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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.

  • Vice-président 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 et 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.

  • Vice-président 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 et 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

Conseiller, IA et Deep Tech

Basé à Amsterdam, Wahbe possède une solide expérience en gestion de projets et de changements informatiques, notamment à la Ville d'Amsterdam et chez ING. En 2019, il est devenu Program Manager au sein de la division Financial Markets d'ING, spécialisé dans l'IA. Depuis fin 2022, Wahbe a fondé Future Focus, une entreprise proposant des services de conseil et d'implémentation en IA, aidant les clients à maximiser le potentiel de l'intelligence artificielle. De plus, il occupe le poste de Conseiller IA et Deep Tech chez Innovature, où il apporte des perspectives stratégiques et des conseils sur les technologies d'IA de pointe.

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Jesper Bågeman

Partenaire, Technologie

Jesper est un passionné d'informatique engagé à apporter un changement positif grâce à la technologie. Il dirige selon trois principes fondamentaux : favoriser de véritables partenariats avec les clients, intégrer la durabilité dans les opérations et accorder la priorité à l'autonomisation et au bien-être des membres de l'équipe. Le dévouement de Jesper à ces valeurs garantit qu'il obtient des résultats percutants.

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Tiby Kuruvila

Conseiller Principal

Tiby est un expert technologique respecté, reconnu pour ses contributions dans la gestion de projet et le développement technologique. Son dévouement au progrès technologique et à la gestion des relations clients en a fait un atout précieux pour stimuler la croissance des entreprises et maintenir la satisfaction client dans divers secteurs.

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Meghna George

Responsable des ressources humaines

Meghna se consacre à façonner les pratiques RH et à favoriser une culture de croissance et d'autonomisation, guidant ainsi Innovature vers un avenir plus radieux. Forte d'une expérience impressionnante en ressources humaines, Meghna a dirigé avec succès des services partagés RH et géré le portefeuille des HRBP pour de grandes unités de prestation. Son expertise couvre la planification stratégique, la gestion du changement et le développement des employés, faisant d'elle une force essentielle dans la promotion de l'excellence organisationnelle.

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Unnikrishnan S

Vice-président

Unnikrishnan possède une riche expérience dans la réalisation de projets logiciels percutants et la mise en œuvre d'initiatives technologiques stratégiques. Sa connaissance approfondie de la gestion de projet, des opérations et de l'engagement client produit systématiquement des résultats significatifs, faisant de lui un leader de confiance dans le domaine de l'informatique.

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Gijo Sivan

PDG, Monde

Basé au Japon, Gijo possède deux décennies d'expérience dans les technologies web modernes, l'analyse de données massives, le cloud computing et l'exploration de données. Il joue un rôle essentiel dans la construction de la réputation mondiale de l'entreprise, en particulier au sein de l'industrie informatique japonaise, et apporte une vaste expérience dans les domaines de la vente, de la gestion des livraisons, de la gestion des partenaires, des opérations et du conseil technologique.

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Ravindranath A V

PDG, Inde et Amériques

Ravindranath est un cadre expérimenté reconnu pour sa maîtrise mondiale de la stratégie informatique, de l'infrastructure et de la prestation de services logiciels. Axé sur l'innovation, il traduit les concepts commerciaux des clients en solutions réalisables dans des secteurs diversifiés tels que la banque, le commerce de détail, l'éducation et les télécommunications.

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