Despite impressive titles and global mandates, most GCC leaders in India lack true P&L ownership, board access, or strategic autonomy. Is "empowered GCC leadership" genuine or a retention narrative that masks an unchanged power dynamic with global HQ?

India's talent ecosystem is both a GCC's greatest asset and its most complex challenge. How are organisations building deep, future-ready talent pipelines — from Tier-1 cities to emerging tech hubs?

Global HQ announces an enterprise-wide AI transformation. The GCC is expected to lead execution with no additional budget, inherited legacy systems, and a workforce that wasn't hired for this. How do GCC heads manage upward (resetting HQ expectations) while driving real AI adoption downward, without becoming the person blamed when the rollout stalls?

Great GCCs win on empowerment, clarity, and trust. We’ll dig into mechanisms that move teams from ticket takers to problem owners—product thinking, internal marketplaces, OKR alignment, and manager habits that reduce micromanagement. The outcome is a culture that attracts top talent and produces repeatable innovation.

AI is creating more change, across businesses, processes, technologies and impacting surfaces , than ever before — but Indian enterprises still need that change to be governed, secure, and production-ready. For CIOs, the real challenge isn't adopting AI; it's ensuring it delivers reliable outcomes without architecture drift, data sprawl, or compliance failures. Yet most enterprises are trapped in a cycle of fragmented tools, sprawling AI initiatives, and legacy systems that make governing at scale nearly impossible. OutSystems Agentic Systems Engineering simplifies enterprise AI with two innovations: the Enterprise Context Graph, which provides agents with the right context and guardrails, and next-generation Mentor, an AI companion for building and governing mission-critical systems. Together, they help organizations deliver scalable, secure, and outcome-driven AI systems faster. Join this session to learn how to move from fragmented AI pilots to production-grade agentic systems with measurable ROI.

As GCCs evolve beyond execution-focused mandates, leadership expectations are rapidly shifting from operational delivery to strategic influence. This panel explores how GCC leaders are driving enterprise-wide innovation, shaping business decisions, and becoming key stakeholders in global transformation agendas. The discussion will uncover what it takes to build future-ready GCCs that lead with ownership, agility, and business impact.