Our speakers

Debjani Ghosh, President, Nasscom

Debjani Ghosh is the President of the nasscom since April 2018. A veteran of the technology industry, she is the first women at the helm of the organization’s three-decade history.

Driven by a strong belief in the need for human-centric technology that enhances lives and livelihood, Debjani is a vocal advocate for the ethical and responsible use of technology. Under her leadership, nasscom actively works with the industry to ensure responsible practices and build trust as a core competitive advantage for the tech industry in India. Under her guidance, NASSCOM has prioritized the development of a Responsible AI Resource Kit, in partnership with leading industry stakeholders, to promote the adoption of responsible tech solutions.

Back in 2019, nasscom under her leadership coined the term “Techade” to define a decade where technology will play a transformative role to create a sustainable, equitable and safe future, powered by human-centric innovation. Debjani also believes that by the end of this Techade the Tech Industry in India will be established as the world’s leading technology ecosystem and the "I" in innovation will stand for India, fuelled by India’s young talent, the growing confidence in our capabilities to solve for the world and our proven success in building open and interoperable tech ecosystems like the Digital Public Infrastructure, to deliver at scale services grounds up.

Debjani is also a vocal advocate for building a truly inclusive technology sector where talent and meritocracy thrives above all. In January 2018, Debjani was felicitated by the President of India under the auspices of the ‘First Ladies’ program, which honors exceptional women pioneers in their respective fields. In 2020, she has been honored by Vogue as the Tech Leader of the year 2020. Recognizing her contribution in the field of technology, Debjani was also facilitated in ‘40 over 40 - World’s Most Inspiring Women’ list by Fe:maleOneZero (F10) Magazine in 2022.

With multiple feathers in her cap, before joining nasscom, she was the first woman to lead Intel India and the Manufacturers' Association for Information Technology (MAIT), she was also a member of the executive council at nasscom. She believes that learning never stops, and a trainable mindset is the biggest strength one can have.

Debjani holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Osmania University in Hyderabad, India, and an MBA degree in marketing from S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research in Mumbai, India.

Deep Bajaj, Co-Founder, Sirona Hygiene

Deep Gupta, MD & Co-Head South East Asia & India, Macquarie Asset Management

Deepak Acharya, Group General Counsel & Chief Legal Officer, Aditya Birla Group

Mr. Deepak Acharya is the Group General Counsel & Chief Legal Officer of the Aditya Birla Group (ABG). With the team of over 400 Lawyers in the Group, Deepak is responsible for providing integrated business solutions, keeping in view applicable legal environment. As a part of the global conglomerate, his team has acquired the competence to provide legal assistance and counsel in different jurisdictions around the World. His team also plays a significant role in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures (both domestic and cross-border), and corporate re-structuring.

Deepak started his career in 1992 with Procter & Gamble where he worked for over 25 years including at P&G’s Geneva Regional HQ for four years and with Singapore Regional HQ for Six years. Prior to his current role, Deepak was General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer of Wipro Limited a Global IT Services Company where he worked for approx. five years.

Deepak is a Law graduate from the Government Law College-Mumbai and is a Fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and an Associate Member of the All-India Management Association. Deepak Chairs CII’s sub-committee on Business and Corporate Laws. Deepak is also a certified Corporate Trainer and enjoys conducting trainings such as ‘7 Habits of Highly Effective People’, ‘Coaching for Success’ and ‘Corporate Athlete’ amongst others.

Deepak Dara, Senior MD and Head of India, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan

Deepak Jain, Co-Founder, FlexiLoans

Deepak Mohanty, Chairperson, PFRDA

Dr. Deepak Mohanty assumed charge as Chairperson, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) on 20th March 2023.

Dr. Deepak Mohanty is an Economist, with substantive policy experience.

Earlier, he was Chief Economic Advisor, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI); served as Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI); and worked as Senior Adviser at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

He chaired several committees. He has several publications in professional journals and edited two books.

He has a doctorate and two master’s degrees in Economics.

Deepak Parikh, Chairman, HDFC

Deepak Sharma, President & CDO, Kotak Mahindra Bank

Deepak Sharma, Tech Entrepreneur & CXO Advisor, Independent Director, Suryoday Small Finance Bank

Deepak Sharma works towards building future of financial service by creating digital platforms to serve billion users and building world class financial service platforms out of India. Currently he serves as Board Member (Independent Director) with Suryoday Small Finance Bank. He is also involved in helping few Global firms build digital product, platform & distribution capability. Deepak also works as CEO/Board Advisor on Digital led growth strategy. He is a member of Customer Advisory Board of Airtel. He is an investor & mentor to early-stage ventures.

As President & Chief Digital Officer at Kotak, he was leading digital strategy & scaling digital capabilities at Kotak for over a decade. This included driving digital channels, payments, transformation, business model innovation and future-ready initiatives of the bank. Under his leadership, Kotak had launched several innovative and global-first products such as 811 Digital Bank, Hashtag Banking, Wealth tech platform-Cherry. He had also set up two highly profitable business for Kotak- Non-Resident Global Indian business & Affluent Banking.

Deepak actively works with big techs, VCs, start-ups, policy makers & the global fintech community to bring best-in-class products and solutions in the financial service space. He focusses on confluence of deeptech, consumer insights, market trends and regulation to build scalable platform led business model. Deepak has worked across various international markets and brings a global perspective to business. During early part of his career, he was involved in setting new business with Standard Chartered Bank & Telecom majors Hutchison.