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Yogesh Gupta, Editorial Director, India & META, Events, Foundry
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Yogesh Gupta

Editorial Director, India & META, Events Foundry

Yogesh is the editorial director for events – India and META (Middle East, Turkey & Africa) for Foundry (an IDG, Inc. Company). In an earlier role spanning over seven years, he was the executive editor for Foundry, the world’s largest technology media, research and data services conglomerate. Today, he leads the content curation and moderates the events (in-person and virtual) for Foundry brands – CIO and CSO – in India. He is also involved with editorial content, video interviews for CIO.COM in India and Middle East.

Yogesh has been with Foundry (earlier IDG Communications) for over seventeen years. He hosts the annual awards and symposium programs in India including CIO100 Awards, CSO100 Awards and Premier100 (Channel) Awards, since over a decade. From 2024 onwards, he will be responsible to launch Foundry’s awards program – CIO100, CSO30, CIO50 – in META region.

A keynote speaker, social media influencer and knowledge enthusiast, Yogesh impacts the technologists’ community (CIOs, CSOs, CDOs, ITDMs, Channels) across the enterprise technology ecosystem in India and globally. In 2019, Yogesh was recognized as ‘Star Editor’ or ‘B2B Influential Editor’ from an elite list of 26 tech editors across IDG globally.

With over two decades of experience in the media industry including seventeen years at Foundry, he kick-started his journalism career with The Times of India (Bennet Coleman & Co.) in 2003. He later joined IDG as senior correspondent for weekly publication ChannelWorld in 2007. Yogesh holds a Computer Engineering degree from Mumbai University.

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Upcoming and recent events

CSO 100 Awards & Conference
Tacking the AI-Powered Cyber Threats
Thursday, May 14, 2026
16:00 PM - 17:00 PM
The integration of AI into cybercrime has transformed attack vectors. Adversaries deploy generative AI to create deepfakes, hyper-personalized phishing, polymorphic malware, and voice synthesis scams, accelerating both scale and deception. “AI vs AI” will define the next era of cyber defence, forcing organizations to deploy AI-driven threat intelligence and autonomous…
Global Alignment & Cross-Sector Frameworks
Friday, May 15, 2026
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
India’s regulatory ecosystem is converging with global cybersecurity and privacy standards, positioning it as a key regional data-trust hub. The DPDP India Act introducing a comprehensive regime for AI safety, algorithmic transparency, and tech accountability. Together with DPDP and CERT-In mandates, this will create an interoperable, global-grade compliance environment, influencing…
The Captain's Table - The AI Threat Frontier: Deepfakes, Autonomous Malware, and Defensive AI
Friday, May 15, 2026
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
An interactive expert panel unpacking the surge in AI-driven cyber threats, from generative deepfakes to autonomous attack scripts, and how Indian enterprises can leverage AI defensively.
The Fintech Helm: Balancing Cybersecurity and AI for Accelerated Growth
Friday, May 15, 2026
13:10 PM - 13:30 PM
The growth momentum of FinTechs in India isn’t slowing down. As cyber threats evolve, FinTech companies are continually adopting next-gen cybersecurity tools and develop strategies to protect their innovation, modernize their Apps and secure their ecosystem. AI is an opportunity as well as roadblock for companies to stay ahead of…
CISO Accountability and Leadership Evolution
Friday, May 15, 2026
17:15 PM - 18:15 PM
CISOs are transitioning from technical guardians to strategic leaders with personal legal accountability for cybersecurity disclosures and governance. Global and domestic regulations now expose CISOs to civil or even criminal penalties for inaccurate incident reporting or compliance failures.
The Captain's Table - DPDP Act and DPOs - Is India Inc Ready?
Saturday, May 16, 2026
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
In 2026, the question is no longer “what the law says,” but “can your systems prove it?” This session analyzes the technical hurdles DPOs face in implementing automated data erasure, purpose limitation, and the mandatory one-year log retention required under the 2025 Rules. We will examine the emerging role of…
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