{"id":75360,"date":"2026-09-16T11:41:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T06:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mint-money.in\/index.php\/2026\/09\/16\/the-leadership-federation-successfully-concludes-9th-gcc-leadership-conclave-in-bengaluru-bringing-together-leaders-shaping-the-future-of-global-capability-centers\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T11:41:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T06:11:33","slug":"the-leadership-federation-successfully-concludes-9th-gcc-leadership-conclave-in-bengaluru-bringing-together-leaders-shaping-the-future-of-global-capability-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mint-money.in\/index.php\/2026\/09\/16\/the-leadership-federation-successfully-concludes-9th-gcc-leadership-conclave-in-bengaluru-bringing-together-leaders-shaping-the-future-of-global-capability-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Leadership Federation Successfully Concludes 9th GCC Leadership Conclave in Bengaluru, Bringing Together Leaders Shaping the Future of Global Capability Centers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 15:<\/strong> The Leadership Federation successfully concluded the 9th Edition of the GCC Leadership Conclave on 9th and 10th September 2026\u00a0at The Leela Bhartiya City, Bengaluru, bringing together senior GCC leaders, CXOs, enterprise decision-makers, technology leaders, transformation experts, innovators, and ecosystem partners for two days of strategic conversations and high-value networking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bengaluru edition continued the momentum of The Leadership Federation\u2019s GCC Leadership Conclave series, creating a platform for leaders to examine how Global Capability\u00a0Centers\u00a0are evolving from traditional delivery and support functions into strategic engines of innovation, artificial intelligence, engineering, digital transformation, enterprise technology, and global business value creation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Bengaluru at the\u00a0center\u00a0of India\u2019s technology and GCC ecosystem, the conclave brought together leaders who are actively building, scaling, and transforming global capability operations. Discussions focused on the changing expectations from GCCs, the impact of AI and intelligent automation, future-ready talent, digital engineering, cybersecurity, enterprise transformation, workplace innovation, and the growing role of GCCs in global enterprise strategy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Shaping the Next Generation of GCC Leadership<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two-day conclave featured keynote sessions, leadership panels, fireside conversations, CXO interactions, strategic networking, and partner engagements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A key theme emerging from the discussions was the rapid transition towards AI-led and intelligence-driven GCCs. Leaders explored how organizations can move beyond technology adoption to create measurable business value through AI, data, automation, engineering, digital platforms, and intelligent operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conversations also emphasized the importance of leadership, talent, culture, innovation, and collaboration in building GCCs capable of delivering sustained global impact.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conclave reinforced Bengaluru\u2019s position as a critical hub for India\u2019s GCC ecosystem and highlighted the increasing importance of Indian GCCs in driving innovation and enterprise transformation worldwide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Recognizing Excellence: GCC Leadership &amp; Innovation Awards 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A major highlight of the 9th GCC Leadership Conclave was the GCC Leadership &amp; Innovation Awards 2026, recognizing exceptional leaders and organizations whose work is contributing to the evolution of India\u2019s GCC ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The awards celebrated excellence across GCC leadership, enterprise strategy, artificial intelligence, responsible intelligence, engineering, digital transformation, automation, cybersecurity, healthcare technology, intelligent operations, talent and workforce transformation, organizational culture, enterprise value creation, analytics, payments, logistics, and technology innovation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Award Winners \u2013 9th GCC Leadership Conclave 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Global Capability Excellence Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 CBIZ<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enterprise Leadership Excellence Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Swayta\u00a0Murarka<\/li>\n<li><strong>Technology-to-Value Leadership Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Rupavahini Selvaraj<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Responsible Intelligence Leadership Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Sridevi Vadapalli<\/li>\n<li><strong>Engineering Innovation Leadership Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Srikanth Nagaraj<\/li>\n<li><strong>GCC Value Architect Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Kaustubh Deshpande<\/li>\n<li><strong>GCC Growth Architect Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Pancham Taneja<\/li>\n<li><strong>Digital Transformation &amp; Automation Leadership Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Ashok\u00a0Lingarajappa<\/li>\n<li><strong>GCC Transformation &amp; Scale Leadership Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Rajeev Kapoor<\/li>\n<li><strong>Healthcare GCC Transformation Leader Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Pawan Sachdev<\/li>\n<li><strong>The AI Engineering Catalyst Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Biju\u00a0Kalleppilli<\/li>\n<li><strong>GCC Innovation &amp; Digital Leadership Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Vishal Srirama<\/li>\n<li><strong>GCC Strategic Value Architect Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Vybhava\u00a0Srinivasan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Global Risk Capability Leadership Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Sumeer Chopra<\/li>\n<li><strong>GCC Technology Architect Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Atul Agrawal<\/li>\n<li><strong>Autonomous GCC Architect Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Sivakumar Selva Ganapathy<\/li>\n<li><strong>GCC Strategy Architect Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Milesh\u00a0Jamburao<\/li>\n<li><strong>Healthcare Technology Transformation Leader Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Pankaj Kakkar<\/li>\n<li><strong>GCC Reinvention Architect Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Vishal\u00a0Srivasatava<\/li>\n<li><strong>GCC Culture Architect Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 George Inasu<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enterprise Intelligence Architect Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Ganesh Mahadevan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Innovation-to-Impact Architect Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Jimmi James<\/li>\n<li><strong>Intelligent Payments Experience Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Venkat\u00a0Sriramagiri<\/li>\n<li><strong>GCC Evolution Architect Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Praveena\u00a0Bhimavarapu<\/li>\n<li><strong>GCC Build-to-Scale Leadership Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Sreedevi Hegde<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Intelligent Logistics Transformation Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A.P. Moller \u2013 Maersk \/ Maersk Global Service Centre<\/li>\n<li><strong>GCC Partnership Catalyst Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Shantanu Choudhary<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Intelligence Capital Architect Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Saraswathi Ramachandra<\/li>\n<li><strong>The GCC Culture &amp; Capability Architect Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Mahesh Srinivasan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enterprise AI Innovation Leader Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Tavant Technologies<\/li>\n<li><strong>Women Leader in GCC Excellence<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Ruchi Roy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Digital Innovation Company of the Year<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance<\/li>\n<li><strong>GCC Staffing &amp; Talent Partner of the Year<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Spectrum Talent Management<\/li>\n<li><strong>Purpose-Driven GCC Leadership Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Vineet Dwivedi<\/li>\n<li><strong>Engineering Scale Leadership Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Manjunatha\u00a0Govindappa<\/li>\n<li><strong>Intelligent Operations Architect Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Utkalika Mohanty<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Cyber Resilience Architect Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Rohith Aradhya<\/li>\n<li><strong>The AI Economics Architect Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Niladri Ray<\/li>\n<li><strong>Responsible AI Intelligence Leadership Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Prashanth Kumar<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Intelligent IT Architect Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Kaushik Pal<\/li>\n<li><strong>The People-to-Value Architect Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Vasuki Rangnath<\/li>\n<li><strong>Future Workforce Architect Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Vinu Varghese<\/li>\n<li><strong>Digital Engineering Transformation Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Aneel\u00a0Savalagi<\/li>\n<li><strong>Healthcare Technology Transformation Leadership Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Sajinder\u00a0Hanjura<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enterprise AI Adoption Architect Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Divya Akhilesh<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strategic Talent Acquisition Leadership Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Dileep Chinappa<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strategic Transformation Catalyst Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Sneha\u00a0Undale<\/li>\n<li><strong>GCC Technology Transformation Leadership Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Aditya\u00a0Kshtrepal<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Future Workforce Architect Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Diwakar A<\/li>\n<li><strong>GCC Enterprise Value Creation Leadership Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Varun Verma<\/li>\n<li><strong>GCC Strategic Engineering Leadership Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Srinivas\u00a0Chamarthy<\/li>\n<li><strong>AI-Driven Healthcare Transformation Leader Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Surendar Chandrasekaran<\/li>\n<li><strong>Global People Leadership Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Vinod\u00a0Bhawnani<\/li>\n<li><strong>Excellence in AI-Driven GCC Decision Making<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Aokah\u00a0Inc<\/li>\n<li><strong>GCC AI &amp; Analytics Transformation Leadership Award<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Rahul A V<\/li>\n<li><strong>Business Leader of the Year<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Uttam Jaiswal<\/li>\n<li><strong>Agile &amp; AI Transformation Excellence Leader<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Nagakumar\u00a0Kondisetti<\/li>\n<li><strong>AI Enablement Strategy and Transformation Leader<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Ritesh Menghi<\/li>\n<li><strong>Agentic AI Innovation Company of the Year<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0ideyaLabs<\/li>\n<li><strong>AI-Led Digital Transformation Services Company of the Year<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Zensar<\/li>\n<li><strong>AI-Powered Talent Transformation Company of the Year<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Phenom, Inc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The breadth of the awards reflects the rapidly changing GCC landscape and recognizes leaders and organizations creating impact across technology, people, innovation, operations, and enterprise transformation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Partners Driving the GCC Ecosystem Forward<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 9th GCC Leadership Conclave was supported by a distinguished group of organizations representing technology, consulting, real estate, talent, academia, media, and the broader GCC ecosystem.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Gold Partner:<\/strong>\u00a0Orane Consulting &amp; Axentia.AI<\/li>\n<li><strong>CXO Round Table Partner:<\/strong>\u00a0Brilyant\u00a0\u2013 Apple Premium Partner<\/li>\n<li><strong>Digital Transformation Partner:<\/strong>\u00a0Tavant Technologies<\/li>\n<li><strong>GCC Real Estate Partner:<\/strong>\u00a0Regalia Business Parks by Hiranandani<\/li>\n<li><strong>Silver Partners:<\/strong>\u00a0Simple.AI, CBIZ India, Hosted.AI &amp; Accion Labs<\/li>\n<li><strong>GCC Strategic Knowledge Partner:<\/strong>\u00a0Alliance University<\/li>\n<li><strong>GCC Staffing &amp; Talent Partner:<\/strong>\u00a0Spectrum Talent Management<\/li>\n<li><strong>Media Partner:<\/strong>\u00a0The Sunny Shah Show<\/li>\n<li><strong>Branding Partners:<\/strong>\u00a0Avantra,\u00a0Famli,\u00a0Incture\u00a0Technologies, STL Digital, 3R Infotech,\u00a0Ideya\u00a0Labs, Jabra Connect, Lex Visas,\u00a0Infogini\u00a0Consulting,\u00a0SkyDo,\u00a0Cateworld, Ingenious,\u00a0Fieldmark\u00a0Advisory &amp;\u00a0Neosoft.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Leadership Federation extends its sincere appreciation to all partners, speakers, delegates, and members of the GCC community for contributing to the success of the Bengaluru edition and supporting the continued growth of the GCC leadership ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Quote from Sunny Shah, Founder &amp; CEO, The Leadership Federation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cThe GCC ecosystem is entering a new chapter. We are seeing a fundamental shift from capability\u00a0<\/em><em>centers<\/em><em>\u00a0that primarily delivered services to strategic organizations that own technology, innovation, products, intelligence, and increasingly significant parts of the global enterprise age<\/em><em>nda. The 9th GCC Leadership Conclave in Bengaluru brought together leaders who are actively driving this transformation. What stood out was not only the depth of expertise in the room, but the willingness of leaders to share, collaborate, challenge convent<\/em><em>ional thinking, and build what comes next. At The Leadership Federation, our objective is to create a trusted environment where these conversations continue beyond the event and translate into meaningful relationships, partnerships, and business outcomes.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Looking Ahead: 10th GCC Leadership Conclave \u2013 Hyderabad<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the successful conclusion of the Bengaluru edition, The Leadership Federation is preparing for the 10th GCC Leadership Conclave in Hyderabad, marking another significant milestone in its growing GCC leadership platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 10th edition will continue to bring together senior GCC leaders, CXOs, enterprise decision-makers, technology executives, transformation leaders, innovators, and ecosystem partners to explore the next phase of Global Capability\u00a0Center\u00a0growth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hyderabad edition will build on the conversations from previous conclaves, with a continued focus on AI, enterprise transformation, digital engineering, intelligent operations, innovation, future-ready talent, cybersecurity, and strategic value creation.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Event Details<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Upcoming\u00a010<\/strong><sup><strong>th<\/strong><\/sup><strong>GCC Leadership Conclave Website:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gcc.theleadershipfederation.com\/hyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>https:\/\/gcc.theleadershipfederation.com\/hyd<\/u><\/a><br \/><strong>For partnerships, speaking opportunities and delegate inquiries:\u00a0<\/strong>+91 77780-40505<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>If you object to the content of this press release, please notify us at pr.error.rectification@gmail.com. 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