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Featured Guests:
Debjani Ghosh
President
NASSCOM
Debjani Ghosh is the President of the National Association of Software & Services Companies (NASSCOM) since April 2018. A veteran of the technology industry, she is the fifth president of NASSCOM and the first women at the helm in three-decade history. She is a firm believer in the power of technology in enhancing lives and livelihoods, leveraging it for
societal good. She was instrumental in developing ‘Think Digital, Think India’ strategy aimed at establishing India as a hub for digital talent and innovation. Debjani strongly believes technology will have the most impact on humankind when it’s used as an enabler of inclusive growth and that India must lead in the digital era with focus on the responsible build and use of tech as an accelerator and equalizer.
As the NASSCOM President, she actively works with the industry and Government to accelerate the growth of the Industry and strengthen India’s position as hub for Innovation and Digital Talent. Her approach has been focused on a three-point agenda - talent development and re-skilling, strengthening the innovation culture in the country and collaborating with governments across the world to open new opportunities for the Indian IT industry.
The pandemic has created a tremendous opportunity for the tech industry to reinvent itself. The NASSCOM playbook for reimagining the industry focuses on Trust, Digital Talent, People-first Innovation, Agility & Resilience as the core differentiators. Debjani believes that by leveraging these differentiators to the fullest, we can create a future that’s better than the past.
In January 2018, she was felicitated by the President of India under the auspices of the ‘First Ladies’ program, which honors exceptional women pioneers in their respective fields. In 2020, she has been honored by Vogue as the Tech Leader of the year 2020. She has also been listed among the India’s most powerful women in tech by Business Today.
With multiple feathers in her cap, before joining NASSCOM, she was the first woman to lead Intel India and the Manufacturers' Association for Information Technology (MAIT), she was also a member of the executive council at NASSCOM. She believes that learning never stops and a trainable mindset is the biggest strength one can have.
Debjani holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Osmania University in Hyderabad, India, and an MBA degree in marketing from S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research in Mumbai, India.
Follow her on Twitter: @debjani_ghosh_
Michelle MacCarthy
Global Vice President of Customer Success
Unit4
Michelle MacCarthy is the Global Head of Customer Success at Unit4. Over the past 17 years, Michelle has worked in B2C marketing within the retail and not-for-profit space, and the B2B SaaS and tech space leading global Customer Success organizations. Michelle has helped to build and scale the customer success function and evangelize a customer-first mindset through complex transformations. She has been equal parts “boots on the ground” in implementing game-changing tools like Gainsight and new programmatic approaches to measuring customer health and driving growth and retention, as well as strategic in amplifying voice-of-the customer and building teams and culture that are set up to win. She completed her Executive MBA at Fordham University and her undergraduate work at Miami University (OH).
Follow her company on Twitter: @Unit4Global
David Gang
CEO and Co-Founder
Brightspot
David’s guiding Brightspot to become one of the fastest-growing and most innovative product development companies in the digital experience space. Prior to Brightspot, he was Chief Technology Officer for WebMD and before that, David held the position of Executive Vice President, AOL Products where he was responsible for product strategy and product development for the AOL service, AOL brands, and AOL Web Properties.
Follow him on twitter: @gangeroo