The Leadership Summit 2026, Chennai

SaaS Scale & Monetisation


01 August 2026
Radha Regent Chennai | 171, Jawaharlal Nehru Salai, Arumbakkam, Chennai - 600106

About The Event

About The Leadership
Summit 2026 Chennai

The SaaS ecosystem is evolving rapidly, driven by technological innovation, shifting customer expectations, and rising competition. As companies scale, they face key challenges in growth, retention, pricing, and revenue optimization.

The Leadership Summit 2026 Chennai brings together founders, product leaders, investors, and innovators to share insights and strategies for scaling and monetizing SaaS businesses.

This premier in-person event focuses on the theme “SaaS Scale & Monetisation.”

Join us to gain actionable insights from industry leaders across SaaS, cloud, product, growth, and venture ecosystems, and learn how to build scalable, resilient, and high-performing SaaS organizations.

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Who's Speaking?

Keynote Rajendran Dandapani
Rajendran Dandapani

Director, Zoho Corporation
President, Zoho Schools of Learning

Keynote Venkat Sriramagiri
Venkat Sriramagiri

CEO & MD
Worldline Global Services

Keynote Santosh Ramakrishnan
Santosh Ramakrishnan

Chief Technology Officer
UST

Featured Speaker Praveen Sridhar
Praveen Sridhar

Chief Customer Officer
Netcore Cloud

Featured Speaker Valli Thiagarajan
Valli Thiagarajan

Vice President - Head of Delivery - Wealth Management
Incedo Inc

Panelist Siva Maruthamuthu
Siva Maruthamuthu

Director - Engineering
Freshworks Inc

Panelist Madhava Venkatesh
Madhava Venkatesh

Co-founder & CTO
TrusTrace

Panelist Srinivas KVNDS
Srinivas KVNDS

Sr. Vice President & Delivery Head
Persistent Systems

Panelist Deepak Madhavan
Deepak Madhavan

AVP - Account Management & Europe, Middle East & Africa
Ramco Systems

Panelist Vinay Baijal
Vinay Baijal

Director Business Transformation
Leading USA Retail Giant

Panelist Parasuram Chandrasekaran
Parasuram Chandrasekaran

Manager Consulting Expert
CGI

Panelist Sudharshan AJ
Sudharshan AJ

VP of Engineering
Chargebee

Event Schedule

Saturday
01 August 2026
09:00 AM - 09:10 AM
Welcome Note
Rajendran Dandapani
09:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Keynote: What doesn’t Kill You… Makes You Stronger! - The SaaS Story!
Rajendran Dandapani
Director, Zoho Corporation
President, Zoho Schools of Learning
Venkat Sriramagiri
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Keynote: Scaling Innovation: Lessons from Building AI-Enabled Global Technology Organizations
Venkat Sriramagiri
CEO & MD
Worldline Global Services
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Tea/Coffee Break
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Zoho Demo
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Panel Discussion: Impact of Agentic AI on Workflows & Productivity
Parasuram Chandrasekaran

Parasuram Chandrasekaran

Manager Consulting Expert
CGI
Siva Maruthamuthu

Siva Maruthamuthu

Director - Engineering
Freshworks Inc
Madhava Venkatesh

Madhava Venkatesh

Co-founder & CTO
TrusTrace
Srinivas KVNDS

Srinivas KVNDS

Sr. Vice President & Delivery Head
Persistent Systems
01:00 PM - 01:45 PM
Lunch Break
Praveen Sridhar
01:45 PM - 02:15 PM
Featured Speaker: The New Org Chart: How AI Agents are Reshaping Team Structures in Customer Experience
Praveen Sridhar
Chief Customer Officer
Netcore Cloud
02:15 PM - 03:00 PM
Fireside Chat: From Product-Market Fit to Profit-Market Fit
Vinay Baijal

Vinay Baijal

Director Business Transformation
Leading USA Retail Giant
Deepak Madhavan

Deepak Madhavan

AVP - Account Management
Europe, Middle East & Africa
Ramco Systems
Sudharshan AJ

Sudharshan AJ

VP of Engineering
Chargebee
Santosh Ramakrishnan
03:00 PM - 03:45 PM
Keynote: The AI Era of SaaS: New Models for Scale and Monetization
Santosh Ramakrishnan
Chief Technology Officer
UST
Valli Thiagarajan
03:45 PM - 04:30 PM
Featured Speaker: AI-led personalisation and its impact on SaaS revenue
Valli Thiagarajan
Vice President - Head of Delivery - Wealth Management
Incedo Inc
04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Networking & Tea/Coffee Break
05:00 PM - 05:15 PM
Closing Note
Who Should Join

Who Should Join Us!

This summit is open to anyone eager to learn, explore, and engage with the evolving SaaS landscape, with a focus on scaling and monetisation. It offers a platform for professionals at all stages to exchange ideas, discover growth strategies, and unlock new revenue opportunities.

  • Networking Opportunities
  • Industry Connections
  • Strategic Insights

Why You Should Join Us!

Get Inspired
Learn how forward-thinking leaders turn volatility and uncertainty into opportunities to redefine the future.
Top Voices
Hear from the best Leadership & Management minds.
Industry Insights
Discover new perspectives from leading sectors including BFSI, Pharma, SaaS, AI, and more.
Actionable Ideas
Learn how you can be future ready in changing times.
Leadership Perspective
Gain strategic insights from India’s leading CXOs.
Envision Future
Come together to imagine and define the future and explore futuristic Leadership, Technology, Management & Strategy.

TITLE SPONSOR

With 55+ apps in nearly every major business category, including sales, marketing, customer support, accounting and back office operations, Zoho Corporation is one of the world's most prolific software companies.

Zoho is privately held and profitable with more than 15,000 employees. Zoho is headquartered in Chennai, India. Additional offices are in the United States, India, Japan, China, Singapore, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, the Netherlands, and the United Arab Emirates.

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