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Namma Privacy Conference 2026

India's premier gathering for Data Protection Officers, CISOs, and General Counsels. July 2–3, Bengaluru.

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Upcoming Conferences & Events

July 2–3, 2026
Upcoming Event
Namma Privacy Conference 2026
Bangalore International Centre

India's flagship data privacy conference bringing together DPOs, CISOs, legal experts, and policymakers from across the country.

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Our Chairman
Col. Binoj Koshy

Col. Binoj Koshy

India Chairman, DPO Club

Col Binoj Koshy (Retd) is an Indian Army Veteran with over 32 years of IT, cybersecurity, and military operations experience. Currently the India Chairman of DPO Club, his prestigious past roles include Officer In-charge of Army-CERT and CISO/DPO for Aadhaar. He is an avid trainer dedicated to secure, innovative technology solutions.

True ‘Privacy’ under the DPDP Law of India isn't about enterprises building walls around data; it’s about giving Data Principals the steering wheel, and their 'Right to 'Privacy'.

Community Leadership

Our City Presidents

Anupam Sharan
Anupam Sharan
Ahmedabad President
Nikhil Pilania
Nikhil Pilania
Bengaluru President
Senthil Kumar Iyyappan
Senthil Kumar Iyyappan
Chennai President
Goutham Vaidyanathan
Goutham Vaidyanathan
Chennai President
Javid Ibrahim
Javid Ibrahim
Chennai President
Subramanian Vaithi
Subramanian Vaithi
Chennai President
Col. Deepak Joshi
Col. Deepak Joshi
Delhi President
Neeru Walia
Neeru Walia
Delhi President
Akshata Namjoshi
Akshata Namjoshi
Dubai President
Aruna Vaz
Aruna Vaz
Dubai President
Gayathri Sribharath
Gayathri Sribharath
Hyderabad Presidents
Vasanth Kumar
Vasanth Kumar
Hyderabad President
Syed Kadam Murshed
Syed Kadam Murshed
Kolkata President
Athul Gaikwad
Athul Gaikwad
Mumbai President
Amit Joshi
Amit Joshi
Mumbai President
Mayank Sharma
Mayank Sharma
Mumbai President
Omar A.
Omar A.
Saudi President
Syed K Hussaini
Syed K Hussaini
Saudi President
Mayank Nauni
Mayank Nauni
Singapore President
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Our Advisory Board

15 members

Akarsh Singh A
Akarsh Singh A
Chief Privacy Officer & Founder
Tsaaro Consulting
Ambarish Kumar Singh
Ambarish Kumar Singh
CISO
CISO, Godrej Enterprises Group
Ashish Kumar Adhikari
Ashish Kumar Adhikari
Principal PM Manager
Microsoft
Dhruv Suri
Dhruv Suri
Partner
PSA
Dr. Pawan Chawla
Dr. Pawan Chawla
Senior Management | CISO & DPO
Tata AIA Life Insurance
Himanshu Gautam
Himanshu Gautam
Founder
GoTrust
Jagannath PV
Jagannath PV
Global DPO
LTIMindtree
Lalit Kumar
Lalit Kumar
Principal Security Architect
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Lathamani BR
Lathamani BR
Privacy Engineer
Google
Nakul Batra
Nakul Batra
Partner
DSK Legal
Prof (Dr) Avinash Dadhich
Prof (Dr) Avinash Dadhich
Founding Director
School of Law at Dhirubhai Ambani University
Rakesh Maheshwari
Rakesh Maheshwari
Advisor
Cyber Laws and Tech Policy Former Sr. Director and Group Coordinator (Cyber Law, Cyber Security & Data Governance)
Rohan Bagai
Rohan Bagai
Senior Partner
AZB & Partners
Supratim Chakraborty
Supratim Chakraborty
Partner
Khaitan & Co
Tanin Chakraborty
Tanin Chakraborty
Senior Director & Global DPO
Biocon Biologics
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DPO Club has chapters across India and the Middle East, bringing together data protection professionals in every major city.

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Young Privacy Professionals

Karthikeyan K
Karthikeyan K
Sub committee (Chennai)
YPP
Shreya Gupta
Shreya Gupta
Sub committee (Mumbai)
YPP
Ruchi Kandpal
Ruchi Kandpal
Sub committee (Bengaluru)
YPP
Rushabh Pinesh Mehta
Rushabh Pinesh Mehta
Sub committee (Bengaluru)
YPP

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