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Chennai Event Agenda | 18th July 2025

03:30 PM Networking High Tea
04:10 PM Welcome by EMCEE and Lamp Lighting
04:20 PM Welcome by Sanjay Mohapatra, Editor, Enterprise IT World
04:30 PM Welcome by N. K. Mehta, MD & CEO, Secure Network Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
04:35 PM Presentation by Surendar J, Senior Sales Engineer, Forcepoint
04:50 PM Keynote on Driving Business and IT Alignment by Suresh Venkatesan, Partner, Financial Services Transformation, Grant Thornton Bharat
05:00 PM Panel Discussion on Balancing Innovation with Cost Control
Moderated by : Vaithialingam S, Technology Head – Generative AI Solutions, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
Panellists
Srinivasulu Thayam, CTO, Aravind Eye Care
Balakrishnan Kanniah, Vice President - IT, IS and Digital Transformation, ALTEN India
Gowdhaman Jothilingam, Global CISO, Head of IT, Latentview Analytics
Ramkumar Dilli, Chief Information Officer, Myridius
06:00 PM Presentation by Vikram Rathore, Channel Account Manager, TeamViewer India
06:15 PM Presentation by Mohamed Yasin, Regional Solution Architect - Sales, Fortinet
06:25 PM Presentation by Satish Kumar, Team lead Commercial sales, Check Point
06:40 PM Presentation by Balasubramanian Jayaraman, Senior Vice President & City CEO, Ctrl S
06:50 PM Speech on Democratizing AI for B2B
07:05 PM Panel Discussion on Navigating Boardroom Expectations and Digital KPIs
Moderated by : Sunil David, Digital Technology Consultant Ex Regional Director- IOT, AT&T India
Panellists
Santhosh TG, Chief Digital Officer (CDO) - Switch Mobility (Ashok Leyland)
Raghu Achat, VP IT, Thejo Engineering Limited
Soumomoy Pal, Associate Vice President - IT, Amrutanjan Health Care Limited
Vijay Anand SVP Global IT & IS, CorroHealth
Prabhakar Ramakrishnan, CISO and General Manager - IT Infrastructure, TNQ Technologies
Dr. R. Chandran, CIO, Bahwan Cybertek Ltd
07:45 PM Quiz Competition by SNS
08:10 PM CIO Accelerator X Awards 2025
08:40 PM Vote of Thanks by Sanjib Mohapatra, Publisher, Enterprise IT World -( India & Middle East)
08:45 PM Cocktails & Dinner

Hyderabad Event Agenda | 25th July 2025

03:00 PM Networking High Tea and registration
04:00 PM Welcome by EMCEE
04:10 PM Welcome by Sanjay Mohapatra, Editor, Enterprise IT World
04:20 PM Presentation by an Mr. Akash Sureka, Founder, TheNoah.ai, on AI is no longer just a buzzword
04:35 PM Presentation by Forcepoint
05:00 PM Panel Discussion on Balancing Innovation with Cost Control
Moderated by: Srinivasa Rao Kesana, Head-SAP & IT, Rithwik Projects Ltd.
Panellists:
Prasad Tripurari, CTO, Ramoji Group IT
Gaurav Duggal, Senior Vice President, Jio Platforms Limited
Raj Kumar Patra, Global IT & Digital Transformation Leader, Reckitt
John Joseph, Head - Cybersecurity, Perceptive Inc.
Prashant Rallabandi , Partner -Market Ecosystems, Grant Thornton Bharat
05:30 PM Presentation by Pratik Owe, Senior Enterprise Solution Engineer at TeamViewer
05:45 PM Presentation by Checkpoint
05:55 PM Presentation by CyberArk
06:00 PM Panel Discussion on Navigating Boardroom Expectations and Digital KPIs
Moderated by: Aparna Sharma, Director, Market Ecosystems, Grant Thornton Bharat
Panellists:
Anil Sharma, Senior Director & CTO - AMESA, PepsiCo
Venkata Ramana Ratnakaram, CISO, Spandana Sphoorty Financial Limited
Dileepkumar Mukundan, CISO Indian Financial Technology & Allied Services (IFTAS)
Anil Nama, CIO, Cloud4C & CtrlS
06:45 PM Presentation by NK. Mehta, MD & CEO, Secure Network Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. on 25 years journey of SNS Followed by Quiz Competition
07:30 PM CIO Accelerator X Awards 2025
08:40 PM Vote of Thanks by Sanjib Mohapatra, Publisher, Enterprise IT World (India & Middle East)
08:45 PM Group Photo
08:55 PM Cocktails & Dinner

Coimbatore Event Agenda | 19th Sept 2025

04:00 PM Networking Tea
04:20 PM Welcome by EMCEE
04:30 PM Welcome by Sanjay Mohapatra, Editor, Enterprise IT World
04:40 PM Presentation by Ramanan Chidambaram, Director Sales - Emerging Business, Fortinet
04:55 PM Presentation by Akash Guruprasanna, Regional Sales Manager - South India and SAARC, CyberArk
05:10 PM Panel Discussion on "Ensuring Scalable and Resilient IT Infrastructure with AI"
Moderated by : Biju Velayudhan, Chief Information Officer, G.Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital
Panellists:
Subodh Nair, Sr. Vice President - IT, Elgi Equipments Ltd
Jidesh Gopinathan, Head of Information Technology, The Arya Vaidya Pharmacy Coimbatore Ltd
Srikanthan JS, VP-IT, KPR Mill Limited
05:40 PM Panel Discussion on Navigating Boardroom Expectations and Digital KPIs
Moderated by : Ranjeeth Bellary, Partner with Forensic & Integrity Services, EY
Panellists:
Dr. Raveendran N, Vice President - Enterprise-wide solutions (CIO), Sakthi Finance Ltd. / ABT Industries ltd.
Ravi Shankar Shanmugasundarm, Chief Technical Officer, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital Limited
Srikrishna Narasimhan, CIO, Pricol Group
06:20 PM Presentation and Quiz Competition by N. K. Mehta, MD & CEO, - Secure Network Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
07:00 PM Tombola
07:30 PM CIO500 Accelerator X Awards 2025
08:00 PM Vote of Thanks by Sanjib Mohapatra, Publisher, Enterprise IT World (India & Middle East)
08:10 PM Group Photo
08:15 PM Cocktails & Dinner

Kolkata Event Agenda | 08th Aug 2025

03:00 PM Networking high Tea
04:00 PM Welcome by EMCEE Ashita
04:10 PM Welcome by Sanjay Mohapatra, Editor, Enterprise IT World
04:15 PM Keynote on Quantum Security Debojit Maitra, exCISO, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd.
04:30 PM Panel Discussion on "Balancing Innovation with Cost Control"
Moderated by: Atanu Pramanic, VP-IT, CESC
Panellists:
Aloke Majumder, VP of Technology, Hoichoi
Abhijit Chatterjee, Sr Director - IT & Corp Comm, CISO, TCG Lifesciences Pvt Ltd
Subhakar Rudra, Chief Information Officer, WPIL
Arindam Hari, Group CIO, Gainwell Group
Subrata Roy, IT Head & CIO, Lux Industries Limited
05:15 PM Presentation by Kallol Sen, Executive Vice President and Regional Head, CTRL S
05:30 PM Panel Discussion on Navigating Boardroom Expectations and Digital KPIs
Moderated by : Maneesh Kumar Sharma, Partner and Enterprise Applications Leader, Grant Thornton Bharat
Panellists:
Kripadyuti Sarkar, Group CIO, Ambuja Neotia
Sourav Das, Group - Chief of Digital & IT, Rupa & Co.
Rishikesh Singh, Vice President - IT & Digital, Grasim Industries Ltd - Textiles (Aditya Birla Group)
Prakash Tripathi, Senior VP IT, Shyam Steel Industries Ltd.
06:10 PM Presentation and Quiz Competition by NK Mehta, MD & CEO, SNS
07:00 PM CIO Accelerator X Awards 2025
07:40 PM Vote of Thanks by Sanjib Mohapatra, Publisher, Accent Info Media
07:45 PM Group Photo
07:50 PM Cocktails & Dinner

Ahmedabad Event Agenda | 13th Aug 2025

03:00 PM Networking High Tea and Registration
03:30 PM Welcome by EMCEE
03:40 PM Welcome by Sanjay Mohapatra, Editor, Enterprise IT World
03:50 PM Keynote on Mr. Akash Sureka, Founder, TheNoah.ai, on AI is no longer just a buzzword
04:05 PM Presentatin by Sunny Vaghela, Founder & CEO, Techdefence
04:15 PM Panel Discussion on Balancing Innovation with Cost Control
Moderated by: Saumil Shah, Partner, Operations Transformation at Grant Thornton Bharat
Panellists:
Anil Kumar Sharma, Group Head – Systems, Sabardairy (Amul Group)
Dipen Chauhan, Sr. Vice President (IT & ERP), Gujarat Gas Limited
Juned Kasmani, Associate Director, Sales, Shivaami
Gaurav Vyas, Head IT, Stovec Industries Limited (SPG Prints)
Dr. Mukund KS, AVP & Group Head IT, Eris Lifesciences Ltd
Lucky Draw by Eventus
05:00 PM Presentation on Legacy System Modernization Challenges by Biren Parikh, Group CIO, Symphony Limited
Lucky Draw by Eventus
05:10 PM Presentation by Jiten Motwani, Director BD - SOC, Eventus
Lucky Draw by Eventus
05:25 PM Presentation by Mikdad Surti, Branch Manager, Redington Limited
06:05 PM Presentation by Jitesh Chauhan, MD, Rubik Infotech Pvt. Ltd. and Sridhar Namasivayam, CEO, Pagentra Infosec Pvt Ltd
06:15 PM Presentation by Mayur Gautam, SVP, Ctrl S
Lucky Draw by Eventus
06:25 PM Keynote by Sunil Sharma, Managing Director- Sales( India & SAARC), Sophos
06:55 PM Panel Discussion on Navigating Boardroom Expectations and Digital KPIs
Moderated by: Sandeep Shah, Partner- Technology & ERP, Nimbus Technologies
Panellists:
Abhishek Binaykia, Partner and Sports Advisory Leader, Grant Thornton Bharat
Paresh Goswami, General Manager, Torrent Power Limited
Narinder Sagar, CIO, Aculife Healthcare
Sanchit A., Lead - Digital, Adani Green Energy Ltd.
Amit Shingala, CEO, Motadata
07:40 PM CIO Accelerator X Awards 2025
08:30 PM Vote of Thanks by Sanjib Mohapatra, Publisher, Enterprise IT World (India & Middle East)
08:35 PM Group Photo
08:45 PM Musical Performance by Kirti Mishra & Dinner

Delhi Event Agenda | 22th Aug 2025

03:30 PM Registration and High Tea - At Jamavar Restaurant
04:30 PM Welcome by EMCEE Ashita
04:40 PM Welcome by Sanjay Mohapatra, Editor, Enterprise IT World
04:50 PM Keynote by Mr. Akash Sureka, Founder, TheNoah.ai, on AI is no longer just a buzzword
05:05 PM Keynote on Driving Business and IT Alignment by Jaspreet Singh, Partner, Cyber Advisory, Grant Thornton Bharat
05:20 PM Panel Discussion on Balancing Innovation with Cost Control
Moderated by: Anand Aggarwal, Group Chief Technology Officer, Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. (The Times Group)
Panellists:
Manik Paul, Chief Information Officer, Saatvik Solar
Anil Porter, CTO, ITQ Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Rajnish Mishra, Sales Head - Government BU, Motadata
Amit Bhatia, Group CIO, KARAM
Kishor Gojiya, CIO - Geetanjali Group
06:10 PM Presentation by Divvya Dhakarwal, Enterprise Account Manager, TeamViewer India
06:25 PM Presentation by Abhishek Chakraborty, Regional Manager, Check Point
06:35 PM Presentation on Transforming Business Productivity with Android Enterprise by Mayank Sharma, Regional Head - South and South East Asia, Android Enterprise Partnerships, Google
06:50 PM Panel Discussion on Navigating Boardroom Expectations and Digital KPIs
Moderated by: Amitesh Srivastava, Partner, Enterprise Applications Grant Thornton Bharat
Panellists:
Dr. Jitendra M Bhardwaj, CISO, Tata Advanced Systems
Prashant Singh, Director IT & Chief Information Officer, Max Healthcare
Saurabh Gupta, Group Chief Digital and Information officer, Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited
Achin K Sharma, Head - Technology, Digital & Cybersecurity (Vice President - IT), MOVIN INDIA
Sharad Kumar Agarwal, CDIO, Jk Tyre & Industries Ltd.
07:40 PM Presentation and Quiz Competition by NK Mehta, MD & CEO, SNS
08:20 PM CIO Gold Book launch
08:30 PM CIO Accelerator X Awards 2025
09:10 PM Vote of Thanks by Sanjib Mohapatra, Publisher, Enterprise IT World (India & Middle East)
09:15 PM Group Photo
09:20 PM Cocktails & Dinner

Pune Event Agenda | 11th Sept 2025

04:00 PM Networking Tea
04:30 PM Welcome by EMCEE
04:40 PM Welcome by Sanjay Mohapatra, Editor, Enterprise IT World
04:45 PM Keynote on Ai Led Cyber Strategy by Subhash Singh Punjabi, CISO & Head Enterprise Architect, Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corp, Ltd.
05:00 PM Panel Discussion on Ensuring Scalable and Resilient IT Infrastructure and AI
Moderated by: Ashutosh Bhatawadekar, CIO Advisory , Engagement Director, Tata Consultancy Services
Panellists:
Rahul Mergu, Sr. Vice President IT, Markets and Markets Research Pvt Ltd
Rajeev Khade, IT Professional, Advisor, Consultant A Certified Independent Director by Ministry of Company Affairs.
Avinash Dharmadhikari, Global CISO, Ness Digital Engineering
Dr. Atul Anand, Director IT, Cencora
05:40 PM Panel Discussion on Navigating Boardroom Expectations and Digital KPIs
Moderated by: Pankaj Mittal, Founder & CEO, Digizen Consulting
Panellists:
Pinkesh Ambavat, CIO, CRIF India
Dr. Makarand Sawant, Director & CTO, SEAFB
Rajeev Mittal, Chief Information Officer, Endurance Technologies Ltd.
Arockiaraj Martin, CISO, EnKash
06:30 PM Presentation and Quiz Competition by N. K. Mehta, MD & CEO, - Secure Network Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
07:10 PM Tombola
07:50 PM CIO500 Accelerator X Awards 2025
08:30 PM Vote of Thanks by Sanjib Mohapatra, Publisher, Enterprise IT World (India & Middle East)
08:35 PM Group Photo
08:40 PM Cocktails & Dinner

Mumbai Event Agenda | 12th Sept 2025

12:30 PM Registration
01:00 PM Networking Lunch
01:30 PM musical welcome by KM by Kirti Mishra and Band
02:30 PM Welcome by EMCEE
02:40 PM Welcome by Sanjay Mohapatra, Editor, Enterprise IT World
02:45 PM Keynote by Apoorba Kumar Patranabish, Partner, Cyber Advisory, Grant Thornton Bharat
03:00 PM Keynote by Mr. Akash Sureka, Founder, TheNoah.ai, on AI is no longer just a buzzword
03:15 PM Panel Discussion on Balancing Innovation with Cost Control
Moderated by: Abhik Basak, Global Security Director, LKQ Corporation
Panellists:
Dr. A Shiju Rawther, Head - Information Technology, SBI MUTUAL FUND
Satish Mahajan, Senior General Manager -IT, VFS Global Services
Kumar Vinodanand, Sales Head – Enterprise BU, Motadata
Kush Wadhwa - Partner, Crisis & Resilience, Grant Thornton Bharat
Sunil Sonare, Vice President, Avinyasai Techsystems Pvt Ltd
03:55 PM Presentation by Jaimin Doshi,Global Head - Channel Partnership, Techdefencelabs
04:05 PM Presentation by Vipul Kumar, SVP, CtrlS Datacenter
04:15 PM Presentation by Roscoe Lobo - Sales Leader-Data, AI & Data Security, IBM
04:25 PM Panel Discussion on "Ensuring Scalable and Resilient IT Infrastructure and AI"
Moderator: Rahul Patil, Partner, Cyber Advisory, Grant Thornton Bharat
Panellists:
Keyur Desai, Head IT, Prince Pipes and Fittings Ltd
Ashok Kannan, President – IT, Luthra Group
Satyavrat Mishra, Head - Corporate IT & Group CISO, Godrej Industries Group
Vikas Somani, Vice President, Sales - India, Eventus
Sarjerao Tupsamudre, Global Lead - Cyber Security & Architecture, UPL
05:05 PM Preentation by Nischay Kandpal, Redington
05:15 PM Preentation by Saurabh Barjatiya, Co Founder & CTO, Cybervigilens
05:25 PM Tea Break
05:55 PM Presentation by Bhinang Tejani, TechOwl or Fortinet
06:05 PM Presentation by Chetana Chaudhari, Chief Technology Officer, Shivaami
06:15 PM Panel Discussion on Navigating Boardroom Expectations and Digital KPIs
Moderated by: Hetal Presswala, Cyber Security Advisor
Panellists:
Meheriar G Patel, Group CTO and Director IT, Master Group
Abhay Karhade, CIO and Vice President IT, Indo Count Industries Limited
Krushna Sahoo, Director IT, JM Financial Services Limited
Ketan Patel, Vice President (CIO), Indoco Remedies Limited
07:05 PM Presentation by Jiten Motwani, Director BD - SOC, Eventus
07:25 PM Musical welcome by KM by Kirti Mishra and Band
08:00 PM Lucky Draw by Shivaami
08:10 PM CIO500 Accelerator X Awards 2025
08:40 PM Vote of Thanks by Sanjib Mohapatra, Publisher, Enterprise IT World (India & Middle East)
08:45 PM Group Photo
08:50 PM Cocktails & Dinner

Bangalore Event Agenda | 01st Aug 2025

03:00 PM Networking High Tea
04:10 PM Welcome by EMCEE Suman Ranganathan
04:20 PM CIO Gold Book Launch
04:30 PM Welcome by Sanjay Mohapatra, Editor, Enterprise IT World
04:35 PM Presentation by Jimmy Jonathan, Head of Sales. TheNoah.ai (IVC Ventures), on AI is no longer just a buzzword
04:50 PM Presentation by Kalyankumar Kadirvelu, Director Sales - Cloud Security, Fortinet
05:00 PM Presentation by Ingram Micro
05:10 PM Panel Discussion on Balancing Innovation with Cost Control
Moderated by: Prasanna Lohar, Founder, India Blockchain Forum
Panellists
Ramkumari Iyer, CISO /CIO, Multinational
Sandeep Bansal, Chief Information Officer, A-One Steels India Limited
Aniruddha Chakrabarti, Partner - Cloud and AI, Grant Thornton Bharat
Bhabani Chatterjee, Engagement Leader | Business Technology – Digital IT Acceleration, Capgemini
Siva Subramanian Loganathan, Global IT Leader, NetApp
06:00 PM Presentation by CyberArk
06:10 PM Presentation by Saurabh Barjatiya, Co - Founder & CTO, Cybervigilens on What Breaches Have Taught Us Over The Years
06:20 PM Panel Discussion on Navigating Boardroom Expectations and Digital KPIs
Moderated by: Pranav Kaushik, Partner, Digital Transformation, Grant Thornton Bharat
Panellists:
Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Chief Technology Officer, Asia Healthcare Holdings"
Raman Pillai, Head Cloud & Security, Verse Innovation Pvt Ltd
Dilip Manepalli, Vice President, Innovation & Analytics, Vodafone
Sudeep Dey, President IT and CIO, HCG Enterprises Limited.
07:20 PM Presentation and Quiz Competition by NK Mehta, MD and CEO, SNS
08:00 PM CIO Accelerator X Awards 2025
08:30 PM Vote of Thanks by Sanjib Mohapatra, Publisher, Accent Info Media
08:35 PM Group Photo
08:40 PM Cocktails & Dinner

Kochi Event Agenda | 17th Sept 2025

04:00 PM Networking Tea
04:20 PM Welcome by EMCEE
04:30 PM Welcome by Sanjay Mohapatra, Editor, Enterprise IT World
04:40 PM Presentation by Akash Guruprasanna, Regional Sales Manager - South India and SAARC, CyberArk
04:55 PM Panel Discussion on "Ensuring Scalable and Resilient IT Infrastructure with AI"
Moderated by: Kunnel Jose, Chief Delivery Officer, Magnum Networks Support Pvt. Ltd
Panelists:
Adarsh Nair, Global Head of Information Security Compliance, UST
V.V Jacob, Senior General Manager - IT, Malayala Manorama
Vinodhkumar C, CTO, Muthoottu Mini Financiers Limited
05:25 PM Panel Discussion on Navigating Boardroom Expectations and Digital KPIs
Moderated by: Arun Kallaril, Associate Director, EY
Panellists:
Sangeeth K Mohan, Associate VP IT (India & Sri Lanka), MANE
Prince Joseph, Group Chief Information Officer, NeST Group, SFO Technologies
Nitha Sasi, Deputy CISO, Geojit Financial Services Ltd.
05:55 PM Quiz Competition by N. K. Mehta, MD & CEO, - Secure Network Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
06:40 PM Tombola
07:10 PM CIO500 Accelerator X Awards 2025
07:30 PM Vote of Thanks by Sanjib Mohapatra, Publisher, Enterprise IT World (India & Middle East)
07:35 PM Group Photo
07:45 PM Cocktails & Dinner