Main Hoon Saksham
Building India's Future-Ready Workforce
A closed-door, multi-stakeholder dialogue on India's skilling gap in Cybersecurity, Data Resilience and AI — and the roadmap to a Saksham Bharat.
The country produces over 1.5 million engineering graduates each year, yet enterprises consistently report critical shortages in cyber resilience, data protection and AI governance skills. The gap between what universities teach and what industry urgently needs has become a national capability question.
The Saksham Bharat 2026, under the Veeam Bharat CyberSuraksha Initiative, brings together university deans, faculty heads, enterprise CIOs and CISOs, HR leaders and policy bodies for a focused morning of dialogue — to co-create a practical roadmap for a capable, resilient, future-ready Bharat.
Five truths shaping
India's capability question
The conversation will be anchored by the realities every stakeholder in the room is already navigating.
Digital Growth vs Skill Readiness
India's digital economy is scaling faster than the talent pipeline — leaving critical gaps in cyber, AI and data roles.
Cyber Resilience as a Core Skill
Backup, recovery and ransomware readiness are no longer niche — they are foundational competencies for every IT graduate.
Safe AI & Responsible Innovation
India is at an inflection point — building AI users vs. AI creators. Ethical, secure and accountable deployment must be taught.
Industry × Academia Collaboration
Co-created curricula, internship pipelines and industry-led labs are needed at scale — not as one-off pilots.
What the room will discuss
Five moderated themes designed to surface tangible commitments — not generic observations.
Are universities aligned with industry demand? Where is the biggest gap today — AI, Cybersecurity, Data, or Cloud?
Should backup, recovery and ransomware readiness be taught as foundational subjects? How do we embed real-world scenarios into learning?
Are we building AI users or AI creators? How do we ensure ethical and secure AI adoption is a curriculum mandate, not an afterthought?
Co-created curricula, internship pipelines, certification programs — what models work, and how do we scale them across India's universities?
How do we create job-ready talent at scale? What is the role of platforms, labs and simulation environments in closing the deployability gap?
A curated roundtable and knowledge session
Each city brings together a multi-stakeholder mix — by design. The strength of the dialogue depends on the diversity of voices.
University Deans & Directors
Heads of leading engineering, technology and business schools shaping India's next-generation curricula.
AI & Cyber Faculty Heads
Senior academics leading research and teaching in cybersecurity, AI, data sciences and cloud.
Enterprise CIOs & CISOs
Senior technology and security leaders from large Indian and multinational enterprises.
HR & Skilling Heads
Enterprise leaders responsible for talent strategy, capability building and skilling at scale.
Policy Bodies & DSCI
Voices from policy, industry associations and ecosystem bodies shaping national skilling frameworks.
Ecosystem Partners
Select media and ecosystem partners covering India's cyber resilience and AI readiness story.
Structure of the dialogue
A focused two-and-a-half-hour programme — opening context, expert presentations, closed-door roundtable, and a synthesis to action.
The Saksham Bharat
5-Point Action Charter
Every city dialogue concludes with a moderator-led synthesis that maps to a single, shared output — a national charter that converts the conversation into commitments.
Cyber Resilience in Curriculum
Embedding backup, recovery and ransomware readiness modules as core engineering subjects.
AI & Data Governance Tracks
Certification pathways for ethical, secure and responsible AI deployment in enterprise contexts.
Industry-Led Labs
Veeam-backed real-world cyber and data resilience labs hosted on partner university campuses.
Internship & Apprenticeship
Structured frameworks connecting industry openings to academic talent at scale.
Annual Readiness Index
A measurable national index, in partnership with DSCI, tracking workforce cyber and AI readiness year on year.
Speakers
A curated mix of leadership, policy voices and industry practitioners — with city-specific academic and CHRO speakers.
One national conversation
Each Saksham Bharat Discussion draws from the academic, enterprise and policy leadership in that region — and feeds into a single, shared national charter and whitepaper.
Mumbai
Bengaluru
New Delhi
From Pledge to Policy. From Dialogue to Action.
Every voice in the room shapes the national charter. Request your seat
Request Your InvitationOutcomes for participants
The Saksham Bharat discussion is designed to leave each participant with tangible outputs — not just a conversation.
Saksham Bharat Report 2026
A whitepaper synthesising findings, gaps and commitments from all three cities — shared exclusively with participants.
5-Point National Charter
The shared, multi-stakeholder action charter that emerges from the city-by-city dialogue.
Multi-Stakeholder Network
Direct, peer-level access to academia, enterprise, policy and ecosystem voices building India's capability.
VeeamON Tour Access
Participants are invited to the full VeeamON Tour India 2026 evening event in their city — including the MoU signing moment.
Request Your Invitation
Open by invitation to senior university leaders, faculty heads, enterprise CIOs / CISOs, HR & skilling leaders and policy voices. Submit your details and our team will confirm participation.
⚠ Seats are strictly limited per city. Early submissions are prioritised.
Contact Us
For enquiries about participation, please reach out directly.
