PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Aug 23: XLRI’s Conclave Committee hosted its Digital Transformation Conclave – ReEnvision on the theme “The Digital First Mindset” yesterday.
The event was inaugurated by the guest of honour, Sam Pitroda, chairman of The Pitroda Group LLC. Member of the conclave committee Sanjana Varshney was the host and Sohrab Faraz and Vijayankesh Barier were co-hosts for the event.
Sam Pitroda is an internationally respected development thinker, policymaker, inventor and entrepreneur who has spent over 55 years in telecom developments and is credited with having laid the foundation of India’s Technology and Telecommunications revolution in the 1980s.
He highlighted the importance of digital transformation in redesigning the world. He also talked about the concept of hyper-connectivity, wherein people across the globe are connected with each other.
Pitroda discussed the concept of cloud computing, cyber security and big data. He also talked about his efforts in redesigning hyper-connectivity which includes redesigning an optimum world including institutions, healthcare and education system, to improve productivity and bring a change into a hyper-connected world.
It was followed by the chief guest address from Sindhu Gangadharan, MD, SAP Labs India.
The speaker mentioned the impact of technology on the human world and how the transformation brought by technology has been a motivation and inspiration for her.
She also requested people collectively to come together and use technology for the betterment of humanity and highlighted that society will overall become the best version of itself.
She also emphasized on the inclusivity aspect while riding on the wave of digital transformation.
The chief guest’s address was followed by a Fire-side chat session wherein Sindhu had an interactive session with the audience.
It was followed by the Keynote address from Monesh Dange (Partner & Consulting Markets Leader, EY).
He informed that the technology has changed rapidly over the years but innovation in technology has allowed new entrants to thrive in the market.
He also stressed that consumers must be treated as king and this has been made possible only by the advent of technology.
The first panel discussion was on the topic “How Fintech is disrupting the BFSI Industry and the Digital World“. The second panel discussed “Leveraging Digital Transformation through AI and ML”.
The grand event was concluded with a vote of thanks by the Conclave Committee of XLRI summarizing the whole session and bringing it to a delightful close.
