Empowering Beyond Summit 2025
EBS25 will be an incredible platform for visionary insights from influential leaders across industries. A thrilling exploration into harnessing new age tech along with disruptive business models to help Global 2000 firms navigate an uncertain business environment. This exclusive and immersive event will connect executive peers and incredible thought leaders on how to leverage the power of tech enabled services to drive sustained success.
THE EMPOWERING BEYOND EXPERIENCE
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Empowering Beyond Summit 2025 Agenda
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 3:00PM - 5:00PM | Innovation WorkshopsCollaborative whiteboard discussions with an intimate gathering of industry leaders to ideate around leveraging disruptive technologies to drive innovation and success. |
| 5:00PM - 7:30PM | Drinks and Dinner |
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 8:00AM - 11:00AM | Group Networking Activity |
| 11:45AM - 12:30PM | Lunch Buffet |
| 12:00PM - 1:00PM | Registration Opens |
| 1:00PM - 1:15PM | Welcome Remarks |
| 1:15PM - 1:45PM | Opening Keynote |
| 1:45PM - 2:15PM | Fireside Chat |
| 2:15PM - 2:35PM | CXO Deep DiveResearch Insights |
| 2:35PM - 3:05PM | BREAK |
| 3:05PM - 3:40PM | Panel Discussions |
| 3:40PM - 4:15PM | Panel Discussions |
| 4:15PM - 4:45PM | Closing Keynote |
| 4:45PM - 4:50PM | Closing Remarks |
| 4:50PM - 5:30PM | Shuttle for evening activities |
| 5:30PM - 7:00PM | Opening Outdoor Cocktail Reception |
| 7:00PM - 8:30PM | VIP Dinner |
| 8:30PM - 10:30PM | Red Carpet Celebration |
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 7:00AM - 8:05AM | BREAKFAST |
| 8:05AM - 8:15AM | Welcome Remarks |
| 8:15AM - 8:45AM | Opening Keynote |
| 8:45AM - 9:20AM | Plenary Keynote |
| 9:20AM - 9:50AM | Fireside Chat |
| 9:50AM - 10:20AM | COFFEE AND SNACK BREAK |
| 10:20AM - 10:55AM | Panel Discussions |
| 10:55AM - 11:30AM | Panel Discussions |
| 11:30AM - 11:50AM | CXO Deep DiveResearch Insights |
| 11:50AM - 12:20AM | Fireside Chat |
| 12:20PM - 1:30PM | LUNCH |
| 1:30PM - 2:05PM | Panel Discussions |
| 2:05PM - 2:40PM | Panel Discussions |
| 2:40PM - 3:10PM | Panel Discussions |
| 3:10PM - 3:40PM | COFFEE AND SNACK BREAK |
| 3:40PM - 4:15PM | Panel Discussions |
| 4:15PM - 4:45PM | Fireside Chat |
| 4:45PM - 5:15PM | Closing Keynote |
| 5:15PM - 5:20PM | Closing Remarks |
| 5:30PM - 7:00PM | Closing Reception |
Empowering Beyond Summit 2024 Featured Sessions
ART OF DISRUPTION: TURNING INTELLIGENT DIGITAL INVESTMENTS INTO BUSINESS OUTCOMES
ART OF DISRUPTION: TURNING INTELLIGENT DIGITAL INVESTMENTS INTO BUSINESS OUTCOMES
The Next Wave of Value Creation: Architecting a People and Data centric Enterprise
The Next Wave of Value Creation: Architecting a People and Data centric Enterprise
Big Tech vs Emerging Tech: Where is real innovation happening?
Big Tech vs Emerging Tech: Where is real innovation happening?
RE-SHAPING THE FUTURE OF TECH ENABLED SERVICES
RE-SHAPING THE FUTURE OF TECH ENABLED SERVICES
THE FUTURE OF HEALTH: HARMONIZING COST AND CARE THROUGH DIGITALIZATION
THE FUTURE OF HEALTH: HARMONIZING COST AND CARE THROUGH DIGITALIZATION
LEVERAGING GENERATIVE AI FOR ENABLING ENTERPRISE TRANSFORMATION
LEVERAGING GENERATIVE AI FOR ENABLING ENTERPRISE TRANSFORMATION
SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE: NURTURING GROWTH IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY
SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE: NURTURING GROWTH IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY
THE RISE OF GBS: HOW CAPTIVES CAN DELIVER COMPETITIVE EDGE
THE RISE OF GBS: HOW CAPTIVES CAN DELIVER COMPETITIVE EDGE
Managing Business Risks in a Complex Multi-Vendor Ecosystems
Managing Business Risks in a Complex Multi-Vendor Ecosystems
CYBER-PROOFING THE ENTERPRISE: PROTECTING FROM CORE TO THE EDGE
CYBER-PROOFING THE ENTERPRISE: PROTECTING FROM CORE TO THE EDGE
DIGITAL TALENT AT SCALE: BUILDING THE HYBRID WORKFORCE OF TOMORROW
DIGITAL TALENT AT SCALE: BUILDING THE HYBRID WORKFORCE OF TOMORROW
DRIVING BUSINESS AGILITY: SHIFTING TO A DIGITAL OPERATING MODEL
DRIVING BUSINESS AGILITY: SHIFTING TO A DIGITAL OPERATING MODEL
Re-imagining Travel & Transportation: Aligning Tech and Ops to Accelerate Value Creation
Re-imagining Travel & Transportation: Aligning Tech and Ops to Accelerate Value Creation
From Aisles to Algorithms: Navigating the Phygital Retail Experience
From Aisles to Algorithms: Navigating the Phygital Retail Experience
Innovation in Aerospace & Defense: Embracing New Tech, Managing Risks
Innovation in Aerospace & Defense: Embracing New Tech, Managing Risks
AI Powered Healthcare: Advancements, Challenges, and Opportunities
AI Powered Healthcare: Advancements, Challenges, and Opportunities
Enabling The Smart Enterprise: Harnessing AI for Industry 4.0
Enabling The Smart Enterprise: Harnessing AI for Industry 4.0
Reality Check: How can media survive the coming disruption?
Reality Check: How can media survive the coming disruption?
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AT SCALE: LEVERAGING PLATFORMS FOR INNOVATION AND GROWTH
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AT SCALE: LEVERAGING PLATFORMS FOR INNOVATION AND GROWTH
BUTTERFLY EFFECT: EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE, ALL AT ONCE
BUTTERFLY EFFECT: EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE, ALL AT ONCE
The Winds of Digital Change: Thriving in Perpetual Transformation
The Winds of Digital Change: Thriving in Perpetual Transformation
HARNESSING INNOVATION TO NAVIGATE UNCERTAINTY
HARNESSING INNOVATION TO NAVIGATE UNCERTAINTY
The Enterprise Odyssey: Living in the Age of AI
The Enterprise Odyssey: Living in the Age of AI
EMPOWERING BEYOND SUMMIT 2024 SPEAKERS
Keynote Speakers
Kevin S. Parikh
Chairman & CEO
Avasant
Atti Riazi
SVP and CIO
Hearst
Rodrigo Kede Lima
President of Americas Enterprise
Microsoft
Yuri Aguiar
Chief Enterprise Data Officer
The WPP Group
Yogesh Agrawal
VP, Data Center GPU Business
NVIDIA
Session Speakers
Sean Kenny
SVP and CIO
Carnival Cruise Line
James Whatley
Chief Information Officer
Mary Kay Inc.
Luke Rockenbach
Regional CFO North California
Providence
Jyoti Chopra
Chief People, Inclusion & Sustainability Officer
MGM Resorts International
RJ Hazra
SVP and CFO
Equifax
Gareth Gaston
Chief Digital Product Officer, Enterprise Platforms
U.S. Bank
Richie Etwaru
Chief AI Officer
Mobeus
Oliver Gall
Chief Procurement Officer
Prudential Financial
Walter Yosafat
CIO
Capri Holdings
Daphne E. Jones
Award-Winning CEO
The Board Curators
Tim Skeen
EVP and Enterprise CIO
Sentara Healthcare
Daniel Yang
Chief Customer and Innovation Officer
MGM Resorts International
Chris Donahoe
Executive Vice President and Head of AI Strategy
Edelman Smithfield
Sanjay Bhakta
Chief Product & Technology Officer
Condé Nast
Bharat Krish
Chief Product Officer
Newsweek
Anish Sethi
Chief, Digital Solutions Centre
UN ICC
Nora Osman
President/CEO
Norvana
Ganesh Kumar
SEVP
OFG Bancorp
Dan Hedstrom
VP & CIO
Cubic Corporation
David Whitaker
VP & CIO
General Atomics
Brian Kernan
Vice President, Indirect Procurement & Vendor Management
Republic National Distributing Company
Trina Ford
Chief Information Security Officer
iHeartMedia
Brian Tossan
Chief Technology Officer
Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Raj Kadam
SVP, Health Plan Operations & CIO
Liberty Dental
Tom Soderstrom
Enterprise Strategist
Amazon Web Services
Alexandra Landeggar
CISO
Collins Aerospace
Pankit Desai
Co-founder and CEO
Sequretek
Cynthia McKenzie
VP, Co-founder and Board Member
STEM Advantage
Peter Nag
Global Head Business Process Outsourcing, Shared Services & Transformation
Merck
Rick Hopfer
SVP & CIO
HMSA, Blue Cross Blue Shield Hawaii
Anand Nair
VP, Healthcare Technology
UST
Neeraj Khanna
Head of Global Services Delivery
Truist
Hiren Dave
CIO/CISO
Essen Health Care
Tembi Hommes
Global Chief Data Officer
Arup
John Fremont
VP, Business Leadership
DXC
Rusty Kennington
CIO
Oldcastle Building Envelope
Patricia Sedano
SVP Global Finance Shared Services
Sony Music
Vignesh Markandan
VP, Industrial and Retail
Hitachi Digital Services
Steven Allsop
Former Executive Director - Professional Services Category Lead
SMBC Group
Sandeep Sakharkar
CIO
GXO Logistics
Vikrant Karnik
SVP
Genpact
Tony Menezes
Global Managing Partner, Business Process Operations
IBM Consulting
Kirk Mitchell
Director, Vendor Management Organization
BCBSA
Miku Jha
Director, AI/ML and Generative AI
Google Cloud
Fred Pond
Distinguished Fellow
Avasant
Larry Godec
Distinguished Fellow
Avasant
Ruth Steinberg
Principal & ERP Practice Lead
Avasant
Anupam Govil
Managing Partner, and Summit Chair
Avasant
Frank Scavo
Sr. Partner and President
Avasant Research
Dave Wagner
Sr. Research Director
Avasant
Nishant Verma
Managing Partner
Avasant
Matthew Barlow
Managing Partner
Avasant
Mike Wheeler
Supply Chain Practice Leader
Avasant
Jo Ann Tan
Strategic BU Leader, Capital Markets
Cognizant
Joel Raper
General Manager and SVP of Digital Workplace Solutions
Unisys
Chitra Rajeshwari
Principal, Avasant and Executive Director
Avasant Foundation
Akshay Khanna
Managing Partner
Avasant
Bharat Amin
Distinguished FellowAvasant
Shael Roopchand
Director
Avasant
Swapnil Bhatnagar
Partner
Avasant
Naresh Lachmandas
Partner and Sr. Fellow
Avasant
Chandrika Dutt
Associate Research Director
Avasant
Robert Joslin
Managing Partner
Avasant
Shobhit Patnaik
Partner and Business Transformation Lead
Avasant
Carlos Hernandez
Partner
Avasant
Andre Sole
Principal
Avasant
Jim Rinaldi
Distinguished FellowAvasant
Hiten Patel
Distinguished FellowAvasant
Steven Gerst
Distinguished FellowAvasant
Jay Weinstein
Distinguished FellowAvasant
Julia Bardmesser
Distinguished FellowAvasant
Rakesh Patro
Partner
Avasant
Chirag Rawat
Sr. Research Director
Avasant
Sanjit Singh Dang
Chairman and Co-Founder
U First Capital
Oksana Malysheva
Managing Partner / CEO
Sputnik ATX VC
Vinay Kukarni
Vice President Clinical Technologies
Scan
Eric Dupuy
Chief Revenue Officer
Teleperformance
Amit Srivastav
Venture Partner
Fusion Fund
Richard Kabrt
SVP Head of Advisor Relations
WNS Global Services
Note From Summit Chair, Anupam Govil
Empowering Beyond Summit is a premium event where C-level executives from large enterprises come together to learn, ideate and co-create. We curate content that is ahead of the business and technology disruption curve to help you capture the next wave of opportunity.
Join us in 2024 for an engaging leadership experience with high-value takeaways to elevate your enterprise.
Anupam Govil
EB Summit Chair
Managing Partner, Avasant
Empowering Beyond Summit 2024 Sponsors
Empowering Beyond Summit 2024 Session Recordings
Leveraging Gen AI for Enabling Enterprise Transformation
The Future of Health: Harmonizing Cost and Care Through Digitalization
Re-imagining Travel & Transportation: Aligning Tech and Ops to Accelerate Value Creation
EMPOWERING BEYOND SUMMIT 2024 TESTIMONIALS
Kevin S. Parikh
Chariman & CEO, Avasant
Anupam Govil
Managing Partner, Avasant
Atti Riazi
SVP and CIO, Hearst
Nora Osman
President/ CEO, Norvana
Jason Estes
SVP + CIO, First Command
Tony Menezes
Global Managing Partner, Business Process Operations, IBM Consulting
About Empowering Beyond
Empowering Beyond Summit (EBS), Avasant’s flagship annual event, brings together over 350 senior level executives representing innovative companies across industries, for two days of visionary insights, meaningful engagement, and immersive experiences.
