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DPDPA Leadership Conclave

Operationalising DPDPA. Who will lead in India's trust era?

India's first leadership conclave focused on operationalising the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, digital trust, privacy, and enterprise transformation, in one room.

Chapter 01, Mumbai. Expected first week of September 2026, 10:00–15:00. Venue central to Mumbai, being fixed. Expressions of interest are open.

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Why a conclave

Every revolution becomes a governance challenge

Cloud computing demanded cybersecurity. Digital payments demanded trust. Artificial intelligence demands accountability. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act opens an era where privacy, governance and responsible innovation converge, and trust can no longer be achieved through policy documents alone.

The conclave reframes DPDPA from a legal obligation into a strategic opportunity. Not how organisations comply, but how they operationalise trust, embedding it into technology, governance, operations and culture. It convenes regulators, enterprise leaders, policymakers, technologists, legal practitioners, academia and civil society around one defining question.

Who will lead in India's trust era?

The framework of the series

The Trust Operating Model

Five pillars that move an enterprise from compliance to trusted digital leadership. Every chapter works within this model.

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Together the five pillars make privacy a strategic capability rather than a compliance function, strengthening resilience, customer confidence and long-term competitiveness.

Vision

India's flagship annual forum on digital trust

The long-term ambition is a national platform that shapes policy dialogue, enterprise readiness and responsible innovation. In the coming decade, trust becomes a defining competitive advantage; the organisations that lead will not simply comply with regulation, they will operationalise trust as a strategic capability.

Each chapter is one city, one room, one agenda. Programme, venue and speakers are published once confirmed.

The chapter register

Ceremonial
Chapter 01 Mumbai 2026 City confirmed First week of September 2026, expected
Chapter 02 To be announced. Chapters are added to this register once their city is confirmed.
DPDPA Leadership Conclave, Mumbai 2026, poster DPDPA Leadership Conclave Chapter 01 · Mumbai 2026

The Chapter 01 poster.

Attendance

Attendance follows the participation pathways

A chapter is a working session, not a ticketed event. Seats follow the pathway a participant holds, and no seat is sold.

The four pathways
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