Galent Hosts ‘Fourthwards’ Roundtable Series

• 
  
  AI’s
  Role
  in
  Elevating
  GCCs’
  Value,
  challenges,
  and
  opportunities
  in
  second-generation
  AI
  discussed

• 
  
  Fourthwards
  Report:
  AI
  &
  the
  Future
  of
  GCCs
  –
  Navigating
  the
  GenAI
  Landscape,
  launched

Galent,
an
AI-native
engineering
firm,
hosted
the
inaugural
in-person
edition
of
Fourthwards
Roundtable
series
held
in
Hyderabad
and
Bangalore
recently.
The
premium
flagship
programme
brought
together
top
industry
leaders
to
shape
AI-driven
transformation
in
India’s
Global
Capability
Centres
(GCC)
landscape.

Ashwin
Bharath
(CEO,
Galent)
moderates
the
Fourthwards
roundtable
with
Francisco
D’Souza
(Co-founder
&
Former
CEO,
Cognizant)
and
Sumeet
Chabria
(CEO,
Thoughtlinks)

A
total
of
60
GCC
leaders
managing
over
500K
employees
across
12+
Fortune
200
and
25+
Fortune
500
companies,
across
all
major
industry
domains
were
part
of
the
gathering.

Francisco
D’Souza,
Co-founder
&
former
CEO,
Cognizant,

Sumeet
Chabria,
CEO
of
ThoughtLinks,
and
ex-Global
COO/CIO
of
Bank
of
America
and
HSBC,
and

Ashwin
Bharath,
CEO,
Galent
and
Executive
Chairman,
Revature
led
the
conservations.

Fourthwards
by
Galent
fosters
cross-industry
collaboration
to
help
leaders
navigate
AI’s
impact
on
global
services,
workforce
transformation,
and
evolving
service
models.
The
discussions
reinforced
India’s
leadership
in
AI-powered
enterprise
innovation
and
emphasized
the
need
for
collective
action
to
unlock
AI’s
full
potential.
Held
under
Chatham
House
Rules,
the
discussions
encouraged
open
conversations
on
AI’s
opportunities
and
challenges.

The
event
highlights
included
a
Fireside
chat,
moderated
by
Ashwin
Bharath
which
explored
AI’s
role
in
reshaping
GCC
strategies
to
drive
global
innovation
and
value
creation,
a
roundtable
discussion
led
by
Francisco
D’Souza
and
Sumeet
Chabria,
facilitating
candid
conversations
on
AI
strategy
alignment,
Generative
AI
differentiation,
and
scaling
challenges.
The
series
threw
light
on
AI’s
defining
role
in
GCC
evolution,
showcasing
how
Indian
GCCs
are
not
just
adapting
to
AI
but
actively
driving
innovation
and
creating
new
paradigms
of
value
creation
in
the
global
services
ecosystem.

The
series
highlighted
how
GCCs
are
evolving
beyond
service
centres
into
core
enablers
of
enterprise
strategy
and
the
advantage
of
having
a
unique
ecosystem
with
top
talent,
reskilling
capabilities
and
a
collaborative
environment
not
easily
replicated
at
enterprise
headquarters.
The
other
takeaways
included
responsible
AI
adoption
and
how
AI
must
drive
business
outcomes. 

Sharing
his
thoughts,

Sumeet
Chabria,
CEO
of
ThoughtLinks,
and
ex-Global
COO/CIO
of
Bank
of
America
and
HSBC
said,
“What
we
witnessed
was
a
remarkable
convergence
of
ideas
and
strategies.
The
participating
GCC
leaders
demonstrated
how
they’re
leveraging
AI
to
transform
their
operations
from
traditional
service
delivery
centers
to
strategic
innovation
hubs.”

Ashwin
Bharat,
CEO
of
Galent,
launched
the
Fourthwards
Report:
AI
&
the
Future
of
GCCs
–
Navigating
the
GenAI
Landscape,
a
definitive
guide
for
industry
leaders
to
understand
and
leverage
Second
Generation
AI
and
said,
“At
Galent,
we
believe
Generative
AI
&
Agentic
AI
will
open
far
more
doors
than
they
will
close.
However,
true
success
requires
GCCs
and
enterprises
to
work
as
one.
AI
adoption
is
moving
at
unprecedented
speed,
and
when
the
shift
happens,
GCCs
must
lead
the
charge—not
play
catch-up.” 

About
Fourthwards
by
Galent

Fourthwards
is
Galent’s
premier
thought
leadership
series
dedicated
to
AI’s
role
in
the
Fourth
Industrial
Revolution.
It
features
exclusive
roundtables
and
culminates
in
annual
reports
offering
actionable
insights
on
AI,
regulatory
landscapes,
and
workforce
evolution.

About
Galent

Galent
is
an
AI-native
digital
engineering
firm
delivering
enterprise-ready
AI
solutions.
With
a
mission
to
help
organizations
lead
in
an
AI-driven
world,
Galent
provides
cutting-edge
platforms
and
strategies
for
digital
transformation.

Learn
more
at

www.galent.com.