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10 Cities Agenda

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 Fortinet
04:55 PM Presentation by Cyberark
05:10 PM Panel Discussion on "Ensuring Scalable and Resilient IT Infrastructure with AI"
Moderated by :
Panellists:
Subodh Nair, Vice President – IT, Elgi Equipments Ltd
Jidesh Gopinathan, Head of Information Technology, The Arya Vaidya Pharmacy Coimbatore Ltd
Srikrishna Narasimhan, CIO, Pricol Group
06:00 PM Panel Discussion on Navigating Boardroom Expectations and Digital KPIs
Moderated by :
Panellists:
Dr. Raveendran N, Vice President - Enterprise-wide solutions (CIO), Sakthi Finance Ltd. / ABT Industries ltd.
Saravanan Dharmarajan,Chief Technology Officer Sankara Eye Foundation
Smitha S ,Global IT Head & GM- IT , Parayil Food Products Pvt. Ltd.
Ravi Shankar Shanmugasundarm, Chief Technical Officer, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital Limited
07:00 PM Presentation and Quiz Competition by N. K. Mehta, MD & CEO, - Secure Network Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
07:45 PM Tombola
08:15 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
08:45 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

Cochin 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 CyberArk
04:55 PM Panel Discussion on "Ensuring Scalable and Resilient IT Infrastructure with AI"
Moderated by:
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
06:00 PM Panel Discussion on Navigating Boardroom Expectations and Digital KPIs
Moderated by:
Panellists:
Sangeeth K Mohan, GM IT - India & Sri Lanka , MANE
Prince Joseph, Group Chief Information Officer, NeST Group, SFO Technologies
Nitha Sasi,Deputy CISO,Geojit Financial Services Ltd.
06:55 PM Quiz Competition by N. K. Mehta, MD & CEO, - Secure Network Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
07:20 PM Tombola
08:00 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
08:45 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:
Anand Deodhar, Group CIO / Head IT, Force Motors Ltd.
Pinkesh Ambavat, CIO, CRIF India
Dr. Bishwajit Mohapatra,Head of Customer Solutions and CIO Advisory, Amazon Web Services
Dr. Makarand Sawant, Director & CTO, SEAFB
Rajeev Mittal, Chief Information Officer, Endurance Technologies Ltd.
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 Muscal 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 Akshay Garkel, Partner and Cyber Advisory Leader, 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 Keynote on the Driving Business and IT Alignment
03:30 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
Manoj Shrivastava, Group CISO, UPL
Kumar Vinodanand, Sales Head – Enterprise BU, Motadata
Kush Wadhwa - Partner, Crisis & Resilience, Grant Thornton Bharat
04:10 PM Presentation by Tech defense
04:20 PM Presentation by CTRLs
04:30 PM Presentation by Essenvission
04:40 PM Panel Discussion on "Ensuring Scalable and Resilient IT Infrastructure"
Moderator: Apoorba Kumar Patranabish, Partner, Cyber Advisory, Grant Thornton Bharat
Panellists:
Keyur Desai, Head IT, Prince Pipes and Fittings Ltd
Ashok Kannan, President – IT, Luthra Group
Dr. Rizwan Ahmed Global, CTO, Delaplex
Satyavrat Mishra, Head - Corporate IT & Group CISO, Godrej Industries Group
05:20 PM Preentation by Cybervigilens
05:30 PM Tea Break
05:50 PM Presentation by TechOwl
06:10 PM Presentation by Chetana Chaudhari, Chief Technology Officer, Shivaami
06:25 PM Presentation by
06:35 PM Panel Discussion on Navigating Boardroom Expectations and Digital KPIs
Moderated by: Hetal Presswala, Chief Information Security Officer, Kalpataru Projects International Ltd
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
07:15 PM Eventus Presentation
07:35 PM Muscal welcome by KM by Kirti Mishra and Band
08:00 PM CIO500 Accelerator X Awards 2025
08:30 PM Vote of Thanks by Sanjib Mohapatra, Publisher, Enterprise IT World (India & Middle East)
08:40 PM Group Photo
08:35 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