The Leadership Federation Successfully Concludes the 7th GCC Leadership Conclave in Mumbai; Honors Leaders Driving the Future of Global Capability Centers
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 27: The Leadership Federation successfully concluded the 7th Edition of the GCC Leadership Conclave on 21st and 22nd May 2026 at Taj Lands End, Mumbai, bringing together some of India’s most influential GCC leaders, CXOs, enterprise decision-makers, technology leaders, workplace strategists, academic institutions, and ecosystem partners.
The 7th GCC Leadership Conclave was honored to have Dr. Niranjan Hiranandani, Founder & Chairman, Hiranandani Group, as the Chief Guest for the Mumbai edition.
The Mumbai edition was hosted in association with Regalia Business Parks – An Initiative by Niranjan Hiranandani group as the Title Partner, bringing added focus to the role of world-class workplace infrastructure in enabling the next phase of GCC growth in India.
Hosted in Mumbai, India’s financial capital and one of the country’s most important enterprise leadership hubs, the conclave created a powerful platform for strategic dialogue, meaningful networking, partnership building, and high-value business engagement across the Global Capability Center ecosystem.
The two-day gathering reflected the rapidly expanding role of GCCs in shaping the future of global enterprises. As GCCs continue to evolve from execution and delivery centers into strategic engines of innovation, transformation, AI adoption, digital capability, and enterprise value creation, the Mumbai edition brought together leaders who are actively building and influencing this next phase of growth.
Where GCC Leadership Meets Enterprise Transformation
The 7th GCC Leadership Conclave was designed as a curated leadership platform for senior decision-makers who are building, scaling, and transforming global capability centers in India.
Through keynote sessions, panel discussions, fireside conversations, CXO interactions, partner showcases, award recognitions, and focused networking, the event explored several defining themes, including:
- The evolution of GCCs from operational centers to strategic enterprise hubs
- Mumbai’s growing relevance in India’s GCC growth story
- AI, digital infrastructure, data, automation, engineering, and enterprise technology transformation
- Future-ready talent, people strategy, culture, and workforce transformation
- Procurement, finance, shared services, healthcare, banking, public sector, infrastructure, and workplace innovation
- Strategic partnerships across the GCC ecosystem
The conclave stood out as a high-intent platform where leaders were not only exchanging ideas, but also building relationships, exploring partnerships, and engaging in conversations that can shape the next chapter of India’s GCC ecosystem.
Recognizing Excellence: GCC Leadership & Innovation Awards 2026
A key highlight of the Mumbai edition was the recognition of outstanding leaders and organizations that have demonstrated excellence across GCC leadership, enterprise transformation, technology, people strategy, operations, innovation, healthcare, infrastructure, banking, and digital transformation.
The awards celebrated individuals and organizations whose work reflects the expanding impact of GCCs and enterprise leadership in India.
Complete List of Award Winners — 7th GCC Leadership Conclave 2026
- Global Engineering Impact Leader – Arun Narayanaswamy
- Business Leader of the Year – Digital Infrastructure – Gitesh Mahajan
- Innovation – Led GCC Transformation Architect – Mukesh Jain
- Secure Digital Enterprise Leader of the Year – Ashutosh Sharma
- Enterprise Financial Leadership Excellence Award – Sanjay Gupta
- Enterprise Value Creation Leader – Shared Services – Sankar Narayan
- AI Strategy Leader of the Year – GCC – Mayur Kapur
- GBS Transformation Leader of the Year – Deepak Malkani
- People & Culture Leader of the Year – GCC – Dipsa Acharya
- GCC Talent Leadership Excellence Award – ChitraLekha Tiwari
- Finance Shared Services Leader of the Year – Sudhir Nayar
- Healthcare GCC Leadership Excellence Award – Monica Potharkar
- Public Sector Digital Transformation Leader – Kailash Maisekar
- Financial Services GCC Leadership Excellence Award – Preeti Mishra
- Supply Chain Transformation Leader of the Year – Sameer Shaikh
- Healthcare Technology Transformation Leader – Nitin Gupta
- GCC AgriTech Visionary of the Year – Amit Talwar
- Global Business Services Leader of the Year – Sreeman Murthy
- Global Digital Operations Leader of the Year – Sandeep Prabhani
- Future of Work & AI-Driven Workforce Leader of the Year – Gautam Duggal
- GCC Leader of the Year – Procurement Excellence – Pradnesh Chodankar
- Digital Banking Transformation Leader – Sachin Kulkarni
- AI & Client Analytics Transformation Leader of the Year – Panuwan Lerssrisuriya
- People & Culture Transformation Leader Award – Preeti Ahuja
- Workforce Excellence in Technology & Engineering – Bhushan Khanore
- HR Transformation Leader of the Year – Praveen Gandhi
- Intelligent Enterprise Transformation Award – Lokesh Natoo
- Leadership Excellence in Cyber & Business Transformation – Jaspreet Singh
- Global Talent Ecosystem Leadership Award – Harshal Deshmukh
- Leadership Excellence in Global Operations – Dharmendra Bandariaa
- Banking & Financial Institutions Leader of the Year – Siddharth Sharma
- Enterprise Architecture & Technology Innovation Leader of the Year – Sandeep Poddar
- GCC Ecosystem Visionary Leader of the Year – Shalini Pillay
- Global Technology Leadership Award – Abuzar Manager
- Future of Workspaces Partner – Team One Architects
- Public Health & Impact – Excellence in National Health Digital Transformation – Manorama Infosolutions
- CHRO of the Year – GCC & Enterprise Leadership – Pooja Mehta Kumar
- Global Leadership Award in AI & Digital Transformation – RP Singh
- Digital Infrastructure Transformation Leader – Santosh Kulkarni
- Logistics Automation Leader of the Year – Sunil Modi
- GCC Transformation Leader of the Year – Ajay Wadhwa
- Retail Technology Transformation Leader – Diwakar Rai
- Enterprise Data Transformation Leader – Nitin Srivastava
- Enterprise Operations Site Leader – Tushar Gawande
- Enterprise Digital Services Architect Leader – Krishna Kabra
- Enterprise Workforce Architect Leader – Surupa Pattnaik
- Procurement Transformation Leader of the Year – Ravichandran Ramanthan
- GCC Workplace Transformation Leader – Gautam Saraf
- Best Oncology & Cancer Care Expert 2026 – Dr. Mohit Aggarwal
- Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Excellence Award – Jigar Bhadra
- Engineering & Water Infrastructure Transformation Leader of the Year – Rashmi Khunteta
- R&D, Innovation & Strategic Transformation Leader of the Year – Aniket Gandhi
- Employee Experience Transformation Award – Rohan Dalvi
- Talent Acquisition Leader of the Year – Prasad Pimpalkar
- Strategic Talent Leader of the Year – Karan Bakshi
- Global Business Transformation Leader – Tech & Telecom – Arpita Chakraborty
- Leadership Excellence in Strategy & Execution – Aparna Sharma
- Enterprise Talent Strategy Excellence Award – Kapil Kella
- Enterprise Innovation Leadership Award – Prashant Ghule
- Best Super Speciality Hospital Award 2026 – Fortis Hospital
- Value-Centric People Leadership Award – Shweta Parekh
- Transformational Technology Leader of the Year – Geetesh Prasad
- Strategic AI Technology Partner of the Year – Mroads
- HR & Talent Excellence – Excellence in Talent Acquisition & Workforce Transformation – D Square Consulting Services
- Design Leader of the Year – Technology & Innovation – Govind Janardhanan
- Excellence in Technology Talent Management – Sonu Gupta
- Organizational Growth & Strategy Award – Hivestrat HR Consulting
- Global Enterprise Technology & Transformation Leader of the Year – Jagjit Duggal
- Best Cardiology and Heart Care Expert 2026 – Dr. Naresh Goyal
- Digital-First Banking Organization of the Year – IDFC First Bank
- Market Expansion & Strategic Leadership Award – Shikha Suri
- Future Leader in Infrastructure and Technology – RSPN INFRATECH PVT LTD
Each award category reflected a distinct dimension of leadership, ranging from GCC transformation, technology innovation, finance, procurement, healthcare, talent, workplace transformation, infrastructure, and AI-led enterprise growth to organizational excellence and strategic business impact.
