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After Pune set the journey in motion and Mumbai took the conversation further, the Bharat CXO Drive arrived in Ahmedabad.
CXO Junction, in association with Netpoleon Bharat and its esteemed partners, Exabeam, Infoblox and BMC Helix brought the second chapter of the Netpoleon Bharat CXO Drive to Ahmedabad, bringing together cybersecurity leaders and technology decision-makers for an evening of conversations, perspectives and peer exchange around the challenges shaping enterprise security today.
If Pune started the conversation, and Mumbai gave it greater depth, Ahmedabad added another perspective to the journey.
Across every stop of the Bharat CXO Drive, one thing has remained constant: security leaders are navigating an environment where the volume of information keeps growing, the threat landscape keeps evolving and the pressure to make the right decisions — quickly — has never been greater.
Ahmedabad brought those realities back to the table.
And once again, the conversation moved beyond technology alone.
After Pune opened the conversation around visibility and signals, and Mumbai took it further into intelligence and automation, Ahmedabad brought another perspective to the journey.
The Ahmedabad chapter brought together Deepak Bhatia, Regional Sales Director, BMC Helix, and Kaustubh Aradhye, Sales Manager, Pentera, and Gaurav Batra, Founder & CEO, CyberFrat moderating the discussion.
The questions had travelled. The conversation had grown.
Security and technology leaders came to the table with different experiences and priorities, but a familiar challenge remained: how do organisations bring visibility, intelligence and action together to make faster and better-informed security decisions?
The Ahmedabad chapter built on the conversations that came before it — moving beyond simply seeing more or responding faster, towards understanding how these capabilities work together in an evolving security environment.
Pune started the conversation. Mumbai gave it depth. Ahmedabad moved it forward.
The exchange extended beyond the formal discussion, with leaders sharing perspectives, experiences and the challenges shaping their own organisations.
A room full of leaders. One table. A conversation that keeps growing with every city.
The journey continued to take shape through people, perspectives and conversations.
The evening also carried forward the Offensive vs Defensive Challenge, bringing the same competitive edge to the Mumbai chapter that it brought to Pune.
CXOs stepped into the challenge, taking on offensive and defensive scenarios that called for strategic thinking, quick decisions and the ability to respond under pressure.
By the end of the Ahmedabad round, the next set of finalists had emerged.
🔴Offensive Champion — RAJIV MEHTA – AVP Head Data Governance & Technology, Adani Enterprises Ltd. 🔵Defensive Champion — MANDAR KULKARNI – CISO, Adani Enterprises Ltd.
The Ahmedabad finalists will meet again at the Final Showdown, alongside the finalists from Pune, Mumbai and the cities still to come.
And the Story Continues
As we revisit each city, we will take you back to the conversations, people and moments that shaped the Bharat CXO Drive along the way. Next in the throwback series: Kochi.
Follow along as we revisit the cities that shaped the Bharat CXO Drive, and build towards the Final Showdown.
Stay tuned as CXO Junction continues to bring you exclusive updates from Netpoleon’s cybersecurity journey, thought leadership initiatives, and enterprise technology engagements across India.
