Mumbai, India- Exito Media Concepts is set to host the 15th Edition Pharma IT Summit on 28 October 2026 at JW Marriott Juhu, Mumbai. The summit will bring together over 120 senior technology and business leaders from India’s leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and life sciences organisations under the theme “Technology Decisions that Define Indian Pharma’s Next Phase,” creating a strategic platform for industry leaders to explore the technologies redefining the future of the Pharmaceutical Industry.

India is widely recognised as the “Pharmacy of the World,” supplying nearly 20% of the world’s generic medicines and approximately 60% of global vaccine demand. India’s pharmaceutical industry is valued at USD 60.3 billion in FY 2025-26 and is projected to reach USD 130 billion by 2030, driven by digital transformation, biotechnology, innovation, and smart manufacturing.

As pharmaceutical organisations adopt AI, cloud, ERP modernisation, automation, analytics, and smart manufacturing, technology is becoming essential to resilience, compliance, quality, and growth.

At the same time, organisations must address cybersecurity risks across manufacturing environments, data privacy obligations, GxP requirements, and the growing complexity of global pharmaceutical operations.

India’s Pharma Industry is entering a defining era where technology must go hand in hand with resilience, trust, and regulatory excellence. The Pharma IT Summit 2026 will address these priorities through expert-led discussions, practical use cases, peer-to-peer conversations, and strategic networking. The summit will explore how pharmaceutical and life sciences organisations can adopt emerging technologies while maintaining data integrity, product quality, regulatory readiness, and business continuity.

Event Overview

The 15th Edition Pharma IT Summit is an event designed exclusively to connect India’s pharmaceutical technology leaders and accelerate digital transformation across the life sciences ecosystem. The summit will bring together senior decision-makers from pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology organisations, manufacturing organisations, digital health companies, technology providers, and related life sciences institutions.

The programme will focus on practical innovation and real-world transformation journeys across AI, ERP Modernisation, cloud, cybersecurity, digital manufacturing, regulatory technology, data governance, and automation. It will also provide opportunities for attendees to exchange experiences, evaluate emerging solutions, and build strategic partnerships.

Date: 28 October 2026

Time: 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM IST

Venue: JW Marriott Juhu

Format: By-invitation-only, in-person

Attendance: 120+ CIOs, CDOs, CISOs, CTOs, Heads of IT, and digital transformation leaders

Website: https://pharmaitsummit.com/

Confirmed Speakers

The summit will feature an exceptional lineup of industry leaders driving digital transformation across India’s pharmaceutical ecosystem, including:

1. Mandar Ghatnekar, Chief Technology Officer, Biocon

2. Raj Kumar Patra, Vice President, Head of IT – Research and Discovery, Syngene International

3. Pranav Gadre, Vice President – Head Information Technology, Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.

4. Mohit Agarwal, Commercial Excellence and IT Procurement / Digital Transformation, Wockhardt Ltd.

5. Bijender Mishra, Global CISO & Senior GM, IT,  Alkem Laboratories Ltd.

6.Arif Poonawala, Founder & Managing Director – Unique Solutions

7. Sairam Tanniru, Founder and CEO – Lowcode Labs

Strategic Agenda: Key Discussion Themes

The summit agenda addresses the most pressing technology priorities shaping India’s Pharma landscape:

1.The Indian Pharma Technology Agenda for 2027-Five Decisions That Every CIO, CTO, and IT Leader Must Get Right

2.Deploying GenAI in a GxP-Regulated IT Environment- Platform Architecture, Governance, and the Shadow AI Problem

3.ERP Modernization in Indian Pharma – The GxP Compliance Questions That Shape the Migration Strategy

4.India’s DPDP Act Phase II Goes Live in November 2026

5.Securing India’s Pharma Manufacturing Plants-OT/IT Convergence, Nation-State Threats, and the Reality of Plant Floor Cyber Risk

6.From CSV to CSA- How Indian Pharma IT Teams Must Rethink Computer System Validation

7.Cloud Architecture for Indian Pharma IT- Making the Hybrid Cloud, GxP Validation, and DPDP Compliance Decisions That Define Your Infrastructure for the Next Decade

About Exito Media Concepts

Exito – meaning “success”- is a globally recognised B2B events and media organisation with over 16 years of expertise. Delivering more than 240 conferences annually across technology, digital transformation, cybersecurity, healthcare, manufacturing, financial services, and emerging enterprise sectors, Exito creates platforms that foster strategic collaboration, accelerate innovation adoption, and drive measurable business outcomes. The Pharma IT Summit is part of Exito’s flagship global event series hosted across multiple international markets.

For more details, visit:  https://pharmaitsummit.com/

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Bengaluru, 07 October 2026: The Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood (SDEL), Government of Karnataka, today announced the second edition of the Bengaluru Skill Summit at a curtain raiser held at Vikasa Soudha, Bengaluru. The summit will be held from 3 to 5 November 2026 at The Lalit Ashok, Bengaluru, India.

The curtain raiser was attended by Dr. Sharanprakash Rudrappa Patil, Hon’ble Minister for Medical Education and Skill Development, Entrepreneurship & Livelihood, Government of Karnataka; Sri Subodh Yadav, I.A.S., Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Livelihood; Smt. Shivakantamma (Kanta) Naik, Chairperson, Karnataka Skill Development Corporation and Karnataka Vocational Training & Skill Development Corporation; Dr. E.V. Ramana Reddy, IAS (R), Chairman, Karnataka Skill Development Authority (KSDA); Mr. Hiroshi Nawata, Consul General, Consulate General of Japan in Bengaluru; Dr. Ravi M. Tirlapur, K.A.S., Managing Director, Karnataka Skill Development Corporation (KSDC); and Rev. Fr. Dr. Victor Lobo SJ, Vice-Chancellor, St. Joseph’s University.

Under the patronage of Hon’ble Minister Dr. Sharanprakash Rudrappa Patil, Bengaluru Skill Summit 2026 is organised by the Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood (SDEL), Government of Karnataka, hosted by the Karnataka Skill Development Corporation (KSDC), in collaboration with the Karnataka Skill Development Authority (KSDA), with the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) as Knowledge Partner. The Summit is managed by Trescon.

Following a successful inaugural edition in November 2025 that drew over 6,500 footfall over three days, the 2026 summit returns as a strengthened, expanded, and execution-focused platform. It is designed to move beyond dialogue into system-level workforce transformation, bringing together government, industry, academia, and global partners to co-develop scalable skilling models.

About the Theme

The summit is anchored under the theme “Workforce 2030: Scale, Systems, Synergy,” reflecting Karnataka’s intent to build a workforce ecosystem that is scalable across sectors and geographies, structured through strong institutional systems, and driven by collaboration across stakeholders.

Bengaluru Skill Summit 2026 is expected to welcome:

• 6,500+ Footfall

• 150+ Speakers

• 50+ Exhibitors

• 100+ Partners

• National and international delegations

Four Thematic Tracks

The summit builds on the inaugural edition with an execution lens focused on how scale is operationalised, systems are institutionalised, and synergy is translated into measurable outcomes. The programme is structured around four thematic tracks: Emerging Skills, Skills for All, Innovation, and Global Skills.

Emerging Skills: Preparing for green jobs, AI, Industry 4.0, the digital economy, and other growth sectors.

Skills for All: Advancing inclusion across women, youth, informal workers, and the gig economy.

Innovation: Showcasing global and local best practices and ecosystem innovations in skilling.

Global Skills: Positioning Karnataka’s workforce for global employability and mobility.

Inauguration Day

Inauguration of the 2nd edition of Bengaluru Skill Summit is scheduled for 3rd November at 5:00 PM by honorable Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri D. K. Shivakumar, in the presence of Dr. G. Parameshwara, honorable Deputy Chief Minister, and honorable Minister for Skill Development, Entrepreneurship & Livelihood, and Medical Education Dr. Sharanprakash Rudrappa Patil and other dignitaries

Plenary Stage

The Plenary Stage will anchor the summit’s leadership conversations, bringing together senior government leaders, industry experts, academia, and workforce practitioners to examine the priorities shaping Workforce 2030. Discussions will explore future-ready skills, lifelong learning, inclusive workforce participation, global skills, AI-enabled transformation, employability, and the role of policy and industry collaboration in building a future-ready workforce.

Marquee Sessions

The Plenary Stage will also feature a set of marquee sessions bringing high-level government leadership, state-level-skilling perspectives, and young skills champions into the centre of the Summit programme.

Panel Discussion by Senior Ministers of the Government of Karnataka

A high-level discussion on the topic “Workforce 2030: Karnataka’s Roadmap from Policy to Execution” bringing together the following key portfolios to examine Karnataka’s priorities for building a future-ready workforce and translating policy into measurable outcomes.

·       Large & Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development

·       Information Technology, Biotechnology (IT/BT)

·       Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, and Livelihood

·       Higher Education

Panel Discussion by State Skill Development Secretaries

A cross-state discussion on “Learning from India’s Leading Skills Ecosystems,” bringing together Skill Development Secretaries to share practical approaches to strengthening skills systems, improving implementation, and responding to evolving workforce needs.

WorldSkills Champions Session

A session featuring young winners from Karnataka who participated in WorldSkills 2026, Shanghai, sharing their experiences and journeys at the global skills competition. The session will spotlight how skills excellence can build confidence, open career pathways, and create opportunities on the global stage.

Leadership and Industry Participation

The summit will feature 150+ speakers, bringing together senior government leaders, industry experts, academia, entrepreneurs and workforce practitioners from across India and international markets.

Keynote Speakers will include Mr. Subroto Bagchi, Founder, Mindtree and Chairman, Vision Group for Skill Development, Government of Karnataka; Dr. Gururaj ‘Desh’ Deshpande, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist and Ecosystem Builder and Founder, Cascade Communications, Sycamore Networks, and Tejas Networks; and Dr. R. Balasubramaniayam, Member, NITI Aayog.

Special Address Speakers will include Ms. Alina Alam, Founder and CEO, MITTI Café, and Air Commodore Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair (Kirti Chakra), Astronaut, Indian Space Research Organisation.

Other key speakers on the Plenary Stage will include Mr. N.S. Parthasarathy, Managing Partner, Mela Ventures; Ms. Meena Ganesh, Co-founder & Chairperson, Portea Medical; Mrs. Uma Mahadevan, Development Commissioner, Government of Karnataka; Mr. Kaushik Mudda, Co-founder & CEO, Ethereal Machines; Mr. Rashmi Ranjan Mohapatra, CEO, World Skill Center and Odisha Skill Development Project II; Mekin Maheshwari, Founder & CEO, Udhyam Learning Foundation; Mr.Mohan Lakhamraju, Founder & CEO, Great Learning; Mr.Rajiv Kumar Sharma, Founder & Managing Director, Empower Pragati and Empower Foundation; Mr. Gopal Devanahalli, President, Skills Development Network; Dr. Nidhi Pundhir, SVP, Global CSR, HCL Tech & Director, HCL Foundation; and Mr. Vinay Kumar Swamy, Country Head, Pearson India.

What’s New in the 2026 Edition

Precursor Events

The 2026 edition introduced Precursor Events to build statewide momentum ahead of the Summit through thought leadership sessions hosted at Karnataka Digital Economy Mission’s cluster events. Sessions were organised at the Mysuru Big Tech Show 2026 and HDB Techceleration 2026 in Hubballi, bringing the Workforce 2030 conversation to key technology and innovation ecosystems across Karnataka.

Innovation Stage

The summit architecture also expands with the Innovation Stage featuring applied skilling solutions, emerging models, and pilots that address real workforce challenges. It will provide a platform for innovators, institutions, and industry to showcase approaches that can be tested, adopted, and scaled.

Development Dialogue by Deshpande Skilling

Hosted with the topic “From Skilling to Employment: Getting Rural Youth into the Workforce,” a closed-door Development Dialogue hosted by the Deshpande Foundation, focused on the transition from training to employment for rural youth. The dialogue will bring together government, skilling organisations, employers, and development partners to examine how proven approaches can be strengthened, scaled and translated into sustainable employment pathways.

Expo Arena

The Expo Arena will provide a platform for organisations, institutions, and innovators to showcase practical solutions, programmes, and technologies shaping the future of skills and work. It will enable participants to discover proven models, emerging solutions, and opportunities for collaboration.

Kaushalya Karnataka Awards 2026

Following its introduction at the inaugural Bengaluru Skill Summit 2025, the Kaushalya Karnataka Awards returns for its second edition in 2026, continuing as an annual recognition of excellence in Karnataka’s skilling and workforce development ecosystem. The awards will recognise organisations and institutions contributing to industry-led skilling, workforce transformation, industry-academia collaboration, inclusivity, innovation, and measurable employment outcomes, alongside institutions and individuals driving excellence in skill development and training. The awards will be presented across Corporate Excellence and Institutional Excellence (Best Trainer, Best Trainee, Best Institution, Best Self-Help Group, and Best District) categories at the grand awards ceremony on 5 November 2026 at The Lalit Ashok, Bengaluru.

As part of Bengaluru Skill Summit 2026, Skillathon invites individuals, teams, startups, and organisations from across India to design how Karnataka can read its labour market and plan skilling around real demand.

Participants will use publicly available government data to show what insights on jobs, skills, and sectors can be drawn, how these can guide state policy, and how data from many sources can be brought together securely on a digital platform.

The Value

·       Decode Demand: Map jobs, sectors, and skill trends.

·       Validate Insights: Test assumptions and identify data gaps.

·       Guide Action: Inform skilling priorities and investments.

·       Shape Future Systems: Generate inputs for KSISU design.

Parallel Roundtables

Alongside the main summit programme, Bengaluru Skill Summit 2026 will feature focused roundtables bringing together organisations and stakeholders across the skilling and workforce ecosystem.

·       Green Skills — organised by Recommerce and GIZ

·       Blue Collar Economy — organised by Seventh Sense

·       Smart Factories — organised by Automotive Skill Development Council

·       Academia 2030 — organised by Ripples Learning

CG + Trade Mission Roundtable — organised by Karnataka Skill Development Authority and Karnataka Digital

·       Economy Mission

·       Vertical Transportation — organised by Bharath School of Vertical Transportation Training Pvt. Ltd. (BSVT)

·       Inclusive Skilling — organised by AssisTech Foundation (ATF)

·       Skills Development and International Mobility — organised by Indo-German Chamber of Commerce

·       From Knowledge to Capability: Integrating Employability into Education for Workforce 2030 — organised by National Skills Network

·       Healthcare & Life Sciences — organised by NextGen Health

Minister’s Quote

Dr. Sharanprakash Rudrappa Patil, Hon’ble Minister for Medical Education and Skill Development, Entrepreneurship & Livelihood, Government of Karnataka, said, “The inaugural edition in 2025 laid a strong foundation for collaboration and action. We now look forward to the second edition in November 2026, where stakeholders from across government, industry, academia, and the global community will come together to further strengthen partnerships and build a future-ready workforce.”

A Platform for Workforce Transformation

Bengaluru Skill Summit is positioned as Karnataka’s workforce systems platform, bringing together policymakers, industry leaders, employers, academia, training institutions, global partners and youth to strengthen the connection between education, skilling and employment. The summit provides a platform for policy dialogue, industry engagement, innovation, skills showcases and collaboration around scalable workforce solutions.

The Summit’s plenary and executive sessions are invitation-only and closed-door, while designated areas of the Expo, Innovation Stage and other public-facing activations are accessible to visitors.

Event Details                                    

Event name: Bengaluru Skill Summit 2026

Theme: Workforce 2030: Scale, Systems, Synergy

Dates: 3 to 5 November 2026

Venue: The Lalit Ashok Bengaluru, India

Organised by: Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood (SDEL), Government of Karnataka

Hosted by: Karnataka Skill Development Corporation (KSDC)

In collaboration with: Karnataka Skill Development Authority (KSDA)

Knowledge Partner: Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM)

Managed by: Trescon

About Bengaluru Skill Summit

Bengaluru Skill Summit is Karnataka’s workforce systems platform, positioned to strengthen the state’s leadership in workforce development, bridge gaps between education, skilling and employment, and build scalable skilling systems aligned with emerging sectors. The Summit is positioned as a long-term annual platform contributing to Karnataka’s broader workforce transformation agenda.

Media Contact: Imran Mushtaq | imran@tresconglobal.com | +91 7780902815
General Enquiries: marketing@bengaluruskillsummit.com
Website: www.bengaluruskillsummit.com

The proposed acquisition, alongside Automation Anywhere’s early buyout of Aisera, is expected to broaden its portfolio of autonomous enterprise solutions, the company said in a statement.

“As we help our customers increase autonomy and maximize return on their AI investments, this acquisition will take our market-leading offering to the next level,” said Mihir Shukla, CEO and Chairman of Automation Anywhere.

“Every enterprise runs on three kinds of work: serving customers, supporting employees, and running the business. Most run in isolation. With Automation Anywhere and Boost.ai, we intend to be the leading offering to give every enterprise an autonomous operation that listens, decides, and acts across all three. This is the Autonomous Enterprise in action,” he added.

Headquartered in San Jose, Automation Anywhere also operates in India. Its autonomous enterprise strategy aims to enable 80 percent of business functions to run autonomously or with AI assistance.

Meanwhile, Boost.ai serves hundreds of customer organisations across industries, including financial services, telecommunications, and insurance. Its platform supports more than 36 languages and follows security and privacy measures aligned with GDPR and HIPAA.

The platform combines natural language understanding with generative and agentic AI capabilities. According to the company’s statement, it achieves a resolution rate of more than 90 percent in production deployments.

The layoffs in Amazon’s retail business come during one of the company’s biggest shopping events, Prime Big Deal Days. The promotion began on Tuesday and runs through Wednesday, offering discounts across various products.

The latest reductions follow a series of smaller job cuts since Amazon began a larger round of 30,000 layoffs last year, which continued into January. A person familiar with the matter said Amazon let go of fewer than 1,000 white-collar employees.

“We’ve adjusted parts of our store’s business because we believe this structure will better enable us to deliver on our priorities,” a spokesperson said in an emailed statement.

Meanwhile, an internal Slack channel indicated that several divisions within Stores were affected, including customer service and selling partner services, along with potentially other units across the company. Employees in the US, India, and the UK were among those who received pink slips.

Jeff Bezos, the founder and executive chairman of Amazon, said in an interview that continued job cuts were necessary because the company had overhired during the pandemic. Addressing the 30,000 jobs eliminated in the previous round, he said, “People were staying home and they were ordering, and it was an incredible, stressful period for us, by the way.”

“The whole team worked extremely hard and did so much, but we really grew our head count.”

The brand has already opened its first store in Noida and plans to launch its second outlet in Delhi next week. Subsequently, QWEEN will open its third store in Bengaluru within a month. The company plans to use its funding runway, which supports at least two years of expansion, to build a presence across Tier I and Tier II cities.

“We are starting with three stores. The idea is to expand all across India, mainly in tier I and tier II cities to start with,” said Amit Kumar, CEO and co-founder, QWEEN.

QWEEN expects its stores to reach break-even within six to eight months. Each outlet covers more than 6,000 sq ft, reflecting the brand’s strategy of making jewellery shopping more experiential and consumer-focused.

“Over the last 30-40 years, retail experience in categories like fashion and cosmetics has become more experiential, and the consumer is in charge of everything. However, in jewellery, age-old practices are still followed. This is the only retail where the consumer is not in charge, andthe brand is in charge,” Kumar said.

The founders see this gap as an opportunity to reshape how customers discover and purchase jewellery. Therefore, QWEEN is combining retail experience with product storytelling as it seeks to establish itself as a bridge-to-luxury brand.

“We felt that if we take retail experience and product experiencetogether, and create a brand that stands for both, it can create a verybeautiful brand,” Kumar said.

The brand currently offers more than 3,000 stock-keeping units across plain gold jewellery, diamonds and gemstones. Its portfolio includes more than 50 varieties of gemstones, while customers can browse the catalogue through both its digital platform and physical stores.

Furthermore, QWEEN is placing its omnichannel strategy at the centre of its expansion plans. The company aims to cater to consumers who increasingly discover jewellery brands online before visiting stores or making purchases.

Suyash Motarwar, co-founder and CTPO, said technology remains an underutilised opportunity within the jewellery sector.

“Jewellery is one of the oldest industries in the world, but we have seen the least application of technology. We are building an omnichannel jewellery experience,” he said.

“Online is becoming a discovery channel for us,” Motarwar said.

Meanwhile, the ₹1,000 crore investment round gives QWEEN significant capital to support its near-term store expansion and strengthen its omnichannel infrastructure. The company plans to build its presence in the bridge-to-luxury segment by combining a broad jewellery assortment with experiential retail and technology-enabled shopping.

National, India, 24th September, 2026: Fuel Cycle, a US-based AI-powered consumer insights and market research platform, today announced the opening of its Global Capability Center (GCC) in Navi Mumbai, marking an expansion of the company’s global technology and product operations. Located in Vashi, Navi Mumbai, the center will serve as a strategic hub for Engineering, AI and Product Development. The GCC is being set up with an initial planned capacity of 50, with room to scale further over the coming quarters. The company aims to invest in scaling the centre, which is expected to become a key part of FuelCycle’s global product and technology organization.

The Navi Mumbai GCC is part of Fuel Cycle’s broader vision to build the technology infrastructure for the next generation of market research. As organizations look to understand customers faster and make decisions using a wider set of consumer signals, Fuel Cycle is bringing AI, research methodologies, owned customer communities and behavioral data into a connected platform. The India centre will contribute to this vision by building core product capabilities and strengthening engineering and data infrastructure and working closely with teams across the US and other global markets. The expansion also reflects the company’s long-term focus on tapping India’s technology and AI talent to build products for a global customer base.

Commenting on the announcement, Daryush Laqab, Chief Product and AI Officer, Fuel Cycle, said, “The way enterprises understand consumers is entering a fundamental transition. AI is creating an opportunity to move from fragmented research and point-in-time insights towards systems that learn continuously and help teams make decisions much faster. Our Navi Mumbai centre will be an important part of building that future. We see India not simply as a delivery location, but as a strategic product and AI hub where teams can help shape the technologies that will define the next generation of market research. Over the coming years, we intend to build deep capabilities here across AI, engineering and product development while creating opportunities for teams in India to work on technology with global impact.”

Going forward, Fuel Cycle plans to focus on hiring talent across AI/ML, data engineering, product engineering, UX, research technology, cloud infrastructure, etc. Over the next 3-4 years, the GCC is expected to take on greater ownership of global product development, supporting Fuel Cycle’s broader roadmap to build a more AI-native and continuously learning consumer insights platform.

About Fuel Cycle

Fuel Cycle helps leading brands build deeper, more continuous understanding of their customers. Our AI-powered platform brings together owned customer communities, behavioral and insights data, and every research method, including quantitative, qualitative and UX research, helping teams get to better answers faster. With every study building on what came before, Fuel Cycle helps organizations learn continuously, move faster and make more informed business decisions.

Qatar is entering a defining phase of digital transformation, where AI, secure infrastructure, and data-led innovation will play a central role in shaping the future of business and public services. The Digital Transformation Summit Qatar will bring together the leaders and innovators driving this progress, creating a platform for meaningful dialogue, strategic collaboration, and measurable impact.

Qatar’s Digital Future: Advancing AI-Led Growth

Qatar is emerging as a significant hub for innovation, digital infrastructure, and technology-led growth, with organizations increasingly adopting AI, cloud computing, cybersecurity, smart-city solutions, and advanced analytics. As enterprises move toward more intelligent and autonomous operations, priorities such as digital governance and security, regulatory compliance, workforce readiness, and responsible technology adoption are becoming essential. The summit will bring senior leaders together to explore these opportunities and navigate the evolving digital landscape.

A Platform Built for Real Impact

The Digital Transformation Summit Qatar 2026 is part of a globally recognized series spanning multiple countries, bringing together enterprise technology leaders, government stakeholders, innovators, and solution providers in one strategic forum.

The summit agenda is thoughtfully designed to address the evolving priorities of modern enterprises, helping leaders make informed decisions, improve operational efficiency, and foster a strong digital-first culture.

In addition to high-level discussions, the summit will place strong emphasis on meaningful networking and strategic collaboration. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in curated one-on-one meetings, interactive round-tables, and peer-to-peer exchanges designed to foster partnerships and unlock new business opportunities.

Event Overview:

As part of Exito’s flagship global series, the summit will convene senior decision-makers including  CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, CISOs, and senior technology leaders from various industries.

Through Expert led keynotes, executive panels, and real world case studies, the event will deliver practical strategies and insights to help organizations navigate complex digital ecosystems and accelerate transformation at scale.

Date: 29th September 2026

Time: 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM

Venue: Holiday Inn Doha – The Business Park

Website: https://digitransformationsummit.com/qatar/

Key Focus Areas at the Summit:

The summit will spotlight the most critical technology priorities shaping the future of enterprise transformation, offering deep insights into innovation, resilience, and sustainable growth.

1. Qatar’s Digital Government: Building an Excellence-Driven, People-First Digital State

2. The AI Divide: Why Some Enterprises Win with AI — and Why Most Don’t

3. Advancing Smart Cities: Addressing Integration, Sustainability, and Urban Adoption Challenges.

4. Responsible AI or Reactive AI: Is Governance Learning Fast Enough?

5. From Quick Fixes to Platform Resilience: Strengthening Cyber Security in a Connected World

CPD Certification

Digital Transformation Summit – Qatar is certified by the CPD Certification service. Attendees will receive a CPD certificate after attending the event and are eligible to earn up to 8 hours of CPD points.

About Exito Media Concepts:

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over 16 years of expertise. Delivering more than 240 conferences annually across technology,

digital transformation, cybersecurity, healthcare, manufacturing, financial services, and emerging

enterprise sectors, Exito creates platforms that foster strategic collaboration, accelerate

innovation adoption, and drive measurable business outcomes. Digital Transformation Summit Qatar is part of Exito’s flagship global event series hosted across multiple international markets.

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Furthermore, heavy trucks alone could contribute around half of the company’s targeted turnover. Small commercial vehicles in the 2.0- to 3.5-tonne category could account for another 23-25 percent, while three-wheelers could contribute around 20 percent. Tractors, meanwhile, could generate another 7-10 percent of the revenue.

Despite the current penetration of electric trucks in the heavy commercial vehicle segment remaining below 1 percent, Montra Electric expects the market to expand significantly. Limited charging infrastructure along long-haul routes continues to restrict adoption, while most electric trucks currently operate on short and predictable routes.

Meanwhile, Montra Electric manufactures electric three-wheelers, tractors, small commercial vehicles, and heavy trucks. The company currently has around 21,000 vehicles on the road and generated ₹740 crore in revenue last year.

Gupta expects higher battery capacities to address the range limitations that currently affect electric trucks. “There was a time when it all started with some 250-kilowatt batteries. Now everybody is talking of at least 350- to 400-kilowatt batteries,” he said.

Moreover, Gupta said battery packs with capacities of around 450 kWh, which companies have showcased at industry events, could enable electric trucks to travel approximately 300 km on a single charge. This improvement could support the adoption of electric trucks across a wider range of commercial applications.

At the industry level, sales of electric N3 trucks, which have a gross vehicle weight of more than 12-55 tonnes, increased from around 850 units in the previous fiscal year to approximately 1,300 units during the first five months of the current fiscal year. Gupta attributed this growth to state EV policies, sector-specific deployments in industries such as cement and steel, and rising diesel and CNG prices.

Going forward, Gupta expects electric heavy trucks and small commercial vehicles to achieve annual growth of more than 50 percent. Consequently, Montra Electric sees strong potential for these segments to support its broader expansion and help the company move towards its $1 billion revenue target by 2030.

Bengaluru-based Table Space said in a statement that it and Hillhouse firm Rava Partners have acquired a majority stake in KMC Solutions. The Philippines-based company provides managed workspace and human resources solutions.

However, the companies did not disclose the size of the stake acquired or the value of the transaction.

Founded in 2017, Table Space has established itself as a managed workspace provider in India. The latest transaction will help create one of the largest players in the APAC-managed office sector, with 13 million square feet of space under management, according to Table Space.

Karan Chopra and Kunal Mehra, Co-CEOs of Table Space, said, “India is a key factor in how global enterprises build and scale capability and continues to be the core of Table Space’s growth strategy. At the same time, our customers are increasingly operating across multiple markets, creating an opportunity to extend the platform we have built in India to other strategically relevant geographies.”

KMC Solutions has developed an enterprise workspace and business services platform in the Philippines. The partnership will allow Table Space and KMC to serve businesses across both markets while supporting the managed workspace provider’s broader international expansion plans.

“Together, we see an opportunity to support global customers across India and the Philippines while advancing Table Space’s broader international growth strategy,” they said.

As part of the transaction, KMC Solutions’ founders will retain a significant interest in the company. Meanwhile, the business will continue operating under its existing management team and brand.

Michael McCullough, Co-Founder and Chairman of KMC, said, “The partnership gives us access to growth capital, industry ecosystem, and operational expertise to continue as one of the dominant managed workspace providers in the Philippines and to grow our footprint regionally.”

The transaction comes as Table Space also prepares for a potential public-market debut. In August, Tablespace Technologies Ltd. filed draft papers with market regulator SEBI to raise funds through an Initial Public Offering (IPO), comprising a fresh issue of ₹800 crore.

The proposed IPO will also include an offer for sale (OFS) of up to 6.55 crore equity shares. The company’s latest international expansion therefore comes alongside plans to raise capital through the domestic equity market.

As of March 31, 2026, Table Space had 11.46 million square feet of leasable area across 33 key office clusters in eight Tier-1 Indian cities. With the KMC Solutions transaction, the company is now expanding its managed workspace platform into the Philippines and strengthening its presence in the wider APAC market.

BENGALURU, India, 17th September 2026 – PearlRain Digital (pearlraindigital.net & pearlradigital.com) today announced a partnership with SDV Global Solutions (sdvglobalsolutions.net), to help Indian companies enter, establish themselves, and sell products, services, and solutions across the United States of America.

This includes the high-compliance US Defense industry. India builds defense hardware and manufacturing capability that stands up against anyone in the world. Getting that capability in front of American defense buyers is a different challenge, and it is where most Indian companies stall. The problem is rarely the product. It is the two things that sit around it: being ready in the way a U.S. buyer expects and getting a foot in the door with the people who actually make decisions. This partnership was built to solve both.

PearlRain Digital handles the readiness. The Bengaluru-based growth transformation and consulting firm, founded and led by Vivek Viswanathan, helps companies sharpen how they position themselves, tighten how they go to market, and get their digital setup right before a single conversation begins. Viswanathan has spent his career helping founders and leadership teams turn scattered growth efforts into a clear plan with tangible results. Much of his team’s work centres on the readiness that the scrutiny American buyers look for. By the time an Indian company walks into a meeting room with a US prospect, it looks like it belongs there.

SDV Global Solutions handles the networking and consulting. Founded by Kirk Taylor, a veteran U.S. Marine with more than twenty-five years of service, SDV has spent years building a trusted network across American defense and government. The company works as a connector rather than a contractor. Kirk and his team listen to what a company needs, find the right person inside its network, and make a warm, vetted introduction. The company arrives already vouched for, which is literally half the battle won.

“Indian companies can build to a global standard that competes with anyone, and we all know the power of the services and solutions enterprises,” said Vivek Viswanathan, Founder and CEO of PearlRain Digital. “The barrier was never the capability. It was trust and access. We are helping bridge that and get the Indians to be ready for the US markets. SDV opens the right doors, and access to the world’s largest market becomes truly accessible.”

“The companies that win in this sector are the ones that show up as ‘already trusted,'” said Kirk Taylor, Founder and CEO of SDV Global Solutions. “Our job is simple. Make sure a strong Indian company shows up the right way, with a warm introduction to the right person, instead of a cold email that goes nowhere.”