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About The Conference
‘प्रेरकः सूचकश्वैव वाचको दर्शकस्तथा । शिक्षको बोधकश्चैव षडेते गुरवः स्मृताः ॥
Guru is the one who inspires, informs, tells the truth, guides, educates and helps in self realization.’ In the true spirit of Indian guru shishya parampara, CIO&Leader presents CIO Gurukul, a unique series of highly interactive sessions featuring senior CIOs of India who would share knowledge on themes around leadership, management and technology with the next generation IT leaders. It’s time to bring it back!
CIO&Leader Conference has always been ‘of the CIO’s and ‘for the CIOs’. CIO Gurukul makes it a complete proposition by adding the ‘by the CIOs’ bit. This reflects the effort to fully leverage the power of digital to take the rich content of CIO Conference to a larger audience in a real, interactive manner. The complete program is designed, keeping in mind the three pillars:
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Engage Quality interactions with the best in the community
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Learn Tailored formats for an efficient assimilation of knowledge
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Thrive Grow and find opportunities to apply all the learnings
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What’s in it for me?
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Be a guru and spread the knowledge through our unique formats of engagements to help the community.
Set the agenda for future enterprise technology discourse
Listen to and interact with eminent speakers on business, leadership and technology
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Learn from the experience and insights of top Indian CIOs on hottest technology areas
Win exciting prizes!
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Catch your target customers in a lean-forward mode
Collaborate with leading CIOs to deliver your message through workshops, masterclasses and dialogues
Drive your message through 9.9’s unique intensely engaging formats on a variety of hot enterprise technology areas
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Focus Areas
One stop destination for engagement on 11 technology pillars
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Application Modernization
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AI-ML
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Analytics and Data Management
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Modern Data Center
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Business Continuity & DR
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Connectivity & Collaboration
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IT Security & Compliance
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Internet of Things (IoT)
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Process Automation
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Data Governance & Privacy
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Cloud Services & Technologies
CIO Gurukul will drive connections, collaborations and creations totally digitally. The conference is future-driven, meaning the results of the online deliberations will guide the IT community for the upcoming digital world. The agenda of the conference will be driven by 11 Technology Pillars that will discuss IT strategies and techniques to address business challenges and tap into opportunities of the future.
The results of these brainstorming sessions will be captured in reference guides that will set the benchmark for the industry.
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CIO Gurukul
CIOs throw light on their learnings and share strategies from their career journeys and successful projects to a community of budding leaders in a series of pre-recorded videos.
The summit will consist of interesting web panel discussions, exclusive live fireside chats and engaging digital industry presentations.
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Kaaryashala
Deep dive sessions to solve a challenging business problem leveraging technology
Industry's thought leaders, decision makers and solution providers will gather virtually to discuss the latest trends, innovations and technologies across sectors
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CIO Vitarka
Seasoned IT Leaders debate the pros and cons of approaches, technologies, along with lessons on how to examine business technology decisions.
Congregation of industry's top-level executives and senior officials for knowledge sharing.
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Key Sessions
Immersive session with top CIOs in a masterclass format where they share their learning and take questions.
The summit will consist of interesting web panel discussions, exclusive live fireside chats and engaging digital industry presentations.
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Speakers
Technology Leaders share their perspective around new technologies and give tips on how to undertake them.
Industry's thought leaders, decision makers and solution providers will gather virtually to discuss the latest trends, innovations and technologies across sectors
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Tell us what you are excited about?
Which session interests you?
- CIO Gurukul
- Kaaryashala
- Vitarka
- Samvaad
- Gurugyan
Topics you want to talk about?
- Artificial intelligence
- Data & Analytics
- Cloud
- Security
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Abhishek Gupta
Chief Information Officer & CDO, Dish TV India![](./img/Speaker/AjayRambal.jpg)
Ajay Rambal
Head IT, LG Electronics Co.Limited![](./img/Speaker/AjayVernekar.jpg)
Ajay Vernekar
Chief Technology Officer, Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance Company Limited![](./img/Speaker/AjitsinghNawale.jpg)
Ajit Singh Nawale
Head – Information Technology, Mahindra CIE Automotive Limited.![](./img/Speaker/AlokKhanna.jpg)
Alok Khanna
Executive Director, Strategic IS , Indian Oil Corporation Limited![](./img/Speaker/AmitNerurkar.jpg)
Amit Nerurkar
Chief Information Officer , Shalby Hospitals![](./img/Speaker/AmitWaghmare.jpg)
Amit Waghmare
Group Chief Information Officer , DB Corp Limited![](./img/Speaker/AmolVenkateshPai.jpg)
Amol Venkatesh Pai
Chief Technology Officer , State Bank of India![](./img/Speaker/AnandBudholia.jpg)
Anand Budholia
Chief Information Officer , Birla Corporation Limited (MP Birla Group)![](./img/Speaker/AnandHadgonkar.jpg)
Anand Hadgonkar
CIO-ASIA , Whirlpool Corporation![](./img/Speaker/AnanthaNarayanan.jpg)
Anantha Narayanan
Chief Information Officer , Sundaram Finance Limited![](./img/Speaker/AnanthSubramanian.jpg)
Ananth Subramanian
Executive Vice Pesident and Head IT , Kotak Mutual Fund![](./img/Speaker/AnilKakkar.jpg)
Anil Kakkar
Chief Information Officer , Escorts Limited![](./img/Speaker/AnjaniKumar.jpg)
Anjani Kumar
Chief Information Officer, Strides Pharma![](./img/Speaker/ArindamSinghaRoy.jpg)
Arindam Singha Roy
Group CIO & CISO, East India Udyog Limited (EIUL)![](./img/Speaker/ArupChaudhary.jpg)
Arup Chaudhary
Chief Information Officer, Eveready Industries India![](./img/Speaker/ArvindSivaramakrishnan.jpg)
Arvind Sivaramakrishnan
Chief Information Officer, Apollo Hospitals![](./img/Speaker/AshishBajaj.jpg)
Ashish Bajaj
Chief Technology Officer, DSP Mutual Fund![](./img/Speaker/AshishDesai.jpg)
Ashish Desai
Chief Information Officer, Aditya Birla Group![](./img/Speaker/AshokJade.jpg)
Ashok Jade
Group Chief Information Officer, Spark Minda![](./img/Speaker/AshokNayak.jpg)
Ashok Nayak
Chief Information officer, Ipca Laboratories Limited![](./img/Speaker/AtulGovil.jpg)
Atul Govil
Chief Transformation Officer, Head (SAP & IT), India Glycols Limited![](./img/Speaker/ByjuJoseph.jpg)
Byju Joseph
Chief Technology Officer, Future Generali India Life Insurance Company Limited![](./img/Speaker/ChetanTrivedi.jpg)
Chetan Trivedi
Chief Information Officer, Hindustan Zinc (Vendanta Resources)![](./img/Speaker/CSubramanya.jpg)
C Subramanya
Global Chief Technology Officer, Hinduja Global Solutions![](./img/Speaker/DeepakBhosale.jpg)
Deepak Bhosale
General Manager IT, Asian Paints![](./img/Speaker/DheerajSinha.jpg)
Dheeraj Sinha
Global Chief Information Officer, JSW Steel Limited![](./img/Speaker/DnyaneshwarGaikwad.jpg)
Dnyaneshwar Gaikwad
Executive Vice President, Edelweiss Financial Services Limited![](./img/Speaker/DrAvadhutParab.jpg)
Dr. Avadhut Parab
Associate Vice President - Information Technology, Global Head Wockhardth Limited![](./img/Speaker/DurgaprasadSwaminathan.jpg)
Durgaprasad Swaminathan
Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice President, Cholamandalam Investment & Finance![](./img/Speaker/GyanPandey.jpg)
Gyan Pandey
Global and Group CIO, Aurobindo Pharma Limited![](./img/Speaker/HarnathBabu.jpg)
Harnath Babu
Chief Information Officer, KPMG India Private Limited![](./img/Speaker/JitendraSingh.jpg)
Jitendra Singh
President and Chief Digital Officer, JK Cement Limited![](./img/Speaker/JyothirlathaB.jpg)
Jyothirlatha B
Chief Technology Officer, Godrej Housing Finance![](./img/Speaker/KamalKarnatak.jpg)
Kamal Karnatak
Group Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President, RJ Corp![](./img/Speaker/KishoreIHirani.jpg)
KishoreI Hirani
Chief Information Officer, Amara Raja Group![](./img/Speaker/LBSharma.jpg)
LB Sharma
General Manager - IT, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited![](./img/Speaker/MaheshKumarPinnamaneni.jpg)
Mahesh Kumar Pinnamaneni
Director - IT, Allanasons![](./img/Speaker/MaitreyModha.jpg)
Maitrey Modha
Head ICT Technology- AMEA+ANZ, CNH Industrial India Private Limited![](./img/Speaker/MeheriarPatel.jpg)
Meheriar Patel
Group Chief Information Officer & Digital Solutions, Jeena and Company![](./img/Speaker/MSivasubramanian.jpg)
M Sivasubramanian
Global Chief Information Officer, VA TECH WABAG![](./img/Speaker/NaveenGulati.jpg)
Naveen Gulati
Group Chief Information Officer, Girnar Software SEZ Private Limited (CarDekho.com)![](./img/Speaker/NeetiWahi.jpg)
Neeti Wahi
Group Chief Information & Digital Officer, Sterlite Power![](./img/Speaker/NJayathaPrabhu.jpg)
N Jayatha Prabhu
Chief Information Officer, ACG Networks![](./img/Speaker/PhirozeVandrewala.jpeg)
Phiroze Vandrewala
Chief Technology Officer, Yes Bank Limited![](./img/Speaker/PooraanJaiswal.jpg)
Pooraan Jaiswal
Group Chief Information Officer, Entero Healthcare![](./img/Speaker/PuneeshLamba.jpg)
Puneesh Lamba
Group Chief Information Officer, Shahi Exports![](./img/Speaker/RajeevJorapur.jpg)
Rajeev Jorapur
Sr VP, Bajaj Auto Limited![](./img/Speaker/RajeevMittal.jpg)
Rajeev Mittal
Chief Information Officer, Endurance Technologies Private Limited![](./img/Speaker/RajeevPradhan.jpg)
Rajeev Pradhan
Chief Information Officer, Wadia Group![](./img/Speaker/RajeshUppal.jpg)
Rajesh Uppal
Chief Information Officer, Maruti Suzuki India Limited![](./img/Speaker/RajivArora.jpg)
Rajiv Arora
Global Head of IT Global Hub, Siemens![](./img/Speaker/RajivKumarMishra.jpg)
Rajiv Kumar Mishra
CIO & Head IT, Hindustan Times![](./img/Speaker/RakeshMishra.jpg)
Rakesh Mishra
Chief Information Officer, Vardhaman Textile Group![](./img/Speaker/RamkumarMohan.jpg)
Ramkumar Mohan
Chief Information Officer, Air Works India Engineering Private Limited![](./img/Speaker/RituMadbhavi.jpg)
Ritu Madbhavi
Group Chief Information Officer, FCB India![](./img/Speaker/SachinGupta.jpg)
Sachin Gupta
President & Chief Information & Innovation Officer, Usha International![](./img/Speaker/SanjayKotha.jpg)
Sanjay Kotha
Joint President & Group CIO, Adani Enterprises![](./img/Speaker/SanjivKumarJain.jpg)
Sanjiv Kumar Jain
Group Chief Information Technology Officer, Krishna Maruti Group![](./img/Speaker/SantoshNair.jpg)
Santosh Nair
Regional Head of IT Partner Management, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Siemens![](./img/Speaker/ShivKumarBhasin.jpg)
Shiv Kumar Bhasin
Chief Technology and Operations Officer (CTO/COO), National Stock Exchange of India Limited (a private sector enterprise)![](./img/Speaker/ShobhanaLele.jpg)
Shobhana Lele
Chief Information Officer, Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Company Ltd.![](./img/Speaker/SRaghunathaReddy.jpg)
S Raghunatha Reddy
Senior Vice President & Head IT, UTI Mutual Fund![](./img/Speaker/SrinivasaRaoMuppaneni.jpg)
Srinivasa Rao Muppaneni
Group Chief Information Officer, Telangana state cooperative Apex Bank and Andhra Pradesh State Cooperative Bank![](./img/Speaker/SumitMalhotra.jpg)
Sumit Malhotra
Chief Information Officer and Business Leader, Times Internet![](./img/Speaker/SureshKumar.jpg)
Suresh Kumar
Partner & Chief Information Officer, Grant Thornton India![](./img/Speaker/VenkateshNatarajan.jpg)
Venkatesh Natarajan
CDO, Ashok Leyland Limited![](./img/Speaker/VenugopalamMedicherla.jpg)
Venugopalam Medicherla
Group Vice President - Digital Technology, MSPL Limited (Baldota Group)![](./img/Speaker/VinayAvadhootKargonkar.jpg)
Vinay Kargonkar
Vice President & Head - Corporate IT, Larsen & Toubro Limited![](./img/Speaker/VinayTyagi.jpg)
Vinay Tyagi
Executive Vice President - Technology (SNOC), Vodafone Idea Limited![](./img/Speaker/VinodBhat.jpg)
Vinod Bhat
Chief Information Officer, Vistara![](./img/Speaker/VinodKhode.jpg)
Vinod Khode
Group Chief Information Officer, Varroc Group![](./img/Speaker/VinodSivaramaKrishnan.jpg)
Vinod Sivarama Krishnan
Chief Information Officer, Indus Towers Limited![](./img/Speaker/VRanganathanIyer.jpg)
V Ranganathan Iyer
Group Chief Information Officer & EVP - IT, JBM Group![](./img/Speaker/VVasudevan.jpg)
V Vasudevan
Chief Information Officer, EID Parry![](./img/Speaker/YogeshZope.jpg)
Yogesh Zope
Chief Digital Officer & Senior Vice President, Bharat Forge Ltd (Kalyani Group)![](latest/img/contact-img2.jpg)
Contact Us For More Details
Vandana Chauhan
vandana.chauhan@9dot9.in+91 99589 84581
Mahantesh Godi
mahantesh.g@9dot9.in+91 98804 36623
#CIOGurukul
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Terms and Conditions
- Only India based participants (ITDMs / IT professionals only) will be eligible for prizes.
- Employees, and their families, of 9.9 Group and all the sponsors of 22nd Annual CIO&Leader conference, will not be eligible for any prizes.
- Participation in the program is voluntary. However, 9.9 reserves the right to restrict participation or reject a participant’s application which is not in conformity with the contest guidelines.
- All giveaways under the program, irrespective of the value thereof, are classified as prizes under applicable income tax regulations and receipt of such giveaways by the winners will be reported to the income tax authorities accordingly.
- Whenever the value of the prizes, in cash or kind, is in excess of Rs. 10,000 (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) tax would be payable by the winners on the same. 9.9 will gross up for the applicable tax, if any, on prizes and pay the same over to the income tax authorities, on behalf of the winner, in accordance with law. On making it gross up, the amount of prizes will be the value of the prizes plus tax paid thereon by 9.9 which will get added to the income of the recipient to be considered for filing his/her income tax return with income tax authorities.
- To facilitate compliance with income tax regulations, all participants becoming eligible for the prizes, as announced, must submit a copy of their PAN card & Aadhaar card details. The PAN and Aadhaar Card details of the winners will be shared with the income tax authorities at the time of payment of applicable tax by 9.9 on behalf of the winners. Tax will get reflected in the 26 AS of the recipient
- For the winner of the 1st prize: (i) 9.9 will bear the ex-showroom price (as at the authorised Maruti dealer in Noida, UP) of the Maruti Baleno (Sigma Petrol model), as announced in the program communication, on the day of proforma invoice submitted by the car dealer. This amount will be paid by 9.9 Group to the car dealer, as chosen by the winning participant, on behalf of the winning participant, against a proforma invoice. (ii) The difference in cost between the ex-showroom price and the on road cost of the car at the point of delivery including, but not limited to, road tax, insurance, registration charges, extra accessories etc will be payable exclusively by the winner. (iii) The winner has to claim the prize within 30 days of its announcement. (iv) 9.9 Group Pvt. Ltd. will have the right to demand appropriate documents including not limited to copy of final Tax invoice issued by the car dealer to the winner, copy of the RC of the purchased car etc. from the winner for their records, and to share the same with the relevant government authorities if asked to do so.
- Participants may elect to withdraw from the contest upto a period of 48 hours from being declared the winner. In such an event the prize will be awarded to the next successful participant or at the discretion of 9.9 in such manner as may be deemed appropriate.