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06 May 2026 | 06.00 PM Onwards |
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JW Marriott, Aerocity, New Delhi |
As enterprises transition from AI experimentation to full-scale operational reality, a fundamental tension has emerged, balancing innovation velocity with uncompromising data sovereignty.
For technology leaders across Indian enterprises, the challenge is no longer simply building AI models. The real challenge lies in ensuring intelligence can operate anywhere while data remains secure, governed, and compliant.
Connexions, an exclusive leadership evening hosted by Cloudera in association with StrategINK, brings together a curated group of senior technology decision-makers to explore the next phase of enterprise AI architecture.
At the heart of the discussion is the shift toward Architectural Autonomy, paradigm where compute is decoupled from storage, enabling organizations to move intelligence to where data resides rather than moving data itself.
This “Cloud Anywhere” approach empowers enterprises to unlock AI mobility across on-prem, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments, while maintaining complete control over governance, compliance, and data sovereignty.
Through keynote insights, peer dialogue and an interactive open forum, the evening will explore how enterprises can build a future-ready data architecture designed for agility, scale, and trust.
Why Attend?
As organizations accelerate their AI adoption journey, leaders must navigate a complex intersection of data governance, hybrid cloud environments, and scalable architecture.
Connexions offer a focused leadership dialogue designed to help CXOs rethink the foundations of their AI and data strategy.
Reconcile Innovation with Data Sovereignty
Understand how enterprises are harmonizing strict data governance with AI innovation, ensuring that intelligence can operate across environments while sensitive data remains protected and compliant.
Architect AI Without Infrastructure Constraints
Discover how a Cloud Anywhere architecture enables enterprises to decouple compute from storage, allowing AI workloads to run wherever data resides.
Learn from Peer Leadership Experiences
Engage with a curated group of CXOs and industry leaders navigating similar challenges across BFSI, pharma, telecom, and large digital enterprises.
Simplify Data Mobility and Governance
Explore strategies to overcome data gravity challenges while maintaining unified governance, security, and zero-trust policies across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Shape the Next Era of Enterprise AI
Move beyond theory and explore practical architectural approaches for modernizing legacy data estates using containerized and Kubernetes-native platforms.
Build Strategic Relationships
With attendance limited to 30 senior executives, the evening enables meaningful conversations, deeper peer exchange, and high-value networking.
Anand Singh
Chief Technology Officer
ART Housing Finance
Pankaj Gupta
Chief AI Officer
Jindal Stainless
Sanjay Kumar
SVP - II - Head Data Platform & CDO
Axis Bank
Saurabh Gupta
Group Chief Digital and Information officer
Gujarat Fluorochemicals
Shekhar Mishra
Divisional Head - Digital Data Product & IT- Fleet Mobility Services
Apollo Tyres
Srinivasan Subramaniam
Associate Vice President
Infosys
Vikram Vishal
Chief Information Technology Security Officer
Aviva India
Mayank Baid
Regional Vice President
Cloudera
Piyush Agarwal
Solutions Engineering Director
Cloudera
Vishal Bansal
Country Director - Govt., Public Sector & Strategic Accounts
Cloudera
Arjun Vishwanathan
Chief Knowledge Officer
StrategINK
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Arrivals, Registration & Networking
7:00 PM - 7:05 PM
Welcome Note
» Vishal Bansal, Country Director - Govt., Public Sector & Strategic Accounts, Cloudera
7:05 PM - 7:20 PM
Fireside Chat
» Sanjay Kumar, SVP - II - Head Data Platform & CDO, Axis Bank
» Moderator: Piyush Agarwal, Solutions Engineering Director, Cloudera
7:20 PM - 7:40 PM
Cloudera Keynote
Unbound Intelligence: Why a modular "Anywhere" architecture is the prerequisite for scaling AI.
» Piyush Agarwal, Solutions Engineering Director, Cloudera
7:40 PM - 8:15 PM
Interactive Open Floor
Panel Discussion: Architectural Autonomy: Scaling AI Beyond the Friction of Infrastructure Silos
» Anand Singh, Chief Technology Officer, ART Housing Finance
» Pankaj Gupta, Chief AI Officer, Jindal Stainless
» Saurabh Gupta, Group Chief Digital and Information officer, Gujarat Fluorochemicals
» Shekhar Mishra, Divisional Head - Digital Data Product & IT- Fleet Mobility Services, Apollo Tyres
» Srinivasan Subramaniam, Associate Vice President, Infosys
» Vikram Vishal, Chief Information Technology Security Officer, Aviva India
» Mayank Baid, Regional Vice President, Cloudera
» Moderator: Arjun Vishwanathan, Chief Knowledge Officer, StrategINK
8:15 PM - 8:30 PM
Q&A
8:30 PM - 8:35 PM
Token of Appreciation to all Panelists ( Cloudera will get it) to be handed
» Mayank Baid, Regional Vice President, Cloudera
8:35 PM Onwards
Networking & Dinner
Who Should Attend
This invitation-only gathering is designed for senior enterprise decision-makers responsible for shaping data, AI, and digital transformation strategies.
Ideal participants include:
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