The CIO&Leader Annual Conference, now in its 26th year, is the leading platform for India’s Top CIOs, IT leaders & IT decision makers to come together, engage, and shape the digital future of enterprises.
In 2025, the conference takes a bold leap forward with the theme “AI: From Pilot to Production.” As artificial intelligence moves beyond experimentation, enterprises are now facing the real challenge: turning successful pilots into scalable, secure and sustainable production deployments. This year’s edition is designed to empower CIOs to lead this transition confidently.
Over three power-packed days, the conference will bring together 200+ top CIOs & IT leaders (100+ CIOs & 100 Future AI ready CIOs) for Insightful Keynotes from global experts and visionaries, practical Case Studies showcasing AI success stories and learnings, Curated Rapid Roundtables for real-time sharing of strategies and roadblocks, Deep-dive Workshops, curated networking experiences to build lasting connections. Whether you're piloting AI in silos or scaling enterprise-wide deployments, the CIO&Leader Annual Conference 2025 is your gateway to actionable insights and transformative conversations that matter.
Join us as we explore how to move from AI pilots to enterprise-scale impact—confidently, responsibly, and strategically.
1st - 3rd August 2025
Ritz Carlton, Pune
The AI
Transformation ImperativeAI
Engineering: Scaling AI from Pilot to Production
Next-Gen Architecture for AI: Cloud
to EdgeEnterprise AI Architecture: Build
vs Buy
Enterprise Data Architecture for AI
SuccessAligning Data Architectures with
Your Operating Model
Integrating AI into Enterprise
Processes & SystemsAutomating Workflows with AI
Creating a Business Case for Generative AI
The
Economics of Enterprise AI
Industry TransformationImplementation Focus
Securing AI: Privacy, Ethics, and
Risk ManagementCompliance with regulations like
GDPR and India’s DPDP Act
Be part of a legacy. This is the 26th edition of India’s most trusted and influential congression of enterprise IT leaders.
3-day residential conference set against the picturesque landscape of Pune.
Congression of 200 Senior IT Leaders (100+ CIOs & 100 Future AI ready CIOs) from 5000+ crore enterprises
36 hours of Agenda [19 hours of Networking & Social Activities, 12 hours of Active Engagement, 5 hours of Knowledge Sharing]
NEXT100 Program - India’s only community-driven program to identify 100 future CIOs
India’s only platform to honour veteran CIOs – 7th edition of CIO&Leader Samman
Enterprise tech survey for CIOs '2025 - 26
Gain actionable insights from renowned technology thought leaders, innovators, and industry experts.
Motivational & Celebrity speakers
Enjoy the camaraderie, laughter, and shared moments at the Pune Club Golf Course
Experience the Iconic luxury of RITZ Carlton
Relish the authentic Peshwai thali
"Indian Fusion" performance
Electrifying Musical Performance Chaitanya Devadhe Indian Idol Season 15 finalist
Magical “Kishore Kumar” Night Mohan Radhakrishnan Yodelling his way into a million hearts with Kishore Kumar’s legacy
Start engaging at the onset of the journey
Break the ice and make connections
Convert CIOs into your brand evangelists
Formal Sit-down Lunch with your key prospects
Elevate the vision of CIOs
Conversational leadership to cross pollinate ideas & co-create solutions
Executive insight exchange
Harness diverse perspectives - advance your agenda
Share client success stories to demonstrate the impact of your solutions
It's exclusive and only one of its kind!
The CIO&Leader Prestige Points program: Designed to motivate CIOs to stay focussed and actively engage with the conference agenda.
Top CIOs go head-to-head for the ultimate reward—an exclusive
Ex-Gartner Fellow, Country Manager Research (India), Gartner, HBR Author, Ex Board Member SBI, Speaker, Advisor
Head: Wadhwani School of Data Science & AI / Robert Bosch Centre for Data Science & AI / Centre for Responsible AI
IIT Madras
PadmaShri awardee
Former captain and coach of the Indian cricket team
Actor, singer, director, radio disc jockey
& television presenter
Director, screenplay writer,
actor, orator and spiritual thinker
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
NxtGen Cloud Technologies
Head of Product Management Group
NxtGen Cloud Technologies
Managing Director & Area Vice President – India & SAARC
SentinelOne
CEO
L&T-Cloudfiniti
CEO - AI Division
Mahindra Group
Executive Director & Head-Digital
Maruti Suzuki India
CIO
Chitale Bandhu Mithaiwale
CTO
Aditya Birla Capital Limited
Chief Revenue Officer
Neysa
Executive Director - Information Systems
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)
Group CIO
Kalyani Group
Group CIO
Aurobindo Pharma Limited
Group CIO
Ambuja Cements Limited
Partner & CIO
KPMG
President & Group CIO
PI Industries Limited
Chief Digital & AI Officer - Engineering
TVS Motor Company Limited
Group Chief Digitial Officer & Head - Innovation
RPG Group
Group CIO
Kirloskar Brothers Limited
Group CIO
Dilip Buildcon Ltd
Chief Digital Officer
TAFE
CDIO - Enterprise Solutions & Digital Infra
STL Digital
CDIO
Sterlite Copper
Senior VP & Group CIO
Varroc Engineering Limited
Chief Strategy Officer
Bud Ecosystem
Global Head - Technology Infrastructure & Information Security
Sagility
CIO & CISO
Rosmerta Technologies
Associate Director - IT
Livspace
Vice President - AI
Beghou Consulting
CIO & Sr. VP
ECU Worldwide (AllCargo)
President, Group CIO & DPO
Uno Minda Group
APAC Regional Lead – Data & AI Solutions
SAS
VP & CIO,
Asian Paints
CIO,
Confidential
Executive Vice President - Networks & Cyber Security
Kotak Mahindra Bank
Chief Information Officer,
Radico Khaitan Limited
Global/Group CIO & EVP - Digital Transformation,
Writer Corporation
Head - IT (CIO),
LG Electronics India
Chief Information Officer
Godrej Infotech
Head - IT (CIO),
Advik Hi-Tech
President & Group Head - IT & eBusiness
Thomas Cook (India)
Chief Information Officer & Vice President - IT,
Dixon Technologies (India) Limited
VP - IT (CIO),
Crystal Crop Protection Limited
Group Chief Digital Officer & Head - Innovation,
RPG Group
Group CTO,
Bennett, Coleman & Co
Chief Digital & AI Officer - Engineering,
TVS Motor Company Limited
Chief Information Officer & Director - IT,
BirlaSoft Limited
Co-Founder & Chief Information Officer
Akasa Air
Chief Technology Officer & Head - IT,
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company
Senior EVP & Head - IT
Kotak Mutual Fund
CISO & DPO,
Union Bank of India
President & COO
Jio Platforms
Senior Director - Information Technology
Biocon Limited
Vice President & Head of Digital Transformation,
Adani Airport Holdings Limited
Head - IT
SBI Mutual Fund
Chief Information Officer - Textiles,
Grasim Industries Limited
Chief Information Officer,
Cummins India Limited
Group Chief Information Officer,
Kirloskar Brothers Limited
Chief Information Officer,
Ipca Laboratories
Chief Information Officer,
Finolex Cables Limited
Chief Operating Officer & Vice President - IT,
RPSG Ventures
President & Group Chief Information Officer,
PI Industries Limited
Senior Vice President - IT & Head - Cloud COE & DevOps
HDFC Bank
Chief Information Officer,
Waaree Energies
CIO,
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company
Chief - IT & Information Security,
Pidilite Industries Limited
CIO
Bank of Baroda Financial
Chief Information Officer,
Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India
CEO - AI Division,
Mahindra & Mahindra
Chief Information Officer,
Hindustan Zinc Limited
Group Chief Information Officer,
Aurobindo Pharma Limited
Global Service Management Director,
Pernod Ricard India
Chief Digital Transformation Officer,
Ceat Limited
President, Chief Digital & Information Officer
Cadila Pharmaceuticals
CTO & EVP,
GeM (Government e-Marketplace)
Chief Digital information Officer,
Tata Power Co. Limited
Chief Information Officer,
Radico Khaitan Limited
Group Chief Information Officer
L&T
Head Digital & Chief Digital officer,
Voltas Limited
Partner & CIO
KPMG
Group Chief Digital Officer,
Jindal Steel & Power Limited
Chief Information Officer
PVR Inox Limited
Information Systems,
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
Head - Information Technology
IndoStar Capital Finance Ltd.
Chief Technology Officer
iEnergizer
Head - IT (CIO),
Prince Pipes & Fittings
President & CEO
Jio Platforms
Chief Information Officer,
Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Limited
Senior President & Head - IMG (Business & Digital Technology Solutions),
Yes Bank
Group Chief Information Officer,
Ambuja Cements Limited
Chief Information & Technology Officer - IT Governance & Security
Fedbank Financial Services
Chief General Manager - Information Systems,
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
Senior Vice President - IT
Axis Bank
Global Head - IT & Digital Sourcing
Tata Technologies
Executive Director - Information Systems,
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)
Head - Sales IT Transformation, Cyber Security & Data Engineering
Marico
Group CTO & Director - IT,
Master Group
EVP & Chief Digital & AI Officer (CDAIO),
Protean eGov Technologies
Group CIO,
Super-Max
Senior Vice President - Technology Transformation
HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited
Chief Information Officer
WNS Global Services
GM - IT
Avenue Ecommerce
Group Chief Information & Digital Officer,
Indus Tower Limited
CTO
Tata Starbucks
Group Chief Information & Transformation Officer
Jaquar & Company
CIO,
IDBI Bank Limited
President, Group CIO & DPO,
Uno Minda Group/p>
Chief Digital & Information Officer - Enterprise Solutions & Digital Infra,
STL Digital
Sr VP & Chief Information Officer,
Mphasis Limited
Head - IT & CISO,
Tata Motors
Senior President & Global CIO
Mankind Pharma
Senior Director - IT,
Vee Healthtek
Chief Technology Officer
Fly91
Chief Digital & Information Officer,
Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Limited
Excutive Director & Chief Information Officer,
Power Finance Corporation
Global Chief Information Officer,
United Phosphorus Limited (UPL)
Director & Head - Digital,
PNB MetLife India Insurance Company
Group Chief Information Officer,
Endurance Technologies Limited
Chief Information Officer,
RPG Group (KEC International)
CIO & Senior Vice President,
ECU Worldwide (AllCargo)
Chief Technology Offficer,
Aditya Birla Capital Limited
Chief Digital & Information Officer,
Exide Industries
Chief Information Officer,
Patanjali Foods Limited
VP - Innovation Business Excellence & DE Governance Excellence
Maruti Suzuki India
Executive Director - IT & Fare Collection System,
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
Head - Global Technology Services & India Technology Centre,
TMF Group
CTO - Technology Infrastructure,
NSE
Associate Director - IT,
Livspace
Group Chief Digital & Technology Officer,
Group LandMark
VP & CIO,
Century Plyboards (India) Limited
Head - Information Technology
Inventia Healthcare
Group CIO, President & Shared Services Head,
SRF Limited
EVP & CIO
Coromandel International
Chief Technology & Data Officer
Indiafirst Life Insurance Company
General Manager & Head - IT,
Mobis India (Hyundai Motors)
Chief Information Officer,
FIAT India Automobiles
Chief Innovation Officer,
Eureka Forbes
Head - Corporate IT & Group Chief Information Security Officer,
Godrej Industries limited
Head - IT Digital Transformation
Nuvama Group
Group Chief Digital & Information officer,
Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited
Chief Technology Officer,
Shriram Capital Limited
Global Head - Technology Infrastructure & Information Security,
Sagility
Head - IT (CIO),
Matix Fertilizers & Chemicals
Chief Information Officer,
Welspun Enterprises Limited
Chief Technology Officer
Credit Access Grameen Limited
CIO & CISO,
Rosmerta Technologies
CIO & Head - Synergy / Digital Transformation & Senior Vice President,
Haldia Petrochemicals Limited
Chief Information Officer - Treasury Technology
Deutsche Bank
Chief Information Officer
Suzlon Group
Senior Executive Vice President
Bajaj Allianz Life
Group Chief Information Officer,
Britannia Industries Limited
Chief Information Officer - IT and Digital
Welspun Corp
Executive Director & Head-Digital,
Maruti Suzuki India
President - IT
Lodha Group
CTO,
Axis AMC
Chief Information officer,
Karnataka Bank Limited
CIO,
McDonals's India
Group Chief Information Officer,
Surya Roshni Limited
Chief Digital Officer,
Tata AutoComp Systems Limited
Group Chief Information Officer,
Varroc Engineering Limited
Chief Digital & Information Officer,
Essar Group
Chief Digital & Information Officer,
Sterlite Copper (Sterlite Industries)
Chief Information Officer - Global,
Uflex Limited
Senior VP & CIO - Petrochemicals,
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)
VP & Head Information Technology,
Laurus Labs Limited
CITSO & Vice President
Max Life Insurance Company
Head - Data Strategy, AI & Privacy Officer (Data Officer & DPO)
IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company
Chief Digital Officer & Senior Vice President,
Bharat Forge Limited
Chairman, Jio Infocomm
Chief Scientist, UNSW,AI Institute, Sydney
Chairman & MD, ITC
Life Coach
Senior Operating Partner, The Blackstone Group & Former Global COO, Unilever
Former Managing Director, Kimberly-Clark Lever
Former Coach, Indian women’s National Hockey Team
Keynote Speaker, Futurist
Educationalist, Mathematician & Founder, Super 30 program
Partner & Managing Director, Wikibrands
Founder & Chairman, HeadAI
Former Minister, Finance & Civil Aviation
Shekhawat CEO and Trustee - UK/ Europe, The Akshaya Patra Foundation
Served as National Security Adviser to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Former CAG
Former Minister, Communications & Information Technology
Former Director, Scheduling & Advance, U.S.Department ofCommerce & Former Lead Advance Associate, The White House
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Former CEO, Sainsburys Bank & CEO of Eurostar Group
Head of Technology, Manchester University, Former CIO for London Olympic Games
CEO, Baroda Cricket Association
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