Join SPARK 2021 | A future-forward conference by WeAce | 30th June 2021
Join SPARK 2021 | A future-forward conference by WeAce | 30th June 2021

Attendees

Industry Leaders

Live Sessions & Panels

About Spark

We are in the midst of dark and difficult times. The world is facing challenge after chal-lenge, with our country in a humanitarian crisis. But, even in the darkest of times, there is always light. This year at Spark, we want to highlight what does it take to rise above challenges and lead the way in future with the power of inclusion and innovation, and how, when brought together, they can make an impact to Save Lives and Save Livelihoods.

To be future-forward in these trying times and succeed, we need to adapt to our chang-ing surroundings, and rise against the new normal. So, what did it take to weather the storm and flourish— as individuals, and as organisations?

The answer— Inclusion. Innovation. Impact.

While women bore the maximum brunt, this year spared no one. People from all walks of life were challenged by the pandemic, finding work-life harmony, feared unemploy-ment, and have suffered loss of livelihood. Those who survived brought diversity and in-clusion into their business models. Others leveraged the new age of technology to inno-vate, and actually solved challenges during the lockdowns. Our aim is to highlight the importance of this combination of Inclusion and Innovation, leading to Impact.

The purpose of this future-forward conference is to act as a catalyst in inspiring change, and in paving a brighter, more diverse future for individuals, industries, and eventually, the world. We want to enable conversations amongst global thought leaders, share suc-cess stories and inspire difficult but necessary discussions that will lead the way for change.

We are also joining forces with AIF (America India Foundation) in raising support and funds for their Livelihood and Public Health initiatives. Every bit counts and you can do your bit with a humble contribution.

If you are passionate about driving change, and being a part of a knowledge-sharing cul-ture, one where everyone has space to learn and grow, then this conference is for you. Here is why you should attend:

  1. Participate in an industry wide ideation to define the future for sustainability and livelihood.
  2. Engage with thought-leaders and experts from around the globe.
  3. Interact with organisations and build a strong network to engage with like-minded professionals.
  4. Learn, Grow and Upskill with exclusive workshops and masterclasses.

Key Speakers

Agenda

09:15 AM - 09:30 AM
Welcome Note
Anuranjita Kumar, Founder & CEO WeAce 
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Opening Keynote
Ameera Shah, Promoter & Managing Director - Metropolis Healthcare Ltd
In conversation with: Anuranjita Kumar, Founder & CEO WeAce 
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Future-Forward with Inclusion, Innovation and Impact in saving livelihoods
Neelam Dhawan, Board Member at Royal Philips Netherlands, ICICI Bank Ltd, Yatra Online Inc, Skylo Technologies Inc, IIIT Delhi .
Ashu Suyash, Managing Director and CEO - CRISIL
Pankaj Bansal, Co-founder and Group CEO - PeopleStrong (Session Host)
10:50 AM - 11:40 AM
Inclusive Leadership in the times of a Crisis: How companies can create a sense of inclusion in a remote working world 
RajKamal Vempati, Head of Human Resources - Axis Bank
Vanessa Valelly, Managing Director - WeAreTheCity
Ratika Mittal, Leadership Coach and Management Consultant (Session Host)
11:40 AM - 12:30 PM
Rise - Ignite, Innovate, Inspire
Manisha Kohli, Head of Partner Customer Engineering (India Sub-region), Google Cloud
Rajesh Shewani, Head of Customer Engineering, India-West, Google Cloud
Shweta Kumar, WeAce (Session Host)
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Mental Health, in the context of the Pandemic 
Suman Gopalan, Chief Human Resources Officer - Freshworks
Jaskiran Mehta, WeAce (Session Host)
01:00 PM - 01:40 PM
Hackathon Prize Winners
Live Ceremony
01:40 PM - 02:30 PM
AI Ethics & Bias: Algorithmic and unconscious biases
Aruna Rao, Advisor, Technology Strategy - Kotak Mahindra Bank
Sridhar Turaga, Senior VP Digital Innovation and Data Science - Citius Tech
Shalini Kapoor, IBM Fellow & Director for AI - AI Applications
Manmeet Singh, Vice President, Business Development - Comply4Hr (Session Host)
02:30 PM - 03:20 PM
Can women wish biases away
Gopi Bahl, Associate Director, Head of Technology for BFS, Macquarie, India.
Nidhi Das, HR Director, UiPath
Shayantani Sen, Executive Director - Organizational Development, The Judge Group India
Vijaya Prasanna, Director – Core Services; Walmart Global Tech
Aniruddha Sen, Director & Chief Business Officer at WeAce (Session Host)
03:20 PM - 04:10 PM
Working From Home - A boon or a bane: Blurred lines between the personal and professional in a pandemic
Manu Wadhwa, Global Business Executive | Board Member | CHRO - Sony Pictures Networks
Vishpala Reddy, Head of Human Resources Indian SubContinent at Philips, Ex-APAC Regional HR Director Uber
Shalini Lal, Co-Founder Unqbe (Session Host)
04:10 PM - 05:00 PM
Pride in Identity - tomorrow's workforce needs support
Harish Iyer, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Axis Bank
Ans Raja Joseph, Head HR, Novartis NGSC Hyderabad
George Koshy, Founder & CEO – LetsSolv | Glocal Konsult (Session Host)
05:00 PM - 05:50 PM
Viewing 'disability'' as a different ability
VR Ferose, Senior Vice President, Head - SAP Academy for Engineering
Sangeeta Robinson, Business Development Leader (South Asia Region) - Open iT Inc. (Session Host)
05:50 PM - 06:20 PM
Closing Keynote
Anu Aga, MP, Teach For India - Founder
In conversation with: Anuranjita Kumar, Founder & CEO WeAce 
06:20 PM - 06:30 PM
Thank You Note
Anuranjita Kumar, Founder & CEO WeAce
09:15 AM - 09:30 AM
Welcome Note
Anuranjita Kumar, Founder & CEO WeAce 
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Opening Keynote
Ameera Shah, Promoter & Managing Director - Metropolis Healthcare Ltd.
In conversation with: Anuranjita Kumar, Founder & CEO WeAce 
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Future-Forward with Inclusion, Innovation and Impact in saving livelihoods
Neelam Dhawan, Board Member at Royal Philips Netherlands, ICICI Bank Ltd, Yatra Online Inc, Skylo Technologies Inc, IIIT Delhi.
Ashu Suyash, Managing Director and CEO - CRISIL
Pankaj Bansal, Co-founder and Group CEO - PeopleStrong (Session Host)
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM
Keynote
Ritesh Talapatra, Managing Director - Optum Global Solutions (India) Pvt. Ltd.
In conversation with: Anuranjita Kumar, Founder & CEO WeAce 
11:20 AM - 12:10 PM
The Future of technology - are we too dependent on it?
CP Gurnani, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director - Tech Mahindra
Karan Bajwa, Vice President, Asia Pacific, Google Cloud
Nishchae Suri, President Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa - EdCast (Session Host)
12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
Business in a contactless world— Digital innovation vs customer relationships 
Monica Jasuja, Head of Product Management, Mobile Financial Solutions - Comviva
Pratik Pota, Chief Executive Officer - Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.
Pratyusha Kothi, Senior Business Solutions Manager, APAC at SWIFT (Session Host)
01:00 PM - 01:40 PM
Hackathon Prize Winners
Live Ceremony
01:40 PM - 02:30 PM
On The Way To Becoming The World's Best Food-Tech Company
Pawan Bhargav, Chief Technology Officer - Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.
Rahul Bharde, Head Analytics & Insights - Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.
Vaneet Singla, Chief Product Officer - Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.
Aniruddha Sen, WeAce (Session Host)
02:30 PM - 03:20 PM
Leading change during upheavals
Srikanth Velamakanni, Co-Founder, Group Chief Executive and Executive Vice Chairman - Fractal Analytics
Ashok Sethi, Chief Executive Officer Publicis Groupe Resources AMEA; CIO Emeritus at Publicis Groupe
Sudhir Singh Dungarpur, Partner I Leader - Digital & Experience Consulting at PwC (Session Host)
03:20 PM - 04:10 PM
Achieving a culture of health at workplace 
Pooja Bhagat, Vice President, Total Rewards and Compensation, Optum global Solution (India) Pvt. Ltd
Amber Alam, Director, Prevention and Well Being, APAC, Optum
Priyanka Goswami, Co-Founder MonAmI (Session Host)
04:10 PM - 05:00 PM
Power founders— What’s your SPARK?
Sairee Chahal, Founder and CEO - Sheroes
Shinjini Kumar, Co-Founder at SALT - mysaltapp
Jasminder Gulati, Co-Founder - NowFloats (Session Host)
05:00 PM - 05:50 PM
Pitfalls in the age of data ubiquity - Cybersecurity and Privacy
Sugandha, Managing Director, Digital Technology Services, India Operations - S&P Global
In conversation with: Anuradha Amudalapalli, Executive Partner, Center Head - Hyderabad IBM
05:50 PM - 06:20 PM
Closing Keynote
Anu Aga, MP, Teach For India - Founder
In conversation with: Anuranjita Kumar, Founder & CEO WeAce 
06:20 PM - 06:30 PM
Thank You Note
Anuranjita Kumar, Founder & CEO WeAce 
09:15 AM - 09:30 AM
Welcome Note
Anuranjita Kumar, Founder & CEO WeAce 
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Opening Keynote
Ameera Shah, Promoter & Managing Director - Metropolis Healthcare Ltd
In conversation with: Anuranjita Kumar, Founder & CEO WeAce 
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Future-Forward with Inclusion, Innovation and Impact in saving livelihoods
Neelam Dhawan, Board Member at Royal Philips Netherlands, ICICI Bank Ltd, Yatra Online Inc, Skylo Technologies Inc, IIIT Delhi.
Ashu Suyash, Managing Director and CEO - CRISIL
Pankaj Bansal, Co-founder and Group CEO - PeopleStrong (Session Host)
10:50 AM - 11:40 AM
Sustainability – Impact on Planet & People 
Mohit Thukral, Founder & Managing Partner Vivtera 
Sunil D'Souza, CEO & Managing Director at Tata Consumer Products
Anjali Singh, MD at Deutsche Bank, National President-WICCI Banking Council (Session Host)
11:40 AM - 12:30 PM
Unmasking the hidden pandemic - Overwork, Emotional and Mental toll
Anuradha Das, Head HR, Engineering Research Centre,Tata Motors LTD
Vaishali Nambiar, Senior Vice President at CitiusTech
Rituparna G Vats, Co-founder at Sinerrgia Consulting (Session Host)
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Supporting Investors in Transitioning to a Sustainable Global Economy
Deepti Jain, Product Manager at Morningstar
01:00 PM - 01:40 PM
Hackathon Prize Winners
Live Ceremony
01:40 PM - 02:30 PM
Social Innovation to drive sustainable change — How they can help in a pandemic and beyond
Jayati Talapatra, President - WICCI Delhi Sustainable Businesses Council; Visiting Faculty - MDI Gurgaon and TERI School of Advanced Studies
Sridhar Turaga, Senior VP Digital Innovation and Data Science - Citius Tech
Preethi Thoppil, Senior Director - Software Engineer at Nasdaq
Prateek Roy, Global HR Business Partner, Corporate Finance, Unilever (Session Host)
02:30 PM - 03:20 PM
Corporate sustainability & responsible competitiveness: Myth or reality?
S Sivakumar, Group Head, Agri & IT Businesses - ITC Limited
Sumit Chadha, Independent Director on Corporate Boards | Advisor & Mentor to Start ups (Session Host)
03:20 PM - 04:10 PM
Automation acceleration in the new normal & its impact
Sanjay Uppal, Founder & CEO - Finbots.ai
Chitra Shringare, Independent Director at ICEX
Rohan Lawrence Menezes, Chief Operating Officer - Light Information Systems
George Koshy, Founder & CEO – LetsSolv | Glocal Konsult (Session Host)
04:10 PM - 05:00 PM
Purpose driven strategy: What can leaders do to embed sustainability in business strategy & operations
Jyotin S Kutty, Chief Sustainability Officer, TATA Motors
Ramkumar Narayanan, VP Technology & Managing Director, VMware India
Sumit Chadha, Independent Director on Corporate Boards | Advisor & Mentor to Start ups (Session Host
05:00 PM - 05:50 PM
Skill Development - The three legged stool between Academia, Private and Public institutions 
Aditi Mahadevan, Managing Director, APAC Head of Talent, Learning and Diversity at Citi
Kirti Seth, Co-architect & Head FutureSkills Prime
Niranjan Nakhate, Co-founder at Futwork
05:50 PM - 06:20 PM
Closing Keynote
Anu Aga, MP, Teach For India - Founder
In conversation with: Anuranjita Kumar, Founder & CEO WeAce 
06:20 PM - 06:30 PM
Thank You Note
Anuranjita Kumar, Founder & CEO WeAce 
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