Conference Overview
The 27th Annual ET Edge CIO&Leader Conference, organized by ET Edge and the Times Group, will take place in Jaipur at the Fairmont Jaipur from 30 July to 2 August 2026. The invitation‑only residential event will host more than 250 senior technology leaders—including CIOs, CTOs, Chief Digital Officers and CISOs—from 18 industry sectors.
Theme and Focus
The conference theme “The Agentic Enterprise – Platforms. People. Policy. Profits.” reflects the shift from AI pilots and assistive tools to autonomous, agentic AI systems that can act on behalf of enterprises. According to the latest ET Edge CIO&Leader AI Survey, 52 % of AI pilots never reach production and only 12 % of organisations report measurable returns, while 46 % of technology leaders view agentic AI as the capability most likely to reshape operations in the next 18 months.
Key Speakers
The agenda will feature a mix of government, academic, sports and cultural personalities alongside technology executives:
- V. Srinivas, Chief Secretary, Government of Rajasthan
- Prof. Toby Walsh, Chief Scientist, UNSW AI Institute
- Rahul Dravid, former Indian cricket captain and coach
- Harish Bhat, former brand custodian of Tata Sons and author
- Jim Sarbh, Indian film and theatre actor
- Madan Sundar Das, monk and director of EVOLVE Pune
- Dr. Murthy Remilla, former head of Project Management, Human Spaceflight Group, ISRO
These speakers will be joined by leading CIOs presenting case studies on enterprise AI implementation, governance and scaling.
Agenda Highlights
Over four days the program will include keynote sessions, strategic discussions, fireside chats, CIO case studies, executive roundtables and technology showcases covering:
- Building AI‑native enterprises and intelligent platforms
- Transitioning agentic AI from pilots to enterprise‑wide deployment
- AI governance, cybersecurity and responsible AI
- Cloud, data platforms and intelligent infrastructure
- The evolving role of the CIO in autonomous enterprises
- Workforce transformation and measuring AI ROI
The conference will also host the NEXT100 Awards for emerging technology leaders and the CIO Samman recognizing outstanding contributions to enterprise technology leadership.
Partnerships and Sponsors
AMD is the presenting partner. NxtGen Technologies is the co‑presenting partner, Workday is the powered‑by partner, and Freshworks and OutSystems are co‑powered‑by partners. Gold partners include Dynatrace, HPE, Tata Communications and Snowflake; silver partner STT Telemedia; experience partner Syndrome Newedge; associate partners such as Autodesk, Commvault, CrowdStrike, Delta, F5, Genesys, InfoBeans–ServiceNow, Liferay, Nopal Cyber, Oracle, Procol.ai, Prophaze–BD Soft, Rubrik, Savex–SolarWinds, Techno Digital and Yotta. Exhibit partners feature Barco, Barracuda, CyberAssure–Varonis, Forcepoint, Ivanti, NeoSOFT, Newland AIDC, Nividous, Privacy Pillar and RSA–Cotteligent. Event‑tech partners are VConnect and Zebiq, with skilling partner TimesPro, education partner Bennett University and business insights partner ET Insights.
Significance
The conference aims to shape India’s roadmap toward the agentic enterprise by bringing together technology leadership to discuss governance, policy, profit implications and the cultural shifts required for autonomous AI adoption across Indian enterprises.