ISACA Bangalore Chapter hosts the 29th Annual Karnataka Conference with the theme “Fortify the AI Backbone and Agentic AI – Govern, Secure, and Thrive”.

2–day complete power packed session held on July 24^th and 25^th July , 2026, at Taj MG  Road, Bengaluru

Bengaluru, July 24, 2026: 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 29^th 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)