Panel Discussion: Boards that struggle with overseeing cybersecurity create significant security risks for their organizations. Despite claiming that cybersecurity is a priority, boards must do more to help their companies become resilient to cyberattacks. By neglecting resilience, boards are failing their organizations.

• Cybersecurity as an Organizational Priority: Boards must shift focus from protection to resilience.
• Board-CISO Interaction: A very few of the boards regularly interact with CISOs.
• Investment and Focus: Despite the high perceived risks, most of the boards believe they have made adequate investments in protection.
• Perception and Knowledge Gaps: Most of the boards underestimate human error as a key cyber vulnerability.
• Board Composition and Expertise: Few boards have members with cybersecurity expertise.

Dr. Pawan K Sharma
Group CISO
Tata Motors

Manoj Lala
CISO
Shriram Asset Management Co.

Suresh Emmanuel
CISO
Hatton National Bank PLC

Rakesh Dwivedi
Vice President, CoE -Head Infrastructure Security
Reliance Jio

Moderator:
Kumar Ravi
CISO
Teleperformance

If a CISO were to ascend to the role of CEO or a Board Chair Member.

The host will invite CISOs to share the crucial decisions they would make if they were appointed CEO or Board Chair for a day.

Santanu Ganguly
Chief Executive Officer
StrategINK

Panel Discussion: All three facets—data governance, data security, and data privacy—are integral elements of a thorough data management and protection strategy. Their significance may fluctuate based on organizational priorities, regulatory mandates like the DPDP law, and the data's characteristics. This law underscores the need for a balanced approach to cater to each domain's requirements, ensuring the effective safeguarding of data assets.

Pravin Kumar
CMISO
NPCI

Abhishek Bansal
Head Risk and CISO
Max Life Insurance Company

Rajgopal Nayak
CISO and CTO
Metro Brands

Dr. Yusuf Hashmi
Group CISO
Jubilant Bhartia Group

Moderator
Prateek Tokas
Chief Knowledge Officer
StrategINK

Panel Discussion: Cybersecurity offers immense value, but self-deception holds us back. This keynote will debunk prevalent myths, urging cybersecurity leaders to challenge outdated practices and align effectively with executive partners for true success.

• Zero Trust can be implemented with a single technology or product
• Only large organizations can benefit from Zero Trust
• Implementing Zero Trust is overly complicated and impractical
• Zero Trust makes traditional perimeter defenses obsolete
• Once Zero Trust is implemented, it doesn't require further adjustments
• Zero Trust will make an organization entirely secure.

Vivek Zakarde
CDIO
IDBI Bank

Tanin Chakraborty
Sr. Director & Global DPO
Biocon Biologics

Prianshu Khandwala
CISO - Head Information Security
SUN Pharma

Bhavesh Lakhani
CIO
Firstsource Solutions

Simarpreet Singh
Regional Director, India
Sysdig

Moderator
Hilal Lone
CISO
Razorpay

Panel Discussion: In today’s complex digital landscape, reactive cybersecurity is inadequate. Continuous Exposure Management offers a proactive, ongoing strategy to identify, evaluate and mitigate cyber threats across hybrid environments, ensuring readiness against both existing and emerging vulnerabilities.

Vinod Kumar Gupta
Leader - Cyber Security
TMF Group

Saumil Purani
VP-IT
Axis Bank

Abhijit Chakravarty
EVP - Networks & Cyber Security
Kotak Bank

Ranjan Revandkar
CISO
PI Industries

Tasneem Sayed
Group Head - Cyber Defence
Mahindra Group

Shantanu Srivastava
VP Sales - APAC
Skybox Security

Moderator
Rishi Rajpal
CISO
Concentrix

Panel Discussion: It poses a fundamental question about the viability and effectiveness of using AI in code security. The evolving landscape of cybersecurity, exploring whether AI's promises in bolstering code security are achievable or merely speculative. The practical applications of AI in vulnerability detection, threat mitigation and automated security tasks, scrutinizing their actual impact on code security practices. The discussion addresses concerns surrounding the -

• Reliability, Interpretability, Potential biases inherent in AI algorithms
• The importance of human oversight and expertise in complementing AI technology.

Sanjeev Kaushik
CISO
Adani Airport

Kiran Belsekar
CISO
Bandhan Life

Prabesh Poudel
ISO
Nabil Bank

Ninad Varadkar
Global CISO
Edelweiss

Pradipta Patro
Head Cyber Security
KEC International

Binita Prasad
Head - Information Technology & Digital
SAINT-GOBAIN - Grindwell Norton

Moderator
Baidyanath Kumar
CISO & DPO
JK Lakshmi Cement

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Alok Verma
Founder
SuccessTea & TEDx Speaker

Panel Discussion: - Security Behavior & Culture Programs (SBCP) VS (SAT) Security Awareness Training

• How to tackle the challenge of understanding individuals' risk styles and implementing behavioral science principles and data analytics?
• What should cybersecurity leaders do to reduce risk through measurable culture change with minimal staff effort?
• How to make employees adapt to cultural changes aligned with organizational values and goals, enhancing alignment with business objectives and desired outcomes?

Ruvendra Gunasena, Director IT & Processes, Hemas Holding

Sunari Dandeniya
CISO
Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC

Subramanian V
CISO
IDBI Bank

Sanjeev Singh
CISO & DPO
Birlasoft

Sudipta Biswas
CISO
Emami

Arunraja Karthick
Head IT Services & Security, CISO
DTDC

Moderator Ambarish Kumar Singh
CISO
Godrej & Boyce