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# Ardentia 2026 Privacy & AI Governance Conference
- URL: https://www.ardentprivacy.ai/blog/ardentia-2026/
- Published: 2026-01-09T15:44:16.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-23T12:16:19.000Z
- Author: Sameer Ahirrao
- Tags: event

Ardentia 2026 | Feb 21–22 | Seasides Conference | ICG Goa 

# Ardentia 2026  
Privacy & AI Governance Conference 

Organised by **Ardent Foundation** 

Overview 21st Feb 22nd Feb ACPT Certification Speakers Volunteer Opportunity 

## About Ardentia

Ardentia 2026 is the first Privacy & AI Governance conference for professionals and academicians with focus on privacy enhancing technologies and AI security. The mission of this conference is to help organisations looking to move beyond policies and frameworks to practical, hands-on implementation of India’s DPDP Act, global privacy regulations and implementing responsible AI. 

The conference brings together ethical hackers, IT innovators, legal, security, and risk professionals to share real‑world experiences, implementation challenges, and proven approaches to building operationally mature privacy and AI governance programs. 

Alongside thought‑leadership discussions, Ardentia features a hands-on training and product certification program for enterprise teams and practitioners provided by Ardent Privacy. 

## Why Attend?

- ✔ Gain clarity on enterprise **DPDP compliance**
- ✔ Learn how to embed **Responsible AI**
- ✔ Engage in **experience-led** discussions
- ✔ Upskill through a **certification-backed** learning experience

## Who Should Attend? 

- ✦CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, Developers
- ✦CISOs, Information Security Leaders
- ✦Privacy & Compliance Professionals
- ✦Legal & Risk Teams
- ✦Consultants & Advisors
- ✦DPDP Implementation Teams

## CSR Impact

### How Your Participation Makes an Impact 

- ✦ One paid certification seat sponsors training for one student or early-career professional
- ✦ Enables practical, real-world learning in privacy and AI governance
- ✦ Supports workforce readiness for DPDP and Responsible AI implementation
- ✦ Contributes to a stronger, more sustainable privacy ecosystem in India

## Our Partners

Proudly supported by industry leaders driving privacy and security innovation. 

### Conference Partner

![Vaultize](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/Vaultize.png) 

![CockroachLabs](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/CockroachLabs.png) 

![Softcell](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/softcell.png) 

### Supporting Partners

![Privacient](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/Privacient.png) 

![Cache Digitech](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/Cache%20Digitech.png) 

![AIonOS](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/AIonOS.png) 

### Academia Partner

![PICT](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/PICT.png) 

### Logistics Partner

![GOA Miles](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/GOA%20Miles.png) 

## Ardentia 2026 Sundown Connect 🌆🍸 

**Ardentia 2026** isn’t just about sessions and certifications—it’s also about community, conversations, and celebration. 

The **Ardentia 2026 Sundown Connect** is an exclusive cocktail party evening bringing together speakers, delegates, trainers, and partners for an informal yet high-energy networking experience. 

Date 

🗓️ 21st Feb 2026

Time 

🕖 7:00 PM Onwards

The event is designed to help you build lasting professional relationships in a setting that’s vibrant, social, and unmistakably Ardentia. 

![Ardentia 2026 Sundown Connect](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/Ardentia%202026%20Feast.png) 

## 21st Feb | Privacy & AI Governance

### Day 1 (21st Feb) – Conference Track (Seasides 2026) 

A dedicated Privacy & AI Governance Track featuring: 

14:00 – 14:15

**Opening Session**

14:15 – 14:45

**Building Privacy - First Digital Payments:** The Future of UPI Under DPDPA

14:50 – 15:20

**Compliance - Ready Systems with Distributed SQL:** Designing Scalable Data Stores for regulatory needs

15:25 – 15:55

**Engineering Shift - Left Privacy in the DPDPA Era and Data Privacy Continuum**

16:00 – 16:30

**DPDPA Simplified:**  What Every Cyber Security Professional Must Know

16:35 – 17:05

**DPDPA reasonable security safeguards with 360 degrees with DRM**

## 22nd Feb | Full Day Agenda

### Track 1 (Josh): Presentations 

09:00 – 09:30

Registration

09:30 – 10:00

Breakfast & Networking

10:00 – 10:15

Opening session

10:15 – 10:45

**Consent Conundrum :** Moving Beyond Collection and enabling it in data lifecycle 

10:55 – 11:25

Key Note - **PRIVACY AND AI Safety :** A DIGITAL RESPONSIBILITY AS SOCIETY 

11:35 – 12:05

**Unified Incident Reporting for RBI, SEBI, IRDAI & CERT-IN**

12:15 – 13:00

**Turning Compliance into Capability :** Data Privacy Implementation Insights

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch & Networking

14:00 – 14:45

**Innovate with your peers :** DPDPA Implementation Discussions - DPIA & Data Discovery 

14:55 – 15:25

**Awareness to Action :** Leveraging Data Privacy Champions to Enable Enterprise Privacy Journeys 

15:35 – 16:05

**Enabling Data Centric Privacy, Security and AI Gov :** Efficient Data Discovery & Intelligenece at Scale with DBoM(Data Bill of Materials) 

16:05 – 16:30

Tea Break & Peer Networking

16:30 – 17:00

**Anatomy of an Enterprise AI Feature :** Building Privacy and Governance Into AI Systems 

17:10 – 17:40

**Data Privacy in the Age of AI** 

17:40 – 18:00

Thank You Note & Closing 

### Track 2 (Junoon): Ardent Certified Privacy Technologist (ACPT) Training 

09:00 – 09:30

Registration

09:30 – 10:00

Breakfast & Networking

10:00 – 10:30

**Privacy Regulations (DPDPA)** & Technology Operations Overview 

10:30 – 11:20

**Assessment Manager –** to conduct DPIA

11:20 – 13:00

**Data Discovery & Intelligence** \- to have visibility over sensitive data 

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch & Networking

14:00 – 14:30

**Data Principal Request Management** \- to enable Data Principal Rights 

14:30 – 15:30

**Universal Consent Management** \- to have a centralized system 

15:30 – 16:00

**Data Breach Management** \- to create audit ready reports 

16:00 – 16:30

Tea Break & Peer Networking

16:30 – 17:00

**Use Cases & Practical Scenarios**

17:00 – 17:10

Thank You Note & Closing 

![ACPT Badge](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/ACPT.png) 

## Our Speakers

![Prashanth (PV) Boccasam](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/Prashanth%20Boccasam.png) 

### Prashanth V Boccasam

Serial entrepreneur, Investor, Board Director, and Strategic Leader in Ethical AI Transformation

Jorn Capital

[ ![LinkedIn](https://www.ardentprivacy.ai/assets/img/linkedin_icon.svg) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pvboccasam/?ref=ardentprivacy.ai) 

![Sameer Ahirrao](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/SameerAhirrao.png) 

### Sameer Ahirrao

Founder & CEO

Ardent Privacy

[ ![LinkedIn](https://www.ardentprivacy.ai/assets/img/linkedin_icon.svg) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sameerahi?utm%5Fsource=share&utm%5Fcampaign=share%5Fvia&utm%5Fcontent=profile&utm%5Fmedium=android%5Fapp) 

![Sameer Ratolikar](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/Sameer%20Ratolikar.png) 

### Sameer Ratolikar

Group Head & CISO

HDFC Bank

[ ![LinkedIn](https://www.ardentprivacy.ai/assets/img/linkedin_icon.svg) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sameer-ratolikar-13b1725?originalSubdomain=in&ref=ardentprivacy.ai) 

![Vijayakumar C](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/VijayakumarC.png) 

### Vijayakumar C

Chief Information Security Officer

NSE Clearing Limited

[ ![LinkedIn](https://www.ardentprivacy.ai/assets/img/linkedin_icon.svg) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vijayakumar-c-3526241?utm%5Fsource=share&utm%5Fcampaign=share%5Fvia&utm%5Fcontent=profile&utm%5Fmedium=android%5Fapp) 

![Sarang B Nagmote](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/Sarang%20B%20Nagmote.jpg) 

### Sarang B Nagmote

Data Protection Officer

Paytm Payments Bank

[ ![LinkedIn](https://www.ardentprivacy.ai/assets/img/linkedin_icon.svg) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarang-b-nagmote-037595122?utm%5Fsource=share&utm%5Fcampaign=share%5Fvia&utm%5Fcontent=profile&utm%5Fmedium=android%5Fapp) 

![Kishan Kendre](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/Kishan%20Kendre.png) 

### Kishan Kendre

Global Head - Information Security

Blue Star Ltd

[ ![LinkedIn](https://www.ardentprivacy.ai/assets/img/linkedin_icon.svg) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kishankendre/?ref=ardentprivacy.ai) 

![Anurag Garhyan](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/Anurag%20Garhyan.png) 

### Anurag Garhyan

Managing Director

Vaultize

[ ![LinkedIn](https://www.ardentprivacy.ai/assets/img/linkedin_icon.svg) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anurag-garhyan-60a935?utm%5Fsource=share&utm%5Fcampaign=share%5Fvia&utm%5Fcontent=profile&utm%5Fmedium=android%5Fapp) 

![Sanyogeeta Rananaware](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/Sanyogeeta%20Rananaware.png) 

### Sanyogeeta Rananaware

Managing Director

Privacient

[ ![LinkedIn](https://www.ardentprivacy.ai/assets/img/linkedin_icon.svg) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanyogeeta-rananaware-2514aa84?utm%5Fsource=share&utm%5Fcampaign=share%5Fvia&utm%5Fcontent=profile&utm%5Fmedium=android%5Fapp) 

![Raunak Khetan](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/Raunak%20Khetan.png) 

### Raunak Khetan

Head of Partnerships, APJ

CockroachDB

[ ![LinkedIn](https://www.ardentprivacy.ai/assets/img/linkedin_icon.svg) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/raunak-khetan-a9a4b124?utm%5Fsource=share&utm%5Fcampaign=share%5Fvia&utm%5Fcontent=profile&utm%5Fmedium=android%5Fapp) 

![Anandaday Misshra.png](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/Anandaday%20Misshra.png) 

### Anandaday Misshra

Data Privacy & AI Lawyer, Founder & Managing Partner

AMLEGALS

[ ![LinkedIn](https://www.ardentprivacy.ai/assets/img/linkedin_icon.svg) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anandaday-misshra/?originalSubdomain=in&ref=ardentprivacy.ai) 

![Amit Chaudhary.png](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/Amit%20Chaudhary.png) 

### Amit Chaudhary

Director & Board Member

Cache Digitech Pvt Ltd

[ ![LinkedIn](https://www.ardentprivacy.ai/assets/img/linkedin_icon.svg) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/amit-chaudhary-9643b38/?originalSubdomain=in&ref=ardentprivacy.ai) 

![Jai Shankar Sharma](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/Jai%20Shankar%20Sharma.png) 

### Jai Shankar Sharma

Director - Cyber Advisory

Inspira Enterprise

[ ![LinkedIn](https://www.ardentprivacy.ai/assets/img/linkedin_icon.svg) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaishankar05/?ref=ardentprivacy.ai) 

![Sushil Raverkar](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/Sushil%20Raverkar.png) 

### Sushil Raverkar

Manager - FDE

Ardent Privacy

[ ![LinkedIn](https://www.ardentprivacy.ai/assets/img/linkedin_icon.svg) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sushil-raverkar-bb049ab3?utm%5Fsource=share&utm%5Fcampaign=share%5Fvia&utm%5Fcontent=profile&utm%5Fmedium=android%5Fapp) 

![Sakshi Agrawal](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/Sakshi%20Agrawal.png) 

### Sakshi Agrawal

Privacy Analyst

Ardent Privacy

[ ![LinkedIn](https://www.ardentprivacy.ai/assets/img/linkedin_icon.svg) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sakshiagrawal10?utm%5Fsource=share&utm%5Fcampaign=share%5Fvia&utm%5Fcontent=profile&utm%5Fmedium=android%5Fapp) 

![Smita Jha](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/Smita%20Jha.png) 

### Smita Jha

Senior Security Compliance & Privacy Analyst

Accorian

[ ![LinkedIn](https://www.ardentprivacy.ai/assets/img/linkedin_icon.svg) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/smita-jha/?originalSubdomain=in&ref=ardentprivacy.ai) 

![Meenakshi Ganesh](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/Meenakshi%20Ganesh.png) 

### Meenakshi Ganesh

Security Engineer II

Accorian

[ ![LinkedIn](https://www.ardentprivacy.ai/assets/img/linkedin_icon.svg) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/meenakshi-ganesh-3aa2a5258/?originalSubdomain=in&ref=ardentprivacy.ai) 

![Acharya Nisarg](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/Acharya%20Nisarg.png) 

### Acharya Nisarg

Cyber Law & Security Expert

[ ![LinkedIn](https://www.ardentprivacy.ai/assets/img/linkedin_icon.svg) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/acharya-nisarg/?ref=ardentprivacy.ai) 

![Rushabh Pinesh Mehta](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/Rushabh%20Pinesh%20Mehta.png) 

### Rushabh Pinesh Mehta

Cybersecurity & Data Protection Leader

Astera Labs

[ ![LinkedIn](https://www.ardentprivacy.ai/assets/img/linkedin_icon.svg) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rushabh-pinesh-mehta?ref=ardentprivacy.ai) 

![Sai Aashish.png](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/Sai%20Aashish.png) 

### Sai Aashish

Data Privacy Specialist

Barclays

[ ![LinkedIn](https://www.ardentprivacy.ai/assets/img/linkedin_icon.svg) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sai-aashish-chamarthi-18a642a1/?originalSubdomain=in&ref=ardentprivacy.ai) 

![Ashish Kumar Dhar.png](https://242531182.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242531182/Main/Ashish%20Kumar%20Dhar.png) 

### Ashish Kumar Dhar

Virtual DPO

[ ![LinkedIn](https://www.ardentprivacy.ai/assets/img/linkedin_icon.svg) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashishkumardhar?utm%5Fsource=share&utm%5Fcampaign=share%5Fvia&utm%5Fcontent=profile&utm%5Fmedium=android%5Fapp) 

## Volunteer Opportunity

**Ardentia**, in collaboration with **Seasides**, invites enthusiastic individuals to volunteer at our upcoming technology conference at ICG Goa. Be part of a high-impact, knowledge-driven event. 

### 🛠️ Responsibilities

- → Event Coordination & On-Ground Support
- → Attendee Registration & Help Desk Assistance
- → Session & Speaker Coordination
- → Logistics Management
- → Supporting the Core Ardentia Team

### ✅ Who Can Apply

- ✦ Students or Young Professionals
- ✦ Good Communication Skills
- ✦ Interest in Tech/Cybersecurity/Events
- ✦ Available for the Full Duration of the Event

### 🎁 Why Volunteer?

📜

**Certificate** Certificate of volunteering from Ardentia 

🤝

**Networking** Meet industry experts 

🚀

**Experience** Real-World event operations experience 

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