National Digital Trust Summit – AION 2026
The National Digital Trust Summit – AION 2026, organized by CXO Elite Forum in association with the National Cyber Security Standards (NCSS), is one of India's premier executive forums dedicated to Digital Trust, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Cloud Security, Identity Security, and Digital Transformation.
Taking place on 31 July 2026 at Taj Yeshwantpur, Bengaluru, the summit will bring together 250+ senior business and technology leaders for a day of inspiring keynotes, executive panel discussions, fireside chats, leadership roundtables, technology showcases, and high-impact networking.
The summit will also host the National Digital Trust Leadership Awards 2026, recognizing excellence in leadership, innovation, and digital transformation.
Join us to connect, collaborate, and shape the future of trusted digital enterprises.
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Who Should Join Us at Empowering CXOs?
CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, DPOs, Head of IT, IT and Security Leads, Risk and Compliance Leads.
Our Sponsors & Partners
Title Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
Silver Partner
Associate Partner
Eminent Leaders
Amit Subhanje
Cybersecurity Leader
RTX
Anbu David
Vice President, CISO
Holcim
Anil Kumar
Associate Director
Reva
Aniruddha Prasanna
Director Information Security
Consilio LLC
Dr Ramkumar Dilli
CIO
Myridius
Ashok Kumar G
CISO
ACKO
Ashwini Siddhi
co-founder
Securacy.ai
Dr Ram Kumar G
Cybersecurity & Risk Leader
Global Automotive Company
Gokulavanan Jayaraman
Infosec Leader
Mahindra Group
GopiKrishna Togarcheti
AVP
Hexaware Technologies
Hilal Ahmad Lone
CISO & SVP
Liminal Custody
John Joseph
Head Cybersecurity
Perceptive Inc.
Kavitha Ayyappan
Head of Cybersecurity
Saama
Nageshwaran C
CISO
TVS Holdings
Nantha Ram Ramalingam
Director & Leader
Albertsons Companies India
Dr Navaneethan M
SVP & CISO
Alice Blue
Pradeep Rao
Director
Kyndryl
Praveen Nettimi
CEO and Founder
Purplelens.ai
Raghav Grandhi
CISO
Ramoji Group
Rajat Miglani
Global Head Cyber/AI Risk
TCS
Sandeep Kumar Akkimolla
CISO & DPO
ANSR
Sanjay Singh
CTO
Econz
Sathish Eathuraj
Head of Information Security
Gain Credit
Sathyaprabha Gunasekaran
Senior Manager
Fractal
Senthil Subramaiam ESR
Global CISO
Infinite Computer Solutions
Balaji Seshan
Global DPO
Hexaware Technologies
Shivakanth Tholeti
VP Cybersecurity
WATI
Simarpreet Singh
Country Manager India & SAARC
Upwind
Sourav Banerjee
Global Director
Citrin Cooperman India LLP
Shreya Mathew
IAM Leader
Tanin Chakraborty
Principal Consultant Data Privacy
Persistent Systems
Umesh Parsheteye
CTO
Leading Financial Services Firm
Vivek Viswanathan
VP Information Technology
Work Store Limited
Our Focus Area
Accelerating AI adoption, governance, ethics, and enterprise innovation.
Strengthening cyber defense, resilience, threat intelligence, and secure digital operations.
Building trusted digital ecosystems through security, transparency, governance, and responsible technology.
Advancing privacy, data governance, regulatory compliance, and responsible data management.
Enabling secure cloud transformation, Zero Trust architectures, and cloud-native security.
Driving identity-first security, Zero Trust, privileged access, and digital identity governance.
Enhancing governance, enterprise risk management, regulatory compliance, and business resilience.
Empowering organizations to accelerate business transformation through technology, automation, and innovation.
Exploring Agentic AI, Quantum Computing, Blockchain, IoT, Automation, Edge Computing, and next-generation enterprise technologies.
Empowering leaders through executive collaboration, strategic decision-making, governance, and boardroom leadership.
Connecting enterprises, government, academia, startups, and technology partners to foster innovation and sustainable growth.
Promoting continuous learning, professional development, research, mentorship, certification, and future leadership.
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