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DxFS 2026 - Programme Structure

Theme: Opportunities for Chartered Accountants in Digital Trust & Assurance

The Opportunity Shift: From Compliance to Digital Leadership

Time
Session Topics
Speakers
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMInaugural Session

Transforming Profession - Assuring Digital Economy

Speakers

Hon’ble Shri Duddilla Sridhar Babu

Minister for Information Technology, Electronics & Communications, Industries & Commerce and Legislative Affairs, Government of Telangana

CA. Charanjot Singh Nanda

Immediate Past President, ICAI

CA. Dayaniwas Sharma

Chairman, DAAB, ICAI

CA. Muppala Sridhar

Central Council Member, ICAI

CA. Arpit Kabra

Vice Chairman, DAAB, ICAI

CA. Girdhari Lal Toshniwal

Chairman, Hyderabad Branch (SIRC)

CA. Kumar Pal Tated

Secretary, Hyderabad Branch (SIRC)

11:00 AM - 12:00 NoonSession 1

IS Audit – A Backbone to BFSI Industry

  • Rising to regulatory expectations
  • Industry need and expectations due to tech adoption
  • Where technology meets assurance and new practice areas emerges

Speakers

Ms. Sailaja Rani Jampala

General Manager, RBI

CA. Arpit Kabra

Vice Chairman, DAAB, ICAI

Shri Vishal Saraswat

Head IS Audit, ICICI Bank

CA. R. Vittal Raj

Technology Risk & IS Governance Expert

12:00 Noon - 12:15 PM

Networking Tea

12:15 PM - 01:15 PMSession 2

Cloud, Cyber Risk and Control - Securing the Digital Enterprise

  • Regulatory frameworks driving cybersecurity audits
  • Industry perspective - moving towards continuous assurance
  • From cloud adoption to cyber resilience

Speakers

Shri Abhishek Solanki

Senior Scientist/ Joint Director, CERT-In

Shri M V Reddy

SVP & Head Cloud Services, Jio Platforms Ltd.

Dr. Saurabh Maheshwari

TEDx Speaker and System Security & Audit Expert

01:15 PM - 02:15 PM

Lunch Break

02:15 PM - 03:15 PMSession 3

Digital Personal Data Protection – Application & Implementation

  • India joining global data protection league
  • Emerging role of CAs in protecting personal digital data
  • New risk on the enterprise risk radar

Speakers

Shri KBS Manian

Group Chief Risk Officer & Head IA, Apollo Hospitals

Shri Vinay Vishwanath

Associate VP, Lab Systems

CA. Uday Kulkarni

Cybersecurity & DPDP Expert

03:15 PM - 04:15 PMPanel Discussion 1

Fraud is Evolving - Are You?

  • Rising expectations from forensic professionals
  • Discussion on Fraud Prevention
  • Sectoral challenges and governance expectations

Speakers

Shri K.V. Chowdary

Former CVC and Chairman CBDT; Independent Director, Reliance Industries Limited

Shri Sahil Malik

CGM, SEBI

CA. (Dr.) Durgesh Pandey

Honorary Professor, University of Portsmouth

04:15 PM - 04:30 PMSpecial Address

How CAG is adopting Technology and transforming in Digital Era

Speakers

Hon’ble Shri Anand Mohan Bajaj

Deputy Comptroller & Auditor General, Commercial & Report Central

04:30 PM - 04:45 PM

Networking Tea

04:45 PM - 05:30 PMInteractive Open House

Talk to the Experts

  • Real scenarios in IS Audit, DPDP, Forensics & Cyber Protection

Speakers

CA. Premnath D.

Information Systems & Security Auditor

CA. M.S. Mehta

Forensic Accounting & Data Analytics Expert

CA. Sailesh Cousik

Forensic Accounting Expert