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Rising Bharat Summit 2025 on April 8-9: Sindhu Gangadharan, chairperson, NASSCOM and Managing Director, SAP LABS India, will be among the speakers
Sindhu Gangadharan is widely regarded as the technology humanist.
Sindhu Gangadharan, chairperson, Nasscom and Managing Director, SAP LABS India, will be among the visionary speakers at the CNN-News18 Rising Bharat Summit 2025 to be held in New Delhi on April 8-9.
The event will witness the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, along with other prominent names from the field of politics, arts, corporate world, entertainment and sports.
Gangadharan is widely regarded as the technology humanist – a title she earned for her deep-rooted belief in technology and leveraging tech solutions for the benefit of the society at large, according to her LinkedIn profile.
During her 25 years at SAP, Gangadharan rose through the ranks and navigated several strategic and leadership roles to become the first woman to lead SAP Labs India – the place where she started her career as a young software developer.
As the Managing Director of SAP Labs in India, Gangadharan is responsible for product development and innovation at SAP’s Research & Development facilities in India. In 2024, she stepped into her new global role as the Head of Customer Innovation Services, SAP, as part of Board Member Thomas Saueressig’s leadership team.
She is known for her deep technical expertise and is widely respected for bringing to life SAP’s vision of Intelligent Enterprise during her time at the SAP headquarters in Germany. She is known for her inclusive leadership style and is admired as a people leader and a long-standing ally of the LGBTQIA+ community. She also serves on SAP’s Autism at Work Executive Advisory Committee.
As a global technology leader, Gangadharan serves on the board of organisations such as Siemens India and Titan Company. In her role as the Chairperson at Nasscom, India’s apex technology and industry trade body, she plays a key role in charting the next chapter of India’s USD-1-trillion digital economy, while also developing India as a technology hub of the world. She serves as the Chairperson of Nasscom GCC Council and is a member of the Steering Committee of Indo-German Chamber of Commerce. She is also a key influencer, driving bilateral trade and deliberations between India and Germany.
In 2024, Gangadharan was recognised by Fortune Magazine among the Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. She has received several other industry accolades, including Asia’s Most Promising Business Leader, Leader Extraordinaire by Zinnov, and Most Influential AI Leader, among others, for her contribution towards creating a more diverse and inclusive IT industry in India.
RISING BHARAT SUMMIT 2025
The News18 Rising Bharat Summit 2025 is where India’s defining conversations take centre stage. As the world acknowledges Bharat’s emerging power, this summit will bring together the biggest Indian leaders, global policymakers, industry stalwarts, tech innovators, and start-up revolutionaries to address the most urgent issues defining our future.
From AI-led governance and futuristic technology to politics, economic policies, innovation, entrepreneurship, and urbanization, every discussion will tackle topics making headlines across the globe.
With insightful dialogues on global supply chains, sustainable urban growth, and the next wave of innovation, the summit will drive crucial conversations on the journey of a self-reliant, future-ready Bharat on its path to global leadership by 2047.
