Yogesh Gupta

Yogesh is the editorial director for events – India and META (Middle East, Turkey & Africa) for Foundry. In an earlier role spanning over seven years, he was the executive editor for Foundry, the world’s leading technology media conglomerate in digital marketing, events, and data services. Today, he curates the content and moderates the events (in-person and virtual) for Foundry brands, CIO, and CSO in India and other countries. He also oversees the editorial content, video interviews for CIO.COM and CSOONLINE.COM

Been with Foundry (earlier IDG Communications) for over nineteen years, Yogesh has hosted the annual awards programs in India, including CIO 100 Awards and CSO 100 Awards, in India for over a decade. In 2024, he launched Foundry’s awards program – CIO 100, CSO30, CIO50 – in the META region, including Dubai, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. A keynote speaker, social media influencer, and a 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 recognised as a ‘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, he kick-started his journalism career with The Times of India in 2003. He joined IDG as a senior correspondent for the weekly magazine, ChannelWorld, in 2007.  Yogesh holds a Computer Engineering degree from the University of Mumbai, India.

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