Mar 06, 2026: HCLTech, a leading global technology company, in partnership with the Government of Tamil Nadu and the University of Western Australia (UWA), convened senior leaders from government, academia and industry at the Capability Summit 2026, hosted at its Sholinganallur campus in Chennai.
The summit, themed “From Complexity to Capability – A Leadership Imperative,” focused on how sustainable competitive advantage for nations and enterprises will increasingly depend not just on technology adoption, but on building scalable, resilient talent and leadership architectures to support long term digital growth.
The leadership exchange brought together Dr. Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, Hon’ble Minister for Information Technology, Government of Tamil Nadu (virtual address), Dr Ian Martinus, Investment and Trade Commissioner for India-Gulf, Invest and Trade Western Australia, Professor Amit Chakma, Vice-Chancellor of UWA, Srimathi Shivashankar, Corporate Vice President and Global Head, EdTech Business at HCLTech, and Swapan Johri, President, Growth Markets at HCLTech.
The collaboration between HCLTech and the University of Western Australia brings together industry and academia to advance future‑ready leadership and digital capabilities through joint dialogue, research, executive education and innovation exchange. It reflects UWA’s expanding presence in India, including its forthcoming Chennai campus, and HCLTech’s commitment to building sustainable talent ecosystems that strengthen leadership pipelines, embed continuous learning and align workforce development with evolving global digital priorities.
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