Programme Structure
Ecosystem Partners
4th Edition of GCC Summit
“From Ledger to Global Leadership: CAs Shaping Global Capability Centers”
28th -29th November 2025 (Sheraton Grand Pune)
Organized by: Group to promote India as Accounting GCCs (under DITSWTO Directorate)
Jointly Hosted by: Pune Branch of WIRC of ICAI
Day 1: 28th November, 2025
Day 2: 29th November, 2025
Sheraton Grand Pune
| Time | Panel / Session | Speaker | Presentation During the Session | Video/Podcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 –10:00 | Registration & Networking | |||
| 10:00-11:00 | CAs: Architects of Global Efficiency – Innovate. Integrate. Inspire | CA. Abhay Chhajed, Dy Convenor of the Group | ||
| CA. Aniket Talati, Past President, ICAI | ||||
| 11:00–12:30 | Curtain raiser for GCC Summit | Chief Guest – Mr. Nirmal Jain, Managing Director, Accenture | Presentation | |
| CA. Sanjib Sanghi, Convenor of the Group | ||||
| CA. Abhay Chhajed, Dy. Convenor of the Group | ||||
| CA. C.V. Chitale, Program Director | ||||
| CA. Sachin Miniyar, Chairman, Pune Branch (WIRC) of ICAI | ||||
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Aggregation – Need for GCC (Release of PPOMP) | CA. Aniket Talati | Presentation | |
| (Release of Pune Panchayat for Organising Mega Partnerships (PPOMP)) | CA. (Dr.) S. B. Zaware and dignitaries | |||
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | |||
| 14:00 – 15:15 | Setting up a GCC: From Vision to Execution | CA. Sanjib Sanghi, Convenor of the Group | ||
| CA. Aditya Jakhotiya, Director, Valioso Services Pvt Ltd | ||||
| Mr. Rakesh Sinha, Founder & CEO, Quintes Global Pvt Ltd | ||||
| 15:15 – 16:00 | GCC Next: From cost to value creation. | CA. (Dr.) Sanjeev Rastogi, CEO, Adani GCC | Presentation | |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | The Art of Accounting GCCs | CA Parag Rathi, Co-Founder, TexTaxUS Corporation | ||
| CA Anant Govande, Co-founder and Director, Offshore Accounting and Taxation Services Pvt. Ltd. | ||||
| CA. Lalit Valecha, Ahuja & Valecha | ||||
Sheraton Grand Pune
| Time | Panel / Session | Speaker | Presentation During the Session | Video/Podcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 – 11:30 | Navigating Borders: Taxation & Regulation in the GCC Evolution | CA. C.V. Chitale, Program Director | ||
| CA. Sharda Shetty, Partner, UR BUSINESS Partner and Advisor | Presentation | |||
| CA. Chetan Kakariya, Partner, Roedl & Partner India | Presentation | |||
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Driving the Future: Smarter Banking, Faster Payments & Intelligent Treasury | Mr. Deependra Kushwah, IAS, Development Commissioner, Industries Dept, Government of Maharashtra (Virtual) | ||
| 11:45 – 13:00 | AI, Cloud, and Privacy: The Triple Power of Modern Finance | Mr. Prashant Ganti, Vice President, Global product Strategy, Zoho | ||
| Dr. Deepak Shikarpur, Director, Kinetic Communications Ltd | ||||
| CA. Sujata Bogawat, Founder & Director, AvantEdge Business Consulting | Presentation | |||
| Mr. Ankur Bhageria , Founder & CEO, CashFlo | Presentation | |||
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | |||
| 14:00 – 14:45 | Driving the Future: Smarter Banking, Faster Payments & Intelligent Treasury | Mr. Amit Dave, City Business Head & State Head – Pune, ICICI Bank | ||
| Ms. Neeta Varhadpande Desai, Zonal Head – GCC, ICICI Bank Ltd. | ||||
| CA. Mohit Dhand, Founder, CashnTech | Presentation | |||
| 14:45 – 16:00 | Preparing Finance Talent for the Future: Leadership in Next-Gen GCCs | Mr. Santosh Panicker, COO & Head of India Operations, SRKay Consulting Group | ||
| CA. Shammi Prabhakar, Executive Director, NielsenIQ | Presentation | |||
| 16:00 – 16:45 | Paths to Impact: Success Stories from GCCs | CA. Dinesh Deo, Non-Executive Director, Computershare | ||
AGENDAS
Finance Innovation
AI
Data Privacy
ESG Sustainability
Ethics & Governance
Accounting & Compliance
Cyber Security
Talent Development
Setting Up GCCs
Taxation
HR Perspective
Marketing Strategies
IFSCA / Gift City
Funding Arrangements
Business Process Reengineering
Silver Sponsors
Standard Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Media Partner
