Leadership Knowledge Session

Future-Ready BFSI: Security, Compliance & Resilience

A closed-door roundtable bringing together CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, and Application Security Heads from India’s leading BFSI organisations to address data security, AI threats, and cyber resilience challenges.

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Mumbai Sofitel, BKC
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27 March 2026 6:30 PM Onwards
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15–17 Leaders Invite Only
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58%
Report AI apps being targeted by attackers
65%
Have experienced deepfake attacks
68%
See credential theft increasing
48%
Of sensitive cloud data is encrypted (only)
75%
Use 5+ data protection tools
35%
Know where all their data is stored
Source: 2026 Thales Data Threat Report

Why This Conversation Matters

India’s Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sector is at the epicentre of the nation’s digital transformation. From UPI-powered real-time payments and mobile-first banking to AI-driven lending and insurance platforms, the sector processes billions of transactions daily, managing vast volumes of sensitive financial and personal data across increasingly complex cloud and hybrid IT environments.

However, this digital acceleration has dramatically expanded the attack surface. According to the 2026 Thales Data Threat Report, the convergence of AI proliferation and cloud expansion is creating unprecedented security challenges for Indian organisations. The regulatory landscape is simultaneously intensifying, with the DPDP Act, 2023, the DPDP Rules, 2025, RBI mandates, SEBI requirements, and IRDAI compliance norms all shaping decision-making.

In this context, Thales — a global leader in cybersecurity and data protection — in collaboration with Tech Observer Magazine, is hosting this Leadership Knowledge Session to bring together CIOs, CTOs, and Application Security Heads from leading BFSI organisations for peer-driven dialogue on practical strategies, architectures and emerging technologies to secure India’s financial infrastructure at scale.

What We’ll Discuss

Four strategic pillars, each designed to address the most pressing cloud security, data protection, and cyber resilience challenges facing India’s BFSI sector today.

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Securing Cloud-First Enterprises — Data Protection in Multi-Cloud & Hybrid Environments

  • Encrypt and manage keys across multi-cloud and hybrid environments
  • Gain visibility over sensitive data across SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS
  • Close the cloud encryption gap across critical workloads
  • Align data sovereignty and localisation with Indian regulations
02

API & Application Security for High-Scale Digital Platforms

  • Secure APIs powering payments, commerce, public services, and healthcare
  • Defend applications against API abuse, bots, and data exfiltration
  • Control API sprawl across large-scale digital ecosystems
  • Embed application security into DevSecOps for safer releases
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Regulatory Compliance & Cross-Sector Data Governance

  • Operationalise DPDP Act compliance across enterprise environments
  • Navigate RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, CERT-In, and MeitY requirements
  • Manage overlapping obligations across multi-sector organisations
  • Build audit readiness, DPIAs, breach response, and consent frameworks
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AI-Driven Security & Future-Ready Cyber Resilience

  • Secure AI and GenAI workloads across critical industries
  • Use AI for threat detection, anomaly analysis, and response
  • Prepare for post-quantum risks with quantum-safe strategies
  • Strengthen resilience for critical infrastructure and essential services

Evening Programme

6:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Registrations Welcome Networking
7:00 PM – 7:10 PM
Welcome Address Tech Observer Magazine
7:10 PM – 7:30 PM
Expert Session Securing the Digital Enterprise in the Cloud & AI Era
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Moderated Roundtable Discussion Future-Ready BFSI: Security, Compliance & Resilience
8:30 PM Onwards
Networking Dinner Conversation Over the Dinner
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Request Your Invitation

This is a closed-door, invite-only session. Submit your details and our team will confirm participation.

For enquiries, please contact:

Tooba Aslam

tooba.aslam@techobserver.in | +918505872697