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title: "From Cost Center to Innovation Engine: India’s GCCs Redefining Business"
description: Discover how India’s GCCs drive product innovation & AI adoption, transforming from cost centers to strategic growth engines in global enterprises.
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# From Cost Center to Innovation Engine How India’s GCCs Are Redefining Global Business
Once a back-office cost play, India’s Global Capability Centers (GCCs) are now at the heart of product innovation, AI adoption, and strategic value creation for Global Enterprises. Join us to learn how forward-looking GCC leaders are partnering with Indian IT service providers to drive transformation — not just savings.
## From Cost Center to Innovation Engine
### How India’s GCCs Are Redefining Global Business
[Watch Webinar](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seP3uW_vTuk)
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Who Should Attend:
This is **not** a webinar for everyone. It’s for leaders who are rewriting the role of GCCs — from offshore cost centers to global innovation engines. If you’re responsible for steering your organization’s future, this session is for you.
- **Global CXOs** (CIO, CTO, COO, CDO) who see India not just as a back-office but as the next frontier for **AI, digital, and product innovation**.
- **GCC Leaders & Country Heads** building centers that influence boardroom strategy, not just delivery metrics.
- **Product & R&D Executives** driving India-first solutions that can scale worldwide.
- **Transformation & Strategy Leaders** tasked with unlocking new value streams through GCC innovation.
- **Talent & Capability Builders** shaping future-ready workforces inside India’s most strategic centers.
If your mandate is to **elevate your GCC from “support” to “strategic weapon”**, this conversation is where you belong.
## Speakers
### Kumaran Sasikanthan
### Group VP, Informatica
Kumaran leads engineering for some of Informatica’s most innovative products, driving technology roadmaps across both onshore and offshore delivery. He has successfully transitioned and scaled mid-to-large teams, balancing global mandates with India’s rising role as a hub for innovation. With hands-on experience in building product capability within GCCs, Kumaran offers a boardroom-to-lab perspective on how global organizations can unlock GCCs as engines of growth.
[](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kumaransasikanthan/)
### **Anil Katakam**
### Co-Founder & COO, Innominds
Anil leads Innominds’ global strategy and operations, steering the company’s positioning at the intersection of digital transformation and innovation. With a career spanning large-scale strategy-to-execution programs, Anil has been instrumental in shaping client relationships with some of the world’s most respected enterprises. He brings a unique perspective on how GCCs can evolve from cost-saving entities into strategic innovation engines.
[](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anilkumar-katakam-82bb284/)
### **Raj Sattaluri**
### Senior Vice President, Innominds
Raj partners with global enterprises to architect technology solutions that directly impact business outcomes. He specializes in translating emerging technologies into viable offerings — from engineering labs to AI-driven transformation programs. With deep experience in building centers of excellence and co-innovation models, Raj brings a practitioner’s lens to how GCCs can accelerate innovation through close collaboration with IT service providers.
[](https://www.linkedin.com/in/raj-sattaluri-1aa48a1/)
## Key Takeaways
Case Study
#### The Innovation Shift
Why GCCs are no longer “cost centers” and how global leaders are repositioning them as strategic assets.
Read More
Case Study
#### Collaboration Playbook
Real-world frameworks for partnering with Indian IT providers to drive co-innovation.
Read More
Case Study
#### Capability Roadmap
The top 3 innovation capabilities GCCs are building right now — and how they deliver measurable business impact.
Read More
Case Study
#### Case Insights
Lessons from Informatica and Innominds’ work with global GCCs
Read More
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