BSIDES
AHMEDABAD 2026
Hyatt Regency, AhmedabadTraining: 24 & 25 September, 2026
Conference:
26 & 27 September, 2026
About Bsides
Ahmedabad
Founded in 2019, BSides Ahmedabad has evolved into India’s longest running Security BSides Conference, now entering its 7th edition.
Since its inception, the conference has brought together 5,000+ participants, including leading hackers, CISOs, CIOs, corporates, law enforcement personnel, academicians, and cybersecurity professionals from across domains.
BSides Ahmedabad is built on collaboration — where ideas, research, and real-world expertise converge through high-impact talks, hands-on workshops, networking experiences, and exhibitions.
300+
Speakers
75+
Sponsors
5K+
Attendees
12M+
Digital Impressions
Testimonials
Expert voices from cybersecurity trailblazers
Speakers Attending
Chief Guests
Dr. Amit Sharma
Additional Director General and Advisor(Cyber)
DRDO
Dr. Amit Sharma Additional Director General and Advisor(Cyber)
Maj Gen Krishnendu Kumar Chakrabarti, VSM
MG-ic-Adm
HQ Eastern Command
Maj Gen Krishnendu Kumar Chakrabarti, VSM MG-ic-Adm
Darshan K Patel
Group Director
Space Applications Center, ISRO
Darshan K Patel Group Director
Shri Ashutosh Bahuguna
Scientist 'F' & DirectorCERT-In Meity Government of India
Shri Ashutosh Bahuguna Scientist 'F' & DirectorCERT-In Meity Government of India
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Rinki Sethi
CISO & CSO, Upwind Security
Founding Partner, Lockstep
Investor
Rinki Sethi CISO & CSO, Upwind Security
Founding Partner, Lockstep
Investor
Nicolas Krassas
Head of Threat & Vulnerability Management
Henkel
Nicolas Krassas Head of Threat & Vulnerability Management
Samir Aksekar
Managing Director - Cybersecurity
EQT Group
Samir Aksekar Managing Director - Cybersecurity
Mr. Bithal Kumar Bhardwaj
Chief Executive Officer
Gramax Cybertech Ltd
Mr. Bithal Kumar Bhardwaj Chief Executive Officer
CXO SPEAKERS
Chirag Shah
Global Chief Information Security Officer & DPO
Model N
Chirag Shah Global Chief Information Security Officer & DPO
Ankur Bhargava
Head of Information Security
PhonePe
Ankur Bhargava Head of Information Security
Shivkumar Pandey
Group CISO
Adani Group
Shivkumar Pandey Group CISO
Dr Aditya Khullar
CISO & DPO
Adani Digital Labs & Adani AI Labs
Dr Aditya Khullar CISO & DPO
Krishan Dev Nidumolu
Vice President - Information Security & DPO
Insurance Information Bureau of India
Krishan Dev Nidumolu Vice President - Information Security & DPO
Commander Vivek Yadav
Director (IT and Cybersecurity), MoD
Government of India
Commander Vivek Yadav Director (IT and Cybersecurity), MoD
Ramesh Kumar R
CISO
BIOCON GROUP OF COMPANIES
Ramesh Kumar R CISO
Kuldeep Tomar
CISO
Bigbasket
Kuldeep Tomar CISO
Kishan Kendre
Global Head
Information Security at Blue Star Ltd
Kishan Kendre Global Head
Udit Pahwa
CIO
Blue Star
Udit Pahwa CIO
Dhawal Shrivastava
Senior Security Assurance Engineering Lead
Microsoft
Dhawal Shrivastava Senior Security Assurance Engineering Lead
Col Alok Shankar Pandey
Group General Manager/IT & CISO
Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd
Col Alok Shankar Pandey Group General Manager/IT & CISO
Sujith Ambady
CISO
Waaree Energies Limited
Sujith Ambady CISO
Vijay Thakral
Chief of Compliance
RazorPay
Vijay Thakral Chief of Compliance
Lalithya Chiruvolu
Product Security Senior
Salesforce
Lalithya Chiruvolu Product Security Senior
Anand Deodhar
Group CIO
Force Motors
Anand Deodhar Group CIO
Kalpesh Doshi
CISO, DPO
HDFC Life
Kalpesh Doshi CISO, DPO
Sanjay Tiwari
CISO
ICICIDirect
Sanjay Tiwari CISO
Vikas Chaubey
CISO
Airtel Money
Vikas Chaubey CISO
Virag Thakkar
CISO
NSE IFSC
Virag Thakkar CISO
Sairam Santharam
Chief Ai and Information Security Officer
Avancer Corporation (USA/India)
Sairam Santharam Chief Ai and Information Security Officer
P C Nayak
Deputy General Manager & DPO
National Insurance
P C Nayak Deputy General Manager & DPO
Shiv Kataria
Group CISO
Rieter
Shiv Kataria Group CISO
Swayyambhu Prakash
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
SabPaisa
Swayyambhu Prakash Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Rama Devi Sangu
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Hindustan Zinc Limited
Rama Devi Sangu Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Vasanth B. Pai
Chief DPO & Chief Privacy Officer
Tech Mahindra
Vasanth B. Pai Chief DPO & Chief Privacy Officer
Sunny Vaghela
Founder & CEO
Techd Cybersecurity Limited
Sunny Vaghela Founder & CEO
Sunil Nishankar
Chief Information Security Officer
Generali Central Life Insurance
Sunil Nishankar Chief Information Security Officer
Yogesh Karape
CISO
Bajaj Finserv Health
Yogesh Karape CISO
Neelesh Mansharamani
Chief Operating Officer
Extreme Compute, Inc
Neelesh Mansharamani Chief Operating Officer
LINSON PAUL
Chief Technology Officer
MUTHOOT MICROFIN LTD
LINSON PAUL Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Rajendra Kumar
Co-Founder & Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
Extreme Compute, Inc
Dr. Rajendra Kumar Co-Founder & Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
Manasi N.J.
Director
EY
Manasi N.J. Director
Mitul Kalsariya
Founder
Phishmake
Mitul Kalsariya Founder
Kalpesh Desai
Associate Director - Datacentre & Infrastructure Management
Tribastion Technologies
Kalpesh Desai Associate Director - Datacentre & Infrastructure Management
Nilesh Panchal
VP - Technology & Operations
Tribastion Technologies
Nilesh Panchal VP - Technology & Operations
Saurabh Srivastava
Director - OT Security
Tribastion Technologies
Saurabh Srivastava Director - OT Security
Ashish Sahu
Director - Attack Surface Management
Tribastion technologies
Ashish Sahu Director - Attack Surface Management
Reena Sahu
Associate Director - Security Operation Centre
Tribastion Technologies
Reena Sahu Associate Director - Security Operation Centre
TECHNICAL SPEAKERS
Prabh Nair
Program Director
Azpirantz Technologies
Prabh Nair Program Director
Shaurya
Associate Threat Assessment Engineer
Salesforce
Shaurya Associate Threat Assessment Engineer
Rajanish Pathak
Senior Manager - Security Services
Katim
Rajanish Pathak Senior Manager - Security Services
Armaan Pathan
Senior Engineer - Security
Katim
Armaan Pathan Senior Engineer - Security
Aayush Vishnoi
Security Engineer & Researcher
Indusface
Aayush Vishnoi Security Engineer & Researcher
Aarushi Koolwal
Security Engineer
PhonePe
Aarushi Koolwal Security Engineer
Alex Devassy
AI Red Team Lead
SAP Labs India
Alex Devassy AI Red Team Lead
Mayur Sewani
Principal Researcher
Forcepint’s X-Lab
Mayur Sewani Principal Researcher
Koushik Pal
Threat Researcher 3
Cloudsek
Koushik Pal Threat Researcher 3
Devang Solanki
Security Researcher
RedHunt Labs
Devang Solanki Security Researcher
Bhargav Rathod
Staff Analyst
Palo Alto Networks unit 42
Bhargav Rathod Staff Analyst
Vaibhav Lakhani
Senior Offsec Consultant
Kroll
Vaibhav Lakhani Senior Offsec Consultant
Akif Asif
Team Lead - Pentesting
Accorian
Akif Asif Team Lead - Pentesting
Meenakshi Ganesh
AI Security Specialist
Accorian
Meenakshi Ganesh AI Security Specialist
Shaswath Aiyappa
Security Engineer
Seezo
Shaswath Aiyappa Security Engineer
Nagarjun Rallapalli
AI & Security
Accorian
Nagarjun Rallapalli AI & Security
SPONSORS
DIAMOND SPONSOR
PLATINUM SPONSOR
BRONZE SPONSOR
Managed Cyber Security Service Partner
Cybersecurity Experience Partner
Exhibitor SPONSOR
Mobile App Security Partner
Awards SPONSOR
BADGE SPONSOR
Lanyard SPONSOR
Tshirt SPONSOR
Goodie Bag SPONSOR
National Cyber Security Partner
Knowledge Partner
Startup & Innovation Ecosystem Partner
Speakers Dinner Sponsor
Community Partners
