The Leadership Federation

GCC Leadership Conclaves in India

Main-stage programming for GCC leadership, enterprise CXOs and the policymakers who shape the operating environment around them. GCC Leadership Conclaves in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune: ten editions for GCC heads, site leaders and CXOs. Attend, speak or sponsor.

Next on the calendar: GCC BFSI Tech Summit 2026 — Thursday 10 December 2026, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Hyatt Pune, Pune.

The record: 10 editions in 4 cities

Who’s in the room

191 speakers from 167 organisations have taken a conclave stage, among them:

  • Savitha Sethuram — Head of Applied AI, Global Delivery, Google
  • Sirisha Voruganti — CEO & MD, Lloyds Technology Centre
  • Dr. Niranjan Hiranandani — Founder & Chairman, Hiranandani Group
  • Jayesh Ranjan — Special Chief Secretary, Government of Telangana
  • Valli Bollavaram — Chief Technology Officer, Swiss Re Global Business Solutions
  • Sachin Kulkarni — President, Fiserv
  • Kavita Viswanath — SVP & India Country Lead, Toast
  • Dipsa Acharya — Director, Country Head of Talent & Culture, BlackRock
  • Dr. Ashish Chandra — Global Head of AI & Partner, KPMG / GFF AI
  • Amit Kumar — Managing Director & Partner, Boston Consulting Group
  • Dr. Anuradha Bhatia — Head of Technology India, CTO, Standard Chartered India
  • Biswajit Panda — SVP & Head of India GCCs, NielsenIQ
  • Shalini Pillay — India Leader, Global Capability Centers, KPMG
  • Arindam Sen — Partner & TMT GCC Leader, EY
  • Titir Pal — MD, Head of Analytics & Information Management, Citi
  • Gautam Duggal — Global SVP, Technology Capabilities & Transformation, Citi
  • Sumeer Chopra — MD, Head of CIB Business Risk Capability Office, HSBC
  • Swayta Murarka — Managing Director, HSBC
  • Ranjan Bhattacharya — MD & Head of Strategy, MENAT, HSBC
  • Subba Perepa — MD, India Head of Technology, Charles Schwab
  • Rajat Arora — Global Head of Networks, PepsiCo
  • Prashant Vijay — Head of Global Tech Hub, India, L’Oréal
  • Krishna Kallepalli — VP & Global Head of Innovation, India, Southwest Airlines
  • Neeraj Chauhan — Head of Technology, India, ArcelorMittal GBT
  • Anne O'Halloran — VP, Technical Asset Support, Shell India
  • Kusum Sharma — Head, Supply Chain Digital, EMEA, PepsiCo
  • Dr. Hari Saravanabhavan — MD, Global Data, AI & Analytics, Concentrix
  • Arvind Chittora — Managing Director, Sonoco India Performance Hub
  • Rupessh Goel — Managing Director, First Citizens India
  • Amit Verma — MD & General Manager, The Citco Group
  • Ludwig Heinzelmann — Director & Head, Deutsche Boerse India
  • Komal Ahuja — VP, ABAC Controller, Warner Bros. Discovery
  • Kiran Pisapati — Head of Finance Transformation COE, HSBC
  • Srinivas Nandigam — Managing Director, Advance Auto
  • Saurabh Bali — VP & India Leader, Ensemble Health Partners India
  • Arun Palivela — India Director, Head of Innovation Center, Align Technology
  • Makarand Kulkarni — Hyderabad GCC Head, Opella
  • Vasudha Narasimhan — SVP, Corporate Relations, IIT Madras
  • Nitin Naredi — Partner, Assurance, Deloitte India
  • Pawan Sachdev — Sr MD, Technology, Carelon Global Solutions

Specialist summits

  • Global BFSI GCC Leadership Summit — banking, financial services, insurance and fintech leaders (Mumbai).
  • Global AI Leadership Summit — enterprise AI, data and transformation leaders (Hyderabad).
  • GCC BFSI Tech Summit — GCC technology leaders in banking, financial services and insurance (Pune).

GCC conclaves: questions and answers

What is the GCC Leadership Conclave?

The GCC Leadership Conclave is The Leadership Federation’s conference series for the people who run global capability centres (GCCs) in India: GCC heads, site leaders and transformation executives, with the CXOs and policymakers they work with. There have been ten editions since Bengaluru in May 2025, in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune.

When and where is the next GCC conclave in India?

The next event on The Leadership Federation’s GCC calendar is GCC BFSI Tech Summit 2026 at Hyatt Pune, Pune on Thursday 10 December 2026. New conclave editions are announced on theleadershipfederation.com/conclaves.

Which cities host GCC conclaves?

Bengaluru (four editions), Hyderabad (four editions), Mumbai (one edition) and Pune (one edition). The conclave moves between India’s main GCC hubs, so leaders meet the peers in their own city.

Who attends a GCC conclave?

Senior leaders of global capability centres (GCC heads, site leaders, CXOs, VPs and directors), alongside founders, enterprise solution providers and policymakers. 191 speakers from 167 organisations have taken a conclave stage so far.

What happens on the day?

A one-day programme: registration and leaders’ coffee, an opening keynote, operator panels on GCC mandates and enterprise AI in production, curated sector lunch tables, a closed-door CXO round table under the Chatham House Rule, the GCC Leadership Awards judged by a jury of operators, and a leaders’ dinner.

How do I attend, speak at or sponsor a GCC conclave?

Register at theleadershipfederation.com/register as a delegate, sponsor or exhibitor, speaker, or award nominee, or write to register@theleadershipfederation.com.

Are there sector-specific GCC summits?

Yes. The Global BFSI GCC Leadership Summit (Mumbai), the Global AI Leadership Summit (Hyderabad) and the GCC BFSI Tech Summit (Pune) run on the conclave format with a narrower audience. The Leadership Federation also runs invitation-only CXO round tables in India, Dubai, Singapore and the US.

Register as a delegate, sponsor or exhibitor, speaker or award nominee · register@theleadershipfederation.com