Overview
Dynamic changes in IT landscape besides the significant transformation in IT usages, organizations are facing multiple challenges to address to incorporate the changes. CIOs are under tremendous pressure to execute projects with limited resources within stipulated time-frame to enable organizations address targeted business growth. It is indeed a mammoth task for IT leaders to meet the expectations within such a constrained environment. This is indeed unwanted, an uncalled for situation, but at the same time this is opportunity to exhibit yourself.
YES, we strongly believe that a true leader comes out with strong leadership in such a situation only. This is the time; an innovative, bold and transformative decision can change the entire ballgame. Innovation is the only way which can pave a successful story, even in such a turmoil situation. Innovation is the only answer, which can overwrite all obstacles, even in such a restricted environment.
That’s why we are here out to find out those talented and innovative IT leaders, who have turned the table to all hindrances, who have incorporated a paradigm shift enabling multi-fold business growth with the help of creative and innovative IT thoughts. We want to bring them in the limelight and to present to nations, so that next generations IT leaders become inspired and energized. If you are the person we are looking for, feel free to share your thoughts and ink it in nomination form.
JUDGING CRITERIA
Innovative Communicator
Focuses communications on value and innovation, not technology. Helps all IT staff to understand the business and speak the language of business leaders.
01Innovative Management Capability
Should be providing the right services at the right price and the right level of quality. Recognized among peers as an effective leader of the IT unit.
02IT Innovations to drive Business Growth –
Ensures clear focus on potential and realized value in all IT initiatives. Incorporates IT into business decision-making by participating in key strategic conversations, suggesting innovative uses of IT, and managing risk.
03Innovations to Transform –
In-depth researches that suggest innovative uses of IT to transform the business and successful execution to incorporate the changes.
04Who Should Attend?
- Chief Information Officers (CIOs)
- Chief Technology Officers (CTOs)
- Chief Digital Officers (CDOs)
- Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs)
- Chief Risk Officers (CROs)
- VP, AVP, Director – IT / Systems
- GM / AGM / DGM
- CGM - IT Manager | Sr Manager - IT
- Delivery Heads
- Data Center Professionals
- Architects - Cloud, Security, & other Technology
- Data Scientists & Analysts
- Head - IT Dept
- IT & Security Consultants
Nomination Closed !
Listen to the Eminent Speakers
Abhinav Johri
Director - Digital & Technology Transformation, Ernst & Young
Alain Sanchez
EMEA CISO Senior Evangelist, Fortinet
Ambuj Bhalla
Director - IT Security, CISO, IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd)
Amol Bhat
Partner, PwC India
Anil Bhandari
Chief Mentor & Thought Leader, ARCON
Anindya Karmakar
Head, Digital Transformation, Aditya Birla Finance & Home Finance
Anoop Nambiar
Partner - Deloitte India
Archie Jackson
Sr Director, Head IT & IS, Incedo Inc
Atin Mahajan
Regional Sales Leader, Micro Focus
Avinash Velhal
CIO - Growth Markets, Atos Global
Biju K
CISO & Head of Risk Management Dept, Federal Bank Ltd
Biswajit Mohapatra
Partner, CIO Advisory, Cloud Migration and Digital Transformation, IBM
Burgess Cooper
Partner - Cyber Security, Ernst & Young
Deepak Kumar
Executive Editor – CIO AXIS, BitStream Mediaworks
Deval Mazmudar
CISO, IndusInd Bank Ltd
Dilip Panjwani
CISO & IT Controller, Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd
Gaurav Chawla
Business Development Manager – APAC, VMRay
Gopi Thangavel
Vice President & Head – Infrastructure, Projects & Security Operations,
Reliance Industries Limited
Han Chung Heng
Sr VP - Systems, Alliances, Channels & ISV (APAC & Japan) , Oracle
Jagdish Ramaswamy
President and Chief Digital Officer (CDO), Hindalco Industries Ltd
Jaspreet Singh
Risk Consulting Markets Leader - India, Ernst & Young
Jitendra Singh
Chief Information Officer (CIO),
JK Cement Limited
Kevin Redmond
Director - Data, AI & Automation - APAC, IBM
K V Dipu
President & Head of Operations, Communities & Customer Experience, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd.
Manish Balooja
Country Director - Presales, Micro Focus
Muneer Hassan Wani
CISO, J&K Bank Ltd
Pankaj Sayal
Sr. Technical Consultant - Micro Focus
Parna Ghosh
Group CIO ,
UNO Minda Group
Prasanna Lohar
Head - Innovation & Architecture, DCB Bank
Rahul Sadarangani
CTO, Arcon
Rajendra Gupta
Lead Solution Architect, IBM
Rajesh Pandita
CIO & Cloud Evangelist
Rakesh Dwivedi
AVP, Head - Infrastructure Security, Jio Platforms Limited
Sachin Jain
CIO & CISO,
Evalueserve Private Limited
Salman Shaikh
Director - Solution Engineering, Oracle
Shree Parthasarathy
Partner, National Leader - Cyber Risk Services, Deloitte
Shimon Becker
Co-founder VP Product, Cyber Observer
Shishir Khare
Delivery Head - Infrastructure & Security, TCS
Subramanian V
DGM & CISO,
IDBI Bank Limited
Subram Natarajan
CTO, India/SA, IBM Global Markets
Subhash Shelke
CIO, Essar
Sudipta Ghosh
Partner, Data and Analytics Leader, PwC India
Sunil Soni
Chief General Manager - IT, Punjab National Bank
Suresh A Shan
Head - Innovation & Future Technologies Business information Technology Solutions (BITS), Mahindra & Mahindra Finance Serivces
Suryanarayanan K
CISO,
Central Bank Of India
T R Venkateswaran
CISO (DGM),
Punjab National Bank
Unnikrishnan P
Partner - Cyber Security, PwC India
Vinit Sinha
Director - Cybersecurity, Mastercard
Recognising India’s Most Forward Thinking & Innovative CIOs
Schedule Details AGENDA & SCHEDULE
Please Note: Agenda & Schedule is subject to change without prior notice.
Welcome Address and Opening Remarks
By: Deepak Kumar, Executive Editor, BitStream Mediaworks
Keynote: (Re)Shaping CIO Agenda in 2021 and Beyond:
Priorities in a Time of Crisis & Opportunity for Digital Business Acceleration
By: Abhinav Johri, Director - Digital & Technology Transformation, Ernst & Young
Keynote: Cybersecurity in the New Norm: A Whole New Security World
By: Shree Parthasarathy, Partner, National Leader - Cyber Risk & Security, Deloitte India
Keynote: AI for Business: Turn Input into Impact
By: Kevin Redmond, Director - Data, AI & Automation (APAC), IBM
Panel Discussion: Model for Zero Trust Success in 2021: More Important Than Ever Before in Modern Day Digital Transformation
Moderator: Burgess Cooper, Partner - Cyber Security, Ernst & Young
Panelists:
- Rakesh Dwivedi, AVP, Head - Infrastructure Security, Jio Platforms Limited
- Gaurav Chawla, Business Development Manager – APAC, VMRay
- Vinit Sinha, Director - Cybersecurity, Mastercard
- Rahul Sadarangani, CTO, Arcon
The Future of Innovation: Enterprise IT Driven by an Agile DevOps Culture
By: Pankaj Sayal, Senior Technical Consultant - Micro Focus
Building a Sustainable Data Driven Enterprise
By: Salman Shaikh, Director, Solution Engineering, Oracle India
Panel Discussion: Digital Adoption and Transformation: How Far and Fast does Your Organization Need to Transform?
Moderator: Archie Jackson, Senior Director, Head - IT & IS, Incedo Inc
Panelists:
- K V Dipu, President & Head of Operations, Communities & Customer Experience, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
- Parna Ghosh, Group CIO, UNO Minda Group
- Han Chung Heng, Sr VP - Systems, Alliances, Channels & ISV (APAC & Japan), Oracle
- Jagdish Ramaswamy, President and CDO, Hindalco Industries Ltd
- Atin Mahajan, Regional Sales Leader, Micro Focus
X-Ray Vision for Malware
By: Gaurav Chawla, Business Development Manager – APAC, VMRay
Fireside Chat: How to Build Resilient Businesses with AI-Powered Automation
Participants:
- Subram Natarajan, CTO, IBM India and South Asia
- Rajesh Pandita, CIO and New Age Technology Evangelist
- Subhash Shelke, CIO, Essar
- Avinash Velhal, CIO - Growth Markets, Atos Global
Innovative CIO Awards -- Part 1 (Virtual Distribution)
Remote Workforce: How to Protect Yourself From The Emerging Threats
By: Anil Bhandari, Chief Mentor & Thought Leader, ARCON
Panel Discussion: How Automation, AI, and ML Driving Exponential Outcomes During Challenging Times
Moderator: Sudipta Ghosh, Partner, Data and Analytics Leader, PwC
Panelists:
- Anindya Karmakar, Head, Digital Transformation, Aditya Birla Finance and Home Finance
- Prasanna Lohar, Head - Innovation & Architecture, DCB Bank
- Jitendra Singh, CIO, JK Cement Limited
- Parna Ghosh, Group CIO, UNO Minda Group
- Rajendra Gupta, Lead Solution Architect, IBM
Fireside Chat: AI Ops and SMAX
Participants:
- Manish Balooja, Country Director - Presales, Micro Focus
- Deepak Kumar, Executive Editor, BitStream Mediaworks
Managing Cyber Defence with Continuous Controls Monitoring
By: Shimon Becker, Co-founder & VP - Product, Cyber Observer
Panel Discussion: Why Hybrid and Multicloud Approach Matters Even More in the New Normal
Moderator: Anoop Nambiar, Partner, Deloitte India
Panelists:
- Sunil Soni, CGM-IT, Punjab National Bank
- Archie Jackson, Senior Director, Head - IT & IS, Incedo Inc
- Biswajit Mohapatra, Partner, CIO Advisory, Cloud Migration and Digital Transformation, IBM
Fireside Chat: Smart and Stealth Threat Analysis & Detection
Participants:
- Archie Jackson, Senior Director, Head - IT & IS, Incedo Inc
- Gaurav Chawla, Business Development Manager – APAC, VMRay
Adapting to New Reality
By: Subram Natrajan, CTO, IBM India
Innovative CIO Awards -- Part 2 (Virtual Distribution)
Thank You Note / Closing Remarks
By: Deepak Kumar, Executive Editor, BitStream Mediaworks
Track 2
Panel Discussion: The Changing Face of Security in the Age of the Cloud
Moderator: Unnikrishnan P, Partner - Cyber Security, PwC
Presenter:Alain Sanchez, EMEA CISO Senior Evangelist, Fortinet
Panelists:
- Dilip Panjwani, CISO & IT Controller, Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd
- Gopi Thangavel, VP & Head of Enterprise IT Infrastructure, Reliance Industries Ltd
- Shishir Khare, Delivery Head - Infrastructure & Security, TCS Ltd
- Deval Mazmudar, CISO, IndusInd Bank Ltd
- Muneer Hassan Wani, CISO, J&K Bank Ltd
- T R Venkateswaran, CISO (DGM), Punjab National Bank
Offensive Security: Combating Cyber Security Challenges in the Age of Digital 2.0 and Work from Home (WFH)
By: Jaspreet Singh, Risk Consulting Markets Leader, EY India
Panel Discussion: Navigating Cyber Threats in the Banking Sector During Challenging Times
Moderator: Amol Bhat, Partner, PwC India
Panelists:
- Suryanarayanan K, CISO, Central Bank Of India
- T R Venkateswaran, CISO (DGM), Punjab National Bank
- Alain Sanchez, EMEA CISO Senior Evangelist, Fortinet
- Subramanian V, DGM & CISO, IDBI Bank Limited
- Biju K, CISO & Head of Risk Management Dept, Federal Bank Ltd
Cyber Warriors of India
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FAQ's
- Nominees must hold the title of Chief Information Officer (CIO), Head of IT or equivalent. They must be the highest-level IT leader in the organization.
- Applicants are welcome from for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, with all assessed on a common set of criteria.
- Applicants must present accomplishments related to the applicant's current position.
- Finalists will be expected to attend the Award Event in person.
The judging process will be conducted in three phases.
A panel of 5 eminent judges (1 ex-CIO, 1 most senior IT analyst, 1 senior academician from a most reputed IT institute in India, 1 ex DDG of NIC and 1 ex-CEO) will write final verdict. Names will be announced very soon.
Phase 1: Initial Screening
Each application will be read by the judges and ranked based on quality, depth and completeness of the responses. The semi-finalists will be selected for the next phase.
Phase 2: Detailed Analysis
The panel of judges, will read each semi-finalist application and rank order based on detailed evaluation criteria. Judges will pick up the finalists.
Phase 3: Interviews
If judges feel that there is a need to cross-check or if they have any doubt in the nomination form, then they will interview the finalists and then decide to pick the winner. Finalists will be notified in advance so that they can prepare for interviews, if required.
You can complete the application online, over several sessions, saving your draft content. Once you are satisfied with your application, we ask you to submit your final application. You can choose
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Alternatively, you can download PDF or DOC version of Nomination Form for sending your nomination. Send back the thoroughly filled-up Nomination Form to cioawards@cioaxis.com.
Nomination closes on Dec 15, 2020.
All information shared in nomination form, including the identity of applicants, will be held in strict confidence and used only by the award judges in the judging process.
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