Building Cybersecurity Resilience
in an AI-Everywhere World

9th October 2025

Cyber threats have gained the upper hand on many global organizations, attacking through a relentless cycle of new phishing scams, malware attacks and deepfake incidents. As new-age IT and cybersecurity projects continue to proliferate, CIOs, CISOs, and their teams are embracing a variety of cutting-edge strategies to add intelligence to the ever-growing volume of data, build a culture of innovation, and accelerate their cybersecurity road maps.

Organizations must ramp up their cybersecurity skill sets and address a variety of pressing challenges to ensure they are well positioned to take full advantage of technology models like network and app modernization, AI / Gen-AI, hybrid cloud to name a few, fighting fire with fire to build cyber resilience during an era inundated with AI.

Join the inaugural India Edition of ESET Security Days confluence to exchange thoughts, ideas and perspectives on shifting cybersecurity trends through the lens of AI and other emerging technologies. Engage with your peers and industry leaders on success stories through case-study sessions, industry keynote speakers and panel discussions, imbibing lessons that could be applied to specific business scenarios.

Agenda

08:00AM - 09:00AM

Registration and Networking

09:00AM - 09:20AM

Welcome Keynote

Winning The Cybersecurity Battle For Accelerated Growth In An Al-Everywhere World

Yogesh Gupta
Editorial Director – India and META, Foundry

09:20AM - 09:35AM

ESET and Security Days Introduction

ESET Security Days: Shaping Cyber Resilience Together

Parvinder Walia
President – Asia Pacific & Japan, ESET

09:35AM - 09:55AM

Opening Keynote

The DPDP Act: What's in store for Indian businesses?

Dr Prashant Mali
Cyberlaw and Data Privacy Expert and Advocate, Supreme Court of India

09:55AM - 10:15AM

ESET Session 1

Turning Insight Into Impact: The Next Chapter of ESET Threat Intelligence

Roman Kovac
Chief Reseach Officer – ESET HQ

10:15AM - 10:45AM

CSO Executive Panel

How Can CSOs Battle Ransomware?

4 CSOs, session moderated by Yogesh Gupta

10:45AM - 11:05AM

ESET Session 2

The Al Arms Race: Attack, Defend, Profit

Jakub Debski
Chief Product Officer – ESET HQ

11:05AM - 11:30AM

Visionary Keynote

New Challenges: Government and the National Cybersecurity Roadmap

Dr (Prof) Charu Malhotra
Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA)

11:30PM - 11:50AM

Tea and Coffee Break, Networking, Expo Zone

11:50AM - 12:10PM

End User Case Study

CISO Playbook: New-Age Ransomware and Al

Session by CSO

12:10PM - 12:30PM

ESET Session 3

ESET Success Story

Martin Talian
Chief Corporate Solutions, ESET HQ

12:30PM - 12:50PM

CIO Panel Discussion

Changing Role of CIO in Modern Threat Landscape

3 CIOs, 1/2 ESET Speakers moderated by Qiraat Attar

12:50PM - 01:10PM

Fireside Chat

Forging Strong Alliance for Accelerated Growth

2 ESET Leaders and 1 Canon leader moderated by Yogesh Gupta

01:10PM - 01:30PM

Closing Keynote

At the Crossroads: Cybersecurity and AI Laws in India

01:30PM - 01:40PM

Audience Q&A, Closing Remarks

01:40PM - 02:40PM

CIO Panel Discussion

Lunch and Networking

Speakers

Advocate (Dr.) Prashant Mali

Cyber & Privacy Law Expert

Dr. Charru Malhotra

Professor
The Indian Institute of Public Administration

 Avinash Tiwari

Chief Information Security Officer
Pidilite Industries

 Kiran Belsekar

EVP, CISO and IT Governance
Bandhan Life

Dr. Mahesh N Juttiyavar

Global CIO
Mastek

 Pradipta Patro

Head of Cyber Security & IT Platform
KEC International Limited (An RPG Group Company)

  Urvish Acharya

CISO, Head - IT Governance & Risk
Birla Carbon

  Bhavesh Lakhani

CIO
Firstsource Solutions

 Harmit Singh Malhotra

Chief Technology Officer
NDTV Profit

 Vinod Chandnani

CIO
Patel Engineering

  Sankaranarayanan Raghavan

Chief Technology and Digital Officer
IndiaFirst Life

  Shweta Srivastava

Head IT
Matix Fertilisers and Chemicals

 Parvinder Walia

President, Asia Pacific Region
ESET

 Ajaykumar Joshi

Country Manager, India & SAARC
ESET

  Roman Kovac

Chief Research Officer
ESET

  Martin Talian

Chief Corporate Solutions Officer
ESET

 Jakub Debski

Chief Product Officer
ESET

 Jaspreet Singh Kharbanda

Assistant Director, Marketing – BIS
Canon India

 Dr. Chris Holmes

Editorial Director Asia
Foundry

  Yogesh Gupta

Editorial Director – Events, India and META
Foundry

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