Vijay Shekhar Sharma to be awarded as DQ IT Person of the Year at Digital Economy Conclave

NEW DELHI: Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Paytm CEO and founder, would be given the Dataquest IT Person of the Year Award at the Dataquest Digital Economy Conclave on March 22, 2017 in New Delhi.

This prestigious conference is going to be organized by Dataquest, India’s leading IT magazine. The conference will be graced by renowned CIOs, CEO, MDs, CXOs and other professionals.

Sharma started his company by offering mobile recharge and utility bill payments but today it offers a whole lot of payment services to consumers and businesses. In a short span of time, the company crossed 200mn users and has recently launched Paytm Mall app for android users.

The company plans to offer a unique concept of combining the Mall and Bazaar to Indian consumers. After the announcement of demonetization in November last year, the company garnered a lot of spotlight. Paytm emerged as the preferred choice for consumers to pay without the cash.

Other renowned personalities who will be receiving the awards at the Dataquest Digital Economy Conclave include Vineet Nayar, Ex. CEO, HCL Technologies and Founder, Sampark Foundation, Sahil Barua,CEO & Co-Founder, Delhivery, and Bharat Goenka, Co-Founder & MD,Tally Solutions.

The overall focus of the conference will be on Digital Enterprise 2.0, smart cities, ICT business and cashless economy for better understanding of traditional and progressive technology. It will be a viable platform for professionals to get unbiased, actionable insights about the industry and its future prospects.

Key Agendas of the conclave will include:

Driving Indian Economy in the Post-Demonetization Era
Digital Enterprise 2.0
Building Smart Cities – Underlining the Role of Technology
Metamorphosing India into Cashless Society Overnight
Skill India: Challenges and the Role of T- Schools
Dataquest Digital Awards
The conclave indeed promises opportunities to meet the key people from the industry under one roof.

For more information and queries about the DQ Conclave, kindly follow the link http://dqconclave.com/2017/