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Tackling Today's NewManufacturing TechChallenges

Digital Workforce Partner

The COVID-19 pandemic & Industry 4.0 are driving the manufacturingindustry to modernize their technology, accelerating digital transformationefforts. The next industrial revolution is here, focusing not just on advancedtechnologies, but on the collaboration between humans and smart systems.Now is the time for manufacturers to implementing smart, connected androbust digital capabilities to prepare for a more responsive and resilientfuture.

Join us at the Manufacturing CIO’s Symposium, which will be broughtto you virtually, to discover trends that will define the manufacturing industryin the years to come. Hear from industry leaders as they discuss the currentand future of Industry 4.0 / Industry 5.0, analyze upcoming trends andprovide examples from the innovations and transformations happening intheir own organizations.

Forward-looking, future-facing manufacturing leadersfrom across sectors are coming together onthe 30th August, where they will exploreways technology is growing margins andboosting growth by compressinginnovation & NPI cycles

The online summit brings togetherattendees in a single virtualroom - focusing on top classcontent and creating onlineconversations in a series ofgroup discussions on differentperspectives. The day longsymposium would haveseveral sessions wherein45+ speakers from acrossmanufacturing sectors wouldcontribute with their expertise.

Discover the answers to your most pressing questions for enhancingyour workplace

Ensuring CollaborationHow can you ensure yourfactory floor enables thecollaboration of peopleand intelligent machines,rather than opposition?

Driving ChangeHow should OCM be optimizedas key to driving behaviourand process changes, whileincreasing manufacturedoutput?

Are you Using the Data?What should you do with allthe data in terms of customerexperience, product end-value,and customer retention?

UpskillingBeyond the soft skills required,what technical skills arerequired to enhance andsupport your workforce?

World class ITHow can you ensure yourorganization is enabled with“world-class IT” to ensure asuccessful smart manufacturingstrategy for business?

Measuring SuccessWhat are key performanceindicators to measuresuccess?

Preparing for the FutureWhat technological advancesshould manufacturers beprepared for in next year,5-years, 10-years?

Elevating the CustomerExperienceHow can you transform andelevate your customers’experiences using technologiessuch as artificial intelligence?

Automobiles & Auto ComponentsDrugs & PharmaceuticalsChemicals & FertilizersFood ProcessingElectrical EquipmentCement & Construction MaterialsElectronicsTextilesHeavy Engineering

Head of Information TechnologyChief Information OfficerChief Information Security OfficerGroup IT DirectorChief Technology OfficerDirector of ITGroup Chief Information OfficerChief Digital Officer

Sectors Represented

Profiles

CIOs and digital leaders are facing unprecedented societal andtechnological changes. From explosive data growth to IoT to robotics to AI,technologies are creating new opportunities - and risks - that directly impactthe CIO’s role and mandate within and outside the physical organization. Whatnew business models could be developed through the use of industry 4.0technologies. Our panel of experts would discuss in this closing panel - Thenew moving role of the CIO from a business cost to a revenue driver in the‘new normal’ post-covid 19 world

04.30 pm – 05.30 pm | Concluding Panel Discussion

Which best-in-class KPIs need to be tracked to measure success

What technological advances should manufacturers be prepared for in nextyear, 5-years, 10 years

How do you know which solutions will deliver the most value to yourorganization

What are the best practices towards security in an integrated IT+OTenvironment

What technologies can you use to augment rather than replace your workforce

How digital transformation can create enterprise value, empower greaterworker productivity, and make the world a better place

How can you ensure your organization is enabled with “world-class IT” to enablea successful smart manufacturing strategy for business? Our panel of industryexperts will discuss:

03.25 pm – 04.25 pm | Panel Discussion

11.15 am – 11.50 amRegistration & Networking

11.50 am – 12.00 pmWelcome Address

Benchmark your digital enterprise strategy, create your blueprint, promoteeffective change management and how to become a smarter, moreconnected manufacturer

Latest Industry 4.0 trends, challenges and opportunities

How potent technology solutions such as IIoT, digital twins, roboticsand predictive analytics are driving process and cost improvements

Change management & workforce training for the future to createand support more agile organizations for Industry 4.0 implementation

The value of automation in manufacturing

Smart manufacturing & AI to drive productivity, quality & yield improvements

12.00 pm – 01.00 pm | Opening Panel Discussion

Leading IT through a pandemic: How Manufacturing CIOs can help in turningadversity into an advantage during times of crisis

Thriving In the age of insight: How leaders are sparking innovation for adata-centric future

How a digital thread strategy connects the product development process tothe people, products, and places where work gets done

New technologies and innovations paving the way for plant and factory floors,smart supply chains, and advanced robotics to supercharge growth andefficiency in manufacturing

Rethinking talent strategies to gain an edge in recruiting the next generationof talent for the future

Delivering customer centric business transformation for manufacturers andtheir channel partners

02.15 pm – 03.15 pm | Panel Discussion

How are data, AI and cloud technologies helping build agility andresilience for a future-proof organisation

Reinventing your data protection strategy in the work from home era

What is your Cloud strategy to ensure organisational stability and sustainability

Protecting your organization against ransomware attacks

Innovating in the cloud to ensure operational flexibility and agility in anorganisation

How to take full advantage of the cloud to enable big data analytics, AI, ML,IoT, blockchain, and edge computing

Facing the first and second waves of the Covid19 pandemic, businesses haveset urgent solutions like suitable remote working systems. But as it largelyadmitted that the crisis will last long, CIOs are seeing much more challenges onthe horizon. This roundtable will enable a practical discussion on the potentialimpact of the post pandemic world, more specifically:

01.05 pm – 02.05 pm | Panel Discussion

03.15 pm – 03.25 pmTea / Coffee & Networking Break

02.05 pm – 02.15 pmNetworking Break

Theme: The CIO And The Connected Enterprise - ConnectingPeople, Processes And Technology

Theme: Securing The New Normal: How To Protect Your Cloud,Workforce And Assets In The Post Pandemic World

Theme: Resilient Leadership: Prepare Today - Prevail Tomorrow

Theme: What Does “World-Class IT” Mean for Your Enterprise?

Theme: Towards The Exponential CIO: New Role, New Mandate,New Leadership

How to ensure every business process is lean to eliminate process and workflowwaste across the enterprise

Building a resilient supply chain. Applying RPA+AI to make supply chainprocesses like on boarding new vendors more agile

Data presentation strategies for seamless customer communication acrossplatforms.

Reduce costs in back-office to eliminate human error and increase compliancein business processes from HR to IT

Increasing go-to-market speed by deploying a digital workforce for fasterprocess execution and maximal productivity

Customer experience as a differentiator to drive loyalty with real-time data toimprove support processes and anticipate customer needs

Tips from CIOs on how to choose the right platform

05.35 pm – 06.20 pm | Fireside Chat

05.50 pm onwardsClosing of day / Networking

Theme: Reimagine Manufacturing Operations - Maximizeproductivity. Minimize errors

Raj Kumar SinghSr. Director

Sales Engineering IMEA

Automation Anywhere

Pavithran AyyalaChief Information &Digital Officer - VP IT

Neuland Laboratories

Prince JosephCIO

SFO Technologies

Amit SethiVP - Regional CIO MENAT

& India, Global DigitalCustomer Experience Leader

Baker Hughes

Vinit ThakurPresident & CDO

Lafarge Holcim - India

(ACC & Ambuja Cements)

Akilur RahmanCTO

Hitachi ABB PowerGrids India

Aditya KasarabadaCIO

Wipro InfrastructureEngineering

Rajesh I PanchalCIO

Inox AP

Pallab DePartner

Operations Consulting

PwC India

Subrata BanerjeeSector CIO

Vedanta, (Aluminium,Power & Ports)

Vedanta Resources Plc

Ajit KolheHead IT (CIO)

VIP Industries

Manuj DesaiGlobal CIO

STL

Milind KhamkarGroup CIO

SUPER-MAX

Anil SharmaCTO, Lead AMENA

PepsiCo Inc.

Rajiv AroraGlobal Head of IT Global HubGlobal Program Lead of New

Normal (Mobile Work Program)

Siemens AG

Debanjan BanerjeeCIO

Pernod Ricard India

Awita BadoniaHead - IT (CSM) India

Nokia India

Sukanta PadhyCIO

ATC Tires

Shobhana LeleCIO

The BombayDyeing Company

Pankaj GuptaCIO

Schaeffler India

Bhushan DeoCISO, Group Head

Information Security& IT Compliance

Thermax Ltd.

Sujoy SenHead of IT - South Asia

Linde India

Mudit AgarwalCIO & VP - IT

Uflex

Sharad NigamVP - Corporate Strategy

& Digital OperationsIndia and APAC

Hitachi India

Rajeev KhadeVP & Global Head of IT

Sigma ElectricManufacturing Corp

Arpita DasAVP-IT & CIO

Valvoline Cummins

Ketan KarkhanisCIO

Clariant Chemicals(India)

Chulanga PereraCIO

Daimler IndiaCommercial Vehicles

Sujay KalariaVP - Digital Strategy

& Transformation

Bajaj Auto

Vikram DuaSr. Director

Head - Enterprise IT SecurityPhilips India

Ajay NarulaCISO

Samsung Electronics

Dhaval PandyaCorporate CIO

Piramal Enterprises

Outstanding Projects and Individual CIO’s / IT Leaders to Be Honouredat Tech Leadership Awards

Best IT Driven Innovation In

Project Excellence

Technology Excellence

Organisational Excellence

Personal Excellence

Manufacturing IT Excellence

Future Enterprise Awards

Business IT Innovationof the Year

Cloud InnovationProvider of the Year

Emerging Technologyof the Year

Security Innovationof the Year

InfrastructureInnovation of the Year

CollaborativeTechnology of the Year

Business Analystof the Year

InspirationalIndividual of the Year

CIO of the Year

DevOps Engineerof the Year

OperationalExcellence Leadership

IT Service and SupportProfessional of the Year

IT Apprenticeof the Year

Next-GenerationLeadership of the Year

Digital TransformationalLeader of the Year

Best In Future ofConnectedness

Best In Future of DigitalInfrastructure

Best In Future ofCustomers & Consumers

Best In Future ofDigital Innovation

Best In Future ofIndustry Ecosystems

Best In Future ofOperations

Best In Future of Health,Wellness & Safety

Best In Future ofWomen’s Advancement

Best In Future of Initiativesfor Working Mothers

Best In Future of PeopleFocused WorkplaceDesign

Future Enterpriseof the Year

Special Award forDigital Resiliency

Business Innovation– Covid Response

Business Innovation– Workforce Wellness

CollaborativeInnovation Leadership

Industrial Internetof Things Leadership

Digital TransformationLeadership

Best-in-ClassManufacturing IT Award

Manufacturing TechDisruptor of the Year

Enterprise IntegrationTechnology Leadership

Engineering & ProductionTechnology Leadership

Artificial Intelligence& Advanced AnalyticsLeadership

Manufacturing Transformationthrough Technology

Best Place to Workin IT 2021

Development Teamof the Year

SustainableOrganisation of the Year

Services Companyof the year

IT Teamof the Year

Specialist Vendorof the Year

IT Vendorof the Year

IT Project Teamof the Year

Organisational Responseto the Pandemic

IT Departmentof the Year

Educational Responseto the Pandemic

Automation Projectof the Year

Best Public Sector ITProject

Best Use of CloudServices

Digital TransformationProject of the Year

Data Science Projectof the Year

Best User EngagementProject of the Year

Best Security, Defence or Law EnforcementIT Project of the Year

Automotive Business Banking Education

Energy & Utilities Healthcare Infrastructure

IT / ITeS Manufacturing Retail & eCommerce

Financial Services &Insurance

Telecom ServiceProvider

Transportation &Logistics

Jagdish NarayananCIO

Reliance JioPayments Bank &Financial Services

Keyur DesaiVP - IT, CIO

Essar Ports & Shipping HeadInfo-Security Network& Communications

Essar Group

Sourabh ChatterjeePresident, Head

TechnologyBajaj Allianz General

Insurance

GaneshRamachandran

Global CIOAlkem Laboratories

Shobhana LeleCIO

The BombayDyeing Company

Shiju RawtherChief Information &Technology Officer

CARE Ratings

Abhishek ChandraCIO

IIFL Wealth & AssetManagement

RanganathanIyer

Group CIOJBM Group

Khushru MistryCIO

Eureka Forbes

Sunil PandeyCIO

HFCL

Milind KhamkarGroup CIO

SUPER-MAX

Ritu MadbhaviCIO

FCB Ulka Advertising

Ashok KannanPresident - IT

Sintex Industries

Alka Selot AsthanaCTO

Indus Towers

Tushar VagalCIO

Larsen & Toubro

Gautam GargSr. Director & CIOPepsiCo India

Kirti PatilJoint President & CTOKotak Mahindra Life

Insurance Co.

Chander KhandujaCIO

Luminous PowerTechnologies

Speaker Opportunity /Sponsorship Options

Harish Bhatia

harish@kamikaze.co.in

+91 9821022236

Aboli Salvi

aboli@kamikaze.co.in

+91 9833226990

Award Nominations /Attending

Ashwin Pillai

ashwin@kamikaze.co.in

+91 998 719 7555

Swapnil Jadhav

swapnil@kamikaze.co.in

+91 961 968 0627

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All nominations filed are researched and thoroughly evaluated by the Advisory Council members to the entire event who personally contact each nominee company to understand their nomination and rank them on a set of pre-decided parameters.

Choose the categories you would like to nominate

Register your details with us mentioning the categories in which you would like to file in your nomination/s.

Nomination write – up supporting each category to be submitted in soft copy format along with the nomination fees

Deadline for submitting your nomination write-up (07th August 2021)

Nomination fee per category - `20,000 + 18% GST and for every additional category `15,000 + GST

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SummaryThe most important part of your entry is the description (A4 – 1 page) in bullet form summarizing the key points of your entry. This is very useful to provide an overview to the advisory council for better understanding of your nomination filed.

Main entryYour main entry must be to a maximum of two - three pages in the Question and Answer format outlined below (use the questions as section headings)

Supporting MaterialsCould add separately any other element which supports your nomination in brief. These include graphs, tables, pictures, screenshots, media campaigns etc. which support your nomination entry.

(Kindly note that incase your write-up is exceeding 3 - 4 pages then point no. 1 can be ignored. We do not require a very large write-up as it becomes difficult for the research agency and also the advisory council to go throughthe same. A crisp and to the point write-up would more than suffice to take this ahead.)

Brief about Individual

Individual / team achievements

Industry recognitions

Last three year’s growth path as an individual & 1 year as a team

ROI delivered during this period in individual capacity / team effort for entire initiative undertaken

Any other relevant point which substantiates this nomination

Supporting MaterialsCould add separately any other element which supports your nomination in brief. Include supporting materials such as pictures, screenshots, media write-ups etc. that you feel supports your nomination entry

The nomination should be around 2000 words (A4 – 3 to 4 pages max)

Finally, in bullet format as to why he/she should be chosen for thegiven category.

Your entry / write - up should comprise three sections - The Summary, The Main Entry and Supporting Materials.

Brief Overview of project [Please state a brief overview of the project, what business problem it is supposed to solve, or the goals that the project wants to achieve]

Description Of Solution Designed / Implemented

Innovative usage of technology (Has your organization / client organization adopted a unique mix of technologies or a new untried technology for overcoming an obstacle using an innovative method)

Benefits – please compare the pre-deployment and post-deployment scenario, and explain how the solution deployed has helped

List all major vendors and products (software, hardware, services, etc.) that were used to build/run the initiative.

Please articulate the business benefit of the project. List and describe at least three key benefits (Please provide quantifiable numbers wherever possible)

What are the unique differentiators of this project that would merit this project to be considered for an award?

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