The 6th Edition of the ET Edge Datacon Summit & Awards 2025

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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

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?

Business Sectors

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

Partners Speakers

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

Managing Director
Equinix India 

Prarthit Mehta

CTO
CloudThat

Pravin Fernandes

Head - Commercial Business (India)
Snowflake

Raghuveer Singh

Senior Director – Power and Thermal Solutions
Vertiv

Sanjay Rohatgi

VP and Country GM
Arista Networks

Thirunavukkarasu

Founder
Geopits

Yogesh Parvate

Vice President - Presales
VDA Infosolutions

Speakers

Aashish Kshetry

CIO & VP - IT
Asian Paints

Adv. Ashish Minal Babaji Shelar

Hon. Minister of Information Technology
Government of Maharashtra

Advocate Puneet Bhasin

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

Ajay Prakash Sawhney

IAS (Retd), Former Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Government of India

Aman Mittal

Joint CEO, Maharashtra Institution for Transformation (MITRA), Planning Department
Government of Maharashtra

Ambarish Kumar Singh

CISO
Godrej & Boyce

Anirban Guha

Head of Risk Analytics
Aditya Birla Capital

Arun Misra

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

Ashis Rout

Sr. Vice President Tech & Digital
HDFC Bank

Bharat Panchal

‘The Risky Monk’, Architect of Risk Management & Cyber Security for India's payment ecosystem

Dr Nitin Paranjape

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

Dr. Madhu Sasidhar

President & CEO - Hospitals Division
Apollo Hospitals

Dr. Shailendra Shukla

Managing Director
Eaton India

Joseph Martin

Group CIO
Hiranandani Group of Companies

Kiran Komatla

Group CTO
Restaurant Brand Asia

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

Prathamesh Shahir

Assistant Vice President
Mirae Asset Global Investments

Shubhradeep Nandi

Chief Data Scientist
Govt of Andhra Pradesh

Sunny Vaghela

Ethical Hacker, MD & CEO
TechDefence Labs Solutions

Vinod Sivarama Krishnan

CDIO
Essar Capital

Vishal Bhatia

CDO
Canara Bank

Agenda

09:00 – 10:00Registration
10:00 – 10:05 Setting the Tone
10:05 – 10:20Special Address: Framing the New Era of Data Powered Enterprise Evolution
10:20 – 10:35PechaKucha: The Art of Underestimating Data Driven Decision Making
10:35 – 11:05The Leader’s Playbook in the Era of Smart Data
11:05 – 11:10Report Unveil: Comprehensive Ransomware Mitigation Strategies for India
11:10 – 11:20Ask. Analyze. Act: Driving Decisions Through GenAI on AWS
11:20 – 11:40Fireside Chat: Cognitive Capital: Maximizing Business Value in the age of Data Science, Cloud, and AI
11:40 – 11:50Is Your Database Truly Open Source or Just Open Wash?
11:50 – 12:15The evolution of e-Governance in India’s Economy
12:15 – 12:25Privacy First Architecture: Data Protection Strategies for the AI Era
12:25 – 12:37Driving AI for Networking & Networking for AI
12:37 – 12:57Ask the Experts: From Policy to Practice: Building Trust and Compliance into the Data Stack
12:57 – 13:09Modernizing Legacy Databases: A Roadmap for 2025
13:09 – 14:00Networking Lunch
14:00 – 14:20Live Hackathon: Hacked in 10: Recover, Respond, Reinforce
14:20 – 14:35In Conversation: From Crisis to Continuity: Building Cyber Resilience That Delivers
14:35 – 14:50In Conversation: Creating a Data Ecosystem for Enterprise
14:50 – 15:20Power Panel: The New Bharat: Data, Analytics, & Digital Ecosystem
15:20 – 15:35The AI Effect: Changing Dynamics of Digital Strategy
15:35 – 15:55Standalone Address: Maximize Productivity with AI-driven Data Analytics
15:55 – 16:10AI Workloads and their Impact on IT Infrastructure
16:10 – 16:35Fireside Chat: The Data Dilemma in the age of AI: Navigating Accessibility, Analytics, and Enterprise Security
16:35 – 16:50Chief Guest Address: India’s Ascendancy as a Data Powerhouse & Tech Enabler in the Global Economy
16:50 – 17:30DataCon Awards 2025
17:30 – 17:35Closing 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

Conceptualized & Executed By

Past Speakers

Former Partners

Education Partner

Business Insights Partner

Conceptualized & Executed By

DataCon 2025

Be Part of the Future of Data-Driven Enterprise

Join the movement. Shape your business agenda narrative. Lead the disruption. 

ET Edge DataCon Summit & Awards 2025

Be Part of the Future of Data-Driven Enterprise

Join the movement. Shape your business agenda narrative. Lead the disruption. 

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