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Financial Security
Conclave 2026

The financial services sector is undergoing a significant transformation worldwide, driven by emerging technologies & unlocking niche, high-impact use cases. There is an accelerated shift toward more personalized, real-time, and embedded financial experiences. Within this evolution, cybersecurity has transitioned to a strategic enabler of trust and resilience. As digital ecosystems expand and attack surfaces grow, advanced cyber capabilities are critical to safeguarding innovation.

The future of financial services will be defined not just by technological sophistication, but by the ability to securely scale and protect interconnected, data-rich financial platforms.

Over the past seven years, the DSCI FINSEC Conclave has emerged as a key platform that enables congregation of the Security & Privacy leadership of a vast spectrum of organizations providing financial services, and this platform continues to evolve itself to better cater to the asks and expectations being set out extremely dynamically by the concerned ecosystem.

The eighth edition of FINSEC, slated for May 28 & 29 in Mumbai, will encompass informed exchanges around Privacy Operationalization, Next generation Financial Technologies, Quantum in Finance, Ransomware Readiness, Supply Chain & third-party vulnerabilities, Financial Fraud Defence, and several other sub-themes which warrant concerted deliberations amongst the stakeholders operating in this critical sector. With exploration of novel formats and agendas, FINSEC 2026 will convene banks, neo-banks, insurers, securities firms, banking financial entities, cooperatives, and fintech companies for immersive dialogues, knowledge-sharing sessions, and deliberations. Essentially, each stakeholder group shall find its agenda in action during the two days of the Conclave. Join us at FINSEC 2026 to engage with industry leaders, share insights, and shape the future of financial security and data protection.

Key Highlights

Last Year’s Highlights

1000+

Delegates

100+

Global/Industry Leaders

30+

Industry Partners

34%

Attendees from BFSI & User Organisations

45%

Participation from C-Level Executives

Broad Focus Area

Privacy Operationalization & Implementation in BFSI

Supply Chain & Third-party Security Risks

Future of Finance & Next-Gen Technologies

Financial Fraud Defence

Quantum in Finance: Edge of Current Paradigm

Ransomware Readiness & Recovery

Intelligence-driven SecOps

Advanced Cyber Security Skilling

Transaction Processing Security

Governance Imperatives

Our Advisory Council Members

Joseph-Joshy
Joseph Joshy

CTO & CGM, HoD - Technology

IFSCA

Oindrila Majumdar
Oindrila Majumdar

EVP & CEO

TIAA Global Capabilities

Pravin Kumar
Pravin Kumar

Chief Market Information Security Officer & DPO

NPCI

Venkateshwaran Srinivasan
Venkateshwaran Srinivasan

Sr VP & Global Head - Financial Solutions

Tata Consultancy Services

Who’s Speaking

Know Who’s Joining FINSEC

PolicyMakers
& Influencers
C-Level Executives (CIOs, CDOs, CPOs, VPs, MDs etc.)
Security & Privacy Professionals
Government Delegates
(Research Scientists & more)
Startup Owners
Technology & Innovation Experts
Academicians & Scholars

Agenda

09:15 AM - 10:00 AM
GBR
Breakfast Session - AI in 2030 & what it means?
Vinayak Godse , CEO ,
DSCI
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
GBR
Plenary 1- From Compliance Burden to Competitive Edge: Building DPDPA-Ready Organizations Through Technology, Governance & Leadership
Krishnanand N Bhat , Data Protection Officer ,
IDBI Bank
Sriram Kakarala , Chief product officer ,
Scalefusion
Sandeep Khanna , Group CISO ,
Aditya Birla Group
Vinay Tiwari , CISO ,
Axis Bank
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
GBR
Inaugural Address

Report Launches

  • Cybersecurity Outlook 2026
  • Cybersecurity Readiness in India’s BFSI Sector: Navigating the AI Imperative (DSCI x BCG)
Ashishkumar Chauhan , CEO,
NSE
Dr. P Anbalagan, IAS , Principal Secretary (Industries, Investment and Services Department),
Govt. of Maharashtra
Vinayak Godse , CEO,
DSCI
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
GBR
Keynote Address- DPDP in the Quantum Age: Why Future-Proof Encryption Matters
Durgesh Vinay , Senior Sales Engineer ,
Thales
Durgesh Vinay
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
GBR
Keynote Address- Zero Trust Starts at the Endpoint
Sriram Kakarala , Chief Product Officer ,
Scalefusion
SriramanaMouli
Sumeet Nayak , Head of Support ,
Scalefusion
SriramanaMouli
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
GBR
Keynote Address- Beyond Security: Unlocking Enterprise Agility and Value with AI
Raghu Vamsi , Country General Manager ,
Exabeam
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
GBR
Keynote Address- Your SOC is Busy. But is it getting better? Why BFSI Needs Security Performance Engineering
Sanket Khanolkar , CPO, SVP APAC ,
SecurityHQ
Sanket Khanolkar
12:15 PM - 01:00 PM
GBR
Plenary 2- Tsunami of Technology Acceleration... Can Security Leaders Must Lead in Understanding Emerging Technology?
Huzefa Motiwala , Senior Director, Technical Solutions, India & SAARC ,
Palo Alto Networks
Huzefa Motiwala
Pravin Kumar , Chief Market Information Security Officer & DPO ,
NPCI
Pravin Kumar
Rajesh Thappar , CISO,
NSE India
Vinayak Godse , CEO ,
DSCI
02:15 PM - 03:30 PM
GBR 2
Workshop by Progist
MYTHOS + DPDP: Are You Ready for the New Risk Era?
Bhavin Bhansali , Founder & CEO,
ProgIST
Bhavin
Sudarshan Kadam ,Senior Vice President - Global Alliances & Sales ,
ProgIST
Vedant Diwakar ,Sr. Software Engineer / Product Manager ,
ProgIST
Savio Fernandes ,COO ,
ProgIST
Aditya Apte ,
ProgIST
02:15 PM - 03:30 PM
GBR 3
Workshop Palo Alto Networks
Zero Trust in the Agentic Era: Securing AI in the Workforce
Ronak Patel ,Domain Consultant ,
Palo Alto Networks
N. Eswara Rajagopalan , Manager Domain Consulting Netsec ,
Palo Alto Networks
Ashish Chalke ,Sr Domain Consultant ,
Palo Alto Networks
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
GBR 1
Track 1- Transaction security in age of accelerated AI...authentication, authorization
Anil Kuril , CGM & CISO ,
Union Bank of India
Anil Kuril
Parag Deshpande , Senior Vice President ,
Axis Bank
Akhil Wadhavkar ,CISO ,
CDSL
Dhruv Kohli ,VP & Country Head-India ,
HCL Software
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
GBR 2
Track 2- CISO leadership in uncertain time-compliance, resiliency, AI, and geopolitics
Pawan Chawla , CISO & DPPO,
TATA AIA Life Insurance
K V Sai Kumar , CISO,
NABARD
Shobha Jagatpal, India Task Force Member,
ISC2
Manoj Nayak , SVP & CISO ,
SBI Life Insurance
Samrat Kishore ,Principal Consultant, Digital infra & Cyber ,
NeGD
Bhavin Bhansali , Founder & CEO,
ProgIST
Bhavin
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
GBR 3
Track 3- Tokenization of financial asset...role of security, privacy, and governance
Sridhar Govardhan ,Group CISO ,
Angel One
Satyanandan Atyam ,Chief Risk Officer ,
Tata AIG General Insurance
Prateek Bhajanka ,CEO & Chief Field CISO ,
Field CISO Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd.
Jennifer Karkala ,Director & CISO ,
BNP Paribas India  
Siddharth Vishwanath ,Partner ,
PwC
Siddharth Vishwanath
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
GBR 1
Track 4- Three milestones of quantum transition
Col (Dr) Dinesh Kumar , Indian Army,
Veteran
Ramesh Gurram , CISO,
BSE India
Dr. Rajan M A , Principal Scientist, Cybersecurity & Privacy Group TCS Research,
Tata Consultancy Services
Teja Chintalapati , Principal Manager, Cyber Innovation,
DSCI
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
GBR 2
Track 5- TPRM: what we have been doing and what we should be doing
Diptiman Singh ,Risk and ESG India Sales Leader ,
ServiceNow
Kumar Sathe ,Head of Cyber Security,
Russell Investments
Rajesh Singhal ,CISO,
HDFC Securities Limited
Somesh Singh ,DPO,
NSDL
Somesh Singh
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
GBR 3
Track 6- CSPM to DSPM to AI-SPM
Shanker Ramrakhiani , Executive VP & Group CISO & Head BCP,
IIFL
Aniruddha Prasanna ,Director Information Security,
Consilio LLC
Anil Kumar Bathini ,Head of Global SOC Operations,
Infosys
Ankit Sharma ,Senior Director and Head - Solutions Engineering,
Cyble
05:30 PM - 05:45 PM
GBR
Energiser
05:45 PM - 06:00 PM
GBR
Keynote Address- DPDP Compliance Strategy for the Post Mythos Era
Abilash Soundararajan , CEO & Co-Founder ,
Privasapien Technologies
06:00 PM - 06:15 PM
GBR
Enabling secure AI agentic transformation in Indian BFSI
Shweta Katke , Field CTO,
QuilrAI
06:15 PM - 06:30 PM
GBR
Turtleneck keynote topic- Vyuha: The Architecture That Stopped a Mythos-Class AI Attack , and What It Means for Indian BFSI
Kartikey Dwivedi , CEO & Founder ,
Turtleneck
06:30 PM - 07:15 PM
GBR
Plenary 3- AI Meets Cyber: CEO Response Threat, Ramifications, and Opportunities
Praveena Rai , MD & CEO,
MCX
Rishi Bal , CEO,
BharatGen
Vinayak Godse , CEO,
DSCI
Vinayak Godse

Registrations Open

In-person event at The Westin, Powai Lake, Mumbai

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Regular Pass

15% DISCOUNT USING THE CODE - LMILEFIN15

11,800 (Incl. of taxes)

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SHEroes Pass

For Women Delegates only

₹8,260 (Incl. of taxes)

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GROUP REGISTRATION

UPTO 35% DISCOUNT ON REGULAR PASS

STARTING FROM ₹7,670 ₹11,800
(Incl. of taxes)

  • Save 30% when registering as a group of 3 to 5 delegates.
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Quantum Resiliency for BFSI

₹ 25,000 (Excl. of taxes)

  • A 1-day hands-on workshop on Quantum Resiliency for BFSI
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  • Access to 2 days of FINSEC 2026
  • Delegate kit bag
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Exclusive for DSCI Members

₹5,900

(incl. of taxes)
  • Exclusive 50% discount for DSCI members on the Regular Pass.
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All Your Doubts Answered

How can I register for the FINSEC Conclave 2026?
Please follow these steps to register for FINSEC Conclave 2026:
Step 1: Click on the type of pass to register with.
Step 2: Choose the number of delegate(s).
Step 3: Fill in all details of the delegate(s).
Step 4: Submit the payment to confirm participation.
What are the payment options available for the registration?
After filling the details, once you reach at the last step for submitting the payment, you will have the following 2 options:
Online mode - In this mode, you can submit the payment via debit/credit/net banking/UPI. Using the online option, once you make the payment, you will get a confirmation mail on your email id for the event.
Offline mode - In this mode, you will have the option to submit the payment routed via bank transfer.
Once you choose this option and submit the details, you will be registered as not paid delegate. Once you do the bank transfer, you will need to share the UTR number with us. Once received, you will get a confirmation email of the registration.
*Note: Registration under offline mode will not be considered as confirmed until the payment is received by DSCI.
How can I get the invoice for the registration?
If you need an invoice for registration, make sure you add - (company name, address and GSTIN) on STEP 2 in the Buyer section. The billing details need to be furnished to get the invoice. In case you choose to skip providing the invoicing details, the same would be considered under unregistered and sharing of the tax invoice would not be possible post that.
What is included in my registration pass?
Your registration pass gives you access to all sessions and workshops for the event and meals during the event. *Note: The access of the pass is excluded from any exclusive or special session defined as Invite Only.
How can I get my pass on the event day?
To obtain your pass on the event day, you would need to visit the registration counter and mention your registration number and identity card to get your delegate badge at the venue.
Is accommodation part of my registration pass?
Unfortunately no, the accommodation and travel will have to be taken care by the delegates on their own. DSCI will not be responsible for the same. However, if you wish to stay at the event venue, you can book your accommodation at the special DSCI-negotiated rates crafted for the delegates only. You may have a look at it by going to the venue section of the event website.
Will there be any pick/drop facility available for the venue?
Unfortunately, no pick/drop facility is available for the event. It is advisable that delegates should plan their commute on their behalf only.