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Thursday, 3 December 2026 · Slohh by Roach, Bengaluru

FRONTIER AI

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AGENTIC AI

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DATA ENGINEERING

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CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE

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DATA PLATFORM & DATA CENTER

The AI MAX Conclave 2026 experience

Be at AI MAX 2026
Witness profound AI narratives

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300+

Data & AI Leaders & Decision makers

India’s coveted Data & AI Leaders & Decision makers from GCCs, AI-Natives, Consulting, Enterprises , Solution Providers & Startups

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Coverage Themes

Frontier AI | Agentic AI | Data Engineering | Cloud Infrastructure | Data Platform & Center

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Industry Segments

GCCs | Enterprises | Provider firms

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Differentiated Session Formats

Rapid Pace Masterclasses | Demystify Session | Spotlight Talks | AI Strategy Workshops | Agentic AI demo sessions | Role Play Simulations

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500+

Networking Minutes

Connect | Forge new connections | Engage

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Exhibit Booths & Awards

Zenith Awards 2026 | Executive Presence & Wellness Workshops | Exhibit Booths

Limited 300 seats | Curated invitations | Write at: ceo@3ai.in

AI MAX Conclave 2026

AI is a boardroom mandate
and is the operating fabric
of businesses

AI is a competitive advantage and the MOAT is directly linked to deliver innovation, transformation, value realization & business impact. Further, AI is being seen as harbinger & ray of hope to reimagine enterprises & GCCs and usher in incremental transformation to bring in a new revolution.

The question has changed

The CEO no longer asks,
“Are we doing AI?”

“How is AI
moving the P&L?”

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ABOUT AI MAX CONCLAVE 2026

Not a mass conference.
A curated AI & Data Leadership Platform.

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AI MAX 2026 brings together India’s top and marquee AI, Data & Technology Leaders — CAOs, CAIOs, CDOs, CTOs, GCC Leaders, Digital Transformation Leaders, AI Consulting & Practice Leaders, Cloud Heads, Data Platform & Engineering Heads, and key decision-makers from GCCs, AI-Natives, Consulting, Indian & Global Enterprises, Technology & Digital Firms, Solution Providers and Startups.

Powered by 3AI, India’s largest platform for AI & GCC Leaders and Professionals, AI MAX 2026 spotlights AI Narratives: Now, New & Next — exploring the strategic role of AI in driving growth, resilience and survival strategies for Enterprises, GCCs and Provider Firms amid a competitive and volatile business environment.

While AI remains a defining business priority, Frontier AI, Agentic AI, Data Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure and Data Platforms are equally critical to enabling AI-led transformation. The convergence of these five pillars can unlock significant enterprise-wide transformative impact.

Why attend AI MAX CONCLAVE 2026

Beyond Evaluating AI & Data .
Defining Business Outcomes, Resilience, Growth & Transformation.

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High-value CXO conversations

Hear directly from leaders setting India’s AI and Data priorities.

Room of Decision-makers

Exchange ideas with decision-makers facing challenges like yours.

Candid boardroom dialogue

Closed-door conversations that go beyond prepared presentations.

Sector-specific insight

Explore AI through the realities of your industry.

The AI Narrative

Separate today’s priorities from tomorrow’s possibilities.

Connections that matter

Meet the leaders, partners and specialists who matter to your next move.

AI Max Conclave 2026

Broad Coverage Areas

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AI Adoption & ROI

Use cases, deployment strategies and measurable enterprise value.

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Agentic AI in Action

Workflow demos and the role of forward-deployed engineers.

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The AI Technology Stack

Frontier AI, data engineering, cloud and platform architecture.

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GCC Capability & Maturity

Centres of excellence, capability building and readiness assessments.

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Responsible AI

Ethics, regulation and governance for confident adoption.

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Talent & Future Skills

Emerging roles, engineering capabilities and AI career pathways.

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Key Themes

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Maximising Efficiency and Productivity

Adopt Frontier AI, Agentic AI, Data Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure & Data Platform

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Utilise Agentic AI

Increase automation and productivity by making workflows more efficient

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Optimize Cost & Increase RoI

Through right Data Platform & Cloud Solution

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Driving Growth

Find AI-led new revenue opportunities and business models.

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Elevate Customer & Stakeholder engagement

Improve CX through Al to increase loyalty and maintain trust while driving revenue & growth

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Roadmap to AI-journey

Key strategies & tools for Frontier AI, Agentic AI, Data Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure & Data Platform journey

AI MAX Conclave 2026

Learning Outcomes

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Strategize AI Adoption for immediate business value and measurable ROI

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Actionable AI Roadmap across Gen AI, Agentic AI, Data Engineering, Cloud & Data Platforms

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Elevate Customer Experience to strengthen trust, loyalty and revenue growth

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Boost Productivity with Agentic AI through intelligent process automation

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Unlock New Business Opportunities and profitable growth strategies

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Mitigate AI Risks while maximising business value

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AI MAX Conclave 2026

Who should attend

Business & Enterprise Leaders

CEOs, COOs, CSOs, Business Heads, P&L Leaders

AI & Data Leaders

CAIOs, CAOs, CDO and AI Leaders,

Technology & Engineering Leaders

CTOs, CIOs, Cloud Heads, Data Engineering & Platform Heads

GCC Leadership

Country Heads, Managing Directors, Site Leaders, GCC AI & Transformation Heads

Consulting & Solutions Leaders

AI Practice Heads, Consulting Partners, Delivery Leaders, Cloud & Data Practice Heads

Innovation & AI-Native Leaders

Innovation Heads, AI CoE Leaders, Startup Founders, Emerging Technology Leaders

AI Max Conclave 2026 Bengaluru

Previous speakers

Meet leaders from previous AI MAX editions. The 2026 speaker lineup will be announced soon.

Kamolika Gupta Peres

Group VP & Managing Director India/South Asia

ServiceNow

Viswanathan K S

Avinash Vashistha

Chairman and CEO

Tholons

Prabhu Palanisamy

Head of IT, Engineering and Innovation Excellence (ENGINE)

Chevron

Sandeep Dhar

Chief Data & Analytics Officer

Aidiator

Dinesh Chawla

Chief Data & Analytics Officer

Transunion

Biswajit Das

Head - Data | Analytics | AI & IoT

AWS

Kaushik Das

Managing Director

JCPenney India

Raghu Subramanian

Global President & Chief Executive Officer

Epiplex.ai

David Zakkam

Director - Data Science

Uber

Sameer Dhanrajani

CEO

3AI & AIQRATE

Gopalan Oppiliappan

Head - AI Centre of Excellence

Intel India

Mathangi Sri

Chief Data Officer

Yubi

Deepak Kinger

Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer

EvoluteIQ

Somsubhra Sikdar

Head of Data Science

Anko

Kamesh Srinivasan

Partner - Digital

KPMG India

Akshay Mathur

Director of Technology

StatusNeo

Archana Joshi

Head - Strategy, EnterpriseAI

LTIMindtree

Premil Dennison

Managing Partner

BridgePath Innovations

Swaminathan Iyer

Head – Digital & Business Transformation Services

Microsoft

Leslie D’monte

Senior Associate Editor

Mint

Amita Mirajkar

Vice President

EXL Analytics

Rajiv Mukherjee

Founding Partner

Mirai Ventures

Kunal Ramkumar

Senior Manager - Data Science

Anko

Nithya Subramanian

Head - Data & Analytics - AMEA

Kellanova

Satish Medapati

Chief Data Officer

Movius

Saswata Kar

Sr Director & Global Head - Data, Analytics and Data Sciences

Philips GBS

Arvind Thothadri

Vice President - Research & Analytics

R R Donnelley

Rahul Kedia

Chief AI Officer

Sandvik

Nishant Chandra

Industry Copilot Leader and AI Head

Microsoft

Sitaram Tadepalli

Vice President, Machine Learning Engineering

DBS Bank

Vinod Nair

Founding Partner

Mirai Ventures

Aparajeeta Sarmah

Senior Director - HR

Metlife

Anirban Nandi

Vice President, AI Products & Business Analytics

Rakuten India

Bidhan Roy

Vice President, AI COE Leader

Fidelity Investments

Rahul Paith

CEO

MATH

Rinoo Rajesh

Head – Digital & Business Transformation Services

Connecqt

Srivatsa Subbanna

Senior Vice President and Head - Intelligent Automation & AI

Axis Bank

Ashutosh Khare

Head (India) - Artificial Intelligence CoE

Cigna Healthcare

Ashwini Agarwal

Head of Analytics

Tredence

Dhruv Rastogi

SVP & Head of Data Science

MediAssist

Biswajit Pal

Principal Data Scientist

Kenvue

Sandeep Pandey

CEO & Co-Founder

Skewb Analytics

Vedha Bharathi

Founder

Zensible

Naveen Yeri

SVP, Head of Enterprise Analytics and Data Science

Wells Fargo

Vishal Nagpal

Data Science and Analytics Leader, Trustworthy Shopping Experience

Amazon

Vidhya Veeraraghavan

VP & AI Delivery Head

Standard Chartered Bank

Gaurav Vasu

Founder & CEO

UnearthInsight

Chiranjiv Roy

VP & Global Head of Data Sciences & Applied AI

C5i

Guda Ramachandra Kaladhara sarma

Director of Global Enterprise Gen AI & Head of AI Core CoE

LTIMindtree

Bhabani Chatterjee

Engagement Leader - Strategy and Innovation

Capgemini Invent

Gopi Krishna Lakkepuram

Founder & CEO

Hyperleap

Sowmya V Kumaran

Senior Director - Engineering

Intel

Diganta Saikia

Director, Decision Intelligence, and Leader, BFSI Practice

C5i

Kiran Babu

Co-founder & CEO

Rava.ai

Nanda Chintaluri

Vice President - Research & Analytics

R R Donnelley

Satish Padmanabhan

Head, FM Metadata and Data Quality Delivery

Standard Chartered

Venkateshwarlu Madala

Founder

CibertsAI

Prakash Narayanan

Head of Intelligent Automation | Core Digital & Applications Engineering

Cyient

Sandeep Kunkunuru

Co-founder & CTO

ProFinTech

Karthik Ramesh

Chief Transformation & Innovation Officer

Univest

Mausam Deb

Chief Transformation & Innovation Officer

Univest

Urvinder Singh

Associate General Manager - Data Science

Linde

Mahadevann Iyerr

Founder & CEO

MAAVRUS

Ramana Kompally

Director - Data & Analytics

Cloudsufi

Anuj Datta

Principal - CISO COE

StatusNeo

Sundari Vedula

Chief Technology Officer

Jocata

Rajan Gupta

Director of Data Science & AI/ML

Deutsche Telekom

Ajay Dadheech

Head - Management Consulting (APAC)

World Wide Technology

Kapil Gandhi

COO

3AI

Shabareesh Raj

Global Analytics Lead - Product Ops & Strategy

Dell Technologies

Paras Nigam

Vice President, Data Science & Engineering

KnowBe4

Sekhar Maddula

Leader AI & Innovation

Anusha Thakur

Independent Researcher

Linde

Sayantani Mukherjee

Senior Vice President

Citi

AI MAX Conclave 2026

Differentiated Session Formats

01

Rapid Pace Masterclasses

02

Demystify Sessions

03

Spotlight Talks

04

AI Strategy Workshops

05

Agentic AI Demo Sessions

06

Role Play Simulations

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Use Case Disseminations

08

DIY-AI Tool Sessions

09

Panel Discussions

AI Max Conclave 2026

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