August 17, 2023 8:00 am – 7:30 pm
Capgemini Application
Services Day
Venue: 237 Park Avenue, New York- days
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Event Abstract
CIOs’ and their teams are challenged in executing transformation or modernization initiatives, which entail tackling a multitude of intricate problems, including people, process, business functionality, tools, and technologies.
There is a need to address these challenges through strategies, techniques, and best practices gained from similar successful executions. The Application Services Day is designed to provide Solutions, Patterns, Insights and Experiences to CIOs, CTOs, Delivery & Operation executives, and practitioners to drive growth and agility.
The audience will get a first-hand chance to understand solutions and best practices through a series of sessions, interspersed with solution demos, along with some very interesting panel discussions.
Attendees should be able to takeaway clear insights on how to develop a transformation roadmap and architectural runway to address the challenges of enterprise application development and adoption of new ways of working.
Agenda
8.15 AM
8.15 AM
Rishi Singh
Head of Cloud & Custom Application, NA, Capgemini
8.30 AM
Shane Cassidy
EVP, Insurance Business Unit Head, Capgemini
08.45 AM
Shekar Pannala
CIO, The Hartford
9.00 AM
Ravi Gandla
NA Head, Applications Business Lines (ABL), Capgemini
Ravi Gandla is EVP & North America Head of Application Services Practices (ABL), FS SBU Capgemini.
9.35 AM
Session Abstract
From adopting a 7-R Strategy to taking a cloud-first approach, to building a composable enterprise, there are multiple ways to tackle and address Application Modernization. What gets challenging is, CIO’s and their teams, must not only consider the Legacy Applications and analyze them to determine the workload treatments, but also find ways to “Future Proof” their Application and Platform stack, keeping in mind, the projected growth, innovation and accordingly define the Architectural Runway and seek funding.
In this panel discussion, the audience will get a chance to hear and understand some of the main considerations, decisions, and strategies which CIO/CTO’s must take to Future Proof their Application Modernization Journey
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Ravi Khokhar – EVP, NA Head - Cloud COE, Capgemini
Mark Betancourt - Head of Actuarial, Life and DI Policy Administration Systems, Guardian Life Insurance
Dhinakar Selwyn – VP, Global Head – Core Technologies, Capgemini
Andrew Wickett – VP North America AM2C & AMC Enterprise, OpenText
10.10 AM
Session Abstract
Open Banking is the system of allowing access and control of consumer banking and financial accounts through 3rd party applications. This raises the potential for both promising gains and grave risks to consumers as their data is shared widely. FDX in the US is a non-profit industry standards body for US and Canada for Financial Data Exchange.
FDX has committed to five core principles of data sharing to empower end users: Control, Access, Transparency, Traceability, and Security. In this panel session, we will be discussing various aspects of the 5 dimensions by FDX on Open Banking and what our leaders are pioneering in these areas.
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Neha Punater – VP, Global Leader BTS Practice, Capgemini
Nilesh Vaidya – Global Head – Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Capgemini
Gurbhej Dhillon – CTO, Flutterwave
Don Cardinal - Managing Director, Financial Data Exchange (FDX)
Guy Rackham – Lead Architect, BIAN
Valmik Mehta – Solutions Architect, MongoDB
10.45 AM
Session Abstract
In today's uncertain and ever-changing world, it is more important than ever for organizations to be resilient. Enterprise resilience is the ability of an organization to adapt and respond to changes while maintaining its core functions. By building resilience into their operations, organizations can improve their ability to manage risk, maintain compliance and enable continuity in the face of disruption.
In this session, we will discuss solution elements required for organizations to develop strategies and processes to withstand disruptions and recover quickly from them.
Speaker 1
Kalpesh Sharma
Chief Architect and North America Head of Java/Open-Source Practice, Capgemini.
As a Thought leader and Idea shaper, Kalpesh creates go-to-market propositions for the pertinent business asks. As a trusted advisor and technical evangelist, he helps CIOs/CTOs and IT Executives in defining Enterprise Architecture strategies aligning with the desired Business outcomes. He also has extensive experience in successful implementation of business transformation, digital enablement, and cloud migration programs.
Speaker 2
Brad Quandt
Software Presales, Splunk
Brad has been delivering enterprise software presales in the channel for nearly two decades. Prior to Splunk, Brad focused on Oracle Database and IBM Analytics before he was introduced to Splunk in 2015. Splunk has been his main focus ever since, so much so that he decided to come work at Splunk in 2019 and hasn’t looked back. Currently, Brad focuses on working with GSI’s to bring Splunk-integrated services to clients.
11.20 AM
Session Abstract
Open Banking is the system of allowing access and control of consumer banking and financial accounts through 3rd party applications. This raises the potential for both promising gains and grave risks to consumers as their data is shared widely. FDX in the US is a non-profit industry standards body for US and Canada for Financial Data Exchange.
FDX has committed to five core principles of data sharing to empower end users: Control, Access, Transparency, Traceability, and Security. In this panel session, we will be discussing various aspects of the 5 dimensions by FDX on Open Banking and what our leaders are pioneering in these areas.
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Andrew Hood – EVP, Global Head- Insurance Practice, Capgemini
Shane Cassidy – EVP, Insurance Business Unit Head, Capgemini
Danny Cimmerer - Senior Manager, Distributed Platform Services, Aflac
Ellen Carney - Principal Analyst, Forrester
Bhupesh Trivedi – Principal, Head of Enterprise Architecture, Guardian
11.50 PM
Session Abstract
Process orchestration is a strategic approach that enables organizations to automate, optimize, and coordinate complex business processes across multiple systems, departments, and stakeholders. In the highly regulated, fast-paced world of financial services, where precision and speed are paramount, process orchestration offers remarkable benefits and a competitive edge. Embracing process orchestration is a strategic investment that drives efficiency, agility, and customer-centricity. It empowers organizations to automate complex processes, deliver outstanding experiences, and stay ahead in a rapidly evolving industry. In this session we will dive into the business value it brings.
Speaker 1
Daniel Meyer
Chief Technology Officer, Camunda
The mastermind behind some of Camunda’s biggest technological developments, Chief Technology Officer Daniel joined us in 2010, serving first as a developer and consultant – coaching companies in BPM technology. He holds an MSc in Computer Science and is responsible for end-to-end development and maintenance of Camunda’s industry-leading products, as well as a sought-after speaker at technology events.
Speaker 2
Mohamed Mamarathar
Integration Architect, Capgemini
Mohamed is Integration Architect with Capgemini Financial Services, North America and is specialized in integration implementation using APIGEE.
12.30 PM
Session Abstract
Financial Services organizations have innumerable valuable information and assets locked in legacy data systems. These systems are often siloed, have unstructured data and over a period of time have become extremely difficult to manage.
Modernizing legacy data can help organizations unlock the value of their data and make it more usable for new applications which in-turn can lead to improved decision-making, increased agility, and reduced costs. In this session, we will explore various solution tenets of legacy data treatment for new age applications to fulfill required business needs of growth and agility.
Speaker 1
Prasad Bakshi
Global Head – Foundational Database & Database Migration
Over 20 years of diverse industry experience starting from application development to Client Relationship & Account Management having experience of delivering projects for customers across geographies – North Americas, EMEA, APAC and ANZ.
Speaker 2
Tom Grady
Area VP - East, MongoDB
Tom has 15+ years of experience in the technology space, focusing on helping financial services organizations plan & execute their digital transformation strategies. In his current role, Tom supports MongoDB customers across all industries with their application modernization efforts and oversees a team of 75 Account Strategists.
Speaker 3
Valmik Mehta
Solutions Architect, MongoDB
Valmik has been helping organizations on their cloud and modernization journey over the last 10+ years for various industry verticals, including financial services. In his current role, Valmik focuses on helping organizations map out their cloud data platform modernization journey. He leads a team of architects that work with various industry verticals on their roadmap and implementation to a cloud data platform.
1.00 PM
Lightning Session by Cequence
1.30 PM
Session Abstract
Sustainability is a critical issue facing our planet, and IT can play a significant role in it. Today Global IT accounts for ~2–3% of global CO2 emissions and it’s on a par with the aviation industry’s emissions from fuel. By incorporating sustainable principles into the design and development of applications, enterprises can help to reduce environmental impact, improve resource efficiency, and promote social equity.
Through the integration of sustainable development goals into application design, organizations can align their digital solutions with broader environmental and social objectives. In this session, we will explore how Architects and App Developers can make a real impact in designing and developing sustainable solutions while balancing value for money, agility, and compliance.
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Leena Joshi – Sr. Director, Sales & Marketing, Capgemini
Satish Weber – EVP, Head of Sustainability, FS SBU, Capgemini
Shane Artis Head of the Sustainable Technology team
Eddie Daghelian - SVP Managing Director, CAST
2.00 PM
Session Abstract
In today's digital world, where businesses rely heavily on technology to deliver their services, ensuring the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of systems has become a top priority. Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) has emerged as a robust framework to tackle these challenges and provide a systematic approach to managing complex systems.
In this panel discussion we will explore the key principles and practices of SRE that enable enterprises to achieve high reliability and resiliency while meeting the demands of their growing user base. We will delve into SRE strategies specifically tailored for enterprises, offering insights and practical guidance on how to build resilient and scalable systems.
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Kamlesh Pandey – Sr. Director, Head of NA Cloud Platform Engineering and Services Capability Unit, Capgemini
Kapil Dikshit – Head of Banking Platform, Shared APIs, Collections Tech & SRE for Consumer Banking Technology, Discover
Billy Hoffman – Sr. Principle Engineer, Splunk
Mark Towle – Solutions Architect, Tricentis
Ramandeep Singh - Vice President, Head Cloud Engineering & Security at Capgemini Financial Services
5:45 pm
Session Abstract
Generative AI has taken the world by storm and in the last 2 quarter has generated the hype and interest, especially for the developer community based on it claims to unleash the next wave of productivity. CIO’s and their Technology leaders, in their respective Transformation and Modernization journey, aiming to accelerate application lifecycle development are expected to drive productivity gains in 3 main areas – Code Generation, Code Documentation, Code Refactoring.
While the actual gains from this disruptive technology will depend on criteria such as developer experience and task complexity, in this panel discussion, we will get to understand “How can Enterprises maximize productivity gains and minimize risks while experimenting with Generative AI”. What are some of the other considerations in terms of approach, training, and upskilling, use case selections and risk control required to roll out Generative AI at scale
Moderator: Rishi Singh – Head of Cloud & Custom Application NA, Capgemini
Sudhir Pai – EVP,CTIO, Financial Services SBU, Capgemini
Indy Reddy– CIO, Prudential
Ellen Carney - Principal Analyst, Forrester
Adam Goldberg - Head of Enablement, OpenAI
6.00 pm
Ian Campos – Global Head, Applications Business Line (ABL)
7:30 pm
Clients & Partners
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speaker
Chris Larsen
Director, Strategic Partnerships, RedPanda
With a tech tenure of 25 years, Chris is passionate about modernization. As a consultant and leader, Chris has modeled databases from mainframe DB2 to FoundationDB, built webapps from Zope to Node, derived analytics in Crystal Reports to putting ML into Qlik, and had hands in evolving middleware from ESB to MQ to Kafka. As you adopt next generation event streaming with Redpanda, Chris is here to help level up your organization beyond Apache Kafka.
Daniel Meyer
Chief Technology Officer, Camunda
The mastermind behind some of Camunda’s biggest technological developments, Chief Technology Officer Daniel joined us in 2010, serving first as a developer and consultant – coaching companies in BPM technology. He holds an MSc in Computer Science and is responsible for end-to-end development and maintenance of Camunda’s industry-leading products, as well as a sought-after speaker at technology events.
Brad Quandt
Software Presales, Splunk
Brad Quandt has been delivering enterprise software presales in the channel for nearly two decades. Prior to Splunk, Brad focused on Oracle Database and IBM Analytics before he was introduced to Splunk in 2015.
Billy Hoffman
Sr. Principle Engineer, Splunk
For over 15 years Billy has spoken internationally at conferences and written 2 books on how to build fast and secure websites. While CTO at Rigor, Billy helped customers create strong performance cultures and understand the importance of performance to the business.
Mark Betancourt
Head of Actuarial, Life and DI Policy Administration Systems
Mark Betancourt is the Head of Actuarial, Life and Disability Insurance Policy Administration Systems (mainframe) for Guardian Life Insurance.
Yohan Lobo
Commercials and Sales Lead, M-Files
Yohan leads the development of our solutions for Financial Services clients following 16 years in commercially focused roles within the consumer and B2B payments industry. He has held a range of key sales, sales-leadership, and commercial delivery roles during periods of rapid change.
Bhupesh Trivedi
Head of Enterprise Architecture Services (Principal) at Guardian Life
Result oriented IT leader with extensive hands on experience leading the design and implementation of large digital transformation and operational excellence initiatives that drive innovation, process
Mark Towle
Solutions Architect, Tricentis
Mark is a veteran Software Quality Assurance professional with over 23 years of testing experience. His corporate resume includes large companies like AT&T, IBM, JPMC, State Street, Bose as well as smaller startup companies like Pivot Solutions, Politzer & Haney and Kofax.
Gavin Cohen
VP, Product Management, ScienceLogic
A results-oriented marketing and technology leader with an outstanding track record in product management, product marketing, technical marketing, and business development. Excels in understanding customer needs, product strategy, messaging, GTM Strategies, the ability to build, lead, motivate and empower a team to deliver excellence.
Rob Phillips
Enterprise Solutions Architect, Product Management & Delivery leader, Atlassian
Enterprise Solutions Architect, Product Management & Delivery leader for organizations that embrace transformational change, team culture and business agility for success. Energetic & adaptive mindset complemented by a methodical approach.
Eddie Daghelian
SVP and Managing Director, CAST
Eddie Daghelian is an accomplished IT leader with over 20 years of experience in the industry working with clients and partners globally in their digital transformation. He has a strong track record of helping clients develop and execute technology strategies that drive business growth and improve operational efficiency.
Kevin Furet
Principal Solutions Architect, CAST
Principal Solutions Architect, helping CAST partners – Systems Integrators, Cloud service providers, Advisory firms – to include software intelligence in their offerings to increase speed and success of software modernization programs.
Lebin Cheng
VP of API Security, Imperva
Lebin Cheng is vice president of API Security at Imperva. He is a technologist and developer with more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity. He cofounded Netskope and later cofounded CloudVector, which was acquired by Imperva.
Andrew Wickett
VP North America AM2C & AMC Enterprise Application Modernization 2 Cloud
Andrew is responsible for the North American Mainframe/Enterprise Business – including Sales, Presales, Delivery, Architects – and Value Engineering, Customer ROIs & Business Cases.
Ravi Bhagavatula
Global Chief Technologist, Alliances
Ravi supports the strategic partners of OpenText by devising optimal solutions with OpenText products. He has been with Micro Focus since 2007 and has been in the roles of Services sales, Project Management, Professional services business and delivery Management.
Greg Peranich
Solutions Engineer, Kong
NYC-based engineer with a background in the Financial Services sector. Prefers in-person handshakes, but will accept SSL/TLS
Ravi Gandla
NA Head, Applications Business Lines (ABL), Capgemini
Ravi Gandla is EVP & North America Head of Application Services Practices (ABL), FS SBU Capgemini.
Kalpesh Sharma
Chief Architect and North America Head of Java/Open-Source Practice, Capgemini.
As a Thought leader and Idea shaper, Kalpesh creates go-to-market propositions for the pertinent business asks. As a trusted advisor and technical evangelist, he helps CIOs/CTOs and IT Executives in defining Enterprise Architecture strategies aligning with the desired Business outcomes.
Prasad Bakshi
Global Head – Foundational Database & Database Migration
Over 20 years of diverse industry experience starting from application development to Client Relationship & Account Management having experience of delivering projects for customers across geographies – North Americas, EMEA, APAC and ANZ.
Tom Grady
Area VP - East, MongoDB
Tom has 15+ years of experience in the technology space, focusing on helping financial services organizations plan & execute their digital transformation strategies. In his current role, Tom supports MongoDB customers across all industries with their application modernization efforts and oversees a team of 75 Account Strategists.
Valmik Mehta
Solutions Architect, MongoDB
Valmik has been helping organizations on their cloud and modernization journey over the last 10+ years for various industry verticals, including financial services. In his current role, Valmik focuses on helping organizations map out their cloud data platform modernization journey. He leads a team of architects that work with various industry verticals on their roadmap and implementation to a cloud data platform.
Mrinal Sinha
Lead, NA Open-Source API Microservices Capability Unit, Capgemini.
Mrinal has extensive experience in Assessment of the Current State, Formulation of Transformation Roadmap and setting up, orchestrating and management of large API Microservices Implementation teams. He has helped many clients determine and achieve the optimal target state for their needs.
Deepak Maheshwari
Senior Cloud Native Architect, Capgemini.
Deepak is a Senior Cloud Native Architect in digital transformation and technical modernization using AWS, Salesforce, Cloud Native architecture, Microservices and Event Driven Architecture. Experienced in design, development, project delivery, project management, API Domain Driven Design and consulting.
Prashant Kulkarni
Enterprise Architect, Capgemini.
Prashant specializes in Design and Development of Cloud Native API/Microservices and Event Driven Systems. He has extensive experience in helping P&C insurance carriers for modernization and cloud migration of Policy Admin and Enterprise Claims system using digital technologies.
Vikas Tarade
Enterprise Architect, Capgemini.
Vikas is TOGAF and MuleSoft Certified Architect specialized in Cloud and On-Premises Digital Transformation using APIs, Micro-Services and SOA.
Deepak Sharma
Head of Microsoft Practice North America, Capgemini.
He has played several roles as a Principal Architect, Cloud/Integration Architect, and Delivery Lead with many financial services clients and helped them in their Digital & Cloud Journeys. He specializes in IT Modernization, Cloud Migration, and Digital solutions. He has experience in Cloud & Integration architecture using Java/JEE technologies, .NET, Azure, REST/APIs, SOA, ESB, and API Management. He has worked on various Integration products such as Azure APIM, MuleSoft, IBM IIB, IBM WMQ, and Dell Boomi. He has experience in Architecture, Design, Development, project delivery, management, and consulting.
Dhinakar S
Vice President & Global Head - Legacy Revitalization & Transformation Practice, FS SBU, Capgemini.
Having 25 years of experience in Mainframe Optimization, Modernization and Decommissioning. He is a renowned leader in Cloudonomics (Cloud Economics - in moving mainframe to Cloud). Published and presented papers at International Conferences in Reengineering and Mainframe modernization.
Bala Sundaram
Head NA Practice for Integration Platforms and Modernization , FS SBU, Capgemini.
Bala has 25+ years of progressive experience in Software and IT industry (start-ups, financial services, telecom, speech recognition solutions and consulting). As a Lead Solution Architect and Evangelist, he works on custom development solutions and delivers complex engagements with the last few years being focused on cloud migration and modernization across all hyperscaler platforms. He is also accredited for teaching of IT and Software engineering courses at Georgia State University (GSU).
Shatanik Bhattacharjee
Modernization Architect, vFunction
Shatanik is responsible for assessing monolithic software and proposing corresponding distributed services architectures with the help of AI/ML.
Ehtasham Ul Haq
Lead Architect, FS SBU, Capgemini.
Ehtasham is Lead Architect With Capgemini Financial Services with extensive experience of leading major transformation programs in banking and insurance industries in the UK and USA.
Jothi Kannan
NA Agile Capability Unit Leader, Capgemini.
Jothi is an Enterprise Agility Coach, RTE/Program Manager, Lean-Agile Practitioner with focus on client context-relevant, sustainable transformations. His core competency areas are Enterprise Agile Transformation (Scaled Agile), Product Centric Organization Transformation, Agile Operating Model, Lean Portfolio Management, IT Financial Planning, Enterprise Agile Planning (EAP) Implementations
Jaimin Gandhi
Principal Architect, Portfolio architecture lead, Capgemini
Jaimin is Principal architect with 20+ years of experience and expertized in DevSecOps automation, Cloud Native and app modernization
Brighten Sunderraj
Lead - Quality Engineering and Testing Practice, Capgemini.
Brighten is Senior Director, Technology Practice, Capgemini FS leads Quality Engineering and Testing practice.
Amit Sengupta
Architect, Capgemini.
Amit is an Capgemini L2 Certified Architect & he has strong understanding and On-ground experience of Product development and implementation, support and customization, Customer Experience, Features of AIOps/Machine Learning, Compliance and Audit, SRE (System Reliability Engineering) , Data Analytics and Digital marketing helps to bring effective Business Transformation and state of the art practices.
Ravikumar Sengodan
NA Head - Quality Engineering and Testing Practice, Capgemini.
Ravi leads Quality Engineering and Testing practice for Capgemini for the Insurance business, enabling the clients to deliver quality products to the production. He is a trusted advisor to the CIO’s, QA leaders and senior IT leaders on quality engineering transformation and innovation in testing. Ravi has led several large-scale transformation programs and quality initiatives for various financial services clients.
Pritpal Bumrah
Sr. Director, Capgemini
With 15+ years of experience in the Information Technology industry, Pritpal has been providing enterprise solutions for the Banking (Commercial Lending), Asset Finance, Insurance, e-Learning Sector, E-Commerce Sector, NGO and Property Taxation Sector.