Enterprise AI is entering its next phase.
Over the past two years, organizations have embraced AI Assistants to enhance employee productivity and improve decision-making. Today, the conversation is rapidly evolving towards Digital Workers—AI agents capable of executing tasks, orchestrating workflows, and collaborating alongside human teams.
As these intelligent agents become an integral part of the enterprise, technology leaders must rethink not only how work gets done, but also the workplace infrastructure, governance models, security frameworks, and endpoint strategies required to support this transformation.
The 5th edition of the CIO Insight Circle (Chennai Chapter) brings together an exclusive group of CIOs and senior technology leaders for an interactive leadership workshop focused on one critical question:
How can enterprises successfully transition from AI Assistants to Digital Workers while creating a secure, productive, and future-ready workplace?
Unlike traditional conferences, this is designed as a peer-led leadership dialogue in which the participants’ collective experience drives the conversation. Your perspectives, challenges, and practical insights will be central to the discussion as we collectively explore the opportunities and implications of an AI-powered workforce.
A Signature Leadership Conversation
“Workspace Re-Imagined with Intelligence Everywhere”
Hosted in Bengaluru, this round table is designed to foster elevated discourse, clarity of thought, and meaningful professional connections among visionary leaders.
Expertly Guided Dialogue
Moderated by VIJAY SETHI—Board Member, Management Advisor, and one of India’s most respected Digital Transformation & Sustainability Evangelists — the conversation will uncover how leaders can architect a workplace that is intelligent, adaptive, and experience-led.
CMR will present a distilled executive view into the new dynamics shaping the intelligent workplace, including evolving employee expectations, workforce behaviour patterns, and the strategic centrality of intelligent endpoints.
HP will showcase the next era of work with a first-hand demonstration of:
- AI-powered PCs and next-generation workstations
- Intelligent collaboration devices
- On-device AI capabilities enabling real-time productivity
- New paradigms for security, performance, and hybrid enablement
Engage with a carefully curated group of CIOs and technology leaders to explore strategic priorities in:
- AI readiness
- Digital workplace evolution
- Employee experience design
- Collaboration, security, and hybrid performance
- Endpoint modernization strategies for 2025 and beyond
This private session is intended for CIOs & CTOs, Heads of IT Infrastructure, Digital Workplace & EUC Leaders, Collaboration & Future-of-Work Strategists, and Technology leaders championing AI-led transformation.
“Building an AI-Powered,
People-Centric Workplace”
AI is transforming how we work, collaborate, and lead. But how can CIOs harness its true potential to drive business value, enhance productivity, and empower their workforce?
This gathering will spark real conversations on:
- Realigning IT strategies from tech-centric to people-first
- Identifying the right mix of AI tools, IT infrastructure, and services
- Mitigating risks and strengthening security frameworks in an AI-led world
Discovery Workshop Leader
Discovery Workshop: How to build a modern, people-centric workplace with the power of AI and other tools
Board Member, Management Advisor, Digital Transformation And Sustainability Evangelist.
Moderated by
Moderated by
Vijay Sethi
Board Member, Management Advisor,
Digital Transformation,
and Sustainability Evangelist.
SPEAKERS
Moderated by
Vijay Sethi
Board Member, Management Advisor, Digital Transformation, and Sustainability Evangelist.
Anil Chopra
Sr. VP - Research & Editor, CyberMedia Research
Anil Chopra
Sr. VP - Research & Editor, CyberMedia Research
The Venue: A Setting for Inspired Leadership
ITC Gardenia, Bengaluru, reflects a distinctive blend of modern luxury and ecological consciousness, inspired by the vision of a “garden city.” Designed as one of India’s pioneering LEED Platinum-rated luxury hotels, the venue harmonizes contemporary architecture with lush green aesthetics, natural elements, and thoughtfully curated interiors. Located in the heart of Bengaluru’s central business district, ITC Gardenia offers an environment where sustainability meets sophistication, creating a calm yet refined setting for meaningful conversations. Its elegant spaces and serene ambiance provide the perfect backdrop for insightful discussions, strategic thinking, and impactful exchanges among technology leaders.
Why Attend
- Understand how Digital Workers are reshaping enterprise productivity.
- Exchange real-world experiences with peers navigating similar AI transformation journeys.
- Explore practical use cases where AI agents can deliver measurable business value.
- Build valuable relationships with senior technology leaders across industries.
- Discuss governance, security, and infrastructure considerations for managing a hybrid workforce of employees and AI agents.
- Learn how next-generation AI workplace technologies can support enterprise-wide AI adoption.
Key Highlights
- Leadership Keynote: Gain strategic perspectives on the evolution from AI Assistants to autonomous Digital Workers and what it means for enterprise technology leaders.
- Executive Peer Discussion: An engaging leadership dialogue led by Vijay Sethi, Board Member, Management Advisor, and Digital Transformation & Sustainability Evangelist, exploring how organizations can prepare for the next era of AI-enabled work.
- HP Technology Showcase: Discover how AI PCs, intelligent collaboration solutions, and AI-ready workplace infrastructure are enabling secure, productive, and future-ready enterprises.
- Interactive CIO Roundtable: Participate in structured peer discussions where technology leaders will share experiences, debate opportunities and challenges, exchange best practices, and collectively define what enterprise readiness looks like in the age of Digital Workers.
Agenda
6:00 - 7:00 PM
Networking Registration over High-Tea
7:00 - 7:10 PM
Welcome Remarks & Industry Context
Anil Chopra, Sr. VP - Research & Editor, CMR
Welcome & Context Setting by CMR
7:10 - 7:30 PM
HP Executive Keynote: From AI Assistants to Digital Workforce
Vijay Sethi, Board Member, Management Advisor, Digital, Transformation & Sustainability Evangelist
7:30 - 8:30 PM
Preparing for the Next Wave of Workplace Productivity (with HP Customer Success Story)
Moderated by Vijay Sethi, Board Member, Management Advisor, and Digital Transformation & Sustainability Evangelist
Vijay Sethi, Board Member, Management Advisor, Digital, Transformation & Sustainability Evangelist
8:30 - 9:00 PM
HP Innovation Showcase: AI PCs, Intelligent Collaboration & Workplace Solutions
9:00 PM Onwards
Key Takeaways, Closing Remarks, Group Photograph followed by Executive Networking Dinner & Cocktails
Be Part of the Conversation
The future of enterprise AI will not be shaped by technology alone—it will be shaped by the leaders defining how people and AI work together.
Join an exclusive community of peers to contribute your perspectives, challenge conventional thinking, and help shape the next chapter of AI-driven workforce productivity.
The Venue: A Setting for Inspired Leadership
The Trident, Gurugram’s serene low-rise architecture—blends Moroccan, Mughal, and Rajasthani influences with expansive gardens, courtyards, and calming water features. The interplay of light, space, and nature creates an atmosphere of quiet luxury and thoughtful elegance, making it an exceptional setting for deep thinking and high-calibre leadership dialogue.
Who Should Attend
- Chief Information Officers (CIOs)
- Chief Technology Officers (CTOs)
- Heads of IT Infrastructure
- Digital Workplace Leaders
- Heads of Enterprise Architecture
- Collaboration & Workplace Strategy Leaders
- Senior Technology Decision Makers driving enterprise AI initiatives
Hurry! Reserve Your Place Now
Participation is by invitation only, with limited seating to ensure a high-quality, immersive leadership experience.
Speakers
Rajiv Taori
Business and Product Builder, Startup Investor, Ex-AWS- OpenSearch and Observability, GM- SentinelOne DataSet
Rajiv Taori
Business and Product Builder, Startup Investor, Ex-AWS- OpenSearch and Observability, GM- SentinelOne DataSet
Diwakar Dayal
Managing Director - India & SAARC, SentinelOne
Minu Sirsalewala
Executive Editor-Special Projects, CyberMedia
Minu Sirsalewala
Executive Editor-Special Projects, CyberMedia
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