Entrepreneur Awards Agenda

Conference

The two day conference will bring together industry veterans to interact and draw attention to best practices and promote innovation to capture consumer interest that will help grow the Entrepreneur industry..

Day 1, 20 September 2022 ↓
Day 2, 21 September 2022 ↓

10:00 – 11:00 Strengthening the Innovation Ecosystem

It is imperative that we strengthen the innovation ecosystem and level the playing field so that all innovators, regardless of gender or background, get the opportunity to change the world.

How do we tap into the strength of our nation’s diversity and increase access to STEM programs?
How can early exposure to inventor role models inspire young, creative minds to innovate?
How can we encourage more people to patent their ideas, trademark their brands, take risks and engage in new and exciting sectors of the economy?

11:00 – 12:00Can you future-proof your growth?

COVID is the first of many hard waves that will hit your business in the coming few years. Are they the biggest threat or the biggest opportunity?
Where should you be paying attention,turn radical disruption into radical growth?
Being relentlessly relevant in a chaotic world.

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12:00 – 12:15 TEA

12:15 – 13:00 How to build a community in a fragmented world

A creator’s view on the future of content, audience engagement and building communities.
The connected future of personal and professional growth.

Session Speakers:

Alakh Pandey

Founder and CEO , PW,(PhysicsWallah)

CA Rachana Ranade

Finance Influencer

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 14:30 Fireside Chat: How Champions are made in Sports & Business

Session Speaker:

Narain Karthikeyan

Founder and CEO , DriveX

Startup Innovation

14:30 – 15:20A new dawn for delivery:

Building, preparing and creating for non-existent markets
Finding the future markets today
Innovations from hinterland/Bharat
Are localized solutions scalable?

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15:20 – 16:10The cultural express:

Why start ups should build communities instead of teams All hands on-board: The stakeholder engagement formula
Keeping the innovation juices running even during downtime
How to scale the technical team
Prioritizing people and customers

Session Speakers:

Nitin Jain

Co-Founder, OfBusiness
Khushnud Khan

Co-founder & CEO, Arzooo
RK Rangan

Chairman & Director, BLinC Invest

Corporate Innovation

14:30 – 15:30 How CEOs are leading companies through reinvention

What are the biggest challenges facing business leaders in 2022 and beyond?
How are CEOs fighting the attention warand driving diversity from the top office?
Digital-first strategy can reach consumers in new ways but also bring unseen risks.

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15:30 – 15:45Fireside Chat : Building a culture of innovation

Session Speaker:

Navya Naveli

Founder, Project Naveli & Co-founder, Aara Health.

15:45 – 16:30Building a culture of innovation

Companies are constantly on the lookout for people and technologies that fuel innovation.
This is easier said than done, as innovating means trying something new; something different.
How are businesses finding the right balance?

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16:30 – 16:40Welcome note: Ritu Marya

16:40 - 17:00 Keynote: Building communities and channels in the age of digital transcendence

The key trends, behaviors, and innovations defining D2C retail in 2022 and beyond

Keynote Speaker:

Kanwaljit Singh

Founder & Managing Partner, Fireside Ventures

17:00 - 17:35 Keynote- Navin Joshua, Founder, GreenHonchos

17:00 - 17:35 Modern brands for the modern world

Need for creativity leading to diversity
The roles of brand and experience: unpacking how the fusion of the two can create a more conscious impact on businesses, people and the modern world.
Using data to build better products and grow faster: Steps for designing a product analytics strategy
Using social media to build your brand and network

Moderator:

Charu Lamba

Deputy Editor, Indian Retailer

Session Speakers:

17:35 – 18:00Retailer D2C 100 unveiling + Felicitation

18:00 - 18:15Decoding the Internet Generation - How Make in India works for Millennial & Gen Z Indians

Session Speakers:

Aman Gupta

Co-Founder & CMO , BoAt

18:15 – 18:30Brands obsessed with India's innovative D2C culture

What it takes to become a brand-driven organization with an eye for consumer preference

Session Speakers:

Vineeta Singh

CEO, Sugar Cosmetics

18:30 - 18:45Keynote: What's special about TATA 1mg B&M Retail

Session Speakers:

Tanmay Saksena

Chief Operating Officer, Tata 1mg

18:45 – 20:00 Cocktail

10:30 – 11:30The rise of mission-led fintech

Making money accessible for all.
Solving invisible problems, securely.

Session Speakers:

11:30 – 12:00TEA

12:00 – 12:40Tech behind Fintech

Exploring the evolution of the technology fuelling the growth of the Indian Fintech Space

Emergence and evolution of fintech in the Indian context – the coming together of technology and financial services
Assessing the regulatory hurdles, working together to streamline the compliance process – emergence of regtechs for fintechs
The Roadmap ahead – Overview of Indian Fintech space in the next five years

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12:40 – 13:15Seize the day: India as payments leader

India is already ahead of the world in terms of payment. How to hold on to the pole position?
Is the pandemic a blessing for the sector?
Making cross-border payments seamless

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10:00 – 10:45Funding ’22: What Startups Can Do To Win Over VCs

What startups and sectors will still emerge victorious to raise funding in 2022 and beyond?
How can Startups Up their game strategically to not feel the funding pinch
Would IPOs still retain their flavor
Best Practices for operational collaborations amongst startups?

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10:45 – 11:00 Early Stage to Profitability

Session Speaker:

Amitava Saha

Co-Founder & CEO, Xpressbees

11:00 – 11:45From early stage to acquisition

The long path to acquisition, and the journey.
Wait for profitability or push for profitability?

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11:45 – 12:00TEA

12:00 – 12:15Innovation strategies for growth

Session Speakers:

Priyanka Gill

Co-Founder - The Good Glamm Group

12:15 – 12:50Money & Tech in a Post-Pandemic World

Is the digital adoption here to stay?
The emerging consumer trends and the opportunity for financial services firms to innovate how they serve and deepen relationships with customers.

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12:50 – 13:30The VC Trends for 2022-2023

What are VCs looking for while investing in startups in 2022 and beyond?
The Indian tech scene is growing faster than the tech scenes almost anywhere else in the world. Will the pace of growth hold or is it a cause for concern

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13:30 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 14:30 How is Web 3 making blockchain safer?

Session Speaker:

Sandeep Nailwal

Co-Founder, Polygon

14:30 – 15:15Blockchain will shape the future of everything

Blockchain is officially mainstream. How did that happen and what does it mean? On-ramp to the future of the digital world.

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15:15 - 16:00Will metaverse rebuild the society for the better

Will metaverse democratize access to education and experiences?
Will it compounds inequities, fragments reality and erodes shared experiences?
How to build this new digital reality to advance humanity and solve the issues of the real world?

Session Speakers:

Srinidhi Moodalagiri

CPO, Flippy
Ankit Prasad

Founder & CEO, Bobble AI
Vishal Gondal

Founder & CEO, GOQII
Ganesh Raju

Founder & CEO, Akshaya NFT & Metaverse

16:00 – 16:30Building Web 3.0 Communities

How to embrace audience?
How the macro trends of Web 3.0 and the decentralization of data ownership is changing the dynamics of the AI services and the shift in economical benefits from businesses to that of individuals in the context of NFTs.

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