For decades, organizations secured networks.
Today, they must secure interactions.devices, personal devices, and AI-powered workflows.
Chrome Forward challenges conventional thinking by exploring a simpler model one where security is embedded directly into the place employees spend most of their working day: the browser.
Most of this activity happens through a browser.
Yet browser security remains one of the least discussed elements of enterprise security strategy.
Understand why traditional security architectures are struggling to keep pace with modern work.
Experience browser-native security in action through real-world scenarios involving:
• Data Loss Prevention
• Context-Aware Access
• Shadow IT Visibility
• Enterprise Threat Protection
Hear directly from enterprise leaders who are navigating the realities of securing cloud-first organizations.
Uncertainty is the defining condition of modern enterprise. The organisations that stay ahead are not those with the most resources they are those with the sharpest thinking, the clearest strategy, and the discipline to build systems that hold when everything else is shifting.
Ankur Warikoo, entrepreneur, author, and one of India’s most trusted voices on building and leading with intention takes the Chrome Forward stage for an exclusive keynote on calculated risk, strategic clarity, and what it truly means to build organisations that endure.
This is a leadership conversation about:
Enterprise 2030: Digital Sovereignty & the CEO Mandate
A moderated executive exchange where CEOs respond to real boardroom provocations shaping trust, competitiveness, and enterprise valuation.
Modernize to Maximize: Scaling AI at Speed
CIOs tackle the toughest modernization and AI scale challenges—legacy, hybrid cloud, security, and ROI—through sharp, outcome-driven dialogue.
Client Zero & Transformation Stories
How leading enterprises are converting platform modernization and AI investments into measurable business results.
Technology & Ecosystem Perspectives
IBM Technology and strategic partners showcase platforms designed for speed, resilience, and scale.
Digital Sovereignty Zone
Explore trusted AI, data governance, and compliance-by-design architectures.
Client Zero Stories
IBM’s own transformation journeys—what worked, what scaled, and what delivered value.
Transformation Stories
Client-led narratives focused on outcomes, not theory.
Sports Activation
Lessons from elite performance—decision-making under pressure, resilience, and execution at scale.
IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV)
• Five Trends for 2026
• Enterprise 2030
Research designed to help leaders anticipate change, prioritize investments, and act with confidence.
A curated showcase of IBM Consulting’s strategic partners—demonstrating how ecosystems, not silos, power smarter business.
Post-event access to:
• Executive briefs and IBV insights
• Session takeaways and frameworks
• Thought leadership assets
Rishi Aurora, Managing Partner, India & South Asia, IBM Consulting
Opening Keynote followed by fireside chat
Juhi McClelland, Managing Partner, Asia Pacific, IBM Consulting
Jagbir Singh, Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone Idea
Featured Address followed by Sports Panel
Jonathan Adashek, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Communications & CSR, IBM
Binda Dey, Group Chief Marketing Officer, Knight Riders Sports
Gaurav Kalra, Chief Content & Marketing Officer, JSW Sports
Gaurav Manchanda, Co-founder & Investor, Spektacom
Tuhina Pandey, Director- Asia Pacific Communications & India & South Asia Marketing, IBM (Moderator)
Leadership Strategies for Sustained Progress, Profitability, and Growth in a Shifting Business Landscape
Pavitra Shankar, Chief Executive Officer, Brigade Group
Saravan Chellamuthu, Vice President-S&T, Head of India Capability Center, PepsiCo
Sandip Patel, Managing Director, IBM India & South Asia
Sanjay Mittal, Senior Partner & Industrial & Distribution Sector Leader, India & South Asia, IBM Consulting (Moderator)
Fireside Chat
Ravi Santhanam, Group Head & Chief Marketing Officer, HDFC Bank
Pankaj Gianani, Financial Services Sector Leader, India & South Asia, IBM Consulting
Kapil Mahajan, Global Chief Information and Technology Officer, Allcargo Logistics
Rajiv Mishra, Executive Director, Bank of India
Umang Dharmik, Senior Vice President & Head of IT, Mercedes-Benz R&D India
Rishi Aurora, Managing Partner, India & South Asia, IBM Consulting (Moderator)
Scaling AI at Speed, accelerating AI from Experimentation to Measurable Business Impact
Ajay Panjnani, Chief Digital & Technology Officer, Aditya Birla Capital
Madhavi Isanaka, Chief Digital Officer, Adani Cements
Rajeev Srivastava, Chief General Manager & Chief Data Officer, State Bank of India
Haja Jahabar, Senior Partner, Growth & Offerings Leader, India & South Asia, IBM Consulting (Moderator)
Technical & industry expertise, technology, and ecosystem collaboration that helped client move faster-towards scaled business impact enhanced by AI.
Sanjay Joshi, Chief Technology Officer, Parle Products
Bhaskar Basu, Enterprise Partnerships Leader, Microsoft
Keval Shah, Head of Customer Advisory-Business Suite, Indian Subcontinent, SAP
Rajneesh Tejwani, Partner & Executive Director, Business Applications Service Line Leader, India & South Asia, IBM Consulting
Kanchi Shah, Chief Editor, ET Edge (Moderator)
This is an invitation-only forum for leaders shaping the future of enterprise performance.
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