April 30, 2026: Hyderabad Software Enterprises Association, the industry body representing Telangana’s technology sector, has elected Flt Lt Bipin Pendyala, General Manager at Appen India, as its President for the 2026-28 term. The announcement was made at the association’s 34th Annual General Body Meeting in Hyderabad.
Pendyala succeeds Prashanth Nandella and will lead a newly elected Executive and Managing Committee comprising senior leaders from IT services, Global Capability Centres, emerging technology firms, and startups across Telangana.
With over two decades of experience across artificial intelligence, data, product engineering, and global technology services, Pendyala has been closely associated with HYSEA and has previously served on its Executive Committee.
Speaking on his appointment, Pendyala said, “I am super excited to take on the responsibility of leading HYSEA at this defining moment for our industry. Artificial intelligence is becoming the foundational layer across industries. Hyderabad is well positioned to lead this transformation globally. HYSEA will work to strengthen collaboration across industry, academia, startups, and government to build a future ready and AI fluent workforce.”
Strategic Plans and Key Focus Areas for 2026-28
• Scaling Member Value and Reach: As a representative of the large community of tech industry in the state of Telangana and the fastest-growing GCC destination in the country, HYSEA will evolve into an association of choice for companies to engage, learn, and grow in their professional roles and as global leaders through innovation, intellectual strength, and access to information.
• Research and Thought Leadership: Two flagship reports per year, quarterly member insights digests, and at least one white paper per active council annually.
• Policy and Ecosystem Partnerships: Co-creating the Telangana IT Policy, deepening engagement with the Government of Telangana, STPI Hyderabad, NASSCOM, CII, FICCI, and academia, and ensuring HYSEA value creation in all relevant forums.
• AI-Fluent Workforce of Telangana: A special focus on enabling the lakhs of employees across HYSEA member companies to become AI-fluent through structured leadership development programmes, women-in-tech accelerators, and skilling partnerships with universities and startups.
Introducing the new committee, Flt Lt Bipin Pendyala added: “This is a deeply representative board. Together, we bring perspectives from large IT services majors, multinational and India-headquartered GCCs – both new entrants and long-established centres of excellence – alongside SME tech entrepreneurs and AI-first new-age leaders. That balance is by design, and it will be our greatest strength as we serve our members and the broader ecosystem over the next two years.”
Managing Committee 2026–28
President: Flt Lt Bipin Pendyala, General Manager, Appen India
Vice President: Isaac Rajkumar, SVP and MD, RealPage, India
General Secretary: Jitendra Putcha, Chief Operating Officer, Tredence Inc
Treasurer: Raghu Boddupally, Vice President and DC Head, Gachibowli Campus, Infosys
Joint Secretary: Rajya Lakshmi Achanta, Partner and Chief People Officer, Innominds Software
Managing Committee Members:
Jayaram Nutulapati, Vice President, TCS
Kishore Borra, Managing Director, Energytec.ai
Raj Samala, Founder, Revalsys
Rajesh Dhuddu, Partner, Emerging Tech, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Ramamohan Manamasa, Managing Director, Meta Soft Solutions
Ramakrishna Lingireddy, President, Auropro Soft
Ratna Sarma V Kolachana, Global Head and Centre Head, Cognizant
Sairamprabhu Vedam, SVP and CMO, Coforge
Sangeetha Yanamandra, VP and Site Leader, OpenText
Swaroopa Akula, Head of Office, Eastman
Aditya Rao, VP of Platform Engineering, ServiceNow
Amjad Khan Patan, VP and Center Head, Bosch Global
Krishna Kumari Palle, SVP and Center Head, Tech Mahindra
Maneesh Sehagal, Chief Executive Officer, DBS Tech
Padmaja Chowdary, CFO, India and APAC, Credera
Prasad Vemuri, Chief Information Officer, Broadridge Financials
Prashanti Bodugam, India Head, Evernorth Health
Seshu Venkata, Vice President and Center Head, Wipro Limited
Venkatesh Natarajan, Site Lead, Vanguard
