BSIDES
AHMEDABAD 2026
Hyatt Regency, AhmedabadTraining: 24 & 25 September, 2026
Conference:
26 & 27 September, 2026
About Bsides
Ahmedabad
Founded in 2019, BSides Ahmedabad has evolved into India’s longest running Security BSides Conference, now entering its 7th edition.
Since its inception, the conference has brought together 5,000+ participants, including leading hackers, CISOs, CIOs, corporates, law enforcement personnel, academicians, and cybersecurity professionals from across domains.
BSides Ahmedabad is built on collaboration — where ideas, research, and real-world expertise converge through high-impact talks, hands-on workshops, networking experiences, and exhibitions.
300+
Speakers
75+
Sponsors
5K+
Attendees
12M+
Digital Impressions
Testimonials
Expert voices from cybersecurity trailblazers
Speakers Attending
Chief Guests
Dr. Amit Sharma
Additional Director General and Advisor(Cyber)
DRDO
Dr. Amit Sharma Additional Director General and Advisor(Cyber)
Maj Gen Krishnendu Kumar Chakrabarti, VSM
MG-ic-Adm
HQ Eastern Command
Maj Gen Krishnendu Kumar Chakrabarti, VSM MG-ic-Adm
Darshan K Patel
Group Director
Space Applications Center, ISRO
Darshan K Patel Group Director
Shri Ashutosh Bahuguna
Scientist 'E' & Additional Director- CERT-In Meity
Government of India
Shri Ashutosh Bahuguna Scientist 'E' & Additional Director- CERT-In Meity
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Rinki Sethi
CISO & CSO, Upwind Security
Founding Partner, Lockstep
Investor
Rinki Sethi CISO & CSO, Upwind Security
Founding Partner, Lockstep
Investor
Nicolas Krassas
Head of Threat & Vulnerability Management
Henkel
Nicolas Krassas Head of Threat & Vulnerability Management
Samir Aksekar
Managing Director - Cybersecurity
EQT Group
Samir Aksekar Managing Director - Cybersecurity
Mr. Bithal Kumar Bhardwaj
Chief Executive Officer
Gramax Cybertech Ltd
Mr. Bithal Kumar Bhardwaj Chief Executive Officer
CXO SPEAKERS
Chirag Shah
Global Chief Information Security Officer & DPO
Model N
Chirag Shah Global Chief Information Security Officer & DPO
Ankur Bhargava
Head of Information Security
PhonePe
Ankur Bhargava Head of Information Security
Shivkumar Pandey
Group CISO
Adani Group
Shivkumar Pandey Group CISO
Dr Aditya Khullar
CISO & DPO
Adani Digital Labs & Adani AI Labs
Dr Aditya Khullar CISO & DPO
Krishan Dev Nidumolu
Vice President - Information Security & DPO
Insurance Information Bureau of India
Krishan Dev Nidumolu Vice President - Information Security & DPO
Commander Vivek Yadav
Director (IT and Cybersecurity), MoD
Government of India
Commander Vivek Yadav Director (IT and Cybersecurity), MoD
Ramesh Kumar R
CISO
BIOCON GROUP OF COMPANIES
Ramesh Kumar R CISO
Kuldeep Tomar
CISO
Bigbasket
Kuldeep Tomar CISO
Kishan Kendre
Global Head
Information Security at Blue Star Ltd
Kishan Kendre Global Head
Udit Pahwa
CIO
Blue Star
Udit Pahwa CIO
Dhawal Shrivastava
Senior Security Assurance Engineering Lead
Microsoft
Dhawal Shrivastava Senior Security Assurance Engineering Lead
Col Alok Shankar Pandey
Group General Manager/IT & CISO
Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd
Col Alok Shankar Pandey Group General Manager/IT & CISO
Divan Raimagia
CISO
Adani Green Energy Ltd
Divan Raimagia CISO
Vijay Thakral
Chief of Compliance
RazorPay
Vijay Thakral Chief of Compliance
Lalithya Chiruvolu
Product Security Senior
Salesforce
Lalithya Chiruvolu Product Security Senior
Anand Deodhar
Group CIO
Force Motors
Anand Deodhar Group CIO
Kalpesh Doshi
CISO, DPO
HDFC Life
Kalpesh Doshi CISO, DPO
Sanjay Tiwari
CISO
ICICIDirect
Sanjay Tiwari CISO
Vikas Chaubey
CISO
Airtel Money
Vikas Chaubey CISO
Virag Thakkar
CISO
NSE IFSC
Virag Thakkar CISO
Sairam Santharam
Chief Ai and Information Security Officer
Avancer Corporation (USA/India)
Sairam Santharam Chief Ai and Information Security Officer
P C Nayak
Deputy General Manager & DPO
National Insurance
P C Nayak Deputy General Manager & DPO
Shiv Kataria
Group CISO
Rieter
Shiv Kataria Group CISO
Swayyambhu Prakash
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
SabPaisa
Swayyambhu Prakash Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Rama Devi Sanghu
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Hindustan Zinc Limited
Rama Devi Sanghu Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Vasanth B. Pai
Chief DPO & Chief Privacy Officer
Tech Mahindra
Vasanth B. Pai Chief DPO & Chief Privacy Officer
TECHNICAL SPEAKERS
Prabh Nair
Program Director
Azpirantz Technologies
Prabh Nair Program Director
Shaurya
Associate Threat Assessment Engineer
Salesforce
Shaurya Associate Threat Assessment Engineer
SPONSORS
DIAMOND SPONSOR
PLATINUM SPONSOR
BRONZE SPONSOR
Exhibitor SPONSOR
Awards SPONSOR
BADGE SPONSOR
Lanyard SPONSOR
Tshirt SPONSOR
Goodie Bag SPONSOR
National Cyber Security Partners
Community Partners
