Leadership Addresses Highlight Cybersecurity Innovation at KANAD S.H.I.E.L.D. 2026
As a part of the “𝐊𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐃 𝐒.𝐇.𝐈.𝐄.𝐋.𝐃. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 - 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐄𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐄𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞” organised by the Cyber Crime Branch, Ahmedabad City Police, in collaboration with i-Hub Gujarat and Karnavati University.
𝐇𝐨𝐧’𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢, 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐮𝐣𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭, delivered a special address during the programme, speaking about the growing importance of cybersecurity in public safety, the evolving nature of cyber threats, and the role of young innovators and technology-led solutions in addressing emerging challenges.
𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐌𝐮𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐊𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐫, 𝐈𝐀𝐒, 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐮𝐣𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭, also addressed the gathering, speaking about the importance of bringing together law-enforcement agencies, technology and young talent to develop practical solutions for real-world challenges.
𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐥, 𝐈𝐏𝐒, 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 (𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡), 𝐀𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲, spoke about the importance of connecting young innovators with real-world policing challenges. He encouraged startups and students to understand on-ground requirements, engage with law-enforcement stakeholders and develop practical, deployable solutions for cybercrime prevention and investigation.
𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐆. 𝐒. 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐤, 𝐈𝐏𝐒, 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐆𝐮𝐣𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭, spoke about Gujarat Police’s commitment to adopting technology and innovation to address emerging cybersecurity challenges. He called for stronger collaboration between government, startups, academia and technology experts to develop solutions that can strengthen technology-enabled policing and public safety.
𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐑𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐕𝐚𝐭𝐬, 𝐈𝐏𝐒, 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐀𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞, spoke on the role of technology and innovation in strengthening policing capabilities. He encouraged the development of practical technology solutions that can support police personnel, improve response mechanisms and address emerging cyber and public-safety challenges.
Karnavati University (KU)
Harsh Sanghavi
Digvijay Singh Rajpurohit
