The Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo advisory board is made up of leading CIOs and senior IT executives from top organizations. Working alongside Gartner analysts, they help shape the conference agenda by sharing insights, identifying emerging trends, and ensuring the content addresses the real priorities and challenges facing today’s CIOs and IT leaders.
Advisory Board for Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2026, Kochi
Meet the people influencing the conference agenda
Advisory board member information:
S. Krishnan
Secretary,
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Nitesh Ranjan
Executive Director,
Union Bank of India
Amol Deshpande
Group Chief Digital Officer and Head of Innovation,
RPG Group
Karunakaran Azhisur
Chief Information Officer & Country Head, India,
Guardian Life Insurance Company
Amit Sethi
Global Chief Digital and Information Officer,
Thermax
Dr Tapan Sahoo
Senior Executive Officer – Digital Enterprise,
Maruti Suzuki India Limited
Abuzar Manager
Director IT Centers (Global Head),
SLB