The Uninterrupted Enterprise: Scaling Security and Continuity in 2026

In the modern enterprise, the "reset button" has vanished. Today’s CIOs must navigate high-stakes leadership trade-offs, shifting from traditional recovery models to a state of perpetual, secure, and scalable business continuity.

This evolution forces a critical question: How can you transition from managing IT infrastructure to leading an organization where security is the foundational operating principle?

CIO Connect 2026 provides the answer. Join us to master the "No-Reset" Playbook, where we break down the leadership shifts required to ensure your organization remains resilient, secure, and operational at scale. Move beyond simply keeping the lights on lead the transition to an unbreakable enterprise.

Important – attendance criteria: This event is specifically designed for senior IT professionals (Head/Director level or above) from large companies (500+ employees), along with senior representatives from our event partners. Professionals who fall outside these criteria — including those from technology vendors, media, marketing, or consulting firms — are not eligible to attend and may have their registrations declined.

Benefits of attending:

  • Master the transition from disaster recovery to "Always-On" continuity.
  • Operationalize security as a core enterprise principle, not a perimeter.
  • Evaluate the critical leadership trade-offs defining the 2026 IT landscape.
  • Build scalable frameworks that eliminate the need for system resets.
  • Gain peer validated strategies for navigating high-stakes digital shifts.

Hosts and guest contributors:

Urvish Acharya

CISO, Head - IT Governance & Risk
Birla Carbon, Aditya Birla Group

Rajneesh Garg

CIO
Allcargo ECU Worldwide

Pradipta Patro

CISO & Vice President - Data Privacy
Polycab

Vinod Chandnani

CIO & CHRO
Patel Engineering

Piyush Joshi

AVP-IT
Brose India Automotive Systems

D Sivanandan

Former Police Commissioner of Mumbai

Khushbu Jain

Advocate Supreme Court
Partner Ark Legal

Yogesh Gupta

Editorial Director – Events, India & META
Foundry

Sharada Murthy

Chief Technology Evangelist
ManageEngine

Santhosh Narasimhamoorthy

Head - Customer Success | Unified Endpoint Management & Security
ManageEngine

Jenny Suzanna

Head – Enterprise Business & Strategy (IT Security)
ManageEngine

Sujith Immanuel

Technical Head, IT Security
ManageEngine

Agenda at a Glance

24.04.2026
  • 16:00 PM – 16:50 PM
    Arrival & Registration
  • 16:50 PM – 17:20 PM
    Opening Remarks and Welcome Address
    Introducing ManageEngine and Our Cybersecurity Commitment By Jenny Suzanna J, ManageEngine
  • 17:20 PM – 17:30 PM
    Special Address by the Chief Guest
    D Sivanandan, Former Police Commissioner of Mumbai
  • 17:30 PM – 18:00 PM
    Opening Keynote
    Data Privacy, DPDP Act and Advent of AI by Khushbu Jain, Advocate Supreme Court
  • 18:00 PM – 18:25 PM
    Networking Break + Curated Entertainment Experience
  • 18:25 PM – 19:05 PM
    Panel Discussion
    The Modern CIO Playbook for 2026 Moderated by Sujith Immanuel, ManageEngine
  • 19:05 PM – 19:40 PM
    Fireside Chat
    Operating at Scale in a World Without Reset Buttons with Santhosh Narasimhamoorthy and Sharada Murthy from ManageEngine moderated by Yogesh Gupta, Foundry
  • 19:40 PM – 20:00 PM
    Closing Keynote
    10 Traits of The Resilient CIO - Anchoring Cybersecurity in the Age of AI by Yogesh Gupta, Foundry
  • 20:00 PM – 20:05 PM
    Closing Remarks & Vote of Thanks
    By Jenny Suzanna J, ManageEngine
  • 20:05 PM – 20:30 PM
    Customer Awards Followed by Networking Dinner

Event Location

Grand Hyatt BKC, Mumbai

Grand Hyatt BKC,
Off Western Express Highway
Santacruz (East)
Mumbai, IN-MH 400055
India