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EVENT OVERVIEW
As digital ecosystems become faster, more connected, and more exposed, security can no longer sit in silos. This one-day summit brings together cyber defenders, AI leaders, payment innovators, fraud specialists, regulators, and technology providers to address the shared challenges shaping India’s digital future.
The tone should feel board-level, strategic, and commercially relevant rather than purely technical. The combined event should be framed around trust, resilience, real-time risk, AI governance, fraud prevention, identity, compliance, and secure customer experience.
CyberAI & Payment Security Summit India 2026 is the premier gathering for leaders building secure, intelligent, and resilient digital experiences. From AI-powered threat detection and autonomous defense to real-time fraud prevention and payment ecosystem protection, the summit will spotlight the strategies, technologies, and partnerships driving the future of secure digital commerce.
The tone should feel board-level, strategic, and commercially relevant rather than purely technical. The combined event should be framed around trust, resilience, real-time risk, AI governance, fraud prevention, identity, compliance, and secure customer experience.
CyberAI & Payment Security Summit India 2026 is the premier gathering for leaders building secure, intelligent, and resilient digital experiences. From AI-powered threat detection and autonomous defense to real-time fraud prevention and payment ecosystem protection, the summit will spotlight the strategies, technologies, and partnerships driving the future of secure digital commerce.
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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Moments That Defined the Conversation
QUICK INSIGHTS
#2
India’s ranking for the most targeted nation for cyberattacks globally
89%
Global increase in attacks by AI-enabled adversaries
$6.56B
Indian cybersecurity product market projections
265M
Cyberattacks recorded in India in 2026
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
200+ Attendees
20+ Speakers
10+ Solution Providers
8+
Sessions
Exclusive B2B Meetings
Awards & Gala
TRENDING TOPICS
AI-powered cybersecurity
Focus on how AI is changing threat detection, response, and defense architecture. Topics can include autonomous security operations, self-healing systems, AI governance, and the risks of adversarial AI.
Payment fraud and real-time risk
Cover real-time payments security, fraud detection, identity verification, and operational resilience across banks, fintechs, merchants, and payment providers.
Identity, access, and trust
Explore identity as the new perimeter, IAM innovation, zero trust, and the balance between security and customer experience.
Regulation and compliance
Address policy, reporting, vendor risk, cyber governance, and the expectations of regulators and boards in an increasingly complex threat environment.
Ecosystem resilience
Highlight third-party risk, incident response, collaboration across the ecosystem, and how organizations can defend at speed without compromising usability.
ATTENDEE PROFILE
Chief Information Security Officers — CISOs
Chief Information Officers — CIOs
Chief Technology Officers — CTOs
Chief Digital Officers — CDOs
Chief Risk Officers — CROs
Directors of Information Technology
VPs of Information Technology
Directors of Information Security
VPs of Information Security
Directors of Cybersecurity
VPs of Cybersecurity
Directors of SOC
VPs of SOC
Directors of GRC
VPs of GRC
Heads of Information Technology
Heads of Information Security
Heads of Cybersecurity
Heads of SOC
Heads of GRC
Heads of Threat Intelligence
Heads of Digital Payments
Heads of Card Payment Operations
Heads of Payment Processing
Heads of Commercial Payments
Heads of Digital Channels
Heads of Audit
WHY ATTEND
Stay Ahead of Evolving AI-Driven Threats
Learn how attackers are using GenAI, automated malware, deepfakes, and adversarial AI- plus the defence strategies you must adopt now.Gain Practical Insights From India’s Top Cyber Leaders
Hear directly from CISOs, regulators, and AI security experts on real-world implementations, frameworks, and lessons from major incidents.Explore Cutting-Edge Cyber + AI Innovations
Experience live demos and solutions in threat detection, identity security, SOC automation, quantum-safe encryption, and zero-trust AI models.Network With Key Decision-Makers Across India’s Critical Sectors
Build strategic connections with industry leaders, technology providers, policymakers, and peers driving cybersecurity transformation across BFSI, healthcare, government, manufacturing, and digital infrastructure.
WHY SPONSOR?
Direct Access to Decision-Makers
Engage with India’s most influential CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, regulators, and tech leaders—an audience actively seeking AI-driven cybersecurity solutions.Showcase Your Innovation on a National Stage
Present your products, use cases, and threat intelligence to position your brand as a leader in AI-powered security.
High-Intent Lead Generation
Meet organizations facing real security challenges, enabling genuine enterprise opportunities, PoCs, and long-term deal pipelines.Strengthen Your Brand in India’s Fastest-Growing Digital Market
With AI adoption and cyber investments accelerating across BFSI, fintech, telecom, government, and enterprises-your visibility here has maximum impact.SPEAKERS
CHIEF GUEST
Shaina NC
National Secretary & Spokesperson – Shiv Sena
Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Rajesh Pant
Chairman
Cyber Security Association of India
Nitin Bhatnagar
Regional Director- Middle East, India and South Asia
PCI Security Standards Council
Sukrit Ghosh
Director
Data Security Council of India
Nikhil Raj Singh
Chief Strategy Officer
Ampcus Cyber
Pravin Kumar
Chief Market Information Security Officer and Data Protection Officer,
National Payments Corporation Of India (NPCI)
Dr. Pavan Duggal
Advocate
Supreme Court of India
President
Global Artificial Intelligence Accountability Law & Governance Institute
Sachin Castelino
Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer,
In-Solutions Global Ltd.
Prajwal Gowda
Chief Delivery Officer,
Ampcus Cyber
Harmit Singh Malhotra
Chief Technology Officer
NDTV-Profit
Bharat Panchal
Chief Risk & Regulatory Officer - APAC and Middle East
Global Payment Network, Capital One, Discover Network
Abhijeet Kamble
Chief Technology Officer
Moneyboxx Finance Ltd
Rishabh Gupta
Chief Marketing Officer
Business Bay
Firoze Zia Hussain
Chief Security Officer
Delhivery Ltd
Prashant Deshpande
Chief Information Security Officer
Shriram Finance Ltd.
Arockiaraj Martin
Chief Information Security Officer & DPO
Nehat Tech Solutions Private Limited (EnKash)
Ajay Yadav
Director
Business Bay
Hilal Ahmed
VP & Chief Information Security Officer
Liminal Custody
Vipin Surelia
Vice President and Head, Risk Services, India and South Asia
Visa
Nikhil Wagholikar
Vice President Information Security
HDFC Bank
Himanshu Kathpal
Vice President, Product Management, Platform and Technologies
Qualys
Jayant Aravind Juwatka
VP - Information Security & Privacy Specialist
RBL Bank
Hari Krishna Seemala
Vice President -
Product Development
Product Development
Mosambee
Shweta Nair
Data Privacy Strategy Lead
Reliance Jio
Mahesh Malpathak
India Director for Sales and Marketing
British Standards Institution (BSI)
Want to Become a Speaker?
Share your expertise, showcase real-world case studies, and join industry leaders shaping the future of Cyber Security, AI, Critical Infrastructure, Defence, Government, and BFSI. Apply to speak and position yourself as a thought leader in front of a highly engaged audience of decision-makers and practitioners.
SPONSORS
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AGENDA
09:30 AM
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Opening Ceremony & Welcome Address
Welcome Note By Chief Guest
Shaina NC – National Secretary & Spokesperson – Shiv Sena
Opening Keynote
Nikhil Raj Singh – Chief Strategy Officer, Ampcus Cyber
Rishabh Gupta – Chief Marketing Officer, BusinessBay.io
10:00 AM
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
Keynote
AI Convergence: Navigating India’s 2026 Cybersecurity Surge
Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Rajesh Pant – Chairman, Cybersecurity
Association of India
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
Keynote
Latest on the PCI SSC Standards
Nitin Bhatnagar – Regional Director – Middle East, India &
South Asia, PCI Security Standards Council
10:30 AM
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
Panel Discussion
Mastering DPDP & AI Governance: Enterprise Compliance & Risk Playbooks
- Mapping India’s DPDP Act 2023 obligations to enterprise data pipelines with actionable consent management, legitimate frameworks, and data principal rights orchestration.
- Implementing robust AI governance structures aligned with global standards and India’s emerging Responsible AI guidelines.
- Building integrated compliance & risk playbooks that fuse DPDP DPIA requirements with AI-specific threat modelling and board-level reporting.
Prajwal Gowda – Chief Delivery Officer, Ampcus Cyber
Jayant Aravind Juwatkar – VP – Information Security & Privacy Specialist,
RBL
Bank
Shweta Nair – Security & Privacy Strategy Lead, Reliance Jio
Moderator: Sukrit Ghosh – Director, DSCI
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Keynote
The Trust Fabric: Six Criteria for Trust at Machine Speed - Payments, AI & Fraud
Nikhil Raj Singh – Chief Strategy Officer, Ampcus Cyber
11:30 AM
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Networking Break
12:00 PM
12:15 PM
12:15 PM
Keynote
The Hidden Cost of Digital Friction
Ajay Yadav - Director, BusinessBay.io
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
Keynote
Payments Risk Landscape and Emerging Fraud Trends
Vipin Surelia – VP & Head – Risk Services, India & South
Asia, VISA
12:30 PM
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
Keynote
Operationalizing Cyber Risk Management in the AI Era
Himanshu Kathpal – Vice President, Product Management,
Platform and Technologies, Qualys
12:45 PM
01:30 PM
01:30 PM
Panel Discussion
Detect, Decide, Defend: Advanced Approaches to Fraud Prevention
- Deploying next-generation AI-driven detection with behavioural biometrics to uncover sophisticated fraud rings and synthetic identities across digital channels.
- Orchestrating ultra-low-latency decision engines that fuse dynamic policy rules and contextual signals for high-precision outcomes at every customer touchpoint.
- Activating layered, adaptive defence-in-depth ecosystem-wide collaboration to rapidly neutralize emerging attack patterns and reduce fraud lifetime value.
Nikhil Wagholikar – VP – Information Security, HDFC Bank
Abhijeet Kamble – Chief Technology Officer, Moneyboxx Finance Ltd.
Sachin Castelino – Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer, In-Solutions
Global Ltd.
Mahesh Malpathak – India Director of Sales & Marketing, BSI
Moderator: Prashant Deshpande – Chief Information Security Officer,
Shriram
Finance Ltd.
01:30 PM
02:30 PM
02:30 PM
Lunch
02:30 PM
02:45 PM
02:45 PM
Keynote
From Digital Payments to Digital Trust: Managing Systemic Risk, Cyber Resilience and AI Governance in the Real-Time Economy
Bharat Panchal – Chief Risk & Regulatory Officer – APAC &
Middle East, Discover
02:45 PM
03:30 PM
03:30 PM
Panel Discussion
AI-Driven Fraud Prevention in India’s Digital Payments Surge
- Generative AI for behavioural analytics, deepfake detection, and real-time risk scoring in high-volume UPI transactions.
- Operationalizing RBI’s 2026 frameworks including layered authentication, transaction delays, and customer protection rules.
- Merchant, acquirer, and fintech strategies for frictionless yet secure scalable payments.
Harmit Singh Malhotra – Chief Technology Officer, NDTV Profit
Hilal Ahmed – VP & Chief Information Security Officer, Liminal Custody
Hari Krishna Seemala – Vice President – Product Development, Mosambee
Arockiaraj Martin – Chief Information Security Officer & DPO, Encash
Moderator: Prajwal Gowda – Chief Delivery Officer, Ampcus Cyber
03:30 PM
03:50 PM
03:50 PM
Fireside Chat
Indian payment ecosystem, data Security, and the Future of Global Digital Payments
Nitin Bhatnagar – Regional Director – Middle East, India
&
South Asia, PCI Security Standards Council
Pravin Kumar – Chief Market Information Security Officer,
NPCI
03:50 PM
04:05 PM
04:05 PM
Keynote
AI-Native Threat Detection & Response for Indian Enterprises
Pavan Duggal – President, Global AI Accountability Law & Governance
Institute
04:05 PM
04:20 PM
04:20 PM
Interactive Quiz
04:20 PM
05:00 PM
05:00 PM
Networking Break
05:00 PM
06:00 PM
06:00 PM
Awards Ceremony & Closing Remarks
06:00 PM
07:00 PM
07:00 PM
Networkin Cocktails
GALLERY
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