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An Overview
CISO & Cyber Pioneers Awards & Confex 2026
CISOs Vision 2026 – Staying Ahead of Threats, AI, and Beyond
- Effective and reliable protection
- Website and Email Hack Repar
- Complete data security
Themes
Key Themes
- AI / ML Security
- Cloud Security
- Risk Management
- IoT / ML / Automation
- DevSecOps
- Quantum Safe
- Threats Intelligence
- Identity & Access
- Zero Trust
- Security Operations
- Data Protection
- Application Security
- Insider Threats
- IT / OT Security
- Incident Response
Highlights
Agenda Highlights
Industry-led Knowledge Sessions
$ 25 hour
CISO & Cyber Defense Trailblazer Awards
$ 25 hour
Cyber Excellence Hall of Fame
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Who Should Attend
AttendThis summit is designed for senior professionals, including:
Featured Sessions
Exclusive Workshops
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Why You Should Join
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![]() Engage with the Top 100 CISOs of India |
Discover emerging trends and policy directions |
![]() Network with fellow IT decision-makers and cybersecurity experts |
![]() Celebrate excellence at the CISO Awards and Cyber Hall of Fame |
![]() Explore the latest in tech innovation through live demos and exhibits |
![]() The Hackathon |
![]() Practical Workshops |
Takeaways
Key Takeaways
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Showcase Opportunities for your latest cybersecurity solutions
Influential Relationships that drive business and policy alignment
Guest & Speakers
Eminent Guest & Speakers
State Government Speakers
Abbas KudratiRegional Chief Identity & Security Advisor, |
Anand Kumar SinhaChief Digital & Information Officer, |
Ankit AgarwalVP - Global Systems & Security, |
Ankush JainHead of Information Security, |
Apoorba Patranabish,Partner, |
Ashish PandeyCISO, |
Avaneesh Vats Vice President, |
Binod RoyCTO/CIO |
Deepak RanaGlobal CISO, |
Dominic Vijay KumarCTO & CIO, |
Dr. Jagannath SahooCTO & CISO, |
Dr. Jitendra MohanCISO & Head - Cyber Security, |
Dr. Prince Joseph,Global CIO, |
Dr. Yudhishthira SapruScientist-E / Additional Director, |
Faizul MuftiVP, Information Security, |
Himanshu NayalDirector IT-IS & CISO, |
Jaspreet SinghChief Revenue Officer, |
Jnana Ranjan DashCISO, |
Kumar RaviGlobal CISO, |
Kushal Kumar VarshneyAVP-IT, |
Mohd KaishullaCIO, |
Mohit SrivastavaCISO & DPO, |
Money AroraHead IT, |
Muneer H. KongaWaniCISO, |
Murgananda A,Enterprise Security Architect, |
Neeraj KumarAVP - Technology, |
Pradipta PatroCISO & VP - Data Privacy, |
Preekshit Gupta,Strategic Advisor, |
Priyadarshi Achar,Sales Engineering Leader, |
Rahul SuriHead IT Infra & Security, |
Raja Mohan KandlakuntaGM- IT, & CISO, |
Rajesh GargPresident & Group CIO, |
Rajiv MishraGroup CIO, |
Rajiv NandwaniGlobal Cyber Security Director, |
Rajveer SinghSenior Risk Officer - Technology Security Foundation, |
Ranganathan
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Ritika NaikConsultant, , |
Rushabh Pinesh MehtaCybersecurity and |
Sanil NadkarniCISO, |
Shakil AhmadCISO, |
Shivani TikadiaCEO & Founder, |
Soumitro MandalSenior Director |
Saurabh GugnaniGlobal Head of Information Security Engineering, Projetcs and Architecture,TMF Group |
Upkar SinghGroup Head - IT, |
Vishwajeet SinghSr. Director - IT, |
Vivek GuptaCISO, Data Privacy & Business Continuity Mgmt Lead, Mankind Pharma Ltd |
Vivek ShankarCITSO & Vice President, |
Schedule
Schedule & Agenda
*Agenda & Schedule to change without prior notice
Live Delegate Registrations / Breakfast
Live Lamp Lighting & Welcome Note
Live Opening Keynote: CISOs Vision 2026 – Staying Ahead of Threats, AI, and Beyond
Muneer H KongaWani
DGM & CISO, J&K Bank Ltd
Yusuf Hashmi
Group CISO, Jubilant Bhartia Group
Live Panel Discussion: AI vs AI: Defenders vs Attackers in the Automation Arms Race
Moderator: Jaspreet Singh,
Chief Revenue Officer, Grant Thornton Bharat
Rajiv Mishra
Group, CIO, HT Media Group
Ashish Pandey
CISO, BharatPeX
Faizul Mufti
VP - Information Security, Cyber Defense Leader,
Genpact
Preekshit Gupta
Strategic Advisor, FireCompass
Neeraj Kumar
AVP - Information Technology,
Niva Bupa Health Insurance Co Ltd
Dr. Jitendra Mohan Bhardwaj,
CISO & Head - Cyber Security,
Tata Advanced Systems Limited
Murgananda A,
Enterprise Security Architect,
42Gears
Live Securing the Human & Agentic Workspace: Protecting People, Data & AI
Priyadarshi Achar
Sales Engineering Leader, Proofpoint India & SAARC
Live Partner Presentation -- Microsoft
Sagar Pardeshi
Team Lead – Solution Engineering and Check Point Evanglist
Live Partner Presentation -- TBA
Parag Parab
Manager - Solutions Engineering, Netskope
Live Tea-Coffee Break / Technology Showcase
Live Panel Discussion: Data Security & Privacy: The C-Suite Tightrope
Moderator: Ritika Naik
Consultant, Ernst & Young
Vivek Shankar
CITSO & Vice President, Axis Max Life Insurance Limited
Raja Mohan Kandlakunta
GM- IT & CISO, IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Co. Ltd
Rushabh Pinesh Mehta
Cybersecurity and Data Protection Leader, ALAB (Astera Labs)
Semiconductor India
Mohit Srivastava
CISO & DPO,
Perfios Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Rahul Suri
Head - IT Infra & Security,
Cosmo First Limited
Priyadarshi Achar,
Sales Engineering Leader -- India & SAARC,
Proofpoint
Anand Kumar Sinha,
Chief Digital & Information Officer,
Tata Technologies Limited
Live Partner Presentation -- Forcepoint
Veneet Sharma
Regional Sales Director – APAC (Identity & Access Management (IAM), THALES)
Live Partner Presentation -- Sophos
Abhinav Gupta
Country Manager, Silverfort India
Live Lucky Draw / Networking Lunch / Technology Showcase
Live 15th CISO & Cyber Pioneers Awards 2026 -- Part - 1
Live Securing identity from AD to AI
Abbas Kudrati,
Regional Chief Identity & Security Advisor, Silverfort India
Live Panel Discussion: Resilience vs. Prevention: SecOps, Ransomware, and Rapid Recovery
Moderator: Apoorba Patranabish,
Partner, Grant Thornton Bharat
Jnana Ranjan Dash
CISO, HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd
Kumar Ravi
Global CISO, TMF Group
Sanil Nadkarni
CISO, Cummins India
Dr. Yudhishthira Sapru
Scientist-E / Additional Director,
CERT-In (MeitY)
Rajesh Garg
President & Group CIO,
Yotta Data Servcies Pvt Ltd
Binod Roy
CTO / CIO,
Wonder Home Finance Limited
Janakbhai Bhindora,
Head - Enterprise IT & Digital Strategy,
Transrail Lighting Limited
Live Partner Presentation
Sankalp Pandey
CTO, BinaryFlux
Muneer H KongaWani
CISO, The J&K Bank Ltd
Binod Roy
CTO & CISO, Wonder Home Finance
Live Panel Discussion: The IT / OT Collision: Securing Critical Infrastructure & IoT
Moderator: Avaneesh Vats
Vice President, Techno Electric and Engineering Co Ltd
Mohd Kaishulla
CIO, EPACK Durable
Kushal Kumar Varshney
AVP-IT,
Juniper Green Energy
Ankush Jain
Head of Information Security,
Dalmia Bharat Group
Dr. Jagannath Sahoo
CISO,
Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd (INOXGFL)
Ranganathan V. Iyer
Group CIO & Sr EVP,
JBM Group
Ashish Thakur
CIO,
Cummins India
Live Tea-Coffee Break / Technology Showcase
Live Partner Presentation
Sankalp Pandey
CTO, BinaryFlux
Muneer H KongaWani
CISO, The J&K Bank Ltd
Binod Roy
CTO & CISO, Wonder Home Finance
Live Panel Discussion: Post-Generative AI Security: Are CISOs Losing Control?
Moderator: Rajiv Nandwani,
Global Cyber Security Director,
Boston Consulting Group
Vishwajeet Singh,
Sr. Director - IT, Cloud, & SecOps,
Axtria
Vivek Gupta
CISO, Data Privacy & BCM Leader,
Mankind Pharma Ltd.
Deepak Rana
Global CISO,
Evalueserve
Soumitro Mandal
Sr. Director Information Security,
India Head of Global Security Office,
Publicis Re:Sources
Rajveer Singh
Senior Risk Officer - Technology Security Foundation,
Saxo Bank
Ankit Agarwal
VP - Global Systems & Security, ,
Encora Inc
Shakil Ahmad,
CISO, Samsung R&D Institute-India
Live Panel Discussion: Cloud-Native Complexity: Managing SaaS Risks & Shadow AI
Moderator: Kanishk Gaur,
Security Researcher & CEO, ,
Athenian Tech
Dr. Prince Joseph
Global CIO,
NeST Group, SFO Technologies
Dominic Vijay Kumar
CTO & CIO,
Namdev Finvest Pvt. Ltd.
Upkar Singh
IT Head,
Paradeep Phosphates Ltd
Saurabh Gugnani
Global Head - Information Security Engineering & Architecture,
TMF Group
Money Arora
Head - IT,
Stemz Healthcare
Live 15th CISO & Cyber Pioneers Awards 2026 -- Part - 2
Live Networking with Cocktails & Dinner
Kindly Note: Agenda & Schedule is subject to change without prior notice.
Track #1 (Ballroom 1 & 2) | July 09 (Wednesday), 2025 | Bengaluru
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| Dr. E. Khalieraaj NaiduDirector, National Cyber Security Research Council (NCSRC) |
| Muneer H KongaWaniCISO, The J&K Bank Ltd |
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