Join Us at the Technology Senate 2026 at Lucknow
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 01:00 pm - 02:30 pm | Networking Lunch & Registration |
| 02:30 pm - 02:45 pm | Lamp Lighting & Inauguration |
| 02:45 pm - 03:00 pm |
AI-Native by Design: Reimagining the Enterprise Stack for 2030 Dr. Satya Ramaswamy, Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Air India Limited |
| 03:00 pm - 03:15 pm |
Agentic Systems Engineering: The new CIO playbook for ROI driven AI Adoption Parth Sharma, Senior Solution Architect, OutSystems |
| 03:15 pm - 03:30 pm |
Agents of Impact: How AI is collapsing the distance between idea and outcomes Tushar Zade, Chief Transformation Officer, Granules India |
| 03:30 pm - 03:45 pm |
When Infrastructure Knows Itself: The ServiceOps Shift from Recordkeeping to Resilience Bhargav Reddy Avula, Head of Regional Solution Engineering, Freshworks |
| 03:45 pm - 04:30 pm |
Panel Discussion AI at Scale - Lessons from India’s Most Advanced Enterprises Moderator: Srikanth RP, Editor, Express Computer Panelists: Puneet Asthana, ED and CTO - Capital Market Business, Shriram Group Rohith Chintawar, Chief Digital & Information Officer, Aurigene Pharmaceutical Services Ravikiran S Avvaru, Chief Digital & Data Officer, Sundaram Clayton Surbhi Gupta, Head - Digital, Grasim Paints, Aditya Birla Group Ram Mohan Kasi, Head - IT, Apollo Hospitals Girish Hadkar, Chief Information & Digital Officer, Tata Realty & Infrastructure Dheepan Raja Jayabalan, Group Lead of Vehicle Digitalization & Simulation, Volvo Group India Rajat Raina, Director Sales & Alliances - India, NTT Global Data Centers |
| 04:30 pm - 04:45 pm |
Future-Proof Your Enterprise: Securing Branches, Users, and Applications with AI-Ready and Post-Quantum Security Vivek Karthik Suriyanarayanan, Manager, Systems Engineering, Versa |
| 04:45 pm - 04:55 pm |
Unlock What’s Possible: Scalable DC & Cloud Infrastructure for Next-Generation AI Innovation Akhil Suneja, Regional Business Head (N&E), Data Center & Cloud Business, Iron Mountain |
| 04:55 pm - 05:10 pm |
The Next Frontier of Consumer Tech: How AI is Reshaping Products, Ops and CX Fireside Chat with Shashi Mohan Singh, Chief Digital Officer, Reliance Consumer Products Moderator: Sayantan Mondal, Correpondent, Express Computer |
| 05:10 pm - 05:25 pm |
Driving Manufacturing Excellence Through Digital Innovation: Insights from Apollo Tyres Harsh Vardhan, Global Head - Digital Innovation, Apollo Tyres Ltd. |
| 05:25 pm - 05:40 pm |
AI at the Core: Building India's Intelligent Logistics Enterprise Fireside Chat with Sandeep Dewangan, President & Group Chief Information Officer, Safexpress Private Limited Moderator: Atreyee Chakraborty, Chief Correspondent, Express Computer |
| 05:40 pm - 08:00 pm | Booth Visit & Networking Break |
| 08:00 pm - 08:30 pm | Technology Senate Awards |
| 08:30 pm onwards | Networking Cocktails & Dinner |
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 07:00 am - 09:00 am | Breakfast |
| 08:00 am - 09:00 am | Power Breakfast: Breaking the Complexity Cycle: How CIOs Are Simplifying Operations in the Age of AI by Freshworks |
| 09:30 am - 09:45 am |
The Next Decade of Enterprise Technology: Beyond AI Hype Ramesh Narayanaswamy, Group President - Digital & Data Intelligence, Hinduja Group |
| 09:45 am - 10:00 am |
Boardroom to Backend: Aligning Business Strategy with AI Execution Fireside Chat with Goutam Datta, Chief Information & Digital Officer, Bajaj Life Insurance Moderator: Srikanth RP, Editor, Express Computer |
| 10:00 am - 10:15 am |
Redefining Enterprise Connectivity: The BenQ Hybrid Workspace Ecosystem Rajesh Sharma, Head of Corporate Business. BenQ India Pvt. Ltd. |
| 10:15 am - 10:30 am |
Data as the New Growth Engine: Creating Intelligent Consumer Goods Organizations Vrijesh Nagathan, Chief Information & Digital Tech Officer, Marico |
| 10:30 am - 11:15 am |
Panel Discussion
The CISO's New Frontier: Defending Against Intelligent Threats Emerging in the AI Era Moderator:Kapil Madaan, CISO & DPO, Max Healthcare Panelists: Dr. Siraj Rahim, Chief Information Security Officer, MRF Group Sattam Bhattacharya, CITSO & Head - IT Enterprise Architecture, Bharti AXA Life Insurance Dr. Jagannath Sahoo, Group CISO & DPO, Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd Darshan Chavan, CISO, Mirae Asset Management Akanksha Garg, DPO & Head Digital Products PMO, HDFC Securities Vivek Shankar, Chief IT Security Officer, Axis Max Life Insurance Apoorva Goyal, Manager, Systems Engineering, Versa Networks |
| 11:15 am - 11:30 am |
From Pilots to Production: Why AI Initiatives Succeed or Fail? Vinod Bhat, Chief Digital Officer, TATA AutoComp Systems Ltd. |
| 11:30 am - 11:45 am | Agentic Enterprises: When AI Starts Making Decisions Harnath Babu, Partner & Chief Information Officer, KPMG India |
| 11:45 am - 12:00 pm | AI-First vs AI-Led: What Separates Leaders from Experimenters? Parna Ghosh, President & Group CIO and Data Protection Officer, Uno Minda |
| 12:00 pm - 01:15 pm | CIO Face-Off |
| 01:15 pm - 02:00 pm | Networking Lunch |
| 02:00 pm - 03:30 pm | Session by Laksh Maheshwari - A Storyteller & Author |
| 03:30 pm - 03:45 pm |
Securing the AI-Native Factory: Cyber Resilience at the Intersection of IT, OT & Artificial Intelligence Baidyanath Kumar, CISO & DPO, JK Lakshmi Cement |
| 03:45 pm - 04:30 pm |
Panel Discussion
Breaking Silos: CIO & CDO Alignment in AI-Driven Enterprises Moderator: Charu Bhargava, Senior Vice President - IT, Sheela Foam - Sleepwell Panelists: Ashley DSouza, Chief Digital Officer, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Shanmugam Manivannan, Chief Digital Officer, Equitas Small Finance Bank Kripadyuti Sarkar, Group CIO, Ambuja Neotia Group Varun Bansal, Head of IT - India & APAC, Bata Amit Kapil, Chief Technology Officer, Caparo India operations & CEO, Caparo Technologies Pvt Ltd Arpita Das, VP - Tech, India Proximity, Pernod Ricard India Dilraj Singh Gandhi, EVP - Digital & AI, TAFE - Tractor & Farm Equipment |
| 04:30 pm - 04:45 pm |
From Blueprint to Living Factory: How Digital Twins are Redefining Manufacturing Mandar Sahasrabudhe, Group CTO, Kirloskar Management Services |
| 04:45 pm - 05:00 pm | Trust, Risk & Governance: Building Responsible AI at Scale Chitti Babu, Group CIO, Aurobindo Pharamacuticals Ltd |
| 05:00 pm - 05:45 pm |
Panel Discussion
The Future of Decision-Making: AI in the Boardroom Moderator: Rajkumar Ayella, CIO, KEC International Ltd. Panelists: Harsh Jha, Group Head of Technology, Nuvama Group Partha Protim Mondal, CIO, Berger Paints Kunal Mehta, Chief Information Officer, Arvind Fashions Ltd Dr. Chander Shekhar Devra, CIO & VP, Speciality Chemicals & Chemicals Technology, SRF Limited Sushil Ostwal, Chief Data Officer, Bombay Stock Exchange Sachin Dutta, COO & Director - Technology, Canara HSBC Life |
| 05:45 pm - 06:00 pm | Technology Senate Awards |
| 06:00 pm - 06:15 pm | Booth Visit & Networking Tea Break |
| 06:00 pm - 08:00 pm | Free & Easy |
| 08:00 pm - 08:10 pm | Address by Alex Anthony, Country Leader – Sales, Couchbase India |
| 08:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Entertainment with Networking Cocktail & Dinner Powered By Couchbase |
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 07:30 am - 10:00 am | Breakfast & Checkout |
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