Qualys Hosts Global Cybersecurity Leaders at ROCon 2025 Mumbai, Advancing Dialogue on Cyber Risk, Risk Operations, and Resilience
Mumbai/Nov 29: Qualys successfully hosted ROCon — The Risk Operations Conference, Mumbai 2025 — a three-day cybersecurity leadership event held from November 18 to 20. The conference brought together security leaders, C-level executives, technology heads, industry influencers, and forward-thinking security professionals for knowledge-sharing sessions, panel discussions, and product showcases. Serving as the APAC chapter of the global ROCon series, the event was designed to drive meaningful dialogue that helps organizations strengthen their security posture and de-risk their digital ecosystem.
Qualys rebranded its flagship event, QSC — the Qualys Security Conference — to ROCon, the Risk Operations Conference, this year. After hosting QSC for two decades, the company made the shift to reflect the evolving nature of cyber risk and to expand the platform into a broader industry event. ROCon now serves as a premier forum for cyber risk management and risk operations, bringing together global security leaders and practitioners to explore cutting-edge strategies, industry insights, and innovative solutions to proactively manage and reduce cyber risk.
ROCon 2025 Mumbai was a major success, with around 150 participants attending the training sessions on November 18 and 19, and approximately 850 professionals attending the conference. Over the three days, the event delivered high-impact sessions on cloud security, threat prevention, AI-driven risk reduction, vulnerability management, risk quantification, board-level reporting, cyber insurance, and the evolving landscape of cyber resilience.
The global outlook of ROCon was highlighted through the address by Sumedh Thakar, president and CEO of Qualys. He said, “Derisking the business has become one of the most important responsibilities for modern security teams and cyber risk management is now a business conversation. With ROCon, it gives us the ability to enhance the conversation globally.”
The keynote address was delivered by Dr. Sameer Patil, Director at the Centre for Security, Strategy & Technology, who highlighted the growing cyber risks emerging from global geopolitical shifts in his session titled “Cyber Resilience in the Age of AI and Geopolitical Uncertainty”.
Some of the prominent tech leaders who presented or were part of panel discussions included
· Dr. Aditya Khullar, CISO & DPO, Adani
· Ashish Bapana, Senior Manager, LTIMindtree
· Amit Kumar, Sr. Director of Engineering, Paytm Money
· Sudarshan Singh, Head – Cyber GRC, Capgemini
· Muneer H KongaWani, AGM & CISO
· Shubham Awasthi, SVP – Information Systems & Security, Axis Bank
· Karthikeyan Dhayalan, AVP and Head – Global Cyber Operations, Cognizant
· Jonathan Trull – CISO & SVP, Security Solution Architecture, Qualys
· Shailesh Athalye, Senior Vice President, Product Management, Qualys
· Kunal Modasiya, Senior Vice President, Product Management, Qualys
ROCon Mumbai also showcased the latest innovations from Qualys, with live demos and interactive booths that highlighted advancements in asset visibility, cloud security, risk prioritization and AI-powered remediation workflows.
Agenda Overview – ROCon Mumbai 2025
Nov 18 & Nov 19 – Training Sessions
The first two days (18th and 19th) were dedicated to hands-on training sessions designed to help practitioners deepen their technical expertise. Participants learned best practices, explored core and advanced Qualys capabilities, and gained practical insights into scaling and optimizing risk operations. Around 150 technology professionals took part in these training sessions.
Nov 20 – Conference
ROCon Mumbai 2025 was attended by over 800 participants. The conference continued the global risk management mission of driving collaboration, awareness and readiness across cybersecurity teams. With strong participation from industry leaders and informative sessions, the event reinforced Qualys’ commitment to supporting enterprises in strengthening their security posture and de-risking their digital journey.