Decade of Trust: A Future of Transformation

India's BFSI sector is rapidly transforming into a USD 1 trillion ecosystem, accounting for nearly 27% of the nation's GDP. Anchored by record-breaking growth in digital transactions and the world's fastest-expanding fintech ecosystem, this momentum is redefining the future of financial services and ushering in a new era of transformation.

The Elets BFSI Leaders Retreat & Awards 2026 marks a significant milestone in this journey - the 10th Residential edition of our flagship leadership confluence, and a decade of trust, collaboration, and knowledge-exchange with India's most influential banking and financial leaders. Hosted amidst the serene hills of Lonavala, this exclusive two-day residential confluence, curated by Elets Technomedia and The Banking & Finance Post, fosters purposeful dialogue, leadership exchanges, and high-value networking.

Join us in shaping the conversations that will define the future of finance…

Partners

Gold Partner

Transaction Observability Partner

Digital Transformation Partner

Centralized Customer Communications Partner

Voice AI Partner

Credit Innovation Partner

Intellegent BFSI Communications Partner

Re(AI)maginingTM BFSI with

Networking Partner

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Retreat's Inner Circle

Sumnesh Joshi

Deputy Director General Ministry of Communications

Government of India

Akshay Yadava

Director

UIDAI

Atul Garg

Chief Technology Officer

SIDBI

Arun Bansal

MD and CEO

Paytm Payments Bank

Vijaya Kadiyala

Executive Director - Enterprise Architecture

DBS Bank

Deepak Mohanty

Executive Director

Wells Fargo

Ravi Doshi

Chief Executive Officer

Mirae Asset Sharekhan Financial Services

Deepak Sharma

Independent Director

Suryoday Small Finance Bank

Mahesh Ramamoorthy

Chief Information Officer

Yes Bank

Venkat Krishnan V

Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer

Karnataka Bank

Sarang Khewle

Dy CTO (Digital)

State Bank of India

Rahul Chopra

Director & Head Of Digital

PNB MetLife India Insurance

Samir Mohanty

Chief Technology & Digital Transformation Officer

Avanse Financial Services Limited

Anubhav Rajput

Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer

PNB Housing Finance Ltd.

Shiv Kumar Bhasin

Chief Transformation Officer/Chief AI Officer

IndusInd Bank

Avinash Naik

Chief Information Officer

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

Ramesh Narayanaswamy

Chief Technology Officer

Aditya Birla Capital Limited

Ajit Kumar Menon

Group Chief Operating Officer

Vivriti Capital

Yogesh Rawat

Chief Operating Officer

Avanse Financial Services Limited

Avinash Yadav

Chief Technology Officer

IIFL Samasta Finance Limited

Linson Paul

Chief Technology Officer

Muthoot Microfin Ltd

Kinjal Shah

Chief Technology Officer

Yes Securities

Naveen Macharla

Chief Technology Officer

ACKO General Insurance

Vamsi Krishna Ithamraju

Chief Technology Officer

Axis Mutual Fund

Gokul Rajan

Chief Digital Officer

Hinduja Leyland Finance Limited

Swaminathan Krishnamoorthy

Chief Digital Officer

ESAF Bank

Tarun Khanna

President & Head - Digital Business, Marketing & Strategy

Reliance General Insurance

Binit Jha

Chief Data Officer

IDBI Bank

Ashton D'cruz

Executive Director

NatWest Markets

Dr. Arijit Ghosh

Chief Data & Analytics Officer

Bandhan Bank

Sidharth Shakdher

Chief Marketing & Growth Officer

Paytm

Ashish Tiwari

Chief Marketing Officer

Home Credit India

Annappa Kairupla Eshwarappa

Chief Technology Officer for Treasury Technology

Deutsche Bank

Ganesh Kotian

Head Of Technology Platforms - Retail & Corp Lending and SAP

Aditya Birla Finance

Ravi Kumar

Sr EVP & Head of Technology

Kotak Mahindra Bank

Jitendra Mahapatra

SVP - AI & Digital Transformation

Axis Bank

Himanshu Mishra

EVP & Head Special Projects

Fino Payments Bank

Ram Kishan Kolli

Executive Vice President - Head of Business

Credit Saison India

Ashok Kumar

EVP and Country Head

Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd.

Manju Dalvi

Head - Digital And Data

HDB Financial Services

Prasad Pimple

Executive Vice President & Head of Digital Business Unit

Kotak Life

Kiran (KB) Belsekar

Executive Vice President - CISO, DPO & IT Governance

Bandhan Life Insurance

Kunal Kathpal

Chief Risk Officer

Hinduja Leyland Finance

Dharmendra Narang

Chief Customer Experience Officer

IIFL Capital

Hemant Verma

Chief Vigilance Officer

Punjab & Sind Bank

Gaurav Srivastava

Senior Vice President II, Digital & Innovation

SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd

Dr. Tejasvi Addagada

Senior Vice President And Head - AI & GenAI Governance

HDFC Bank Limited

Vishal Gupta

Senior Vice President | Deputy Chief Technology Officer

National Securities Depositary(NSDL)

Ramesh Vishwanathan

Head- Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships

Bharti AXA Life Insurance

Ankit Goenka

Senior Vice President & Head Customer

Bajaj General Insurance

Ravi Sharma

Head of IT Infrastructure and GRC

Jio Payments Bank Ltd

Tarun Mathur

Head - Strategy & Innovation, AI Initiatives

Zuno General Insurance

Hitesh Sachdev

Head Start-up Enagement, Innovation & Investments

ICICI Bank

Vivek Zakarde

Head Data Strategy , AI & Privacy Officer

India First Life

Mahendra Bindra

Head - Customer Excellence

Unity Small Finance Bank Ltd

Ahsan Farooqui

Head of Technology

Induslnd Securities

Suvayu K Chakraborty

National Head - Transformation Strategy & Online Product

Tata Capital

Madhur Joshi

Chief Information Security Officer

HDB Financial Services

Harshal Harbak

Chief Information Security Officer

Fedbank Financial Services Limited

Muneer H. KongaWani

Chief Information Security Officer

J&K Bank Ltd

Prakash Kumar Ranjan

Chief Information Security Officer

Sammaan Capital

Mahesh Khisti

CISO and VP IT

United Overseas Bank India

Bhaskar Rao

Chief Information Security Officer

The Bharat Co-operative Bank (Mumbai) Ltd

Sanjay Jaiswal

Chief Information Security Officer

Nuvama Wealth Investment Ltd

Dinesh Babu

Chief Information Security Officer

Veritas Finance

Aditya Goenka

Chief Legal and Compliance Officer

YES Securities

Dharmendra Kava

Chief Information Security Officer

Jio Black Rock Mutual Fund

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Corporate Speakers

Rajeev Chadha

VP & Country Manager

Planview India

Paul Tharian Paracka

Director - Solutions, Strategy and Presales

Vunet Systems

Prajesh Kalathil

Enterprise Business Head

Airtel Business

Philips Eapen

President & Chief Revenue Officer

Intense Technologies Limited

Devyani Gupta

Co-Founder & CEO

Arrowhead

Majid Asadullah

Head of Products

Experian India

Rohit Jain

Chief Business Officer

Fyno

Darshan Watve

Sr. Vice President and Head - India

Persistent Systems

Manish Jackson Tirkey

AVP-Strategy and Business Development

Oriserve

A Retreat Designed for India's BFSI Power Circle

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Senior BFSI Leaders

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Tech & Innovation Partners

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High-Impact Sessions

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Revitalizing Days

Leadership Circle You'll Unwind With

A gathering designed for decision-makers

The Diverse BFSI Cohort We Unite

  • Banks
  • Insurance Companies
  • Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)
  • Fintechs
  • BFSI Global Capability Centres (GCCs)
  • Asset & Wealth Management Firms
  • Mutual Funds
  • Exchanges & Brokerage Firms
  • Government Officials & Regulatory Bodies
  • Technology/Solution Providers

The Big Discussions Shaping 2030

Leadership Insights for a $5 Trillion Financial Future
  • Digital Reinvention & AI-First BFSI
  • Core Banking, Fintech, Embedded Finance & API Economy
  • Next-Gen Lending, Risk & Credit Intelligence
  • Payments, InsurTech & Emerging Financial Models
  • Cybersecurity, Fraud Defence & Regulatory Intelligence
  • Cloud, Data & Modern Core-Banking Transformation
  • Customer Experience, Personalisation & Digital Journeys

How AI, automation, and next-gen digital architectures are redefining the future of financial services.

Building interoperable financial ecosystems powered by open APIs, partner-led models, and embedded finance innovations.

Transforming credit through real-time data, predictive risk models, intelligent underwriting, and automated collections.

Exploring disruptive payment rails, digital insurance innovation, and new-age financial models reshaping consumer and enterprise finance.

Strengthening digital trust through advanced cyber defence, fraud detection, and compliance-ready intelligence frameworks.

Modernising financial infrastructure with cloud-native platforms, real-time data, and scalable core banking systems.

Reimagining customer touchpoints with frictionless journeys and hyper-personalised engagement across channels.

Signature Hillside Experience Designed Just for You

Memorable Reflections of the Past

Past Partners - Residential Editions

& many more ...

Trailblazers of the Past

Leaders Testimonials

Venue

Fariyas Resort, Lonavala, Maharashtra

FAQs

Because perspective is built away from distractions. Lonavala offers a serene, immersive setting that enables deeper conversations, reflection, and high-trust leadership exchange—something a city venue cannot replicate.

No. This marks Elets BFSI’s 70th in-person event and the 10th Residential event - celebrating a decade of trust, collaboration, and industry leadership.

No. This is a by-invitation-only leadership retreat, curated exclusively for senior BFSI decision-makers and ecosystem leaders.

Technology and solution providers can participate as strategic partners through select, invitation-led association opportunities designed for meaningful leadership engagement, thought leadership, and long-term brand visibility.

This is a closed-door residential retreat that blends leadership dialogue with experiences, curated dinners, cocktail conversations, a signature gala evening, and mind-reset sessions designed to foster trust, reflection, and meaningful peer connections.

This is an integrated leadership platform combining a high-level Conference, curated Expo engagements, and a prestigious Awards programme, designed to foster dialogue, collaboration, and recognition across India’s BFSI ecosystem.

  • Yes, for confirmed BFSI leaders participating as speakers, accommodation is included as part of the curated residential experience, subject to approval by Elets Technomedia's team and final confirmation.
  • Accommodation is not included for technology or solution providers by default. However, if required, our team can assist with arrangements at preferred or discounted rates upon request.

Partners who encounter any challenges with self-booking or require support may connect with the Elets team for booking assistance. Our team will guide them through the process and facilitate arrangements as per availability and participation category.

The retreat brings together MDs, CEOs, CXOs, policymakers, regulators, and technology leaders shaping India's BFSI ecosystem. The final speaker cohort is selectively curated and announced in phases.

The retreat brings together MDs, CEOs, CXOs, policymakers, regulators, and technology leaders shaping India's BFSI ecosystem. The final speaker cohort is selectively curated and announced in phases.

Discussions will focus on AI-first BFSI, digital public infrastructure, next-gen lending, payments, cybersecurity, customer experience, cloud transformation, regulatory intelligence, and the financial roadmap to 2030.

  • Yes. Senior BFSI leaders recognised through the awards may attend the award ceremony and curated engagement experiences, subject to confirmation and discretion of the Elets team.
  • Participation includes access to the award ceremony, curated networking, and hosted meals as part of the experience.
  • Accommodation and travel are not included and need to be arranged independently by the participants.

The Awards recognize leaders and institutions driving transformation in India’s BFSI ecosystem—offering industry validation, leadership visibility, and peer recognition at one of the sector’s most exclusive platforms.