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Innovature Kicks Off 2026 with Annual Kick-Off Meet in Kochi

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Introduction

Innovature kicked off 2026 with its Annual Kick-Off Meet at the Monsoon Empress Hotel, Kochi, Kerala. The event brought together leadership and teams to reflect on progress, align on priorities, and set the direction for the year ahead, with a strong emphasis on building future-ready teams and long-term value creation.

About the Annual Kick-Off

The Annual Kick-Off is Innovature’s annual leadership-led forum to share strategy, reinforce culture, and recognize excellence across the organization. The 2026 Kick-Off focused on vision, partnerships, people development, and capability building, while celebrating individual contributions and long-standing commitment to the company.

Thought Leadership: Perspectives from Innovature’s Leadership

The leadership team shared a unified yet multi-dimensional view of Innovature’s journey ahead:

  • Ravindranath A V, CEO – Americas, opened the event by emphasizing collaboration, execution discipline, and shared ownership as key drivers for sustainable growth.

  • Global CEO Gijo Sivan outlined Vision 2030, setting the strategic agenda for the years ahead. His address focused on scale, long-term direction, and the importance of aligning people, technology, and execution.

  • Joji John, Channel and Strategy Partner, spoke about the partnership roadmap for 2026, highlighting the role of strategic alliances in driving differentiated value and market expansion.

  • From a people and culture lens, Meghna George, HR Manager, introduced Ignite, Innovature’s Learning Excellence Programme, designed to strengthen continuous learning, capability development, and leadership readiness.

  • Vizepräsident Unnikrishnan S shared the company’s vision for building a future-ready workforce, focusing on adaptability, skill depth, and preparedness for evolving business and technology landscapes.

About Innovature

Innovature is a global software development and digital transformation company with delivery centers across North America, APAC, MENA, and Europe. Since 2005, Innovature has enabled enterprises across various sectors, including finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and retail, to scale with customized software, data engineering, cloud, and AI solutions.
Our hybrid delivery model empowers organizations to insource strategic data and AI capability while outsourcing engineering execution—allowing faster modernization, smarter decision-making, and lower operational risk.

Recognizing Excellence

The latter part of the event was dedicated to celebrating people and performance. Service anniversary awards recognized long-standing contributions, followed by the announcement of key individual honors.

The Employee of the Year award for 2026 was presented to Tincy M Thomas, recognizing exceptional impact, consistency, and commitment. The event also featured the Newbie Award und Tech Wizard Award, celebrating emerging talent and technical excellence.

Looking Ahead

The event concluded with a closing note from the leadership team, reaffirming Innovature’s commitment to building future-ready teams and working towards a shared vision for a stronger, more aligned, and impactful 2026.

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Introduction

Innovature kicked off 2026 with its Annual Kick-Off Meet at the Monsoon Empress Hotel, Kochi, Kerala. The event brought together leadership and teams to reflect on progress, align on priorities, and set the direction for the year ahead, with a strong emphasis on building future-ready teams and long-term value creation.

About the Annual Kick-Off

The Annual Kick-Off is Innovature’s annual leadership-led forum to share strategy, reinforce culture, and recognize excellence across the organization. The 2026 Kick-Off focused on vision, partnerships, people development, and capability building, while celebrating individual contributions and long-standing commitment to the company.

Thought Leadership: Perspectives from Innovature’s Leadership

The leadership team shared a unified yet multi-dimensional view of Innovature’s journey ahead:

  • Ravindranath A V, CEO – Americas, opened the event by emphasizing collaboration, execution discipline, and shared ownership as key drivers for sustainable growth.

  • Global CEO Gijo Sivan outlined Vision 2030, setting the strategic agenda for the years ahead. His address focused on scale, long-term direction, and the importance of aligning people, technology, and execution.

  • Joji John, Channel and Strategy Partner, spoke about the partnership roadmap for 2026, highlighting the role of strategic alliances in driving differentiated value and market expansion.

  • From a people and culture lens, Meghna George, HR Manager, introduced Ignite, Innovature’s Learning Excellence Programme, designed to strengthen continuous learning, capability development, and leadership readiness.

  • Vizepräsident Unnikrishnan S shared the company’s vision for building a future-ready workforce, focusing on adaptability, skill depth, and preparedness for evolving business and technology landscapes.

About Innovature

Innovature is a global software development and digital transformation company with delivery centers across North America, APAC, MENA, and Europe. Since 2005, Innovature has enabled enterprises across various sectors, including finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and retail, to scale with customized software, data engineering, cloud, and AI solutions.
Our hybrid delivery model empowers organizations to insource strategic data and AI capability while outsourcing engineering execution—allowing faster modernization, smarter decision-making, and lower operational risk.

Recognizing Excellence

The latter part of the event was dedicated to celebrating people and performance. Service anniversary awards recognized long-standing contributions, followed by the announcement of key individual honors.

The Employee of the Year award for 2026 was presented to Tincy M Thomas, recognizing exceptional impact, consistency, and commitment. The event also featured the Newbie Award und Tech Wizard Award, celebrating emerging talent and technical excellence.

Looking Ahead

The event concluded with a closing note from the leadership team, reaffirming Innovature’s commitment to building future-ready teams and working towards a shared vision for a stronger, more aligned, and impactful 2026.

For Service Inquiries

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Wahbe Rezek

Berater, KI & Deep Tech

Wahbe, mit Sitz in Amsterdam, verfügt über einen soliden Hintergrund im Projekt- und IT-Change-Management, insbesondere bei der Stadt Amsterdam und ING. Im Jahr 2019 wechselte er als Programmmanager in die Abteilung Financial Markets von ING und spezialisierte sich auf KI. Seit Ende 2022 hat Wahbe Future Focus gegründet, das KI-Beratungs- und Implementierungsdienste anbietet und Kunden dabei unterstützt, das Potenzial der künstlichen Intelligenz voll auszuschöpfen. Darüber hinaus ist er als Advisor-AI & Deep Tech bei Innovature tätig, wo er strategische Einblicke und Beratung zu modernsten KI-Technologien bietet.

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Jesper Bågeman

Partner, Technologie

Jesper ist ein IT-Enthusiast, der sich dafür einsetzt, durch Technologie positive Veränderungen voranzutreiben. Er leitet mit drei Kernprinzipien: Aufbau echter Partnerschaften mit Kunden, Integration von Nachhaltigkeit in den Betrieb und Priorisierung der Stärkung und des Wohlbefindens von Teammitgliedern. Jespers Engagement für diese Werte stellt sicher, dass er wirkungsvolle Ergebnisse liefert.

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Tiby Kuruvila

Chefberater

Tiby ist ein angesehener Technologieexperte, der für seine Beiträge im Projektmanagement und in der Technologieentwicklung bekannt ist. Sein Engagement für den technologischen Fortschritt und das Management von Kundenbeziehungen hat ihn zu einem wertvollen Mitarbeiter für die Förderung des Geschäftswachstums und die Aufrechterhaltung der Kundenzufriedenheit in verschiedenen Sektoren gemacht.

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Meghna George

Personalleiter

Meghna widmet sich der Gestaltung von HR-Praktiken und der Förderung einer Kultur des Wachstums und der Ermächtigung, um Innovature in eine glänzende Zukunft zu führen. Mit einem beeindruckenden Hintergrund im Personalwesen hat Meghna erfolgreich HR Shared Services geleitet und das HRBP-Portfolio für große Serviceeinheiten verwaltet. Ihre Expertise umfasst strategische Planung, Change Management und Mitarbeiterentwicklung, was sie zu einer entscheidenden Kraft für die Förderung organisatorischer Exzellenz macht.

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Unnikrishnan S

Vizepräsident

Unnikrishnan bringt einen reichen Erfahrungsschatz in der Durchführung wirkungsvoller Softwareprojekte und der Umsetzung strategischer Technologiesinitiativen mit. Seine umfassenden Kenntnisse in Projektmanagement, Betrieb und Kundenbindung führen durchweg zu bedeutenden Ergebnissen und machen ihn zu einem vertrauenswürdigen Führer im IT-Bereich.

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Gijo Sivan

CEO, Global

Gijo hat seinen Sitz in Japan und verfügt über zwei Jahrzehnte Erfahrung in modernen Webtechnologien, Big Data-Analysen, Cloud Computing und Data Mining. Er spielt eine entscheidende Rolle bei der Gestaltung des globalen Rufs des Unternehmens, insbesondere in der japanischen IT-Branche, und bringt umfassende Erfahrungen in den Bereichen Vertrieb, Delivery Management, Partner Management, Betrieb und Technologieberatung mit.

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Ravindranath A V

CEO, Indien & Amerika

Ravindranath ist ein erfahrener Manager, der für seine globale Expertise in IT-Strategie, Infrastruktur und der Bereitstellung von Software-Services bekannt ist. Mit Fokus auf Innovation übersetzt er Geschäftskonzepte von Kunden in umsetzbare Lösungen für verschiedene Branchen wie Bankwesen, Einzelhandel, Bildung und Telekommunikation.

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