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Welcome

10th Innovative CIO Awards & Symposium 2025

Future-Focused CIOs: Navigating the Next Wave of Innovations

IN-PERSON: Feb 21-22, 2025 | Place: ITC Welcomhotel Kences Palm Beach Resort Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu

Dynamic changes in IT landscape besides the significant transformation in IT usages, organizations are facing multiple challenges to address to incorporate the changes. CIOs are under tremendous pressure to execute projects with limited resources within stipulated time-frame to enable organizations address targeted business growth. It is indeed a mammoth task for IT leaders to meet the expectations within such a constrained environment. This is indeed unwanted, an uncalled for situation, but at the same time this is opportunity to exhibit yourself.

YES, we strongly believe that a true leader comes out with strong leadership in such a situation only. This is the time; an innovative, bold and transformative decision can change the entire ballgame. Innovation is the only way which can pave a successful story, even in such a turmoil situation. Innovation is the only answer, which can overwrite all obstacles, even in such a restricted environment.

That’s why we are here out to find out those talented and innovative IT leaders, who have turned the table to all hindrances, who have incorporated a paradigm shift enabling multi-fold business growth with the help of creative and innovative IT thoughts. We want to bring them in the limelight and to present to nations, so that next generations IT leaders become inspired and energized. If you are the person we are looking for, feel free to share your thoughts and ink it in nomination form.

HIGHTLIGHTS

Discussion Topics

Cloud Computing

Data Analytics

Generative / Weak / Super AI

CX / ITSM / AIOps

Digital Transformation

AI / ML / RPA

Edge Computing

Remote / Hybrid Working

Enterprise Security

Digital & Zero Trust

IT Transformation

App Modernization

System / Object Storage

Digital Workflow

Datacenter

Mobile Technology

SPEAKER

Last Edition Eminent Speakers

Abdulla-Pathan

Abdulla Pathan

Senior Vice President – Solution and Practices, Learningmate Solutions Private Limited

Abdullah-Saleem

Abdullah Saleem

Group CIO, Incor Group

Abhishek-Bansal

Abhishek Bansal

Head Non Financial Risk & Chief Information Security Officer, Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

Ambarish_Kumar

Ambarish Kumar Singh

CISO, GODREJ & BOYCE

Amey-Lakeshri

Amey S Lakeshri

Director - Cyber Security, Ernst & Young

Amit-Arora

Amit Arora

CIO, SHR Lifestyles Pvt Ltd

Amit-Gupta_Quest-Global

Amit Gupta

CIO, QUEST GLOBAL

Amit-Pradhan

Amit Pradhan

Vice President – IT and CIO, Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd.

Ankit-Agarwal

Ankit Agarwal

Head - IT & Governance, Encora

Aswim-panigrahi

Aswim panigrahi

Technical Consultant, ManageEngine

Baidyanath-Kumar_JK

Baidyanath Kumar

Chief Information Security Officer, JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd.

Deependra Singh

VP & Head of Data Science & Insights, Network18 Media & Investments Limited

Dominic-Vijay

Dominic Vijay Kumar

Senior VP & CTO, ART Housing Finance (India) Ltd

Yusuf-Hashmi

Dr. Yusuf Hashmi

Group CISO, Jubilant Pharmove & Ingrevia

Dr.-Jatin-Thukral_Naukari

Dr. Jatin Thukral

EVP & Head of Data Science, Naukri.com

Dr.-Jitendra-Mohan-Bhardwaj

Dr. Jitendra Bhardwaj

Group CISO, Business Head - Cyber Security, Tata Advanced Systems Limited

Gnanavi-Muthukana

Gnanavi Muthukana

Regional Business Leader, Freshworks India

Gaurav-Prakash_Freshworks

Gaurav Prakash

Regional Business Head, Freshworks India

Golok_Simli

G K Simli

Principal Advisor & CTO Passport Seva Programme (India/Global), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Gowdhaman-Jothilingam

Gowdhaman Jothilingam

Global CISO and Head of IT , Latentview

Hemant-Verma

Hemant Verma

Chief General Manager - IT, CTO, Punjab National Bank

Hetal-Presswala

Hetal Presswala

CISO, Kalpataru Limited

Himanshu-S.Wadia_Amdoc

Himanshu Wadia

Director, IT Infrastructure & BSS, Amdocs

Janak-Bhindora

Janak Bhindora

Director - Digital Transformation , Cars24

Jaspreet-Singh

Jaspreet Singh

Partner - Clients & Markets Leader , Grant Thornton Bharat LLP

Jatin-Thukral

Jatin Thukral

EVP & Head of Data Science, Naukri.com

Jayanta-Bhowmik_

Jayanta Bhowmik

Sr. VP & CIO, Greenpanel Industries Ltd.

Kanishk-Gaur

Kanishk Gaur

Founder & CEO , India Future Foundation

Kapil-Mehrotra

Kapil Mehrotra

Group CTO, Dhanuka Agritech Ltd.

Kaushal-Menghaney

Kaushal Menghaney

Regional Business Head, Freshworks India

Krishnamurthy-Rajesh_Grey-Orange

Krishnamurthy Rajesh

Director IT (Global), GreyOrange

Kiran-Komatla_

Kiran Komatla

Group CTO, Restaurant Brands Asia Ltd (Burger King)

Kumar-Ravi

Kumar Ravi

CISO, Teleperformance India

Manish-Chandegara_Simpolo

Manish Chandegara

CIO, Simpolo Ceramics

Manjunath-Prasad

Manjunath Prasad

Head- IT, TVS Mobility Pvt Ltd

Manmeet-Sain

Manmeet Sain

Head IT and CISO, Indian Energy Exchange Pvt. Ltd.

Mohit-Kalra_Orix

Mohit Kalra

VP and CISO, ORIX India

Muneer-H-KongaWani

Muneer H. KongaWani

CISO, J&K Bank Ltd

Narinder-Sagar

Narinder Sagar

CIO, Aculife Healthcare

Nirupam-Srivastava

Nirupam Srivastava

Vice President, Hero Corp

Pooja-Bansal_Fareportal

Pooja Bansal

Director - Information Security, Fareportal

Pradipta-Patro_KEC

Pradipta Patro

Global CISO, KEC International Limited (An RPG Group Company)

Prasad-Chitta

Prasad Chitta

Tata Consultancy Services Limited

Prasad-Patil_NCDEX-e-Markets-Ltd

Prasad Patil

Chief Technology Officer, NCDEX e Markets Ltd

Prince-Joseph_SFO

Prince Joseph

Group Chief Information Officer, NeST Group , SFO Technologies

Puneet-Bhardwaz

Puneet K Bhardwaj

IT Head and CISO , Cairn Oil and Gas

Pushkal-Mishra_Dr.-Lal-Path-Lab

Pushkal Mishra

CISO, Dr Lal Pathlabs Ltd.

Rajesh-Srivastava

Rajesh Kumar Srivastava

CDO, Trident Group

Rajiv-Mishra

Rajiv Mishra

CIO & Head IT Security , HT Media Ltd

Rajiv-Nandwani

Rajiv Nandwani

Global Information Security Director, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Ramkumar-Mohan

Ramkumar Mohan

Chief Information Officer, Air Works India (Engineering Pvt. Ltd.)

Ramprakash-Ramamoorthy

Ramprakash Ramamoorthy

Director of AI Research, ManageEngine

Ranganathan-Iyer_JBM

Ranganathan Iyer

Group CIO & Sr. EVP-IT, JBM Group

Ranjeeth-Bellary

Ranjeet Bellary

Partner, Ernst & Young

Samrat-Bhatt

Samrat Bhatt

Sr. Director IS & IT, MatchMove India

Sandeep-Pandita

Sandeep Pandita

CIO & Head IT , Hero Steels Limited

sanjay_narang

Sanjay Narang

DIRECTOR SALES (APAC), PATHLOCK INC.

Sanjiv-Kumar-Jain_Krishna-Maruti

Sanjiv Kumar Jain

Group CIO, Krishna Maruti Group

Satyen Vyas, President & CEO, SymphonyAI

Satyen Vyas

President & CEO, SymphonyAI

Saurabh-Gugnani_

Saurabh Gugnani

Vice President Enterprise Risk Management, Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

Shakti-Goel_Yatra-Online

Shakti Goel

Chief Architect and Data Scientist, Yatra Online Ltd

Sharad_Srivastava_Certus

Sharad Srivastava

Founder & CEO, Certus Software India

Shree-parthasha

Shree Parthasarathy

Partner & National Leader Consulting, Mazars

Sourabh-Tiwari

Sourabh Tiwari

Chief Digital & Information Officer, Forbes Marshall

Sudipta-Ghosh

Sudipta Ghosh

Partner - Data and Analytics Leader, Industrial Products Leader, PwC

VS

Veneet Sharma

APAC Sales Director (Identity & Access Management), Thales

Vikram-Jeet-Singh

Vikram Jeet Singh

Partner - Cyber Security, KPMG India

Vinay-Kumar_Mcdonal

Vinay Kumar

CIO, McDonald's India - North and East

swapnil-Rajepawar

Swapnil Rajepawar

IT & Digital Pro. Head, ACG World

Vikas-Gupta_Hiranandani

Vikas Gupta

Chief of Digital & Innovations, Hiranandani Energy

Vinit-Sinha_Mastercard

Vinit Sinha

Director - Cybersecurity SME (APAC Lead), Mastercard

Vinod-Bhatt

Vinod Bhat

CIO & CEC, Vistara - Tata SIA Airlines Ltd.

Vishwas-Pitre_Zensar

Vishwas Pitre

VP - CISO & Data Privacy Officer (DPO), Zensar Technologies Ltd.

swapnil-Rajepawar

Swapnil Rajepawar

IT & Digital Pro. Head, ACG World

Vivek-Zarkarde

Vivek Zakarde

GM – ITD, Chief Data & Analytics officer, Head-CRM IDBI

Schedule

Event Schedule

08:00 AM – 09:00 AM

Delegate Registrations / Breakfast

09:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Welcome Address

09:30 AM – 9:45 AM

Keynote: Artificial Superintelligence with Generative / Weak / Super AI

By: Dr. Jatin Thukral

EVP & Head of Data Science, Naukri.com

09:45 AM – 10:00 AM

Keynote: Digital Transformation in QSR/Retail Industry. How AI / ML and Analytics Used

By: Kiran Komatla

Group CTO, Restaurant Brands Asia Ltd (Burger King)

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM

Panel Discussion: Demystifying Generative & Super AI for Business Leaders to the Real World

Moderator: Ranjeeth Bellary, Partner, Ernst & Young

Panellists:

  • Dr. Avadhut Parab, CIO, Parle Agro Pvt Ltd
  • Abdulla Pathan, Sr. VP–Solution and Practices, Learningmate Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
  • Amit Gupta, CIO, Quest Global
  • Arun Goyal, CIO, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
  • Manish Chandegara, CIO, Simpolo Group
  • Amit Arora, CIO, SHR Lifestyles Pvt Ltd
  • Satyen Vyas, President & CEO, SymphonyAI

10:45 AM – 11:05 AM

In IT Together: Harnessing AI for Better Workplace Experiences

By: Kaushal Menghaney

Regional Business Head, Freshworks India

11:05 AM – 11:25 AM

Identity First Security for Employees, Customers and Partners Environment

By: Veneet Sharma

APAC Sales Director (Identity & Access Management), Thales

11:25 AM – 11:40 AM

Tea-Coffee Break / Technology Showcase

11:40 AM – 12:00 PM

Full Stack Observability: Navigating IT Complexity with Clarity

By: Aswim Panigrahi

Technical Consultant, ManageEngine

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM

Panel Discussion: Fortifying Digital Transformation through AI, ML, and NLP

Moderator: Shree Parthasarathy, Partner - Consulting, Mazars

Panellists:

  • Ranganathan Iyer, Gr. CIO & Sr. EVP-IT, JBM Group
  • Vinay Kumar, CIO, McDonald’s India – North and East
  • Janakbhai Bhindora, Director – Digital Transformation, Cars24
  • Anand Sinha, CIO & Global Head IT, Birlasoft
  • Mohit Kalra, CISO, ORIX Leasing and Financial Services India Limited
  • Amit Pradhan, CIO, Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd.
  • Gaurav Prakash, Regional Business Head, Freshworks India

12:45 PM – 1:00 PM

Reimagine Employee-First Digital Experience

By: Satyen Vyas, President & CEO, SymphonyAI

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Lucky Draw / Networking Lunch / Technology Showcase

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM

9th Innovative CIO Awards 2024 (Part 1)

2:30 PM – 03:20 PM

Panel Discussion: Powering Absolute Zero Trust with Actionable Threat Intelligence

Moderator: Vikram Jeet Singh, Partner - Digital Trust & National Leader Data Security, KPMG

Panellists:

  • Pradipta Patro, Global CISO, KEC International Limited (An RPG Group Company)
  • Abhishek Bansal, CISO and Head – Non Financial Risk, Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
  • Rajiv Mishra, CIO & Head IT Security, HT Media Ltd
  • Dr. Yusuf Hashmi, Group CISO, Jubilant Bhartia Group
  • Kumar Ravi, CISO, Teleperformance India
  • Krishnamurthy Rajesh, Director IT (Global), GreyOrange
  • Sanjay Narang, Director Sales (APAC), Pathlock Inc.

03.20 PM – 03.40 PM

AI & BI for Digital (R)evolution

V. Ramakrishnan, CEO, Assisto Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

3:40 PM – 04:00 PM

Fireside Chat (Freshworks): Leveraging Intelligent Automation & AI for Improved Business Outcomes

Kapil Mehrotra, Group CTO, Dhanuka Agritech Ltd.

TBA

  • Rajesh Malhotra, Data & Analytics Leader, IBM India South Asia
  • V Ranganathan Iyer, Group CIO & Sr EVP, JBM Group
  • Dominic Vijay Kumar, Sr VP & CTO, ART Housing Finance (India) Limited

04.00 PM – 04.15 PM

Achieving a ZERO Risk Application Landscape

Sanjay Narang, Director Sales (APAC), Pathlock Inc.

04:15 PM – 05:00 PM

Panel Discussion:The Future of AI / ML: How AI Is Changing the World?

Moderator:Amey S Lakeshri, Director - Cyber Security, Privacy, Ernst & Young

Participants:

  • Dominic Vijay Kumar, Senior VP & CTO, ART Housing Finance (India) Ltd
  • Pooja Bansal, Director – Information Security, Fareportal India Pvt Ltd
  • Deependra Singh, VP & Head of Data Science & Insights, Network18 Media & Investments Limited
  • Shakti Goel, Chief Architect and Data Scientist, Yatra Online Ltd
  • Vivek Zakarde, GM – ITD, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, IDBI Bank Ltd
  • Prince Joseph, Group CIO, NeST Group (SFO Technologies)
  • Nirupam Srivastava, Vice President, Hero Corp

05.00 PM – 05.15 PM

Data Destruction is Key to Data Privacy Protection

Sharad Srivastava, Founder & CEO, Certus Software India

05.15 PM – 05.30 PM

Tea-Coffee Break / Technology Showcase

  • Prakash Bharath, Director, Freshworks India

05:30 PM – 06:20 PM

Panel Discussion:Decoding the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP) 2023

Moderator:Jaspreet Singh, Partner, Clients & Markets Leader - Advisory Services, GT Bharat LLP

Participants:

  • Vinit Sinha, Director – Cybersecurity SME (APAC Lead), Mastercard
  • Baidyanath Kumar, CISO & DPO, JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd. (JK Organisation)
  • Vishwas Pitre, CISO & DPO, Zensar Technologies Ltd.
  • Vikas Gupta, Chief of Digital & Innovations, Hiranandani Energy
  • Samrat Bhatt, Sr. Director – IS & IT, MatchMove India
  • Pushkal Mishra, CISO, Dr. Lal PathLabs Ltd.
  • Swapnil Rajepawar, IT & Digital Pro. Head, ACG World

06:20 PM – 06:40 PM

Lead with Generative AI & NLP

Amey S Lakeshri, Director - Cyber Security & Privacy, Ernst & Young
V. Ramakrishnan, CEO, Assisto Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

06:40 PM – 07:15 PM

9th Innovative CIO Awards 2024 (Part-2)

07:15 PM – 07:30 PM

Mega Lucky Draw / Thank You Note

07.30 PM onwards

Entertainment-- The Laughters... By: Nil Tiwari
Cocktails & Dinner

ATTEND

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Chief Information Officers (CIOs)

Chief Technology Officers (CTOs)

Chief Digital Officers (CDOs)

Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs)

Chief Risk Officers (CROs)

VP-IT / Analytics / Automation / Security

AVP-IT / Analytics / Automation / Security

Director – IT / Analytics / Automation / Security

Head - IT / Security / Operations Dept / AI-ML

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Event Venue

ITC Welcomhotel Kences Palm Beach Resort Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu

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