Pune, India, Monday, December 13, 2021

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Western Region organized the 9^th edition of its flagship initiative: the CII West Tech Summit that took place virtually on 25^th November 2021. The theme ‘Crafting Agile Factories through Technology & Innovation’ challenged the limitations of the existing systems and delved into the possibilities of an advancing future society. This future society is envisioned on the basis of competitiveness, growth, technology, and sustainability.

The introductory remarks were made by Mr. Rajnikant Behera, Executive Director, RSB Transmissions India Ltd.

Nitor Infotech’s 2021 research report on the significance of augmenting human intelligence with technology was unveiled during the summit. Sanjeev Fadnavis, CEO, Nitor Infotech Pvt. Ltd shared his thoughts about the crux of the report.

The following luminaries were present at the summit –

• Mr. Bernardo Calzadilla Sarmiento

MD Digitalization, Technology and Agriculture Business, UNIDO

• Mr. Ramanan Ramanathan

Former Mission Director, AIM Niti Aayog

• Mr. Deepak Garg

MD, India & South Asia Sany Heavy Industry India Pvt Ltd

• Mr. Sunil Chordia

Deputy Chairman, CII Western Region, and Chairman & MD, Rajratan Group

• Dr. Shishir Joshipura

CEO & MD, Praj Industries Ltd

• Mr. Rajnikant Behera

Executive Director, RSB Transmissions India Ltd

• Mr. Yogesh Zope

Chief Digital Officer, Kalyani Group

• Mr Nilesh Sahasrabudhe

Founder, NordicMojo LLP

• Mr. Prashant Narwade

Head Of Manufacturing, Greaves Cotton Ltd

• Dr. Rahul Kulkarni

Senior Vice President, Elkay Chemical Pvt Ltd

• Mr Ravikiran Annaswamy

CEO & Co-Founder, Numocity Technologies

The sessions in the summit were focused on:

• Micro-Innovation and Macro-Innovation
• Augmenting Human Intelligence with Technology
• Tackling E-mobility with human-centered design

During the insightful discussions, the esteemed speakers representing leading businesses shared their valuable experiences regarding innovation and digitization.

All in all, the summit was a success thanks to the pearls of wisdom generously shared by all the industry stalwarts.

Watch the highlights of the event here or read the short recap here.