Agenda

8th October, 2026 | ITC Kohenur, Hyderabad

9:00 - 10:00 AM

Registration & Networking

10:00 - 10:05 AM

Welcome & Inauguration of Ascend

Anuj Agrawal
Founder & CEO
Zyoin Group & Workplace Awards

10:05 - 10:15 AM

Mega GCC Report Launch

10:15 - 10:20 AM

Special Address

Mr. Samir Venugopal
Vice President for IT/ITES & GCC
Karnataka Digital Economy Mission

10:20 - 10:30 AM

Keynote

Shri Bhaskar Katamneni
Secretary, IT, Electronics & Communications (ITE&C) Department
Government of Andhra Pradesh.

10:30 - 10:45 AM

Keynote

Co-Creating the Mega GCCs of 2030: The Role of States in India’s GCC Transformation

10:45 - 11:30 AM

Panel Discussion

From GCC to Global Value Creator — Winning Larger Mandates, Owning More and Creating More

Mrinal Duggal
Head of Hyderabad Global Hub
Sanofi Healthcare India Pvt Ltd
Sudish Lambodara Panicker
MD, Global Co-Head of Fund & Investor Solutions Operations & Site Executive
BNY India

11:30 - 12:15 PM

Panel Discussion

From India to the World — Building Global Products, IP & Innovation from GCCs

Peddareddappa G
Senior Director, India Site Leader
Nasuni
Abhishek Chauhan
Country Head and Senior Director, Technology
Sonatype
Rohit Saini
Managing Director, India
Guardant Health
Vikram Peruka
Global Head of Product Modernization – International Health | GCC SLT
Cigna Healthcare

12:15 - 1:00 PM

Panel Discussion

The Next GCC Frontier: How People, Policy & Workplace Strategy Will Shape Growth

Pradeep Gupta
Head of Legal and Compliance
The HEINEKEN Company
Sai Rakesh Kothamasu
HR Leader Zoetis India Capability Center - Human Resources Business Partner
Zoetis
Sumeet Aggarwal
Partner-in-Charge of India Office
PKF O'Connor Davies
Thara Raju
Country HR Leader (HPE) & GCC HR Leader
Hewlett Packard Enterprise

1:00 - 2:00 PM

Networking Lunch

2:00 - 2:45 PM

Panel Discussion

Building the Workforce for Mega GCCs — Talent, Leadership, Culture & the Future of Work

Lt Col Pragathi Kumar Achanta
HR Director, HRBP-ATS India
AT&T
Anukulya Panda
VP & Head Human Resources
Berkadia
Jonas Prasanna
Head-People Services & Solutions, India
Novartis

2:45 - 3:05 PM

Keynote

From Ideas to Measurable Impact: Accelerating and Building Global Innovation From India

Kamal Sharma
GCC Leader (China, India and Mexico) & CDO AMEA
Carrier

3:05 - 3:50 PM

Panel Discussion

Talent Acquisition at 2030  for New Age Mega GCC

Rakesh Ranjan
Co-Founder & COO
Zyoin Group
Ashley Andrade
Head of Talent Acquisition – India
Entain India
Jayant Pennapati
Head of Talent Acquisition
Arcelor Mittal
Rupal Kanchan
Director, APAC Recruiting
Yext India Pvt Ltd

3:50 - 4:10 PM

Keynote

The Mega GCC Leader — What Will Leadership Look Like in 2030?

Jaywardhan Semwal
WW Leader Corporate Financial Accounting
Hewlett Packard Enterprise

4:10 - 4:45 PM

Coffee & Networking

4:45 - 5:30 PM

Panel Discussion

From Cost Centre to Value Engine: The CFO’s Blueprint for Mega GCCs 2030

Anil Sehgal
Vice President - Finance
Infor
Jaywardhan Semwal
WW Leader Corporate Financial Accounting
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Komal Ahuja
Vice President, APAC Linear Networks & Streaming Controller; and Global Accounting COE Leader
Warner Bros. Discovery
Reena Sharon
Advance Auto Parts
Financial Director

5:30 - 6:15 PM

Panel Discussion

The Global Mega GCC — What Will the World's Most Strategic GCCs Look Like in 2030?

Anuj Agrawal
Founder & CEO
Zyoin Group & Workplace Awards
Anup Gaurav
Vice President of Engineering & Country Head India
Deliveroo
Shrenik Shah
Managing Director, head of India operation
Armanino
Swaminathan Babu
Seasoned GCC Leader, Leading GCC, Hyderabad

6:15 - 6:30 PM

Closing Remarks

The Mega GCC 2030 Charter & Closing

Rakesh Ranjan
Co-Founder & COO
Zyoin Group

6:30 - 7:45 PM

Networking Break

7:15 PM Onwards

Networking Dinner

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