32nd Edition

Thank you all and congratulations to the winners!

250+ Tech Business Leaders and Industry stalwarts | 30+ Speakers | 10+ Sessions

4 Leadership Awards | 20+ Digtial Leader Awards | 30k+ Engagements

Dataquest ICT Awards for 2024 announced

IT Person of the Year

Ashwini Vaishnaw

Hon'ble Minister of Railways; lnformation and Broadcasting; and Electronics and Information Technology

Lifetime Achievement

Prof. S. Sadagopan

Founder Director, IIIT-Bangalore

Lifetime Achievement

Dr. Sridhar Mitta

Founder & MD, NextWealth Entrepreneurs

Pathbreaker of the Year

Agnishwar Jayaprakash

Founder CEO, Garuda Aerospace

Guest of Honour

Vinod Dham

Padma Bhushan Father of the Pentium Chip
Founding MD of Indo-US Venture Partners

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Overview

Dataquest is celebrating its 40+ years of chronicling the ICT Industry and understanding the future. Become a part of history of “Next 25 Years of ICT ecosystem in India.”

Dataquest is coming up with 32nd edition DQ Digital Leadership Conclave & Awards. This conference is curated to bring on the government policy framework, enterprises focus, ICT market focus and the technology adoption with-respect-to the current market scenarios and their strategies towards the consumer market, B2B and B2C. Experts and eminent policy makers will delve on the India’s stand on cybersecurity, e-Commerce and digital payments, Health-tech, cloud-based solutions, emerging technologies like AI, Blockchain, Industrial automation including IoT and Industry 4.0.

Digital Leader Awards

  • Manufacturing
  • Education &
    Edu-tech
  • Logistics & Transportation
  • Healthcare
  • Infrastructure
  • Innovation
  • Tech Start-ups
  • Emerging Technologies
  • Enterprise Business Services
  • CSR
  • BFSI
  • IT/ITeS
  • Chemicals
  • Life Sciences
  • Green Energy
  • Mobile payments
  • Broadband
  • Engineering Services
  • Marketing
  • Business Process Innovation
  • FMCG
  • Automotive
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Utility & Power generation
  • Metal & Mining
  • Health-Tech
  • Industry 4.0
  • Media & Advertising
  • Security
  • Internet of Things

Key Discussion Points

AI Readiness Index: Mapping the Future
Enterprise AI Integration Excellence
AI in Digital Governance
The Black Box in a Blind Man's hands
Dark and Synthetic Data
AI Scams:The next Jamtaara
AI: The Great Enabler or the Great Destroyer
The AI Arms Race
The AI Mirage
Customer Experience
Sustainability, Diversity, Inclusivity
Enterprise Security
Smart Cloud Strategies management
Digital India initiative
Beyond the Algorithm
Smart Governance

Key Conference Highlights

Full Day Conference
10+ Sessions
[Keynotes & Panels]
50+ Speakers
200+ Attendees
Exclusive CXO Roundtables
Workshops
Leadership Masterclasses
Experience Zone
Dataquest ICT Business Leadership Awards
Digital Leader Awards for CIO’s
5000+ CXO’s to get influenced

Who Should Attend

  • Policy Makers/Tech decision makers from all government departments
  • CXO’s / key business and tech decision makers from large to mid enterprises
  • IT Heads, IT Influencers, IT Opinion makers, Security and Digital Heads
  • Start-ups, consultants, and Academia

Program

Time Session
08:30 – 09:30 AM
Welcome & Registration
09:30 – 10:30 AM
Lamp Lighting
Welcome Note
  • Pradeep Gupta, Chairman, CyberMedia Group
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Opening Address: AI as a disruptor
  • Jaspreet Bindra, AI Expert & Thought Leader
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Opening Note: AI & Economy
  • Jaspreet Singh, Partner and Leader- Cyber Security, GCCs, Grant Thornton Bharat LLP
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10:30 – 11:00 AM
Panel Discussion :How Indian IT Services Can Lead in the AI Revolution

The application of GenAI continues to go deeper in creative fields, retail, finance, healthcare... How can IT services leverage this to its advantage?

  • Niraj Kumar, VP & Head of IT, Sinch
  • Faizul Mufti, VP - Information Security, Genpact
  • Baidyanath Kumar, CISO & Data protection officer, J K Lakshmi Cement
  • Moderator: Dhaval Gupta, Director, CyberMedia
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11:00 – 11:30 AM
Panel Discussion: Impact of the AI revolution on the Data Ecosystem

AI has taken the data ecosystem by storm. How can India use its enormous data stores to make sense of it all and emerge as a data superpower?

  • Nitendra Rajput, SVP & Head - AI Garage, Mastercard
  • Sanjeev Gupta, Head of GST Technology, Wayfair
  • Nishu Jain, Executive Director - Data & Analytics- PWC India
  • Moderator : Prasanto Kumar Roy, Senior Adviser & former MD, FTI Consulting; Former President, CyberMedia; and Former VP, Nasscom
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11:30 – 11:50 AM
Industry Keynote : Better, Faster, Cheaper, Safer: Talent Development in the Age of AI
  • Udai Singh, President - GenAI Initiatives, NIIT Ltd
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11:40 – 12:20 PM
Panel Discussion : Reimaging resilience in AI-led enterprises

The pandemic showed us the importance of resilience across industries. Can AI, with its adaptability and ability to predict, become the key going forward.

  • Dr. Yusuf Hashmi, Group CISO, Jubilant Bhartia Group
  • Sujoy Brahmachari, CIO and CISO -Smart Card Business, Rosmerta Technologies
  • Jaspreet Singh, Partner & Leader – Cyber Security & GCCs, Grant Thornton Bharat
  • Moderator - Sameer Mathur, Manging Partner, SM Consulting
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12:20 – 12:45 PM
Panel Discussion : Women & AI

Reimagining AI through the lens of women leaders — driving innovation, equity, and impact for all.

  • Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy, Professor, Great Lakes Institute of Management
  • Mitali Nikore, Economist and Public Policy specialist, Nikore Associates
  • Sugandha Srivastava, Senior Analyst, CMR
  • Moderator - Minu Sirsalewala, Executive Editor, CyberMedia
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12:45 – 12:55 PM
Industry Keynote :Blockchain maturity in enterprise decision science
12:55 – 01:25 PM
Panel Discussion : How can a CIO leverage a changing AI ecosystem?

With ChatGPT-DeepSeek coming in quick order, how can a CIO leverage these tools to make their firms more profitable in a changing, AI-influenced world?

  • Prajakt Deolasee, CTO, Turtlemint
  • Rahul Monie, Fractional C-Suite Technology Consultant & Certified Independent Director
  • Faisal Masood Khan, Head of Operations Transformation, Sun Life Global Solutions – India
  • Moderator - Ibrahim Ahmed, Consulting Group Editor, CyberMedia
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01:25 – 02:15 PM
Networking Lunch
02:15 – 02:25 PM
Panel Discussion : The Government in the AI revolution

The government has to regulate AI to ensure there’s no chaos, but how can it adapt itself to AI to make Digital Governance meaningful?

  • Golok Kumar Simli, CTO, Passport Seva Program 2.0, Ministry of External Affairs
  • Siddharth Sharma, Head of IT Operations - Digi Yatra Foundation
  • Moderator :Sugandha Srivastava, Senior Analyst, CMR
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02:55 – 03:15 PM
Dataquest Digital Leader Awards (CIO Awards) (Awards for the best CIO implementations)
Time
Evening session: DQ ICT Awards Show
03:15 – 03:20 PM
Introduction of Dataquest Awards Jury
03:20 PM – 03:30 PM
Address by Jury Chair & Dataquest Awards Process Brief
  • Raman Roy, CMD, Quatrro BPO Solutions
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03:30 – 03:40 PM
Awards Presentation: Pathbreaker of the Year 2024
  • Agnishwar Jayaprakash, Founder CEO, Garuda Aerospace
View Video
03:40 – 03:50 PM
Awards Presentation: Lifetime Achievement Award for 2024
  • Dr. Sridhar Mitta, Founder & MD, NextWealth Entrepreneurs
View Video
03:50 – 04:00 PM
Awards Presentation: Lifetime Achievement Award for 2024
  • Prof. S. Sadagopan, Founder Director, IIIT-Bangalore
View Video
04:00 – 04:10 PM
Awards Presentation: IT Person of the Year
  • Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Hon'ble Minister of Railways; Information & Broadcasting; and Electronics & Information Technology, GoI
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04:10 – 04:30 PM
Dataquest Industry Dialogue: Can India be an AI Superpower by 2047?

While the US and China have chosen differing paths to achieving AI supremacy, how can India approach AI to meet its Mission 2047 goals?

  • Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Hon'ble Minister of Railways; Information & Broadcasting; and Electronics & Information Technology, GoI
  • Shri Vinod Dham, Entrepreneur & Father of the Pentium Chip
  • Prof. S. Sadagopan, Founder Director, IIIT-Bangalore
  • Dr. Sridhar Mitta, Founder & MD, NextWealth Entrepreneurs
  • Shri Raman Roy, CMD, Quatrro BPO Solutions
  • MODERATOR :Pradeep Gupta, Chairman, CyberMedia Group
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04:30 – 04:50 PM
Address by Guest of Honour
  • Vinod Dham, Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist, & Father of the Pentium Chip
View Video
04:50 – 04:55 PM
Vote of Thanks
  • Rachna Garga, Senior VP & Group Head, CyberMedia
04:55 PM onwards
Networking Tea

Invited Speakers

speakers

Golok Kumar Simli

CTO, Passport Seva Program 2.0, Ministry of External Affairs

speakers

Jaspreet Bindra

AI Expert & Thought Leader

speakers

Jaspreet Singh

Partner and Leader- Cyber Security, GCCs, Grant Thornton Bharat LLP

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Udai Singh

President - GenAI Initiatives, NIIT Ltd

speakers

Sanjeev Gupta

Head of GST Technology, Wayfair

speakers

Sujoy Brahmachari

CIO and CISO -Smart Card Business, Rosmerta Technologies

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Dr. Yusuf Hashmi

Group CISO, Jubilant Bhartia Group

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Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy

Professor, Great Lakes Institute of Management

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Niraj Kumar

VP & Head of IT, Sinch

speakers

Nitendra Rajput

SVP & Head - AI Garage, Mastercard

speakers

Nishu Jain

Executive Director - Data & Analytics- PWC India

speakers

Faizul Mufti

VP - Information Security, Genpact

speakers

Rahul Monie

Fractional C-Suite Technology Consultant & Certified Independent Director

speakers

Mitali Nikore

Economist and Public Policy specialist, Nikore Associates

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Atul Patel

Co-founder and VP, #dltledgers

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Siddharth Sharma

Head of IT Operations- Digi Yatra Foundation

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Prajakt Deolasee

CTO, Turtlemint

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Faisal Masood Khan

Head of Operations Transformation, Sun Life Global Solutions – India

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Baidyanath Kumar

CISO & Data protection officer, J K Lakshmi Cement

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Sameer Mathur

Manging Partner, SM Consulting

speakers

Dhaval Gupta

Director, CyberMedia.

speakers

Pradeep Gupta

Chairman, CyberMedia Group

speakers

Prasanto Kumar Roy

Senior Adviser & former MD, FTI Consulting; Former President, CyberMedia; and Former VP, Nasscom

speakers

Sugandha Srivastava

Senior Analyst, CMR

speakers

Ibrahim Ahmed

Consulting Group Editor, CyberMedia

speakers

Minu Sirsalewala

Executive Editor, CyberMedia

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