Pre-Conference SSON Masterclass – Tuesday, 22 April 2025


Welcome to SSON Masterclass Day! Let’s Take a Deep Dive into the How, Where, What and When’s of Building an AI-Powered Enterprise: A Practical Guide

10:00 am - 10:30 am Morning Refreshments & Registration


10:30 am - 10:35 am Welcome Address by SSOW India


10:35 am - 10:40 am Opening Remarks by Chairperson


10:40 am - 11:20 am Laying the Foundation of an AI-Powered Enterprise to Drive New Business Capabilities

Rajesh Rao - Head of Automation CoE, Nokia

·      Leveraging existing and emerging technologies e.g. RPA, AI, ML

·      Aligning technology initiatives with business goals

·      Overcoming common implementation challenges

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Rajesh Rao

Head of Automation CoE
Nokia

11:20 am - 12:00 pm Redefining Time for the Workforce to Optimise Value and Support Business Initiatives with Technology & Resource Upskilling

Subbu Gonella - Chief Human Resource Officer, Rakuten Symphony

• How UI, Analytics, Data and Gen AI can shift labour needs, create capacity creation, and build strategic value for the business

• Exploring best practices to foster strategic thinking and encourage responsibility amongst your workforce to enable further career development 

• Defining the role of your human workforce and their importance to the success of AI implementation

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Subbu Gonella

Chief Human Resource Officer
Rakuten Symphony

12:00 pm - 12:40 pm Redefining the Future with NextGen Analytics

Rahul Sinha - Head - Data, AI & Analytics Services, AXA Global Business Services Pvt. Ltd.

·      Building the foundational reporting factory or GenAI solutions using #SecureGPT or core Data Engineering and Data management 

·      Harnessing analytics to deliver exceptional value to partners 

·      Upskilling the workforce to be a core enabler in our journey

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Rahul Sinha

Head - Data, AI & Analytics Services
AXA Global Business Services Pvt. Ltd.

12:40 pm - 1:40 pm Networking Luncheon


1:40 pm - 2:20 pm Building the Agent of the Future with AI for Better Performance

·      Building essential skills for the agent of the future

·      Leveraging the power of AI to improve HR business processes and augment decision making

·      Sharing lessons learnt and best practices to improve employee engagement

2:20 pm - 3:00 pm Insights from Tesco's Journey on Building a Strong AI Foundation

Venkat Raghavan - Director of Analytics & Science, Tesco Business Solutions

The crux behind AI is how you can free up your employees and enable them to drive greater value for the enterprise. Venkat Raghavan, Tesco Business Solution's Director of Analytics and Science, shares more on their AI journey since the last five years.

·      Utilising AI to understand customer behaviours

·      Creating a foundation for AI success through data governance, quality, and accessibility

Sharing of real-life use cases how Tesco GBS uses AI (AI, ML and Gen AI) to triangulate information and recommend decisions

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Venkat Raghavan

Director of Analytics & Science
Tesco Business Solutions

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Let’s Talk! Key Takeaways & Action Points

Join our friendly roundtable session, Let's Talk! Discover best practices, key takeaways, and actionable points to improve your AI Enterprise journey. Let's learn and grow together!