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Small, hosted gatherings close to where you work — high-trust rooms, not crowded conferences.
HCI Local · 8 Tier 1 cities
Your city’s leadership circle.
HCI Local brings senior leaders from twenty functions together in the city where they work — small, reviewed, in-person circles run by HCI Talks. Meet peers worth knowing, think across functions, and contribute when you want to.
- Every profile reviewed
- Official email, verified
- Free core membership
- Contact details stay private
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What is HCI Local
The HCI Talks community, brought to your city.
Online forums are useful. The conversations that change how you lead usually happen across a table. HCI Local gives every Tier 1 city its own circle of reviewed leaders, with gatherings designed for real exchange.
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Sit with a CFO, a CHRO and a CTO facing the same decision from different sides. That is where the useful ideas come from.
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Optional paths to speak on HCI Talks, write for Leadership Voices, or host an edition at your company.
Choose your city
Eight circles. One standard.
Founding circles are forming now in India’s Tier 1 cities. Pick the one where you can meet in person most often — each city has its own registration.
Founding circle open
Bengaluru
Karnataka
Where India’s technology and global capability leadership is concentrated.
Join the Bengaluru circle
Founding circle open
Mumbai
Maharashtra
The country’s financial capital, with leaders across banking, media and enterprise.
Join the Mumbai circle
Founding circle open
Delhi NCR
Delhi · Gurugram · Noida
Headquarters, policy and consulting leadership across the capital region.
Join the Delhi NCR circle
Founding circle open
Hyderabad
Telangana
A fast-rising base for global capability centres, pharma and life sciences.
Join the Hyderabad circle
Founding circle open
Chennai
Tamil Nadu
Manufacturing, SaaS and services leadership along one of India’s strongest corridors.
Join the Chennai circle
Founding circle open
Pune
Maharashtra
Engineering, automotive and technology leaders in a tightly connected city.
Join the Pune circle
Founding circle open
Kolkata
West Bengal
Eastern India’s business centre for industry, services and financial operations.
Join the Kolkata circle
Founding circle open
Ahmedabad
Gujarat
Enterprise, manufacturing and the GIFT City financial-services cluster.
Join the Ahmedabad circleHow it works
Four steps, about three minutes.
No CV, no essay, no payment. Just enough for us to review your profile properly.
Choose your city
Pick the Tier 1 city where you live or work most of the week.
Verify your work email
Official email only. A one-time code confirms it is really yours.
Share your leadership
Eight short fields: role, organisation, function and how to reach you.
Reviewed and welcomed
Our team reviews every profile and invites you into your city circle.
Who it is for
Leaders across twenty functions.
Each circle mixes functions on purpose, so you hear how the rest of the leadership table sees the same problems.
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- LF02Technology & Engineering
- LF03Artificial Intelligence & Data Science
- LF04Data, Analytics & Business Intelligence
- LF05Finance & Accounting
- LF06Banking, Financial Services & Insurance
- LF07Sales & Business Development
- LF08Marketing & Brand
- LF09Product Management
- LF10Operations & Business Excellence
- LF11GCC & Global Capability Centres
- LF12Cybersecurity & Information Security
- LF13Cloud, Infrastructure & IT Operations
- LF14Supply Chain, Logistics & Procurement
- LF15Manufacturing & Industrial Operations
- LF16Legal, Compliance & Corporate Governance
- LF17Strategy, Transformation & Consulting
- LF18Customer Experience & Service Delivery
- LF19Research, Innovation & R&D
- LF20Healthcare, Pharma & Life Sciences
Who we review for: CXOs, VPs, Directors and Heads of function, and founders, partners and country or site leaders with comparable responsibility. We look at the scope of your role, not only the title.
Beyond the circle
Ways to take part, when you are ready.
Membership comes first. Speaking, writing and hosting are optional, each with its own simple selection step.
Take the Floor
Lead an Ask the Expert session, join a roundtable or be featured in a Leader Spotlight.
See speaking formatsLeadership Voices
Answer this edition’s question for your community and be published alongside your peers.
Contribute a perspectiveHost an edition
Bring an HCI Local gathering to your office, with HCI Talks running people, format and filming.
Explore hostingQuestions
Good to know before you register.
What is HCI Local?
HCI Local is the city-level community of HCI Talks: reviewed circles of senior leaders who meet in person in their own city, across twenty leadership functions.
Is there a fee?
No. Core membership is free. Anything optional that costs money, such as a company-hosted edition, is scoped and agreed separately and never a condition of joining.
Why do you insist on an official email?
It keeps the circles professional and helps us review your profile. Personal and temporary mailboxes are not accepted, and a one-time code confirms the address is yours.
Who can join?
CXOs, VPs, Directors and Heads of function, plus founders, partners and country or site leaders with comparable responsibility. We look at the scope of the role, not only the title.
Does registering make me a member?
Not yet. Every registration is reviewed individually. If your profile fits, we contact you with a welcome and the next gathering in your city. Registering does not reserve an event seat.
What happens to my details?
They are used to review your registration and run your city circle. They are kept in HCI Talks’ systems and our CRM provider (HubSpot); if you are already in our CRM, we add the HCI Local tag and fill only details that are missing. We also keep a security record of the submission (IP address and browser). Your phone and email are never shown to other members or given to sponsors or hosts.
My city is not listed. Can I still join?
HCI Local starts with India’s eight Tier 1 cities. If you can regularly attend in one of them, register there. Otherwise, apply to the wider HCI Talks community and we will tell you when your city opens.
HCI Local
Your city’s circle is forming. Take your seat.
Choose your city, verify your work email, and our team will take it from there.
Choose your city