IAMAI: Over 2,000 Delegates to Attend First Edition of Digital Transformation Summit

The Digital Transformation Summit, organized by IAMAI (Internet and Mobile Association of India) will see over 2,000 delegates attending on the first day. The list of delegates comprises of CDOs, CTOs, and CIOs of major companies.

IAMAI Organize Digital Transformation Summit

The event will see discussions related to the following topics, among others:

1. Innovative and disruptive communication strategies to reshape customer experience,
2. Enabling Industrial IoT and additive manufacturing for accelerated outcomes,
3. Enhancing operational efficiency with cloud,
4. Digital Innovation.

The event aims to design a sustainable technology future for the pandemic-hit industry. Along with this, it will also discuss technology’s role in contributing to the envisioned $5-trillion economy. Notably, India seeks to become a $5-trillion economy by 2024-25.

Some of the eminent speakers at the Summit include Sameer Garde, President, India & SAARC, Cisco; Venu Nair, MD & CEO, Shoppers Stop; C K Venkataraman, Managing Director, Titan Company and Rajeev Dubey, Chairman, Mahindra Insurance Brokers Ltd, and Member of the Governing Body, International Labour Organisation, Geneva.

Along with PwC, IAMAI will also launch a report on ‘Intelligent Automation’ at the summit.

Jaspreet Bindra, Founder, Digital Matters, India & Tech Whisperer, UK, spoke about the summit. He said that digital transformation "across industries have been accelerated significantly because of the pandemic".

Speaking of the summit, he further added, "IAMAI's Digital Transformation Summit provides a fitting platform for all the stakeholders to come together and explore the infinite possibilities that emerging technologies can bring to businesses and help unlock their true potential".

Pranjal Sharma, Author, India Automated, also talked about digital transformation in the world. Speaking of the comparative spends on digital infrastructure by different countries, he said, "leading economies of the world like China, Japan, and the US invest 1-2% of the GDP on digital infrastructure".

He added, "however, India’s spend is 0.5 % of its GDP".

Sharma also said, "to meet the target of being an inclusive, dynamic $5 trillion economy, India should invest $35 billion every year in tech manufacturing, connectivity, and digital infrastructure".