Full house audience engages in power-packed discussions on AI, innovation, cost control, and digital KPIs
After successfully completing its city chapters in Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, and Ahmedabad, the CIO500 event reached Delhi on 22nd August 2025 with resounding success. The full-house gathering of CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, and IT leaders witnessed an immersive agenda of keynote addresses, panel discussions, presentations, awards, and networking.
“Delhi was a landmark edition of the SNS Presents CIO500 journey this year — the energy, engagement, and depth of discussions reflected the maturity of India’s technology leadership,” said Sanjay Mohapatra, Editor, Enterprise IT World.
The event opened with a keynote by Akash Sureka, Founder, TheNoah.ai, on how AI has moved beyond being just a buzzword, followed by Jaspreet Singh, Partner, Cyber Advisory, Grant Thornton Bharat, who spoke on driving business and IT alignment.
The first panel discussion, “Balancing Innovation with Cost Control”, was moderated by Anand Aggarwal, Group CTO, Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. (The Times Group), with panellists Manik Paul (Saatvik Solar), Anil Porter (ITQ Technologies), Rajnish Mishra (Motadata), Amit Bhatia (KARAM), and Kishor Gojiya (Geetanjali Group).
A series of impactful presentations followed — TeamViewer India’s Divvya Dhakarwal, Check Point, and Google’s Mayank Sharma, who elaborated on “Transforming Business Productivity with Android Enterprise.”
The second panel, “Navigating Boardroom Expectations and Digital KPIs”, moderated by Amitesh Srivastava, Partner, Enterprise Applications, Grant Thornton Bharat, featured a distinguished lineup: Dr. Jitendra M Bhardwaj (Tata Advanced Systems), Prashant Singh (Max Healthcare), Saurabh Gupta (Gujarat Fluorochemicals), Achin K Sharma (MOVIN India), and Sharad Kumar Agarwal (JK Tyre & Industries).
The evening also included an engaging quiz competition led by NK Mehta, MD & CEO, SNS, followed by the launch of the much-awaited CIO Gold Book. A highlight of the evening was the CIO Accelerator X Awards 2025, where 100 ICT leaders were recognized for their exemplary contributions to enterprise technology and digital transformation across industries.
The event concluded with a vote of thanks by Sanjib Mohapatra, Publisher, Enterprise IT World (India & Middle East), followed by a group photo and networking over cocktails and dinner.
