INTRODUCTION

15th Western India Information Technology Fair

WIITF 2025 promises an enriching experience with the VARs and CXO from the BFSI sector, fireside chats, and impactful presentations. With a stellar lineup of speakers and subject matter experts, the summit is designed to address Trailblazing the Future with Emerging Technologies. In India, 68% of manufacturers expect AI to drive growth by 2029, increasing from 46% in 2024. This surge in AI adoption, combined with 92% global and 87% of APAC survey respondents prioritizing digital transformation, underscores manufacturers’ intent to improve data management and leverage new technologies that enhance visibility and quality throughout the manufacturing process. Digital transformation is accelerating across the Asia-Pacific region, with half of Indian corporates now having a digital strategy in place. The VAR Summit will convene senior technology leaders, thought leaders, and industry experts to share insights on the latest technologies and trends shaping the industry.

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Happy Clients
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Audience
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Partners
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Speakers

Agenda

5:30PM - 6:30PM Registration & Product display Inaugural Session
6:30PM - 6:45PM Welcome Address Dr. Deepak Ku. Sahu
Editor-in-chief, VARINDIA
6:45PM - 7:00PM Guest of Honour Mr. Sandeep Mathur
Managing Director (APAC), Firebolt
7:00PM - 7:20PM Keynote Speaker Shri. Ashish Shelar
Honourable Minister of IT and Cultural Affairs, Govt. of Maharashtra
7:20PM – 7:35PM Presentation by Microsoft Mr. Namit Sinha
Country Head (Devices) Devices Partner Solution Sales, Microsoft India
7:35 PM - 7:50 PM Presentation by ManageEngine Mr. Nadeem Ahmed
Senior Technology Evangelist at ManageEngine, a division of Zoho Corp.
7:50PM - 8:05PM Presentation by AMD Mr. Shilpesh Shah
Sr. Solution Architect, AMD India
8:05PM - 8:20PM Fire-side Chat session Dr. Sourabh Khemani Founder Chairman- CyberCorp Ltd. and
Dr. Deepak Kumar Sahu Editor-in-chief, VARINDIA
8:20PM - 8:50PM Panel Discussion
Five Experts Analyze and Solve Five Case Studies
Moderator: Dr. Deepak Kumar Sahu, Editor-in-chief, VARINDIA
Adv (Dr.) Prashant Mali, Practicing Cyber Lawyer Bombay High Court & Author
Solving Case Study: Stock Market App Frauds
Dr. Pawan Chawla, CISO & DPPO, TATA AIA LIFE Insurance
Solving Case Study: Privacy by Design is Essential for Organizations
Mr. Samir Shah, Partner - Consulting, Ernst & Young LLP
Solving Case Study: Rapid growth of Digital Services and increasing Concerns
Mr. Bhaskar Rao, CISO, Bharat Co-operative Bank
Solving Case Study: The Rise of Mule Accounts in Banking and Effective Countermeasures
Mr. Ritesh Bhatia, Founder, V4 WEB Cybersecurity
Solving Case Study: Incident Response Readiness in a Financial Institution
8:55PM - 9:00PM Vote of Thanks Mr. Anil Kumar Sahu
Vice President, VARINDIA
9:00 PM Onwards   Networking & Cocktail Dinner
Meet With

Distinguished Delegates 2025

(Speakers and Panelists)
Shri. Ashish Shelar
Honourable Minister Of IT & Cultural Affairs Govt. Of Maharashtra
Mr. Sandeep Mathur
Managing Director (APAC)
FireBolt
Mr. Namit Sinha
Country Head (Devices) - Devices Partner Solution Sales, Microsoft India
Mr. Nadeem Ahmed
Sr. Technology Evangelist
ManageEngine
Mr. Shilpesh Shah
Sr. Solution Architect
AMD India
Mr. Anil Kaushik
Founder Vice Chairman
Cybercorp Ltd
Adv (Dr.) Prashant Mali
Practicing Cyber Lawyer
Bombay High Court & Author
Dr. Pawan Chawla
CISO & DPPO-TATA
AIA Life Insurance
Mr. Samir Shah
Partner - consulting
ERNST & Young LLP
Bhaskar Rao
CISO- Bharat
Co-operative Bank
Mr. Ritesh Bhatia
Founder- V4
Web Cybersecurity
Dr. Deepak Kumar Sahu
Editor-in-chief
VARINDIA
Mr. Pankaj Mittal
Founder & CEO
Digizen Consulting Pvt Ltd
Mr. Manas Padhye
CTO - EVERI Wasan Group
Mr. Siddhesh Sail
AGM - ICICI Bank
Dr Chander Purswani
M.D-Connect Star Networks Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Meheriar Patel
Group CIO- JEENA & Company
Mr. Vivek Dharia
CIO - KNP Securities Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Ali H Mahadik
CIO - Phoenix Infrastructure Technologies
Mr. Sanjay M
CIO - Prakash Industries & Investments Pvt Ltd
Mr. Rajesh Kathuria
Head Of IT
Radio Mirchi
Mr. Bhagwati prasad Dubey
CISO - Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd
Dr Ravi Sharma
Head It & Security
Wanbury Ltd
Mr. Vinod Kumar
President - ISODA
Mr. Bharat Chheda
PRESIDENT
ASIRT
Mr. Rushabh Shah
PRESIDENT TAIT
Mr. Neeraj Gargi
Vice President IAMCP India
Mr. Anil Kumar Sahu
Vice President - Varindia

Partners In The Event

Technology Partner
Principal Partner
Gold Partners
Privacy Partner
Networking Partners
Supporting Partners
Media Partners
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WIITF 2025 promises an enriching experience with the VARs and CXO from the BFSI sector, fireside chats, and impactful presentations. With a stellar lineup of speakers and subject matter experts, the summit is designed to address Trailblazing the Future with Emerging Technologies.

EVENT VENUE :
Hotel Courtyard by Marriott, Mumbai