Speaker
Vasant Rao
CIO Contributing Editor FoundryVasant is a content strategist and a business leader in the enterprise technology world for over two decades. He is a Partner in Navigature Consulting, a Strategy & AI Consulting firm. In earlier role, he was the Managing Director, India & South Asia for International Data Corporation (IDC) between 2020 to 2025, prior to which he worked in multiple global leadership roles in Cognizant for a decade. Earlier, he built and sold his financial services software startup in Singapore to an Indian GSI and since then has been actively involved in investing and managing startups.
Upcoming and recent events
CIO 100 Awards & Conference India
Data is the New Currency for AI: How Enterprises can Build, Protect and Monetize It
Thursday, September 17, 2026
17.30 PM - 18.30 PM
In the AI era, data has emerged as the most valuable business asset, fueling innovation, automation, and competitive advantage. However, enterprises must move beyond simply collecting data to strategically building robust data foundations, safeguarding critical information from evolving risks, and unlocking new revenue opportunities. This session explores how organizations can…
The Keynote: 5 Strategies to avoid AI bill shocks
Saturday, September 19, 2026
10.00 AM - 10.20 AM
The next FinOps challenge isn’t just tracking AI spend, but understanding which workflows create it, how agents amplify it, and whether the business value justifies the cost. As AI shifts from copilots to embedded workflows and autonomous agents, one user request can trigger multiple model calls, retrieval steps, retries, orchestration…