
The Data Leadership Imperative
Building Future-Ready Financial Institutions
Overview
In today’s digital-first financial landscape, growth and customer trust are no longer driven by products alone, they’re driven by how effectively organizations use data to understand, engage, and serve their customers. Yet most financial institutions remain trapped in legacy mindsets where data is treated as a reporting function rather than a strategic asset.
This roundtable brings together BFSI leaders who are transforming their organizations by adopting a data leadership mindset, where data-driven decision-making, behavioural insights, and democratized access to information become foundational to growth. From rethinking customer journeys to optimizing retention and operational agility, discover how forward-thinking CXOs are embedding data-first thinking across teams, products, and leadership practices to build future-ready financial enterprises.
This discussion will reveal why data leadership is not a technology strategy, it’s a competitive advantage.
Highlights
- Why Data Leadership Matters Now
- Embedding a Data-First Culture Across the Organization
- From Insights to Action – Driving Growth, Retention & Efficiency
- Data Leadership: Strategies, Tools & Teams
- Vision for the Future - Operationalizing Real-Time Decision-Making
Agenda
- 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Registration - 6:30 PM – 6:45 PM
Welcome Note & Introduction - 6:45 PM – 8:00 PM
Open Discussion - 8:00 PM – 8:15 PM
Thank you note - 8:15 PM – 9:30 PM
Networking Dinner & Cocktail
Speakers
Mr. Pinak Chakraborty
Chief Information Officer, Airtel Payments Bank
Mr. Ankit Rastogi
Chief Product Officer, Angel One
Ms. Rati Shetty
Chief Product Officer, BankBazaar.com
Mrs. KV Sheetal
Chief General Manager (Digital banking), Bank of Baroda
Mr. Yogesh Gupta
Chief Technology Officer, Bijlipay
Mr. Nitin Pulyani
Head of Products, Cashfree Payments
Mr. Balakrishnan Narayanan
Chief Product and Analytics Officer, Fibe.India
Mr. Anand Bhatia
Chief Data Officer and Analytics, HDB Financial Services
Mr. Rohit Kilam
Chief Technology Officer, HDFC Life
Ms. Mangalam Ganesh
Chief Technology Officer, HDFC Securities
Mr. Anshuman Das
Managing Director & Chief Technology Officer, JM Financial Services
Mr. Virender Singh
Co-Founder And Chief Technology Officer, NIYO Solutions Inc
Mr. Nilesh Halde
Chief Product Officer, PayNearby
Mr. Koushik Kadidal
Chief Data Officer and Head of Insights Business, PayU
Mr. Anubhav Rajput
CIO Chief Technology Officer Digital Transformation, PNB Housing Finance
Mr. Saurabh Tiwari
Chief Technology Officer, Policybazaar
Mr. Karthikeyan Ramaswamy
Chief Digital Officer, Poonawalla Fincorp
Mr. Khilan Haria
Chief Product Officer, Razorpay
Mr. Vinod Kumar
Chief Digital Officer, Shriram Finance
Mr. Prateek Sharma
Vice President of Products, Snapmint
Mr. Sandeep Ubale
Chief General Manager & Deputy Chief Digital Officer, State Bank of India

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