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Netpoleon Bharat CXO Drive: Delhi — The Conversation Gets Sharper | 5/12 City Tour

As the Bharat CXO Drive continued across India, Delhi became the next meeting point for cybersecurity leaders and technology decision-makers. 

CXO Junction, in association with Netpoleon Bharat and its esteemed partners, Exabeam, Infoblox and BMC Helix brought the fifth chapter of the Netpoleon Bharat CXO Drive to Delhi, bringing together cybersecurity leaders and technology decision-makers for an evening of conversations, perspectives and peer exchange around the challenges shaping enterprise security today.

With every city, the conversation continues to evolve, bringing new perspectives, experiences and insights to the Bharat CXO Drive journey. 

Across the cities so far, one theme has continued to emerge: security leaders are being asked to make sense of more information, respond to an increasingly dynamic threat landscape and make critical decisions with greater speed and confidence.

Delhi brought that conversation into a new setting.

And, once again, the discussion went beyond technology alone.

The Conversation

From Pune’s focus on visibility and signals, to Mumbai’s conversation around intelligence and automation, Ahmedabad’s evolving security perspectives, and Jaipur’s focus on bringing visibility, intelligence and action together, the Bharat CXO Drive continued its journey in Delhi with another set of perspectives from the security and technology community.
 
The Delhi chapter featured Gulshaan Chhabra, Regional Sales Director, North & East, BMC Helix; Nitin Dubey, Sr. Solution Architect – SAARC, Infoblox; Poonam Yadav, Regional Sales Manager, Exabeam; and Abdul Rahiman Naufal, Sr. Sales Engineer, Exabeam.

The conversations brought together different experiences, priorities and perspectives, but the underlying challenge remained familiar:

How can organisations connect visibility, intelligence and action to make security decisions faster, smarter and more effective?

The conversation also highlighted an important reality for today’s security leaders, effective security is not built around technology in isolation.

It requires the right combination of people, processes, intelligence and technology working together to turn signals into understanding and understanding into action.

As the formal discussion unfolded, the exchange continued beyond the table, with leaders sharing experiences, challenges and perspectives from their own organisations.

Different cities. Different perspectives. One conversation that keeps getting stronger.

The Bharat CXO Drive continues to take shape through people, perspectives and conversations.

The Offensive vs Defensive Challenge

The evening also carried forward the Offensive vs Defensive Challenge, bringing the same competitive edge to the Delhi chapter that has become a key part of the Bharat CXO Drive journey. 

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 Delhi round, the next set of two finalists had emerged. 

🔴 Offensive Champion — NARENDRA KUMAR SHARMA – CIO, Delhi Police (Ministry of Home Affairs)

🔵 Defensive Champion — NISHANT KANDPAL – IS MANAGER, Varun Beverages

The Delhi champions will now meet again at the Final Showdown, alongside the finalists from Pune, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Jaipur 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.

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