Samavesh 2026: Powering innovation with GCCs

Samavesh 2026: Exploring how GCCs are powering innovation for the world

11 September 2026

SPJIMR’s annual PGPM conclave, Samavesh 2026, will bring together industry leaders, faculty and students to examine the next phase of Global Capability Centres (GCCs) and their growing role in shaping global business.

This year’s theme, ‘GCC 3.0: Powering Innovation for the World’, reflects a fundamental shift in the GCC landscape. Once primarily viewed as support and delivery centres, GCCs are increasingly becoming strategic hubs for innovation, product development, digital transformation, AI adoption and enterprise-wide decision-making. They are taking ownership of global products, driving research and engineering, creating intellectual property and building capabilities that fuel growth across markets.

But what does this next generation of GCCs look like? And what will it take to build organisations that can innovate, scale and create value for the world?

Samavesh 2026 will explore these questions through two focused sessions.

Sessions

The innovation role of consumer and product GCCs

The first session, ‘The Innovation Role of Consumer and Product GCCs’, will explore how GCCs are moving beyond execution to play a more strategic role in global innovation.

A keynote address by Shalini Pillay, India Leader – Global Capability Centres, KPMG India, will set the context for the discussion.

The panel, ‘Powering Innovation for the World: How Consumer & Product GCCs are Redefining Global Enterprises’, will bring together:

Geetika Vats

Senior Banking Professional

Monarch Himanshu

Senior Director, Technical Product Management

Nike

Vibha Jindal

Strategic Advisor

Dibyajyoti Banerjee

Senior Vice President

HSBC

The discussion will examine how consumer GCCs are driving customer-centric innovation, digital experiences, analytics and supply chain transformation, while product and engineering GCCs are taking greater ownership of product development, R&D, platform engineering and intellectual property.
Building the ecosystem for GCC 3.0

The second session, ‘Enablers, Talent, Infrastructure and Skills’, will turn to the ecosystem required to support this transformation.

The session will feature a keynote on ‘Building the Ecosystem for the Next Generation of Global GCCs’, followed by a panel discussion, ‘Enabling GCC 3.0: Talent, Technology, Infrastructure & Partnerships’.

The panel will feature:

Shyjesh Poduval K A

Vice President

ANSR

Anand Bharadwaj

Vice President and Head

Growth, Tiger Analytics

Ranojay Acharjee

AVP – Business Excellence

AIONOS

The conversation will explore the role of talent, technology, infrastructure and partnerships in building globally competitive GCCs. It will also examine how consulting firms, technology providers, startups, policymakers, academia and infrastructure partners can contribute to a stronger GCC ecosystem.

Agenda

The Innovation Role of Consumer & Product GCCs

10:30: AM – 11:00 AM | 30 mins

Prarambh – Tea/Coffee with Co-Panelists

11:00: AM – 11:15 AM | 15 mins

Welcome note & Conclave Framing

11:15 AM – 11:25 AM | 10 mins

Student Introduction & Student Presentation

11:25 AM – 11:40 AM | 15 mins

Keynote Address I – GCC 3.0: The Innovation Role of Consumer & Product GCCs

11:40 AM – 12:55 PM | 75 mins

Panel Discussion I – Powering Innovation for the World: How Consumer & Product GCCs are Redefining Global Enterprises

12:55 PM – 1:10 PM | 15 mins

Audience Q&A

1:10 PM – 1:20 PM | 10 mins

Closing Remarks, Vote of Thanks & Felicitation

1:20 PM – 1:30 PM | 10 mins

Photo Session

1:30 PM – 2:30:00 PM | 60 mins

Networking Lunch

Enablers, Talent, Infrastructure & Skills

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | 60 mins

Networking lunch

2:30 PM – 2:35 PM | 5 mins

Welcome note by Emcee

2:35 PM – 2:45 PM | 10 mins

Student introduction & presentation

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM | 15 min

Keynote Address II – Building the Ecosystem for the Next Generation of Global GCCs

3:00 PM – 4:15 PM | 75 mins

Panel Discussion II – Enabling GCC 3.0: Talent, Technology,
Infrastructure & Partnerships

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM | 15 mins

Audience Q&A

4:30 PM – 4:40 PM | 10 mins

Closing Remarks, Vote of Thanks & Felicitation

4:40 PM – 4:50 PM | 10 mins

Photo session

4:50 PM – 5:30 PM | 40 mins

High tea

A conversation about the future of global innovation

As GCCs assume increasingly strategic mandates, their evolution is also changing the capabilities required to lead them. Future-ready leadership, AI-enabled skills and strong talent pipelines will be critical to sustaining the next phase of GCC growth.

Samavesh 2026 will provide a platform for industry and academia to engage with these questions, exchange perspectives and explore what it will take for GCCs to move from enabling global businesses to shaping their future.

Join us for Samavesh 2026 and be part of the conversation on how GCCs can power the next era of innovation, enterprise and global impact.

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Announcements

Samavesh 2026: Exploring how GCCs are powering innovation for the world

Sessions

The innovation role of consumer and product GCCs

Geetika Vats

Monarch Himanshu

Vibha Jindal

Dibyajyoti Banerjee

Building the ecosystem for GCC 3.0

Shyjesh Poduval K A

Anand Bharadwaj

Ranojay Acharjee

Agenda

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