Three Iris Innovations Recognized at the 16th Aegis Graham Bell Awards

Iris Software has been recognized at the 16th edition of the Aegis Graham Bell Awards (AGBA) – one of India’s leading platforms celebrating excellence in technology and digital innovation. The awards are supported by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and honor organizations and innovators driving impactful technological advancements.

All three Iris submissions received a 3.5-star “High-Potential – Outstanding” rating under the AGBA Innovation Star certification and were felicitated at the award ceremony held on 27 February at The Ashok Hotel in New Delhi.

Iris innovations were acknowledged across categories focused on AI-driven and enterprise technology solutions:

• iDlite under the GenAI / Agentic AI innovation category, presented by Shivdas Parakal Kunjan Nair, Associate Vice President, Technology – CTO Office
• Intelligent Data Anomaly Detection solution under the Enterprise Innovation category, presented by Manu Kaushal, Associate Vice President – Capital Markets
• Enable Trailing Stop Orders and Conditional Orders to flow downstream outside market hours, under the Enterprise Innovation category, presented by Sudipta Jha, Associate Vice President – Financial Services

This year’s awards attracted over 250 entries from technology organizations across industries and scales. Only about 25 – 30 submissions achieved a rating of 3 and above on the 1 – 5 scale, with invitations to the felicitation ceremony extended exclusively to those receiving 3.5-star ratings and above.

The ceremony was graced by Smt. Anupriya Patel, Hon’ble Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers, recognizing innovators and organizations contributing to India’s growing technology ecosystem.

Iris Joins Industry Leaders in Innovation Dialogue

Adding to the recognition, Iris was invited to participate in a thought-leadership panel discussion titled “Turning India into an Innovation Economy.”

Shivdas Parakal Kunjan Nair represented Iris on the panel alongside leaders from organizations such as PwC, Deloitte, EY, Capgemini, and Cambridge.ai. Moderated by technology journalist N. Madhavan, the discussion explored the building blocks required to accelerate India’s journey toward becoming a global innovation economy, including the role of industry, startups, academia, and public-private partnerships.

Speaking on this recognition, Anil Apte, MD & Co-founder of Iris Software, said: “Innovation thrives where curiosity meets execution. It’s encouraging to see Iris teams building solutions that are not only solving real business challenges but also being recognized on national platforms such as this one. This recognition reflects the depth of talent and the culture of innovation we continue to nurture at Iris.” 

Sharing his perspective on the achievement, Ravikumar Thiagarajan, Chief Technology Officer, said: “The pace of innovation around AI/Agentic AI platforms is redefining how enterprises aspire to operate. Our focus at Iris is to apply these technologies the right way to help build scalable, future-ready solutions for clients. This would take being at the leading edge of this evolution, innovative mindset and engineering excellence. Recognition at the Aegis Graham Bell Awards is a strong validation of these critical capabilities of our teams.”

This recognition highlights the strength of innovation within Iris and our growing participation in industry platforms shaping the future of technology.

Congratulations to Shiv, Manu, Sudipta, and their teams for representing Iris and driving innovations recognized on this national stage.