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INFOCOM DELHI 2019

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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. Today it has turned into a forceful and dynamic event that sets the pace for business development through the use of technology, bringing potential partners together and helping the industry connect with associates and customers. INFOCOM is now one of the largest congregations of technology professionals, buyers-sellers, corporate leaders, academics, visionaries, and policymakers in India.

Over the last 17 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 endeavour 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 it’s 18th year, INFOCOM is most delighted to announce the fifth edition of INFOCOM 2019 – NEW DELHI chapter. There will be a one-day business-technology-leadership conference between July 11, 2019 at The Lalit. The theme for INFOCOM 2019 will be “Winning in this Vuca World”.

THEME: WINNING IN THIS VUCA WORLD

As the world goes digital and technology keeps defining the new way of life, many organizations are struggling to figure out how they should go Digital and face up to the Digital disruption challenge that is happening in their respective industries. The bigger challenge that is staring us right in our face is that this world has become VUCA – Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous.

The last five years have challenged every business leader to survive and sustain performance. VUCA makes economic changes and it’s impact a difficulty to face with. There is no way to go back to the old world as this VUCA World is the new normal. But one can look at this VUCA world as an opportunity because at the same time that it is Volatile, it is also Vibrant as we can do all the things that we never did before, especially with technology. Instead of thinking Uncertain, it is actually Unreal in which the physical and digital come together. Instead of being Complex, it is Crazy considering all the simultaneous things we can do at the same time and how the pace of life has changed and finally instead of being Ambiguous it is Astounding in terms of the impact and return on investment that we could potentially have in this VUCA World. So VUCA can be scary if you think Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous and at the same time, VUCA can be Vibrant, Unreal, Crazy and Astounding if you look at it from the point of view of opportunity.

This change requires a new thinking, making sense of changing markets, developing new strategic directions and energizing your people. It’s time to hit the RESET button.

Winners in this new VUCA world will have to think bigger and different, to harness the growth potential of new markets and technologies, to redefine markets in their own vision, and engage customers and employees in more relevant and inspiring ways. You will win through ambition and innovation rather than legacy and scale, out-thinking the competition, focusing on the new hotspots and of course by embracing digital in more human ways. Winners in this VUCA World are the Game Changers who define new purpose and strategy, innovate business models and brands, harness networks and movements, to create a positive impact financially, and make a real difference to people’s lives. Are you fit and focused on the future? A future that you can re-imagine, then reset your direction and finally re-energise your people!

HIGHLIGHTS

Keynote addresses, Plenary sessions, Panel discussions and Focus Forums centered around the theme: WINNING IN THIS VUCA WORLD
Focus Areas of the Conference:
- Digital Infrastructure
- 5G Agenda for Digital India
- Skilling India
- Reimagining India in 2025
- State initiatives
- Making Digital Strategy a reality
Special Spotlight Sessions
Central/ State Ministers’ Interactive Sessions
Over 300 delegates from large corporates, SMEs, policymakers, academia and media
Over 20 speakers from amongst well-known industry leaders, ICT experts and gurus, top corporates, think tanks, entrepreneurs, government officials and academia
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 Lunch and Dinner.

DELEGATE PROFILE

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

Agenda

09:00 hrs – 10:30 hrs	Registration and Tea/Coffee
10:30 hrs – 10:35 hrs	Lamp lighting
10:35 hrs – 10:40 hrs	Welcome Address by K K Mahapatra, Organising Secretary and Head – INFOCOM, ABP Pvt. Ltd.
10:40 hrs – 11:10 hrs	Address by Guests of Honour: Amit Malik, Managing Director – Global Service Provider Segment, Cisco Asia Pacific, Japan & Greater China R K Pathak, Deputy Director General – Internal Cooperation, Department of Telecommunications, Government of India Dr. Omkar Rai, Director General, STPI
11:10 hrs – 11:30 hrs	Address by Chief Guest, Ramdas Athawale, Hon’ble Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India
A111:30 hrs – 11:50 hrs	Theme Keynote: Winning in this VUCA World Keynote Speaker: Sumit Bhattacharya, SME Advisor and Mentor for Startups and SMBs
A211:50 hrs – 12:30 hrs	Spotlight Session: Resilient Bihar 2020 Spotlight Speaker: Rahul Singh, IAS, Secretary – IT, Government of Bihar Moderator: Shantanu Datta, Resident Editor – Jharkhand Edition, The Telegraph
A312:30 hrs – 13:10 hrs	Spotlight Session: Momentum Jharkhand Spotlight Speakers: Vinay Kumar Choubey, IAS, Secretary – IT & eGovernance, Government of Jharkhand Sarvesh Singhal, IFS, Special Secretary – IT & eGovernance, Government of Jharkhand and CEO, JAP IT and Director – JSAC Moderator: Shantanu Datta, Resident Editor – Jharkhand Edition, The Telegraph
A413:10 hrs – 13:30 hrs	Driving the Digital India Plan Speaker: Vinay Thakur, Director (Projects), National E-Governance Division (NeGD), Ministry of Electronics & IT (MEITY), Government of India
13:30 hrs – 14:30 hrs	Networking Lunch
A514:30 hrs – 15:30 hrs	Leadership Keynote: How to become a Successful Leader? Speaker: Dr. A Velumani, Creator and MD, Thyrocare
A615:30 hrs – 16:15 hrs	SME Panel: Extreme Customer Centricity in the Digital Age Chairperson & Moderator: Sudhir Aggarwal, Chief Strategy Officer, Silver Touch Technologies Ltd. and Managing Partner, IB Platform LLP Panelists: Anand Chari, Deputy General Manager – SME Development, BSE Ltd. Sanjay Hiranandani, CEO & Managing Partner, DOT1 Solutions Mohit Pande, Co-Founder and Senior Vice President, Linear Squared Pvt. Ltd. Ravi Sood, Central Executive Committee Member, FISME Umesh Gupta, President, Network of ICT Entrepreneurs and Enterprises (NITEE)
A716:15 hrs – 16:30 hrs	Telecom Connectivity in Remote Areas using Innovative Green Power Speaker: Sudesh Kumar Yadav, Deputy General Manager – Telecom Department, Powergrid Corporation of India
16:30 hrs – 16:40 hrs	Tea & Coffee
A816:40 hrs – 17:45 hrs	Spotlight Session: ‘ACCELERATE’- Achieving Excellence Together Hosted by: Harrish Sai Raman, Performance and Life Coach
A917:45 hrs – 18:30 hrs	CIO Panel: The Future of Data Science, Machine Learning and AI Chairperson & Moderator: Nikhil Kumar, Director – Advisory Services, Ernst & Young LLP Panelists: Puneesh Lamba, Senior Vice President and Group CIO, C K Birla Group Vipul Anand, Senior Vice President – IT and Group CIO, Hindware Group Parna Ghosh, Vice President and Group CIO, UNO MINDA Group Rajeev Gupta, Group CIO, AirOne Aviation Group
A1018:30 hrs – 19:30 hrs	ACCELERATE: Evening Breakthrough Experience Hosted by: Harrish Sai Raman, Performance and Life Coach
19:30 hrs onwards	Networking over Cocktails and Dinner