Invitation Only Breakfast Roundtable: The Future of Enterprise Networking: Scaling for Cloud, AI, and Global Markets Hosted by Tata Communications
This Roundtable is Invitation Only and open to CIO, CTO, Director, VP, Head of Network, SASE, and IT Infrastructure.
Scaling Networks for the AI Era
As enterprises race into multi-cloud, edge, and AI-driven ecosystems, one thing is clear: yesterday’s networks can’t carry tomorrow’s business. The future demands agility, ironclad security, and global scale.
This exclusive, closed-door roundtable will bring together technology leaders from McKinsey, Cigna, FedEx, and Tata Communications alongside CIOs, CTOs, and Heads of Network Infrastructure from the Global 2000. Together, they’ll tackle the toughest questions:
- How do we scale networks to keep pace with AI workloads and global expansion?
- Can Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) and AI-driven automation finally deliver seamless multi-cloud performance?
- How do you balance compliance, cost, and performance across distributed, regulated environments?
Participants will walk away with insider perspectives from peers already pushing the boundaries — and a front-row view into how AI and automation are redefining infrastructure strategy for the next wave of digital transformation.
Tony Farinacci recently retired from JPMorgan Chase after 22 years of service in executive leadership roles including CTO – Global Network Services, End-User Services, CISO – Global Technology Infrastructure, and Distinguished Architect – Cybersecurity Architecture. His first 13 years were providing global oversight of JPMorgan Chase’s Voice & Data Network, and Perimeter Security with the last 9 years in Cybersecurity focused on Infrastructure and Cloud Security, Threat Modeling, Risk Assessment, Policy as Code, and Zero Trust.
Previous to JPMorgan Chase, Tony spent 9 years at KeyCorp in various executive leadership roles including oversight of Voice & Data Networks, Enterprise Architecture, Distributed Computing, and the Enterprise Command Center.
Tony started his career at General Electric where he spent 7 years in various technical leadership roles including Senior Architect & Systems Programmer (Mainframe, UNIX, VAX, LAN), Telecommunications and Networking.
Tony earned his Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree at Cleveland State University. He currently resides in Boca Raton, Florida with his wife.
Raj Purkayastha is a seasoned technology and telecom leader with more than 25 years of experience spanning pre sales, business development, marketing, and delivery across enterprise and international telecom markets in both mature and emerging regions. As Vice President at Tata Communications, he leads the Pre Sales (Sales Engineering) organization for the Americas, partnering with large enterprises to shape their innovation and growth strategies. In this role, Raj works closely with CIOs and technology leaders to co create solutions that modernize digital infrastructure, simplify complexity, and accelerate what comes next for their businesses.
Throughout his tenure at Tata Communications, Raj has held multiple leadership roles across regions and business lines including Global Carrier Solutions and Enterprise Solutions, consistently delivering revenue growth, profitability, and top tier employee engagement results. He previously led India Pre Sales and served as the Global Head of Product Marketing where he helped translate complex technologies into compelling stories and customer facing narratives that drove product adoption and strengthened the company’s market presence.
Raj is deeply passionate about innovation and has expertise across technologies such as drone navigation, robotic process automation, and Internet systems. He is a patent holder with additional patents pending, and his research has been published across several emerging technology domains. At Tata Communications, he spearheaded the development of the company’s Work from Home solution stack during the COVID 19 pandemic, using internal IP to rapidly support customers’ evolving digital workspace needs. He has also led key digital transformation initiatives in retail, manufacturing, and other industries, helping enterprises adopt agile, resilient, and future ready architectures. Raj’s global impact includes leading a major country wide telecom transformation program for a government in Southern Africa that significantly expanded national network reach, improved affordability, and strengthened digital capability. His customer engagement philosophy focuses on delivering strategic points of view and thought leadership that help organizations rethink what is possible and reinforce Tata Communications’ leadership in critical markets.
Additionally, Raj has filed 6 Patents in areas of AI, Edge, Drones, RPA and Internet. 3 of these are already awarded to him.
