What Next After Modernization?
Proceedings
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Overview
IT modernization is a complex, multifaceted endeavor that requires a strategic approach to transform legacy systems into agile, efficient, and future-ready solutions. While significant time, efforts and money go into moving to a new future ready set-up, managing the new set-up in equally efficient manner is critical to harness the real power of modernization and deliver business benefits promised. New age applications need new age operations. It is not about keeping the lights on, but how can you keep improving operations by bringing efficiencies on an ongoing basis
Why Attend
- From Technology Partner to Business Partner: How can service providers move beyond technology enablement to become true business advisors — helping simplify processes by leveraging industry knowledge, benchmarks, and best practices?
- Designing for the Future, Not Just Today: What governance and guardrails are needed to ensure every new application is built on modern, future-ready architecture avoiding technical debt in future and ensuring agility?
- Taming Technology Sprawl: Post modernization, how can enterprises prevent technology sprawl, keeping systems lean and minimal while still delivering the agility and outcomes the business demands?
- Turning Efficiency into Innovation: Is the IT budget funding innovation — or just keeping the lights on? How can enterprises leverage AIOps and FinOps to shift spend from operations to transformation?
- Securing the Enterprise in an AI World: How can organizations continuously evolve their cybersecurity posture to keep pace with fast-emerging, AI-driven threats?
What Next After Modernization?
One day event
Registration & Networking
Welcome Address
Sharath Srinivasamurthy
Associate Vice President, Research, IDC India
From Technology Partner to Business Partner
Sharath Srinivasamurthy
Associate Vice President, Research, IDC India
Open Discussion
Designing for the Future, Not Just Today
Namrata Singh
Vice President and India BFSI Sector Head, Wipro
Summary & Close
Dinner and Networking
Speakers
Sharath Srinivasamurthy
Associate Vice President, Research
IDC India
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Sharath Srinivasamurthy
Sharath Srinivasamurthy is an associate vice president who heads the research group for IDC India. His research expertise cuts across the multiple facets of digital transformation (DX).
Sharath has around 20 years of experience in different leadership roles with leading IT services firms. Before IDC, he worked in different roles including solutioning, presales, project management, business analysis, and application support and development. Sharath has worked in various capacities in global markets, namely the United States, Asia, Europe, and the United Kingdom.
Sharath previously worked with DXC Technology as Asia Head-Solutioning for Application Services, Global Head-Solutioning and Business Unit head in the application services business of Xchanging and led application support and development services for Zensar Technologies. He also worked with Hewlett-Packard and Cognizant
He is a distinguished leader and a frequent keynote speaker. Sharath’s views on technology have been quoted in numerous publications such as CNBC, Forbes India, The Economic Times, and CIO.com.
Sharath holds a Global MBA from SP Jain, Singapore and a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from VTU, Karnataka.
Event Sessions
Friday, November 7 2025 6:35 pm | Location:
From Technology Partner to Business Partner
Friday, November 7 2025 6:30 pm | Location:
Welcome Address
Namrata Singh
Vice President and India BFSI Sector Head
Wipro
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Namrata Singh
Namrata Singh is Vice President and Sector Head – Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) for Wipro in India. With over two decades of experience in the technology industry, Namrata has held leadership roles at IBM Consulting, SAP, Salesforce, and Gartner, driving large-scale transformation for India’s top financial institutions. She is recognized for her expertise in customer experience, platform-led innovation, and ERP, and is a trusted advisor to clients across the sector. Namrata holds a marketing degree from the London School of Economics and is a graduate of Delhi University.
Event Sessions
Friday, November 7 2025 7:45 pm | Location:
Designing for the Future, Not Just Today
Partner
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Wipro
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company. We harness the power of cognitive computing, hyper-automation, robotics, cloud, analytics and emerging technologies to help our clients adapt to the digital world and make them successful. A company recognized globally for its comprehensive portfolio of services, strong commitment to sustainability and good corporate citizenship, we have a dedicated workforce of over 170,000, serving clients across six continents. Together, we discover ideas and connect the dots to build a better and a bold new future.
Venue
Jio World Convention Centre
Meeting Room: 202
G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai – 400098