CII Global Knowledge Summit 2022
Knowledge Management & the Metaverse
1500 Hrs- 1900 Hrs | 12-13 April 2022 | (Hybrid) Hotel ITC Windsor Manor
CII-KNOWLEDGE SUMMIT
Knowledge Management & the Metaverse
The metaverse is a concept of a persistent, online, 3D universe that combines multiple different virtual spaces. Blockchain, metaverse-like applications already exist and provide people with liveable incomes. It is a future iteration of the internet. The metaverse allows users to work, meet, game, and socialize together in these 3D spaces. The metaverse will be driven by augmented reality, with each user controlling a character or avatar.
The big tech giants are trying to lead the way in the technology. However, the decentralized aspects of the blockchain industry is letting smaller players participate in the metaverse’s development as well. The connections between the financial, virtual, and physical worlds have become increasingly linked.
The metaverse is a seamless convergence of physical and digital lives, creating a unified, virtual community where we can share knowledge. The metaverse is still early in its evolution, and there is no singular, all-encompassing definition to which people can turn. Themes of what the metaverse and its application usage is and could be, however, are emerging. A key point is that there is no one virtual world but many worlds, which are taking shape to enable people to deepen and extend its applicability in the management of data, knowledge and culture in the organization. This is done by adding an immersive, three-dimensional layer to the web, creating more authentic and natural experiences. The metaverse even has the promise of facilitating accessibility from the comfort of the home, breaking down boundaries and democratizing access to key goods, services, and experiences.
With this Background CII is conducting Global Knowledge Summit 2022 with the theme “Metaverse in Knowledge Management”. The Summit will be conducted online for two days. It will focus on leveraging Metaverse in Knowledge Management, Unchanging fundamentals of KM & New challenges, Metaverse 101 for KM, Technology aspects of metaverse & Academic Leverage.
Confederation of Indian Industry
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) works to create and sustain an environment conducive to the development of India, partnering Industry, Government and civil society, through advisory and consultative processes.
CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry-led and industry-managed organization, with over 9000 members from the private as well as public sectors, including SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership of over 300,000 enterprises from 294 national and regional sectoral industry bodies.
For more than 125 years, CII has been engaged in shaping India’s development journey and works proactively on transforming Indian Industry’s engagement in national development. CII charts change by working closely with Government on policy issues, interfacing with thought leaders, and enhancing efficiency, competitiveness and business opportunities for industry through a range of specialized services and strategic global linkages. It also provides a platform for consensus-building and networking on key issues.
PROGRAMME 2022
DAY – 1 (12 April 2022)
| 1400 Hrs-1500 Hrs | Registration & Lunch | |
| 1500 Hrs -1600 Hrs | Inaugural Session | |
| 1500 Hrs-1505Hrs | Welcome Address | Mr Arjun M Ranga Chairman, CII Karnataka State Council 2022-2023 & Managing Director, N Ranga Rao & Sons |
| 1505 Hrs-1515 Hrs | Theme Setting | Dr Gopichand Katragadda Chairman, CII Global Knowledge Summit & CEO, Myelin Foundry Ltd |
| 1515 Hrs-1525 Hrs | Special Address | Mr Abhijit Bose Head of India WhatsApp |
| 1525 Hrs-1535 Hrs | Special Address | Mr Manish Maheshwari Founder & CEO Invact Metaversity |
| 1535 Hrs-1545 Hrs | Keynote Address | Dr E V Ramana Reddy, IAS Additional Chief Secretary Department of IT & BT & S&T & Higher Education Government of Karnataka |
| 1545 Hrs-1555Hrs | Chief Guest | Dr C N Ashwathnarayan Hon’ble Minister for IT& BT and S&T |
| 1555 Hrs-1600 Hrs | Closing Remarks | Mr Vijaykrishnan Venkatesan Vice Chairman, CII Karnataka State Council 2022-2023 & Managing Director, Kennametal India Ltd |
| Session Changeover | ||
| 1600 Hrs-1610 Hrs | KM Wrap from 2021 | Mr Madan Mohan Rao Research Director, YourStory |
| 1610 Hrs- 1650 Hrs | Leveraging Metaverse in KM | Moderated by Ms Padma Bhamidipati Brand Manager & Learning Engagement – Education, Training & Assessment, Infosys Limited · Mr Prasad Joshi Senior Vice President – Emerging Technology Solutions Infosys · Dr Ashok Maharaj Head XR Lab, TCS · Mr Arvind Neelakantan · Mr Shankar Maruwada Co-Founder & CEO EkStep Foundation |
| 1650 Hrs- 1730 Hrs | Unchanging Fundamentals of KM and New challenges | Moderated by Mr Varun Karanth Experienced KM Professional · Mr Rudolph D’Souza Chief Knowledge Officer, Afcons Infrastructure · Mr Manoj Hariharan Chief Knowledge Management Officer, Bosch Ltd. · Ms Soha Radwan Innovation and Knowledge Management Specialist, Dubai Municipality · Ms Ritu Grover Director – Knowledge Management, Khaitan & Co. |
| 1730-1805 Hrs | Technology aspects of Metaverse and KM | Moderated by Mr Ved Prakash Chief Knowledge Officer, Trianz · Ms Zeba Khan Founder & CEO, Xenvis Solutions · Ms Namrata Singh Head – Metaverse and Digital, Sony Entertainment Talent Ventures India · Mr Deric Jose Co-Founder, Flutura Decision Sciences and Analytics |
| 1805 Hrs-1850 Hrs | Metaverse in Education | Moderated by Mr Balaji Iyer Director, National KM · Mr Rajiv Jayaraman Founder& CEO, Knolscape · Dr Murali Chandrashekaran Vice Provost, The University of British Columbia · Mr Raghunath Maikkara Senior Multi-Solution Architect, Adobe · Mr A Victor Sundararaj Senior Business Manager – Learning, Infosys |
| 1850 Hrs-1925 Hrs | Knowledge Representation in Metaverse | Moderated by Mr Rajesh Dhuddu VP & Practice Leader Blockchain, Tech Mahindra · Dr Shreekanth Mandayam Chief Research Officer Texas State University · Ms Hina Dixit AI/Metaverse Investor, SamsungNEXT · Dr Vincent Ribiere Ph.D., D.Sc Managing Director & Co-Founder, Institute for Knowledge & Innovation South-East Asia |
| 1930 Hrs | Networking Dinner | |
Day – 2 (13 April 2022)
| 1500 Hrs-1600 Hrs | High Tea | |
| 1600 Hrs -1700 Hrs | Demo of Technology
| · Mr Sandeep Alur Director, Microsoft Technology Center, India · Mr Aravind Upadhyaya Founder & CEO 8chili, Inc · Mr Munish Dhiman CEO, GestureResearch |
| 1700 Hrs- 1800 Hrs | Paper presentation: Metaverse and KM | Dr Gopichand Katragadda CEO Myelin Foundry Ms Padma Bhamidipati Brand Manager & Learning Engagement – Education, Training & Assessment, Infosys Limited Mr Varun Karanth Experienced KM Professional Mr Ved Prakash Chief Knowledge Officer, Trianz Mr Balaji Iyer Director, KM & Experience Design, Grant Thornton Mr Rajesh Dhuddu VP & Practice Leader Blockchain, Tech Mahindra Mr Sandeep Alur Director, Microsoft Technology Center, India Mr Madan Mohan Rao Research Director, YourStory |
| 1800 Hrs -1930 Hrs | KM workshop
| Ms Zeba Khan Co-Founder & CEO, Xenvis Solutions Mr Arjun Gurudev Partner, Xenvis Solutions |
KM Workshop 1:
The Knowledge Edge in the Digital Age: From Technology to Transformation
This workshop will share insights on how waves of technology have transformed processes, organisations and markets. The metaverse will amplify the innovative edge of agile companies while also opening up new opportunities for startups. How can the culture of change and excellence be inculcated in an organisation? How can tech impact innovation as well as productivity? This engaging workshop will share frameworks, examples and tips for aspiring leaders in this space.
KM Workshop 2:
Theme – “Creating XR Experiences: Corporate Scenarios and Impacts.”
It will address the steps in assessing remote working / training needs, creating XR experiences, impact metrics, and technology overview for metaverse strategy.
PARTNERS 2022
Exhibitor
The REVA University is a State Private University established in Karnataka State under the Government of Karnataka Act No. 80 in the year 2012 in Bengaluru, the IT capital of India. The University commenced its academic activities from the academic year 2013-14. The University is spread over 43 acres of land, has a sprawling green campus. It has state-of-the-art infrastructure creating a vibrant academic environment conducive for higher learning and research.
Dr P Shyama Raju, Founder of REVA University believes in the motto ‘Knowledge is Power’. Driven with a philanthropic Vision and a missionary zeal, the campus was built to transform its students into outstanding citizens. The University prides itself in contributing to the holistic development of its students imbibing morale and ethical values while academically grooming them to be complaint future workforce of the country. The university, with a vision of serving the society through value-based education, has been making a mark in the educational map of the state of Karnataka and in India. REVA University currently offers 31 Post Graduate Programs, 34 Graduate Programs in Engineering, Science and Technology, Commerce and Management, Performing Arts, Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Legal Studies and Architecture, and research leading to PhD in 25 disciplines. All the academic Programmes are well planned and designed based on in-depth analysis and research with emphasis on knowledge assimilation, practical applications, hands-on training, global and industrial relevance, and social significance.
REVA University is recognized as one of the Top 50 private universities in India with innovative pedagogy, exemplary infrastructure, and an industry-resilient curriculum that is designed for the future job market, strives to benchmark new milestones in modern education. In less than two decades, the University has grown from a small community of 150 students to a vast institution that is educating and empowering 15,000+ students on campus.
REVA University believes in preparing students through the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) and Continuous Assessment and Grading Pattern (CAGP) of education. These patterns of education introduced in all the Programmes offered to facilitate students to choose the courses of their choice; in addition to the core courses of the study and prepare them with required skills to become complaint workforce of the country. It also provides opportunities for students to earn additional Proficiency Certificates and Diploma.
The University has set its research strategy indicating the thrust areas of research, schemes of research promotion, seed money grant, incentives and awards for best Innovations. The University has 11 Research Centers. The incubations units (REVA NEST, TBI, SIC, BIC) provides experiential learning and help to convert ideas, prototypes into products for commercialization. At present there are 13 start-ups in the campus, which work on projects in different domains in multidisciplinary way.
The University has international collaborations with universities abroad to facilitate student exchange and teacher – scholar exchange programs and to undertake joint research projects, collaborative publications, offer joint degree programs and to achieve research accomplishments. REVA also has MOU with various Industries and Academic Institutions including Intel, IBM, Apple, VmWare, Oracle, CISCO, SAP, EMC2 etc.
The University Industry Interaction Centre (UIIC) is committed to work as a catalyst for promoting collaboration amongst academicians, scientists. It has REVA NEST recognised by MSME and supported by Govt of Karnataka & DST, New Delhi. REVA University believes in creation of Innovation and Entrepreneurship culture in the university campus which indeed helps the students to become a job provider.
Brief about the NRW.Global Business
NRW.Global Business is the Trade & Investment department of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in India. This office is supported by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalization and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.
As Chief Representative of NRW Global India, the role is to promote and connect NRW/German companies with Industry Ecosystem in India and to encourage Indian companies to expand their businesses in Germany .
For details visit: https://www.nrwglobalbusiness.com/de/startseite/
MEDIA 2022
YOURSTORY
India can lead in industrial metaverse applications – in conversation with Derick Jose of Flutura Decision Sciences & Analytics
YOURSTORY
‘Metaverse is storytelling and content first’ – in conversation with Namrata Singh, Sony Entertainment Talent Ventures India
YOURSTORY
The metaverse can make learning more experiential, vivid, and impactful, says Shankar Maruwada, EkStep Foundation
YOURSTORY
Corporate-startup collaboration – Zeba Khan of Xenvis Solutions on the metaverse opportunity
YOURSTORY
‘Diversity and inclusion should be key foundations of any Metaverse application,’ says Hina Dixit, Metaverse investor, SamsungNext
YOURSTORY
The metaverse of tomorrow will be an internet we’re inside of, says Abhijit Bose, Head of India, WhatsApp
CII KNOWLEDGE SUMMIT 2022
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
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