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

Editorial Director - Events, India & META Foundry

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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Upcoming and recent events

CSO 100 Awards & Conference
Welcome Address: 5 things CSOs can't get wrong in 2026
Thursday, May 14, 2026
18:00 PM - 18:20
AI, cloud, and the increasingly interconnected nature of business and technology present CISOs with a range of risks and threats that will be particularly challenging this year. Cybersecurity leaders have a lot to consider when trying to keep their organizations safe. But some things stand out more than others or…
Editorial Keynote - Security Priorities Study: Promise of AI and Role of CSO
Friday, May 15, 2026
09:15 AM - 09:40 AM
Companies continue to grapple with a highly complex and active cybersecurity landscape. While AI promises to simplify and improve safeguards, it also opens doors to new risks. As adversaries get more creative and aggressive, security organizations see value in AI as a means to quickly analyze massive datasets, allowing them…
Editorial Session – The Changing Role of CSO in AI World
Friday, May 15, 2026
16:40 PM - 17:00 PM
In 2026, the CSO’s mandate expanded from defending the perimeter to architecting the trust layer for a machine-speed enterprise. This session explores the transformation of the role from a “no-saying” gatekeeper to a strategic partner who enables rapid AI adoption through autonomous governance and agentic risk management. Join us to learn…
The Editors' Chat: Compliance and Data Sovereignty across the Globe
Saturday, May 16, 2026
09:15 AM - 09:40 AM
In an era of rising digital protectionism, navigating the patchwork of global data sovereignty laws from GDPR to emerging local mandates is a defining challenge for modern CSOs. This session brings together senior editors to dissect the collision between cross border business needs and increasingly strict localization requirements.
Editorial Session – The Changing Role of CSO in AI World
Saturday, May 16, 2026
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
In 2026, the CSO’s mandate expanded from defending the perimeter to architecting the trust layer for a machine-speed enterprise. This session explores the transformation of the role from a “no-saying” gatekeeper to a strategic partner who enables rapid AI adoption through autonomous governance and agentic risk management. Join us to learn…
Executive CSO Workshop: Building Cyber Resilience Through Executive Decision-Making
Saturday, May 16, 2026
11:50 AM - 13:00 PM
The facilitated roundtable workshop with scenario-based discussion aims to enable peer learning, strategic discussion, and practical decision-making under pressure. And how C-suite executives and stakeholders of an organization can work in tandem to minimize the risk, protect the brand identity and lessen the financial damage in an increased environment of…
Mega Raffle, Closing Remarks
Saturday, May 16, 2026
13:10 PM - 13:20 PM
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