The Digital Genius 2023 Awards by CORE Media recognized 21 CIOs and Digital leaders across ten categories for their exceptional digital strategies and implementation.
Over the years, the strategies adopted by technology leaders for digital transformation have evolved profoundly. CIOs and digital leaders play a pivotal role, not just in accelerating the digital trajectory of businesses but also in ensuring that these strategies align with the swiftly evolving demands of the market and consumers.
The Digital Genius Awards, conceptualized and curated by CORE Media, recognized CIOs and Digital Leaders who have done exceptional innovations in the digital world that are ground-breaking in nature and thereby bring immense value to their enterprise.
The winners were felicitated at the recently concluded CIO Crown 2023 – CORE Media’s flagship event that brings together India’s top CIOs and Digital Leaders. The event provides a platform for business technology leaders to showcase their innovative digital approaches and outcomes.
This year, the title was presented to 21 industry leaders across 10 different categories namely Cloud Excellence, Cyber Security & Data Privacy, Data Modernization, Devops, Digital Transformation, Digital Trust, Digital Workspace, Emerging Technologies, Intelligent Automation (AI, ML, LPA), Smart Analytics.
An independent Jury comprising distinguished leaders - Bishwanath Ghosh, Former CIO, Mahindra & Mahindra; Sanjay Narkar, Former CTO, IDFC First Bank and Vikas Gadre, Sr. Adjunct faculty, NMIMS, selected this year’s winners from several nominations. The key decisive factors for the selection process were the uniqueness of the nominated project, tangible business outcomes achieved by executing the project, and how the leader tactfully addressed various challenges over the course of the implementation.
This year’s Digital Genius Winners are:
Cloud Excellence:
- Avaneesh Kumar Vats, General Manager (IT), Energy Efficiency Services
- Harish Sharma C L, Chief Information and Digital Officer, Toyoto Financial Service India
- Himanshu Nayal, Head – IT Infrastructure and Security, Panasonic Life Solutions India
- Udit Pahwa, Group CIO, Kirloskar Management Services
Cyber Security & Data Privacy:
- Archie Jackson, Vice President – Head of IT & Cybersecurity, Incedo Inc.
- Krishnamurthy Rajesh, Director – Information Technology (Global), GreyOrange
Data Modernization:
- Dr. Makarand Vishnu Sawant, Vice President IT, Sahyadri Hospitals
Devops:
- Dr. Rahul Vilas Ghodke, Senior Vice President and Business Unit Leader – Global Technology Operations, Cloud, Infrastructure, CGI Information Systems and Management Consultants
- Santosh Gupta, Head IT, Zee Learn
Digital Transformation:
- Vinod Kapote, Head IT, Trent
- Jijy Oommen, CTO, Aavas Financiers
Digital Trust:
- Sudhir Kanvinde, CIO, The Supreme Industries
Digital Workspace:
- Bhavesh Panchal, VP- Head Corporate IT, VFS Global
Emerging Technologies:
- Dhaval V. Pandya, Corporate CIO, Piramal Enterprises
- Subhamoy Chakraborti, CTO, ABP
- Vipin Gupta, CTO, Starbucks India
- Sachin Bali, Head IT & CISO, Azure Power
Intelligent Automation (AI, ML, RPA):
- Rahul Puri, CIO, Devyani International
- Sanjay Kukreja, CIO, Eclerx Services
Smart Analytics:
- Hemang Mehta, AGM Information Technology, L’Oreal India
- Satej Revankar, CIO, Fiat India Automobiles
