People Matters GCC Talent Summit 2026.

GCC Talent Summit 2026
Next-Generation GCCs: Building A Resilient Talent Model Powering A New Era

Mastering Scale, Mitigating Risk, and Securing the Long-Term Advantage in India


13th February 2026
9am Onwards
The Leela Bengaluru

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Registrations for the People Matters GCC Talent Summit 2026 are now officially closed. Thank you for the overwhelming response — we look forward to welcoming our confirmed delegates for an impactful summit experience.



The New Era of Indian GCCs

India’s GCC ecosystem is undergoing a profound transition. We are moving from a growth model focused on sheer scale to a maturity phase that demands structural resilience and long-term sustainability.

As global corporations entrust Indian centers with mission-critical functions—from R&D to AI—the stakes have never been higher. This maturity introduces operational and human capital risks that traditional HR playbooks can no longer solve.

The People Matters GCC Talent Summit 2026 is an exclusive, outcome-focused forum designed to provide leaders with the strategic blueprint for the Resilient Talent Model . This summit is the definitive platform for fortifying the GCC workforce against internal and external pressures, ensuring India remains the ultimate global vantage point for innovation.

150+

Delegates

10+

Partners

15+

Speakers

7+

Learning Hours

  • Chief Human Resources Officers
  • Chief Executive Officers
  • Chief Financial Officers
  • Chief Operating Officers
  • GCC/GBS Heads
  • Site Heads
  • Chief Technology Officers
  • Human Resources Heads
  • Directors of Human Resources
  • Vice President Human Resources
  • HR Function Heads & -1s
  • General / Chief Manager Human Resources
Who Should Attend
  • Chief Human Resources Officers
  • Chief Executive Officers
  • Chief Financial Officers
  • Chief Operating Officers
  • GCC/GBS Heads
  • Site Heads
  • Chief Technology Officers
  • Human Resources Heads
  • Directors of Human Resources
  • Vice President Human Resources
  • HR Function Heads & -1s
  • General / Chief Manager Human Resources

Why You Should Attend

The 2026 Summit delivers actionable insights structured around the four pillars of the Resilient Talent Model . We move beyond the "salary race" to focus on the "skills chase" and long-term stability.

Master Talent Continuity: Gain frameworks on attrition predictability and "Sourcing for Stability" strategies that prioritize internal bench strength over external market volatility.

Build Capability Endurance: Transition from traditional L&D to Capability Engineering —implementing upskilling models that ensure your center can absorb new global mandates in AI, Cybersecurity, and Data Science.

Optimize Economic Resilience: Strategy is shifting from cost optimization to Value Orchestration . Learn to localize Total Rewards to protect the bottom line while securing niche, high-end talent.

Secure Human Capital: Analyze how to embed wellness, engagement, and agile governance into your business continuity plan, ensuring your human capital is resilient against unforeseen disruptions.



Your perspective defines the industry standard.

The GCC Talent Summit is where the ecosystem’s leading voices gather. Make sure your on-ground challenges and impact are reflected in this year’s GCC Talentscope India Research. Join your peers in moving from assumptions to intelligence - your voice ensures the final report reflects the real-world reality of India’s GCC landscape.




Agenda


8:45 AM - 9:45 AM

Registration & Networking


9:45 AM - 10:05 AM

Welcome To People Matters GCC Talent Summit

Kickstarting the conference. Secure your seat early to avoid missing out on this opportunity to level up your conference experience.


Cheshta

Cheshta Dora

Head of Research & Content, People Matters

10:05 AM - 10:35 AM

Building World-Class GCCs: Beyond Scale to Structural Resilience

A keynote session on designing centers of excellence that prioritize strategic value over headcount, addressing the risks inherent in global mission-critical functions.


Indy Banerjee

Indy Banerjee

Senior Partner, McKinsey India

10:35 AM - 10:55 AM

Scaling Human Performance: The CHRO Playbook for Workspace Strategy


Vipul

Vipul Sobti,

Global Head - Growth & Partnerships, Flipspaces

10:55 AM - 11:35 AM

CXO Power Panel - the Resilience Blueprint: Orchestrating Value Across the
C-Suite

As GCCs transition into mission-critical global hubs, resilience is no longer just an HR priority—it is a business imperative. This session brings together the four corners of the C-suite to discuss how they collectively architect a center that balances financial sustainability, technological innovation, and talent continuity. The panel will explore how these functions must converge to move the GCC from a cost center to a value-generating powerhouse.


Rency Matthew

Rency Matthew

Managing Director India & APAC ANZ People Leader, Sabre India

Prakash Kumar

Prakash Kumar

Head – IT, ZEISS India Global Capability Center

Cheshta

Cheshta Dora

Head of Research & Content, People Matters

11:35 AM - 11:55 AM

Community Connect: Tea Break

11:55 AM - 12:25 AM

Power Panel - Capability Engineering: Bridging the Talent Gap

Industry leaders discuss how to build internal L&D "factories" that can rapidly upskill employees in AI, Cybersecurity, and niche technologies.


Hema Mani

Hema Mani,

Senior Director - Learning, Bosch Global Software Technologies Private Limited

Pavan Sriram

Pavan Sriram

Director L&D, Encora

Varun

Varun Mathur

Head of Growth Enterprise, Udemy

12:25 PM - 12:55 PM

Sourcing for Stability: Moving from "Salary Race" to "Skills Chase

As GCCs navigate a hyper-competitive market, this session explores shifting from financial incentives to a robust Employee Value Proposition (EVP) anchored in social infrastructure. The panel will discuss transitioning toward "Skills Chasing," where the talent engine prioritizes long-term capability, cultural fit, and life-stage support over transactional hiring to ensure GCCs remain stable innovation hubs.


Priyadarshini

Priyadarshini Naik

Head HR, CDM Smith

Pavan Sriram

Nandini Matiyani

EVP – Human Resources, Strides Pharma Science Ltd

Varun

Ajay Krishnankutty

Head of Talent Acquisition - APJ Region, Siemens Healthineers

Shruti

Shruti Madhavan

Head of Revenue, Klay

Jerry

Jerry Moses,

Senior Content Manager, People Matters

12:55 PM - 1:15 PM

People-Powered Product: How Capability Becomes Capital

Why investing in mindset, skills, and ways of working is the clearest path to durable advantage in an AI-driven world.


Kameshwari

Kameshwari Rao

Global Chief People Officer

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Refuel & Refresh - Lunch of the Champions

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Securing Human Capital for 2026

A high-level discussion on embedding wellness and engagement into the core business continuity plan (BCP).


Kameshwari

Sourabh Srivastava

Head of India HR – Talent Management, Visionet Systems

Kamal Sahdev

Kamal Sahdev

Senior Director HR, Delta Electronics

Walia-Shruti

Shruti Walia

Head of People & Culture, cult

Kameshwari

Jerry Moses

Senior Content Manager- People Matters

2:45 PM - 3:10 PM

Orchestrating Value at Scale through Automated Employee Lifecycles

As GCCs mature, the goal of HR Shared Services is shifting from simple cost-cutting to creating tangible value at scale through operational excellence. This session explores the transition to a "MerchTech" model, where HR leaders utilize API-led hyper-automation to eliminate manual intervention in critical milestones like onboarding and recognition. The panel will discuss how to provide a standardized, high-quality global employee experience while maintaining the financial control and audit rigor required of a mission-critical hub.


Rajat

Rajat Sethi

Daimler Truck Innovation Center (DTICI)

Harshvardhan

Harshvardhan Maheswari,

Director HR, CGI

Kameshwari

Milap Shah

CMO, Mandaala

3:10 PM - 3:35 PM

Human-Machine Orchestration and the New Work Rhythm

By 2026, the "Pilot" phase of AI is over. GCCs are no longer just experimenting with chatbots; they are "industrializing" autonomous AI agents that reason, plan, and execute workflows. This shift demands more than just a new tech stack, it requires a complete reimagining of the human-machine contract.

This keynote moves beyond the surface-level talk of "upskilling" to address the structural redesign of the GCC workforce and will share a roadmap for HR and Tech leaders to transition from managing "headcount" to orchestrating "hybrid squads" where human ingenuity and agentic autonomy coexist.


Mukesh

Mukesh Jain

CTO & Head of People Analytics, Capgemini

3:55 PM - 4:00 PM

Thank you for joining us at GCC Talent Summit 2026

A summary of the day’s core insights, shifting the focus from "learning" to "implementation.

4:00 pm - 5:00 PM

Networking

Speakers



Indy

Indy Banerjee

Senior Partner
McKinsey & Co

Rency

Rency Matthew

Managing Director India & APAC ANZ People Leader
Sabre India

Prakash

Prakash Kumar

Head – IT
ZEISS India Global Capability Center

Nandini Matiyani

Nandini Matiyani

EVP – Human Resources
Strides Pharma Science Ltd

Seema

Seema Padman

VP- People
Flutter Entertainment India

Sourabh

Sourabh Srivastava

Head of India HR – Talent Management
Visionet Systems

Priyadarshini N

Priyadarshini N

Head HR
CDM Smith

Priyadarshini N

Ajay Krishnankutty

Head of Talent Acquisition - APJ Region
Siemens Healthineers

Pavan Sriram

Pavan Sriram

Director L&D
Encora

Hema Mani

Hema Mani

Senior Director - Learning
Bosch Global Software Technologies Private Limited

Kamal Sahdev

Kamal Sahdev

Senior Director HR
Delta Electronics

Rajarshi

Rajarshi Choudhury

Head - People and Culture India Cluster
Amadeus

Rajat

Rajat Sethi

Head - HR Business Partnering & Talent Acquisition,
Daimler Truck Innovation Center (DTICI)

Harshvardhan

Harshvardhan Maheswari

Director HR
CGI

Shruti

Shruti Walia

Head of People & Culture
cult

Milap-Shah

Milap Shah

Co-founder & Chief Product Officer
Mandaala

Shruti

Shruti Madhavan

Head of Revenue
Klay

Mukesh

Mukesh Jain

CTO, EVP & Group Head of People Analytics
Capgemini

Vipul

Vipul Sobti

Global Head - Growth & Partnerships
Flipspaces

Pushkaraj

Pushkaraj Bidwai

CEO
People Matters

Cheshta

Cheshta Dora

Head of Research & Content
People Matters

Jerry

Jerry Moses

Senior Content Manager
People Matters


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