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

Rajneesh Garg

Pradipta Patro

Vinod Chandnani

Piyush Joshi

D Sivanandan

Khushbu Jain

Yogesh Gupta

Sharada Murthy

Santhosh Narasimhamoorthy

Jenny Suzanna

Sujith Immanuel
Agenda at a Glance
- 16:00 PM – 16:50 PMArrival & Registration
- 16:50 PM – 17:20 PMOpening Remarks and Welcome AddressIntroducing ManageEngine and Our Cybersecurity Commitment By Jenny Suzanna J, ManageEngine
- 17:20 PM – 17:30 PMSpecial Address by the Chief GuestD Sivanandan, Former Police Commissioner of Mumbai
- 17:30 PM – 18:00 PMOpening KeynoteData Privacy, DPDP Act and Advent of AI by Khushbu Jain, Advocate Supreme Court
- 18:00 PM – 18:25 PMNetworking Break + Curated Entertainment Experience
- 18:25 PM – 19:05 PMPanel DiscussionThe Modern CIO Playbook for 2026 Moderated by Sujith Immanuel, ManageEngine
- 19:05 PM – 19:40 PMFireside ChatOperating 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 PMClosing Keynote10 Traits of The Resilient CIO - Anchoring Cybersecurity in the Age of AI by Yogesh Gupta, Foundry
- 20:00 PM – 20:05 PMClosing Remarks & Vote of ThanksBy Jenny Suzanna J, ManageEngine
- 20:05 PM – 20:30 PMCustomer Awards Followed by Networking Dinner
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