Seminar on "TECHADE

Tr?r T tTIH AMBASSADQR OF INDIA TALLINN No. 23/12/05 26 December, 2023 Dear Excellency, This is in reference to your forthcoming visit to India to participate in the 10th Vibrant Gujarat 2024. 1 am very happy to inform you that the organizers would like you to be the Keynote Speaker at the Inaugural Ceremony of the Seminar “TECHADE: Heralding India’s Technological Decade” focused on diverse array of pivotal subjects: Fintech, DeepTech & Cybersecurity which is scheduled for Thursday, 11 January, 2024 between 02.30 PM and 06.00 PM at Mahatma Mandir Convention Hail, Gandhinaar, Gujarat. In this regard, please find attached invitation letter from Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat. You may wish to speak on any of the subjects mentioned in the title of the Seminar. The programme details of the Seminar are attached with this letter. 1 request you to kindly instruct your office to send me the confirmation of your participation at the earliest for onward transmission to the organizers. Please accept, Excellency, assurances of my highest consideration. anr) His Excellency Mr. Tiit Riisalo 4.JANCUS- JA Minister of Economic Affairs and MTS00NISTEERuM Information Technology 27, 12. 2023 Republic of Estonia Tallinn. 5th Fioor, Tornimae Business Centre, Tornimae 5, Tallinn 10145 E-mail: [email protected]  No, CMS/VIRj6?e/- Bhupendi a Patel . ChiefMtrnstcr (xuprat State Azada Ka Amrit Mahotsav OE O DN PAS.Y QU FUtURE 5th December 2023 Invitation fl Inaugural Session Seminar on “TECHADE: Heralding indiats Technology Decade” on 11 January 2024 at Main Convention Hali at Mahatma Mandir Conventional Center, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. H. E. Tiit Riisalo, Greetings from the Government ofGujarat! Under the visionary guidance of Shri Narendra Modi. Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Vibrant Gujarat Giobal Summit has today evolved as one of the most reputed giobal forums for business networking, knowledge sharing and strategic partnerships for inclusive growth and sustainable development. We believe that your insights and esteemed presence would greatly contribute to the success of this event and enrich the experience for ali attendees. As part of the 10 Vibrant Gujarat Giobal Summit 2024 this year, we are organizing a seminar “TECHADE: Heralding India’s Technological Decade’ focused on diverse array of pivotal subjects: Fintech, DeepTech & Cybersecurity on Thursday, 11 January 2024 between 02:30 PM and 06:00 PM at Mahatma Mandir Convention Hail, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. This significant Seminar is likely to witness participation of Hon’ble Cabinet Minister & Minister of State (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India), Hon’ble Chief Minister (Gujarat State), CEOs/Senior Management Leaders from prominent giobal IT/ITeS conglomerates, representatives from both Indian and giobal IT/ITeS associations, central and state government officials, and esteemed dignitaries from academia and research circles. With utmost respect, we are writing to humbly request your dignified presence as a keynote speaker on any of the subjects mentioned above, for the inaugural ceremony of the seminar. The respective program details of the seminar have been provided at Annexure ‘1’ & ‘2’. Your Gracious presence at this seminar wilI profoundly elevate the event, contributing significantly to its success. Your office may kindly get in touch with Ms. Mona K. Khandhar, lAS, Principal Secretar Department ofScience &Technolog Government of Gujarat [Email ID: [email protected] Phone: ÷079-232- 59999] for any further information and assistance in this regard. As we celebrate 20 successful years of Vibrant Gujarat Giobal Summit, your participation as an esteemed guest & keynote speaker would be highly appreciated. Best regards Yours Sincerely (Bhupendra Patel) H. E. Tiit Rilsalo, Minister of Economic Affairs and Inforination Technology (Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications) Suur-Ameerika 1,10122 TaIIInn, Estonia. ChiefMinisters Office (ISO 9001:2015 Certified) 3rd fioor, Swamirn Sankul-1, Sacbivaiaya, Gandhinagar 382 OlO. GUJARAT, INDIA - Phone : +91 79 23250073-74, Fax : +91 79 23222101 wwwgujaratindia.corn - - .- - Annexure «1” # Particulars Details 1. Proposed Seminar / Event “TECHAOE: Heralding 1ndias Technological Decade” Name 2. Proposed Date & Time 11/01/2024 [Thursday} 14:30 hrs to 18:00 hrs 3. Proposed Location of pre- Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar summit 4. Expected Dignitaries Hon’ble Cabinet Minister & Hon’ble Minister ofState (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India) Hon’ble Chief Minister Gujarat State Hon’ble Chief Secretary Gujarat State Secretary Department of Science and TechnoIogy Govt. of Gujarat lndustry Ieaders/ CEOs from Goba1 cong1omerat of IT/ITeS & Fintech Industry Academia & research dignitaries 5. Target Audience IT/ITeS Sector Company representatives Industry Captains SME’s Startup company delegates Government officials Academia 6. Expected participation 2000+ capacity  fli\Lp W — A. Schedule of Serninar “TECHADE: Heralding india’s Te chnology Decade # Seminar Start time Seminar End Time Session Activity 2.00 PM 2 05 PM Welcome Address & Opening remarks by Principal Secretary, Department of Government of Gujarat Science & Technology, Special Address by Mr. Puneet Chandok, President, Microsoft India & South Asia Special Address by Ms. Debjani Ghosh, President, NASSCOM Special Address by Chief Secretary to the Government of Gujarat 2 2.05 PM 2.50 PM Inaugural Special Address by Minister of MeitY OR M0S of MeitY Session H.E. Tiit Riisalo, Minster of Economic Affa irs and Information Technology, Republic of Estonia AV on Gujarat “The Emerging IT Destinati on” Inaugural Address by, Honorable Chief Min ister, Gujarat State FinTech 3 2.50 PM 3.10 PM Keynote • Mr. Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder & CEO, Paytm . Mr. Sameer Nigam, Founder & CEO, PhonePe FinTech . Mr. Shashvat Nakrani, Founder and CO0 , Bharatpe 6 3 10 PM 3 25 PM Fire Side • Mr. Anjani Rathor, Chief Digital Offic Chat er, HDFC Bank Limited • Ms. Padmaja Ruparel, Co-Founder of India n Angel Network and founding Partn Fund er of the IAN FinTech • Ms. Madhuri Deshpande, Senior Vice Pres ident & GIobal Delivery Leader, Panel Consumer Banking 9 3.25 PM 3.55 PM . Technology & Operations, Bank of Ame rica (M) . . . Discussion . . • Mr. Nitin Chugh, Deputy Managtng Drector . & Head of Digital Banking and Tran State Bank of India sformation, • Ms. Tanusree Deb Barma, lAS, Deputy Director General (Tech Centre), UIDAI , Bengaluru  . Mr. Sanket Nayak, Co-Founder, DIGIO - Mr. Swaminathan Shankar Chief Financial Officer Chiratae Ventures . Mr. Kalyan Kumar, Executive Director, Punjab National Bank . Mr. Biju Dominic, Chief Evangelist, Fractal and Chairman, Final Mile DeepTech . Mr. Rajesh Nambiar, Chairman and Managing Director, Cognizant India & Chairman, 4 3.55 PM 4.25 PM Keynote NASSCOM . Ms. Nandini Tandon, Founder, Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist, Applying Emerging and Critical Tech for Unmet Clinical Needs DeepTech . . Dr BVR Mohan Reddy, Founder Chairman & Board Member, Cyient Ltd & Ex-Chairman FireSide 7 4.15PM 4.3OPM NASSCOM&T-Hub at • Mr. Rajat Moona, Director, lIT Gandhinagar . Ms. Geeta Gurnani, CTO and Technicai Sales Leader, IBM Technology DeepTech . Mr. Vishai Dhupar, Managing Director, NVJDJA South Asia Panel • — Mr. Kanishka Agiwal, Head Service Lines AWS 10 4 30 PM 5 00 PM Discussion • Mr. Venugopal Arcot, Senior Director, Solution Consulting, ServiceNow . Mr. Nirav Shah, Partner, PwC . Mr. Ajay Kumar Pillal, Partner, Risk Advisory, Deloitte india (M) Cyber Security 5 5.00 PM 5.20 PM Keynote O Mr. Anu Veiluri, MD, Palo Aito Networks O Dr Harrick Vin, CTO, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Cyber Security O Mr. Navin Chaudhary, Director, National Forensic Sciences University Fire Side 8 5.20 PM 5.35 PM O Mr, Vikas AwastN, Director (Govt & PSU Business)- India & SAARC Region, Check Point Chat O Mr. Venkat Krishnan, Executive Director, Pubiic Sector, Microsoft Corporation India Limited Cyber Security Pan ei 11 5.35 PM 6.05 PM O Mr. Rahul Puri, CTO for Government & Emerging Business, Nokia Discussion O Mr. Rshi Mehtani, Vice President — Technology License, Orade India Pvt Ltd  . Mr. Chandra Prakash, Partner and Head — Cyber Defense, KPMG (M) . Mr. Praveen Kulkarni, Country Manager, Cyber Security, OpenText . Mr Vikas Sood, Head of Securfty Assurance, AWS India 12 605 PM 6.15 PM Vote of thanks