IT Leaders to Congregate in Trivandrum for India IT Summit 2012

The Confederation of Indian Industry, Kerala, is organizing the third edition of India IT Summit on the 19th and 20th of January 2012 at Vivanta by Taj, Trivandrum.

The annual India IT Summit is one of CII’s premium conferences on Information Technology and the foremost IT event held in Kerala.  The 2012 edition of the event will have over 20 eminent personalities from India and abroad, discussing selected subjects of national relevance in four separate sessions. Over 300 delegates – CEOs, industry experts, politicians, academicians and government officials – are expected to attend.

The objective of the CII IT Panel is to facilitate the accelerated growth of the IT/ ITES industry in Kerala. One way to achieve this is to hold high profile IT events across the state where thought leaders would articulate relevant issues to various stakeholders.  India IT Summit 2012 will be the ideal platform for increased visibility of the state as an IT destination through national exposure.   Government of Kerala is the co-organizer of India IT Summit 2012

India IT Summit will be Inaugurated by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Kerala MrOommenChandy. The Hon’ble Minister for Industry & IT MrPK Kunhalikutty will deliver the Key Note Address during the Inaugural Session. The Hon’ble Minister for Labour& Rehabilitation MrShibu Baby John will deliver the Key Note Address during the Valedictory Session. Key speakers invited includeMr KM Chandrashekar, Vice Chairman Planning Commission, Government of Kerala, Mr Ajay Kumar IAS Joint Secretary-IT, Government of India,Mr. Alkesh K Sharma IASMD, KSIDC, MrG Vijayaraghavan, Member, Planning Board Government of Kerala, Mr Kris Gopalakrishnan, Executive Co-Chairman Infosys, Mr Ganesh Lakshminarayanan, President, Dell India, MrAvinashVashistha, Chairman and Country Managing Director, Accenture India, Mr V Ramaswamy Vice President – TCS, MrSudhir NairSr. Vice President – Mahindra Satyam, MrPradeepUdhasExecutive Director – KPMG, Prof Rajeev S, Director – ASB & Adjunct Faculty – IIM, Bangalore, MrPritishNandyChairman PritishNandy Communications,MsRoopaKudwa Managing Director & CEO – CRISIL and MrAshishDhawanSenior Managing Director Chrys Capital.

Top diplomats from Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands and Japan have also been invited to participate in the session ‘Partnering for Global Economic Revival’ to give their perspective of how the Indian IT industry can add value to the customers in their country against the backdrop of the global economic uncertainty.

The official website for the event is www.indiaitsummit.com