PwC India

As AI becomes embedded across business functions, the need for responsible, transparent and well-governed adoption arises at every level.   At our recent NED Session on ‘Trust and Governance in the Age of AI’ in Mumbai, the discussion explored how boards can play a more active role in shaping AI strategy and governance across the enterprise.   Sharing his perspective, Sachin Arora, Partner, iDAC, PwC India, speaks about the importance of building AI frameworks rooted in empathy, explainability, privacy and accountability, while ensuring human oversight remains central to decision-making. #CorporateGovernance #AIGovernance #BoardLeadership #NED #AI #RiskManagement

India’s aerospace and defence sector is crossing a critical threshold that will shape the next decade. Defence production has tripled in just five years, signalling strong momentum and opportunity.    As India accelerates its journey to become a global aerospace and defence manufacturing powerhouse, the importance of robust industry dialogue and strategic collaboration continues to grow. We’re delighted to be the knowledge partner for the Economic Times Aerospace & Defence Manufacturing Summit (ADMS) 2026, enabling meaningful conversations that will shape the future of the sector.    Join the summit to engage with industry leaders and connect with our experts as we explore what lies ahead.   Know more: https://lnkd.in/ganXKPrh   #ADMS2026 #Aerospace #Defence #Manufacturing #IndiaGrowth   Vinod Kumar Pathak | Pallab De | Vishvesh Prabhakar | Captain Vishal Kanwar (Retd) | Dinesh Arora | Sanjay Dawar | Ajay Nair | Amneet Singh

We're excited to extend our partnership with Leah to help organisations accelerate AI-led business transformation through agentic AI.    This collaboration combines PwC’s deep industry expertise, transformation capabilities and technology experience with Leah’s Agentic OS platform to enable enterprises to move beyond experimentation to scaled, outcome-driven AI adoption. Together, we will help organisations embed agentic AI across core business functions and industry value chains—unlocking value through intelligent orchestration of agents, workflows and data at enterprise scale. As organisations shift towards hybrid operating models powered by humans and AI, this alliance will support clients in accelerating value realisation and building resilient, future-ready enterprises. #AgenticAI #EnterpriseAI #AIOrchestration #DigitalTransformation    Manpreet Singh Ahuja | Aman Goel | Abhisek Ghosh | Arvind Ramamoorthy | Sanjay Singh | Gaurav Agarwal | Navnit Nakra | Anumeha Singh | Ritesh Jain | Ankur Jain | Sumit Srivastav

At the BCC Insurance Summit 2026, we launched our latest paper on how insurers can modernise core capabilities to respond to evolving customer expectations, emerging risks and regulatory shifts. It highlights strategic imperatives for building scalable, resilient and future‑ready insurance models. The launch aligns closely with the summit’s theme of enhancing insurance penetration and density in India. Amit Roy, Partner and Leader – Insurance and Allied Businesses, PwC India delivered a session about strategic insights for the insurance sector. Asim Parashar, Partner – Financial Services, PwC India moderated a panel on reimagining insurance with data and AI/ML. Akshay Ganatra moderated a panel discussion on changing re-insurance landscape. Download the paper to explore the insights shaping the future of insurance. https://lnkd.in/gB25fcTT    #FinancialServices #Insurance    Rajarshi Ghosh

This World Menstrual Hygiene Day, PwC India Foundation engaged with the female frontliners of Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve, women who spend their days protecting our forests and wildlife with quiet, unwavering strength. The PwC India Foundation team, led by Jaivir Singh, along with Dr. Sonali Ghosh, IFS, Field Director, Kaziranga NPTR, and representatives of the female forest frontliners, facilitated an awareness and sensitisation session focused on menstrual hygiene, wellbeing and sustainable menstrual practices. The initiative also included the distribution of sustainable sanitary care products, recognising the accessibility challenges that often come with working in remote forest terrain. A small step, but an important one in showing up for the women who show up every day to protect what belongs to all of us. #WorldMenstrualHygieneDay #PwCIndiaFoundation #MenstrualHygiene #KazirangaNationalPark #WomenRangers Asha Ramanathan (IN) | Ruchita Bansal | Anjumara Inamdar

A governed agentic marketplace can help GCCs deliver faster and better. It brings together a curated catalogue of reusable, Java-powered agentic assets that enterprises can consume on demand across solutioning, build, run and optimisation. Unlike monolithic platforms, it offers a more flexible architecture where every agent is a reusable, configurable asset connected to a shared digital knowledge hub. This can help GCCs scale automation with greater speed, consistency and control. Know more: https://lnkd.in/dXAyRje8 #GCC #AgenticAI #Java #Automation #DigitalTransformation    Rajesh Kumar Ojha | Dheeraj Gangrade | Himadri Ganguly | Rahul Dutta | Dr. Raghav Manohar Narsalay 

The operating model of GCCs is moving from linear, effort-based delivery to an agent-led model where AI agents are the primary unit of execution. In response to this shift, we outlined a governed agentic marketplace—a curated catalogue of reusable, Java-powered agentic assets. Unlike monolithic platforms, it offers an architecture where every agent is a reusable, configurable asset plugged into a shared digital knowledge hub. To know more, read Our Take on Powering next-generation GCC automation: https://lnkd.in/dXAyRje8. #GCC #AgenticAI #Java #Automation #DigitalTransformation    Rajesh Kumar Ojha | Dheeraj Gangrade | Himadri Ganguly | Dr. Raghav Manohar Narsalay

Growth looks different for everyone.   Sometimes, it’s taking on bigger challenges.    Sometimes, it’s learning something new.   And sometimes, it’s stepping into a role you’ve worked towards for years.   In today’s rapidly evolving, AI-driven world, growth also means building the adaptability and resilience to keep learning, unlearning, and leading through change.   This year, we celebrated all of these moments as we came together across our offices to recognise our FY26 promotees. Every promotion reflects the dedication, resilience, and impact our people bring to the table every single day, shaping teams, strengthening client relationships, and driving meaningful outcomes.    Congratulations to everyone embarking on this new chapter. Here’s to continued learning, new opportunities, and making an even bigger impact ahead.    #PwCProud #Promotions2026 #GrowHereGoFurther

As family capital evolves, women are increasingly stepping into positions of stewardship.   In Episode 3 of “Family Capital Reimagined” – The evolution of Indian family offices, Falguni Shah, Partner and Leader, Entrepreneurial and Private Business, PwC India, is in conversation with Dr. Aarti Gupta, CIO, D M Gupta Family Office (Promoter family of Jagran Group) and Anikarth Ventures.    Aarti shares why stewarding family capital is as much about people as it is about wealth. She talks about moving away from a cookie-cutter approach and building a family office around the individual needs of each family member, backed by strong governance, transparency and active participation from every voice in the family, including women.    Watch the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/gU-FdDcT   #FamilyCapital #FamilyOffices #BusinessFamilies #Legacy #Governance #NextGenLeadership #IndiaGrowth    Manpreet Singh Ahuja | Somick Goswami | Rajib Basu | Rajesh Vig | Amarjeet Singh Makhija | Aman Goel | Vivek Prasad 

Boards today have a critical priority: preparing for AI in a way that balances opportunity with responsibility.   One of the key takeaways from our recent NED Session in Mumbai, on ‘Trust and Governance in the Age of AI’, was that as AI evolves rapidly and becomes a core input in boardrooms, the importance of ethical, strategic and well-governed adoption at the board level can no longer be ignored.   Neeraj Gupta, Partner (Regional Markets Leader – North), NED Program Lead, PwC India, shares his perspective on how board members can prepare for the future of AI.   #CorporateGovernance #AIGovernance #BoardLeadership #NED #AI #RiskManagement