ISO 9 0 0 1 : 2 0 1 5 Certied Event ON ITI th ED 27 BENGALURU - 20 SEP 2017 HOTEL LE MÉRIDIEN bridge.ictacademy.in/bengaluru Sponsorship proposal ABOUT EXECUTIVE ICT ACADEMY COMMITTEE ICT Academy is a not for profit social Enterprise initiated in the year 2009 under the public- private partnership model, by the Government of India in collaboration with the State Governments and Industries. The organisation was formed with representations from the Government, leading companies in the ICT industry and National Association of Software Services Companies (NASSCOM) in India. ICT Academy enables a platform between Government, Corporate and Academia with the prime objective of developing the next generation teachers and industry ready students. ICT Academy executes through a 7 pillar approach that includes Faculty Development, Student Skill Development, Entrepreneurship Development, Youth Empowerment, Industry-Institute Interaction, Digital Empowerment and Research & Publications. Lakshmi Narayanan Krish Ganesan V Balakrishnan BVR Mohan Reddy M Sivakumar Chairman, ICT Academy Vice President - HR & Global Head Recruitment Chairman Founder and Executive Chairman Chief Executive Officer ICT Academy is endorsed and recommended by NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India Aayog), the National Planning body of Vice Chairman, Cognizant Tata Consultancy Services. Micrograam Cyient ICT Academy Government of India as one of the unique organization for dissemination and replication, which is aligned to the Skill India Vision of the Government ORGANIZING of India. COMMITTEE ABOUT BRIDGE BRIDGE conference, a flagship conference of ICT Academy aims to bridge the industry-academia gap. BRIDGE is a confluence of Educators, Researchers, Corporate, Solution Providers, NGOs and Policy Makers to find possible solutions and answers to some of the most challenging, critical Akhila Rajeshwar Anand Pillai Dr Anbu Rathinavel Benedict Arokiasamy Chandrasekhar C Kishore Balaji Executive Director Education Lead - India & SAARC Chief Design Officer VP - Learning and Development Head - Human Resources Director - Corporate Affairs South Asia and relevant questions we face in the journey towards transforming India. The conference serves as a platform in providing a strategic view on the TiE Chennai Autodesk India Pvt Ltd Intellect Design Arena Ltd CSS Corp Lebara Intel Corporation trends that shape the educational ecosystem. The conference engages various stakeholders to seize opportunities to transform from theories to practice and become indispensable in the new digital world. Started in the year 2011, the conference has been receiving an overwhelming response from all the stakeholders of the knowledge ecosystem. Having reached multiple cities in India, BRIDGE has emerged to be The Largest Industry- institute Interaction Event of India with 25 editions completed as of March 2017. Krishna Kant Lawrence Mohanraj K Purushothaman Rajesh R Nambiar Ram Singampalli Sabita J Program Management DGM - Academic India Senior Director AAP Manager - APAC Senior VP and BU Head - Managed AVP - Human Resources OCTO - DellEMC IBM India NASSCOM Salesforce Services, Syntel Inc Sopra Steria Dr G Sainarayanan Sathya Kumar M Solaikutty Dhanabal Sujith Kumar M P Vijay Kumar B Anbuthambi Senior Technical Specialist Founder and CEO Academic Manager HR Business Leader Chief Financial Officer Vice President - Education Initiatives HCL Technologies Ltd Tycoon+ Advisors National Instruments Infosys Ltd. Sify Technologies Ltd ICT Academy ABOUT EXECUTIVE ICT ACADEMY COMMITTEE ICT Academy is a not for profit social Enterprise initiated in the year 2009 under the public- private partnership model, by the Government of India in collaboration with the State Governments and Industries. The organisation was formed with representations from the Government, leading companies in the ICT industry and National Association of Software Services Companies (NASSCOM) in India. ICT Academy enables a platform between Government, Corporate and Academia with the prime objective of developing the next generation teachers and industry ready students. ICT Academy executes through a 7 pillar approach that includes Faculty Development, Student Skill Development, Entrepreneurship Development, Youth Empowerment, Industry-Institute Interaction, Digital Empowerment and Research & Publications. Lakshmi Narayanan Krish Ganesan V Balakrishnan BVR Mohan Reddy M Sivakumar Chairman, ICT Academy Vice President - HR & Global Head Recruitment Chairman Founder and Executive Chairman Chief Executive Officer ICT Academy is endorsed and recommended by NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India Aayog), the National Planning body of Vice Chairman, Cognizant Tata Consultancy Services. Micrograam Cyient ICT Academy Government of India as one of the unique organization for dissemination and replication, which is aligned to the Skill India Vision of the Government ORGANIZING of India. COMMITTEE ABOUT BRIDGE BRIDGE conference, a flagship conference of ICT Academy aims to bridge the industry-academia gap. BRIDGE is a confluence of Educators, Researchers, Corporate, Solution Providers, NGOs and Policy Makers to find possible solutions and answers to some of the most challenging, critical Akhila Rajeshwar Anand Pillai Dr Anbu Rathinavel Benedict Arokiasamy Chandrasekhar C Kishore Balaji Executive Director Education Lead - India & SAARC Chief Design Officer VP - Learning and Development Head - Human Resources Director - Corporate Affairs South Asia and relevant questions we face in the journey towards transforming India. The conference serves as a platform in providing a strategic view on the TiE Chennai Autodesk India Pvt Ltd Intellect Design Arena Ltd CSS Corp Lebara Intel Corporation trends that shape the educational ecosystem. The conference engages various stakeholders to seize opportunities to transform from theories to practice and become indispensable in the new digital world. Started in the year 2011, the conference has been receiving an overwhelming response from all the stakeholders of the knowledge ecosystem. Having reached multiple cities in India, BRIDGE has emerged to be The Largest Industry- institute Interaction Event of India with 25 editions completed as of March 2017. Krishna Kant Lawrence Mohanraj K Purushothaman Rajesh R Nambiar Ram Singampalli Sabita J Program Management DGM - Academic India Senior Director AAP Manager - APAC Senior VP and BU Head - Managed AVP - Human Resources OCTO - DellEMC IBM India NASSCOM Salesforce Services, Syntel Inc Sopra Steria Dr G Sainarayanan Sathya Kumar M Solaikutty Dhanabal Sujith Kumar M P Vijay Kumar B Anbuthambi Senior Technical Specialist Founder and CEO Academic Manager HR Business Leader Chief Financial Officer Vice President - Education Initiatives HCL Technologies Ltd Tycoon+ Advisors National Instruments Infosys Ltd. Sify Technologies Ltd ICT Academy WELCOME TO THE BRIDGE 2017 India plays a major role in the rapid change of technology; the developments in I am sure, BRIDGE shall emerge as a significant various fields of technologies are due to the contribution of both industry and platform for all stakeholders to deliberate on academia of the country. Both industry and institution play a vital role in the the creation of a vibrant, industry-relevant development of the nation. The industry and institution are interdependent on “ each other for new inventions and discoveries to meet the demands of the present education scenario in India. problems of the society. On this occasion, I extend my best wishes for BRIDGE, the flagship conference of ICT Academy helps to enhance better and “ THE NATION SHOULD MOVE TOWARDS meaningful interactions between the institution and industry. This would be an the success of the event. ONE TARGET, ONE DIRECTION, important factor in preparing the next generation talent of the nation towards a ONE INTENTION AND ONE DECISION. ” strong and stable knowledge ecosystem. - PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA BRIDGE conference is the only platform in the country which demonstrates a dynamic convergence of Industry, Academia and Government. This year the BRIDGE conference will focus on FUTURE OF WORK and will discuss on various aspects of Inspired by the vision of Honorable Prime Minister of India, - Narendra Modi skill, Digitalization, Entrepreneurship, Research and be a catalyst to improve the Bridge has emerged as a strong platform for all quality of education adequately to meet the needs of the future industry and stakeholders in developing a vibrant Industry relevant education New Delhi ecosystem in India. economy. I am happy to invite participants from across the state to participate in this largest industry-institute interaction event of India. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN Chairman, ICT Academy and Vice Chairman, Cognizant THE LARGEST INDUSTRY-INSTITUTE INTERACTION EVENT OF INDIA THE LARGEST INDUSTRY-INSTITUTE INTERACTION EVENT OF INDIA WELCOME TO THE BRIDGE 2017 India plays a major role in the rapid change of technology; the developments in I am sure, BRIDGE shall emerge as a significant various fields of technologies are due to the contribution of both industry and platform for all stakeholders to deliberate on academia of the country. Both industry and institution play a vital role in the the creation of a vibrant, industry-relevant development of the nation. The industry and institution are interdependent on “ each other for new inventions and discoveries to meet the demands of the present education scenario in India. problems of the society. On