Organized by The Leadership Federation, the Mumbai edition was held in association with Regalia Business Parks, an initiative of the Niranjan Hiranandani Group, serving as the title partner. The partnership underscored the growing importance of world-class workplace infrastructure in enabling the next phase of Global Capability Center expansion in India.
Positioned in Mumbai, India’s financial capital and a prominent enterprise leadership hub, the two-day conclave created a high-impact platform for strategic dialogue, business networking, partnership development, and enterprise engagement within the rapidly evolving Global Capability Center ecosystem.
The event highlighted the transformation of Global Capability Centers from traditional execution and delivery units into strategic engines of innovation, artificial intelligence adoption, digital transformation, engineering capability development, and enterprise value creation. Senior leaders participating in the conclave focused on shaping the next phase of global enterprise growth through these evolving centers.
The conclave was designed as a curated leadership platform for senior decision-makers engaged in building, scaling, and transforming Global Capability Centers across India. Through keynote addresses, panel discussions, fireside conversations, chief executive officer interactions, partner showcases, award recognitions, and structured networking sessions, the event addressed key themes including the evolution of Global Capability Centers into strategic enterprise hubs, Mumbai’s expanding role in India’s Global Capability Center ecosystem, artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure, data, automation, engineering transformation, enterprise technology modernization, future-ready talent strategies, workplace transformation, procurement, finance, shared services, healthcare, banking, public sector modernization, infrastructure development, and ecosystem partnerships.
The conclave also served as a high-intent platform where leaders engaged in meaningful discussions, formed strategic relationships, and explored business collaborations shaping the future of India’s Global Capability Center ecosystem.
A major highlight of the Mumbai edition was the Global Capability Center Leadership and Innovation Awards 2026, which recognized outstanding contributions across leadership, transformation, innovation, operations, talent strategy, healthcare, banking, infrastructure, digital modernization, and enterprise growth.
The award recipients included Arun Narayanaswamy for Global Engineering Impact Leadership, Gitesh Mahajan for Business Leadership of the Year in Digital Infrastructure, Mukesh Jain for Innovation-Led Global Capability Center Transformation Architecture, Ashutosh Sharma for Secure Digital Enterprise Leadership of the Year, Sanjay Gupta for Enterprise Financial Leadership Excellence, Sankar Narayan for Enterprise Value Creation in Shared Services, Mayur Kapur for Artificial Intelligence Strategy Leadership of the Year in Global Capability Centers, Deepak Malkani for Global Business Services Transformation Leadership of the Year, Dipsa Acharya for People and Culture Leadership of the Year in Global Capability Centers, ChitraLekha Tiwari for Global Capability Center Talent Leadership Excellence, Sudhir Nayar for Finance Shared Services Leadership of the Year, Monica Potharkar for Healthcare Global Capability Center Leadership Excellence, Kailash Maisekar for Public Sector Digital Transformation Leadership, Preeti Mishra for Financial Services Global Capability Center Leadership Excellence, Sameer Shaikh for Supply Chain Transformation Leadership of the Year, Nitin Gupta for Healthcare Technology Transformation Leadership, Amit Talwar for Global Capability Center AgriTech Visionary of the Year, Sreeman Murthy for Global Business Services Leadership of the Year, Sandeep Prabhani for Global Digital Operations Leadership of the Year, Gautam Duggal for Future of Work and Artificial Intelligence Driven Workforce Leadership of the Year, Pradnesh Chodankar for Procurement Excellence in Global Capability Center Leadership, Sachin Kulkarni for Digital Banking Transformation Leadership, Panuwan Lerssrisuriya for Artificial Intelligence and Client Analytics Transformation Leadership of the Year, Preeti Ahuja for People and Culture Transformation Leadership, Bhushan Khanore for Workforce Excellence in Technology and Engineering, Praveen Gandhi for Human Resources Transformation Leadership of the Year, Lokesh Natoo for Intelligent Enterprise Transformation, Jaspreet Singh for Cyber and Business Transformation Leadership Excellence, Harshal Deshmukh for Global Talent Ecosystem Leadership, Dharmendra Bandariaa for Global Operations Leadership Excellence, Siddharth Sharma for Banking and Financial Institutions Leadership of the Year, Sandeep Poddar for Enterprise Architecture and Technology Innovation Leadership, Shalini Pillay for Global Capability Center Ecosystem Visionary Leadership, Abuzar Manager for Global Technology Leadership, Team One Architects for Future of Workspaces Partnership, Manorama Infosolutions for Public Health and National Health Digital Transformation Excellence, Pooja Mehta Kumar for Chief Human Resources Officer of the Year in Global Capability Centers and Enterprise Leadership, RP Singh for Global Leadership in Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation, Santosh Kulkarni for Digital Infrastructure Transformation Leadership, Sunil Modi for Logistics Automation Leadership of the Year, Ajay Wadhwa for Global Capability Center Transformation Leadership, Diwakar Rai for Retail Technology Transformation Leadership, Nitin Srivastava for Enterprise Data Transformation Leadership, Tushar Gawande for Enterprise Operations Site Leadership, Krishna Kabra for Enterprise Digital Services Architecture Leadership, Surupa Pattnaik for Enterprise Workforce Architecture Leadership, Ravichandran Ramanthan for Procurement Transformation Leadership of the Year, Gautam Saraf for Global Capability Center Workplace Transformation Leadership, Dr. Mohit Aggarwal for Best Oncology and Cancer Care Expert 2026, Jigar Bhadra for Procurement and Strategic Sourcing Excellence, Rashmi Khunteta for Engineering and Water Infrastructure Transformation Leadership of the Year, Aniket Gandhi for Research and Development, Innovation and Strategic Transformation Leadership of the Year, Rohan Dalvi for Employee Experience Transformation, Prasad Pimpalkar for Talent Acquisition Leadership of the Year, Karan Bakshi for Strategic Talent Leadership of the Year, Arpita Chakraborty for Global Business Transformation in Technology and Telecommunications, Aparna Sharma for Leadership Excellence in Strategy and Execution, Kapil Kella for Enterprise Talent Strategy Excellence, Prashant Ghule for Enterprise Innovation Leadership, Fortis Hospital for Best Super Speciality Hospital Award 2026, Shweta Parekh for Value Centric People Leadership, Geetesh Prasad for Transformational Technology Leadership of the Year, Mroads as Strategic Artificial Intelligence Technology Partner of the Year, D Square Consulting Services for Human Resources and Talent Excellence in Talent Acquisition and Workforce Transformation, Govind Janardhanan for Design Leadership of the Year in Technology and Innovation, Sonu Gupta for Excellence in Technology Talent Management, Hivestrat Human Resources Consulting for Organizational Growth and Strategy, Jagjit Duggal for Global Enterprise Technology and Transformation Leadership of the Year, Dr. Naresh Goyal for Best Cardiology and Heart Care Expert 2026, IDFC First Bank for Digital First Banking Organization of the Year, Shikha Suri for Market Expansion and Strategic Leadership, and RSPN Infratech Private Limited for Future Leader in Infrastructure and Technology.
Each award category reflected a distinct dimension of leadership across Global Capability Center transformation, technology innovation, finance, procurement, healthcare, talent development, workplace evolution, infrastructure advancement, and artificial intelligence-led enterprise growth.
The conclave also emphasized Mumbai’s increasing relevance in India’s Global Capability Center ecosystem. With its strong financial services sector, established corporate leadership presence, skilled talent base, expanding infrastructure, and proximity to major enterprise decision-makers, Mumbai is emerging as a key hub in the country’s Global Capability Center expansion.
Speakers highlighted that India’s Global Capability Center growth is no longer concentrated only in traditional technology corridors, with Mumbai increasingly positioned as a center for leadership, innovation, financial services transformation, workplace strategy, and enterprise-scale operations.
The event was supported by Regalia Business Parks, an initiative of the Niranjan Hiranandani Group, as title partner, IDFC First Bank as banking partner, Redbrick Offices as gold partner, BITSoM as Global Capability Center roundtable partner, ADP as chief executive officer dinner partner, CandidHR.ai as silver partner, SDA Bocconi Asia Center as academic partner, and HSAG Consulting as Global Capability Center talent partner. Branding support was extended by CommScope, PiByThree, Purechase, M Tech, Institute of Public Enterprise, Intervue, ITM Skills Academy, Konverz.AI, and Vidushi Infotech.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Leadership Federation, Sunny Shah, stated that Global Capability Centers are evolving beyond delivery functions into strategic hubs of innovation, ownership, transformation, and enterprise value creation. He noted that Mumbai possesses the leadership depth, business ecosystem strength, financial capability, infrastructure readiness, and ambition required to play a defining role in India’s Global Capability Center growth trajectory. He further emphasized the organization’s commitment to building a high-trust platform that brings together Global Capability Center leaders, chief executive officers, decision-makers, and ecosystem partners to drive meaningful conversations, long-term relationships, and tangible business outcomes.
Building on the success of the Mumbai edition, The Leadership Federation announced that the 8th Edition of the Global Capability Center Leadership Conclave will be held on July 9 and July 10, 2026, in Hyderabad. The upcoming edition will convene Global Capability Center leaders, chief executive officers, decision-makers, and ecosystem partners for two days of strategic dialogue, networking, thought leadership, and business engagement.
Hyderabad continues to play a significant role in India’s Global Capability Center ecosystem, supported by its strong technology base, skilled workforce, enterprise infrastructure, and innovation-driven momentum, further strengthening the national expansion of Global Capability Centers.
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