Agenda | June 18 - 19, 2026 | The Lalit, Mumbai
DAY 1: June 18 |
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| Timing | Agenda |
| 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM | Knowledge Café |
| 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Networking Cocktails & Dinner |
DAY 2: June 19 |
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| 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Power Breakfast |
| 10:00 AM – 10:10 AM | Lamp Lighting |
| 10:10 AM – 10:25 AM | Welcome Note
– Anoop Mathur, Founder, CORE Media |
| 10:25 AM – 10:55 AM | The New Leadership Imperative for an Intelligent World
– Suresh Mahalingam, Chairperson of the Board Aviva India | Leadership Coach,Former MD & CEO Tata AIA |
| 10:55 AM – 11:10 AM | Quick-Fire Chat: From Systems of Record to Systems of Intelligence
Speaker: – Venkatraman Krishnamoorthy, Senior Director Sales – India & MEA, Freshworks Moderator: – Anoop Mathur, Founder, CORE Media |
| 11:10 AM – 11:25 AM | Unlock Your Boldest Ambitions With HPE
– P Roop Kumar, Storage Category Lead, HPE India |
| 11:25 AM – 11:45 AM | CIO Insights – Real AI Strategies for Enterprise Success: Driving Productivity and Performance
Panellists: – Aarti Singh, Enterprise CIO, Mahindra Group – Dr. Sanjeev Rastogi, Head Group Policy Services, Adani Enterprises – Dr.Tapan Sahoo , Senior Executive Officer, Digital Enterprise, Maruti Suzuki India Session Chair: – KV Dipu , Senior President, Bajaj General Insurance |
| 11:45 AM – 12:05 PM | Coffee & Lounge Access |
| 12:05 PM – 12:20 PM | AI Driven Next-Generation Cybersecurity
– Balaji Uppili, Chief Business Officer, India & UK, Neurealm – Anoop Ravindran, Head of Cybersecurity Practice & CISO, Neurealm |
| 12:20 PM – 12:35 PM | Power Panel: Autonomous Workspaces – The CIO Playbook
Panellists: – Shwetank Verma, Global Head Technology Infrastructure & Information Security, Sagility – Umesh Goyal, Director Technology Services – India & South Asia, Omnissa Session Chair: – Anoop Mathur, Founder, CORE Media |
| 12:35 PM – 1:20 PM | CIOPOWERLIST 2026 Recognitions: BUSINESS ICONS |
| 1:20 PM – 2:35 PM | Lunch + Experience Zone Visit |
| 2:35 PM – 2:45 PM | Keynote Session: From Infrastructure Heavy to Intelligence Driven: How SASE is Redefining Enterprise Security and Connectivity
– Mansi Thaparr, CTO, Apollo Tyres |
| 2:45 PM – 3:15 PM | Decision making, in absence of Data
– Dhimant Bakshi, CEO, Imagicaaworld Entertainment | Author- Rollercoaster Of Hope – Mayuresh Kore, CFO, Imagicaaworld Entertainment | Author- Rollercoaster Of Hope |
| 3:15 PM – 3:25 PM | Winning with AI starts with Intelligent Data Infrastructure
– Premal Munshi, Senior Director- Commercial Sales, NetApp India |
| 3:25 PM – 3:40 PM | The threat landscape, and the strategies that defines 63SATS
– Ajit Pillai,Chief Business Officer, 63SATS Cybertech |
| 3:40 PM – 3:55 PM | CIO Quick-Fire Chat: Transforming Pharma with AI and Intelligent Automation
Speaker: – Dheeraj Sinha, EVP and Global CIO, Sun Pharma Moderator: – Kirti Patil, Former CTO, Kotak Life | Technology Advisor | CXO Coach |
| 3:55 PM – 4:10 PM | Cyber Resilience in the AI Era
– Ashvinny Tikko, Regional Sales Manager, Rubrik |
| 4:10 PM – 4:20 PM | Quick-Fire Chat: Building the AI-Ready Enterprise: Why Digital Foundations Matter
Speaker: – Hari Nair, VP Strategic Projects, Tata Communications Moderator: – Anoop Mathur, Founder, CORE Media |
| 4:20 PM – 4:35 PM | Coffee & Lounge Access |
| 4:35 PM – 4:55 PM | CIO Insights: Tech Debt, Modernisation & the Art of Believable Roadmap
Panellists: – Dr. A Shiju Rawther, Chief Information Technology Officer, CareEdge Ratings – Vinod Kumar Bhat, Chief Digital Officer, Tata AutoComp Systems – Kunal Mehta, Chief Information Officer, Arvind Fashions Session Chair: -Jyothirlatha B, Chief Technology Officer, Godrej Capital |
| 4:55 PM – 5:15 PM | Designing Trust – Addressing Dark Patterns in the Digital Age
– Kunal Pande, Partner, KPMG – Rohan Padhi, Partner – Advisory, KPMG |
| 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM | Leisure Time |
| 6:15 PM – 7:15 PM | CIOPOWERLIST 2025 Recognitions: TECHNOLOGY ICONS – WWT Category |
| 7:15 PM – 10:45 PM | Cocktails & Dinner |