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Event Overview

14th CISO & Defenders 100 Awards & Confex 2024

The IT security landscape has rapidly changed over the recent years. First, after the COVID-19 disruption necessitated work-from-anywhere norms, remote access to enterprise data had to be provisioned almost overnight. This brought infosec models like zero-trust security and multi-factor authentication into the mainstream. Infosec leaders had to burn gallons of midnight oil to make that happen.

The second change catalyst has been even more potent. It has been the maturing of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and their multi-pronged impact on the infosec landscape. True, AI helps infosec leaders gain better and quicker insights into the threat landscape and device better policies and frameworks to guard the fuzzy boundaries. However, at the same time, cyber threat actors are also able to lay their hands on AI with equal ease and weaponize it for launching more sophisticated attacks on enterprise information networks.

The threat actors are not individuals or small group anymore. Organized cybercrime syndicates are reportedly active round-the-clock in different parts of the world. Worse, some of them are even proxies of rouge states and are therefore backed by huge funds as well as human and technological resources. Even large multinationals and governments are not spared.

It is in such an arduously challenging environment that CISOs and their teams relentlessly work to defend their organizations from a barrage of onslaughts. In order to stay one-up against the attackers, infosec leaders also need to upskill and new skill themselves on a continuous basis. These backroom warriors leave no stone unturned to ensure safe access and business continuity for their enterprise and their customers.

For the last 13 years, it has been BitStream Mediaworks’ endeavour to hold an annual awards ceremony where the leading CISOs are felicitated by well-known industry luminaries. This year, come November, and we will be holding the award function in Delhi / NCR.

As always, the awards will be preceded by a multitude of knowledge-packed sessions (14th CISO & Defenders 100 Awards & Confex 2024) to trigger thought-leading innovations to bring India's 150+ CISOs, CDOs, CTOs, CROs, CIOs, IT Heads, InfoSec leaders and managers from private, public and govt organizations and global security experts under one roof to discuss various information security threats and best-possible effective intelligent solutions available.

Event Takeaways:

  • Critical insights to re-imagine and re-orchestrate your cyber security strategy

  • Learnings to maximize ROI through a digitally immune business roadmap

  • Knowledge from cyber stalwarts across industries on future-proofing the enterprise

  • Exploration of 2024 cyber security trends from across industries

  • Exclusive information about new cutting-edge cyber security products and solutions

  • Networking with India’s top C-suite cyber security leaders

  • One-on-one meeting with the best-in class technology solution providers

  • Exclusive Gala Dinner with live entertainment


14th CISO & Defenders 100 Awards 2024 Key Highlights

Key Highlights

AI-Powered Security

Cloud Security

SASE & ZTNA

IoT / ML / Automation

Security Intelligence

Data Protection

Network & Endpoints

Zero Trust

Identity & Access

Risk Management

Incident Response

Threat Detection

Who Should Attend?

Attend?
  • Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs)
  • Chief Risk Officers (CROs)
  • Chief Information Officers (CIOs)
  • Chief Technology Officers (CTOs)
  • Data Protection Officers (DPOs)
  • VP, AVP, Director – IT / Systems / Security
  • Head - Information Technology Dept
  • GM / AGM / DGM / CGM – IT / Security
  • Delivery Heads, Data Centre Professionals
  • Cloud, Security, & Other Technology Architects
Listen to the Event Speakers

Who's Speaking

Speakers
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Abhishek Gupta

CIO ,
Dish TV
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Aditya Varma

Director - Cyber Security & Networks ,
Indian Navy
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Arvind Koul

Global Head - DX & Cybersecurity,
Uno Minda Limited 
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Avinash Tiwari

Global CISO,
Pidilite Industries Limited
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Dhiraj Ranka

CISO,
TATA AIG General Insurance Limited
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Dominic Vijay

CTO,
Art Housing Finance India Ltd
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Dr. Jitendra Mohan Bhardwaj

CISO , TATA Advanced Systems Limited
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Dr. Yusuf Hashmi

Group CISO ,
Jubilant Bhartia Group
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Hemant Verma

Chief General Manager and CTO,
Punjab National Bank
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Hetal Presswala

Chief Information Security Officer ,
KALPATARU PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 
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Jnana Ranjan Dash

Head – Information Security ,
HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd
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Kanishk Gaur

Founder & CEO ,
India Future Foundation
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Kiran Komatla

Group CTO ,
Restaurant Brands Asia Limited (Burger King)
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Kuldeep Singh

Dy. GM (IT-Security) & Alternate CISO,
NTPC Ltd.
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Mohit Kalra

CISO, ORIX Leasing and Financial Services
India Limited
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Mohit Kumar

Deputy Director - DevOps and Cybersecurity ,
Zoom Car
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Mohit Srivastava

CISO & DPO ,
Perfios Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd
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Mukesh Jain

CTO and VP ,
Capgemini
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Mukul Jain

CTO
Maxlife Insurance Co. ltd
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Pooja Bansal

Director - Information Security , Fareportal
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Pradipta Patro

Head of Cyber Security & IT Platform
KEC International Ltd (RPG Group)
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Prasad T

VP - Security & Compliance, CISO Office ,
Tanla Platform
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Rajiv Kumar Mishra

CIO & Head IT ,
HT Media Limited
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Ranganathan Vaidyanathan Iyer

Gr. CIO & Sr. EVP, JBM Group
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Sanjay Jaiswal

Chief Information Security Officer,
Nuvama Wealth Investment Limited 
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Satish Kumar Dwibhashi

CISO,
KreditBee
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Saurabh Gugnani

Director - Cyber Defence, Identity & Application Security , TMC Group
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Shakil Ahmad

CISO & DPO,
Samsung R&D Institute India
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Shree Parthasarathy

Partner, Digital, Trust and Transformation,
Forvis Mazars in India
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Vineet Mehta

Co-Founder and CTO,
Alyve Health
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Vivek Shankar 

Vice President – IT Services, Maxlife Insurance Co. ltd




Nomination

Nominate Yourself



Nomination Closed!

Judging Process for 14th CISO & Defenders 100 Awards 2024

Submissions for 14th CISO & Defenders 100 Awards 2024 must align with the category for which they are nominated and are judged based upon completeness and accuracy of the information provided. Nominations are also judged based on the overall influence, effectiveness and success of the nominees’ project, initiative or improvement.

Nominators may be contacted by any member of panel of juries. The panel of 7 judges selected, each represent a different segment of industry and bring to the forum their extensive knowledge and experience. The jury’s judgment will be considered as final one.


Judgment in these criteria will be based on:

  • Industry type
  • Organization size
  • Factors driving organization’s information security spending
  • Evaluation of information security spending
  • Security measures deployed or to be deployed
  • Size and complexity of projects undertaken/delivered
  • Security assurance
Highlights

Agenda Highlights

Keynotes by Visionary Leaders

Our keynote sessions have always been star attractions for our discerning attendees. Our keynote speakers are highly knowledgeable leaders with visionary outlooks. They will not only set the right tone and agenda for the other sessions but also ignite the minds with thoughts of brilliance and ideas of transformative innovation.


14th CISO & Defenders 100 Awards

14th CISO & Defenders 100 Awards & Confex 2024 is an initiative to identify hard work, talent, innovation and effort of those CISOs for protecting sensitive information of their organizations. This award not only recognizes the best CISOs / InfoSec Leaders, but also establishes the increasing trend of current and future role of CISOs in Indian Industry.


CISO-led Discussions

These thought leadership exchanges will be held in panel-discussion formats. Each power group will discuss ideas and share best practices around a given information security theme to drive meaningful outcomes and takeaways for the attendees. The panels will primarily be constituted of CISOs, with minority representations by the industry. The discussions will be technology- and vendor-agnostic to ensure objectivity and fair value for all.


Industry-driven Knowledge Sessions

Providers of infosec products and solutions are continually investing in hardening their offerings against the potential breaches that keep getting more and more sophisticated. They are also investing in building research-driven insights across various sectors and geos, which gives them an early peek into the changing threat landscape. This enables them to speak with authority on future infosec trends and potential prevention frameworks, which is what they will be doing in these knowledge sessions.


Networking Opportunities

Networking opportunity for solution and service providers with industry top decision makers via digital exhibition, live chats etc.

CISO Choice Laurels

• CISO Choice Solutions 2024 (Chosen by CISOs)
• Cybersecurity Influencers 2024 (Chosen by CISOs)
• Most Trusted Security Brands 2024 (Chosen by CISOs)
• Security Startups of the Year 2024 (Chosen by CISOs)

Schedule Plan

Agenda & Schedules (Last Edition)

Agenda

*Agenda & Schedule to change without prior notice

May, 2023
08:00 AM
Live Delegate Registrations / Breakfast
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM (IST, UTC+5:30)
09:00 AM
Live Welcome & Opening Keynote: Embracing AI for Enhanced Security: A Transformative Era
09:00 AM - 09:30 PM
Shree Parthasarathy
Partner - Consulting, Mazars in India
Yusuf Hashmi
Group CISO, Jubilant Bhartia Group
09:30 AM
Live Keynote: Digital Transformation Strategies for the Modern Enterprise
09:30 AM - 09:50 AM (IST, UTC+5:30)
Rajan Arora
Partner & Leader Digital and Technology Consulting,
Mazars in India
09:50 AM
Live TBA
09:50 AM - 10:10 AM
Sujith Immanuel Pellican
Technical Evangelist, ManageEngine
10:10 AM
Live Fireside Chat: Digital Future -- Balancing Sustainability, Inclusivity, Security, Resilience and Ethics in an Interconnected World
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Shree Parthasarathy
Partner - Consulting, Mazars in India
Anuj Tewari
CISO, TMF Group
10:30 AM
Live Panel Discussion: Synergizing AI and Cybersecurity: Enhancing Detection, Response, and Recovery
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Moderator: Akshay Garkel
Partner & Leader - Cyber, Grant Thornton LLP
Kumar Ravi
CISO, Teleperformance India
Sanjeev Kaushik
CISO, Adani Airports
Vivek Shankar
CITSO & VP- IT Services,
Max Life Insurance Company Limited
Pradipta Patro
Head - Cyber Security & IT Platform,
RPG Group (KEC International Ltd.)
Mukesh Jain
CTO, Capgemini
Dr. Avadhut Parab
CIO, Waree Engineers Ltd
Sourabh Tiwari
CDIO, Forbes Marshall
11:15 AM
Live Artificial Intelligence and the Evolving Threat Landscape - Preparing for What's Next?
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Sagar Pardeshi
Cyber Security Evangelist, Office of the CTO - India & SAARC,
Check Point Software Technologies
11:30 AM
Live Tea-Coffee Break / Technology Showcase
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM
Live Panel Discussion: Embracing Generative AI in Cybersecurity: Offensive and Defensive AI
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Moderator: Ranjeeth Bellary
Partner, Ernst & Young
Hilal Ahmad Lone
CISO / CIO, Razorpay
Bijender Mishra
Global CISO, Alkem Laboratories Ltd
Harshad Mengle
Global CISO, Tata Chemicals Ltd
Amit Subhanje
Regional Risk Leader,
GE Aerospace
Prince Joseph
Group CIO,
SFO Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (NeST Group)
Dr Sriranga Narasimha Gandhi
Vice President - Secure Architecture Engineering, Reliance Jio
Diwakar Raut
Head - Cyber Security, BSE Limited
12:30 PM
Live Reimagine Outcomes with AI
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
Saurabh Saxena
Regional Vice President - India, OpenText
12:45 AM
Live AI Hurricane in SSE
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM
Gurinder Singh
Head Solution Engineering – India & SAARC, Netskope
1:00 PM
Live Lucky Draw / Networking Lunch / Technology Showcase
1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
2:00 PM
Live CISO & Defenders 100 Awards -- Smart CISOs Category | Star Defenders Category
2:00 PM - 02:30 PM
2:30 PM
Live Panel Discussion: Unravelling the Distinctions: XDR, EDR, SIEM, and SOAR
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM (IST,
Moderator: Amey Subhash Lakeshri
Director - Cyber Security, Forensics and IR,
Ernst & Young
Dhiraj Ranka
CISO,
Tata AIG General Insurance Limited
Jitendra Jadhwani
CISO, Tata Motor Finance
Mayank Mehta
CISO, Bajaj Allianz Life
Shiju Rawther
Head - Information Technology,
SBI Mutual Fund
Melwyn Rebeiro
Director - Head IT GRC, Regional CISO & DPO, Julius Baer
Janakbhai Bhindora
VP - Digital Transformation & Group CISO, Cars24
3:15 PM
Live Fireside Chat: Backup and IT Management Software Simplified
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Dmitry Evdokimov
Manager - Technical Sales and Services, MSP360
3:30 PM
Live The Future of Retail Security: Leveraging AI Innovations
3:30 PM - 03:45 PM
Kiran Komatla
Group CTO, Restaurant Brands Asia Ltd (Burger King)
03:45 PM
Live Panel Discussion: Zero Trust & Least Privilege: Making the Distinction
03:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Moderator: Jaspreet Singh
Partner, Clients & Markets Leader - Advisory Services,
Grant Thornton Bharat LLP
Ankit Agarwal
Sr. Director - Global Systems and Security,
Encora
Ambarish Kumar Singh
CISO, Godrej & Boyce
Srikanth S
CISO, Tata Electronics Pvt Ltd
Hetal Presswala
CISO, Kalpataru Limited
Saurabh Gugnani
Global Head of Cybersecurity,
TMF Group
Gowdhaman Jothilingam
Global CISO and Head of IT,
LatentView Analytics
Shaik J. Ahmed
VP, Head of Information Security Risk & Governance,
Mashreq Bank
4:30 PM
Live Tea-Coffee Break / Technology Showcase
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM (IST, UTC+5:30)
4:45 PM
Live Panel Discussion: DPDP Act 2023: A Dawn Of A New Era For Data Protection In India
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Moderator: Kanishk Gaur
Founder & CEO,
India Future Foundation
Vishwas Pitre
CISO & DPO,
Zensar Technologies Ltd
Baidyanath Kumar
CISO, JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd.
(JK Organisation)
Arif Bhatkar
Head -- IT Security,
Godrej Infotech Ltd.
Subhash Singh
CISO & Head Of Enterprise Architecture,
Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corp. Ltd.
Deval Mazmudar
Cybersecurity Advisor, TJSB Bank
Sharad Srivastava
Founder & CEO, Certus Software India Pvt. Ltd.
5:30 PM
Live CISO & Defenders 100 Awards -- Most Promising Category
5:30 PM - 5:55 PM
5:55 PM
Live Mega Lucky Draw / Thank You Note
5:55 PM - 6:00 PM
6:30 PM
Live Transforming the Financial Landscape: The Power of AI in BFSI Sector
6:30 PM - 6:50 PM
Ramakrishna K
Founder & CEO, Assisto AI
7:30 PM
Live Panel Discussion: Leading Through Digital Disruption: Strategies for BFSI & Fintech Excellence
7:30 PM - 08:15 PM
Moderator: Rajan Arora
Partner & Leader Digital and Technology Consulting, Mazars
Anindya Karmakar
Head - Digital Transformation, Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.
Dominic Vijay Kumar
CTO, ART Housing Finance (India) Ltd
Preetam Biswas
Head of Analytics, Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co. Ltd.
06:50 PM
Live Panel Discussion: Innovative Horizons: How Generative AI is Transforming Cybersecurity in BFSI
06:50 PM - 07:30 PM
Moderator: Shree Parthasarathy
Partner - Consulting, Mazars
Manoj Kumar Shrivastava
CISO, Future Generali India Insurance Co Ltd
Lalit Kumar Rout
CISO, Cent Bank Home Finance Ltd
Dinesh Phogat
CISO, The Clearing Corporation of India Limited
8:15 PM
Live Winners Announcement.... BFSI CXO Awards (All Categories)
8:45 PM Onwards
Live Networking with Cocktails & Dinner

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Why Partner with Us?

With this initiative, we provide you with the unique opportunity to reach out to 150+ of the most influential CISO's, InfoSec leaders, and other CXOs across the nation, all under one roof. Attendees at this conference also includes from award ceremony who are the winners of most prestigious 14th CISO & Defenders 100 Awards & Confex 2024 – normally difficult to reach executives. It’s an excellent platform for companies to influence with brand profiling, networking, and to ensure market position.


Also, sponsors can use this platform to show their support for technology and its leadership. Here are the key benefits of being an event sponsor:

  • Networking and Lead Generation.
  • Gain access to the most targeted, high-profiled influencers and decision-makers from key organizations. It gives you the opportunity for exclusive interaction with influential CXOs throughout the day.
  • Visibility for Your Brand.
  • Be visibly present and seen by InfoSec leaders are partner of choice in delivering the CISO agenda.
  • Technology Showcase.
  • Demonstrate cutting edge technologies through virtual exhibition stalls to 150+ CISO, security leaders and decision makers.
  • Brand Exposure.
  • Extensive online exposure during COVID-19 to your brand through pre- and post-event promotions.
  • Strategic Relationship.
  • Opportunity to build strategic relationships
Venue

Venue

Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel

Nh 8, near Mahipalpur Extension, Block R, Mahipalpur Village, Mahipalpur,Delhi Airport, New Delhi, Delhi 110037
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For Partnership

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jeetu@cioaxis.com
+91-98183-05558

For Speakership

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+91-80769-17366

For Delegation

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+91-80763-64595
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