INFOCOM 2016 to explore dynamics of building empowered businesses

New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) In a bid to explore the dynamics of building empowered businesses, INFOCOM 2016 -- India's leading business, technology and leadership conference -- is set to be organised in the capital on July 7.

An initiative of the Ananda Bazar Patrika (ABP) Group, the second edition of "INFOCOM 2016-New Delhi chapter" event titled "Transform, Disrupt and Transform" will be inaugurated by Communication Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad at the India Habitat Centre, the organisers said in a statement.

Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha; Piyush Goyal, Minister of State with Independent Charge (Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy); Dr Pawan Agarwal, motivational speaker and Vijay Sethi, Chief Information Officer and Head (CSR), Hero MotoCorp, among others will share their vision on the disruption and innovation technology.

The day-long event will have sessions titled "Disruption, Innovation and Industry Change," "2020 Digital Bank", "Digital Disruption in Manufacturing, Creating Breakthrough Experience in the Age of Digital", "Building a Robust Cyber Security Defense Mechanism," "Digital Economy: Embracing Innovations and the New Age of Industry with IoT," "Nurturing SMEs - The Way Forward," "How to Monetise IoT" and the "Inspirational Keynote: The Mumbai Dabbawalas Story".

Expected to be attended by 300 delegates from large corporates, SMEs, policymakers, academia and media, the event will have over 30 speakers in industry leaders, ICT experts, top corporates, think tanks, entrepreneurs, government officials and academia from across the world.

Hari Om Rai, Founder, Chairman and Managing Director, Lava International; Anupam Shrivastava, Chairman and Managing Director, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd; Dr Omkar Rai, Director General, Software Technology Parks of India and Dr Aruna Sharma, IAS, Secretary, Department of Electronics and IT (DeitY), will be present at the inaugural ceremony.

The welcome address is scheduled to be delivered by Dhruba Mukherjee, Vice President-The Telegraph, ABP Pvt Ltd.