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20th Edition

Smart CIO Summit

Empowering the CIO: Leading Digital Reinvention in the Age of AI

29th January 2026 | Thursday

Delhi

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Schedule For The Upcoming Smart CIO Summit

August

20

Delhi

September

19

Hyderabad

November

13

Pune

November

20

Kochi

About Us

The Smart CIO Summit is one of the most influential CIO Conferences in India 2026, bringing together IT leaders, innovators, and solution providers to discuss the future of technology, leadership, and business transformation. As part of India’s Top CIO Networking Events, this summit is designed to help CIOs navigate the complexities of the digital age, share key insights, and explore future-ready strategies.

Entraine, known for driving enterprise innovation across cloud, AI, and IT modernization, will be part of the summit to share transformational strategies and collaborate with CIOs on real-world digital challenges.

Our goal is to provide a vibrant and results-driven environment where CIOs can connect, collaborate, and create impactful IT roadmaps. With a strong emphasis on innovation, digital acceleration, and emerging technologies, this event goes beyond theory—it offers actionable solutions and peer-driven insights that deliver real business value.

Over the years

 Inaugural Edition

  • Launched in Delhi with 100+ CIOs and IT leaders.
  • Focused on technology-driven transformation and actionable innovation strategies.
  • Facilitated 120+ one-on-one meetings.
  • Generated $1.5 million+ in sponsor deal closures.

Virtual Transformation

  • Hosted virtual summits in Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai during the pandemic.

  • Each virtual edition attracted 100+ CIOs.

  • Conducted 300+ one-on-one meetings.

  • Delivered $3 million+ in sponsor deals.

Return to In-Person Events

  • Held physical summits in:
    • Delhi: Discussed innovative IT solutions with top decision-makers.
    • Mumbai: Focused on emerging technologies and business priorities.
    • Chennai: Encouraged cross-sector collaboration for growth.
  • Achieved 120+ one-on-one meetings across events.
  • Resulted in $5 million+ in deal closures for sponsors.

Regional & Sectoral Growth

  • Events held in Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai with 100–120 CIOs per summit.

  • Covered AI, cybersecurity, and IT agility.

  • Enabled 400+ one-on-one meetings.

  • Secured $7 million in deals.

Cross-Sector Engagement

  • Attracted 150+ CIOs and decision-makers across key cities.

  • Focused discussions on generative AI, sustainability, and cloud strategies.

  • Hosted 150+ personalized meetings.

  • Achieved $10 million+ in deal closures.

Global Expansion

  • Events held in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Chennai.

  • Targeting 180–200 one-on-one meetings across locations.

  • Projected $12 million+ in sponsor deals.

  • Launching global editions in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

  • Featuring topics like Quantum Computing, Advanced AI, and IT for Sustainability.
  • Expanding Global Footprint While Strengthening Executive Focus:
    Events across India, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia will deepen engagement on enterprise transformation, AI-led IT strategy, and cross-industry innovation.
  • Scaling Executive Participation & Industry Impact:
    Welcoming 200+ senior-level attendees across regions, enabling high-value networking and strategic knowledge exchange.
  • Advancing Future-Ready Technology Conversations:
    Introducing new tracks around Agentic AI, Cyber Resilience, Quantum Readiness, and Sustainable Digital Infrastructure, ensuring relevance across industries.

Why Attend the Smart CIO Summit?

 As part of the CIO Conference India 2025 calendar, the Smart CIO Summit offers unmatched access to the country’s most influential technology leaders. Here's why you can't afford to miss it:

  • Real-World Knowledge - Gain practical insights on cybersecurity, AI, IT infrastructure, risk management, and future tech trends. Learn how companies like Entraine are deploying enterprise-wide digital strategies.
  • High-Impact Networking - Meet face-to-face with India's top CIOs and IT leaders during curated networking sessions and Top CIO Networking Events. Connect with forward-thinking organizations such as Entraine that are shaping the next phase of digital growth.
  • Strategic Vision - Discover new perspectives on leadership, talent development, and aligning IT strategies with overall business growth. Hear how Entraine’s digital leadership model is helping enterprises adapt and thrive.
  • Cutting-Edge Technologies -Explore emerging tech trends like cloud computing, data-driven innovation, and next-gen infrastructure at our corporate IT solutions summits. Entraine will be showcasing intelligent frameworks designed to future-proof IT operations.
  • Peer Learning - Exchange experiences with technology heads from across industries and tackle current challenges together. Dive into case-led discussions where teams from Entraine contribute practical approaches to today’s evolving IT landscape.

Whether you’re looking to enhance your organization’s IT architecture or drive cultural transformation within your teams, this summit will equip you with insights, tools, and contacts to lead confidently.

Leading the Future of IT Leadership

Where Visionary CIOs Shape What’s Next in Technology and Business

Empowering Modern CIOs

The Smart CIO Summit delivers future-focused insights, strategic guidance, and real-world best practices in cybersecurity, emerging tech, risk management, and talent development.

Cross-Industry Collaboration

The summit brings together visionary IT leaders from various industries, fostering high-value networking, knowledge sharing, and collaborative dialogue on shared challenges.

Driving Innovation and Growth

The Smart CIO Summit delivers future-focused insights, strategic guidance, and real-world best practices in cybersecurity, emerging tech, risk management, and talent development.

Event Perks

Attendees of the Smart CIO Summit gain exclusive benefits designed to elevate their leadership and digital transformation journey:

Upscale

Build powerful business relationships through shared knowledge and experiences.

Innovate

Discover new-age solutions to enhance productivity and reduce operational costs.

Upgrade

Strengthen digital leadership, vision, and strategic acumen while managing cultural and technological shifts.

Network

Engage with CEOs, IT leaders, and decision-makers at top CIO networking events, fostering valuable industry connections.

Prepare

Stay ahead of the curve with insights backed by Gartner research and industry-leading

Collaborate

Gain direct access to India's most elite IT decision-makers, thought leaders, and influencers.

Smart CIO Attendees

BFSI
  • Strategic Insights: Learn innovative approaches to align IT with business objectives.
  • Operational Efficiency: Discover strategies to optimize processes and infrastructure.
  • Peer Networking: Collaborate with leaders across industries to share challenges and solutions.
  • Future Readiness: Explore trends to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape.
  • Strategic Insights: Learn innovative approaches to align IT with business objectives.
  • Operational Efficiency: Discover strategies to optimize processes and infrastructure.
  • Peer Networking: Collaborate with leaders across industries to share challenges and solutions.
  • Future Readiness: Explore trends to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape.
  • Strategic Insights: Learn innovative approaches to align IT with business objectives.
  • Operational Efficiency: Discover strategies to optimize processes and infrastructure.
  • Peer Networking: Collaborate with leaders across industries to share challenges and solutions.
  • Future Readiness: Explore trends to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape.
  • Strategic Insights: Learn innovative approaches to align IT with business objectives.
  • Operational Efficiency: Discover strategies to optimize processes and infrastructure.
  • Peer Networking: Collaborate with leaders across industries to share challenges and solutions.
  • Future Readiness: Explore trends to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape.
  • Strategic Insights: Learn innovative approaches to align IT with business objectives.
  • Operational Efficiency: Discover strategies to optimize processes and infrastructure.
  • Peer Networking: Collaborate with leaders across industries to share challenges and solutions.
  • Future Readiness: Explore trends to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape.
  • Strategic Insights: Learn innovative approaches to align IT with business objectives.
  • Operational Efficiency: Discover strategies to optimize processes and infrastructure.
  • Peer Networking: Collaborate with leaders across industries to share challenges and solutions.
  • Future Readiness: Explore trends to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape.
  • Strategic Insights: Learn innovative approaches to align IT with business objectives.
  • Operational Efficiency: Discover strategies to optimize processes and infrastructure.
  • Peer Networking: Collaborate with leaders across industries to share challenges and solutions.
  • Future Readiness: Explore trends to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape.
  • Strategic Insights: Learn innovative approaches to align IT with business objectives.
  • Operational Efficiency: Discover strategies to optimize processes and infrastructure.
  • Peer Networking: Collaborate with leaders across industries to share challenges and solutions.
  • Future Readiness: Explore trends to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape.

BFSI

  • Strategic Insights: Learn innovative approaches to align IT with business objectives.
  • Operational Efficiency: Discover strategies to optimize processes and infrastructure.
  • Peer Networking: Collaborate with leaders across industries to share challenges and solutions.
  • Future Readiness: Explore trends to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape.

Healthcare

  • Strategic Insights: Learn innovative approaches to align IT with business objectives.
  • Operational Efficiency: Discover strategies to optimize processes and infrastructure.
  • Peer Networking: Collaborate with leaders across industries to share challenges and solutions.
  • Future Readiness: Explore trends to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape.

Retail

  • Strategic Insights: Learn innovative approaches to align IT with business objectives.
  • Operational Efficiency: Discover strategies to optimize processes and infrastructure.
  • Peer Networking: Collaborate with leaders across industries to share challenges and solutions.
  • Future Readiness: Explore trends to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape.

FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods)

  • Strategic Insights: Learn innovative approaches to align IT with business objectives.
  • Operational Efficiency: Discover strategies to optimize processes and infrastructure.
  • Peer Networking: Collaborate with leaders across industries to share challenges and solutions.
  • Future Readiness: Explore trends to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape.

Aviation and Defence

  • Strategic Insights: Learn innovative approaches to align IT with business objectives.
  • Operational Efficiency: Discover strategies to optimize processes and infrastructure.
  • Peer Networking: Collaborate with leaders across industries to share challenges and solutions.
  • Future Readiness: Explore trends to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape.

Manufacturing

  • Strategic Insights: Learn innovative approaches to align IT with business objectives.
  • Operational Efficiency: Discover strategies to optimize processes and infrastructure.
  • Peer Networking: Collaborate with leaders across industries to share challenges and solutions.
  • Future Readiness: Explore trends to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape.

Automotive

  • Strategic Insights: Learn innovative approaches to align IT with business objectives.
  • Operational Efficiency: Discover strategies to optimize processes and infrastructure.
  • Peer Networking: Collaborate with leaders across industries to share challenges and solutions.
  • Future Readiness: Explore trends to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape.

Logistics & Transportation

  • Strategic Insights: Learn innovative approaches to align IT with business objectives.
  • Operational Efficiency: Discover strategies to optimize processes and infrastructure.
  • Peer Networking: Collaborate with leaders across industries to share challenges and solutions.
  • Future Readiness: Explore trends to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape.

Who Attends?

  • Chief Information Officers (CIOs)
  • Chief Digital Officers (CDOs)
  • Chief Innovation Officers
  • Chief Risk Officers (CROs)
  • Chief Technology Officers (CTOs)
  • Chief Data Officers
  • Chief Analytics Officers
  • Data Protection Officers / Heads of Data
  • Digital Transformation Officers (DTOs)
  • EVP / VP / AVP / Director - IT
  • Global / Group CIOs
  • GM / AGM - IT
  • Heads of Information Security
  • Heads of IT / Infrastructure

Sponsor

keynote Speakers

Sumeet Raina

Chief executive officer

Keerthana

Product Marketing Manager

Industry

keynote Speakers

Rohit Gupta

Head Of Technology

Ashok Tiwari

Chief Information Officer

Diptikesh Kotphode

Head IT

Shreeyash Kolhapure

Global Head- Digital Innovation Hub

Rohit Gupta

Head Of Technology

Ashok Tiwari

Chief Information Officer

Diptikesh Kotphode

Head IT

Shreeyash Kolhapure

Global Head- Digital Innovation Hub

Deepti Sarang Gaiki

Director Information Security

Avinash Shinde

Chief Technology Officer

Shreeyash Kolhapure

Global Head- Digital Innovation Hub

Aazam Razvi

Global Head - IT Infrastructure

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We'd love to hear from you

Contact Us

Kiran Kumar

Sales & Marketing Director
kiran.k@entraine.com
+91 8553045050

Alicia W

Event Director
alicia@smart-mfg.in

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