DIGITAL WEEK SOUTH ASIA INDIA
EVENT BRIEF
The tech developments happening in India: –
- Research and Markets forecast that India’s data center market would achieve a value of $4billion by 2024.
- Research studies done during the last 5 years indicate that Indian businesses are willing to spend over 36% of their IT costs on public cloud services due to its business flexibility and low costs
- Researches have further predicted that by 2027, over 900 million Indians will have a digital presence and coupling it with the unscrupulous use of personal data and information by service providers, it is vital to implement stringent cybersecurity laws and technology.
The combined compounding rate of the digital market in India is higher than that of the Asia Pacific region. With this we can say that India is the future for Data Center & Cloud for Asia & for tech organizations who have or are yet to enter this diversified market.
As a tech enthusiast In order to make sure you are well versed with these updates W.media has created the largest platform for South Asian tech enthusiasts to join together and get insights from the top experts from across the world.
Welcome to W.Media’s Digital Week South Asia – India edition starting from the 28th of April covering India & also other countries like Bangladesh and Sri Lanka from 29th April.
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Digital Week India Edition Agenda
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| Time Slot (GMT+5:30) | Topic | |
| 10:00 AM | Welcome Address By W.Media | |
| 10:05 AM | Power Panel Session
How the Indian Data Center market will look by 2025 – Challenges & Outlook The data center growth in India is currently exceeding the annual growth rate of American and European data center market. There are yet many cloud computing companies who have not yet made their entry in India, so this says that the data center market in India is bright. However the question is how do we reach there and what would the data center market in India by 2025 look like. Moderator: – Jabez Tan, Head of Research, Structure Research Panelists: – Pankaj Agrawal, Partner, Capitel Alex Perkins, Chief Development Officer, Stratus DC Kamal Nath, CEO, Sify Technologies Darren Hawkins, CEO & Founder, SPACE DC Sanjay Bhutani, Senior Vice President , AdaniConnneX |
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| 10:45 AM | Keynote Address from the Gov of India
5G and Edge – India’s next trillion dollar opportunity India’s next trillion dollar digital opportunity is 5G and Edge computing. Currently 5G & Edge are thought to be trends to benefit connectivity for mobile technologies. However it is more than that, 5G and Edge is the technology that can change the way enterprises in India can operate mission critical functions with zero latency data processing, efficiency and computing power. This keynote will deliver insights on how 5G and Edge can affect technology investments as well industry infrastructure, manufacturing units, smart cities and harbors, automation, government and public infrastructure. Speaker: – |
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| 11:00 AM | Power Panel Session
What is driving demand of data centers in India – Internal or outsourcing The data center growth in India is expected to grow by 4% during the 2019- 2015 cycle. While business in India is adopting hybrid cloud systems at a growing rate. The main question is whether internal growth in business or outsourcing of IT systems in India is growing the demand for data centers. Panelists: – Vinod Nair, Service Head of Data Centre Ops, HDFC Ergo Suppan Saravanamuthu, Director of Operations – APAC, Iron Mountain Data Centers |
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| 11:40 AM | Presentation Session
Data Center Of The Future Today’s world are complex, uncertain and data center is the heard to drive all the digitation across the world. This need a holistic approach when we look out for Data Center Design not only looking at our current requirement but how it will be sustainable in the future. Schneider Electric’s Data center of the future vision has four vectors: Sustainability to meet business needs responsibly; Efficiency to optimize cost, speed, space, and capital; Adaptability to be designed for new technologies; and Resiliency to reduce vulnerability to unplanned downtime. Please attend our session to know more about it. Speaker: – Ankesh Kumar, GM – Marketing, Schneider Electric |
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| 11:50 AM | Presentation Session
Optimizing floor space Floor space usage in the data center is an important consideration, whether planning a retrofit or a greenfield build. With the ever-growing demands for computing power, more data centers are beginning to become capacity constrained. Floor space can be full, whilst, ironically, compute capacity is under-utilized, a phenomenon caused by a fragmented, siloed approach to the procurement of new capacity, often sized for peak loads. How can we improve the utilization of available floor space, optimize the floor space for maximum output and overcome the challenges of over-procurement and increased operational management? Watch us answer this question and more. Speaker: – |
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| 12:00 PM | Power Panel Session
Cloud Computing priorities & outlook for new decade The IT environments for organizations in India are becoming more complex with multiple public clouds, private clouds, and traditional systems needing to be interconnected, integrated, and collectively managed. Most of Indian organizations are clustered around early stages of cloud maturity and find it challenging to move ahead in the adoption curve. As Indian organizations move towards a cloud-first strategy, enterprises will now have to decide on the cloud priorities and how they see the use of cloud for challenges of the next decade. Moderator: – Panelists: – Mohit Kapoor, Group CTO, Mahindra Group Manish Gaur, Head of IT, Patanjali Ayurved |
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| 12:45 PM | Power Panel Session
Accelerating Data Center sustainability to the forefront with new age power & cooling Technologies In the dynamic, fast-paced data center industry, a passion for change is essential. Enhanced data center cooling system reliability, with best-in-class cooling control technology is now demand of the hour and this session will share insights on recent trends, mechanisms and how to overcome challenges. Panelists: – Kevin Kant, CEO, Critical Facilities Efficiency Solutions Venkataraman Swaminathan, VP & Country GM Secure Power Division INDIA & SAARC, Schneider Electric |
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| 01:30 PM | Networking Break | |
| 02:00 PM | Power Panel Session
How digital transformation in the right way can refresh your business If your organization is busier than ever “digitizing,” you’re not alone. Digital efforts have been proliferating for years as companies strive to catch up with technological innovation. However, this accelerated wave must not be confused with the real business transformation needed for success in the digital age. The former is mostly about enabling business as usual and “staying in the game,” while the latter is about building real, long-term competitive advantage to succeed and that’s what this session is all about. Moderator: – Shalil Gupta, Chief Business Officer, Mosaic Digital Panelists: – Eric Vas, President – Electric Vehicles, Bajaj Auto Ltd Anindya Karmakar, Head – Digital Transformation, Aditya Birla Capital Rajat Teotia, CTO, Junglee Games Ankur Arora, Director & Head – Digital & Innovation, Sodexo India Arvind Sekar, Lead- Partner Sales Engineer, Freshworks |
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| 02:40 PM | Power Panel Session
Creating a highly efficient Data center for the future with 5G, Edge Computing and Next gen Infrastructure Management In a hyper connected world no enterprise would like to use a Data Center with efficiency & infrastructure issues. The demand is growing for an enterprise Data Center which can push network and data center processing to the edge. This session will discuss how organizations can overcome Data Center Infrastructure, efficiency issues in a hyper connected world where speed is the new demand with the help of next gen Infrastructure & technology so that Data Center & Operation heads can stay ahead in the race. Moderator: – Mahesh Trivedi, SVP, NTT Panelists: – Kamlesh Harchandani, Head – DC Designs and Development, CapitaLand Vikram Tiwathia, Deputy Director General, COAI Sanjay Bhutani, Senior Vice President , AdaniConnneX Manish Israni, EVP & CIO, Yotta Infrastructure Sreejith G, AVP – Data Center Operations, STT GDC |
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| 03:20 PM | Power Panel Session
Dealing with cloud migration challenges Cloud migration can be an extremely daunting task for enterprises especially with vendor lock – in issues, migration of critical workloads or legacy applications. This session will bring together experts to discuss their experiences and how they went about successfully migrating their business applications from on-prem to cloud, the challenges they faced and how they overcame them. Moderator: – Panelists: – Atanu Pramanic, CIO, Hindalco Industries Arivuvel Ramu, CTO, Tonik Bank Ajay Meher, Group CIO, Ampersand Group |
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| 04:00 PM | Dialogue Session
How cloud will decide the future of India’s banking & financial sector for 2021 The earlier reluctance to move core activities to the cloud has softened. Many banks are putting strategies in place to migrate their core services such as consumer payments, credit scoring, wealth management, and risk analysis to the cloud. However the role of cloud in enhancing the financial services sector is not over yet. Join us for our dialogue session and learn the future of cloud for India’s BFSI sector. Moderator: – Panelists: – Pinkes Ambvat, CIO & IT Director, CRIF India |
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| 04:30 PM | Closing Remarks | |
| Time Slot (GMT+5:30) | Topic | |
| 10:00 AM | Welcome Address By W.Media | |
| 10:05 AM | Power panel session
Assessing enterprise cyber resilience – Why cyber security matters? Enterprise cybersecurity is not only the biggest elephant in the room, It’s the biggest elephant in the digital world. In 2020 the losses due to cybersecurity have been in trillions which is more than the GDP of half of the countries in the world. Data and technology is exploding in India. This session will focus on why endpoint security becomes absolutely essential for your enterprise. What are the advanced endpoint security tools that can enable enterprises to prevent and manage security threats? Dr. Burzin Bharucha, Advisor, EY Panelists: – Bharat Panchal, CRO – India, Middle East & Africa, FIS Pawan Chawla, CISO, Future Generali Life Insurance |
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| 10:45 AM | Fire Side Chat –
The current cyber security policy in India and what needs to change to manage the decade’s security challenges? The current cybersecurity policy was established in 2013 with a vision to build secure and resilient cyberspace for citizens, businesses and the government. Anticipating the boom in the IT industry and the resulting need of a cyberspace policy, the document was published with a mission to protect information and information structures, prevent and respond to cyber threats, and minimize the damage from cyber incidents. However with recent years going away the threats have multiplied. This discussion will share insights on the new requirements for cyber tech space in India. Speakers: – |
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| 11:00 AM | Power Panel session
How Digitization is affecting the flow of opportunities & Funding in India The digital market in India is going to grow by more than 30% by 2025.Foreign entities are now investing in India as the country rises to the forefront of the technology landscape in Asia. However these figures are possible to reach only through help from internal and external investments. Learn from top experts on how the favorable digital climate in India is attracting investments from within and outside India. Moderator: – Vikram Upadhyaya, Founder, GHV Accelerator Panelists: – Amit Kumar, CEO, OLX Autos India |
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| 11:40 AM | Presentation Session
Enhancing Security and Optimizing Your Cloud Infrastructure As technology and business success grow more embraced, IT leaders must strive to address issues including the complexity of hybrid environments, cybersecurity threats, increasing availability and performance while managing support and cost. Join us to learn how to enhance the security and optimize your cloud infrastructure using the same Linux to power your “on-prem cloud” or “public cloud”. Chia Zyn Loo, Director – Sales Engineering, Oracle Corporation |
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| 12:00 PM | Power Panel Session
Talent, Skills & Next gen technologies – Is your workforce ready to manage the threats & create resilience
Khushbu Jain. Advocate Supreme Court of India Panelists: – |
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| 12:40 PM | Power Panel Session
Securing your cloud environment – What are the challenges and how to overcome them. With cloud computing becoming a necessary business strategy for enterprises today, cloud security has become indispensable. However, having the same approach that we have towards cybersecurity for an on-prem facility cannot be lifted and shifted to a cloud environment. So what are the different challenges and approaches to ensuring cyber security in the cloud environment. Moderator: – Sujit Christy, Group CISO, John Keells Holdings PLC, Sri Lanka Panelists: – |
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| 01:20 PM | Closing Remarks | |
