Welcome and Summit Overview
Presenter : Ramesh Narasimhan

Company Updates and Outlook
Presenter : Kinesh Doshi

Investor's Industry Outlook
Presenter : Sameer Kanwar

The World of Creativity - A Journey around the World to Learn about Human Creativity
Presenter : Fredrik Haren

Summit Agenda and Overview
Presenter : Ashutosh Bijoor

Code of Ethics for AI Development - Acceleration within Guardrails
Presenter : Jerome Jelocha

Strategies for Product Portfolio Rationalization
Presenter : Dwayne Melancon

Using Process Intelligence and AI to build Digital Twin Solutions
Presenter : Shoeb Javed

Data Management: The Cost of Doing Nothing
Presenter : Paul Haisman, Mary Basani

Panel Discussion
The Next Big Thing
Experts discuss Web 3.0, Quantum Computing, AR/VR, Biotech, Metaverse, Digital Twins, AIML/GenAI, Cybersecurity, Self-Healing, and more..
Presenter : Sameer Kanwar

A Framework for using Generative AI for Enterprise Transformation
Presenter : Jaywant Deshpande

Architecture and Demos of Gen AI Solutions
Presenter : Bharadwaj Satbhai, Shrijeet Polke

Panel Discussion 2
Innovation Accelerated
Innovating Faster and Better - Innovation lifecycle, Product-Market fit, Roadmapping, Emerging Technologies, GenAI
Presenter : Kinesh Doshi

A Strategic Framework for Data Driven Business Transformation
Presenter : Mandar Garge

Practical Techniques for Enhancing Data Quality through Synthetic Data
Presenter : Karteek Yadavilli

Machine Learning Applications for DevSecOps - Enhanced Security and Efficiency through AI
Presenter : Jon La Plante, Nilesh Kulkarni

Experience Center Visit

A New Enterprise Digital Stack - A Convergence of Platforms
Presenter : Nitin Agarwal

Digital Banking - A Multi-Platform Solution Blueprint
Presenter : Shikhar Singh

Multi-Cloud, Multi-Platform Orchestration - A Healthcare Case Story
Presenter : Mikunj Joshi

Multi-Cloud Data Management - A Need for Data Synchronization
Presenter : Tarun Agarwal

Improving Customer Experience using Intelligent Apps
Presenter : Padmavathi Vijay, Sanket Shah

Automating Enterprise Workflows across Multiple Enterprise Platforms
Presenter : Pranav Mehta, Sushrut Shivagunde

Panel Discussion 3
Moving to the Next Level of Digital Acceleration
Challenges and Opportunities for Addressing the Fast Paced "TikTok" Generation of Users
Presenter : Nitin Agarwal

From Technical Debt to Business Value - A Strategic Approach
Presenter : Nischal Vasantlal Doshi

Demystifying Engineering Metrics - A Two Tiered Management Approach
Presenter : Mahalakshmi S R

Panel Discussion 4
Transforming the Product Organization
SDLC, Organization Strategies, Tooling, Automation, GenAI"Transforming the Product Organization SDLC, Organization strategies, Tooling, Automation, GenAI"
Presenter : Ramesh Narasimhan

Architecting for Change - a Guide to Re-engineering and Modernization
Presenter : Saurabh Periwal

Bridging the Communication Gap in SDLC using Quantitative User Metrics
Presenter : Arathi Shamabhatta, Dhanapati Marepalli

Strategic Paths for Incremental Product Portfolio Rationalization
Presenter : Hemesh Thakkar, Vaibhav Satam

Arathi Kudinalli Shama Bhatta

Principal Architect - Design

Ashutosh Bijoor

Global Chief Technology Officer

Aswani Karteek Yadavilli

Vice President of Analytics

Dhanapathi Marepalli

Senior Technical Architect

Hemesh Thakkar

Senior Solutions Architect

Kinesh Doshi

Group CEO

Mikunj Joshi

SVP Healthcare Practice

Nischal Vasantlal Doshi

Director - Technology

Padmavathi Vijay

Senior Cloud Architect

Paul Haisman

Chief Information Officer

Mahalakshmi S R

Delivery Manager

Ramesh Narasimhan

Global - Chief Delivery Officer

Sameer Kanwar

CEO & Partner at Basil Technology Partners

Saurabh Periwal

Senior Technical Architect

Sanket Shah

Senior Cloud Architect

Shoeb Javed

Chief Product Officer

Tarun Agarwal

Azure Cloud Data Architect

Vaibhav Satam

Senior Technical Architect

Accion Annual Innovation Summit 2025

Goa | March 13-15

The 11th Accion Labs Innovation Summit, held from March 13–15, 2025, at the picturesque Grand Hyatt in Goa, brought together a global audience of over 275 professionals from 48 organizations across 15 countries. This landmark event highlighted innovations and fostered meaningful dialogue through 22 sessions, 60 expert speakers, four panel discussions, interactive showcases, and live demos.

Ramesh Narasimhan, Chief Delivery Officer, opened the summit with an inspiring speech, followed by an insightful presentation by CEO Kinesh Doshi, who shared an overview of Accion Labs’ groundbreaking innovations in partnership with clients. Frederik Härén, a renowned author and speaker, delivered a thought-provoking keynote on creativity and its heightened importance in the age of AI. All the speakers delivered engaging sessions that resonated deeply with the audience, sparking new ideas and discussions.

Key Themes of the Summit

The Summit explored transformative ideas and emerging technologies, including:

The Semantic Engineer: Redefining the software engineer’s role in the age of agentic AI.
The Rise of Intelligent Agents: How AI agents are reshaping technology solutions.
Securing Our AI-Driven Future: Harnessing blockchain and quantum computing to secure technological advancements.
Enterprise Platforms and Agentic AI: Revolutionizing enterprise platforms through AI agents.
Business Transformation & AI-First Data Strategy: Insights into ROI-driven data strategies and frameworks like Data Mesh.
AI-Driven Software Development Lifecycle: Introducing Breeze.AI for productivity-focused software engineering.

The Accion Experience Center provided an immersive showcase of Accion's latest innovations, including Breeze.AI and Generative AI solutions. Overall, the Innovation Summit turned out to be a resounding success, blending expert insights with real-world applications. It effectively fostered collaboration among leaders from diverse industries and geographies, facilitating the exchange of ideas and shaping the trajectory of technological innovation for the future.

Welcome and Summit Overview
Presenter : Ramesh Narasimhan

Company Updates and Outlook
Presenter : Kinesh Doshi

The World of Creativity - A Journey around the World to Learn about Human Creativity
Presenter : Fredrik Haren

Summit Themes and Agenda Overview 2025
Presenter : Ashutosh Bijoor

The Rise of Intelligent Agents: From Business Rules to Business Reasoning
Presenter : Jaywant Deshpande

The Enterprise Platform Agentic AI Revolution - Navigating the Opportunities and Risks
Presenter : Nitin Agarwal, Shikhar Singh

Defining Enterprise Transformation strategy through AI-First Data Transformation
Presenter : Mandar Garge

When Code Meets Cognition: Reinventing SDLC for the AI Age
Presenter : Nischal Doshi

Panel Discussion 1: Breaking the Silos: The Future of Integrated Development in an AI-First World
Moderator : Sameer Kanwar, Eric Peterson, Nischal Doshi, Ketan Lovlekar, Vaibhav Nadgauda, Anil Paranjape, Saru Bangalore, Srinivasan PN

Cognitive Therapeutics Innovation: Harnessing Sound, Light, Mobile, Cloud and AI to Transform Brain Health
Presenter : William Wade

Data ROI – Measuring & Maximizing ROI of Data Products using a Real-world Implementation
Presenter : Andrew Psaltis

Panel Discussion 2: Driving AI Led Business Transformation Strategies
Moderator : Mandar Garge

From Crash Tests to Smart Devices - Leveraging Human-Centric Safety Methodologies in AI and Robotics
Presenter : Pradeep Mohan

AI-Powered Financial Analytics Modernization: Beyond the LLM Hype
Presenter : Dwaipayan Chowdhury , Anupama Ananthanarayanan, Sandeep Narayanan Sekaran

Thinking Data Domains – Designing Data Mesh strategies
Presenter : Mukesh Gawhade

Experience Center Visit

The Impact of AI on SDLC productivity - Findings and analysis
Presenter : Mahalakshmi Raman

ADaC - Architecture and Design as Code - laying the foundations of AI driven automation in SDLC
Presenter : Anirudha Gohokar, Bikramjeet Nath

Enterprise Agentic AI: Platform Solutions vs. DIY Agents
Presenter : Tarun Agarwal

Reinventing Legacy Modernization with AI
Presenter : Shrijeet Polke, Aditya Kaole

Agentification of SaaS Products - a paradigm shift
Presenter : Bharadwaj Satbhai, Sujit Jagtap

Panel Discussion 3: Agentic AI: The Software Singularity
Moderator : Jaywant Deshpande

Blockchain in an AI-driven World: The Cardano Advantage
Presenter : Sandro Tarchini, Shahid Shaikh

Transforming Customer Service & Support with AI and Low-Code Platforms
Presenter : Jeff Piper, Jignesh Upadhyay

Panel Discussion 4: The Enterprise Platform Agentic AI Revolution - Navigating the Opportunities and Risks
Moderator : Rajeev Kumar

Quantum computing in practice impact on security and other areas
Presenter : Bhushan Bonde

Security in the AI Era: Enterprise Challenges & SDLC Adaptations
Presenter : Ashish Gupta, Mahesh Ghule

Experience Center Visit