What will a CIO do in 2030 ? What attributes new Gen CIO need? What challenges will be coming next as the CIO role evolves? and a lot more  that you would like to know about CIOs - including advice for aspiring CIOs from people who’ve made a leap.

Tune in with our GuruGyan Series where we reached out to a panel of CIOs from established organizations to share their knowledge and insights on various aspects of their career, future planning and industry such as:

The top three things that CEOs expect from CIOs

"Doing it all”, from keeping a track on emerging technologies, ensuring systems and networks remain inaccessible to outsiders, and spearheading digital transformations, CIOs are expected to do it all, so what are some things CEOs really want CIOs to do? Let's hear it out.

Anjani Kumar
CIO
Strides Pharma

Meheriar Patel
Group CIO & Digital Solutions
Jeena and Company

Sanjiv Kumar Jain,
Group CIO
Krishna Maruti Group

Shobhana Lele
CIO
Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Co

Maitrey Modha
Head ICT Technology AMEA+ANZ
CNH Industrial

Anant Subramanian
EVP & Head IT,
Kotak Mutal Fund

Arup Choudhury
CIO
Eveready Industries India

Arvind Sivaramakrishnan
CIO,
Apollo Hospitals

Vinod Sivarama Krishnan
CIO,
Indus Towers Limited

Venkatesh Natarajan
CDO
Ashok Leyland Limited

Chander Khanduja
CIO,
Luminous India

Atul Govil
CTO, Head SAP & IT,
India Glycols Group

Chetan Trivedi
CIO,
Hindustan Zinc Vendanta Resources

Byju Joseph
CTO,
Future Generali India Life Insurance Company Ltd

L B Sharma
GM - IT,
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd

Gyan Pandey
Global & Group CIO,
Aurobindo Pharma

Pooraan Jaiswal
Group CIO,
Entero Healthcare

Neeti Wahi
Group CIO & Digital Officer,
Sterlite Power

The most essential attribute of a CIO in 2030

In the next ten years or so our businesses will look and operate fundamentally differently, which means we need a new type of leader at the helm of these organizations. While there will be some aspects of leadership remaining, the future leader must possess a new arsenal of skills and mindsets to lead effectively.

To learn more about what will be the most important attribute of a CIO in 2030, we reached out to a panel of CIO’s and IT leaders and asked them to answer this question.

Anjani Kumar
CIO
Strides Pharma

Shobhana Lele
CIO
Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Co

Anant Subramanian
EVP & Head IT,
Kotak Mutal Fund

Arup Choudhury
CIO
Eveready Industries India

Arvind Sivaramakrishnan
CIO,
Apollo Hospitals

Debashish Singh
Senior VP & Global CIO,
Mphasis

Alok Khanna
DGM, IS,
Indian Oil Corporation Limited

Rajiv Sikka
CTO,
Medanta, The Medicity Hospital

Neeti Wahi
Group CIO,
Sterlite Power

Anand Budholia
CIO,
Birla Corporation Ltd

Pooraan Jaiswal
Group CIO,
Entero Healthcare

Venkatesh Natarajan
CIO,
Ashok Leyland Limited

Atul Govil
CTO, Head SAP & IT,
India Glycols Group

Chander Khanduja
CIO,
Luminous India

Chetan Trivedi
CIO,
Hindustan Zinc Vendanta Resources

Dr Avaduth Parab
AVP IT, Global CIO,
Wockhardt Ltd

Gyan Pandey
Global & Group CIO,
Aurobindo Pharma

Vinod Sivarama Krishnan
CIO,
Indus Towers Ltd

Chandan Pani
CISO,
Mindtree

Puneesh Lamba
Group CIO,
Shahi Exports

L B Sharma
GM - IT,
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd

Maitrey Modha
Head ICT Technology AMEA+ANZ,
CNH Industrial

Sanjiv Kumar Jain
Group CIO,
Krishna Maruti Group

On Succession Planning

Today’s CIO plays a vital role in the company’s success; from being IT leaders, they are now the driving force behind innovative strategies and revenue-generating ideas. To succeed in this evolving role, CIOs must possess a distinct set of traits, skills and characteristics.

But how the new generation IT professionals will be able to master these skills, we reached out to the experts from the industry to answer this question.

Alok Khanna
DGM, IS,
Indian Oil Corporation Limited

Chandan Pani
CISO,
Mindtree

Kushal Varshney
CTO,
Virescent Infrastructure

Archie Jackson
Sr Director Head IT & Security,
Incedo Inc

A Balakrishnan
Executive Director - IT,
Geojit Financial Services

Anil Nama
CIO,
Cloud4C & CtrlS

Sandeep Karan
Head Cybersecurity,
L&T TS

Shiju Rawther
Chief Tech & Innovation Officer,
Care Ratings Ltd

Alingan Patra
Senior Manager IT,
Odisha Gramya Bank

Sunil Sonare
Head IT,
ITD Cementation India Ltd

Puneesh Lamba
Group CIO,
Shahi Exports

Resolving Project Ownership between Business & IT

Bringing together the right team of technology and business people and sorting out the ownership issue while rolling out big projects requires a far greater range of effort than most leaders appreciate.

We ask this question from the industry leaders who have experienced such instances in their career and how they tackled it, let’s hear from them.

Vinod Sivarama Krishnan
CIO,
Indus Towers Limited

Neeti Wahi
Group CIO & Digital Officer,
Sterlite Power

Pooraan Jaiswal
Group CIO,
Entero Healthcare

Venkatesh Natarajan
CDO,
Ashok Leyland Limited

Chander Khanduja
CIO,
Luminous India

Byju Joseph
CTO,
Future Generali India Life Insurance Co. Ltd

Anjani Kumar
CIO,
Strides Pharma

Meheriar Patel
Group CIO & Digital Solutions,
Jeena and Company

Atul Govil
CTO, Head SAP & IT,
India Glycols Group

Chetan Trivedi
CIO,
Hindustan Zinc Vendanta Resources

Sanjiv Kumar Jain,
Group CIO,
Krishna Maruti Group

Shobhana Lele
CIO,
Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Co

Anant Subramanian
EVP & Head IT,
Kotak Mutal Fund

Arup Choudhury
CIO,
Eveready Industries India

Arvind Sivaramakrishnan
CIO,
Apollo Hospitals

Maitrey Modha
Head ICT Technology AMEA+ANZ,
CNH Industrial

How to Face Unrealistic Expectations

With technology becoming an integral part of every industry, the business landscape is undoubtedly changing and IT managers are bombarded with so many unrealistic expectations from their organizations.

We talk to a panel of IT leaders, on how they meet those expectations; let’s hear it out from them.

Dr Avaduth Parab
AVP - IT,
Global CIO, Wockhardt Limited

Alok Khanna
DGM, IS,
Indian Oil Corporation Limited

Anand Budholia
CIO,
Birla Corporation Ltd

L B Sharma
GM - IT,
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd

Gyan Pandey
Global & Group CIO,
Aurobindo Pharma

Sunil Pandey
CIO,
HFCL Limited

Archie Jackson
Sr Director Head IT & Security,
Incedo Inc

Kushal Varshney
CTO,
Virescent Infrastructure

A Balakrishnan
Executive Director - IT,
Geojit Financial Services

Anil Nama
CIO,
Cloud4C & CtrlS

Sandeep Karan
Head Cybersecurity,
L&T TS

Shiju Rawther
Chief Tech & Innovation Officer,
Care Ratings Ltd

Alingan Patra
Senior Manager IT,
Odisha Gramya Bank

Sunil Sonare
Head IT,
ITD Cementation India Ltd

Puneesh Lamba
Group CIO,
Shahi Exports

Chandan Pani
CISO,
Mindtree

On Change Management

At some point of time every organization goes for a change management. Change management is a well planned execution of a process that ensures changes are implemented thoroughly and smoothly and have the desired result.

But how one can enact positive and productive change in the organization, hear it out from our expert.

Harnath Babu
CIO,
KPMG India

Venugopalam Medicherla
VP - Digital Technology,
MSPL Limited (Baldota Group)

Suresh Kumar
Partner & CIO,
Grant Thornton India

Ritu Madbhavi
Group CIO,
FCB Group

Ashok Jade
Group CIO,
Spark Minda

Attributes Next Gen IT Managers Have

Recently, Millennial's (adults aged 19 to 35) have driven the biggest transformation in workplace dynamics. They are enthusiastic, more rational, and have great technical skills but they do lack in many spaces as compared to their seniors. This means either you are managing or collaborating with them at any level, seniors need to be ready to welcome and embrace this new generation and make them prepare for the future.

So, what are the attributes you should look for- in your next generation leaders? Listen to it from the senior C-suite dignitaries.

Sajith Chakkingal
Head of Global Tech Services,
TMF Group

Sunil Sonare
Head IT,
ITD Cementation India Ltd

Shiju Rawther
Chief Tech & Innovation Officer,
Care Ratings Ltd

Sandeep Karan
Head Cybersecurity,
L&T TS

Anil Nama
CIO,
Cloud4C & CtrlS

A Balakrishnan
Executive Director - IT,
Geojit Financial Services

Kushal Varshney
CTO,
Virescent Infrastructure

Archie Jackson
Sr Director Head IT & Security,
Incedo Inc

Venugopalam Medicherla
VP - Digital Technology,
MSPL Limited (Baldota Group)

Suresh Kumar
Partner & CIO,
Grant Thornton India

Ranganathan Iyer
Group CIO & EVP IT,
JBM Group

Ritu Madbhavi
Group CIO,
FCB Group

Harnath Babu
CIO,
KPMG India

Ashok Jade
Group CIO,
Spark Minda

Rajiv Sikka
CTO,
Medanta, The Medicity Hospital

Debashish Singh
Senior VP & Global CIO,
Mphasis

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Business skills do you want your team members to learn

Today’s CIO plays a vital role in the company’s success; from being IT leaders, they are now the driving force behind innovative strategies and revenue-generating ideas. To succeed in this evolving role, CIOs must possess a distinct set of traits, skills and characteristics. But how the new generation IT professionals will be able to master these skills, we reached out to the experts from the industry to answer this question.

Debashish Singh
Senior VP & Global CIO,
Mphasis

Rajiv Sikka
CTO,
Medanta, The Medicity Hospital

Anand Budholia
CIO,
Birla Corporation Ltd

Dr Avaduth Parab
AVP IT, Global CIO,
Wockhardt Ltd

My Professional Guru

‘Guru Bina Gyan Nahi’, Indian culture has always given importance to the Guru and Student relationship as they teach us and help in leading a great life. In one of our conversations with the IT leaders, we asked them who they consider as their professional Guru and why.

Ranganathan Iyer
Group CIO & EVP IT,
JBM Group

Suresh Kumar
Partner & CIO,
Grant Thornton India

Venugopalam Medicherla
VP - Digital Technology,
MSPL Limited (Baldota Group)

Harnath Babu
CIO,
KPMG India