Our speakers
Rucha Nanavati, CIO, Mahindra Group
Rucha Nanavati, Chief Information Office at Mahindra Group, is a global leader with experience in enabling business strategies through technology solutions. Rucha has led successful digital transformations in multiple industries including high-tech, retail and manufacturing. She is passionate about fostering innovations and cultivating an engineering culture and is known for developing and directing large global, cross-functional tech teams that deliver high-value, transformational initiatives. Rucha’s previous experiences range from consulting role at Pricewater Housecoopers to technology leadership roles at Albertsons Companies and Motorola.
Rucha is passionate about mentoring and helping women move forward in technology and at workplaces in general. She also mentors start-ups and a strong promoter of women led start-ups as well.
Ruchira Bhardwaja, Joint President & Chief Human Resources Officer, Kotak Life
Ruchit Agarwal, Co-Founder & CFO, CARS24
Ruchit Agarwal is the Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer of CARS24- India’s leading e-commerce player for pre-owned vehicles. He possesses a sharp financial acumen that underpins the company's success. With almost two decades of experience in financial management, Ruchit brings a meticulous approach to his role, expertly navigating market movements and risks to identify opportunities that can be leveraged by CARS24.
As the mastermind behind the company's financial planning and strategy, Ruchit oversees everything from securing investor trust to investing in retail outlets. With a proven track record working for global giants such as Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Aetna, Bank of America, and Infosys Technologies Ltd, Ruchit has honed his expertise in the field of finance to a fine edge.
Ruchit's academic credentials are equally impressive. He holds an MBA in Finance from Cornell University and has completed the academic requirements of the Chartered Accountancy program offered by The Indian Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the CFA Institute in the USA. With this impressive background, Ruchit is well-equipped to chart out all the financial nuts and bolts of CARS24, driving the company's success with confidence and poise.
Rupesh Khare, Global Head- Advanced Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI), ABB India
Rustom Lawyer, Co-Founder & CEO, Augnito
Rustom is the Co-Founder & CEO of Augnito, an intuitive and advanced Voice AI innovator that is revolutionising clinical documentation and augmenting physician capabilities in the global healthcare market. Rustom's commitment to deep tech research & development as well as human-centric design principles has helped establish Augnito as a key player in Clinical Speech Recognition and Natural Language Processing technologies. In a short span of 3 years, the company has amassed over 300 hospitals, across more than 25 countries (including the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, India, UAE, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). His overarching vision is to help institutions establish a strong backbone for centralised healthcare infrastructure, driven by the adoption and accessibility of Electronic Health/Medical Records (EHR/EMRs). A serial entrepreneur in the healthcare industry, Rustom also Co-founded Scribetech (2001) at the age of 19. The company pioneered clinical documentation services within the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) as well as independent healthcare organisations in the region. Rustom has received an executive education from Harvard Business School and Stanford University, among others.
S Sadagopan, Former Director, IIIT-B
Sagar Patil, Director, Customer Growth Advisory, MoEngage Inc.
Sahil Aggarwal, Associate Director, Trifecta Capital Advisors
Sai Deo, Partner, Bain & Company
Sajid Malik, Chairman & MD, Genesys International Corporation
Mr. Sajid Malik is Chairman & Managing Director of Genesys International Corporation Ltd. He is a B.Com Graduate from Sydenham College, Mumbai University, an OPM from Harvard University and is an Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Under his leadership, Genesys is creating one of the most important digital infrastructure layers in the country - a highly accurate digital twin of all urban cities in India. This 3D mapping layer promises to revolutionise location intelligence, urban governance and last mile logistics.
He is known for his groundbreaking work in mapping sciences and has been awarded with awards like 'Geospatial Business Leader of the Year' in the year 2023, 'The Businessman of the Year Award' at the Indian Geospatial Awards in 2009 and 'The Business Leader of the GIS Industry Award' at the Indian Geospatial Forum in 2013.
He’s also on the Governing Council of Association of Geospatial Industries. He was awarded by Secretary of Ministry of Earth Science for a Business Leader in Geospatial Industries. He has played pivotal role in growth of Geospatial Industry in India.