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2026 Directors' Conclave & 36th IOD Annual Day
  • Date

    August 22, 2026
    (Saturday)

  • venue

    Hotel Le-Meridien
    New Delhi (India)

  • Theme

    Making Boards More Effective for Investor Confidence & Sustainable Value Creation

  • Chief Guest

    Murthy

     
    K. Sanjay Murthy, IAS

    Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Guests of Honour

  • TuhinKantaPandey  

     
    Tuhin Kanta Pandey, IAS

    Chairman, SEBI
    (Securities and Exchange Board of India)

  • Rajesh  

     
    Rajesh Agrawal, IAS

    Secretary, Department of Commerce
    Ministry of Commerce and Industry
    Govt. of India

  • Rajit  

     
    Rajit Punhani, IAS

    Chief Executive Officer
    Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)

  • Umashankar  

     
    V Umashankar, IAS

    Secretary (RT&H)
    Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
    Govt. of India

  • IOD Chairman

    Lalit

     
    Hon’ble Justice U. U. Lalit

    Chairman
    Institute of Directors

    former Chief Justice of India

  • IOD President

    Surinder

     
    Lt. Gen. Surinder
    Nath, PVSM AVSM (Retd.)

    President
    Institute of Directors

    former Chairman, UPSC
    former Vice Chief of Army Staff

  • IOD Vice-Chairman

    Awasthi

     
    Hon’ble Justice
    Ritu Raj Awasthi

    Vice-Chairman
    Institute of Directors

    Judicial Member Lokpal of India
    former Chairperson
    Law Commission of India
    former Chief Justice
    Karnataka High Court

Felicitation of IOD Distinguished Fellows
for the year 2026

  • Moses

    K. Moses Chalai, IAS

    Secretary
    Department of Public
    Enterprises (DPE)
    Ministry of Finance
    Govt. of India

  • Praveen

    Praveen Pardeshi, IAS

    Chief Economic Advisor to
    Hon. CM Maharashtra &
    Chief Executive Officer
    Maharashtra Institution for Transformation (MITRA)

  • Rao

    G.M. Rao

    Group Chairman
    GMR Group

  • IOD Distinguished Fellowships

Distinguished Keynote Speakers

  • Nitin  

     
    Nitin Gupta, IRS (Retd.)

    Chairperson
    National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA)

  • Nagaraju  

     
    M. Nagaraju, IAS (Retd.)

    former Secretary
    Dept. of Financial Services
    Ministry of Finance
    India

  • Rajeev  

     
    Rajeev Topno, IAS

    Additional Chief Secretary
    Govt. of Gujarat

  • Rupinder  

     
    Rupinder Brar, IRS

    Additional Secretary
    Ministry of Coal
    Govt. of India

  • Loknath  

     
    Loknath Behera, IPS (Retd.)

    Managing Director
    Kochi Metro Rail Ltd. (KMRL)
    Ministry of Housing and
    Urban Affairs (MoHUA)
    Govt. of India

  • Ajay  

     
    Dr. Ajay Ranka

    Chairman & MD
    Zydex Group

  • Nehal  

     
    Nehal Vora

    Managing Director & CEO
    Central Depository Services Ltd., India

  • Shrikant  

     
    Shrikant Kanhere

    Managing Director & CEO
    AWL Agri Business Limited

  • Angelo  

     
    Dr. Angelo George

    Chief Executive Officer
    Bisleri International

  • Subi  

     
    Dr. Subi Chaturvedi

    Global SVP, Chief Corporate Affairs & Public Policy Officer
    InMobi

  • Prasanna  

     
    Prasanna Mohile

    National Head &
    Executive Board Member
    Pernod Ricard India

  • Janmejaya  

     
    Janmejaya Mahapatra

    Chief Executive Officer
    SEIL Energy India Limited

  • Jaya  

     
    Jaya Choraria

    Deputy Trade Commissioner
    for South Asia
    British High Commission
    New Delhi

  • Amit  

     
    Amit Kumar

    Chairman and Managing Director
    Al Engineering Services Ltd.

  • Rahul  

     
    Rahul Himalian

    Chairman & Managing Director
    Indian Railway Catering and
    Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC)

  • Sharad  

     
    Sharad Agarwal

    Chief Executive Officer
    AI Engineering Service Limited (AIESL)

  • Devesh  

     
    Devesh Deval, IAS

    Joint Secretary
    Ministry of Food
    Processing Industries
    Govt. of India

  • Rishi  

     
    Rishi Chawla

    Vice President
    Corporate Affairs
    Carlsberg India

  • Suman  

     
    Dr. Suman Kumar Jha

    Corporate Quality
    and Regulatory Head
    Patanjali Group of Companies

  • Anuj  

     
    Anuj Malik, IAS

    Chief Executive Officer
    Gorakhpur Industrial Development Authority (GIDA)

  • Shachindra  

     
    Shachindra Nath

    Founder and Managing Director
    UGRO Capital

  • Shailesh  

     
    Shailesh Nigam

    Chief Operating Officer
    EEMEA, SAARC & CIS AAF International

  • Puneet  

     
    Puneet Pratap Singh

    Regional Director
    Research and Analytics - APAC
    Gallup

  • Suresh  

     
    Suresh Balakrishnan

    Director
    Novo Insurance Broking
    Services Pvt. Ltd.

Platinum Partners

CDSL AIESL

Gold Partners

Bisleri IRCTC Carlsberg Zydex Punjab National Bank

Silver Partner

Gorakhpur Industrial Development Authority

Bronze Partners

Patanjali SEIL UGRO Capital AWL REC PFC CoalIndia BoardPAC Gallup

Insurance Partner

Novo

Indoor Air Quality Partner

AAF

Media Partner

RepublicMediaNetwork

Key Themes for Deliberation

  •  The Future-Ready Board: Capability, Culture & Sectoral Foresight

  •  Leadership in an Era of Regulatory Intensification:
    Are boards prepared for regulatory activism?

  •  The ESG Inflection Point: From Reporting to Responsibility

  •  Promoter-Controlled Companies vs. Institutional Governance Models

Non Residential Registration Fee (*Inclusive of All Taxes) Indian Participants Overseas Participants
Non IOD Member Rs. 10,000* USD $ 120*
IOD Members Complimentary for IOD Members (Active)
NGOs Rs. 5,000* USD $ 50*

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