solution Specialists
Industry Influencers: IT trade and business media
Academia

The Delegate Profile (last edition)

Last year 1200 delegates attended INFOCOM. Here’s a quick look at them.

Agenda

Day 1: December 1, 2016

Pre-Inauguration - Plenary SessionVenue: Swissotel, Calcutta (BERN I, II & III)
09:00 hrs – 10:00 hrs	Registration and Tea/Coffee
P1 10:00 hrs – 10:30 hrs	Opening Theme Keynote: Transform\|Disrupt \|Transform
P210:30 hrs – 11:00 hrs	Leadership Keynote: Transforming Education through Disruptions
P3 11:00 hrs – 12:00 hrs	Theme Session: Disruptions driving Innovative Transformations
Inauguration of the ConferenceVenue: Swissotel, Calcutta (BERN I, II & III)
12:00 hrs – 12:05 hrs	Lamp lighting
12:05 hrs – 12:15 hrs	Welcome Address
12:15 hrs – 1230 hrs	Address by Guests of Honour
12:30 hrs – 13:00 hrs	Address by Chief Guest
13:00 hrs – 14:00 hrs	Networking Lunch - Hosted by Capgemini

Day 1: December 1, 2016

TRACK A: STRATEGY & LEADERSHIP FORUMVenue: Swissotel, Calcutta (BERN II & III)
A1114:00 hrs – 15:00 hrs	STPI Export Awards 2015-2016 - West Bengal
A1215:00 hrs – 16:15 hrs	Building a SMART Environment
16:15 hrs – 16:30 hrs:	Tea & Coffee
A1316:30 hrs – 17:00 hrs	Keynote Address: Driving Inclusive Growth in the Power Sector
A14 17:00 hrs - 18:30 hrs	Mobile and Social Revolution changing Marketing Strategies
A15 18:30 hrs – 19:30 hrs	Motivational Keynote: It is never too late to START
20:00 hrs onwards	Inauguration Grand Dinner
TRACK B: CIO CONNECT FORUM(BERN I)
B1114:00 hrs – 14:30 hrs	Opening Keynote: Positive Disruption – What’s next?
B12a14:30 hrs – 14:50 hrs	Keynote: Digital India - Trends in IT Infrastructure
B12b14:50 hrs – 15:45 hrs	Panel Discussion: How best to consolidate and migrate Data Centres?
B12c15:45 hrs – 16:15 hrs	Keynote: Changing Role of CIOs in a Connected World
16:15 hrs – 16:30 hrs	Tea & Coffee
B1316:30 hrs – 17:30 hrs	Panel Discussion: IoT in a Connected World – Today and Tomorrow
B1417:30 hrs – 18:30 hrs	Panel Discussion: Digital Inclusion – What does it mean for Enterprises?
20:00 hrs onwards	Inauguration Grand Dinner

Day 2: December 2, 2016

TRACK A: INDUSTRY FORUMBERN II & III
09:00 hrs - 10:00 hrs	Registration (only for delegates who have not registered on Day 1)
A21 & B21 10:00 hrs - 10:45 hrs	Leadership Keynote: Employees first, Customers second (BERN I, II, III)
10:45 hrs - 11:00 hrs	Tea & Coffee
A22 11:00 hrs – 12:00 hrs	Keynote: Healthcare in India – Inspiring possibilities, challenging journey
A23 12:00 hrs – 13:30 hrs	How are Banks gearing up to meet new competitive dynamics?
13:30 hrs - 14:30 hrs	Networking Lunch
A24 14:30 hrs – 15:30 hrs	Panel Discussion: Shaping India’s Digital Future
A25a 15:30 hrs – 17:15 hrs	Panel Discussion: Changing faces of Communication Media
17:15 hrs - 17:30 hrs	Tea & Coffee
A26 17:30 hrs – 18:30 hrs	Spotlight Session: Transformational Beliefs for Unconventional Dreams
TRACK B: CIO CONNECT FORUM(BERN I)
B22a 11:00 hrs – 11:20 hrs	Scaling Your Business on the Cloud
B22b 11:20 hrs – 12:30 hrs	Panel Discussion: Business Analytics in the Era of Cloud and Big Data
B23 12:30 hrs – 13:30 hrs	Panel Discussion: To Disrupt or to be Disrupted?
13:30 hrs - 14:30 hrs	Networking Lunch
TRACK B: SECURITY FORUM(BERN I)
B24 14:30 hrs – 15:00 hrs	Security Keynote: Persistent spear phishing neutralizing security awareness benefits
B25 15:00 hrs – 16:30 hrs	Panel Discussion: Board Readiness for Cyber attack this afternoon
B26 16:30 hrs – 16:45 hrs	Security Made Simple
B27 16:45 hrs – 17:15 hrs	Keynote: Predators lurking in the dark web: Are you ready to counter evolving threats?
17:15 hrs - 17:30 hrs	Tea & Coffee

Day 3: December 3, 2016

TRACK A: SME FORUMBERN II & III
09:00 hrs - 10:00 hrs	Registration over Tea & Coffee (only for delegates who have not registered on Day 1 & 2)
A31 10:00 hrs - 11:00 hrs	Keynote: Entrepreneurship in India
A32 11:00 hrs – 11:45 hrs	Jharkhand: The New Investment Destination
A33 11:45 hrs – 12:15 hrs	Keynote: Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets – The Digital Bangladesh Story
A34a 12:15 hrs – 12:45 hrs	Keynote: SME Exchange and what it means for Startups
A34b 12:45 hrs – 13:30 hrs	SME Sector: Challenges and Opportunities
13:30 hrs - 14:30 hrs	Networking Lunch
A35 14:30 hrs – 15:30 hrs	INFOCOM Future Leadership Award 2016 Presentation by the Finalists Jury Interactions
A36 15:30 hrs – 16:30 hrs	SME Panel: Building a Startup Ecosystem
16:30 hrs - 16:45 hrs	Tea & Coffee
A37 16:45 hrs – 18:00 hrs	Spotlight Session: Self Transformation leading to Societal Transformation
A38 18:00 hrs – 19:00 hrs	INFOCOM Future Leadership Award 2016 Jury Perspectives Felicitation of the Winners
A39 19:00 hrs – 19:30 hrs	Valedictory Session: Visions for a Digitally Enabled Bengal
1930 hrs – 1945 hrs	Vote of Thanks & Closing Address
20:00 hrs onwards	Cocktails and Gala Dinner - Hosted by JIS University
TRACK B: SECURITY FORUM(BERN I)
B31a 09:30 hrs – 10:15 hrs	Playbook Round Table: Before, During & After a Ransomware Attack
B31b 10:15 hrs – 11:00 hrs	Keynote: Enterprise Security Architecture
B32 11:00 hrs – 12:00 hrs	Panel Discussion: Cyber Economics: Getting the Board on board with cyber security
B33 12:00 hrs – 12:30 hrs	Keynote: Emerging Cyber Security Threats to the Global Financial Systems
B34 12:30 hrs – 13:30 hrs	Panel Discussion: Building Cyber Threat Intelligence
13:30 hrs - 14:30 hrs	Networking Lunch
TRACK B: INFOCOM HACKSTARS (BERN I)
B35 14:30 hrs – 15:30 hrs	Panel Discussion: Cyber Security : A Cross Industry View
B36 15:30 hrs – 16:30 hrs	WORKSHOP: Cyber War Game – Cyber Incident Simulation Exercise
16:30 hrs - 16:45 hrs	Tea & Coffee
B37 16:45 hrs – 17:15 hrs	Panel Discussion: Post Hack Mitigation
B38 17:15 hrs – 17:30 hrs	Workshop: Ethical Hacking Extreme
B39 17:30 hrs – 18:00 hrs	Gen-Y: Hacking Presentation by Cyber Club from Schools
19:30 hrs – 19:45 hrs	Vote of Thanks & Closing Address
20:00 hrs onwards	Cocktails and Gala Dinner - Hosted by JIS University