7th CII

Datacenter Blueprint Summit 2026

“Asia’s One of the Biggest Datacenter Summit”

The clock is ticking and the seats are limited

40+
Key Speakers

500+
Senior Industry Professionals

Strategic
Keynote Sessions

Pre-fixed
B2B meetings
Thought
Provoking Panel Discussions

Global Networking
Opportunity

Exhibition
Stalls

#Overview

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Summit

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is organizing the most prestigious annual flagship initiative in the region, the 7th CII Datacenter Blueprint Summit 2026 on 13 March 2026 at Jio World Convention Centre, BKC, Mumbai. This industry-driven initiative is being held under the aegis of the CII Datacenter Taskforce.

The theme for the summit is “Building Sustainable Digital Foundations for Datacenters”. This day-long summit is an annual forum that will address industry lacunae, analyse sectorial impediments by delivering a valid problem statement, and promote innovations & global best practices. The summit shall further aim at facilitating the convergence of the senior stakeholders from the industry, government, and regulatory authorities to engage in a dialog for creating cohesive action plans for the inclusive growth of the sector.

The 7th CII Datacenter Blueprint Summit 2026 will feature deliberations on varied topics with a focus on modular and scalable architectures, renewable energy integration, policy development & regulatory framework, investments in the DC sector, sustainability, smart and green datacenters etc.
Get ready to experience the future of datacentres & digital infrastructure at the Asia’s most anticipated show, CII Datacenter Blueprint Summit 2026.

#Overview

Get the latest
info about
Summit

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) WR is organizing the most prestigious annual flagship initiative in the region, the 6th CII Datacenter Blueprint Summit 2025 on 20 March 2025 at Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai. This industry-driven initiative is being held under the aegis of the CII WR Taskforce on Datacenter.

The theme for the summit is “Building Sustainable Digital Foundations for Datacenters”. This day-long summit is an annual forum that will address industry lacunae, analyse sectorial impediments by delivering a valid problem statement, and promote innovations & global best practices. The summit shall further aim at facilitating the convergence of the senior stakeholders from the industry, government, and regulatory authorities to engage in a dialog for creating cohesive action plans for the inclusive growth of the sector.

The 6th CII Datacenter Blueprint Summit 2025 will feature deliberations on varied topics with a focus on modular and scalable architectures, renewable energy integration, policy development & regulatory framework, investments in the DC sector, sustainability, smart and green datacenters etc.

Industry Breakdown

  • Government
  • Banking & Insurance
  • Telecom

  • Oil & Gas

  • Healthcare

  • E-Commerce
  • Mining
  • FMCG
  • Aviation
  • Logistics
  • Construction
  • Education
  • Agriculture
  • Hospitality
  • Automobile
  • Media & Entertainment

Why attend the 7th CII Data Center Blueprint Summit 2026?

  • Knowledge Sharing
  • Regulatory and Compliance Updates
  • Stay Informed about Industry Trends
  • Vendor and Product Exposure
  • Skill Development
  • Problem Solving and Solutions
  • Career Advancement
  • Global Networking Opportunities

speakers

#Event Speakers

Meet our 2026 event speakers

We’re adding more every week.

Jaykumar Rawal

Hon’ble Minister
Marketing & Protocol, FDI, Diaspora Affairs and Outreach
Government of Maharashtra

Jaykumar Rawal

Hon’ble Minister
Marketing & Protocol, FDI, Diaspora Affairs and Outreach
Government of Maharashtra

Bhaskar Kattamneni, IAS

Secretary Information Technology, Electronics & Communications Department
Government of Andhra Pradesh

Bhaskar Kattamneni, IAS

Secretary Information Technology, Electronics & Communications Department
Government of Andhra Pradesh

Rajat Kumar, IAS

Secretary, Department of Commerce and Industries
Government of Chhattisgarh

Rajat Kumar, IAS

Secretary, Department of Commerce and Industries
Government of Chhattisgarh

Dr Deependra Singh Kushwah, IAS

Development Commissioner
Industries, Government of Maharashtra

Dr Deependra Singh Kushwah, IAS

Development Commissioner
Industries, Government of Maharashtra

Saikanth Verma, IAS

Chief Executive Officer AP Economic Development Board
Government of Andhra Pradesh

Saikanth Verma, IAS

Chief Executive Officer AP Economic Development Board
Government of Andhra Pradesh

Prabhat Malik, IAS

Director, Industries
Government of Chhattisgarh

Prabhat Malik, IAS

Director, Industries
Government of Chhattisgarh

Ankur Periwal

Managing Director
KPT Piping System Pvt Ltd

Ankur Periwal

Managing Director
KPT Piping System Pvt Ltd

Rishi Kumar Bagla

Chairman, CII Western Region 2025-26 and Chairman & Managing Director
BG Electricals and Electronics India Ltd

Rishi Kumar Bagla

Chairman, CII Western Region 2025-26 and Chairman & Managing Director
BG Electricals and Electronics India Ltd

Vir S Advani

Deputy Chairman, CII Western Region 2025-26 & Chairman & Managing Director
Blue Star Ltd

Vir S Advani

Deputy Chairman, CII Western Region 2025-26 & Chairman & Managing Director
Blue Star Ltd

Manoj-Paul
Manoj Paul

Chairman, CII WR Taskforce on Datacenter 2025-26  & Managing Director India
Equinix

Manoj-Paul
Manoj Paul

Chairman, CII WR Taskforce on Datacenter 2025-26  & Managing Director India
Equinix

Pratap Mane
Pratap Mane

Co-Chair, CII WR Taskforce on Datacenter 2025-26 & President & Country Head – India
Colt Data Center Services

Pratap Mane
Pratap Mane

Co-Chair, CII WR Taskforce on Datacenter 2025-26 & President & Country Head – India
Colt Data Center Services

Kaustubh-Dhavse
Kaustubh Dhavse

Joint Secretary & Officer on Special Duty to Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Government of Maharashtra

Kaustubh-Dhavse
Kaustubh Dhavse

Joint Secretary & Officer on Special Duty to Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Government of Maharashtra

Sharad Agarwal
Sharad Agarwal

Chief Executive Officer
Sify Infinit Spaces Ltd

Sharad Agarwal
Sharad Agarwal

Chief Executive Officer
Sify Infinit Spaces Ltd

Vipin Shirsat

Managing Director India
Princeton Digital Group

Vipin Shirsat

Managing Director India
Princeton Digital Group

Alok Bajpai

Managing Director, India
NTT Global Data Centers

Alok Bajpai

Managing Director, India
NTT Global Data Centers

Dr Girish Vaze

Managing Director
Elcom International

Dr Girish Vaze

Managing Director
Elcom International

Anurag Agarwal

Global Chief Executive Officer Exports & New Businesses (EHV & Conductor)
Polycab India Ltd

Anurag Agarwal

Global Chief Executive Officer Exports & New Businesses (EHV & Conductor)
Polycab India Ltd

Yogesh Sawant

Senior Solution Architect
NVIDIA

Yogesh Sawant

Senior Solution Architect
NVIDIA

Raghuveer Singh

Senior Director – Colo/Cloud Thermal Solutions, India and Chiller Offering ASI
Vertiv Energy Pvt Ltd

Raghuveer Singh

Senior Director – Colo/Cloud Thermal Solutions, India and Chiller Offering ASI
Vertiv Energy Pvt Ltd

Kamlesh Harchandani

Chief Development & Construction Officer
Digital Edge

Kamlesh Harchandani

Chief Development & Construction Officer
Digital Edge

Ganesh Pawar

Senior Director Operations
Equinix

Ganesh Pawar

Senior Director Operations
Equinix

Tanveer Ahmad

Sales and Application Development Head (India), Cooling and Heating Solutions,
Thermax Ltd

Tanveer Ahmad

Sales and Application Development Head (India), Cooling and Heating Solutions,
Thermax Ltd

Tarun Thakur

General Manager – MEP Sales
Blue Star Ltd

Tarun Thakur

General Manager – MEP Sales
Blue Star Ltd

Sanjib Seal

Assistant Vice President – Data Center Services
Aurionpro Solutions Ltd

Sanjib Seal

Assistant Vice President – Data Center Services
Aurionpro Solutions Ltd

Ajay Singam

Managing Director
Avcon Technics Pvt Ltd

Ajay Singam

Managing Director
Avcon Technics Pvt Ltd

Amajit Gupta

Group Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
Lightstorm

Amajit Gupta

Group Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
Lightstorm

Vinish Bawa

Partner and Telecom Sector Leader
PwC India

Vinish Bawa

Partner and Telecom Sector Leader
PwC India

Rachit Mohan

APAC Head – Data Center Leasing
JLL

Rachit Mohan

APAC Head – Data Center Leasing
JLL

Sudhanshu Chawla

Managing Director and Partner India Lead – Data Center business
BCG

Sudhanshu Chawla

Managing Director and Partner India Lead – Data Center business
BCG

Narendra Sen

CEO
Rack Bank

Narendra Sen

CEO
Rack Bank

Surajit Chatterjee

Managing Director & Head
Data Centre, India, Capital

Surajit Chatterjee

Managing Director & Head
Data Centre, India, Capital

Subhamkar Das

Head – India Datacenter Delivery
AWS

Subhamkar Das

Head – India Datacenter Delivery
AWS

Anbu Shanmugam

Chief Operating Officer
Digital Connexion

Anbu Shanmugam

Chief Operating Officer
Digital Connexion

Rahul Dhar

Past Co-Chair, CII WR Taskforce on Datacenter 2024-25 President
Data Center Operations & Enterprise Delivery CtrlS Datacenters Ltd

Rahul Dhar

Past Co-Chair, CII WR Taskforce on Datacenter 2024-25 President
Data Center Operations & Enterprise Delivery CtrlS Datacenters Ltd

Kalyan Muppaneni

Chief Executive Officer
Pi Datacenter

Kalyan Muppaneni

Chief Executive Officer
Pi Datacenter

Girish-Dhavle
Girish Dhavle

Senior Vice President
Nxtra Data

Girish-Dhavle
Girish Dhavle

Senior Vice President
Nxtra Data

Vipin Jain

President
Hyperscale Growth, Delivery & Innovation CtrlS Datacenter

Vipin Jain

President
Hyperscale Growth, Delivery & Innovation CtrlS Datacenter

Elvis Lee

General Manager of Shenling Malaysia
Guangdong Shenling Environmental Systems Co Ltd, China

Elvis Lee

General Manager of Shenling Malaysia
Guangdong Shenling Environmental Systems Co Ltd, China

Raunak Muthiyan

Founder Director
Kalpa Power

Raunak Muthiyan

Founder Director
Kalpa Power

Priyesh Sankaran

Sr Systems Engineering Manager (APAC)
DC CoE Lead, CommScope

Priyesh Sankaran

Sr Systems Engineering Manager (APAC)
DC CoE Lead, CommScope

Vivek Upman

Enterprise Lead – South Asia
Seagate Technologies

Vivek Upman

Enterprise Lead – South Asia
Seagate Technologies

Rushabh Dedhia

Managing Director
JIKA

Rushabh Dedhia

Managing Director
JIKA

Sumedh D. Pande

Senior Associate Director
Sector Head Data Center – Pan India Project Management Turner & Townsend

Sumedh D. Pande

Senior Associate Director
Sector Head Data Center – Pan India Project Management Turner & Townsend

Satya Bhavaraju

Chief Executive Officer
Refroid Technologies

Satya Bhavaraju

Chief Executive Officer
Refroid Technologies

Mathais Wernitz

Head of Regional Colo/Cloud Business
Stulz

Mathais Wernitz

Head of Regional Colo/Cloud Business
Stulz

Venkatesh Uchil

Managing Director
Marine Electricals (India) Limited

Venkatesh Uchil

Managing Director
Marine Electricals (India) Limited

Deepak Shewani

Chief Executive Officer
Fixotec International

Deepak Shewani

Chief Executive Officer
Fixotec International

Abhijit Malpekar

Director
Beratung Group

Abhijit Malpekar

Director
Beratung Group

schedule

#Thought leadership

Program

1000-1100 hrs

Registration and Networking

1100-1200 hrs

Inaugural Session

1200-1300 hrs

Panel 1
Viksit & Digital Bharat Mission: Strategizing Datacenters for Innovation & Revolution

1300-1400 hrs

Lunch and Networking

1400-1500 hrs

Panel 2
Unfolding AI Landscape & Opportunities for Datacenter Service Providers

1500-1530 hrs

Exclusive Fireside Chat

1530-1600 hrs

Tea/Coffee and Networking

1600-1650 hrs

Panel 3
Securing Critical Infrastructure with Environmental Impact

1700-1800 hrs

Panel 4
Changing Datacenter Landscape in India and Worldwide – Challenges and Opportunities

schedule

#Thought leadership

Program

1000-1100 hrs

Registration and Networking

1100-1200 hrs

Inaugural Session

1200-1300 hrs

Panel 1
Viksit & Digital Bharat Mission: Strategizing Datacenters for Innovation & Revolution

1300-1400 hrs

Lunch and Networking

1400-1500 hrs

Panel 2
Unfolding AI Landscape & Opportunities for Datacenter Service Providers

1500-1530 hrs

Exclusive Fireside Chat

1530-1600 hrs

Tea/Coffee and Networking

1600-1650 hrs

Panel 3
Securing Critical Infrastructure with Environmental Impact

1700-1800 hrs

Panel 4
Changing Datacenter Landscape in India and Worldwide – Challenges and Opportunities

Who should attend?

  • Data Center Managers and Administrators
  • Network and System Administrators
  • Regulatory and Compliance Professionals
  • IT Managers and Directors
  • IT Architects and Designers
  • Cloud Architects and Engineers
  • Data Security Professionals
  • Infrastructure and Facilities Managers
  • CIOs and CTOs
  • Data Scientists and Analysts
  • Vendors and Solution Providers

partners

#Partners

Partners

2026 Summit Partners

State Partner

Summit Partner

Principal Partner

Energy Partner

Platinum Partner

Gold Partners

Fixotec
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Stulz

Silver Partner

Associate Partner

Exhibitors

Country Partner

Media Partners

direction

#Get in there to reach

Get direction to the venue

Contact CII Secretariat

For Partnership & Speaking Opportunity

Pankaj Kumar Gupta
  • pankaj.gupta@cii.in

  • +91-22-24931790

  • +91-8810223067

For Delegate Registration

Samruddhi Anant Chavan
  • samruddhi.chavan@cii.in
  • +91-22-24931790
  • +91-7710923610

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#Photo gallery

Glimpse from last year’s summit

#Photo gallery

Glimpse from last year’s summit

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