Cybersecurity Conference

Defusing the Mid-Market Time Bomb:
Threats, Challenges, and Solutions

CT Cyber Charcha
Cybersecurity Conference

Defusing the Mid-Market Time Bomb:
Threats, Challenges, and Solutions

The Cybersecurity Conference under CT Cyber Charcha™ brought together top security experts, industry leaders, and technology pioneers to provide mid-market organizations with actionable insights on staying ahead of evolving threats while ensuring compliance.

This conference aimed to bridge the gap between understanding and implementing effective security measures across industries. It provided a platform to discuss the latest trends, challenges, and solutions in cybersecurity, with a focus on the Indian context.

  • 7th February, 2025
  • IIT Delhi
  • Hybrid

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Community Partner

Attendees

About 80 attendees from cross-industry organizations with annual revenues over INR 100 Crores to 2500 Crores joined us in-person at IIT Delhi, while another 150+ participated online from across India.

Executives from leading organizations participated: Some of them were Tata Communications, KPMG, PWC, Adobe, Corning, Mother Dairy, Publicis Resources, HCL Tech, Aditya Birla, Jindal Stainless, Tech Mahindra, Glenmark Pharma, Adani Group, Kyndryl, and Wipro.

Speakers & Panelists

Mr. Mandar Kulkarni National Security Officer, Microsoft
Ms. Ravleen Kaur Director, Cybersecurity, Grant Thorton Bharat LLP
Mr. K Yegneshwara Iyer Cybersecurity Consultant, Cystech Controls Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Harshpal Bhati Sales Engineer, Catonetworks
Dr. Jagannath Sahoo CISO, Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited
Mr. Amit Malhotra CISO, Paytm
Baidyanath Kumar, Chief Information Security Officer & Data Protection Officer, JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd., panelist at CT Cyber Charcha.
Mr. Baidyanath Kumar CISO & DPO, JK Lakshmi Cement
Anirudh Kaushik, Director, EY, panelist at CT Cyber Charcha Cybersecurity Conference.
Mr. Anirudh Kaushik Director, EY
Mr Sanjay Kaushal, Global CISO, Orbit Techsol, panelist at CT Cyber Charcha Cybersecurity Conference.
Mr. Sanjay Kaushal Global CISO, Orbit Techsol
Sandeep Khanna, Director & CISO, UIDAI, panelist at CT Cyber Charcha Cybersecurity Conference.
Mr. Sandeep Khanna Director & CISO, UIDAI
Sumit Malhotra, Partner, EY, panelist at CT Cyber Charcha
Mr. Sumit Malhotra Partner, EY
Mr Charanjit Bhatia, IT Security Head, Marks and Spencer, panelist at CT Cyber Charcha
Mr. Charanjit Bhatia IT Security Head, Marks and Spencer
Nitin Tyagi, CTO and Co-Founder, Cloudx Solutions, panelist at CT Cyber Charcha
Mr. Nitin Tyagi CTO and Co-Founder, Cloudx Solutions
Dr. Yusuf Hashmi, Group CISO at Jubilant Bhartia Group, panelist at CT Cyber Charcha.
Dr. Yusuf Hashmi Group CISO, Jubilant Bhartia Group
Mr Ajay Sharma, Techno Legal Advisor, CorpoTech Legal, panelist at CT Cyber Charcha.
Mr. Ajay Sharma Techno Legal Advisor, Corpo Tech Legal
Mohit Srivastava, CISO & DPO, Perfios Software Solutions, panelist at CT Cyber Charcha.
Mr. Mohit Srivastava CISO & DPO, Perfios Software Solutions
Mr. Vibhav Pachori, Partner, KPMG, panelist at CT Cyber Charcha.
Mr. Vibhav Pachori Partner, KPMG
Jaslein Sawhney, Director, EY, panelist at CT Cyber Charcha
Ms. Jaslein Sawhney Director, EY
Sanjiv Arora, Director, Cystech Controls Pvt. Ltd. - CT Cyber Charcha - Panelist
Mr. Sanjiv Arora Director, Cystech Controls Pvt. Ltd.
Rishabh Malhotra, Information Security Officer, GIZ India - CT Cyber Charcha - Moderator
Mr. Rishabh Malhotra Information Security officer, GIZ India
Prof. Rajendra Kumar Chandruka, New Faculty Fellow and an Assistant Professor, IIT Delhi - CT Cyber Charcha
Prof. Rajendra Kumar Assistant Professor, IIT Delhi
Prof. Vireshwar Kumar Assistant Professor, IIT Delhi - CT Cyber Charcha
Prof. Vireshwar Kumar Assistant Professor, IIT Delhi
Jaspreet Singh, Director & Co-Founder, XUD Security - CT Cyber Charcha
Jaspreet Singh Director & Co-Founder, XUD Security

Engaging Sessions & Panel Discussions

Keynote

  • Strategies to Protect Your Cyber Infrastructure
  • Emerging Cyber Threats for India's Growing Businesses

Panel

  • Enhancing Security for Distributed Teams: Adopting SASE solutions
  • Predictive Analytics for Threat Detection at Organizations: A Discussion with Industry Practitioners
  • Mastering Compliance: Navigating the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA)

Presentation

  • AI/ML in Cybersecurity: Practical Use Cases for Medium Businesses
  • Cyber Security in the Quantum Computing Era

Exclusive Survey
Insights Unveiling

For the first time, we unveiled exclusive insights from a survey we conducted to assess the state of cybersecurity in Indian enterprises.

Conducted among key Cybersecurity and IT leaders, the survey explored themes like risk management, insider threats, incident response, and cutting-edge practices such as Zero Trust, SASE, and AI-driven threat detection.

Download the survey report

Testimonials

It was a really good event, well organized. I appreciate you inviting me for the same.

- Mr. Mandar Kulkarni, National Security Officer, Microsoft

Thanks to all for the fantastic execution, looking forward to have further collaboration.

- Ms. Jaslein Sawhney, Director, EY

Thanks for organizing such a wonderful event. The level of speakers was really good. It was good gathering

- Mr. Sanjeev Arora, Director, Crystech Controls Pvt. Ltd.

Thanks for organizing such a wonderful event. The level of speakers was really good. It was good gathering

- Mr. Anirudh Kaushik, Director, EY

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Exhibitors

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