Reissue: Dr. Ajay Kumar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India to Inaugurate Frost & Sullivan's GIL India 2016

Business Wire India
Dr. Ajay Kumar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & IT, Government of India will inaugurate GIL 2016 : India, to be held on October 5^th at Hyatt Regency, Mumbai. He will address industry CxOs on the Government’s vision for accomplishing India’s journey toward Digital Transformation and how enterprises could contribute to the implementation of this plan.

At the summit, senior leadership across all industry sectors will convene to discuss pertinent topics related to Digital Transformation and Customer Experience, and provide insights on industries that are experiencing its impact on Manufacturing, Mobility and Transportation, Energy, Media, Healthcare, etc. Digital Transformation requires strong leadership to drive the technological change along with a vision. This summit will accentuate how all industries and regions are experimenting with and benefiting from digital transformation.

Dr. Shubhada Rao, Chief Economist at YES BANK, a US $14 Billion asset and the fifth-largest private sector bank in India as well as one of the top 500 banks in the world, will also be present at the summit. She will talk about India’s economy amid the country’s Digitization story. The keynote will elaborate the rapid evolution of enterprises and industries to progress with a sound digital transformation strategy for existing business lines, new business models, and technologies and how important it is to see if organizations can harness their strengths to benefit the masses. The session will throw light on some of these issues through individual insights from industry thought leaders.

Additionally, a workshop on Digital Transformation, moderated by Manoj Menon, Senior Partner & Managing Director, Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific will address the dynamic market changes, disruptive technologies, and shifting customer expectations driving business transformation and the necessity it creates for businesses to adjust their products and innovation strategies to remain competitive.

“Digital Transformation is expected to have a deep impact on various industries and trends such as urbanization, mobility, and security. The rapid convergence of technology has also presented challenges and opportunities and organizations need to leverage digital assets to drive the growth of their businesses,” said Manoj Menon.

The summit will also have a leadership session on how businesses will manage the marriage of Technology, Strategy, and Process arising out of Digital Transformation. Panelists will deliberate on how to explicitly integrate digital transformation into strategic plans, in and across business functions to drive agility and optimal customer experience.
 
Some senior panelists across verticals will also address the session. Mr. Avinash Velhal, Group CIO India, Middle East & S. Africa & VP IT & Process, Atos India, Mr. Yogen Parikh, Environmental Consultant, Mr. Himanshu Patil, COO, Videocon d2h Ltd., and Pratap Gharge, Executive President & CIO, Bajaj Electricals Limited will put forth their opinions on whether this radical transformation is just the start of an even larger radical change and are companies in all industries and regions experimenting with and benefiting from digital transformation.

GIL 2016: India will showcase some power-packed presentations, workshops, Think Tanks, Q&A sessions having growth thought leaders like Govindraj Ethiraj, Founder, PING Digital Broadcast Pvt Ltd, Rajesh Ramachandran, Joint Managing Director – Global Products and Technology Solutions, Rolta India Limited, Sameer Nair, Group CEO, Balaji Telefilms Limited and Delna Avari, Mentor, Consultant & Entrepreneur followed by a growth success story by our Gold Partner Concur Technologies. Frost & Sullivan will also recognize India’s most innovative companies at the Excellence Awards Banquet. Furthermore, for the first time, this year we’ll have the Healthcare Awards Banquet under the GIL 2016 Best Practices Awards.

The summit is supported by Media Partners including Automation Connect, Chronical Pharmabiz, Convergence Plus, CXO Today, Efficient Manufacturing, Health Biz Insight, Healthcare Executive, Hospital & Healthcare Management, Medical Buyer, Sustainability Next, The CEO magazine, and The Smart CEO.

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