Meet Sri Ponnala Lakshmaiah, The Honorable Minister for IT and Communications @ CIO Strategy Summit

Hyderabad: CIO’s are not confined anymore to the traditional duties of an IT manager of supporting an organization in its endeavors with the optimized use of available resources. With the evolution of the IT sector and the emergence of novel technologies, CIO’s are being tested on a whole new different scale based on their foresightedness, adaptability skills and innovative mindset.

As such, to explore the dynamic role of CIOs in an organization, Siliconindia is coming with CIO Strategy Summit, this time in Hyderabad, comprising of thought provoking business executives, renowned CIOs and distinguished IT leaders who will interact and articulate pertaining to the pivotal role of the IT sector and the future course of action required to take for IT to contribute in a more productive manner towards the organization goal.

The event will be graced by The Honorable Minister for IT and Communications, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Sri Ponnala Lakshmaiah, who will share his valuable insights on the topic - IT Sector in India and Emergence of Andhra Pradesh as an IT Destination.The agenda for the Summit will focus on ‘Forging Stronger Business-IT Relationships’ and ‘The Business Impact of IT Consumerization, Mobility and the Cloud’.

Some of the other eminent speakers lined up are:

Smit Shanker, CIO and Head -IT, Novartis Healthcare
Santhosh Reddy Chitla, CIO, Ramky Group
S. Prasad, Head - IT, GKC Projects
Venu Madduri, Group VP - IT, NSL Group
Gaurav Mohan, VP Channels & Head of Mumbai Region, Huawei
Mitesh Bharwada, Head - Fixed Line Products, Vodafone
Sunil Sharma, VP Operations, Cyberoam
Ananth STP, Head - IT, Rain CII Carbon (Vizag)
Raghavendra Vaidya, CIO, GE Energy
Srinivas Peddada, Sr. VP & CIO, SKS Microfinance
Kiran Karupakula, AVP IT, Genpact

It will be a gratifying opportunity for CIOs and senior IT leaders to acquire knowledge, share experiences and meet face-to-face with top industry thought leaders to understand the trio of mega-trends in mobility, social media and cloud computing.

DATE: July 20, 2012 (Friday)
TIME: 06.00 PM to 09.00 PM (Followed by cocktail and dinner)
VENUE: Hotel: The Park, Hall: Trillion Ballroom 1 & 2, 22 Rajbhavan Road, Hyderabad - 500082

The CIO Strategy Summit is an INVITE only event. To request an invitation please reach out to sharmila@siliconindia.com or call 080 43112176

The event is sponsored by Huawei, Vodafone and Cyberoam.