Emptech 2020 was organized jointly by the Centre and CII Geeko, a learning platform of CII with month-long sessions and awareness programs in field of new-age technologies.
Session on Shaping the future of Business with Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence or AI is one of the technologies which can seamlessly enter all facets of human life & create an unprecedented impact on human productivity, proclivity, and possibilities. CDT hosted a Session to highlight the benefits that AI brings to Marketing, Banking, Healthcare and HR sector. Mr Amit Sinha Roy, Vice President-Global Head of Marketing, Tata Communications, Mr Deepak Sharma, President & Chief Digital Officer, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd, Dr Sujoy Kar, CMIO – Administration, Apollo Hospitals, and Ms. Mandeep Kaur, HR Leader, IBM India shared their views and useful learnings at the Session. The participants gained from the valuable insights shared by the eminent panel.
Session on DX Secure: Fortifying Your Business in a Hyperconnected world
Businesses around the world have experienced numerous changes in their operations, culture, customer support, spending, and investments as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Although many managed to adapt to this new culture swiftly, few are practicing effective cybersecurity for their remote workforce and devices, and some have already been impacted by cyberattacks. Cybercrime has increased during these tough times, and malicious actors have successfully breached major entities, including government agencies.
With the aim to address the above concerns, CDT hosted a session on DX Secure which witnessed the presence of eminent speakers from the Industry namely Mr S Sridhar, Head, Cloud and Security Services, Tata Communications; Ms Ratna Pawan, Senior Business Resilience & Security Risk Professional and Mr Deepak Maheshwari, Public Policy Consultant & Senior Visiting Fellow, ICRIER and Mr Pawan Desai, Chief Executive Officer, MitKat Advisory Services Pvt Ltd. The Session focussed on understanding the emerging risks in the cybersecurity space, possible solutions and way forward for the ecosystem.
Session on Secure Connected Digital Experience (SCDx)
CII CDT hosted an online session on Secure Connected Digital Experience (SCDx), a New proposition from Tata Communications to provide holistic, secure, enterprise-grade solutions to help businesses adapt to the post-COVID world and be future-ready.
Mr Kaartick Ramasubramanian, Deputy General Manager, Solutions Engineering India (South2), Customer Success Group conducted the session. The session was well received by the participants.
Session on IoT: From Buzzword to Profit, learn how to leverage IoT
Internet of Things (IoT) has potentially changed the rules of interaction between business, governments and consumers with the physical world.
CDT hosted an Online Master Class on IoT: From Buzzword to Profit, which focused on a practitioner’s approach towards the era of IoT and its successful use cases. The session was presented by Mr Krunal Patel, Director & Head of Business - India and South Asia, Team Viewer who shared his ideas on how TeamViewer Internet of Things is enabling companies to instantly connect, monitor, and operate machines and devices securely — from anywhere.
Workshop on How to Modernize your workforce and data center with VDI
The CIOs and their teams are faced with the unprecedented challenges of delivering not just business continuity but also driving innovation through the digital workforce. There is a need to ensure that business can work remotely with flexibility An Online workshop to address the above needs was conducted by Mr Kallol Hazra, Director, Sales Strategy and Enablement, DELL Technologies where he focused on how Virtualized apps and desktops (VDI) empower a remote workforce with secure, high-quality user experience.
Digital Business Strategy to Execution:
With the aim to address the current state of digital readiness, CII CDT organized a Masterclass on “Digital Business Strategy to Execution” which was conducted by Mr V Srinivasa Rao, Chairman & MD, BT&BT who focussed on the need to Create New revenue streams, Introduce Innovative Digital Business Models, Leapfrog Competition with Digital Innovations, Retain Customers with a superior experience, Improve Technology Agility & Resilience, Improve operational excellence. the digital journey, align digital initiatives with business strategy and increase ROI.
Session on Innovations for a productive workforce
As companies around the world have expanded remote work policies, the devices being used at home have become even more important, from the smallest, lightest and most intelligent business PCs to expansive displays – everything you need to keep employees who are working remotely, productive. Keeping in mind the above points CDT organized a Session on Innovations for a productive workforce with Mr T Praveen Kumar, Consultant- Mobility Solutions, DELL Technologies who shared innovations and solutions that enhance collaboration and help workers stay productive.
Session on Construction Quality as a Service (CQaaS)
A session on Digital ways to improve efficiency in Construction Quality was organized which focused on the ways to tackle the reduced cash inflow by developers due to rework & project delays. Mr V. Srinivasa Rao, Chairman & MD, BT & BT shared his insights on Builder’s Brand enhancement, maintenance cost reduction, real-time unit readiness and minimum documentation
Session on Journey with Augmented Reality: Benefits to Business
AR has firmly established itself as a frontrunner within the working world, and it will change the way we work forever. It will allow working professionals to enhance the way they work on a day-to-day basis, with a host of new features being added to the workplace.
Mr. Krunal Patel, Director and Head of Business India and South Asia TeamViewer presented a journey with Augmented Reality which focused on solutions to enable remote knowledge sharing and technical support through live interactive video sessions during these unprecedented and , challenging times which could help businesses.
We at CDT, help our member organizations execute digital processes, models, and connect with industry professionals to take complete advantage of a wide variety of digital technologies and innovations in a method that takes into account the ever-shifting digital landscape.