India's Flagship Privacy & AI Conference

WHERE PRIVACY BECOMES PRACTICE

A full day of keynotes, roundtables, workshops & simulations for India's privacy & AI leaders.

12 November, 2026Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi
Presented by

DPDP ActAI GovernanceConsentPrivacy EngineeringCross-Border TransfersDPIAData Breach ResponseDigital TrustCybersecurityDPO Leadership

Overview

India's leading forum for privacy professionals.

Bharat Privacy conference

A practitioner-led forum

An initiative by the DPO Club, Bharat Privacy brings together the people who build and run privacy programmes across the country.

Built for implementation

The focus is what happens after the DPDP Act, 2023 is passed: turning principles into practice, structuring teams, and managing consent and data flows.

Privacy, now alongside AI

The 2026 edition places privacy where data protection and AI governance meet. As organisations adopt AI at scale, consent, fairness, transparency, and accountability move to the centre, and this is where practitioners work through them together.

Planning Committee

Akarsh Singh A

Akarsh Singh A

Founder & CPO, Tsaaro Consulting

Ashish Kumar

Ashish Kumar

Principal PM Manager, Microsoft

Athul Gaikwad

Athul Gaikwad

Associate Director - Cybersecurity & Data Privacy, LTM

Col Binoj Koshy

Col Binoj Koshy

India Chairman, DPO Club

Dhruv Suri

Dhruv Suri

Partner, PSA

Col Deepak Joshi

Col Deepak Joshi

CISO, Data Protection & Security

Deepti Laxmeshwar

Deepti Laxmeshwar

Senior Vice President 2, Axis Bank

Neeru Walia

Neeru Walia

Director - Data Privacy, Nagarro

Himanshu Gautam

Himanshu Gautam

Founder, GoTrust

Narasimhan Elangovan

Narasimhan Elangovan

Head of Cyber Security and Data Privacy Practice, Ascentium India

Rohan Bagai

Rohan Bagai

Senior Partner, AZB & Partners

Sameer Avasarala

Sameer Avasarala

Associate Partner, Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan attorneys

Sarika Gandhi

Sarika Gandhi

Regional Legal Counsel India and South Asia, Lufthansa Group

Supratim Chakraborty

Supratim Chakraborty

Partner, Khaitan & Co

Planning Committee

Akarsh Singh A

Akarsh Singh A

Founder & CPO, Tsaaro Consulting

Ashish Kumar

Ashish Kumar

Principal PM Manager, Microsoft

Athul Gaikwad

Athul Gaikwad

Associate Director - Cybersecurity & Data Privacy, LTM

Col Binoj Koshy

Col Binoj Koshy

India Chairman, DPO Club

Dhruv Suri

Dhruv Suri

Partner, PSA

Neeru Walia

Neeru Walia

Director - Data Privacy, Nagarro

Col Deepak Joshi

Col Deepak Joshi

CISO, Data Protection & Security

Deepti Laxmeshwar

Deepti Laxmeshwar

Senior Vice President 2, Axis Bank

Himanshu Gautam

Himanshu Gautam

Founder, GoTrust

Narasimhan Elangovan

Narasimhan Elangovan

Head of Cyber Security and Data Privacy Practice, Ascentium India

Rohan Bagai

Rohan Bagai

Senior Partner, AZB & Partners

Sameer Avasarala

Sameer Avasarala

Associate Partner, Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan attorneys

Sarika Gandhi

Sarika Gandhi

Regional Legal Counsel India and South Asia, Lufthansa Group

Supratim Chakraborty

Supratim Chakraborty

Partner, Khaitan & Co

Speakers & Panellists

The people doing the work.

Practitioners who run privacy programmes, not commentators. Regulators, DPOs, CISOs, general counsels and engineers, on one stage and three roundtable floors.

Key Speakers
Rear Admiral Mohit Gupta VSM (Retd), speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026Keynote

Rear Admiral Mohit Gupta VSM (Retd)

Naval Veteran, First Director General of India's Defence Cyber Agency

Speakers & Panellists
Swayyambhu Prakassh, speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026

Swayyambhu Prakassh

CISO & DPO

SabPaisa

Sachin Kalra, speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026

Sachin Kalra

Deputy General Counsel and Head Regulatory

HT Media Ltd

Rakesh Maheshwari, speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026

Rakesh Maheshwari

Ex Sr Director and GC

MeitY

Prakash Kumar Ranjan, speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026

Prakash Kumar Ranjan

CISO & DPO

Sammaan Capital Limited

Lalit Kumar, speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026

Lalit Kumar

VP Security & Risk

Confidential

Kapil Dev Tyagi, speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026

Kapil Dev Tyagi

Senior Director - Global Data Privacy

Sutherland

Dr. Ruchi Agarwal, speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026

Dr. Ruchi Agarwal

Assistant General Counsel, Legal Compliance

Genpact India Pvt Ltd

Dhruv Kaushal, speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026

Dhruv Kaushal

Partner

King Stubb & Kasiva, Advocates & Attorneys

Bijaei Jayaraj, speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026

Bijaei Jayaraj

Founder & CEO

WrkTalk DigiSec AI Pvt Ltd

Aniket Ghosh, speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026

Aniket Ghosh

Partner

King Stubb & Kasiva, Advocates & Attorneys

Alok Shankar Pandey, speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026

Alok Shankar Pandey

Group GM (IT) & CISO

Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited

Ajay Khanna, speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026

Ajay Khanna

Vice President

Abha Tiwari, speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026

Abha Tiwari

DPO

Air India Limited

Speakers & Panellists

The people doing the work.

Practitioners who run privacy programmes, not commentators. Regulators, DPOs, CISOs, general counsels and engineers, on one stage and three roundtable floors.

Key Speakers
Rear Admiral Mohit Gupta VSM (Retd), speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026Keynote

Rear Admiral Mohit Gupta VSM (Retd)

Naval Veteran, First Director General of India's Defence Cyber Agency

Speakers & Panellists
Swayyambhu Prakassh, speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026

Swayyambhu Prakassh

CISO & DPO

SabPaisa

Sachin Kalra, speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026

Sachin Kalra

Deputy General Counsel and Head Regulatory

HT Media Ltd

Rakesh Maheshwari, speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026

Rakesh Maheshwari

Ex Sr Director and GC

MeitY

Prakash Kumar Ranjan, speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026

Prakash Kumar Ranjan

CISO & DPO

Sammaan Capital Limited

Nakul Chopra, speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026

Nakul Chopra

Data Privacy Head

KKR

Lalit Kumar, speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026

Lalit Kumar

VP Security & Risk

Confidential

Kapil Dev Tyagi, speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026

Kapil Dev Tyagi

Senior Director - Global Data Privacy

Sutherland

Dr. Ruchi Agarwal, speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026

Dr. Ruchi Agarwal

Assistant General Counsel, Legal Compliance

Genpact India Pvt Ltd

Dhruv Kaushal, speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026

Dhruv Kaushal

Partner

King Stubb & Kasiva, Advocates & Attorneys

Bijaei Jayaraj, speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026

Bijaei Jayaraj

Founder & CEO

WrkTalk DigiSec AI Pvt Ltd

Aniket Ghosh, speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026

Aniket Ghosh

Partner

King Stubb & Kasiva, Advocates & Attorneys

Alok Shankar Pandey, speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026

Alok Shankar Pandey

Group GM (IT) & CISO

Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited

Ajay Khanna, speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026

Ajay Khanna

Vice President

Abha Tiwari, speaker at Bharat Privacy 2026

Abha Tiwari

DPO

Air India Limited

The Programme
The
Agenda

One day, built around what you actually have to implement. Keynotes, demos and the awards on the main stage; three parallel roundtable stages — Charcha, Samvaad and Vartalaap — through the afternoon.

9
Main-stage sessions
12
Roundtables
1
Day
Thursday, 12 November 2026
Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi
8:00 AM8:30 AM
Registration
8:30 AM8:45 AM
Maha Sabha
Inaugural & Welcome Note
Col. Binoj Koshy
9:00 AM9:15 AM
Maha Sabha
Opening Remarks
Meta
9:15 AM10:00 AM
Maha Sabha
Keynote by the Ministry & Fireside Chat
10:00 AM10:45 AM
Maha Sabha
Keynote & Fireside Chat on Geo-Cyber Defence
10:45 AM11:30 AM
Networking & Tea Break
11:30 AM11:45 AM
Maha Sabha
Product Demo 1
11:45 AM12:45 PM
Maha Sabha
Exclusive DPO Workshop
12:45 PM1:00 PM
Maha Sabha
Product Demo 2
1:00 PM2:15 PM
Lunch
6:00 PM6:30 PM
Maha Sabha
Bharat Privacy Awards 2026
6:30 PM6:45 PM
Maha Sabha
Closing Remarks
DPO Dinner
Exclusive, by invitation.
Programme subject to change. Speakers are confirmed on a rolling basis.
The Programme
The
Agenda

One day, built around what you actually have to implement. Keynotes, demos and the awards on the main stage; three parallel roundtable stages — Charcha, Samvaad and Vartalaap — through the afternoon.

9
Main-stage sessions
12
Roundtables
1
Day
Thursday, 12 November 2026
Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi
8:00 AM8:30 AM
Registration
8:30 AM8:45 AM
Maha Sabha
Inaugural & Welcome Note
Col. Binoj Koshy
9:00 AM9:15 AM
Maha Sabha
Opening Remarks
Meta
9:15 AM10:00 AM
Maha Sabha
Keynote by the Ministry & Fireside Chat
10:00 AM10:45 AM
Maha Sabha
Keynote & Fireside Chat on Geo-Cyber Defence
10:45 AM11:30 AM
Networking & Tea Break
11:30 AM11:45 AM
Maha Sabha
Product Demo 1
11:45 AM12:45 PM
Maha Sabha
Exclusive DPO Workshop
12:45 PM1:00 PM
Maha Sabha
Product Demo 2
1:00 PM2:15 PM
Lunch
6:00 PM6:30 PM
Maha Sabha
Bharat Privacy Awards 2026
6:30 PM6:45 PM
Maha Sabha
Closing Remarks
DPO Dinner
Exclusive, by invitation.
Programme subject to change. Speakers are confirmed on a rolling basis.
The Programme
The
Agenda

One day, built around what you actually have to implement. Keynotes, demos and the awards on the main stage; three parallel roundtable stages — Charcha, Samvaad and Vartalaap — through the afternoon.

9
Main-stage sessions
12
Roundtables
1
Day
Thursday, 12 November 2026
Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi
8:00 AM8:30 AM
Registration
8:30 AM8:45 AM
Maha Sabha
Inaugural & Welcome Note
Col. Binoj Koshy
9:00 AM9:15 AM
Maha Sabha
Opening Remarks
Meta
9:15 AM10:00 AM
Maha Sabha
Keynote by the Ministry & Fireside Chat
10:00 AM10:45 AM
Maha Sabha
Keynote & Fireside Chat on Geo-Cyber Defence
10:45 AM11:30 AM
Networking & Tea Break
11:30 AM11:45 AM
Maha Sabha
Product Demo 1
11:45 AM12:45 PM
Maha Sabha
Exclusive DPO Workshop
12:45 PM1:00 PM
Maha Sabha
Product Demo 2
1:00 PM2:15 PM
Lunch
6:00 PM6:30 PM
Maha Sabha
Bharat Privacy Awards 2026
6:30 PM6:45 PM
Maha Sabha
Closing Remarks
DPO Dinner
Exclusive, by invitation.
Programme subject to change. Speakers are confirmed on a rolling basis.
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Phase 2 ends on 30th October 2026
Conference Access

Conference Pass

A full day of expert panels, roundtables, and hands-on workshops.

Included: Breakfast, Lunch & High Tea on the conference day.
MRPINR 19,999
Phase 2 Price
INR 15,999
12 November 2026
Full-day conference access
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Student Access

Student Pass

Full conference access at a concessional student rate. A valid student ID is required.

Included: Breakfast, Lunch & High Tea on the conference day.
Ticket Price
INR 8199
12 November 2026
Full-day access (students only)
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Evening Experience

Privacy Gala Dinner

Premium networking, dinner, and live entertainment to close the conference.

12 November 2026Evening gala accessDinner & Drinks
Ticket Price
INR 9,999
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Partners & Sponsors

Backed by the people who build the practice.

Organisations that put their name to a practitioner-led forum. Partners are listed alphabetically within each tier.

Title Partners
Silver Partners
Exhibitor Partner
Consulting Partner

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The Experience

Why Should You Attend?

Cutting-edge Insights
1

Cutting-edge Insights

Dive into the world of privacy with renowned experts, thought leaders, and industry pioneers. Stay ahead of the privacy curve.

Dynamic Workshops
2

Dynamic Workshops

Participate in interactive workshops designed to equip you with practical knowledge to protect personal information.

Engaging Panel Discussions
3

Engaging Panel Discussions

Join lively discussions on privacy challenges, emerging technologies, and policy developments shaping the future of privacy in Bharat.

Networking Opportunities
4

Networking Opportunities

Connect with like-minded professionals, privacy advocates, and enthusiasts. Build meaningful relationships and explore collaborations.

Live Product Showcases
5

Live Product Showcases

Explore cutting-edge privacy tech in action through live demos from India's leading solution providers and global innovators.

Get DPDPA-Ready
6

Get DPDPA-Ready

Understand the full impact of India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act and gain actionable guidance to ensure full compliance.

Frequently Asked Questions

Bharat Privacy is India's leading forum for privacy professionals, an initiative by the DPO Club. The 2026 edition is a full day of keynotes, workshops, and roundtables focused on how organisations put the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 into practice, with privacy and AI governance at the centre.