Cyber Security Association of India 

Welcomes you for

Cyber Defense Conference for MII/CC and Members - 2024
6th-7th April 2024                     NSE, Mumbai

The Inaugural Session Speakers 

Shri T. V. Somanathan
Finance Secretary of India, Ministry of Finance, Government of India (Confirmation Awaited)

T. V. Somanathan (born 10 May 1965) is a 1987 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre. He is presently the Finance Secretary of India (Department of expenditure). Earlier he was Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office. Prior to this, he was working as Director at the World Bank, Washington D.C., on deputation from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). Somanathan has served in various positions for both the Government of India and the Government of Tamil Nadu, like Secretary to Chief Minister, Managing Director of Chennai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd, Principal Secretary in Special Initiatives department and Planning & Development department, Joint Secretary in Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Additional Secretary in PMO and currently serving as Finance Secretary of India.

Lt Gen MU Nair
AVSM, SM National Cyber Security Coordinator

Lt Gen MU Nair, AVSM, SM National Cyber Security Coordinator Lt Gen M. Unni Nair is National Defence alumnus and also before NCSC he Signal Officer-in-Chief of Indian Army before he took over as National Cyber Security Coordinator.  Lt Gen Nair has a wealth of experience and expertise in the areas of cyber warfare, signal intelligence, and communication and information technology. Before assuming the position of NCSC, he held the position of commandant at the Military College of Telecommunication Engineering.

Navin Kumar Singh, IPS
Director General Director General, National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre

Sh. Navin Kumar Singh, IPS is currently the DG – NCIIPC, a unit of NTRO, which is the national nodal body for identification & protection of the Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) in the country. He has worked as the Nodal Officer for cybercrime in Jharkhand during 2017-2020 where he developed a pro-active response mechanism for tackling cybercrime for which he was given the FICCI smart policing award. He also contributed in the establishment of the Crime & Criminal Tracking and Networking System (CCTNS) of Jharkhand police. B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Kanpur,  he is also an NTS Scholar. He has also received the award for the best Master Thesis by International Anti-Corruption Academy, Vienna in 2016.He is a recipient of many awards including the Police Medal of Gallantry, Meritorious Service Medal, Distinguished Service Medal etc. for his exceptional contributions in policing.

Shri Ashish kumar Chauhan
MD & CEO , National Stock Exchange

Ashishkumar Chauhan is an Indian business executive and administrator who is currently the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE).A technocrat from IIT Bombay and IIM Calcutta,[3] Ashish was a founding member of NSE. Prior to joining NSE back in 2022, he was the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) for 10 years. He is also the Chancellor of University of Allahabad and serves as a member of Governing Council of one of the premier B-Schools in India - IIM Calcutta. Ashish is best known as the father of modern financial derivatives in India, and is considered one of the foremost experts in financial market policies, Information technology, organized retail, telecommunications, cricket and Indian social issues. Ashish has been awarded Lifetime Achievement Award by Global Custodian.

Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Rajesh Pant
Chairman CSAI

Lt. General (Dr.) Rajesh Pant is the former National Cyber Security Coordinator in the National Security Council Secretariat of India. He was responsible for coordinating all activities across multiple sectors to ensure a secure and resilient cyberspace within the nation. He holds a PhD degree for his research in the field of Information Security metrics. He is also MTech from IIT Kharagpur, MPhil from Madras University and Master of Management Studies from Osmania University . He was also the head of the Army’s Cyber Training establishment for three years. He served in the Army Signals Corps for 41 years wherein he was awarded three times by the President of India for distinguished service of the highest order. General Pant brings to the table an interesting mix of military operations, academic excellence, corporate governance and cyber security wisdom .

Prof NK Goyal
President, CSAI

Prof. NK Goyal, known as so called Telecom Father Figure, being in the field for last 42 years. He is Chairman Emeritus, CMAI and TEMA. He has been Vice Chairman International Telecom Union APT India; Member Governing Board Telecom Equipment & Services Export Promotion Council (Govt. of India), Director National Fertilizers Ltd. Associated with several industry associations. He also held appointment of General Manager of HP State Electronics Development Corporation & President HFCL and Director, Govt. of India, NIESBUD and President HFCL. Ambassador South East Asia for Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation, UK. Representing on more than 100 Government Committees, Groups and very deeply involved in Policy Formulations on Telecom, Mobile, IT, Education, Industry Academic Interface, Guest Speaker, National Vocational Courses with AICTE/MHRD in Institutes. He is also known for being Motivational Leader and for Spiritual Life, Meditation, Yoga, Reiki Master, Spiritual Therapy, Psychic Healing, Excellence in Life, Conflict/Stress management and Personality Development.

Keynote Speakers

Shri Amit Sharma ADG & Advisor (Cyber), MoD

Lt Gen (Dr. ) AS Lamba (Retd.) Borad Member, CSAI

Shri Balaji Venkateshwar, CISO, BSE

Agenda Day 1

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Registration

10.00 AM - 01.00 PM Inaugural Session

12.35 PM -Shri GIGI Thomas, CISO, BARC

Lunch Break

02.15 PM -Session by SEBI Official
02.30 PM -Industry Expert Session
03.05 PM -Tea & Networking
03.40 PM -Managing Cyber Resilience by Shri Balaji Venkateshwar, CISO, BSE
04.30 PM -Detailed Training Session on Managing Cyber Resilience by Balaji Venkateshwar

Agenda Day 2 i.e April 7th 2024

10.00 AM - 11.30 AM -Morning Session
12.15 PM - 01.30 PM -Mid-Day Session
01.35 PM - 02.15 PM -Lunch Break
02.30 PM - 03.30 PM -Ending Knowledge Session
03.35 PM - 03.45 PM -Closure & Session Wrap-up by Prof. NK Goyal, President, CSAI

The Venue

National Stock Exchange
National Stock Exchange of India Ltd., Exchange Plaza, C-1, Block G, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E) Mumbai – 400 051

Contact Info

P-90B Basement NDSE-II, New Delhi 110043

Get in Touch

Email - navteshgoyal@yahoo.com   
nkgoyals@yahoo.co.in

Mr. Navtesh Goyal - ED & CEO
+91 9711 869 771 (Call & Whatsapp)