IndiaAiDay

Powering the Intelligent Enterprise

As AI moves from boardroom buzzword to mission-critical infrastructure, Indian enterprises are confronting a new reality: building, securing, and scaling AI is no longer optional — it's existential.

India AI Day 2026 brings together India's foremost technology leaders, security practitioners, and AI architects for a full-day deep dive into what it truly takes to build an enterprise-grade AI stack.

The conversation has moved beyond experimentation. This is about execution — the infrastructure powering it, the security surrounding it, and the agentic systems transforming how work gets done.

Enterprise Leaders

Speakers & Panelists

Power Panels

Dr Subhash Singh Punjabi

Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corp. Ltd.
CISO & Head Enterprise Architecture

Ambarish Kumar Singh

Godrej Enterprises Group
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Sougat Ghosh

Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.
CISO and DPO

Keyur Desai

Prince Pipes and Fittings Ltd.
Head IT

Kiran R

NKGSB Bank
CISO

Sachin Kawalkar

Neeyamo
CISO - Global Head Information Security, Cyber Security Quality

Dr. Pawan Chawla

Tata AIA Life Insurance
SVP, CISO, DPPO

Ashish Shrivastava

Kilburn Engineering Ltd
CIO

Ram Iyer

1Pay
CISO

Navin Nathani

Kishan Kendre

Blue Star Ltd.
Head of Information Security

Vijay Kumar Verma

Jio Platforms Limited
SVP & Head Cyber Security Engineering

Shashank Bajpai

Yotta Data Services Private Limited
Chief Information and Security Officer & CTSO

Sandesh Jadhav

Wipro
Global Data Privacy Officer

Pradipta Patro

Polycab India Limited
Chief Information Security Officer and Vice President

Maj Sumit Sharma

Tata Chemicals
CISO / Global Cyber & Digital Transformation Leader

Parth Trivedi

Bosch Global Software Technologies
CISO

Shyamkumar Nair

Mastercard
Chief Regional Security Officer - South Asia

Dharmendra Kava

JioBlackRock Mutual Fund
CISO

Nilesh Gade

Bekaert
Global Chief Information Security Officer

Sameer Ghanekar

BKT Tires
Chief Information Security Officer

Kumar Sathe

Russell Investments
Head of Cyber Security

Dr. Manoj Kumar Shrivastava

UPL
CISO

Komal Vora

Equifax Credit Information Pvt Ltd
Chief Information Security Officer

Pankaj Singh

Vehere
Principal Consultant

Pankaj Sharma

Hikal Ltd
CIO

Arjun Suradkar

Orca Security
Regional Sales Manager

Amey Subhash Lakeshri

KPMG India
Associate Partner - Digital Trust Cyber Defense and Incident Response

Janak Bhindora

Transrail Lighting Limited
Head Enterprise IT & Digital Strategy

Bhawani Singh

Checkmarx
Regional Solutions Engineering Director, AMA

Suhas Desai

Embee Software
President & Business Head - Cyber Security & Managed Services Sales

Abhinav Kumar

Snyk
Region Head, India & Middle East

Pas Apicella

Snyk
Field CTO - Principal Solution Engineer APJ

Sushilkumar Patil

Riverbed Technology
Acceleration Solution Engineer

Nishith Saxena

Entrust
Director - Strategic Accounts

Ankit Mehra

Entrust
Cloud & Data Security Solutions Architect

Srinivas Ganti

Erup.ai
Founder & CEO

KEY THEME & SESSIONS

The AI Engine Room: Where Intelligence Meets Infrastructure

Cloud vs. on-prem vs hybrid. Real-time inference vs. training. Cost vs scale. This panel unpacks the infrastructure decisions shaping enterprise AI in 2026.
AI in Cybersecurity: Are We More Secure or More Exposed?

AI is now in the hands of attackers and defenders alike. How are enterprises securing their GenAI deployments, closing LLM vulnerabilities, and moving toward autonomous threat response?
When AI Starts Acting: The Rise of Agentic Enterprises

From copilots to autonomous agents. From single models to multi-agent orchestration. This session explores what it takes technically and organizationally - to let AI act.

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What sets this apart

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Access a curated room of CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, and AI leaders with structured networking and focused interactions.

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Aligned meetings, high-intent conversations and post-event data to drive real GTM outcomes.

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Exclusive Access

Private roundtables, leadership mixers and premium networking designed for deeper, decision-level conversations.

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