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Discover our unified approach to real AI solutions

Join us on 18 February in Mumbai for a day of hands-on learning, live demos, and expert insights. Explore AI-ready infrastructure, secure connectivity, and network with industry leaders to drive your digital transformation journey.

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Connect, innovate, and lead the AI-driven future

Join industry experts, peers, and Cisco leaders to explore how AI and secure connectivity are transforming business landscapes across India and South Asia.

Discover actionable insights on AI-ready infrastructure, digital resilience, and future-proofed workplaces through engaging sessions and live demonstrations of Cisco’s latest technologies.

Experience a day designed to empower your organization with the tools and knowledge to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital world.

Why attend

Turn AI ambition into enterprise‑ready architecture

See how we unify networking, compute, security, and observability to design and scale AI‑ready environments.

Simplify operations with AI‑powered platforms

Learn how unified platforms, automation, and AI insights help reduce complexity and improve operational efficiency at scale.

Build security and resilience into every layer

Discover how to protect users, workloads, and data with integrated security while maintaining performance and continuity.

See real‑world solutions in action

Learn from customer stories, live demonstrations, and practical scenarios you can apply across your own environment.

Who should attend

IT leaders shaping enterprise architecture

CIOs, CTOs, IT directors, and senior leaders responsible for technology strategy, security posture, and digital transformation.

Teams building and operating at enterprise scale

Network, security, data center, cloud, and operations professionals managing complex, distributed, and AI‑driven environments.

Cisco partners enabling customer outcomes

Cisco partners and system integrators helping customers deploy AI‑ready infrastructure, secure connectivity, and resilience.

Agenda

TimeTopic
8:30 – 9:15

Fuel up and explore

Grab a coffee and breakfast, pick up your badge, and get a first look at the tech and experts in the World of Solutions.

9:30 – 9:35

Welcome address

Join us as we set the tone for the day, sharing Cisco’s vision and commitment to driving digital transformation across India and South Asia. Gain insights on the evolving technology landscape.

9:40 – 10:15

Keynote

Empowering your organization: Connecting and protecting in the age of AI

Discover how organizations can securely connect and innovate in the era of AI. Learn about the essential strategies for thriving in a rapidly changing digital world.

10:15– 10:45

A new level of digital resilience for AI, with AI

See how AI-powered solutions are redefining digital resilience. Explore advanced approaches to protecting critical assets and ensuring business continuity.

10:50 – 11:30

Future-ready enterprise panel: Building resilience and innovation

Industry leaders share real-world insights on future-proofing workplaces, data centers, and digital resilience. Discover strategies that empower organizations to thrive in an AI-driven landscape.

11:30 – 12:00

Transformative services: Accelerating business outcomes

Elevate every interaction and outcome. Explore how Cisco's services portfolio leverages AI and expert guidance to modernize infrastructure, accelerate digital resilience, and optimize networks for unparalleled employee, customer, and IT experiences.

12:00 – 2:00Lunch and World of Solutions
2:00 – 4:20Breakout sessions

Breakout sessions

TimeAI-ready data centersFuture-proofed workplacesDigital resilience
2:00 - 2:40Built for AI. Ready for everything: Secure compute infrastructure and innovations in AI networking

Delivering a secure network for the AI-ready workplaces

Agentic ops and unified platform: Simplifying operations with Cisco’s Unified Platform

Experiences, amplified: How AI can fuel better employee, customer and IT experiences
2:50 - 3:30Data center security overload: Architecting networks for AI scaleUniversal ZTNA from CiscoA step change in the future of SOC: The new AI-powered SecOps platform
3:40 – 4:20Unified edge: Future-ready performanceExperiences, amplified: How AI can fuel better employee, customer and IT experiencesStreamlined resilience for enterprises: Proactive monitoring and managing organizations operational risks to maintain business continuity

FAQ

Attendance at Cisco Connect is completely free for qualified customers, partners, and technology professionals. This includes full access to all keynotes, breakout sessions, World of Solutions, breakfast, and lunch.

This event is by invitation only. You may attend the event if you have received an invitation, subsequently registered, and received an email confirming your attendance.

Cisco Connect is designed for IT and business professionals who are shaping the future of their organizations. This includes technical practitioners (like network engineers and solutions architects), IT leaders (like IT directors and CIOs), and our valued Cisco Partners. If you're involved in planning, building, or securing your organization's technology, this event is for you.

Yes. We will provide a complimentary breakfast and coffee to start your day, and lunch.

We understand that plans can change. If you can no longer attend, you can notify us at ciscomarketingevents@cisco.com. This enables us to offer your spot to someone on the waitlist.

We would love for your colleagues to join. Please forward them the link to this microsite so they can register individually. Each attendee must have their own registration to ensure a personalized and smooth check-in experience.

You will be fully responsible for your own accommodation, flight arrangements, and bookings in order to attend the in-person event in Mumbai.

No, there will be no on ground transportation.

  • The first 150 attendees that reach the registration zone and collect the physical coupon will be eligible for the early bird giveaway.
  • For those arriving in a group, the coupons will be distributed sequentially in a queue limited to the first 150 attendees only.
  • The giveaway will be handed over at the end of the event upon the presentation of your coupon.
  • Only attendees who have received a confirmation email from us containing a QR code for event attendance will be eligible for the early bird giveaway. On-spot registrations are not eligible for the giveaways.

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T2 C06 At C T S No 1405 (Part), Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, International Airport T2 400099 Mumbai, India

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