Introduction
The Annual Information Security Summit, known as AISS, returns to New Delhi for its 21st edition from 9 to 11 December 2026. Organised by the Data Security Council of India (DSCI), a nasscom initiative, the three day summit is one of India's longest running gatherings for the cybersecurity and privacy community. This year's edition takes place at Pullman New Delhi Aerocity, beside Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Sessions are planned on AI powered threats, AI native enterprises, quantum safe systems and privacy engineering. For security leaders, policymakers and practitioners, it is a chance to compare notes with peers and plan for threats that evolve faster than most organisations can track alone.
The audience is working professionals: chief information security officers, chief technology officers, chief privacy officers, government cyber officials, researchers and founders of security product companies.
Event Overview
AISS 2026 runs for three full days, from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM IST each day. The main programme takes place at Pullman New Delhi Aerocity. A dedicated sub summit, Quantum EDGE, runs on 9 December at Aloft, New Delhi Aerocity, and focuses on the quantum safe ecosystem.
The summit combines keynotes, track sessions, workshops and networking. A delegate pass covers all of these, plus meals and a delegate kit. Invite only sessions, including closed door roundtables, are excluded.
What to Expect
The published focus areas cover ten themes: the physical world and AI, technology and national security, multi domain attacks, AI and role architecture, the AI native and cyber value chain, the quantum and digital value chain, geopolitics and machine speed defence, frontier cyber capabilities, privacy challenges of the new world, and new modes of attack that the organisers describe as "modus operandi, unimagined".
Sessions will examine how AI is changing both sides of the security equation. Attackers use it to scale phishing, impersonation and vulnerability discovery, while defenders build it into detection, response and risk assessment. The programme also looks at how security roles and team structures must adapt as AI takes on more routine work.
Quantum readiness is a distinct thread. The Quantum EDGE sub summit on 9 December gives delegates a full day on quantum safe systems, including migration to post quantum cryptography. The Quantum Edge Pass adds access to the sub summit plus regular delegate access at Pullman from 9 to 11 December. Privacy engineering is the third major thread, covering systems that protect personal data by default and the practical challenges of complying with India's data protection rules.
Who Should Attend
The summit is designed for senior decision makers and practitioners: C level executives, including chief executive officers, chief information security officers, chief technology officers, chief information officers, chief innovation officers, chief digital officers and chief privacy officers, plus policy makers, regulators, think tanks and digital governance leaders.
Security and privacy professionals, researchers and academics, government cyber teams, critical infrastructure agencies, national cyber agencies and defence professionals will find the technical tracks relevant, along with data scientists, AI and machine learning professionals, enterprise and cloud architects, startup founders, cybersecurity product companies and international delegations.
Key Highlights
- The 21st edition of India's longest running industry led information security summit, over three full days.
- Quantum EDGE, a dedicated quantum sub summit on 9 December at Aloft, New Delhi Aerocity, included with the Quantum Edge Pass.
- A SHeroes Pass priced 30 percent below the regular pass, reserved for women delegates.
- Invite only side events on 9 December, including a closed door roundtable on the global trade expansion of Indian cybersecurity companies and an Indian Cybersecurity Diaspora Meet in the evening.
- Workshops, keynotes and track sessions under one delegate pass, with meals and a delegate kit included.
Agenda and Speakers
The detailed session schedule had not been published on the official site at the time of writing. DSCI is announcing speakers in stages through its official channels. Confirmed names so far include Kaushlendr Partap, CISO at WazirX; Arindam Roy, Country Director for South Asia at the SANS Institute; Pawan Chawla, Senior Vice President, CISO and Data Privacy and Protection Officer at Tata AIA; Prakash Padariya, Leader for Cyber Security Operations at Daimler Truck Innovation Center India; and Bhoopendra Solanki, CIO at Livasa Hospitals Group.
Registration Information
Registration is open through Explara. The Regular Pass costs 21,240 INR including taxes. The SHeroes Pass, a 30 percent discounted pass for women delegates, costs 14,868 INR. Groups of three or four delegates pay 14,868 INR per delegate, and groups of five or more pay 13,806 INR. DSCI members can register at 10,620 INR, a 50 percent discount. The Quantum Edge Pass costs 25,000 INR plus taxes and adds access to the Quantum EDGE sub summit on 9 December.
Payment can be made online by debit card, credit card, net banking or UPI, or by offline bank transfer. Offline registrations are confirmed only after payment is received and the UTR number is shared with the AISS team. Delegates who need a tax invoice must provide their company name, billing address and GSTIN during registration, as invoices cannot be issued later.
At the venue, delegates should carry their registration number or confirmation email and a valid government issued photo ID to collect their badge.
Venue and Location
The summit takes place at Pullman New Delhi Aerocity, Asset No 2, Indira Gandhi International Airport, GMR Hospitality District, Aerocity, New Delhi. The Quantum EDGE sub summit on 9 December is held separately at Aloft, New Delhi Aerocity.
Accommodation and travel are not included in the fee. Delegates can book rooms at special DSCI negotiated rates at the venue, subject to availability. Pick up and drop off services are not provided.
Why This Event Matters
India's digital economy runs on systems that are attacked every day, and the people defending them rarely meet in one room. AISS brings CISOs, regulators, researchers and founders together for three days, and that mix matters, because the hardest security problems sit at the intersection of technology, policy and business.
The 2026 agenda is notable for what it puts first. AI is no longer a side track; it is the main story, on both sides of the contest. And quantum readiness, long treated as a distant problem, has earned its own sub summit. For a security leader with a limited travel budget, a summit covering both topics in depth, with Indian context and Indian peers, is a strong use of three days.
Event Details
- Event: DSCI Annual Information Security Summit (AISS) 2026, 21st edition
- Dates: 9 to 11 December 2026
- Time: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM IST each day
- Venue: Pullman New Delhi Aerocity, Aerocity, New Delhi
- Sub summit: Quantum EDGE, 9 December 2026, Aloft, New Delhi Aerocity
- Organiser: Data Security Council of India (DSCI), a nasscom initiative
- Format: In-person
- Tickets: Regular Pass 21,240 INR (incl. taxes); SHeroes Pass 14,868 INR; Group Pass (3 to 4 delegates) 14,868 INR; Group Pass (5 or more) 13,806 INR; DSCI Member Pass 10,620 INR; Quantum Edge Pass 25,000 INR plus taxes
- Registration deadline: Not Announced
Last verified: 13 November 2026.
