AI for the Enterprise
Embed AI into business processes and unlock new insights from enterprise data.
TechConfluence 2026
Power is / Autonomous IT Built
to Innovate and Transform
About the Event
Enterprises today are under pressure to simultaneously innovate with AI, modernize their technology landscape, and maintain the unwavering resilience required for mission-critical operations. As data volumes grow and AI becomes central to business strategy, organizations need an infrastructure platform that can support both innovation and operational excellence.
Hear from leaders across IBM, GSIs, and ISVs on how IBM Power empowers organizations to integrate AI into mission-critical operations and leverage hybrid cloud for faster innovation, greater resilience, and scalable growth.
Why Attend?
Hybrid Cloud Flexibility
Deploy and manage applications seamlessly across on-premises and cloud environments.
Application Modernization
Accelerate cloud-native transformation with Red Hat OpenShift and container technologies.
Mission-Critical Resilience
Deliver the performance, security, and availability required for the enterprise's most important workloads.
Featured Speakers
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Subhathra Srinivasaraghavan
Vice President
IBM India Systems Development Lab (ISDL)
Unnikrishnan Rajagopal
Global Director, ISV Ecosystem, GSIs and Alliances
IBM
Anil Thube
Sr. VP- Head Technology Solution
Axis Bank
Venkatesh SG
Senior Vice President & Vertical Business Unit Head – BFSI
Tech Mahindra
Balaji Suryanarayana
Co-founder & COO
Clari5 - A Perfios Company
Girish Kamat
AVP Product Management,
Infosys Finacle
Sibabrata (Sib) Mohanty
Head, IBM Data and AI
Tata Consultancy Services
Radha Krishna Surapaneni
Director,
Power Software Development IBM
Ankit Bose
Head of AI & CEC for center of excellence data science & AI,
NASSCOM
Partha Sarathi Mishra
Practice Head of Mainframe and IBMi Infrastructure Services
Infosys
Ananth Ramakrishnan
CTO, IBM Alliance
Tech Mahindra
Vaidyanathan Srinivasan
IBM Distinguished Engineer Linux on Power
Aveekshith Bushan
Senior VP,
Sales, Strategy APAC
MariaDB
Meera Rangarajan
Director,
Infrastructure Test, India Systems Development Lab (ISDL)
Venkat Divvela
Head - Cloud Architecture & Advisory,
SAP
Dr. Clarence Tauro
Senior Partner Solutions Architect
Cockroach Labs
Balasubramanian Mariappan
Senior Architect, Legacy Application Modernization & Platform Services practice,
Wipro
Bhavesh Budhabhatti
Director, Enterprise Systems Development, ISDL
IBM
Krishna Prabhu
Global Executive Leader for IBM Power Systems Performance
IBM
Ramakrishna Sambari
Head of Engineering
Fiducia | AI
Agenda
| Time (IST) | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:00 AM - 09:30 AM | Registration, Meet & Greet, Breakfast |
| 09:30 AM - 09:40 AM | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
| 09:40 AM - 09:45 AM | Lamp Lighting Ceremony |
| 09:45 AM - 10:20 AM | Opening Keynote: IBM Power – Intelligent by Design |
| 10:20 AM - 11:00 AM | Future-ready Banking – Technology Trends Transforming Financial Services (Executive Panel) |
| 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM | Tea Break |
| 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM | AI and Emerging Technologies – An Industry Perspective |
| 11:45 AM - 12:05 PM | From Data to Decisions: AI-first Transformation for Enterprises with IBM Power |
| 12:05 PM - 12:25 PM | AI-Powered IT Operations: Predict, Prevent, Perform |
| 12:25 PM - 12:45 PM | IBM Bob for IBM i: Modernize, Accelerate, Transform |
| 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM | Lunch, Demos & Networking |
| 02:00 PM - 02:45 PM | Engineering the Future – ISV Innovation on IBM Power (Executive Panel) |
| 02:45 PM - 03:10 PM | RISE with SAP on IBM Power: Accelerating Enterprise Transformation |
| 03:10 PM - 03:30 PM | Hybrid Cloud by Design: Unlocking Enterprise Agility with IBM Power11 |
| 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM | Tea Break, Demos & Networking |
| 04:00 PM - 04:15 PM | From Engineering to Outcomes: Systems Development Lab Driving Client Success |
| 04:15 PM - 04:30 PM | Closing Remarks |
| 04:30 PM onwards | Explore Demos & Networking |
Secure your place and join us in shaping the future of the AI-powered enterprise.