Navigating AI Investment and Scalability: Strategies to Drive ROI in an Evolving Landscape

With fast-evolving capabilities, fluctuating infrastructure costs, and new strategic risks, AI is no longer just a technical decision — it is an enterprise-wide investment decision. In this roundtable, business, technology, and strategy leaders examine how organisations can balance ambition and accountability in AI. 

Speakers:

Ajay Thomas John

Group CDO

Shriram Group 

Durgaprasad Swaminathan

EVP and CIO,

Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited

Dr Ilankumaran Kaliamoorthy

CEO- Chennai Region,

Apollo Hospitals

Jegadeeswaran B

Senior General Manager – IT

TVS Automobile Solutions

Nagaraj Nagabushanam

Vice President, Data and Analytics,

Designated AI Officer

The Hindu

Ravi Balakrishnamurti

CIO

Sundaram Medical Foundation

Rohit Kumar Agrawala

Director – Finance

Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited

Rohit Sood

Advisory Data & AI Specialist Technology,

India and South Asia, IBM 

Sankaran G

Head – Technology, CIO

City Union Bank

Santhosh T G

Global CDO

Switch Mobility (EV Subsidiary of Ashok Leyland)

Satyen Kumar Jadeja

Consulting Strategic Sales Lead BFSI

IBM

Dr Sindhuja G

Digital Lead

Sundaram Medical Foundation

Sudheer Warrier

CIO

Sundaram Finance

Sujatha S

Head of AI (Security)

Zoho Corporation Private Limited