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[email protected] Press Note Capgemini Super Techies Show gets real challenges by real companies Show goes on air on 28th July, 2012 Mumbai, July 17, 2012. Capgemini, one of the world's foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services in association with ET NOW, announced the names of the companies who will participate in the Capgemini Super Techies Show, a first-of- its-kind reality television show for Information Technology (IT) professionals. The show will be aired every Saturday at 1930hrs with repeat telecast on Sunday 1230hrs and Friday 1030hrs. Real-life ‘technology-business’ challenges will be shared by 7 large enterprises with 21 pairs of young IT professionals. These teams (chosen over 20,000 aspirants and 9000 registrations) have been hand-picked, after a stringent selection process, which was based on gauging the applicant’s technology skills and business problem-solving abilities. The participating companies and their representing technology leaders who rendered active participation in the presentation of challenges are: Vishant Vora, CTO, Vodafone India Jai Menon, Group Director - Innovation and IT, Bharti Enterprises Rajeev Jorapur, Head-IT, Mercedes-Benz India. Hitesh Arora, Chief Technology Officer, Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd V V R Babu, Group CIO, ITC Limited Atanu Roy, Vice President & CIO, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd Manish Choksi, Chief - Corporate Strategy & CIO, Asian Paints Ltd The show will give India's brightest minds an opportunity to battle it out amongst themselves, by using technology to solve real business challenges.