Express IT Awards 2019 in pictures: It’s time to honour, celebrate India’s IT world

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Express IT Awards 2019: On an exciting and memorable evening in Mumbai last week, India’s IT world celebrated the seventh edition of the Express IT Awards. The proceedings began with a panel discussion on whether technology would take away jobs or help India leapfrog into the future, moderated by Sunil Jain, managing editor, Financial Express. Let us take a look at some of the images from the mega event:

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Winners at the Express IT Awards 2019 gather for a photo-op with chief guest S Ramadorai and The Indian Express Group executive director Anant Goenka (Express Photo)

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Sunil Jain, managing editor, Financial Express; Rajiv Anand, executive director, Axis Bank; Jatin Singh, founder & managing director, Skymet; V Vaidyanathan, managing director & CEO, IDFC First Bank; Roopa Purushothaman, chief economist and head of policy advocacy, Tata Sons; Sharad Sharma, co-founder, iSPIRT Foundation and Sanjeev Bikhchandani, founder & executive vice chairman, Info Edge, at the Express IT Awards’ panel discussion (Express Photo)

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Sanjeev Bikhchandani, founder & executive VC, Info Edge, receives a memento from Anant Goenka (L), executive director, The Indian Express Group, as S Ramadorai, former vice chairman, TCS, and Sudarshan Malpani, SVP – commercial leasing, K Raheja Corp look on (Express Photo)

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Anant Goenka, executive director, The Indian Express Group, S Ramadorai gives away the E-governance winner award to GT Venkateshwar Rao, commissioner- electronic service delivery, ITE&C Department, Govt of Telangana, as Mahim Jain, deputy director general- western region, BIS, looks on (Express Photo)

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FE managing editor Sunil Jain and iSPIRT Foundation co-founder Sharad Sharma share insights (Express Photo)

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Guests records the event on their cellphones (Express Photo)

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The audience gives a standing ovation to Sanjeev Bikhchandani (not in picture) as he receives the Lifetime Achievement Award (Express Photo)

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A guest clicks a photo at the event as the winners’ names are announced (Express Photo)

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Members of the winning teams congratulate each other (Express Photo)

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Pawan Kumar S, partner & leader, PwC; Sanjay Tolia, markets leader, PwC, & Sudarshan Malpani, SVP – commercial leasing, K Raheja Corp, share a light moment (Express Photo)

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Sanjeev Bikhchandani, founder & executive VC, Info Edge, receives a memento from Anant Goenka, executive director, The Indian Express Group, as S Ramadorai, former vice chairman, TCS, and chief guest, looks on (Express Photo)

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Software Product of the Year winner: Abhinav Gujjar, founder & chief software architect, Tricog Health Services (Express Photo)

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Digital Solution of the Year award runner-up: Rajesh Chandramani, SVP & head- enterprise business, Apac & British Telecom, Tech Mahindra (Express Photo)

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Startup of the Year award winner: Sachin Agrawal, co-founder & COO, Bizongo (Express Photo)

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Digital Solution of the Year award winner: Rahul Sheth, head- marketing strategy, CRMNEXT (Express Photo)

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E-governance award runner-up Rahul Himalian, GM- liaison, IRCTC (Express Photo)

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Cloud Solutions award winner: Abheet Dwivedi, director-enterprise, western region, Moglix (Express Photo)