Høvik, Norway, 25 September 2017 – DNV GL has transferred all its 90 000 certificates to a private blockchain, being the first in the certification industry to leverage on this technology. Every certificate is digitally tagged, traceable and stored in a private blockchain. The technology blocks counterfeit certificates, allowing companies to communicate their certification in a transparent and secure way.

“For 150 years, we in DNV GL have been in the business of building trust, but in the age of digital transformation, there is an increased need for transparency in a volatile business environment,” says Luca Crisciotti, CEO of DNV GL – Business Assurance.

In an increased effort to build digital trust, DNV GL in partnership with Deloitte EMEA Blockchain Lab have now delivered the first live blockchain solution in the certification industry.

“This is one of the first blockchain applications outside the finance industry, and it shows the limitless possibilities this technology provides. In not too long there will be concepts, prototypes and investments emerging in every major industry,” says Martin Bryn, Partner at Deloitte.

As a business assurance provider, DNV GL works in a variety of industries to certify companies’ processes, products, facilities and supply chains to national and international standards. When a certificate is issued, the data is digitized, sent to the blockchain and a digital identity is assigned to each certificate. All certificates are uniquely tagged and traceable and the original is stored in a network of computers instead of a central repository. In total, this makes it possible to uncover fraud and by scanning a QR code on the certificate anyone can through the blockchain verify that a company is certified.

“Putting our certificates in the blockchain is the first step towards building a new digital assurance concept. Our objective is to use blockchain and other disruptive technologies to provide new services and continue to create value for our customers,” says Renato Grottola, Global Digital Transformation Director, DNV GL – Business Assurance.

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Deloitte to offer LogRhythm’s Threat Lifecycle Management technology to help customers rapidly detect, neutralise and recover from security threats

June 8th, 2017 — LogRhythm, the Security Intelligence Company, today announced that Deloitte in Canada has selected its Threat Lifecycle Management (TLM) technology to support Deloitte’s Managed Security Services and other Cyber Security offerings.

The partnership will help clients prevent damaging cyber incidents by enabling the rapid detection and response to threats targeting their extended IT environments. Deloitte selected LogRhythm as a partner due to its unique TLM technology, which delivers an end-to-end collection of aligned security operations capabilities designed to reduce the mean-time-to-detect (MTTD) and mean-time-to-respond (MTTR) to cyber threats. Under the partnership, Deloitte in Canada will leverage LogRhythm’s TLM technology in new Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Security Operation Center (SOC) build-out engagements.

“We’re thrilled to formalise our relationship with LogRhythm,” said Rocco Galletto, partner at Deloitte Canada. “LogRhythm’s powerful next-generation TLM technology, combined with our managed security services and cybersecurity team, provide our clients a world-class set of solutions to meet the challenges of today’s continually evolving threat landscape.”

“This partnership bolsters our ability to deliver LogRhythm’s award-winning TLM technology to more customers around the world,” noted Bill Smith, senior vice president of worldwide field operations at LogRhythm. “Deloitte has been ranked number one globally in security consulting services by Gartner, and has been named a leader in the IDC MarketScape on worldwide organisational consulting based on strategy and capability. We’re proud to be Deloitte’s preferred SIEM and SOC platform.”

About LogRhythm
LogRhythm, a leader in Threat Lifecycle Management, empowers organizations around the globe to rapidly detect, respond to and neutralize damaging cyberthreats. The company’s patented award-winning platform unifies next-generation SIEM, log management, network and endpoint monitoring, user entity and behavior analytics (UEBA), security automation and orchestration (SAO) and advanced security analytics. In addition to protecting customers from the risks associated with cyberthreats, LogRhythm provides compliance automation and assurance, and enhanced IT intelligence.

Among its many industry accolades, LogRhythm has been positioned as a Leader in Gartner’s SIEM Magic Quadrant, received SC Labs’ “Recommended” rating for SIEM and UTM for 2017 and won “Best SIEM” in SANS Institute’s “Best of 2016 Awards.”

About Deloitte
Deloitte, one of Canada’s leading professional services firms, provides audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services. Deloitte LLP, an Ontario limited liability partnership, is the Canadian member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited.

Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a UK private companies limited by guarantee, and its network of member firms, each of which is a legally separate and independent entity. Please see www.deloitte.com/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited and its member firms.

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TechGig Code Gladiators 2017 sets out to make history again with 12 different coding arenas, 52 coding languages and Rs. 3 Crores worth of prizes for India’s Best Coders

April 12, 2017: TechGig Code Gladiators (TGCG) has once again proven its credentials as India’s Biggest Coding Contest. Having successfully created and sustained its National Title in the Limca Book of Records over the last 2 editions. The current 2017 edition is all set to blow these records out of the water having already racked up over 95,000 coder registrations since March 20, 2017 till date.

Speaking of the ramp up, Dipti Tandon, TechGig’s Head of Product and Technology, said, “The kind of participation and enthusiasm we are witnessing in this year’s competition is unprecedented proof of TechGig’s domination as India’s top coding platform and community. We want to include as many coders as possible in our celebration of this achievement and now have over 1,00,000 prizes worth over Rs. 3 Crores to be won.”

The massive interest can be gauged by the fact that Top companies such as Iris Software, Deloitte, Hexaware Tech, ITC Infotech, Times Internet, Accenture, IBM, AXA, Croma, Shoppers Stop, and Infosys, have added their fuel to TGCG 2017 and fired up the prizes to a whopping Rs. 3 Crores!

Anil Apte, Director, Iris Software, explains their enthusiasm, “TechGig provides us the platform to assist us in talent acquisition, talent development and talent retention.  We have seen an uptick in our brand image and it has helped attract and engage with talented developers in the community through our association with TechGig over the last 3 years. This year we have decided to deepen this relationship by partnering as the title event sponsors.”

TechGig Code Gladiators 2017 has been expanded to include 12 Arenas for Coders to Battle for Supremacy –

10 Theme Competitions covering the hottest technologies, give top coders the chance to test their skills against the best of the best. Theme Champions win Rs 2,00,000 each and Runner ups win Rs 1,00,000 each! These technologies include –

1. E-Commerce – focused on improving the online shopping experience.
2. Machine Learning – proving mastery in devising complex models and algorithms for prediction.
3. Data Science – displaying expertise in turning data into information and information into insights.
4. Bot Challenges– increasing the performance and prowess of AI and Bots.
5. DevOps – mastery in tools that increase an organization’s ability to deliver applications and services at high velocity
6. IoT– expertise in transforming everyday objects digitally for enhancing their utility
7. Big Data Analytics – analytical skills to develop deep insights from massive data sets
8. IBM Watson –expertise in using IBM’s Watson AI platform to solve real problems
9. BeTheGeek – expertise in simplifying complex design problems
10. Software Framework– mastery in creating and using reusable code
1. Beat the Leader Track – a techie favorite, creates a huge buzz as techies try to best each other in writing the perfect code. This track will have Daily Winners rewarded with a Cash Prize of Rs. 20,000/- each and the Overall Leader will win Rs. 1.5 Lakhs!
2. The Open Contest – is the main event that features the largest choice of languages in the world. Coders participate in their preferred language out of the 52 choices on offer. Prizes include cash awards of over Rs. 8 Lakhs. The Open Contest Champion will win Rs 2,50,000/-, the 1st Runner-Up: Rs 2,00,000, the 2nd Runner-Up: Rs 1,50,000, the 3rd Runner-Up : Rs 1,00,000, the 4th Runner-Up : Rs 75,000, and the Best Female Coder : Rs 50,000/- in Cash.

In addition, the top 5,000 coders will win Rs. 700 DineOut gift vouchers & three months’ premium subscriptions of Gaana.com worth Rs. 300. Also, one lakh Gaana.com subscriptions for 1 month and 50,000 DineOut vouchers worth Rs 150 each are being awarded as a special gesture to participants.

Furthermore, TechGig Code Gladiator winners have a chance to accelerate their career growth and feature in the hiring wish list of top IT companies who watch this competition closely to identify hidden jewels in the Tech Space.

TechGig Code Gladiators registrations are open till May 7, 2017 –  https://www.techgig.com/cg

About TechGig.com:

TechGig.com is a culmination of everything related to technology, a platform exclusively for IT professionals to synergize, share, exchange ideas, facts and information as well as showcase their work and express their views on the vast repertoire that the IT industry encompasses. Garnering cutting edge views, reviews and news, jobs as well as providing a podium for connecting with your colleagues, peers are the mainstay of TechGig.com. The TechGig network is operated by Times Business Solutions – a Division of Times Internet Ltd.

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21 – 22 October 2013                  The Imperial, New Delhi

Chief Guest: Dr. Parthasarathi Shome, Adviser to Finance Minister

ASSOCHAM has always aimed to enhance awareness of topical issues that confront today’s business enterprises. Issues such as the effects of the current tax regimes on levels of foreign investment, the problems involved in integrating domestic tax reforms with existing international tax treaties and arrangements, international tax avoidance and efforts to prevent it; the existence and impact of tax havens and other low-tax jurisdictions are all of utmost important. We, as one of the fastest growing economies in the world, need to take into account how various International taxation issues will affect us.

Therefore to present a wider perspective of contemporary international taxation typical issues and procedures and offer insight into issues that impinge the growth of international trade and commerce, ASSOCHAM is organizing the 10^th International Tax Conference on the 21^st and 22^nd of October 2013 at The Imperial Hotel, New Delhi.

Dr. Parthasarathi Shome, Adviser to Finance Minister has already agreed to be the Chief Guest and Inaugurate the Conference. We have requested Dr. Sudha Sharma, Chairperson, CBDT and Shri N.C. Joshi, DGIT – International Taxation to share their views with the industry. Beside them, the conference will also be addressed by other renowned Speakers across the globe as well as eminent expert from India. 

The 10^th International Tax Conference of ASSOCHAM envisages providing a platform for the tax payers, tax professionals and policy makers to understand each other’s perspective in respect of legislation affecting international transactions. The bringing together the best minds to evaluate contemporary matters within finance and taxation

DATE, TIME & VENUE

TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED

• APA – Experiences and way-forward
• Safe Harbour Rules – Implications
• Transfer Pricing Controversies and Issues
• Transfer Pricing and Attribution of Profits- Emerging Global Trends and Indian approach
• Panel Discussion on Transfer Pricing
• Panel on Emerging International Tax developments
• Panel Discussion on Tax Controversies- International Tax
• Contentious issues under indirect tax laws
• Challenges in cross border transactions under service tax law
• Audits under Indirect Tax laws

CHIEF GUEST
Dr. Parthasarathi Shome, Adviser to Finance Minister & Head – Tax Administration Reform Commission

SPEAKERS INVITED FROM GOVERNMENT

• Dr. Sudha Sharma, Chairperson, CBDT
• Shri N. C. Joshi, DGIT International Tax
• Shri Akhilesh Ranjan, Joint Secretary, FTD-I
• Shri P.K. Mohanty, Joint Secretary (TRU-I), CBEC
• Shri S.Dutt Majumder, Ombudsman, Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax, Delhi
• Shri Peeyush Jain, Department Representative (TP bench)
• Shri M. S. Ray, Director of Income Tax (International Taxation)-I, Delhi
• Shri Kamlesh C. Varshney,  Commissioner Income Tax- APA

OTHER EMINENT SPEAKERS

• Dr. Rana Kapoor President, ASSOCHAM
• Mr. M. Lakshminarayanan, Chairman, ASSOCHAM National Council on  International Tax
• Mr. Rahul Garg, Co-Chair, ASSOCHAM National Council on International Tax & Direct Tax
• Mr. J K Mittal, Co-Chairman, ASSOCHAM National Council on Indirect Tax
• Ms. Bela Mao, Country Tax Head, Shell India
• Mr. Deepak Dhanak,VP & Global Head Tax, EXL
• Mr. Girish Dave, Advocate
• Mohd. Haroon Qureshi, Head of Tax – Asia Pacific, Genpact
• Mr. Naveen Jain, Head Taxation, Cairn Energy
• Mr. P. V. Srinivasan, Senior Vice President – Wipro
• Mr. Rohinton Sidhwa, Partner, Deloitte
• Mr. R. Muralidharan, Executive Director, PwC
• CMA S C Mohanty, President, The Institute of Cost Accountants of India 
• Ms. Saloni Roy, Senior Director, Deloitte
• Mr. Samir Gandhi, Partner, Deloitte
• Mr. S. P. Singh, Sr. Director, Deloitte
• Ms. S. Nageswari, Vice President-Finance, Tata Communications Limited
• Mr. Sandeep Puri, Executive Director, PwC
• Mr. Sanjay Tolia, Executive Director, PwC
• Mr. Tarun Arora, Senior Director, Deloitte
• Mr. Vijay Iyer, Partner, Ernst & Young
• Mr. Vijay Mathur, Sr. Adviser, PwC
• Mr. Vishal Anand, Executive Director, PwC

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The conference is targeted at: CEOs, CFOs, Tax Experts, Middle & Sr. Level Officers dealing in Taxation in the corporate world as well as practicing CA, CS, CMA and other related professionals, Trade & Industry, Government, Public Sector Units, Consultancy Organizations, Funding Agencies, Corporate Lawyers, Banks & Other Financial Institutions, FTOs.

REGISTRATION FEE
Rs. 5,000/- per delegate per day
Rs. 8,000/- per delegate for two days
 (10% discount for two or more persons from the same organization)

The fee is inclusive of Service Tax, refreshment, lunch & course material.

FOR REGISTRATION
Kindly fill the attached registration form and send to us at finance@assocham.com at the earliest. Since the seats are limited therefore shall be made available on first-come-first served basis. You are requested to register yourself and also nominate your colleagues for the same.

www.assocham.com

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Offshore Energy  Exhibition and Conference 2014 will be held on 28 & 29 October 2014 at the Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlands. 2014 brings the 7^th edition of Offshore Energy.

Offshore Energy is the fastest growing gathering of offshore industry professionals. Founded in 2008 with 70 exhibitors and 1,765 visitors, Offshore Energy has been breaking records year after year. The 6^th edition of Offshore Energy on 15 & 16 October 2013 brings together some 500 exhibitors and over 8,500 visitors representing 50 nationalities.

The organization expects that the event will continue on its path of steady growth. Offshore Energy 2014 will host between 500 and 600 exhibitors and is expected to attract over 10,000 professionals from all over the world. Both the exhibition and the extensive conference program of Offshore Energy 2014 will address the technical, operational and commercial challenges associated with industry growth.

The 2014 technical program will once again feature an international faculty of speakers covering a broad palette of topics. Meetings range from high caliber panels and technical sessions to annual meetings of industry organizations and masterclasses, catering to professionals from board level to operational level and young talents.

Companies and organizations who want to exhibit at or sponsor thistop quality event in 2014 are encouraged to visit the 2013 edition on 15 &16 October 2013 in halls 9,10 and 11 of the Amsterdam RAI. Visiting the exhibition is free of charge, conference delegates pay a small delegate fee. Registration via http://registration.offshore-energy.biz/

The 2013 Offshore Energy Conference features contributions from Shell, Siemens AG, CB&I, EBN, Oranje Nassau Energie, Van Dyke Energy, Bluewater Energy Services, Fugro, Wood Mackenzie, ABB, Mojo Maritime Ltd. , SCHOTTEL, Rabobank International , Wärtsilä, Green Giraffe Energy Bankers, ABN AMRO, Deloitte, Tulip Oil, McKinsey & Company, GIEK Norway, Indofin, Atradius, Iv-Groep,GDF SUEZ E&P Nederland BV, Damen and many more. Dylan Group is Gold Sponsor of Offshore Energy 2013.

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* Largest class comprising 762 students across Hyderabad and Mohali campuses

* 21% increase in number of Participating Companies – 421

* · 27% increase in number of Offers – 798

Hyderabad/ Mohali, April 26, 2013: The Indian School of Business (ISB) today announced the placement results for the Class of 2013 of its Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP). The Class comprising 762 students participated in a first-of-its-kind ‘integrated’ placements held across the Hyderabad and Mohali campuses. Under this process, the ISB ensured campus-neutral placements that allowed students and recruiters an equal opportunity to interact with each other irrespective of the location.

Making the announcement, Deepak Chandra, Deputy Dean, ISB said, “The 2013 placements season at ISB signifies an important milestone in the history of the school. We are happy to share that the integrated approach has proved to be a successful model. It has set new benchmarks by attracting the highest number of recruiters who have made the largest number of offers that we have ever received. We are very appreciative of the support received from our recruiters, students and alumni in this initiative. This success is also a testimony to the acceptance of the one school, two campus philosophy of the ISB.”

The placements highlights for the year include:

Highest number of participating Companies and Offers: Through the ‘integrated’ placements concept, the ISB made all efforts to reach out to a large number of recruiters and as a result, the number of companies participating and offers made has seen a significant increase. A total of 421 companies (increase of 21% over last year) have contributed around 798 offers (increase of 27% over last year) as on date. With the rolling placements still underway, and around 5 % of the Class participating in various stages of the placements process, these numbers will only increase further, till the process concludes in May.

Women students continue to fare well: Women students at the ISB, who comprise 29% of the class, have done exceptionally well both in terms of offers received as well as roles. Reflecting a trend of recruiting women for strategic roles, several leading companies chose our women students for key roles such as Director, Chief Strategy Officer, General Manager, Executive Assistant to Managing Director, Vice Presidents and Regional Managers. A highlight of this year was the ‘Axis Bank – ISB Leadership Programme’, where the bank selected 12 women students to build a women leadership pipeline for their organisation.

Leadership Programmes robust: Companies across sectors and geographies continued to bring their prestigious Leadership Programmes to the ISB. These roles are aimed at building the leadership pipeline for the participating companies. Leadership programmes constituted around 10% of the total number of offers made this year, and came from companies such as Aditya Birla Group, Bharti Airtel, Axis Bank, IBM India, Ranbaxy Ltd, General Electric, HCL Technologies, among others.

Technology and Consulting emerge as leading Sectors: The Technology sector made the largest number of offers on campus. 300 offers were made by 53 companies such as Apple, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Facebook, Google, HCL, Hewlett Packard, IBM, ITC Infotech, Microsoft, Wipro Ltd, among others.

Consulting sector was the second largest recruiter, contributing 163 offers from around 30 companies including A T Kearney, Accenture, Booz & Co, Boston Consulting Group, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Global eProcure, KPMG, McKinsey & Company, Oliver Wyman, Parthenon and PwC.

Increased interest from the BFSI sector: This year saw a revival in hiring for finance positions wherein several leading banks and other financial institutions made a total of 75 offers on campus. Companies included Citibank NA, Delta Partners FZ LLC, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, ICICI Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, UBS AG, Yes Bank, among others.

Pharma, Healthcare and Biotech remain steady: For the third consecutive year this sector made its presence felt and contributed 58 offers, which were made by leading players including Biocon, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Johnson & Johnson, Max Healthcare Ltd, Novartis Pharma AG and Ranbaxy Laboratories among others. ISB is perhaps the only B-School where this sector continues to recruit year on year in significant numbers, owing to the presence of several healthcare and pharma professionals in the student body.

Leading Functional Choices: Consulting and Sales & Marketing were the two most preferred functional areas for ISB graduates attracting 27 % and 21% of students respectively. Recruiting companies for Sales & Marketing roles included Arvind Lifestyle Brands & Retail, Bharti Walmart, Britannia Industries, Dabur India, Hindustan Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser, Videocon Industries, among others.

A total of 741 students participated in the placements process this year, out of the 762 students in the Class of 2013. 21 students opted out of the process to start their own ventures, return to their companies or family businesses. The ISB follows the ‘Rolling Placements’ concept – a lateral hiring process spread over several months, giving both the recruiters and the students, time to find their best fit. During this period, the school also supports and encourages students in their independent search efforts to find their preferred careers. Through these various options, the school aims to provide students with more offers as well as variety of roles to find their best match.

About the Indian School of Business (ISB)

The ISB was established in 2001 with an aspiration to put India on the global map of management education. Over the years, the ISB has successfully pioneered several new trends in management education in India, and has firmly established itself as one among the top global b Schools. The ISB also has the distinction of becoming the first South Asian B-school to receive the AACSB accreditation. Chartering its next phase of growth, the ISB flagged off its second campus at Mohali, Punjab in April 2012. Though located at Hyderabad and Mohali, the School functions as one entity with a seamless integration across both the campuses.

A strong pool of research-oriented resident and international faculty from reputed B-schools has been a key factor that helped the ISB to emerge as one of the leading B Schools with its cutting edge research and pedagogy. It has set up eight research centres serving as a bridge between the industry and the academia and carry forward its research agenda as well as promote education in areas critical to India’s development. The ISB offers its flagship one year Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) besides the Post Graduate Programme in Management for Senior Executives (PGPMAX), Management programme for family businesses (MFAB) and a bouquet of Executive Education Programmes that cater to top and middle management. The school also has a Fellow Programme in Management (FPM). The school has over 5200 PGP Alumni and 25,000+ Executive Education Alumni spread across over 25 countries making an impact on the business and society. For more information, visit www.isb.edu

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