11July, 2025 | Hilton, Embassy Manyata Business Park, Bengaluru

PLENARY SESSIONS

8:15 am - 9:15 am

Registration & Connect

9:30 am - 9:35 am

Setting the Stage: A Warm Welcome

9:35 am - 9:45 am

Ceremonial Inauguration & Lamp Lighting

9:45 am - 10:05 am

Address by Chief Guest & Guest of Honour(s)

10:05 am - 10:15 am

GCC Workplace Playbook 2025 Launch

In partnership with CBRE, Adrenalin, Zyoin Group, KDEM, BDO in India, NHRD Bangalore Chapter and IIM Bangalore

10:15 am - 10:20 am

Vote of Thanks & Introduction to Workplace Awards

Anuj Agrawal

Anuj Agrawal

10:20 am - 10:45 am

Break: Networking Over Hi-Tea

10:45 am - 11:05 am

Leadership Excellence Awards: Excellence in Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Diversity & Learning

11:05 am - 11:50 am

Panel Discussion

Strategic Leadership for Resilient GCCs: Navigating Growth, Innovation & Global Integration

Dr. Anilesh Seth

Dr. Anilesh Seth

Deepak Visweswaraiah

Deepak Visweswaraiah

Pawan Sachdeva

Pawan Sachdeva

Manu Dhir

Manu Dhir

Nitesh Ambuj

Nitesh Ambuj

Puneet Talwar

Puneet Talwar

11:50 am - 12:35 pm

Panel Discussion

India’s GCCs at an Inflection Point: From Talent Factories to Innovation Powerhouses

Srinivasa Bharathy

Srinivasa Bharathy

Anjan A

Anjan A

Rency Mathew

Rency Mathew

Siddhartha Choudhuri

Siddhartha Choudhuri

Shameel Sharma

Shameel Sharma

Roli Singh

Roli Singh

12:35 pm - 1:05 pm

Fireside Chat

Grit, Growth & Governance: A Woman Leader’s Playbook for Building Future-Ready GCCs

Ram Chandnani

Ram Chandnani

Sirisha Voruganti

Sirisha Voruganti

1:05 pm - 1:55 pm

Lunch Break

2:00 pm - 2:40 pm

Panel Discussion

Building Workspaces that Reflect Organizational Culture & Values

Reenu Rai

Reenu Rai

Ria Singh

Ria Singh

Prachi Guron

Prachi Guron

Vijay Kannan

Vijay Kannan

2:40 pm - 2:50 pm

Key Note

Co-Creating the Future: How States and GCCs Can Build India’s $100 Billion Global Capability Economy

Sanjeev Gupta

Sanjeev Gupta

2:50 pm - 3:30 pm

Panel Discussion

India’s IT States as Growth Architects: Creating Future-Ready Ecosystems for GCCs

Anuj Agrawal

Anuj Agrawal

Mr. Bhaskar Katamneni, IAS

Mr. Bhaskar Katamneni, IAS

Mr. Sanjay Dubey, IAS

Mr. Sanjay Dubey, IAS

3:30 pm - 4:10 pm

Panel Discussion

Future-Ready GCCs: Operating in a World Driven by Thinking Systems

Kamal Sharma

Kamal Sharma

Aneel Kumar

Aneel Kumar

Rohit Ramanand

Rohit Ramanand

Jaya WadhWani

Jaya WadhWani

4:10 pm - 4:30 pm

Break

4:30 pm - 5:10 pm

Panel Discussion

Talent-Led Transformation: Building GCCs That Think, Solve, and Scale Differently

Pancham Taneja

Pancham Taneja

Kamal Sahdev

Kamal Sahdev

Shweta Mohanty

Shweta Mohanty

Chetana Parashar

Chetana Parashar

5:10 pm - 5:30 pm

Leadership Excellence Awards: Women Leaders, Country Heads & Innovation Champions

5:30 pm - 6:10 pm

Panel Discussion

AI, Automation & the Human Touch: Evolving the Talent Acquisition Stack for GCCs

6:10 pm - 7:00 pm

Organizational Excellence Awards Ceremony

7:00 pm - 7:05 pm

Gratitude Galore: Thank you Note

Rakesh Ranjan

Rakesh Ranjan

7:05 pm - 10:00 pm

Networking Dinner

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

11:20 am - 12:20 pm

Roundtable

Winning the Talent War: Competing for Product Thinking & Strategic Roles in GCCs

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Rountable

The AI-Powered GCC: Building Scalable Talent Engines Through Tech & Experience

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Rountable

GCC 5.0: Unlocking India as a Global Value & Business Creation Hub

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Roundtable

Future of Workforce Wellbeing: From Policy to Personalization

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