Avasant Empowering Beyond
Event Series 2026
Empowering Beyond 2026
The Empowering Beyond event series brings together Avasant’s most influential global business and technology communities across two signature experiences: the Empowering Beyond Symposium, Bengaluru, and the premiere annual Empowering Beyond Summit, Los Angeles. Together, these events create a unified platform designed for enterprise leaders, innovators, and visionaries to explore transformative ideas shaping the future of business and technology.
Across the series, attendees engage in dynamic discussions, gain visionary insights from global thought leaders, and collaborate on strategies that harness new‑age technologies, disruptive business models, and tech‑enabled services. Whether at the highly interactive Symposium in Bengaluru or the immersive Summit in Los Angeles, the Empowering Beyond series empowers executives to build meaningful connections, navigate an evolving business landscape, and chart a clear path toward sustained enterprise transformation.
THE EMPOWERING BEYOND EXPERIENCE
Empowering Beyond Symposium, Bengalaru 2026
Avasant is proud to bring Empowering Beyond Symposium to Bengaluru, an exclusive platform designed for the most influential global business and technology leaders. This symposium creates a purposeful space for enterprise leaders, technology and service providers, advisors and analysts to engage in dynamic discussions, exchange transformative ideas, and forge impactful partnerships.
Venue: Taj West End, Bengalaru, India
Date: March 10th – 11th, 2026
Empowering Beyond Summit, Los Angeles 2026
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.
Venue: The Watefront Resort, Huntington Beach, California, USA
Date: May 3rd – 5th, 2026
Empowering Beyond Series Speakers

Kevin Parikh
CEO & Chairman
Avasant

Jinya Suzuki
CEOMUFG Global Service

Shalini Sankarshana
Managing DirectorPlanview

Jay Doshi
MD and CIOBT Group

Rishi Tiwari
Chief Digital Officer
Flora Food Group

Mani Ganeshan
Senior Vice President
Head APAC Engineering, Amadeus

Manish Jain
Head of Digital & Technology GCCYum! Brands

Aneelkumar Savalagi
Global Leader - Data, Digital & TechnologyTakeda

Srini Basava
SVP, Product Development & MD, APAC Operations & InnovationBazaarvoice

Pankaj Mishra
Head – Enterprise Technology GroupCulver Max Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.

Gaurav Talwar
Head of Transformation Site Chair GSC IndiaIHG Hotels & Resorts

Pancham Taneja
Country HeadDelta Capita

Ashish Kumar
Co-founder and General PartnerThe Fundamentum Partnership

Prasad Panchagnula
MD & CBOEmbark

Saif Ahmed Shareef
Strategy and Operations DirectorDelta Air Lines

Jesper Ludolph
General PartnerExfinity Venture Partners

Chetan Garga
MD & Country HeadAllstate India

Pooja Singh
VP & Head of India & Global Business ServicesTeva Pharmaceuticals

Monika Kapoor
Executive Director - Head of Data and AnalyticsAstraZeneca

Palani Balasubramanyam Nama
Head - Digitalization & IT for OperationsMashreq Bank

Ohmna Sinha
Head of Data and Analytics GovernanceNielsen

Akshay Khanna
Managaing Partner
Avasant

Anupam Govil
Managaing Partner
Avasant

Swapnil Bhatnagar
Partner
Avasant

Bhuvnesh Chetal
Senior Director
Avasant

Rakesh Patro
Partner
Avasant

Rachit Bhagat
Partner
Avasant

Chirag Sharma
Senior Director
Avasant

Shabnum Grewal
Partner
Avasant

Eddie Ramer
Director
Avasant

Avinash Baliga
Partner
Avasant

Madhu Kaushik
Partner
Avasant

Chandrika Dutt
Director
Avasant

Anuj Jain
Senior Director
Avasant
EMPOWERING BEYOND SUMMIT 2025 KEYNOTES
Kevin S. Parikh
Chariman & CEO, Avasant
Brian Solis
Head of Global Innovation, ServiceNow, 9x Bestselling Author
Anupam Govil
Managing Partner, Avasant
Phil Guido
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, AMD
Olivia Gambelin
AI Ethicist, Ethical Intelligence
Pradeep Gupta
VP Gen AI & Computing
Empowering Beyond Summit 2025 Sponsors