CISO 100 & CYBER SENTINEL AWARDS 2026

Event Theme : AI - Led Security Strategy Conclave For CISOs - From Intelligent Defense To Dpdp-ready Enterprises

22 -24 April 2026

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About Event,
Enterprise IT World CISO100 and Cyber Sentinel Awards is an annual Security event of Accent Info Media Pvt. Ltd. It is a meeting point of top 100 CISO and security leaders representing cross vertical industries along with the policy makers, authors, solutions providers, product suppliers and consultants to discuss and understand the future trend in cyber security in the global level and impact on India. Along with the thought leadership discussions, it is about recognizing the leading CISOs and IT Leaders with Cyber Sentinel Awards for their contribution and innovation to the organizations that they belong to and to the fraternity and ecosystem.

Enterprise IT World CIO100 and Cyber Sentinel Awards is not only an interface for the suppliers and the consumers of cyber security products but also a melting point of peer group discussions and exchange of ideas among the security leaders of various vertical industries including, BFSI, Healthcare, Pharma, Education, Defence, Manufacturing, power, IT&ITES, Logistics and Supply Chain, Automotive, etc.

This is the right place to be at Enterprise IT World CISO100 to create sales pipeline for 2025 by showcasing right solutions and being part of the thought leadership discussions and presentations.

Event Agenda

12 PM Onwards Hotel Check In
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM Lord Jagannath Temple Visit
09:00 PM – 10:00 PM Welcome Dinner
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Registration & CISO Networking Coffee - Hosted networking in a neutral, non-promotional environment
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Opening Address - Setting the CISO Agenda for an AI-First, DPDP-Regulated World
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM CISO Keynote - AI as a Force Multiplier in Cybersecurity – Promise vs Reality
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM CISO Panel Discussion - Redefining Cyber Defense in the Age of AI-Powered Attacks
12:15 PM – 01:00 PM Expert Deep-Dive - DPDP Act 2023: What CISOs Must Execute in the Next 12 Months
01:00 PM – 02:00 PM Networking Lunch (1 Hour) - CISO-only peer discussions
02:00 PM – 02:45 PM Practitioner Case Study Session - AI in Action: Enterprise Security Use Cases
02:45 PM – 03:30 PM Fireside Chat - The Board, the Regulator & the CISO
03:30 PM – 03:45 PM Networking Tea Break
03:45 PM – 04:30 PM Parallel CISO Strategy Workshops
GenAI Security · DPDP Compliance · Zero Trust· AI Governance
04:30 PM – 05:15 PM CISO Masterclass
05:15 PM – 05:45 PM Closed-Door CISO Roundtable
Track #1. CISO as a Business Leader: Communicating Cyber Risk to Boards & CEOs
Track #2. Identity is the New Perimeter: Securing Humans, Machines & AI Agents
Track #3 CISO as a Business Leader: Communicating Cyber Risk to Boards & CEOs
Track #4 Budgets, Talent & AI Reality Checks
05:45 PM – 07:00 PM CISO 100 Awards 2026
07:00 PM – 07:30 PM Vote of Thanks - Cocktails & Executive Networking
07:30 PM – 09:00 PM Cultural / Dance Performance
09:00 PM – 10:00 PM Gala Dinner & Networking
07:00 AM Hotel check-out
09:00 AM Local sightseeing visit (Chilika Lake) / (Konark Temple, Lingaraj Temple )
01:00 PM Lunch
02:00 PM Departure to the airport.

Previous Event Speakers

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Manoj Shrivastava

CISO, Generali

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Dr. Bishwajit Mohapatra

Head of Customer Solutions and CIO Advisory at Amazon Web Services

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Amey Subhash Lakeshri

Director of Cyber Forensic Technology and Discovery Services at Ernst & Young LLP.

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Dr. Jitendra M Bhardwaj

CISO, Tata Advanced Systems

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Venkata Satish Guttula

vCISO, Wanbury Ltd.

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Cdr Sanjeev Singh (Retd)

CISO and Data Protection Officer, Birlasoft

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Dr. Jagannath Sahoo

CISO, Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd.

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Pradipta Patro

Head IT and Cyber Security (CISO), RPG Group (KEC International Ltd.)

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Satish Kumar Dwibhashi

CISO, KreditBee

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Hetal Presswala

Chief Information Security Officer Kalpataru Projects International Ltd

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Swapnil Rajepowar

CTO, Lyseis Technologies Pvt Ltd

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Adv. Ghuge Aditya Chandrakant

Department of Information Technology, Mantralay, Mumbai-32

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Srinivasan Balraj

Vice president-Head of information security audit and compliance, Muthoot Fincorp

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Punit Thakkar

MD & CEO, Shivaami Cloud

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Arockiaraj Martin

Director - Security & Compliance, EnKash

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Shashank Bajpai

CISO & CTSO, Yotta Data Services Private Limited

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