DataCon Summit 2025 | India's Data-Driven Enterprise Forum

India’s Leading Event
for Data-Driven
Transformation

The search is on for the trailblazers of data innovation

Position your brand at the centre of data-driven disruption

India’s Leading Platform for
Data-Driven Transformation

The search is on for the trailblazers of data innovation

Position your brand at the centre of data-driven disruption

DataCon: movement towards a smarter, more agile, and intelligent enterprise world.

ET Edge DataCon Summit & Awards 2025

As data becomes the DNA of every modern organization, this 6th edition of ET Edge DataCon Summit & Awards will unpack how enterprises can harness this power to drive disruption, operational excellence, and futuristic growth.

In a world where business decisions need to be faster, smarter, and deeply informed, DataCon decodes the real impact of emerging technologies like predictive analytics, AI-powered cybersecurity, and intelligent data fabrics.

With India rising as a global data hub backed by visionary public infrastructure investments and a thriving digital ecosystem, this premier platform celebrates that momentum.

From the data stack to business strategy, from policy to predictive analytics—DataCon Summit & Awards 2025 is your gateway to turning data into disruption.

Not Just Another Tech Event – DataCon

Future-first Data Trends

Real Stories, Real Disruption

Uncover the Core Challenges of the Data Era

DataCon Awards 2025

Network with Industry Giants

Power Talk with Visionaries & Industry Pioneers

Why Attend

Navigate the Data-Driven Future

Gain insider knowledge from the forefront of AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and real-time data transformation-delivered by the leaders who are shaping what's next.

Learn from the Best

Keynotes, power panels, fireside chats, and trialogues with iconic thinkers and doers—revealing the playbooks behind industry-defining strategies.

Real-World, Actionable Insights

From predictive roadmaps to compliance frameworks, witness how data is not just informing decisions—it’s shaping the future of business enterprises.

Celebrate Excellence

Be part of the prestigious DataCon Awards 2025, recognizing India’s data champions across innovation, governance, infrastructure, and transformation.

Build Meaningful Connections

Meet C-suite executives, tech innovators, data scientists, policy makers, and founders—all under one roof. Exchange ideas, collaborate, and forge future partnerships.

Who’s Attending?

C-Suite Leaders

CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, CISOs, Chief Data Officers-steering enterprise transformation with data-first strategies

Data & AI Trailblazers

Data Scientists, AI/ML Experts, Analytics Heads, Academic Thought Leaders pushing the envelope of what’s possible

Infrastructure & Innovation Leaders

IT Infrastructure Heads, Cloud Architects, Product & R&D Heads shaping agile, scalable tech ecosystems

Business & Policy Strategists

CEOs, CFOs, Security & Risk Officers, Policy Makers guiding the ethical, secure, and strategic deployment of data

Startup & Ecosystem Champions

Innovative AI startups, platform builders, and new-age tech companies redefining the market with bold ideas

BFSI

Retail & E-Commerce

Information Technology

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

Business Sectors

FMCG

Technology & Automation

Automotive & Electric Vehicles

Manufacturing, Construction and Infrastructure

Jury

Jury Chair

Ajay Sawhney

Former Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and IT
Government of India

Dhananjay Tambe

Former MD & CIO
State Bank of India

Sanjay Narkar

Former CTO
IDFC Bank

Shubhradeep Nandi

Chief Data Scientist
Govt of Andhra Pradesh

Sumnesh Joshi

Deputy Director General, Ministry of Communications
Govt of India

Venkatesh Natarajan

Former President - IT & Chief Digital Officer
Ashok Leyland

Advisory

Amitava Mukherjee

Director - Cyber Security
Siemens

Anita Woolley

Professor of Organizational Behavior
Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business

Ashish Desai

CIO
Grasim Industries - Aditya Birla Group

Dov Moran

Inventor of USB Flash Drive/ Managing Partner - Grove Ventures (Israel)
Grove Ventures

Dr. Gulshan Rai

India’s first National Cyber Security Coordinator
Government of India

Joseph Martin

Group CIO
Hiranandani Group of Companies

Narendra Saini

Chief Digital & Data Officer
Lupin

Nitin Shenoy

CIO
Biocon

Sanjay Mehta

Investor - SpaceX, and Founder & Partner - 100X.VC
SpaceX, 100X.VC

Vishal Bhatia

CDO
Canara Bank

Sponsor Speakers

Anshul Kumar

Director - Colo Business
Vertiv

Ashish Mehra

Country Manager, Sales – India
Percona

Deepak Annamalai

Founding Sales Leader, APAC
Skyflow

Laxmikanth Kandi

Data Center Partner Account Manager
Dell Technologies

Manoj Paul

MD
Equinix

Prarthit Mehta

CTO
CloudThat

Speakers

Advocate Puneet Bhasin

Honorary Advisor to United Nations Digital Public Goods Privacy Standard & Founder of Cyberjure Legal Consulting

Ambarish Kumar Singh

CISO
Godrej & Boyce

Arun Misra

CEO & Whole Time Director , Executive Director
Hindustan Zinc, Vendanta Limited

Ashis Rout

Sr. Vice President Tech & Digital
HDFC Bank

Dr Nitin Paranjape

Productivity Maverick, Author - Efficiency Best Practices - Microsoft 365, Founder
Maxoffice Services

Dr. Madhu Sasidhar

President & CEO
Apollo Hospitals

Joseph Martin

Group CIO
Hiranandani Group of Companies

Kiran Komatla

Group CTO
Restaurant Brand Asia (McDonalds)

Narendra Saini

Chief Digital & Data Officer
Lupin

Nitin Shenoy

CIO
Biocon

Parag Lokhande

Head of Analytics & Strategy
Kotak Securities

Prashant Thakkar

Chief of Operations & Technology
LIC Mutual Fund

Shubhradeep Nandi

Chief Data Scientist
Govt of Andhra Pradesh

Sunny Vaghela

Ethical Hacker

Vinod Sivarama Krishnan

CDIO
Essar Capital

Vishal Bhatia

CDO
Canara Bank

Agenda

09:00 – 10:00Registration

10:00 – 10:10Setting the Tone

10:10 – 10:30Power Talk with Visionary: Framing the New Era of Data Powered Enterprise Evolution

10:30 – 10:55Leader’s Dialogue: The CEO’s Playbook in the Era of Smart Data

10:55 – 11:05 Case Study

11:05 – 11:20PechaKucha: The Art of Underestimating Data Driven Decision Making

11:20 – 11:45Fireside Chat: Cognitive Capital: Maximizing Business Value in the age of Data Science, Cloud, and AI

11:45 – 12:00Case Study

12:00 – 12:20Ask the Expert: From Policy to Practice: Building Trust and Compliance into the Data Stack

12:20 – 12:45 Case Study

12:45 – 13:45Lunch

13:45 – 14:00In The Hotseat: Public Data, Private Threats: Redefining National Cybersecurity

14:00 – 14.30Power Panel: The New Bharat: Data, Analytics, & Digital Ecosystem

14:30 – 14:40 Case Study

14:40 – 15:00Standalone Address: Maximize Productivity with AI-driven Data Analytics

15:00 – 15:20Trialogue: Unlocking Financial DNA: How Data Science Rewrites the Rules of Balance Sheets?

15:20 – 15:30 Case Study

15:30 – 15:50 Fireside Chat: The Data Dilemma in the age of AI: Navigating Accessibility, Analytics, and Enterprise Security,

15:50 – 16:00 Case Study

16:00 – 16:10 Guest of Honour Address: India’s Ascendancy as a Data Powerhouse & Tech Enabler in the Global Economy

16:10 – 16:20 Methodology Briefing by Knowledge Partner

16:20– 16:30 Jury Speak

16:30 – 16:55 DataCon Awards: Award Felicitation Ceremony

16:55 – 17:00Closing Remarks

*Agenda is work in progress and subject to changes

Partners

Platinum Partner

Gold Partners

Silver Partner

Exhibitor Partner

Supported By

knowledge partner

Supporting Associations

Media Partners

Education Partner

Business Insights Partner

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Past Speakers