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Manu Sareen
CIO, Country Technology Head
Citi
A 20-year Citi Bank executive who thrives at the intersection of business strategy and technology execution. My career across APAC and EMEA has been focused on leading large-scale transformation, building teams, and ensuring technology is a direct enabler of business value.
I am at my best when navigating the firm's most complex challenges. I have a track record of stepping into high-stakes situations, restoring stability, and strengthening relationships with key stakeholders and regulators. My leadership is grounded in driving accountability, fostering transparency, and executing with a precision that turns strategy into measurable outcomes.
Central to this is my commitment to building a culture of motivated, empowered teams. I create platforms for continuous learning, transparent governance, and the sharing of best practices, enabling people to come together and deliver more as a cohesive unit.
Speaking At
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3:30–4:30pmMon 16 NovWorkshopWorkshop Room 3Open
Others
Living with Legacy: Modernization Decisions that Matter for the Agentic Era - NTT DATA
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Koushik BhattacharjeDirector, Digital Core Services & Margin OptimizationNTT DATA
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Manu SareenCIO, Country Technology HeadCiti
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Pieter FrankenGroup Chief Technology OfficerGlobal Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
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Suroop GopalakrishnanExecutive Head – Client Success, APACNTT DATA
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Prabin GopalExecutive Director, FSI Consulting – AdvisoryNTT DATAModerator
About this session
As AI and agentic technologies reshape banking and financial services, institutions face increasingly complex decisions across their legacy application estates. What should be retained, renovated, or replaced? Where will modernization create the greatest value? And how can institutions move forward without compromising resilience or business continuity?
Join NTT DATA’s modernization leaders for an interactive workshop exploring three critical decision points: Assess & Strategize, Prepare & Platform, and Deploy & Cut Over.
The discussion will examine how institutions can better understand their existing systems, prioritize modernization investments, address security, governance and platform-readiness gaps, and manage transition risks while protecting business continuity.
Participants will gain practical frameworks and a modernization toolkit covering portfolio prioritization, risk and readiness assessment, safe cutover planning, and the development of a 90-day modernization action plan.
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