30th
Edition

Rumi Darwaza
AI
LUCKNOW

30th Edition

The Room where India’s AI
First Enterprise gets Built

17 - 19 July 2026

Ramada by Wyndham, Lucknow

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Technology Senate 2026

India's most influential CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, CDOs, and enterprise technology leaders come together for three immersive days of strategic conversations, AI-led transformation, and high-impact networking.

Not a conference. A curated leadership experience shaping India's next era of enterprise technology.

Why this event matters

The future of enterprise technology is no longer being discussed. It is being deployed, funded, and scaled — right now.

Technology Senate 2026 arrives at a defining moment for India's enterprise ecosystem. As organizations transition from digital-first to AI-native operations, CIOs are moving from experimentation to enterprise-wide transformation.

This is where strategic technology decisions begin.

From AI infrastructure and cybersecurity to automation, observability, sovereign cloud, and enterprise intelligence — Technology Senate brings together the leaders driving the next wave of innovation.

Business Meeting

The Experience

3 Days. 2 Nights. One Curated Residential Experience.

Technology Senate is designed to eliminate superficial networking and create meaningful executive engagement.

The residential format enables:

Deep-dive boardroom
conversations
High-value peer
networking
Curated leadership
dinners
Structured 1:1
meetings
Strategic closed-door
discussions
Business relationships that
continue beyond the event

Who will be in the room

125+ India’s Most Influential
Enterprise Technology Leaders

Every attendee is carefully curated based on leadership influence, technology mandate, and enterprise-scale decision-making authority.

Expected Attendees
CIOs & CTOs CISOs & CDOs Digital Transformation Leaders Enterprise IT Decision Makers AI & Innovation Heads
Industries Represented
BFSI Manufacturing Retail Healthcare Pharma Energy New Economy
$12–14 Billion AI Market in 2026
$500 Billion+ AI Contribution to GDP by 2030
India's Digital Economy to exceed 20% of GDP
2GW Data Center Capacity by 2027
$15–18 Billion Infrastructure Investments

The Conversations Driving 2026 - Themes

The Rise of the Agentic Enterprise

AI Security & Trust Frameworks

Infrastructure for AI at Scale

Automation 2.0 & Autonomous Workflows

Enterprise AI Governance

From AI Pilots to P&L Impact

Industry-Specific AI Use Cases

Cyber Resilience in the AI Era

Speakers

Dr. Satya Ramaswamy

Chief Digital and Technology Officer

Air India

Ramesh Narayanaswamy

Group President - Digital & Data Intelligence

Hinduja Group

Santhosh TG

Global Chief Digital Officer

Switch Mobility

Goutam Datta

Chief Information & Digital Officer

Bajaj Life Insurance

Vrijesh Nagathan

Chief Information & Digital Technology Officer

Marico Limited

Sandeep Dewangan

President & Group CIO

Safexpress Private Limited

Parna Ghosh

President & Group CIO

Uno Minda

Sachin Dutta

COO

Canara HSBC Life Insurance

Harnath Babu

Chief Information Officer

KPMG India

Chitti Babu

Group CIO

Aurobindo Pharma

Vinod Bhat

CDO

TATA AutoComp Systems

Harsh Vardhan

Global Head - Digital Innovation

Apollo Tyres

Anand Deodhar

Group Chief Digital & Information Officer

Force Motors

Dr. Siraj Rahim

Chief Information Security Officer

MRF Group

Udit Pahwa

Chief Information Officer

Blue Star India

Shashi Mohan Singh

CIO

Reliance Consumer Products

Tushar Zade

Chief Technology Officer

Granules India

Partha Protim Mondal

CIO

Berger Paints

Kripadyuti Sarkar

Group CIO

Ambuja Neotia Group

Girish Hadkar

Chief Information & Digital Officer

Tata Realty & Infrastructure

Vaibhav Palan

Chief Digital & Information Officer

Tata Projects

Baidyanath Kumar

CISO & DPO

JK Lakshmi Cement

Puneet Asthana

Executive Director and CTO

Shriram Group’s Capital Market Businesses (Wealth, AMC & Broking)

Sushil Ostwal

Chief Data Officer

Bombay Stock Exchange

Sattam Bhattacharya

CITSO & Head – IT Enterprise Architecture

Bharti AXA Life Insurance

Mandar Sahasrabudhe

Group CTO

Kirloskar Management Services

Kunal Mehta

CIO

Arvind Fashions Limited

Darshan Chavan

CISO

Mirae Asset Management

Harsh Jha

Group Head of Technology

Nuvama Group

Rohith Chintawar

Chief Digital and Information Officer

Aurigene Pharmaceutical Services Limited

Shanmugam Manivannan

Chief Digital Officer

Equitas Small Finance Bank

Akanksha Garg

DPO & Head - Digital Products PMO

HDFC Securities

Rajkumar Ayella

CIO

KEC International (RPG Group)

Amit Kapil

CEO of Caparo Technologies Pvt. Limited and Chief Technology Officer

Caparo India

Charu Bhargava

Senior Vice President - IT

Sheela Foam (Sleepwell)

Ravikiran S Avvaru

CDO

Sundaram Clayton

Varun Bansal

Head of IT - India & APAC

Bata

Surbhi Gupta

Head - Digital, Grasim Paints

Aditya Birla Group

Kapil Madaan

CISO & DPO

Max Healthcare

Vivek Shankar

Chief IT Security Officer

Axis Max Life Insurance

Ram Mohan Kasi

Head-IT

Apollo Hospitals

Dilraj Singh Gandhi

EVP - Digital & AI

TAFE (Tractor & Farm Equipment)

Dr Chander Shekhar Devra

CIO & VP, Speciality Chemicals & Chemicals Technology

SRF Limited

Dr Jagannath Sahoo

Group CISO & DPO

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd

Arpita Das

VP - Tech, India Proximity

Pernod Ricard India

Anil Menon

CIO

LuLu Group India

Gopi Thangavel

Group CIO

L&T Group

Avinash Tiwari

CISO and Head of IT Services

Pidilite Industries Limited

Mukesh Sharma

Chief Digital Transformation Officer

Star Health & Allied Insurance

Amit Atri

Global CIO

Tata Consumer Products

Partners

Gold Partner
Agentic AI Partner
Wireless Conferencing Partner
Data Platform Partner

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