Event Overview
Information Security is no more a mere solution or isolated component of entire IT strategy; it is today an integral part of IT strategy. Role of CISOs are transforming more into a strategic one. While role of a CISO is becoming more & more crucial, it is surprising to see that in most organizations they are deprived from proper recognition and very precisely termed as 'Unsung Heroes'. ‘INFOSEC MAESTROS’ Awards is the best ever initiative to inspire the innovative, talented and hard working information security professionals across the verticals, across the nation.
EVENT AT A GLANCE

INFOSEC MAESTROS AWARDS
‘INFOSEC MAESTROS’ Awards is the best ever initiative to inspire the innovative, talented and hard working information security professionals across the verticals, across the nation. If you are the person, standing in between the intruder and your organization’s most valuable information, then don’t wait. You’ll be surrounded by the nation’s most accomplished IT security leaders, all focused on sharpening the connection between innovation, IT security value and financial success.

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE
Global security vendors, consultants, domestic security players and security auditing farms are cordially invited to showcase their industry leadership, product strength and technology expertise at India’s most prolific information security event.

CAMP WITH CHAMPS
Apart from the award ceremony, technology showcase, insightful debates and peer-to-peer exchange as part of business agenda, number of entertainment and break-out sessions have been planned like music, magic and beyond… In a nutshell, a 360° approach of recognision, technology, entertainment, information, leadership and networking.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIPS
Listen and connect with informed opinion leaders and the go-to people in their field of expertise. They are trusted sources who move and inspire people with innovative ideas; turn ideas into reality, and know and show how to replicate their success. They create a dedicated group of friends, fans and followers to help them replicate and scale those ideas into sustainable change not just in one company but in an industry, niche or across an entire ecosystem.

THE CONFERENCE
The Conference at INFOSEC MAESTROS Awards in day time aims to bring India’s most respected & renowned CISOs from private, public and govt organizations and global security experts under one roof to discuss national information security, evolving complex security threats, emerging state-sponsored attacks and possible effective intelligent solutions. You’ll be surrounded by the nation’s most accomplished IT security professionals, all focused on sharpening the connection between innovation, IT security value and financial success.

P2P EXCHANGE
Witness a grand gathering of industry renowned CISOs, Analysts, Risk Managers, Consultants, Security Professionals and Auditors and explore the networking opportunity to harness maximum business benefits. We strongly believe that this event will provide a networking environment to meet and learn from professionals around the state who share similar challenges and requirements. It will bring together a captive audience of 150+ CISOs / Senior Information Security / Risk Professionals to take a closer look at the conflicts arising from the rapidly expanding responsibilities of the CISO.
Judging Process
- Industry type
- Organization size
- Factors driving organization’s information security spending
- Evaluation of information security spending
- Security measures deployed or to be deployed
- Size and complexity of projects undertaken/delivered
- Security assurance
SPEAKERS
Best CISOs deserve the best of breed national and international speakers, experts, analysts from IT Security domain as well as thought leaders. Please visit this section later for update as we are working on shortlisting the most competitive set of speakers for you.

Akhil Verma
CISO, Airtel Payment Bank
Ambuj Bhalla
Director - IT Security, CISO, Interglobe Aviation Limited (IndiGo)
Amit Dhawan
CISO, Birlasoft
Amit Ghodekar
Senior Vice President - Information Security, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited
Ankur Patial
Sr. Consulting Engineer, CrowdStrike
Archie Jackson
Sr. Director, Head IT & IS, Incedo Inc.
Avadhut Parab
CIO, Wockhardt Limited
Bharat Panchal
Chief Risk Officer- India/MEA, FIS Global
Dhruv Khanna
Business Mentor - Cyber Security Product Co
Diwakar Dayal
Managing Director - India and SAARC, Tenable
Gautam Kapoor
Partner - Cyber Security / Risk Advisory, Deloitte LLP
Itzik Weinstein
CEO, Cyber Observer
Jaspreet Singh
Partner – Cyber Security, Ernst & Young LLP
Keyur Desai
CIO - Ports and Shipping & VP - IT, Essar Bulk Terminal Ltd
Mansi Thapar
Head Security - CISO, Jaquar Group
Meetali Sharma
Head - Risk, Compliance & Information Security, SDG Software India Pvt. Ltd
Prasanna Lohar
Head Technology - Innovation & Architecture, DCB Bank Ltd
Ravinder Arora
Head - IT Security, IRIS Software Inc
Satish Kumar Dwibhashi
Vice President & CISO, Wibmo
Srihari Kotni
CISO & Asst. Vice President, Reliance Payment Solutions Ltd (Jio Money)
Stephen DuBravac
Chief Marketing Officer & EVP, Security Weaver
Umesh Bhapkar
Director - IT, Synechron Technologies
V. Sendil Kumar
Vice President - IT, Shriram Value Services
Vijay Devnath
General Manager - I&S, MDMS & CISO, Center for Railway Information Systems (CRIS)