19 Years of Impact… and Growing

Global
Legal Confex

Bangalore, India

November 06, 2025

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Venue:

TAJ VIVANTA,

66, Residency Road, Bengaluru - 560025

Theme: From Law to Execution: Solving Legal, AI & Compliance Challenges Together

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More Than a Conference — A Legal Strategy Lab for Real-World Execution

This is not just another legal event. It’s a working lab where 150+ senior in-house legal, privacy, compliance, and risk professionals from across India and beyond gather to solve urgent challenges in litigation risk, ESG accountability, AI governance, contract lifecycle management, DPDP compliance, and legal operations.

You’ll leave with frameworks, templates, peer insights — and clear next steps for action.

Who Attends?

This ConfEx brings together a high-impact mix of Indian and global legal leaders, policy influencers, and solution providers:

Corporate Legal & Compliance Heads

General Counsel (GC), CLOs, Head of Legal
VP – Legal, Chief Compliance Officers, Risk Officers

Litigation, Investigations & Regulatory Affairs

Heads of Litigation, Regulatory Defense, White Collar & Forensics
Internal Investigation, eDiscovery, and Enforcement Response Units

Legal Ops, CLM & Contracting Teams

Legal Ops Leads, CLM Implementation Experts, Vendor Risk Managers
Contracting, Procurement, Billing & Budget Optimization Stakeholders

Data Privacy, AI & Cybersecurity Leaders

DPOs, DPDP Act Experts, Cybercrime & InfoSec Legal Leads
AI Governance Officers, Risk Counsels, Automation Advisors

Featured Speakers

Each speaker will present a current challenge they are addressing and how their team is solving it — offering candid insights, proven frameworks, and actionable takeaways you can apply right away.

Renuka Shastry

Head of Legal,
Reliance Retail

(Oversees: Legal, Compliance & Contracts)

Meenakshy Natesan

Associate Director, Compliance,
Anheuser Bush InBev

(Oversees:- Legal, Litigation, Compliance & Dispute Resolution)

Kishore Shetty

General Counsel,
Schneider Electric

(Oversees:- Legal & Contracts)

Amit Subhanje

Cybersecurity Leader,
RTX

(Oversees:- Legal, Cyber Security & Compliance)

Prashanth Shivadass

Advocate & Partner,

Shivadass & Shivadass

Sathish K R

VP Legal, General Counsel and Company Secretary,
Manipal Health Enterprises

(Oversees:- Legal, Regulatory Compliance, Litigation & Contracts)

Avinash Balakrishna

Counsel,
Khaitan & Co.

(Oversees:- Legal, Litigation & Compliance)

Manorama Kulkarni

Director - Regulatory Compliance,
Standard Chartered Bank

(Oversees:- Legal, Cyber security, Data Privacy & Regulatory Compliance)

Arvind Subramaniam

Data Privacy Officer,
M2P Fintech

(Oversees:-Legal, Data privacy & Compliance)

Hena Datta

Head of Legal,
Emmvee Group

(Oversees:- Legal & Compliance)

Jaya Kathju

Associate Director - Legal,
Eli Lilly

(Oversees:- Legal, Compliance & Risk)

Prashant Srivastava

Regional Counsel & Head – Contracts & Risk
Hewlett Packard Enterprise

(Oversees:- Legal, Compliance, Risk & Contracts)

Lahar Appaiah

Legal Counsel,
IBM

(Oversees:- Cyber Security. Legal & Governance)

Partha Sarathy

Chief Legal Officer,
Marlabs

(Oversees:- Legal, Compliance & IP)

Amit Anand

India Lead Counsel (VP - Legal),

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

(Oversees:- Legal, Data Privacy, Contracts & Compliance)

Debasish Roychowdhury

GC & Head - Legal & Compliance,
In-Solutions Global Ltd

(Oversees: Legal, Ethics & Compliance)

Upasana Rajaram

Counsel, India/South Asia,
IBM

(Oversees:- Legal & Litigation)

Sudip Chatterjee

Head – Company Secretary & Compliance,
Puravankara

(Oversees:- Legal & Compliance)

Raghav Muthanna

Partner,
IndusLaw

(Oversees:- Legal & Regulatory)

Panduranga Acharya

General Counsel,
Zepto

(Oversees:- Legal, Compliance, Data Privacy & Contracts)

Gauri Bhongale

Legal Counsel,
Danaher Corporation

(Oversees:- Legal, Compliance & Risk)

Smitha Chandrashekar

Legal Director,
HARMAN International

(Oversees:- Legal Compliance & Risk)

Sivani Peesapati

Director, Cyber Security,
GE Healthcare

(Oversees:- Cyber Security & Data Privacy)

Mahalakshmi P.G

Head of Legal,
ZEISS

(Oversees:- Legal Compliance & Arbitration)

Rakesh Udupi

Head of Legal,

Infosys

(Oversees:- Legal & Cybersecurity)

Jagannath

Global DPO and AI Governance,
LTIMindtree

(Oversees:- Legal, Data Privacy & AI governance)

Shirish Kumar Pillai

Senior Director - Enterprise Risk Management,

Nasdaq

(Oversees:- Legal, Risk & Regulatory)

Arunima Roy

Senior Compliance Counsel,
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail

(Oversees:- Legal, Litigation & Regulatory Compliance)

Raghunath Rath

Head of Legal & CS,
Alcon

(Oversees:- Legal, Compliance, Data Privacy, Litigation & Contracts)

Abhishek Gemawat

Vice President-Legal & Compliance,
Zepto

(Oversees:- Legal, Compliance, Data Privacy & Contracts)

Srinivas Kotni

Founder and Managing Partner,
Lexport

Surup Ray Chaudhuri

Counsel,
United Breweries Limited

(Oversees:- Legal, Compliance, Data Privacy, IP & Litigation)

Denise Gardner

Head - Legal, Secretarial & Compliance, Licious

(Oversees:- Legal, Risk & Compliance)

Shaik J Ahmed

Head of Cybersecurity,
Lenovo

(Oversees:- Legal & Cybersecurity)

Shreekanth Katti

Head Legal, Compliance and Data Privacy,
Merck Group

(Oversees: Legal, DP & Compliance)

Roshan Ramapuram

Senior Director & Assistant GC,

Sandisk Corporation

(Oversees:- Data Privacy & Compliance)

Nitesh Bakshi

Sr. Dir. Legal Compliance & Quality,
Novo Nordisk

(Oversees:- Legal, Compliance & Corporate affairs)

Aman Gera

Partner,

AZB & Partners

(Oversees: Legal & Compliance)

Bhavesh Saxena

Compliance & International Counsel- South Asia Pacific and ANZ,
Agilentz

(Oversees:- Legal, Litigation & Global Regulatory Compliance)

Shine Joy

Senior Corporate Counsel,
Amazon

(Oversees:- Legal, Compliance & Corporate affairs)

Utkarsh Sawant

Global Head of Cyber Strategy,
Diageo

(Oversees:- Legal & Cyber Security)

Govind Kumar Chaturvedi

Legal Counsel,
Reliance Retail

(Oversees:- Legal, IP & Litigation)

Ritu Bhargava

Lead Managing Associate,
Anand and Anand

(Oversees:- Legal & Litigation)

Deepti Aggarwal

Associate Director,
IQVIA

(Oversees:- Legal, Compliance & Regulatory)

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Agenda Overview: Challenge-Based Topics

(08:00 AM – 05:00 PM Approx. Local Time)

Find Your Time

08:00 AM – 08:30 AM

Registration & Welcome Tea/Coffee

Kickstart the event with registration, accompanied by tea, coffee, and networking with speakers, sponsors, and fellow delegates

08:30 AM – 09:00 AM

GC360 Speed Connect: Interest-Based Networking

Kickstart the conference with high-energy networking designed to maximize connections in a short time

Session Highlights:

Welcome & Icebreaker – Quick introductions to set the tone for the day
Speed Networking – Fast-paced, informal exchanges to meet a variety of peers in minutes
Find Your Interest Group – Identify attendees with shared interests in litigation, contracts, legal ops and technology
Facilitated Connections – Meet key stakeholders, industry experts, and service providers.

09:00 AM – 09:40 AM | Power Panel 1

DPDP Compliance in Action – Bridging Law and Execution

Consent and notice implementation at scale
Localization, cross-border readiness, and DPIAs
Accountability structures and legal reporting lines
From policy to tech: privacy-by-design enablement

Your Challenge: Making privacy compliance operational, not aspirational

What You’ll Gain: Mapping templates, workflows, and peer strategies (Checklists if shared)

Speakers:

Sivani Peesapati, Director, Cyber Security, GE Healthcare

Raghav Muthanna, Partner, IndusLaw

Meenakshy Natesan, Associate Director, Compliance, Anheuser Bush InBev

Arvind Subramaniam, Data Privacy Officer, M2P Fintech

Gauri Bhongale, Legal Counsel, Danaher Corporation

Surup Ray Chaudhuri, Counsel, United Breweries Limited

Lahar Appaiah, Legal Counsel, IBM

09:40 AM – 10:20 AM | Power Panel 2

ESG, Ethics & Bribery – Making Compliance Count

Legal’s accountability in ESG, DEI, and CSR strategy
Whistleblower frameworks that work in India
Ethics gaps, anti-bribery traps, and greenwashing risks
From audit to action: defensible ESG disclosure

Your Challenge: Building ESG structures that hold up to scrutiny

What You’ll Gain: Governance templates, incident protocols, and board checklists (Checklists if shared)

Speakers:

Bhavesh Saxena, Compliance & International Counsel- South Asia Pacific and ANZ, Agilentz

Sudip Chatterjee, Head – Company Secretary & Compliance, Puravankara

Roshan Ramapuram, Senior Director & Assistant GC, Sandisk Corporation

Arunima Roy, Senior Compliance Counsel, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail

Smitha Chandrashekar, Legal Director HARMAN International

Nitesh Bakshi, Sr. Director Legal Compliance & Quality Novo Nordisk

10:20 AM – 10:35 AM | Real-World Legal Solutions – Case Study 1

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ESG Technology in India

Problem: ESG reporting misaligned with legal accountability
Solution: Unified ESG, audit, and compliance workflow platforms
Result: Enhanced controls, stakeholder trust, audit readiness

Your Challenge: Making ESG traceable and tech-enabled

What You’ll Gain: Playbooks, tech demos, and compliance-ready models (Checklists if shared)

10:35 AM – 11:15 AM | Power Panel 3

CLM & Contract Risk – Fixing Fragmentation in India’s Ecosystem

Contract bottlenecks, approvals, and visibility lapses
Redlining and review inefficiencies across teams
CLM adoption: platform choice, implementation lessons
Legal-procurement-finance collaboration roadmaps

Your Challenge: Turning contract chaos into scalable control

What You’ll Gain: CLM ROI maps, clause libraries, and success metrics (Checklists if shared)

Speakers:

Shirish Kumar Pillai, Senior Director - Enterprise Risk Management, Nasdaq

Abhishek Gemawat, Vice President-Legal & Compliance, Zepto

Prashant Srivastava, Regional Counsel & Head – Contracts & Risk Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Jaya Kathju, Associate Director - Legal, Eli Lilly

Denise Gardner, Head - Legal, Secretarial & Compliance Licious

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM | Refreshments

Enjoy a tea break while networking and engaging in peer-to-peer discussions
GC360 sign-up zone for community and GC360Flix access

11:30 AM – 12:10 PM | Power Panel 4

India’s Litigation Landscape – Prepping for Digital Evidence & Regulator Action

Internal investigations and white-collar risk frameworks
Legal SOPs for dawn raids and whistleblower alerts
Managing SEBI, ED, IT Act, and cross-border investigations
Digital forensics and chain of custody in Indian courts

Your Challenge: Readiness for a new era of enforcement

What You’ll Gain: Investigation kits, protocols, and regulator playbooks (Checklists if shared)

Speakers:

Avinash Balakrishna, Counsel, Khaitan & Co.

Shreekanth Katti, Head Legal, Compliance and Data Privacy, Merck Group

Hena Datta, Head of Legal, Emmvee Group

Upasana Rajaram, Counsel, India/South Asia, IBM

12:10 PM – 12:25 PM | Real-World Legal Solutions – Case Study 2

Presented by a Featured Solution Provider

Contract Automation in Action

Problem: Manual redlines and mismanaged clause libraries
Solution: AI-driven CLM platforms tailored to Indian workflows
Result: Cost savings, faster cycles, audit-ready contracts

Your Challenge: Speed vs. compliance in contracting

What You’ll Gain: Demo access and automation frameworks (Checklists if shared)

12:25 PM – 01:00 PM | GC360 Masterclass 1

AI Risk & Governance – Legal Playbooks for India

Classifying and documenting high-risk AI systems
Building internal governance boards and oversight layers
Legal’s role in transparency, bias audits, and IP issues
India’s evolving AI landscape: legal’s proactive roadmap
Certificate and access to GC360Flix Masterclass Series

Your Challenge: Getting ahead of AI regulation and risk

What You’ll Gain: AI governance blueprints, sample registers, and expert insights (Checklists if shared)

01:00 PM – 02:00 PM | Lunch Break & Informal Networking

Enjoy a networking lunch with speakers, sponsors, and fellow delegates

02:00 PM – 02:45 PM

GC360 Peer Solution Lab – Group Discussion

Tables solve real delegate-submitted challenges
Legal leaders and solution providers co-facilitate discussions
Themes: DPDP, litigation readiness, legal ops, AI risk, tech buys
Outcomes mapped and visualized in real time
Group insights presented to audience

Your Challenge: Solving your personal blocker

What You’ll Gain: Peer-validated solutions, curated and captured. (Checklists if shared)

02:45 PM – 03:00 PM | Real-World Legal Solutions – Case Study 3

Presented by a Featured Solution Provider

Incident Response & Crisis Readiness

Problem: Fragmented legal readiness during incident response
Solution: Integrated platform enabling real-time incident management and legal coordination
Result: Faster response, reduced risk exposure, and enhanced cross-functional alignment

Your Challenge: Ensuring legal is prepared for real-time crisis scenarios

What You’ll Gain: Legal-aligned workflows, incident response playbooks, and risk matrix templates (Checklists if shared)

03:00 PM – 03:40 PM | Power Panel 5

AI Risk in Legal Ops – From Guidelines to Governance

Legal’s seat in internal AI governance boards
Risk scoring AI use cases: GenAI, automation, analytics
Explainability, bias, IP, and copyright concerns
Mapping India’s evolving AI norms with global law

Your Challenge: Leading AI oversight before regulators do

What You’ll Gain: Audit templates, risk matrices, and escalation maps (Checklists if shared)

Speakers:

Utkarsh Sawant, Global Head of Cyber Strategy, Diageo

Partha Sarathy, Chief Legal Officer, Marlabs

Srinivas Kotni, Founder and Managing Partner, Lexport

Shine Joy, Senior Corporate Counsel, Amazon

Sathish K R, VP Legal, General Counsel and Company Secretary, Manipal Health Enterprises

Jagannath, Global DPO and AI Governance LTIMindtree

03:40 PM – 03:50 PM | Refreshments

Quick refresh before the final sessions
Meet GC360 leaders, speakers, and solution providers

03:50 PM – 04:30 PM | Power Panel 6

Cross-Border Data Risk – India, GCC, and Global Transfer Strategy

DPDP + localization vs. business agility
Vendor assessments and contract clauses
Cross-border frameworks: SCCs, TIAs, and risk scoring
Sector-specific insights: BFSI, healthtech, e-commerce

Your Challenge: Keeping transfers compliant while scaling globally

What You’ll Gain: Data transfer checklists, vendor scorecards, regulator trends (Checklists if shared)

Speakers:

Ritu Bhargava, Lead Managing Associate, Anand and Anand

Amit Anand, India Lead Counsel (VP - Legal), Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Deepti Aggarwal, Associate Director, IQVIA

Rakesh Udupi, Head of Legal, Infosys

Raghunath Rath, Head of Legal & CS, Alcon

04:30 PM – 05:00 PM | GC360 Masterclass 2

Privacy Frameworks & DPDP Compliance – From Law to Practice

Privacy ops in the age of DPDP: automation and controls
Managing RoPA, DPIAs, cross-border reporting, and localization
Creating a defensible privacy architecture for India
Checklist-driven toolkit and GC360Flix certification access

Your Challenge: Bridging gaps between policy, people, and platforms

What You’ll Gain: Operational templates, vendor frameworks, and privacy readiness tools (Checklists if shared)

05:00 PM – 05:10 PM

GC360 Think Tank & Event Close: Legal Strategy and Innovation – 2026 and Beyond

Recap of top insights from every track
Where legal, compliance, and AI policy are headed
CPD credit collection instructions
GC360Flix access post-event
Invitation to join GC360 community and working groups

Your Challenge: Sustaining momentum beyond the event

What You’ll Gain: Continuous value, networking, and curated insight access (Checklists if shared)

*Program and Timings are subject to change without notice.

Why Attend & What You’ll Gain

Solve critical challenges in AI, DPDP, ESG, contracts, litigation, and investigations
Learn directly from India’s top GCs, legal ops leaders, and global experts
Access real frameworks, templates, and governance tools
Earn CPD credits and certification
Build your strategic legal network in India and beyond
Rewatch content with GC360Flix
Explore GC360 membership and become part of India’s top legal strategy community

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Privacy, AI & Corporate Risk: From Compliance to Growth

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November 19, 2025

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM IST

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Join 1,000+ senior Indian legal, compliance, and risk leaders online for a 2-hour digital bridge between the Bangalore and Mumbai Global Legal ConfEx. This complimentary mini virtual conference will spotlight the DPDP Act, AI regulation, litigation risk, and corporate governance — and offer a taste of what’s to come at our flagship events in Bangalore on 06 November and Mumbai on 03 December.