nasscom GCC Summit & Awards 2025: Full Schedule

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9:40am IST

Session II: Keynote: The Rise of Intelligence: Navigating a World That Thinks for Itself

Tuesday April 22, 2025 9:40am - 10:05am IST

The world is no longer just connected – it’s thinking, adapting, and evolving in real-time. Welcome to The Intelligent Era, where business models, industries, and leadership itself are being redefined by intelligence at every level. The question is no longer if you should adapt, but how fast. This session sets the stage for a world where intelligent systems drive decision-making, organizations become self-optimizing, and leaders must embrace a future where thinking machines and human ingenuity collide. The future won’t wait, are you ready?

Speakers

David A. Smith

Futurist and CEO, Global Futures and Foresight

David Smith is the CEO and Futurist at Global Futures and Foresight, a futures research firm based in London, which he has led for the past 19 years. He has 40 years of technical, business development, marketing, leadership, and strategy experience, in global IT and IT services firms... Read More →

Tuesday April 22, 2025 9:40am - 10:05am IST
Hall 3

Keynote

2:05pm IST

Track 2 | Mid-market GCCs (Hall 1) | Session 2B: Keynote: India’s GCC Leap, Capturing Global Mid-Market Momentum

Tuesday April 22, 2025 2:05pm - 2:20pm IST

Hall 1

India’s GCC Leap, Capturing Global Mid-Market Momentum

Speakers

Pari Natarajan

CEO and Co-Founder, Zinnov

Pari Natarajan is the Co-founder and CEO of Zinnov, a leading global strategy and management consulting firm. With over two decades of experience, Pari is widely regarded as one of the foremost experts in globalization, digital engineering, and innovation strategy. He has advised... Read More →

Tuesday April 22, 2025 2:05pm - 2:20pm IST
Hall 1

Keynote

4:55pm IST

Session X: Keynote: The Future of Health and Healing: Confessions of an Optimist Physician

Tuesday April 22, 2025 4:55pm - 5:20pm IST

Hall 3

What if healing wasn’t just about medicine but about reprogramming our biology? From nanobots repairing cells to CRISPR rewriting DNA, the future of self-healing is closer than we think. Could we train our bodies to fight disease, regenerate organs, or even reverse aging? This session explores the cutting-edge fusion of technology and biology, where science fiction is rapidly becoming medical reality. It also exposes the reality check needed for achieving these goals and implementing at scale - health is a team sport and everyone must play together.

Speakers

Dr Sai Praveen Haranath

Senior Pulmonologist & Intensivist , Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad; SVP, Medical & Strategy, Apollo HealthAxis

Dr. Sai Praveen Haranath is an accomplished American Board-Certified expert in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine. He is a Senior Consultant Pulmonologist and Critical Care Specialist at Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, India, where he also serves... Read More →

Tuesday April 22, 2025 4:55pm - 5:20pm IST
Hall 3

Keynote

5:45pm IST

Session XII: Closing Keynote: Riding the Lightning: Sparking Teams, Igniting Change

Tuesday April 22, 2025 5:45pm - 6:15pm IST

Hall 3

In a world of tech turbulence, bold leaders don’t just survive the storm-they harness it. Discover how vision, agility, and the power of unstoppable teams can turn disruption into your greatest advantage. Lead with purpose, adapt with speed, and ignite transformation in your GCC.

Speakers

R Gopalakrishnan

Author and Corporate Advisor; CEO, The Mindworks

R Gopalakrishnan studied physics at Kolkata University, engineering at IIT Kharagpur and attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. He has been a professional manager from 1967. He has servedas Chairman of Unilever Arabia, as MD of Brooke Bond Lipton and... Read More →

Tuesday April 22, 2025 5:45pm - 6:15pm IST
Hall 3

Keynote