BRIDGE’18
nd
32 EDITION
28 MAR 2018
HOTEL ITC GRAND CHOLA, CHENNAI
THE FUTURE OF WORK
Presents
Adding Value through ITDepartment of
Information Technology
Ministry of
Electronics & Information Technology
Government of India
ALL INDIA COUNCIL FORTECHNICAL EDUCATION
Supporting Partners Industry PartnerCo-HostOrganised by
ISO9 0 0 1 : 2 0 1 5
Certied Event
bridge.ictacademy.in
THE LARGESTINDUSTRY-INSTITUTE INTERACTION EVENT OF ASIA
LAKSHMI NARAYANANChairman, ICT Academy and Emeritus Vice Chairman, Cognizant
WELCOME TO THE
BRIDGE 2018
Leadership Behaviors forged over the last century need updation for the
Digital age. Recent research reveals three key roles for leadership as data,
Artificial Intelligence, algorithms and the science of "meaning making"
dominate business for the foreseeable future. The center for the future of
work, in partnership with oxford Economics, conducted in-depth, qualitative
interviews with top business leaders and the insights from these discussions
with executives across a range of industries with differing degrees of digital
maturity provide clear direction on how leaders can marshal their
organization into the future. So all-encompassing are the changes that it is
an imperative for every student, teacher, and corporate executive to
prepare them for a digital future that is rapidly unfolding. Thanks to the
same technology, it is now possible for a platform like ICT Academy to lead
the change, equip young minds, prepare the needed capability and build
capacity for the digital era.
WELCOME TO
THE FUTURE OF WORK
India plays a major role in the rapid change of technology. The
developments in various fields of technologies are due to the contribution
of both industry and academia of the country. Both industry and institution
play a vital role in the development of the nation. The industry and
institution are interdependent on each other for new inventions and
discoveries to meet the demands of the present problems of the society.
BRIDGE, the flagship conference of ICT Academy helps to enhance better
and meaningful interactions between the institution and industry. This
would be an important factor in preparing the next generation talent of the
nation towards a strong and stable knowledge ecosystem.
BRIDGE - Future of Work is a dedicated conference featuring organizations
and experts doing innovative, pioneering work in developing the future
workforce. It is the only event addressing the stakeholders and leaders in
the process of bridging the industry & academia towards the Future of
Work and we are happy to invite the participants for this largest Industry-
Institute Interaction Event of Asia.
This BRIDGE conference will focus on FUTURE OF WORK and will discuss on various aspects of Skill, Digitalization,
Entrepreneurship, Research and be a catalyst to improve the quality of education adequately to meet the needs of
the future industry and economy. I am happy to invite participants from across the state to participate in this largest
Industry-Institute Interaction Event of Asia.
M SIVAKUMARChief Executive OfficerICT Academy
BRIDGE is the flagship conference of ICT Academy, started in 2011 has so far witnessed by more than 20,000
participants, 550 speakers and 9 Million online viewers, conducted in 11 Cities Across India including Delhi,
Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy, Salem and Tirunelveli. Having
completed its 31st Edition in Delhi recently, the ICT Academy BRIDGE has become the Largest Industry
Institute Interaction Event of Asia.
This is an unique platform that brings together Academic Leaders, Industry Executives and Government Policy
makers to discuss, deliberate, debate and find solutions for developing next generation talent for India. The
online channel featuring all sessions bridge conference has been so far witnessed by around 9 Million viewers,
thereby making Bridge a Global Platform.
About Bridge
Organizing Committee
K PurushothamanSenior Director - IT Services Council
NASSCOM
Lawrence MohanrajDGM - Academic India
IBM India
Dr Anbu RathinavelChief Design Officer
Intellect Design Arena Ltd
Ram Singampalli Chief Delivery Officer
Syntel Inc
Benedict ArokiasamyVP - Learning and Development
CSS Corp
Dr G SainarayananSenior Technical Specialist
HCL Technologies Ltd
Chandrasekhar CHead - Human Resources
Lebara
Anand PillaiEducation Lead - India & SAARC
Autodesk India Pvt Ltd
Akhila RajeshwarExecutive Director
TiE Chennai
Sabita JAVP - Human Resources
Sopra Steria
Rajesh R NambiarAAP Manager - APAC
Salesforce
Kishore BalajiDirector - Corporate Affairs South Asia
Intel Corporation
Sathya Kumar MFounder and CEO
Tycoon+ Advisors
Sujith KumarHR Business Leader
Infosys Ltd.
M P Vijay KumarChief Financial Officer
Sify Technologies Ltd
Solaikutty DhanabalAcademic Manager
National Instruments
B AnbuthambiExecutive Vice President
ICT Academy
Krishna KantProgram Management
OCTO - DellEMC
Today, we are at the beginning of a Fourth Industrial Revolution. Developments in genetics, artificial
intelligence, robotics, nano technology, 3D printing and biotechnology, to name just a few, are all building on
and amplifying one another. In today’s scenario of this massive technological change accompanied by talent
shortages, mass unemployment and growing inequality-reskilling and upskilling of today’s workers will be
critical. The current technological revolution need not become a race between humans and machines but
rather an opportunity for work to truly become a channel through which people recognize their full potential.
To ensure that we achieve this vision, we must become more specific and much faster in understanding the
changes underway and cognizant of our collective responsibility to lead our educational ecosystem through
this transformative moment.
The “ICT Academy BRIDGE conference” with the theme “THE FUTURE OF WORK” will be the convergence of
the stakeholders driving Skill India, Digital India, Start-up India and Make in India, discussing the role and
importance in creating next generation talent pool for the future of work. ICT Academy BRIDGE Conference
will bring together industry experts, academic leaders and Government policy makers to address how to
achieve strategic readiness to capitalize on the opportunities offered by the digital workplace and develop
talent for the all new future of work. This conference will explore technological trends and how they are
reshaping the future of work, forecasting key areas of job disruption and evaluating ways in which policy
makers; academia & industry leaders can adapt regulatory and economic frameworks in response.
Theme - The Future of Work
Focus Areas
The futureof work:
The role ofAcademia
Dealingwith
the VucaWorld
Reengineering the skills
ecosystem
The fourthIndustrial
Revolution
Disruption &Innovation:The road
ahead
The Futureof Learning
Creatinga sustainable
futureworkforce
Impact ofAI, IoT,
Roboticsand Machine
Learning
The FutureSkills:
Technology& careers
Event Format
Research Master Class HR Master Class
Upskilling Workforce for the Fourth Industrial
RevolutionRecommended for Tech Enthusiasts,
Technology Educators and ResearchersRecommended for HR Professionals from Industry
and Placement Directors / TPOs from AcademiaRecommended for Principals,
Vice Principals and Deans
Academic Leaders Master Class
2 0 1 8AwardsICT ACADEMY
PAVILION
TECHNOLOGY
Experience some of the Next Generation Technology Interact with Industry leaders, Educators and Policy Makers
Followed by Networking Dinner. Participation on invitation only
INAUGURALPOWER PANEL
DEVELOPINGTHE FUTURE OF WORK
Challenges &
Opportunities
INDUSTRY KEYNOTE SESSION
INDUSTRY KEYNOTE SESSION
CLOSINGMOTIVATIONAL
SESSION
THE FUTURE OF WORK THE FUTURE OF WORK
Technology and
Jobs
Implications for
Academia
Preparing
the Next Generation
NETWORKING
VIBRANT
THE ROLE OF ACADEMIA IN
THE NEW INDIA OPPORTUNITIES FOR
academia
THE Rise of artificial intelligence &
deep learning
Past Edition Speakers
Sarv Saravanan
Dell EMC
Vishal Dhupar
NVIDIA
Balakrishnan
MicroGraam
Kiran Karnik
NASSCOM
Krishnakumar Natarajan
Mindtree
Dilip H M Chenoy
FICCI
Lakshmi Narayanan
Cognizant
Arun Jain
Intellect Design Arena
Ajay Kumar IAS
Govt. of India
C Murali Krishna Kumar
Govt. of India
Dr. Sandhya Chintala
NASSCOM
Dr N Saravana Kumar IAS
Govt. of India
Mahatria Ra
Infinitheism
C. Velan
TRIL Infopark Limited
TN Manoharan
Canara Bank
Chetan Bhagat
Author
R. Chandra Sekaran
Cognizant
Swami Sukhabodhananda
Spiritual Guru
Debjani Ghosh
NASSCOM
Pradeep Nair
Autodesk
Prof Dr B M Hegde
Cardiologist
Rajiv Lochan
The Hindu Group
Dr Omkar Rai
Govt. of India
BVR Mohan Reddy
Cyient
Dr Sylendra Babu IPS
Govt. of Tamil Nadu
Anand Pillai
Leadership Matters Inc
Dr.Nalla G. Palaniswami
KMCH - HospitalMickey McManus
Autodesk
Dr.N Siva Prasad
Gitam University
Dr Anil D Sahasrabudhe
AICTE
Narayanan Ramaswamy
KPMG
Dr. Nandini Rangaswamy
Chandra Group
Ravi Viswanathan
TCS
Santhanam B
Saint Gobain
Dr G. Bakthavathsalam
KG Hospital
Jon Bonnar
Australian Consulate
Vincent Quah
Amazon Web Services
Padamashri Muruganantham
Inventor & Social Entrepreneur
Damian Haas
Oracle Academy
Sunita Sanghi IES
NITI Aayog
ICT Academy is a not for profit social Enterprise initiated in the year 2009 under the public- private partnership
model, by the Government of India in collaboration with the State Governments and Industries. The organization
was formed with representations from the Government, leading companies in the ICT industry and National
Association of Software Services Companies (NASSCOM) in India.
ICT Academy enables a platform between Government, Corporate and Academia with the prime objective of
developing the next generation teachers and industry ready students. ICT Academy executes through a 7 pillar
approach that includes Faculty Development, Student Skill Development, Entrepreneurship Development, Youth
Empowerment, Industry-Institute Interaction, Digital Empowerment and Research & Publications. ICT Academy is
endorsed and recommended by NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India Aayog), the National
Planning body of Government of India as one of the unique organization for dissemination and replication, which
is aligned to the Skill India Vision of the Government of India. Visit: www.ictacademy.in
About ICT Academy
Board of Governors
Lakshmi NarayananChairman, ICT Academy
Emeritus Vice Chairman, Cognizant
BVR Mohan ReddyFounder and Executive Chairman
Cyient
T K Ramachandran IASPrincipal Secretary - IT Department
Government of Tamil Nadu
M SivakumarChief Executive Officer
ICT Academy
Krish GanesanVP - Human Resources and Global Head Recruitment
Tata Consultancy Services
R Sudalaikannan IASChairman and Managing Director
Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu
Anandrao Vishnu Patil IASCommissoner & CEO
Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency
V BalakrishnanChairman
Micrograam
Board of Advisors
K Gnanadesikan IASAdditional Chief Secretary - Industries
Government of Tamil Nadu
Sunil Paliwal IASPrincipal Secretary - Higher Education
Government of Tamil Nadu
Mangat Ram Sharma IASPrincipal Secretary - Labour & Employment
Government of Tamil Nadu
Sunita Sanghi IESAdviser - Skill Development
NITI Aayog, Government of India
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