Bengaluru, July 25: The 29th edition of the Annual Karnataka Conference, themed “Fortify the AI Backbone and Agentic AI – Govern, Secure, Thrive,” was inaugurated today at Taj MG Road, Bengaluru. The two-day conference will be held on July 24 and 25, 2026
Chief Guest Address: Mr. Mr. Praveen KN, Zonal Commissioner, South Zone, BDA, Government of Karnataka and Mr. Upendra Upadhya -Chief Operating Officer, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India and Director Analytics at My Gov and AI’in the work Place, People, Processes, and Technologies – An Organizational Perspective Special Chief Guest Address: Mr. Subramanian J IT Risk & Compliance Practice – SQ1 Security Technology Private Limited consented to be the Chief Guest of the 29th Annual Karnataka conference. Conference inaugurated in presence of Mr, T R Rajesh, President – ISACA Bangalore Chapter, Ms Lalitha Satheesh, Vice President – ISACA Bangalore Chapter with other dignitaries were present.
The Guest of honour address delivered by Mr T R Rajesh, President – ISACA Bangalore Chapter who discussed the importance of “Fortify the AI Backbone and Agentic AI – Govern, Secure, Thrive,”. The conference edition of the ISACA newsletter was released by the Chief Guest. The theme of this year’s conference intends to explore the interesting opportunities for Information Security professionals, which stem out of the challenges in Cyber India and Artificial Intelligence. Senior industry professionals, Government representatives, and academicians shared their knowledge and insights at the Conference.
After a successful largest-ever conference held in 2025 with 300 delegates, the excitement to network and meet in person was high among all the delegates. With more than 400 registrations, it is the largest conference ever held by ISACA Bangalore since inception. With power-packed sessions, the conference is a huge knowledge boost.
Mr T R Rajesh, President – ISACA Bangalore Chapter welcomed all the delegates as for the largest ever conference held by ISACA Bangalore and shared the insights. The conference chair and VP of ISACA Bangalore Chapter, Ms.Lalitha Satheesh gave an overview of the action-packed schedule and thanked the dignitaries, chief guest and the speakers for sharing their valuable time.
Post inauguration, as part of Plenary session
Some of the interesting sessions delivered during the conference are
AI’s Role in People, Processes, and Technologies – An Organizational Perspective Special Chief Guest Address: Mr. Subramanian J IT Risk & Compliance Practice – SQ1 Security Technology Private Limited
Chief guest distributed the awards for the rank holders of the recent ISACA Certification exams, also felicitated.
Awards Ceremony: Recognizing Outstanding Achievement and Honouring the Top Scorers of the ISACA Bangalore Chapter in the ISACA Certification Examinations conducted during the period June 2025 – December 2025, including: Advanced in AI Audit (AAIA), Advanced in AI Security Management (AAISM), Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC ) Certified data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE)
