Event Summary
1) Expert Session – Cyber Security & Predictive Analytics
Date: 26 March 2025
City: Gandhinagar
Venue: National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU)
Event Name: Cyber Security and Predictive Analytics: Enhancing Incident Response and Recovery
Role: Expert Speaker
Summary:
I delivered an expert session at NFSU’s School of Management Studies, focusing on how predictive analytics is transforming cyber incident response and recovery. The session highlighted modern threat-forecasting models, AI-driven detection, and advanced response frameworks for critical infrastructure.
2) Global Energy Digitalisation Conclave (GEDC)
Date: 20–21 August 2025
City: New Delhi
Venue: Holiday Inn, Mayur Vihar
Event Name: Global Energy Digitalisation Conclave
Role: Speaker
Topic: Challenges in Implementing Cybersecurity Standards (NIST, IEC 62443, etc.) in OT Environments
Summary:
I spoke on the practical challenges energy organisations face while adopting global OT security standards. The session covered gaps in compliance, legacy system constraints, and ways to build a scalable security baseline across distributed industrial assets.
3) Expert Session – Introduction of IT & OT Cyber Security
Date: 7 June 2024
City: Gandhinagar
Venue: National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) – Lower Auditorium
Event Name: Expert Session on IT & OT Cyber Security
Role: Chief Guest Speaker
Summary:
This session introduced students and professionals to foundational and advanced concepts in IT-OT convergence, SCADA security, industrial threat landscapes, and real-world incident response from energy sector environments.
4) OT Security Professionals – TechChat #2
Date: 10 August 2024
City: Virtual (MS Teams)
Event Name: Integrated vs. Segregated Perspective for IT & OT SOCs
Role: Speaker
Summary:
I joined OT security professionals for a technical discussion on designing SOC models for IT and OT environments. The talk compared unified SOCs with isolated OT-focused models, sharing insights from large-scale renewable operations.
5) Global OT Cybersecurity Summit (GOTS 2025)
Date: 17 July 2025
City: New Delhi
Venue: Pride Plaza Hotel, Aerocity
Event Name: GOTS 2025 – Panel Discussion 4
Role: Panel Speaker
Topic: Securing the Future: Cybersecurity in the Renewable Energy OT Landscape
Summary:
As part of a prominent OT security panel, I discussed cybersecurity evolution in renewable energy, focusing on grid-scale vulnerabilities, asset-level security baselines, and predictive threat defence in energy systems.
6) Cyber Security Industry Academia Summit (Security 360°)
Date: 7–11 November 2022
City: Bhopal
Venue: Madhyanchal Professional University
Event Name: Cyber Security Industry Academia Summit – Security 360 Degrees
Role: Speaker
Summary:
I presented insights on enterprise cyber architecture and the future of security skills. The summit brought together industry leaders, academia, and cybersecurity professionals to explore the full 360-degree spectrum of cyber defence.
7) ETCIO Deeptalks – Season 2
Date: 12 November 2025
City: Virtual
Event Name: ETCIO Deeptalks – Season 2
Role: Featured Speaker
Topic: Agentic AI and the Future of Cyber Defense: Redefining Trust Across IT and OT
Summary:
I delivered a forward-looking session on the rise of agentic AI in cyber defence. The talk covered autonomous defenders, AI-driven trust systems, and next-generation security architectures for hybrid IT-OT organisations.
8) India CISO Summit & Awards:
Date: 27 November 2025
City: Mumbai
Venue: Radisson Blu
Event Name: India CISO Summit & Awards 2025
Role: Speaker
Summary:
At this premier CISO leadership conference, I spoke about scaling cyber maturity in critical infrastructure and building trust-driven security programs for digital-first enterprises.
9) CISO Forum Magazine – Leadership Feature
Date: September 2025
City: National Publication
Event Name: CISOForum Feature – How CISOs Are Shaping the Future of AI-Driven Enterprises
Role: Featured Leader
Summary:
I was featured in a national cybersecurity publication discussing governance, digital trust, and resilience strategies for AI-enabled enterprises. My insights focused on OT–IT convergence, risk governance, and AI-driven security posture management.
10) 4th International Conference on Advancements in Smart Computing & Information Security
Date: 11-13 Sept 2025
City: Rajkot - Marwadi University
Event Name: International Conference
Role: Keynote Speaker
Summary:
A dedicated interaction keynote session where I shared advanced perspectives on renewable energy OT security, critical infrastructure protection, and global cyber resilience trends.
11) FDP : Cyber-security for a Sustainable Digital Future: Research, Challenges, & Innovations
Date: 10th July 2025
City: Rajkot - Marwadi University
Event Name: FDP - Faculty Development Program.
Role: Speaker
Summary:
In this FDP, discussed about AI in OT Security - Balancing industrial innovation and cyber risk. Also shared light on emerging threat, Cyber security market, APT groups, MITRE Framework, Cyber Kill chain and APT Attack Techniques & Tactics.
12) Webinar: Alumni Talk : From Reactive to Predictive AI driven Threat Intelligence in OT Environment
Date: 25 Nov 2025
City: Patel Group of Institutions - Bhopal
Event Name: Webinar
Role: Speaker
Summary:
As a Alumni i shared my thought regarding OT and IT cyber security and emerging threat to University Btech and MCA students. Demonstrated how ransomware or any other malware enter into OT environment and affect national critical infrastructure like power industry.
13) CISO Forge : Securing National Critical Infrastructure
Date: 10 Dec 2025
City: Bangaluru
Event Name: Conference
Role: Keynote Speaker
Summary:
Delivered keynote session regarding strategy of securing national critical infrastructure and build trust with business. Also shared thought of dark and good side of AI.
14) Cyber Voyage 2025 : Data Privacy & Cyber Security: Striking the Perfect Balance
Date: 11 Jan 2025
City: Ahmadabad - Navarnagpura
Event Name: Cyber Voyage
Role: Panel Member
Summary:
Shared thought on role of CISO and DPO. Data privacy challenges as DPDP rules came. Also discussed balanced between security and data privacy and how to manage both risk and cyber resilience.
15) CISO Forum: the Strategic CISO - Leading in the Age of AI
Date: 21-22 Nov 2025
City: Mumbai - Khandala
Event Name: Conference
Role: Keynote Speaker
Summary:
Shared thought of cyber security strategy and how to manage IT / OT Risk. Also discussed about Board room Cyber Risk Presentation & how AI will be helping hand to manage cyber security.
16) Podcast with the Mainstream on topic Emerge Tech in 2025 and OT Cyber Security
Date: 15 Dec 2025
City: Ahmadabad - Virtual Podcast
Event Name: Podcast
Role: Speaker
Summary:
Detailed discussion on OT Cyber Security, management of Cyber risk, Secure Critical Infrastructure, Tool & Technology Selection, Team Building and Leadership lesson.
17) A Workshop on Securing Industrial Systems: AI & Emerging OT Cyber Security
Date: 05 March 2025
City: MBIT University - Vallabh Vidhya Nagar
Event Name: Cyber Security Workshop
Role: Keynote Speaker
Summary:
Discussed with BTech / MCA students regarding Industrial Cyber Security and key challenge of emerging threat in OT Cyber Security, industry 4.0 and Securing National Critical Infrastructure & how AI plays important role in OT cyber security.
