Apr 23, 2026 | 09:00 - 20:00

GovSec 2026

GovSec 2026 is envisioned as India’s first dedicated conference, to bring together diverse stakeholder from Government to deliberate on evolving cyber security paradigm and strengthen the cyber security posture of the country. The event is intended to bring together policymakers, industry leaders, technology innovators, strategic advisors and cybersecurity practitioners to examine the evolving threat landscape affecting critical infrastructure, digital public services, and defence and strategic systems. The platform will provide an opportunity to deliberate on the development of resilient, adaptive, and forward looking security strategies.

DSCI, as the custodian of cybersecurity within the industry ecosystem will ensure that this platform will embody a sustained commitment to drive engagement, partnership, and confidence, advancing India’s long-term cybersecurity agenda.

Registrations Closed

Disclaimer: This is an invite only event, and DSCI will share confirmation details with selected registrants.

Broad Focus Areas

Delegates will be engaged in structured, multi dimensional deliberations on a carefully curated set of themes, including:

Digital Landscape

Assess how digital public services are implemented across sectors, focusing on implications for security, resilience, and public trust.

Cyber Defence & Resilience

Focus on large-scale digitization of public services, preparedness for coordinated attack campaigns.

Emerging Technologies

Advance strategic adoption of artificial intelligence, define a roadmap for quantum-safe migration, and assess the impact of emerging technologies on cyber defence and digital trust.

Data Governance & Privacy

Promote adoption of Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) and secure data governance frameworks for the public sector.

Security Architecture & Infrastructure

Design cloud-native security architectures incorporating Zero Trust, and DevSecOps, alongside governance across the API lifecycle.

Supply Chain Security & Risk Management

Strengthen digital supply chain resilience through comprehensive frameworks, policies, and practices.

Who Should Attend?

Bringing together key stakeholders from across the national cybersecurity ecosystem, including:

National Cybersecurity Agencies

State Cybersecurity Agencies

Law Enforcement Agencies

Defence Forces

Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) Protection Machinery

Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Entities

Public Sector Enterprises

Strategic Sector Enterprises (Health, Power, Energy, Transport, Telecom etc)

Meet the Speakers

Shri Aadhar Raj

Shri Aadhar Raj

Joint Secretary,

Ministry of Power

Abhijeet Akolekar

Abhijeet Akolekar

Founder & CEO,

C9 Lab

Sh. Aditya Vyas

Sh. Aditya Vyas

CEO, QMD Foundation, IIT Delhi

AVM Ajay Kunnath

AVM Ajay Kunnath

 Air Marshal Anil Chopra

Air Marshal Anil Chopra

PVSM AVSM VM VSM (Retd.)

Anupam Srivastav

Anupam Srivastav

Senior Director, IT & HOD, NIC

Arindam Roy

Arindam Roy

Country Director, South Asia, SANS Institute

Arpit Agrawal

Arpit Agrawal

Deputy Director, UIDAI

Dr. Maneesh Singh

Shri Ashutosh Dutt Sharma

CEO, I-Hub Foundation for Cobotics (IHFC),

IIT Delhi

Anil Bhandari

Anil Bhandari

CEO,

Arcon

Anirban Mukherjee

Anirban Mukherjee

Founder & CEO,

MiniOrange

Abilash Soundararajan

Abilash Soundararajan

Founder & CEO,

PrivaSapien

Sh. Anurag Mishra

Sh. Anurag Mishra

Scientist D, QTC,

DST

Dr. Anand Handa

Dr. Anand Handa

CSO, IHUB NTIHAC Foundation (C3iHub),

IIT Kanpur

 Commodore Atul Deswal

Commodore Atul Deswal

DG, Navy Cyber Group & CISO,

Indian Navy

Atul Kumar, Director, DSCI

Atul Kumar

Director,

DSCI

Prof. Bhaskar Kanseri

Prof. Bhaskar Kanseri

Department of Physics,

IIT Delhi

Brig. BS Bajaj

Brig. BS Bajaj

Commandant, WARDEC

AVM Dr. Devesh Vatsa, Advisor, DSCI

AVM Dr. Devesh Vatsa

Advisor,

DSCI

Dr. Ekta Kapoor

Dr. Ekta Kapoor

Scientist–G and Head, FFT Division,

DST

Lt Gen Harsh Chibber

Lt Gen Harsh Chibber

DG,IS

Dr. Harshit Gupta

Dr. Harshit Gupta

Research Scientist, c3iHub,

IIT Kanpur

Shri G. Narendra Nath

Shri G. Narendra Nath

Joint Secretary,

NSCS, GoI

G T Venkateshwar Rao

G T Venkateshwar Rao

Managing Director,

Posidex

Indraveni Chebolu

Indraveni Chebolu

Scientist F,

CDAC

Mr. Kanishk Kant Srivastava

Mr. Kanishk Kant Srivastava

DDG, Data Informatics & Innovation Division,

MoSPI

Kuldeep Singh

Kuldeep Singh

Assistant Director, Aadhaar Usage Division

UIDAI

Dr. JBV Reddy

Dr. JBV Reddy

Head-Quantum Technology Cell,

DST

Kiran Vangaveti

Kiran Vangaveti

Founder & CEO,

BluSapphire

Shri Lokesh Garg

Krishna Vijay Murari

Senior Vice President of Product Development and Sales,

MiniOrange

Shri Lokesh Garg

Shri Lokesh Garg

Director General,

NCIIPC

Lokesh Naktode

Lokesh Naktode

Program Director,

MiniOrange

Dr. Maneesh Singh

Dr. Maneesh Singh

VP (Machine Learning), BharatGen,

IIT Bombay

Neelam Dhawan

Neelam Dhawan

Chairperson,

DSCI

Neeraj Sharma

Neeraj Sharma

DGM,

CSIRT-Power

Prof P. Rajalakshmi

Prof P. Rajalakshmi

NMICPS TiHAN

IIT Hyderabad

Smt. Padma Jaiswal

Smt. Padma Jaiswal

IAS, Special Secretary,

Administrative Reforms Department, Delhi

Dr. JBV Reddy

Sh. Prashant Chugh

Lead PI, Technical Group on Post-Quantum Cryptography,

C-DOT

Prateek Chaudhary

Prateek Chaudhary

Deputy Director,

UIDAI

Dr. Pratishtha T Pandey

Dr. Pratishtha T Pandey

Scientist –G and Head,

DST

Rahul Mehta

Rahul Mehta

Engineering Director,

MiniOrange

Ms. Rajani Kushwaha

Ms. Rajani Kushwaha

Scientist-B, FFT Division,

DST

Rajesh Thapar, CISO, NSE

Rajesh Thapa

CISO,

NSE

Dr. Rajiv Chetwani

Dr. Rajiv Chetwani

Outstanding Scientist,

ISRO

Rajnish Kumar

Rajnish Kumar

COO,

NeGD

Rana Pratap Singh

Rana Pratap Singh

CTO & CISO,

Karmayogi Bharat, e-HRMS 2.0, Department of Personnel & Training, MoPPGP

Dr. Ras Dwivedi

Dr. Ras Dwivedi

CTO, IHUB NTIHAC Foundation (C3iHub),

IIT Kanpur

Rudraneel Chattopadhyay

Rudraneel Chattopadhyay

Head, Strategy & Policy Division,

Quality Council of India

S. Krishnan

S. Krishnan

Secretary,

MeitY, Govt of India

Air Commodore Sachin Joshi

Air Commodore Sachin Joshi

AOC,

MCC

Samrat Kishor

Samrat Kishor

Practice Head, Digital Infrastructure,

NeGD

Santosh Vishwanath

Santosh Vishwanath

CTO,

Bloo

Smt. Savita Utreja

Smt. Savita Utreja

Scientist G, Group Coordinator (Cyber Security)

MeitY

Shiva Suman

Shiva Suman

Director,

CSIRT-Power

Siddhant Mishra

Siddhant Mishra

Professional Services Lead,

Bloo

Shivesh Sharma

Shivesh Sharma,

Accreditation Officer,

Quality Council of India

Shri Somorjit Salam

Shri Somorjit Salam

IAS, Secretary IT,

Government of Manipur

Swapna Bapat

Swapna Bapat

MD and VP, India and SAARC,

Palo Alto Networks

Dr. Sumit Yadav

Dr. Sumit Yadav

Deputy Director,

Income Tax India

Suresh Bhutani

Suresh Bhutani

Sr. Lead - Solution Consulting,

Accops Systems

Ms. Tanushri Sharma

Ms. Tanushri Sharma

Scientist - C, FFT Division,

DST

Tarun Kumar

Tarun Kumar

Associate Director - Sales (APAC),

Appknox

Tarun Gehani

Tarun Bhagia

Solution Architect,

Palo Alto Networks

Tarun Gehani

Tarun Gehani

RSM-SASE Business,

Palo Alto Networks

Tarun Uppal, Director, I4C

Tarun Uppal

Director,

I4C

Venkatachari Nc

Venkatachari Nc

Vice-President, Sales,

Accops Systems

Vishal Chaudhary, c3iHub, IIT Kanpur

Vishal Chaudhary

c3iHub,

IIT Kanpur

Vijender Yadav

Vijender Yadav

CEO & Co-Founder,

Accops Systems

Vinayak Godse

Vinayak Godse

CEO

DSCI

*Tentative

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Event Speakers

Know Who's Speaking

Shri K.K. Singh

Joint Secretary,

MeitY, Govt of India

Shri Lokesh Garg

Director General,

NCIIPC 

Shri G. Narendra Nath

Joint Secretary,

NSCS, GoI

Dr. Saurabh Garg

IAS, Secretary,

MoSPI*

Shri Somorjit Salam

IAS, Secretary IT,

Government of Manipur

Our Sponsors, Partners & Exhibitors

Identity Access, AI Security, and Data Privacy Partner
AI Cyber Security Partner
Zero Trust Access Partner
Privacy & Responsible AI Partner 
Telemetry Intelligence Partner
Identity Security for Human, Non-Human and Agentic AI Partner
Mobile Application Security Partner
Data Protection Partner
Sovereign SOC Partner
Cyber Resilience Partner
Digital Risk Protection Partner
Skills Partner
Mobile App & AI Security Partner
Network, Application & API Security Partner 

Venue

Taj Palace, New Delhi