CIO Futurescape 2026 signals India’s move toward responsible, enterprise-scale AI leadership

The CIO Association marked the seventh anniversary of its Kolkata Chapter with CIO Futurescape 2026, a national-level leadership forum that brought together more than 180 CIOs and senior digital leaders at Taj City Centre, New Town, Kolkata. The event focused on how Indian enterprises are moving from AI experimentation to AI-led leadership and accountability.

Founded in 2008, the CIO Association has evolved into a pan-India and international platform for technology leadership and peer collaboration. CIO Futurescape 2026 reflected this evolution, positioning AI not as a future ambition but as an immediate leadership imperative for enterprise CIOs.

Senior industry leadership in attendance

The conference was inaugurated by Manish Prasad, President and Managing Director, SAP India, and Raju Vegesna, Chairman and Managing Director, Sify Technologies.

They were joined by senior members of the CIO Association’s Kolkata leadership council, including Sandip Pradhan, President, CIO Association Kolkata Chapter and CDIO ...