Panel Discussion: The CISO’s New Frontier: Defending Against Intelligent Threats Emerging in the AI Era

Panellists in this video:
• Kapil Madaan, CISO & DPO, Max Healthcare (Moderator)
• Dr. Siraj Rahim, Chief Information Security Officer, MRF Group
• Sattam Bhattacharya, CITSO & Head – IT Enterprise Architecture, Bharti AXA Life Insurance
• Dr. Jagannath Sahoo, Group CISO & DPO, Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd
• Darshan Chavan, CISO, Mirae Asset Management
• Akanksha Garg, DPO & Head Digital Products PMO, HDFC Securities
• Vivek Shankar, Chief IT Security Officer, Axis Max Life Insurance
• Apoorva Goyal, Manager, Systems Engineering, Versa Networks

Key Highlights:
♦ Kapil Madaan, CISO & DPO, Max Healthcare (Moderator):
+ As AI transforms the enterprise, cybersecurity must evolve from being a technology function to becoming a business enabler.

♦ Dr. Siraj Rahim, Chief Information Security Officer, MRF Group:
+ AI has two sides. One side is how we use AI, and the other is how attackers use AI against us.

♦ Sattam Bhattacharya, CITSO & Head – IT Enterprise Architecture, Bharti AXA Life Insurance:
+ Cybersecurity is no longer just about authentication. It requires regular governance, continuous monitoring and continuous validation because AI agents can operate with the same access as users.

♦ Dr. Jagannath Sahoo, Group CISO & DPO, Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd:
+ The first question every organisation should ask is: Do you know how many AI agents are running in your ecosystem?

♦ Darshan Chavan, CISO, Mirae Asset Management:
+ You have to use AI to fight AI. You cannot expect traditional tools to defend against self-improving AI-driven attacks.

♦ Akanksha Garg, DPO & Head Digital Products PMO, HDFC Securities:
+ Security leaders are no longer just technical specialists. They are business executives responsible for enabling secure transformation.

♦ Vivek Shankar, Chief IT Security Officer, Axis Max Life Insurance:
+ It is not just about preventing threats. It is about how quickly we recover, monitor and restore business operations without impacting the organisation.

♦ Apoorva Goyal, Manager, Systems Engineering, Versa Networks:
+ In the AI era, cybersecurity has to move beyond perimeter defence to continuous visibility, governance and Zero Trust across users, devices and AI agents.