By 2025, India and the wider APAC region crossed a critical threshold in how digital security is approached. Encryption, tokenization, and hardware-anchored key protection moved from “best practice” to baseline expectations—especially across banking, digital payments, fintech, and public sector systems. This acceleration was fueled not just by technology maturity, but by regulatory clarity through India’s Data Protection and Digital Privacy Act, alongside stronger direction from the RBI and CERT-In.
What changed most was intent. Security initiatives stopped
being experimental. Enterprises began rolling out cryptographic controls at
production scale. Yet scale brought friction. Many organizations discovered
that securing data is less about tools and more about orchestration. Blind
spots in data discovery, fragmented cryptographic ownership across cloud and
legacy environments, and rising dependency on third-party ecosystems exposed
structural weaknesses. Too often, compliance became a checklist
exercise—focused on meeting deadlines rather than redesigning security at the
architectural core.
As we move into 2026, the conversation is evolving. The
focus is no longer on whether organizations are compliant, but on how resilient
they truly are. CIOs and CISOs are aligning around centralized key governance,
hybrid and cloud-native HSM strategies, zero-trust frameworks, and tighter
controls over APIs and digital transaction rails. At the same time,
crypto-agility and post-quantum preparedness are gaining attention—particularly
in BFSI and critical infrastructure—signaling a shift toward future-proof
security thinking. Those who invest early in strong cryptographic foundations
won’t just meet regulations; they’ll earn long-term digital trust as India
scales its next wave of digital innovation.
Speakers to be announced.
Inside the AI Investment Mindset: What VCs Really Want Now
From foundational infrastructure to hyper-specialized use
cases, AI is redefining both entrepreneurship and investor expectations. In
this unfiltered discussion, leading venture capitalists unpack how they
evaluate opportunity in an era dominated by massive AI platforms. What signals
real defensibility? Where is differentiation still possible? And what must
founders prove—beyond demos and buzzwords—to secure the next round of capital?
This session goes beyond trend-spotting to reveal how
investors are recalibrating risk, scale, and moat-building in an AI-first
economy.
Creative Machines: Where Algorithms Become Collaborators
AI is no longer confined to efficiency gains—it’s stepping into
the role of creative partner. As machines begin to shape visuals, stories, and
immersive experiences, the boundary between human imagination and algorithmic
generation is dissolving.
Nikola Todorovic, Co-founder and CEO of Wonder Dynamics, joins a panel of creative technologists to explore this new frontier. Together, they examine how AI is transforming artistic workflows, redefining authorship, and enabling creators to build worlds that were once impossible. The discussion dives into the emotional, ethical, and cultural implications of co-creating with machines—and what this means for the future of storytelling, design, and digital expression.
By - Aaradhay Sharma
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