ISMG Announces CIO.inc Leadership Week: Business Transformation Summits 2025
The Three-City Summit Will Convene Top CIOs to Decode Digital Transformation, Leadership Strategy and Enterprise Innovation
Mumbai, India – ISMG is set to host the 2025 edition of CIO.inc Leadership Week: Business Transformation Summits, a premier three-city event series designed to empower CIOs and senior technology leaders navigating the frontier of enterprise transformation.
Held in New Delhi on August 13, Bengaluru on August 19 and Mumbai on August 21, the summits will convene India’s top C-suite executives, IT decision-makers, digital transformation leaders and technology strategists for high-impact programming, making it one of the most comprehensive leadership gatherings in the Indian enterprise technology space this year.
The role of the CIO has become central to enterprise growth, customer innovation and AI-first business models. Leadership Week 2025 will explore this transformation in detail.
“CIO.inc Leadership Week represents a strategic convergence of enterprise technology leadership at a transformational moment,” said Geetha Nandikotkur, vice president and conference chair for Asia, Middle East and Africa at ISMG. “As AI fundamentally reshapes business operations, CIOs are evolving from technology stewards to architects of enterprise transformation. This summit creates an essential knowledge-sharing ecosystem where innovative leaders can collaborate on scaling AI adoption responsibly while driving measurable business outcomes across global markets.”
This year’s edition spotlights the intersection of AI, cloud modernization, next-generation connectivity and automation. Through thought leadership sessions and panel discussions, the summits will explore how enterprise leaders can scale AI adoption beyond experimentation – anchoring it in ethics, ROI and operational scalability. Key themes include hybrid cloud models, data governance under India’s DPDP Act and workforce shifts in the generative AI era.
Each event will feature curated keynote addresses, fireside chats and Executive Roundtables with distinguished CIOs and digital transformation leaders, showcasing real-world use cases, emerging playbooks and strategic insights. Attendees will hear from leaders across verticals such as finance, telecom, healthcare and manufacturing.
Across Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru, the speaker lineup showcases the breadth of India’s enterprise innovation. Mumbai features leaders like Deepak Sharma of Suryoday Small Finance Bank, Atanu Roy of PI Industries, Dheeraj Sinha of Sun Pharma, and veterans Pravin Savant and Keyur Desai. Delhi brings strategic insights from Damayanti Bandopadhyay of Mahindra Group and Abhay Johorey of Protiviti India. In Bengaluru, speakers include Venkat Mangudi of Elytra Security, Dr. Jai Ganesh of HARMAN International and Krishna Kumar of HARMAN Automotive.
“At CIO.inc Leadership Week, we’re not just talking about trends; we’re addressing the real challenges enterprise leaders are facing as they navigate AI, workforce shifts and long-term innovation,” said Rahul Neel Mani, vice president of community engagement and editorial at ISMG. “This platform is a result of our deep industry understanding. The sessions in this year’s summits will reflect the real-world challenges and priorities of our community. We’re bringing together leaders who are in the trenches, sharing what’s working and what’s not, to help their peers move forward with clarity.”
As more enterprises adopt gen AI and connected platforms, CIO.inc Leadership Week will provide clarity on building responsible, sustainable digital transformation programs that prioritize customer experience, business continuity and operational agility. With a decade-long legacy of hosting influential cybersecurity and IT enterprise events, ISMG continues to serve as a trusted partner to leaders navigating the complexities of the digital economy.
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