About Infotech Forum 2025
Shaping the Future of Technology & Sustainable Innovation
The 23rd edition of the Infotech Forum (IT Forum) took place on July 4th, 2025, in New Delhi. This prestigious event brought together 613+ IT leaders for a day-long experience exploring the theme "Balancing Innovation and Sustainability", positioning India as a global tech hub.
As AI and cloud technologies continue to advance, they are shaping a dynamic, interconnected, and intelligent future of work. This year emphasizes how technology leaders are driving personalization, innovation, and sustainable brand growth strategies.
Register Now →| Agenda | |
| SESSION-I | |
| 09:00 - 10:00 | Registration and Welcome Reception |
| 10:00 - 10:10 | Welcome Announcements |
| 10:10 - 10:20 | Lamp Lighting Ceremony |
| 10:20 - 10:45 | Inaugural Address by Dr. Deepak Kumar Sahu, Editor-in-Chief, VARINDIA |
| 10:25 - 10:45 | Expert Address |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Opening Key Note Address |
| 11:00 - 11:20 | Partners Presentation |
| 11:20 - 11:40 | Partners Presentation |
| 11:40 - 12:00 | Partners Presentation |
| SESSION-II | |
| 12:00 - 12:20 | Partners Presentation |
| 12:20 - 13:00 | Panel Discussion – 1 ( CIO/CTO’s to Join
the
Panel) Topic: From Digital India to AI India: The Next Leap Moderated by: Dr. Deepak Kumar Sahu, Editor-in-chief, VARINDIA |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Networking Lunch |
| SESSION-III | |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Recognition for the Most Promising VARs in India |
| 14:15 - 14:35 | Dr. Arindam Sarkar, Chief Architect- FaceOff Technologies Inc. |
| SESSION-IV | |
| 14:35 - 14:55 | Expert Address |
| 14:55 - 15:20 | Partners Presentation |
| 15:20 - 15:40 | Panel Discussion-II - ( CDO/CISO’s to
Join the Panel
) Topic: Post-Quantum Security: The Race Against Time Moderated by: Ms. S Mohini Ratna, Editor, VARINDIA |
| 16:00 - 16:20 | Partners Presentation |
| 16:20 - 16:40 | Short Coffee Break |
| SESSION-V | |
| 16:40 - 17:20 | Panel Discussion -III ( CMO to Join the
Panel ) Topic : Geopolitics Reshaping Marketing Budgets Moderated by: Ms. S Mohini Ratna, Editor-VARINDIA |
| SESSION-VI | |
| 17:20 - 17:40 | Announcement of Most Influential CMO's In India 2026-27 |
| 17:35 - 17:40 | Recognisation of Eminent CIOs of India 2026-27 |
| 18:00 - 18:30 | High Tea Break |
| SESSION-VII | |
| 18:30 - 18:40 | Welcome note by Ms. S Mohini Ratna, Editor-VARINDIA |
| 18:40 - 19:00 | Partners Presentation |
| 19:00 - 19:20 | Partners Presentation |
| SESSION-VIII | |
| 19:10 - 19:20 | Partners Presentation |
| 19:30 - 19:50 | Experts Address |
| 19:50 - 20:10 | Presentation of Life Time Achievement Awards 2026-27 |
| 20:00 - 20:20 | Keynote Address |
| SESSION-IX | |
| 20:10- 20:20 | Unveiling of the 15th edition of the Brand Book 2026 |
| SESSION-X | |
| 20:20 - 20:30 | Announcement of the Most Trusted Companies In India 2026-27 |
| 20:30 - 20:40 | Announcement of the Most Admired Brands In India 2026-27 |
| 20:55 - 21:00 | Closing Remarks Ms. S Mohini Ratna, Editor, VARINDIA & Brand Book |
| 21:00 Onwards | Networking and Cocktail Dinner |
Distinguish Delegates
(Speakers & Panelists) 2025
Dr. Sanjay Bahl
Director General
CERT-IN, Govt. Of India
CERT-IN, Govt. Of India
Dr. Gulshan Rai
Ex-NCSC & Former DG, CERT-In
Dr. Sandip Chatterjee
Scientist G & Group Coordinator – Meity, Govt. of India
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Das
Addl. Sec & SISO, Govt. of West Bengal
Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Dilawar Singh
Sr. VP – Global Economist Forum
Dr Pankaj Dikshit
CTO - GEM, Government of India
Prof A K Mohapatra
IGDTUW, New Delhi
Dr. Arindam Sarkar
HoD, CS & Electronics, RKMV, Howrah
Mr. Varun Garg
Co-Founder & CEO, Quantum Tech, SF, USA
Adv (Dr.) Prashant Mali
Ph.D. in Cyber Law, Lawyer – Bombay HC
Dr. Harold D’ Costa
President- Cyber Security Corporation
Pramod Kumar Mohapatra
G.M. (IT & CISO) NHAI
Kapil Rana
Account Exec. – Architecture, Cisco (India & SAARC)
Dr. Pavan Duggal
Advocate Supreme Court Of India
Mr. Prashanth Kumar
Deputy Director General, TEC – Govt. of India
Prof. N. K. Goyal
President & Chairman, CMAI India
Mr. Ashis Rout
Ex Vice president (IT)-HDFC Bank
Vijay Sethi
Chairman- Mentorkart and CRAFSOL
Mr. Bharat B Anand
Group CIO & CTO- Contec Global
Dr. Debabrata Nayak
Director( Cyber Security)-PWC India
Gaurav Saxena
Director Channels and Alliances Veeam India and SAARC
Col Deepak Joshi
CISO CERSAI India
Mr. Sanjeev Kumar
Regional Sales Director – SonicWall
Sridhar S
Executive V.P- SSG , Redington Limited
Mr. Rajesh Chabbra
General Manager( India & SAARC)- ACRONIS
Mr. Saurabh Gugnani
Dir. & Global Head – Cybersecurity, TMF Group
Mr. Sandeep Sengupta
Founder & Director-ISOAH Data Securities
Mr. Deepak Kumar
Global Head - Cyber Defense- Infogain India
Dr. Yusuf Hashmi
Group CISO-Jubilant Bhartia Group
Dr. Rakshit Tandon
Cyber Security Evangelis
Mr. Jaspreet Singh
Partner -Grant Thornton Bharat
Mr. Pradipta Patro
Head – Cybersecurity & IT Platform, KEC Intl. Ltd.
Vinod Kumar Gupta
CISO & DPO, Paytm Money
Mr. Deepak Kumar Panda
Head of IT- NHIT
Lt. Col. Sarthak Bhuyan
MD - Quantum Technology Systems India Pvt Ltd
Mr. Nabendu Misra
Sr AI Architech- E & Y
Mr. Jithesh Chembil
Head Channels, India- Pure Storage
Mr. Rahul Singh
Vice President & Head Of Marketing- SAP
Mr. Ritesh Dhawan
Marketing Head(India)- Redington Ltd.
Ms. Vinny Sharma
Marketing Director for APJ & MEA- Securonix
Mr. Arvind Saxena
Marketing CoE & Global Smart Cities – NEC Corp.
Mr. Debur S. Balamurali
CMO- Kyndryl India
Mr. Kushagra Sharma
Mktg. Head – India & SAARC, Veeam Software
Mr.Golok Kumar Simli
Ex-PC & CTO – Passport Seva & ePassport, MEA-GOI
Mr. Ravi Razdan
Director – IT & HR-Jyothi labs
Mr. Kushal Kumar Varshney
AVP & Head IT- ACME
Prince Joseph
Group CIO SFO Technologies
Mrinmoy Mukherjee
CIO - Patton International Limited
Sujoy Brahmachari
CIO And CISO Rosmerta Technologies Ltd.
Mr. Yogendra Singh
Head - IT & SAP - Barista
Mr. Dominic Vijay Kumar
Head of Tech – Namdev Finvest Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Farman Khalid
Chief Digital Officer & Head – IT, Emaar India
Mr. Rohit Kachroo
CTO - Omni Cyberx Private Limited
Mr. Sameer Mathur
M.D.- S M Consulting
Mr. Rishi Aggarwal
Sr. Director IT- Concentrix
Mr. Vishal Jain
Head IT & Infra- Del Monte Foods Pvt. Ltd.
Himanshu Chawla
CEO - Iris Waves Pvt Ltd
Sunil Brid
Country Head - Scality
Rohit Raman
Managing Partner & APAC Head – ETEK Intl.
Dhananjay Rokde
Dir. & CTSO, IMANEDGE Services
Vivekananda Naskar
Director - IT Protegrity
Sivakumar Nandipati
CDO, Federal Bank Of India
Mr. Shibu V Kurian
Chief Information & Technology Officer 7 Sages Solutions
Gaurav Vyas
Head of Information Technology, SPGPrints
Pankaj Mittal
Founder & CEO Digizen Consulting
Mr. Pranab Mohanty
Chief Business Officer- Data Safeguard India
Howard Davies
Co-Founder and Chief Executive, Context World
Mr. Ashwani Narang
VP & Head, Finance & Spend Management, SAP Indian Subcontinent.
Mr. M.A. Johar
President- CP Plus
Mr. Atul Kumar
Director - DSCI
Tapas Saha
Head IT - Veedol Corporation
Kripadyuti Sarkar
CIO - Ambuja Neotia
Sanjeev Saxena
General Manager - IT IFB Industries Limited
Mr. Gyana Swain
Consulting Editor - VARINDIA
Dr. Deepak Kumar Sahu
Editor-in-Chief VARINDIA
Ms. S Mohini Ratna
Editor VARINDIA & Brand Book
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