Zinnov Awards 2020 | 11th Edition

FROM THE CEO’s DESK

India – the Epicenter of Innovation

The convergence of factors such as the emergence of disruptive digital technologies, a vibrant start-up ecosystem, a maturing leadership base and a skilled digital talent pool has made it possible for the Indian technology ecosystem to become a beacon of innovation and growth. In the last five years mobility, cloud, sharing economy, electric vehicles have all become mainstream. Businesses are also betting big on AI/ML, IoT, AR/VR by investing heavily in these areas.

India’s role as an innovation hub is undeniable. Latent X factors such as an adaptive and diverse culture, easy access to Asian markets, a data-rich economy, a highly collaborative ecosystem, the India Stack, nano markets etc., are all fueling its growth narrative. To spearhead this next wave of growth in the technology ecosystem, India GCoEs need intrapreneurial leaders who are not just visionaries and pioneers, but are global influencers and possess the ability to identify new areas of value.

Zinnov Awards is the recognition of these innovators, connectors, and mavens who have made significant contributions in driving India towards becoming the epicenter of global innovation.

WINNERS’ CIRCLE

Manojkumar Somabhai Parmar

Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

TECHNICAL ROLE MODEL

Sanil Kumar D

Huawei Technologies India Pvt. Ltd.

TECHNICAL ROLE MODEL

Shibi Panikkar

Dell Technologies

TECHNICAL ROLE MODEL

Dr. Sunil Kumar Vuppala

Ericsson R&D

TECHNICAL ROLE MODEL

Manish Bhide

IBM

TECHNICAL ROLE MODEL

Antony Suresh

Verizon India

TECHNICAL ROLE MODEL

Priya Mallya

IBM

NEXT GENERATION WOMEN LEADERS

Madhurima Agarwal

NetApp India Private Ltd.

NEXT GENERATION WOMEN LEADERS

Sheenam Ohrie

Dell Technologies

NEXT GENERATION WOMEN LEADERS

Charusmitha Rao

Akamai Technologies

NEXT GENERATION WOMEN LEADERS

Amadeus Labs

UNLOCKING CENTRE VALUE

Continental Technical Centre India

UNLOCKING CENTRE VALUE

Verizon India

UNLOCKING CENTRE VALUE

Fiserv

UNLOCKING CENTRE VALUE

Fiserv

BUSINESS CONTINUITY READINESS

Swiss Re Global Business Solutions India Private Limited

BUSINESS CONTINUITY READINESS

Pitney Bowes India Pvt. Ltd.

BUSINESS CONTINUITY READINESS

VMware Software India Pvt. Ltd.

INCLUSION & DIVERSITY

WM Global Technology Services India Private Ltd.

INCLUSION & DIVERSITY

Verizon India

INCLUSION & DIVERSITY

Applied Materials India

BUILDING WORLD CLASS SITE OPS

BMC Software India Pvt. Ltd.

BUILDING WORLD CLASS SITE OPS

PepsiCo GBS India

BUILDING WORLD CLASS SITE OPS

Samsung R&D Institute India-Bangalore

GREAT PLACE TO INNOVATE

Mastercard

GREAT PLACE TO INNOVATE

Micron Technology Operations India LLP

GREAT PLACE TO INNOVATE

Continental Technical Centre India

BUILDING A CULTURE OF INTRAPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP

VMware Software India Pvt. Ltd.

BUILDING A CULTURE OF INTRAPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP

UNLOCKING CENTRE VALUE

This category is a company-wide award for the R&D & IT Organizations, that will recognize those companies who have rapidly evolved from being a pure play cost center to a value center. This category of award will be assessed on the nature and type of transformation, the drivers, the key milestones, and metrics achieved and the key outcomes – technology, business, topline, bottom-line generated. The award will assess initiatives that have been incepted and shown results in the last 3 years (2017-2018 onwards).

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GREAT PLACE TO INNOVATE

This category is a company-wide award to recognize GCoEs that are focused on value creation from the India center and have made concerted efforts across five key areas: Organization Charter, Culture, Internal Programs & Processes, External Linkages and Innovation Metrics. The assessment criteria will focus on how conducive the environment is for innovation and will also measure the pervasiveness.

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BUSINESS CONTINUITY READINESS

This is an organization-wide award that will assess the BCP readiness of GCoEs in dealing with various disruptors and the specific role played by them in mitigating the impact of COVID-19. Assessment criteria include structure of assessment frameworks, efficacy of existing protocols, impact assessment for India as well as impact on the global organization and mitigation of challenges.

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INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY

This category is a company-wide award to recognize organizations that have established programs and are the gold standards for Inclusion and Diversity in India. The assessment criteria focuses on 4 major drivers of Inclusion, namely, People, People Processes, Operational Enablement and Ecosystem Engagements. This assessment criteria will gauge the inclusive culture and approach promoted within the organization and the measures taken to address the larger socio-economic challenges of I&D.

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BUILDING A CULTURE OF INTRAPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP

This is an organization-wide award to recognize those GCoEs that are focused on creating a culture to develop and nurture Intrapreneurial Leaders from the India center and have made concerted efforts to drive a strong leadership philosophy with allied programs to identify and develop leaders to deliver key business outcomes.

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BUILDING WORLD CLASS SITE OPS

An organization-wide award that recognizes GCoEs that have an impeccable site operations team that forms the backbone of any company. The assessment is based on understanding the five key Site Operations functions: Infrastructure, Corporate Services, Legal, Procurement & Sustainability and will also focus on the cohesive functioning of these to support the larger organization charter.

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NEXT GENERATION WOMEN LEADERS

This category is an individual contributor award for felicitating women leaders in India global centers who have created large scale impact through their business, leadership and/or technology expertise. These women leaders have excelled at mentoring upcoming talent and serve as an inspiration for the industry for excellence in work. The category evaluates excellence shown across the dimensions of individual, organizational and ecosystem development.

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TECHNICAL ROLE MODEL

This category is an individual contributor award that recognizes those individuals who are technology stalwarts and have served by example and inspired individuals both within their organization and beyond to follow a technical career path. This year, we will also recognize individuals who have created a significant impact in the technologies of Artificial Intelligence/Big Data Analytics and Intelligent Automation.