Digital Senate

March 18, 2021

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Tableau Software

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Fortinet

Knowledge Partner

Felix Advisory

Communication Partner

Alliance Mantra

An Initiative By

Tech Observer

OVERVIEW

India’s deep investment into technology and progress in the digital transformation agenda of different sectors have proven to be a great boon in times of pandemic. Many organizations have met the unprecedented requirement of remote working and business continuity plans on the go, thanks to their existing IT infrastructure.

However, going back to basics requires a greater focus on improving resiliency, agility and innovation in business continuity plans that can match the emphatical connect of pre-covid world. The indispensable IT infra such as data centres, applications, cloud systems, departmental servers and integrated digital devices have become even more vital.

Government technology leaders are now making pioneering efforts to improve necessary ICT infrastructure, automating various services to enhance effective service delivery. To do so, they are heavily relying on next-generation technologies. During a day-long Digital Senate 2021, the industry leaders, senior government officials, and technology investors will come on a single platform to explore technology’s unexplored potential to improve resiliency, agility, and equitable digital access.

FOCUS SECTORS

Public Sector

Govtech leaders from government organisations and PSUs will share their tryst with technology in New Normal and how they are using next-generation technologies to mitigate the challenge of the pandemic and build resiliency.

BFSI

The CXOs from Public Banks, Private Banks, Foreign Foreign Banks, Cooperative Banks, Small Finance Banks, Payments Banks and Insurance Companies and NBFCs will share their Digital Transformation agenda in New Normal.

Cyber Security

CISOs from the wide spectrum of government, BFSI and enterprises will join us to explain as to how cybersecurity priorities are changing in pandemic and how they are providing enterprise-grade security in the New Normal.

Utilities

The leaders from the power and energy sector will share their Digital Transformation journey, new challenges faced by them due to pandemic and how 'smart' move such as smart meters are helping them improve efficiency and productivity.

SPEAKERS

Dr. R S Sharma

CEO, National Health Authority, Government of India

Shri R. Ramanan

Mission Director & Addl. Secretary Atal Innovation Mission, Niti Aayog

Shri Harmeet Singh

Additional Director General of Police, Government of Assam

Dr Avik Sarkar

Associate Prof. - Data, Tech & Public Policy, Indian School of Business

Shri Vijay Devnath

CISO and GM (Infra & Security), Centre for Railway Information Systems

Shri Jayant Gupta

Chief General Manager- IS (Technical), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation

Shri Abhay Bapna

Associate VP (IT), Adani Wilmar

Dr. Neeta Verma

Director General, National Informatics Centre

Shri Ram Phal Pawar

Director, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)

Shri Ashutosh Pandey

Additional Director General of Police, Government of Uttar Pradesh

Shri Prem Kumar Jha

Chief General Manager (IT), Steel Authority of India (SAIL)

Shri Nilkanth Dhondiram Poman

Joint CEO, Pimpri Chinchwad Smart City, Government of Maharashtra

Mr. Alain Sanchez

EMEA CISO, Senior Evangelist, Fortinet

Shri Sharat Kaviraj

DIG, SOG, Rajasthan Police

Dr. Dinesh Tyagi

Managing Director, CSC e-Governance India

Dr Ravi Prakash Meharda

Additional Director General of Police, Government of Rajasthan

Shri Sanjay Kumar Das

Joint Secretary, Department of IT & E, Government of West Bengal

Shri K Venu Gopal

Sr. General Manager (IT), Rural Electrification Corporation (RECL)

Shri Srinivas Muppaneni,

Group CIO, Telangana State Cooperative Apex Bank

Shri Prashant Momaya

Director, Solution Engineering, Tableau Software

Shri Amit Jindal

Co-Founder, Felix Advisory

Dr. Omkar Rai

Director General, Software Technology Parks of India

Col. Pankaj Dikshit

SVP (IT Infra), Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN)

Shri Golok Kumar Simli

CTO, Passport Seva Project, Ministry of External Affairs

Dr R Harsvardhan

Head - Department of Hospital Administration, SGPGI, Lucknow

Shri Aniruddha Shahapure

Chief Knowledge Officer, Pune Smart City Development Corporation

Shri Chandrasekhar Panda

Senior Director, Digital & Core Tech Strategy, McKinsey&Company

AGENDA

TIME TOPICS & SPEAKERS
10:00 AM – 10:05 AM Welcome Address by Ankush Kumar, Editor, Tech Observer
10:05 AM – 10:25 AM Chief Guest Address: India Architect for mass vaccination roll out — Role of Technology

Dr R S Sharma, CEO, National Health Authority (NHA), Ayushman Bharat and Chairman, Empowered Committee on Vaccination

10:25 AM – 10:45 AM Keynote Address: Digital India for Resilient Digital Bharat

Dr Neeta Verma, Director General, National Informatics Centre

10:45 AM – 11:05 AM Industry Leader Keynote Address: Data Literacy and Data Transformation

Prashant Momaya, Director, Solution Engineering, Tableau Software

11.05 AM – 11.25 AM Special Address: Reimagining next-gen technology for New India

Dr Omkar Rai, Director General, Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)

11:25 AM – 11:40 AM Special Address: Digital Enablement of Digital Bharat in New Normal

Dr Dinesh Tyagi, Managing Director, CSC e-Governance, Government of India

11:40 AM – 12:30 PM

 

Panel Discussion: Data-Driven Governance in New Normal

  • Aniruddha Shahapure, Chief Knowledge Officer, Pune Smart City Development Corporation
  • Prem Kumar Jha, Chief General Manager (IT), Steel Authority of India, Bhilai
  • Dr Rajesh Harsvardhan, Head – Department of Hospital Administration, SGPGI, Lucknow
  • Dr Avik Sarkar, Associate Professor – Data, Technology & Public Policy, Indian School of Business
  • Prashant Momaya, Director, Solution Engineering, Tableau Software
  • Ankush Kumar, Editor, Tech Observer
12:30 PM – 12.50 PM Keynote Address: Atal Innovation Mission — Making Resilient India in New Normal

R. Ramanan, Mission Director & Additional Secretary, Atal Innovation Mission, Niti Aayog

12.50 PM – 01.15 PM

 

Cyber Security — A holistic Vision for Executives

Alain Sanchez, EMEA CISO, Fortinet

01:15 PM – 2.00 PM Panel Discussion: Building Resilient Security for Public Sector in Post-Covid World

  • Golok Kumar Simli, CTO, Passport Seva Project, Ministry of External Affairs
  • Vijay Devnath, GM (IT Infra) & CISO, Centre for Railway Information Systems
  • Muppaneni Srinivas, Group CIO, Telangana State Cooperative Apex Bank
  • Abhay Bapna, Associate Vice President (IT), Adani Wilmar
  • Alain Sanchez, EMEA CISO, Senior Evangelist, Fortinet
  • Ankush Kumar, Editor, Tech Observer
02:00 PM – 02.20 PM Special Address: Digital Transformation of Policing in New Normal

Ashutosh Pandey, Additional Director General of Police — Prosecution, UP Police

02.20 PM – 02.40 PM Keynote Address: Digital Transformation for Public Sector

Chandrasekhar Panda, Senior Director, Digital & Core Tech Strategy, McKinsey&Company

02.40 PM – 03.00 PM Concluding Address: Digital Transformation for Digital Bharat

Amit Jindal, Co-Founder, Felix Advisory

3.00 PM Thank you Note

SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS

05+
Knowledge Session

Be a part of the keynote address, web panel discussions, fireside chats and engaging industry presentations from govtech leaders, BFSI stalwarts and cybersecurity experts.

25+
Industry Leaders

Join industry leaders, policymakers and technology experts as they discuss latest developments in the field of the public sector, BFSI, cybersecurity and utilities.

1000+
Delegates

Senior executives and key decision-makers from various industries will come together to deliberate and discuss the Digital Transformation agenda to build resilient IT infra.

05+
Netwokring Hours

Network with industry peers, technology experts, service providers and potential customers via digital exhibition, public live chats and private one-on-one video chats.

ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Virtual Sessions

Virtual keynote address, digital panel discussions and experts presentation from industry leaders.

Digital Roundtable

Exclusive and customised digital roundtable discussions with government officials, policymakers, industry leaders.

Virtual Networking

Network Digitally with who is who of the public sector, BFSI leaders, experts from cybersecurity world and technology providers.

Digital Exhibition

Showcase your products, services and outstanding achievements via exclusive branded and customised booth.

Dr. Neeta Verma

Director General, National Informatics Centre

Shri Harmeet Singh

Additional Director General of Police, Government of Assam

Dr Garima Mittal

CEO, Faridabad Smart City, Government of Haryana

Shri Vijay Devnath

CISO and GM (Infra & Security), Centre for Railway Information Systems

Shri Jayant Gupta

Chief General Manager- IS (Technical), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation

Dr Dinesh Tyagi

Managing Director, CSC e-Governance India

Shri Ram Phal Pawar

Director, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)

Dr. V Narayanan Nair

CEO, Tirunelveli Smart City, Government of Tamil Nadu

Shri Prem Kumar Jha

Chief General Manager (IT), Steel Authority of India (SAIL)

Shri Nilkanth Dhondiram Poman

Joint CEO, Pimpri Chinchwad Smart City, Government of Maharashtra

Dr Omkar Rai

Director General, Software Technology Parks of India

Dr Ravi Prakash Meharda

Additional Director General of Police, Government of Rajasthan

Shri Sanjay Kumar Das

Joint Secretary, Department of IT & E, Government of West Bengal

Shri K Venu Gopal

Sr. General Manager (IT), Rural Electrification Corporation (RECL)

Shri Srinivas Muppaneni,

Group CIO, Telangana State Cooperative Apex Bank

Col. Pankaj Dikshit

SVP (IT Infra), Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN)

Shri Golok Kumar Simli

CTO, Passport Seva Project, Ministry of External Affairs

Dr R Harsvardhan

Head - Department of Hospital Administration, SGPGI, Lucknow

Shri Manoj Kumar Jha

CIO & Head of IT, Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML)

Shri Aniruddha Shahapure

Chief Knowledge Officer, Pune Smart City Development Corporation

DIGITAL SENATE AWARDS

Digital Senate Awards have been constituted to encourage innovation, excellence and use of technology in the field of the public sector, BFSI and Cyber Security. Organisations from both government and private sector and individuals who have immensely contributed towards technology proliferation can nominate their outstanding projects and efforts for evaluation and recognition.

Public Sector
The awards categories are open to all kinds of public sector organisations including government departments, PSU and state corporations.

BFSI
In BFSI, Banks, Insurance Companies, NBFCs, MFIs, Housing Finance Companies and Corporates providing services or solutions to the BFSI sector can apply.

Cyber Security
Organisations that are dealing in cyber security space such as cyber security companies and government organisation can nominate their projects.

Individual
Other than the organisations, Digital Senate will also recognise and confer awards and recognition to technology leaders who have immensely contributed for the promotion of innovation, excellence and use of technology under CIO, CXO, CISO and GovTech categories.

WHO WILL ATTEND

  • Ministers
  • Secretaries
  • IT Secretaries from all states
  • CMDs, MDs, DMDs, EDs of PSUs and BFSI
  • Director Generals — STPI, CSC, NIC, NeGD
  • Smart Cities CEO, Municipal Commissioners
  • Chief Information Officers (CIOs)
  • Chief Technology Officers (CTOs)
  • Chief Innovation Officers (CINOs)
  • Chief Risk Officers (CROs)
  • Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs)
  • Chief Operating Officers (COOs)
  • IT Head of PSUs
  • Cyber Security Head
  • Niti Aayog
  • Officials from Ministry of IT
  • Officials from Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
  • Officials from Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Officials from Ministry of Health
  • Officials from CERT-In
  • Officials from Ministry of Finance
  • Officials from Ministry of Transport
  • Officials from Ministry of Education
  • Industry Lead
  • SeMT Head
  • IT Head
  • IT Head of PSUs
  • Cyber Security Head
  • SeMT Head
  • SIO, NIC

HOW TO ATTEND

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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Why You Should Participate

DELEGATE

  • Enrich your knowledge on latest development in technology
  • Network and connect with experts, speakers and attendees
  • Chat with your peers and share your views
  • Download brochures and other exhibit materials
  • Give your feedback on each session
  • Replay on demand sessions at your convenience
  • Selfie-Booth for social media promotion

PARTNER

  • Connect with target audience
  • Customise your session and panel discussion
  • Get interactive branding opportunities
  • Real-time audience interactions with polls and surveys
  • Share your Portfolio, Case Studies and Testimonials with visitors
  • Customise your exhibition stalls
  • Station a company representative to offer solutions to queries

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CONTACT US

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Priyanka Sharma
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