Annapurna Vishwanathan is the Head of Digital for Airbus India and South Asia. In her role, she is responsible for strengthening the Airbus digital frameworks that support business functions and operations across India and South Asia, further accelerating the company's commitment to pioneering sustainable aerospace through advanced digital capabilities. With a distinguished career spanning nearly two decades, Annapurna is a recognised leader in cybersecurity, AI and advanced analytics across diverse industries. Before her appointment at Airbus, Annapurna served as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Cummins India. In this role, she was responsible for developing and implementing an IT strategy and setting up a capability centre for IT across the world.

With 28+ years in government services, Col. Joshil Raj lead high-impact projects at the intersection of technology, academia, and industry. Passionate about AI, ML, Geo Spatial Analysis, Robotics, and IoT, I hold a Ph.D. in AI and have spearheaded initiatives like the Centre for Research & Innovation and India’s first MILBOTICS competition. A strategic leader and mentor, I drive scalable solutions, capability building, and collaborations, with expertise in AI, geospatial science, and infrastructure development.

Divakar Prayaga is an executive cyber leader with 17+ years of experience in information security and cyber risk management. He has built cyber defense capabilities from the ground up five times, hiring and nurturing high-performance teams for the BFSI, e-commerce, and integrated logistics industries.

He has mentored and advised over 100 cybersecurity and deep tech startups during the last 4 years through NASSCOM's DSCI, Deep Tech Club, T-Hub, and NSRCEL.

Dr. Shravani is Associate Director at Deloitte, leading the Quantum Safe cybersecurity, cryptography, and quantum computing practice. With 20+ years in cybersecurity and two cryptography patents, she drives innovation and leads cross-functional teams. Shravani has a strong track record in research and thought leadership, delivering advanced cryptographic solutions across Finance, Defense, Healthcare, and Education sectors, while advancing quantum-safe security and fostering a culture of innovation.

Nitish has 10+ years of experience in product management and Consulting roles in Enterprise, Information and Cyber Security products. 

He leads the Hardware NGFW and Quantum Security across JAPAC, EMEA and NAM region.

Prior to Palo alto networks, he has worked in Fortinet, Accenture and HCL.

Sheela is ranked as one of the Top 10 Data Scientist in the country by AIM, Top 10 AI leaders by REVA and Terralogic, Data science professional of the year by Data Summit, Women Achiever Award in AI by Indira Group of Institutes, Top 100 AI Influencers by 3AI, Sheela has wide experience in the field of AI.

She is also an advisor, who provides innovative solutions and disruptive thinking in AI. Works towards developing practically implementable solutions in fields like Manufacturing, Retail, Agriculture etc.

Joyce Rodriguez is an IT and cybersecurity leader with over 22 years of global experience. She has led large teams, driven digital and security transformations, and held leadership roles at Airbus, Deloitte India and Shell. Joyce brings deep skills  in cyber risk, security operations, secure software development, IT infrastructure management and strategic governance. She is passionate about reshaping workplace culture with inclusive leadership, responsible tech and values-driven transformation, one where technology and humanity can evolve together with a common purpose.

Pradeep Kakithapalli is an experienced Information and Cyber Risk Management professional with over 21 years in the field. He has a proven track record of building strong risk management functions and delivering innovative products that enhance security practices. As CISO Product Owner at Shell, Pradeep leads the creation and execution of cross-functional CISO products, driving innovation and ensuring value while reinforcing Shell’s commitment to protecting today and securing tomorrow

Raghavendra Bhat is a veteran leader in the software industry with more than 25 years of extensive experience, particularly in application , network security, and data privacy protection. Since August 2012, he has served as the Head of Security Validation India at SAP Labs, where he oversees key security operations at the Bangalore center, including Product Security Validation, Penetration Testing, Security Patch Validation, and Data Privacy programs

Sudhakar is the Chief AI Security Officer at SAP Business AI, driving secure Generative AI integration across SAP products. With 20+ years of experience, he leads SAP AI Global Security and Cloud Operations India, focusing on automation, AI-driven security, and privacy compliance. A CISSP and GSLC certified expert, Sudhakar co-created SAP’s Threat Modeling Methodology and has led global workshops on AI security, privacy, and threat assessments.