Securing Financial Services in the Age of AI: A Strategic Blueprint for Cyber Resilience

October 15, 2025 | 6:00 - 9:00 PM IST​ | Grand Hyatt, Mumbai

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Event Overview

The Palo Alto Networks-led discussion is an exclusive executive briefing designed for the decision-makers from India’s leading banks, non-banking financial companies, insurance companies and fintech organizations. As AI transforms business operations across India’s dynamic financial sector, enterprises must evolve beyond traditional security approaches to build resilient enterprises.

This interactive session will explore how leading Indian financial institutions can confidently connect teams, workflows and technology while collaborating across distributed environments – from metro headquarters to rural branches and ATM networks. We’ll examine differentiated approaches to cybersecurity that go beyond complexity, providing a strategic blueprint for securing critical infrastructure and digital assets across India’s diverse financial ecosystem.

Attendees will gain actionable insights into creating a comprehensive security architecture that protects their organization today while positioning them for India’s digital financial future. This executive-level dialogue will provide the strategic perspective needed to navigate the intersection of AI, Indian financial services and cybersecurity.

Discussion Points:

  • Implementing continuous trust verification and security inspection frameworks for India’s multi-location banking networks;
  • Leveraging AI-powered security solutions to enhance threat detection and defend against AI-powered attacks in high-transaction environments;
  • Building secure, collaborative ecosystems that span urban headquarters, rural branches, ATM networks and cloud environments;
  • Strategic approaches to cybersecurity that enable digital India initiatives while maintaining regulatory compliance and business agility.

Request to Attend

Speakers

Rahul Neel Mani
Vice President, Community Engagement and Editorial,
ISMG (Moderator)

Shailesh Rao
President, Cortex,
Palo Alto Networks

Krishnan V V
Country Director – BFSI,
Palo Alto Networks

Agenda

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Registration & Networking

7:00 PM - 7:10 PM

Opening Remarks & Introduction

Rahul Neel Mani, Vice President, Community Engagement and Editorial, ISMG

7:10 PM - 7:20 PM

Context Setting by Palo Alto Networks

Krishnan V V, Country Director – BFSI, Palo Alto Networks

7:20 PM - 7:40 PM

Securing a Resilient Financial & Insurance Services Enterprise
Presentation by Palo Alto Networks

Shailesh Rao, President, Cortex, Palo Alto Networks

7:40 PM - 8:25 PM

Navigating the AI Frontier: Orchestrating an Adaptive AI-Driven FSI Business
Panel Discussion by Industry Thought Leaders

Yet, according to Palo Alto Networks’ Global State of Cloud-Native Security Survey, 90% of organizations admit they cannot detect, contain, and resolve cyber threats within an hour. This gap between detection and response is where risk multiplies, especially in the highly regulated financial services sector. This necessitates the need for reimagining cloud with a unified posture, runtime, and threat intelligence into a real-time, prevention-first framework. 

The panel will explore how BFSI organizations can evolve from reactive security to proactive defence, reducing dwell time, strengthening compliance, and securing trust in the digital era.

Dinesh Kamble, CISO, RBL Bank

Dr. Pawan Chawla, SVP, CISO and DPPO, Tata AIA Life Insurance 

8:25 PM - 8:45 PM

Secure AI by Design
Presentation by Palo Alto Networks

Vikram Goda, Senior Solutions Consultant, Palo Alto Networks

8:50 PM - 9:00 PM

Closing Remarks 

Venue

Grand Hyatt, Mumbai

Bandra Kurla Complex, Siddharath Nagar, Vakola, Vicinity, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400055

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Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity leader, is shaping the cloud-centric future with technology that is transforming the way people and organizations operate. Its mission is to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting the digital way of life. The company helps address the world’s greatest security challenges with continuous innovation that seizes the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, analytics, automation and orchestration.