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Welcome To
Regional Scrum Gathering 2023- Chennai + Beyond!
In collaboration with Industry Leaders, tryScrum is hosting the biggest and the most awaited Agile conference for the first time in Chennai.
Yes! Regional Scrum Gathering Chennai is tryScrum’s flagship conference bringing all the most emergent ideas about Agility and some of the most imperative global minds working in the field under one roof. At our event, change agents making their organisations more capable and responsive come together to share their ideas.
200
Participants
10
Speakers
About Regional Scrum Gathering
Regional Scrum Gathering 2023 Chennai will be the second of its kind in tryScrum’s history, with an expansive suite of offerings for the attendees. You will be able to interact with like-minded people across different industries. So come and Immerse Yourself in 2-days of meaningful conversations!
You will also have an opportunity to interact with audiences like:
- Business leaders & IT professionals (start-ups, scale-ups and large organisations)
- Developers, HR leaders and Changemakers
- Scrum Masters, Agile coaches, trainers, leaders & enthusiasts
- Non- IT Professionals
KeyNotes
Prof. Dave Snowden
Founder, Chief Scientific Officer, Cognitive Edge
Dave Snowden divides his time between two roles: founder Chief Scientific Officer of Cognitive Edge and the founder and Director of the Centre for Applied Complexity at the University of Wales. His work is international in nature and covers government and industry looking at complex issues relating to strategy, organisational decision making and decision making. He has pioneered a science based approach to organisations drawing on anthropology, neuroscience and complex adaptive systems theory. He is a popular and passionate keynote speaker on a range of subjects, and is well known for his pragmatic cynicism and iconoclastic style.
His paper with Boone on Leadership was the cover article for the Harvard Business Review in November 2007 and also won the Academy of Management aware for the best practitioner paper in the same year. He has previously won a special award from the Academy for originality in his work on knowledge management.
Janaki Sabesh
Story Teller & Actor
“A story from the heart will always win more hearts”
Janaki Sabesh writes, performs and lives through stories. Her passion for stories began way back in her childhood when she turned a teacher for her imaginary class of students in her balcony every day after returning from school!
An accomplished actor, her body of work spans films across all South Indian languages and several modelling assignments. She has worked with stalwarts like Aishwarya Rai, Kamal Hassan, Madhavan, Vijay, Surya and directors like Shankar, Mani Ratnam, & Rajiv Menon among others.
A graduate in Political Science from Lady Sriram College, Delhi, with a Masters in Mass Communication from Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi, Janaki has more than 20 years of experience in the media and communications space as part of Goldwire communication, JS films and Qube Cinema
Our Speakers
Karthik Rameshkumar
Director- Solutions Engineering at GitHub
Karthik is a Technology Leader who has spent the better part of his professional life understanding the intersection between businesses and technology. With a career that kick-started with a series of entrepreneurial ventures, Karthik eventually found his home in super-serving the world’s developer community.
He has had the privilege of being a leader and founding member of multiple rockstar teams that went on to become powerhouses in their own right ( DigitalOcean’s Americas Developer Experience team, Twilio’s Global Support Delivery center to name a few).
With a career traversing roles such as being a CTO/Technical Co-founder, DevOps Leader, Customer Support & Success Leader, Karthik believes that the the world’s developers still haven’t gotten their fair share!
In his current role as the Director for Field Services in APAC West, Karthik leads GitHub’s Solutions engineering and Cloud Solutions for India, SEA, South Korea, GCR, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Karthi Subbaraman
Design Leader – Salesforce.com
80000+ hours of user experience design, 200+ digital products, 20+ domains, 500+ master classes, 12+ brands and countless experiments – If Kathi’s professional life is represented as a dashboard, that is what it will sound like.
Karthi is currently empowering billions to achieve more at Microsoft India. A technologist turned into a multidisciplinary product designer focused on human cognition and behaviors.
Before building for billions, Karthi spent one full decade in entrepreneurship building remote product design schools, nonprofit maker ecosystems, product design agencies and no-code accelerators.
Karthi earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics, a Masters in Human-Computer Interaction and an Executive MBA in Product Leadership.
Venkatesh Balasubramaniam
Co-Founder & CEO at Claypot
With a 25-year track record of driving growth through design, Venkatesh is a leader passionate about building and scaling global design teams. From launching game-changing B2B and B2C products at Keka HR to spearheading design strategies at Freshworks, his journey reflects a blend of creativity, strategy, and leadership. Adept in UX/UI, design systems, and accessibility, he has led teams across continents, doubling revenues and fostering innovation.
What sets him apart? A commitment to mentorship and a knack for transforming challenges into opportunities.
Vivek Ganesan
Co-founder @ Ampyard
Vivek Ganesan is a published author and a co-founder at https://www.ampyard.com/. He helps organizations, teams and individuals to be better and happier than they are, using his Technical Agility, Process Agility and DevOps coaching skills.
Vivek is an Agile and DevOps practitioner. He also provides consultancy on Agile & DevOps transformation to various companies, ranging from startups to Fortune 50 companies.
Vivek has spoken at multiple conferences across the world. https://vivekganesan.com/talks is a list of all his talks.
Vivek is an Open source enthusiast and has contributed to open-source projects like Mozilla, Hadoop, HBase, Karma and more.
Rashmi Fernandes
Growth Leadership Coach
• Rashmi Fernandes is a Growth Leadership Coach, an Educator and a seasoned Leader, with 24 years of experience dedicated to driving positive change in people and organisations.
• With a passion for people development, especially women leaders and creating psychologically safe spaces, Rashmi has honed her skills in aligning “business priorities globally while adopting a Humans First approach.
• Her vision is to make a difference to as many lives as possible by building their agility in the way they think and act via her training and coaching.
• She believes strongly that every human being is complete and whole just the way they are, and her coaching can enable them to become their best versions.
Ramkumar
Delivery Leader – Swiggy Instamart
• Ramkumar has spent close to two decades in the IT industry and has expertise in building many 0-1 systems and scaling them to millions of users globally. He has worked in many industry verticals including Insurance, Pharma, Retail, E-commerce and lately Q-commerce. In the last 10 years, he has led multiple large scale and hypercomplex programs for fortune 100 customers with cutting edge technology stacks delivering multi million dollar benefits. His specialties include Product & Program Management, Strategy, Business Process Excellence, Agile Coaching and Cloud Transformation.
• In his current capacity, he is responsible for delivering high impact and population scale products in Supply Chain and E-commerce charters for Swiggy Instamart to deliver fresh groceries to millions of consumers PAN India with unparalleled convenience.
• He believes AI can be a great equalizer as well as a force multiplier and can liberate us from doing less complex work to more creative and higher order thinking.
• He also advises startups on their journey of growth, marketing and scaling up. He is an Engineer by profession with love and passion for technology and building great products. He is also an alumni of IIMA. In his free time, he runs marathons and has clocked ~200+km till date.
Shobana Kailash
CHRO, Hubilo
Global Human Resources professional with 20 plus years of comprehensive experience working in global multinational environments, delivering in American, MEA and Asian contexts.
Suvarna Kulkarni
Coach
An experienced Agile enthusiast, deeply passionate about propelling and guiding organizations to unlock their full potential through agile ways of working. With a track record spanning from start-ups to diverse domain corporations, I’ve played a crucial role in assisting cross-functional teams to achieve remarkable results by instilling a growth mindset and optimizing processes. As a certified coach, I am dedicated to fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement, empowering teams to consistently deliver results. My commitment, dedication, and trust values have proven invaluable in facilitating successful transformations for high-impact projects, establishing psychologically safe environments, and collaborating with leaders to ensure seamless alignment between strategy and execution.
Abhigya Pokharel
Sr. Project Manager’, Ncell Nepal
Abhigya is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of extensive experience in the Telecom Industry. Born and raised in Nepal, she has made a significant impact in her field. Currently serving as a Senior Project Manager at Ncell, Nepal, Abhigya excels in Project Portfolio Management, Strategic Planning, and Service Operations. Her expertise extends to Value Added Services, and she boasts an impressive track record of successfully leading and delivering multi-
million-dollar projects.
Rucha Kapare
Global Head of External DEI Data
With over a decade of experience in software and product development, I am a leader in Business Analysis and Agile methodologies at Springer Nature, where I head the External DEI – Data team. My mission is to foster a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across the organisation and the industry and to leverage data to drive DEI initiatives and outcomes.
My engagement with the community extends to being a LinkedIn Community Top Voice for Fostering Inclusivity and Facilitation. Notably, I am recognized for my role in championing DEI within the Agile and research spheres. Having shared my insights at various conferences, my speaking engagements cover a spectrum of topics, including Business Analysis, Agile methodologies, DEI and Allyship in Agile, and researcher diversity.
Harish Raju
Program Manager, Google
Harish Raju is an Program Management maverick, forging excellence over 17 years at technology titans like
Google, Qualcomm,Vodafone, and Barclays.
His triumphs speak volumes – boosting product usage by 15%, slashing delivery timelines by 80%, and
transforming customer experiences into raving successes.
Currently at Google, his visionary leadership is revolutionising in building tools that are turbocharging operational
efficiency.
Harish’s true prowess lies in unlocking the boundless potential of Generative AI – a frontier where he fearlessly
pushes boundaries and forge new paths to innovation. His recent talks at Google-GOC, and ASRAM Medical
College, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh on AI and Generative AI accelerating business and medical research have
gained tremendous traction, truly impacting day-to-day activities.
Pre & Post Conference Workshop
Agile Coaching Skills - Certified Facilitator
July 29-30, 2023
09:30 AM - 5:00 PM IST
Novotel, Chennai, India
Arunvignesh Ramakrishnan
Applying Metrics for Predictability
July 29-30, 2023
2:00 PM - 9:00 PM IST
Live Virtual Online
Prateek Singh
Applying Scaled Portfolio Kanban
July 31 - Aug 02, 2023
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM IST
Live Virtual Online
Colleen Johnson
Certified Agile Leadership - Essentials
Aug 06, 2023
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM IST
Novotel, Chennai, India
Venkatesh Rajamani
Certified Scrum Master
Aug 12-13, 2023
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM IST
Novotel, Chennai, India
Venkatesh Rajamani
Certified LeSS Practitioner
Aug 22-24, 2023
09:30 AM - 5:00 PM IST
Novotel, Bengaluru, India
Rober Briese
Certified Scrum Master
Aug 26-27, 2023
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM IST
Novotel, Bengaluru, India
Venkatesh Rajamani
Our Team
Venkatesh Rajamani
Chair
Arunvignesh Ramakrishnan
Co-Chair
Kiran Kallakuri
Volunteer
Ramya Mohan
Volunteer
Sundaram Velan
Volunteer
Srivathsan
Volunteer
Vijay Lanka
Volunteer
Event Schedule
Our Sponsors
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At Scrum Alliance® , we’re a passionate community of changemakers who want to transform the world of work. We believe in the power of real-world agility and we work tirelessly to provide our community with resources and support they need to be changemakers in their own organizations. We strive to equip our community with the tools they need to get the job and get the job done.
We envision a world where an agile way of working is so universal, it’s simply called working.
Since 2001, we have supported the agile movement as the only member-driven non profit certifying body in the agile space. As a trade association, we were founded and funded by the community for the community, a privilege we take seriously. We continue to nurture the agile movement by providing education, advocacy, research, community, and connection.
Our Mission
To advance real-world agility by equipping and inspiring the changemaker in everyone.
tryBusinessAgility, a flagship of tryScrum. Our mission is to discover, preserve and distribute knowledge and capabilities to enable the next generation of organisations to be capable and resilient.
In this constantly changing and challenging world, we need organisations that give everyone the power to make decisions and innovate to stay relevant and competitive. We know that you have already reimagined your business for efficiency, speed, and responsiveness. Now it’s time to resurrect your business for adaptability, innovation, and engagement so that you can stay capable. We can help.
Our Capabilities
Leadership Coaching, Customer Experience, Digital Strategy, Agile Transformation, Tester Consulting and Business Coaching.
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Diamond
Coach2Reach is an initiative by committed and motivated individuals, that aims to make learning easy, collaborative, and real-time through the use of enhanced techniques based on brain-based learning styles. We offer practical and hands on trainings that are rooted in real-world scenarios and tailored to the needs of individuals based on their skills, experience, and interests, enabling the learners to confidently apply what they have learnt. At Coach2Reach we believe that knowledge is abound everywhere and offer trainings from multiple certifying bodies such as Scaled Agile, Scrum Inc., ICAgile, Scrum Alliance, Kanban University, and ICF. Our goal is to help individuals reach their full potential through transformational training and coaching in the ever-changing VUCA world.
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At Scrum Alliance® , we’re a passionate community of changemakers who want to transform the world of work. We believe in the power of real-world agility and we work tirelessly to provide our community with resources and support they need to be changemakers in their own organizations. We strive to equip our community with the tools they need to get the job and get the job done.
We envision a world where an agile way of working is so universal, it’s simply called working.
Since 2001, we have supported the agile movement as the only member-driven non profit certifying body in the agile space. As a trade association, we were founded and funded by the community for the community, a privilege we take seriously. We continue to nurture the agile movement by providing education, advocacy, research, community, and connection.
Our Mission
To advance real-world agility by equipping and inspiring the changemaker in everyone.
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tryBusinessAgility, a flagship of tryScrum. Our mission is to discover, preserve and distribute knowledge and capabilities to enable the next generation of organisations to be capable and resilient.
In this constantly changing and challenging world, we need organisations that give everyone the power to make decisions and innovate to stay relevant and competitive. We know that you have already reimagined your business for efficiency, speed, and responsiveness. Now it’s time to resurrect your business for adaptability, innovation, and engagement so that you can stay capable. We can help.
Our Capabilities
Leadership Coaching, Customer Experience, Digital Strategy, Agile Transformation, Tester Consulting and Business Coaching.
Diamond
Coach2Reach is an initiative by committed and motivated individuals to make learning simple, real time and in a collaborative space with enhanced techniques derived from brain-based learning styles.
We offer trainings to suit your needs based on your skillset, experience, and interests. Our trainings are designed not only to impart the knowledge but also the wisdom to apply them in real world scenarios to outlive; challenge and succeed in the ever challenging VUCA world.
We will help you to build a shared vision & Enhance human potential through a transformational coaching process in the VUCA world. At Coach2Reach, we passionately believe that diversification is particularly important and hence we our offerings span across multiple certifying bodies, i.e. Scaled Agile, Scrum Inc., ICAgile Certification, Scrum Alliance, KANBAN University and ICF Certification to name a few. Some of these are knowledge based and some are competency based.
ProKanban.org is an inclusive Kanban learning community focused on forward progress.
ProKanban.org provides learning material, training, and assessments to help people and teams find practical starting points for optimizing the way they deliver what their customers want when they want it. Our growing community of Professional Kanban Trainers teach our approved courses that help teams fully experience how to put kanban into practice through simulation games and the practical application of simple metrics.
We promise to be diligent in keeping our learning resources up-to-date with new approaches and methods to improve delivering value. We work with industry leaders to research, review, and refine our materials to ensure that the solutions we teach change to address the complex problems of the world we work in. To stay up to date and grow with us, join our Slack community, subscribe to our blog, and follow us on Twitter.
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ProKanban.org is an inclusive Kanban learning community focused on forward progress.
ProKanban.org provides learning material, training, and assessments to help people and teams find practical starting points for optimizing the way they deliver what their customers want when they want it. Our growing community of Professional Kanban Trainers teach our approved courses that help teams fully experience how to put kanban into practice through simulation games and the practical application of simple metrics.
We promise to be diligent in keeping our learning resources up-to-date with new approaches and methods to improve delivering value. We work with industry leaders to research, review, and refine our materials to ensure that the solutions we teach change to address the complex problems of the world we work in. To stay up to date and grow with us, join our Slack community, subscribe to our blog, and follow us on Twitter.
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Regional Scrum Gathering 2023 Chennai will be the second of its kind in tryScrum’s history, with an expansive suite of offerings for the attendees on the theme of the event “Accelerating Business Agility.”
• Business leaders & IT professionals (start-ups, scale-ups and large organisations)
• Developers, HR leaders and Changemakers
• Scrum Masters, Agile coaches, trainers, leaders & enthusiasts
• Non- IT Professionals
You will be able to interact with like-minded people across different industries. So come and Immerse Yourself in 2-days of meaningful conversations about Accelerating Business Agility!
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- 18 SEUs for renewing any of the Scrum Alliance Credentials
- Networking opportunities to increase the reachability in the industry
- Helps increase awareness of how the industry is moving along and presents opportunities for growth in your role
- Increases confidence in the day-to-day work by hearing ways to address challenges from Industry experts.