Speaker
Yogesh Gupta
Editorial Director - Events, India & META
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
CIO 100 Awards & Conference India
Welcome Address - The AI Journey for CIO: FOMO or JOMO
Thursday, September 17, 2026
15.05 PM - 15.25 PM
For the past three years, the enterprise has been fueled by FOMO the frantic race to integrate every new LLM and pilot every emerging AI tool for fear of falling behind. But as we enter the era of “Agentic AI” and industrial-scale deployment, the most successful leaders are discovering the…
Editorial Keynote: 2026 State of the CIO Study
Friday, September 18, 2026
09.05 AM - 09.25 AM
IT leaders take the helm to mainstream AI as per 2026 State of the CIO Study, as enterprises move beyond AI experimentation to transformative use cases that deliver measurable business value. In its 25th annual State of the CIO research, Foundry canvassed 662 IT leaders and 249 lines of business…
The Editors' Chat - CIO in 2026: Follow the North Stars on the Agentic Horizon
Saturday, September 19, 2026
9.15 AM - 9.40 AM
The enterprise AI playbook has shifted from passive chatbots to autonomous Agentic AI systems capable of executing complex workflows. This session moves past the generative AI hype to address the real-world engineering, governance, and infrastructural shifts required to manage multi-agent architectures. Join us for a candid discussion on the critical…
CIO Design Thinking Workshop - Nobody knows where their AI Budget is going
Saturday, September 19, 2026
12.40 PM - 13.10 PM
This high-impact, hands-on workshop tailored specifically for enterprise technology leaders navigating rapid digital transformation. CIOs will leverage human-centric design thinking methodologies to dismantle complex IT challenges, bridge organizational silos, and identify high-value innovation opportunities. Through collaborative problem-framing and rapid prototyping, the participants will walk away with an actionable blueprint to…
Mega Raffle & Closing Remarks
Saturday, September 19, 2026
13.20 PM - 13.30 PM
Get an exclusive sneak peek into Foundry’s flagship CIO events for the remainder of 2026 and 2027 as we look ahead to what’s next for the executive community.