Welcome Note & Lamp Lighting

• Sachin Marya Editorial Director, Entrepreneur India

Keynote: The Infrastructure Bets: Building the Backbone of Growth

• Dr. Niranjan Hiranandani Founder & Chairman, Hiranandani Group

Key note:The New Innovation Playbook: Connecting Startups, Skills, Industry & Government

• Dr. Shrikant Patil CEO, Maharashtra State Innovation Society (MSInS)

Panel Discussion: India’s Next Decade of Growth: What will power India’s next $5 trillion leap, the real compounding opportunities

• Can India's industrial and infrastructure build-out make it the world's next growth engine?
• - How will AI and digital innovation reshape productivity, competitiveness, and value creation?
• Where are the biggest compounding opportunities emerging as capital, entrepreneurship, and consumer demand converge?

• Manoj Chacko Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, FLY91
• Naresh shroff Managing Director, shroffinc and Gridlabs Research Foundation
• Karan Mehta Partner, Stride Ventures
• Rikesh Chand Chief General Manager, India Exim Bank

Panel Discussion: Private Markets vs Public Markets: Where is Capital Really Going?

• Investors today lean more towards public markets or private opportunities
• Valuations evolving across listed and unlisted companies
• Roles domestic capital plays in shaping market trends
• Private markets becoming more disciplined amid tighter funding cycles
• How are investors deciding the right time to go public vs stay private

• Saravanan Nattanmai Partner, Premji Invest
• Vineet Rai Founder & Vice Chairman, Aavishkaar Group
• Naveen Unni Managing Partner, TVS Capital Funds
• Imran Jafar Managing Partner, Gaja Capital
• Ashish Gala Co-founder and Managing Partner, VentureSoul Partners
• Navin Honagudi Managing Partner, Elev8 Venture Partners
• Abhishek Yadav Managing Director, Quadria Capital
• Jinesh Shah Managing Partner, Omnivore VC (Moderator)

Panel Discussion: The Era of Entrepreneurship: Capital Meets Builders

• With $171Bn+ raised, what defines the next phase of Indian startups?
• From hypergrowth to profitability and governance
• The rise of secondaries, ESOP liquidity, and founder wealth

• Anurag Gupta Partner and Leader at EY-Parthenon India (Moderator)
• Vinod Murali Co-founder & Managing Partner, Alteria Capital
• Subeer Monga Partner, Sorin Investments
• Adhil Shetty CEO, Bankbazar.com
• Piyush Bansal Head - Aditya Birla Ventures

Networking Lunch

Panel Discussion: From Family Office Capital to Public Markets

• Evolution from traditional assets to startups and alternatives
• Direct investing vs fund participation
• Governance, risk appetite, and generational transition

• Arnab Mitra Chairman & Managing Director Liqvd Digital India Limited
• Ish Babbar Co-Founder & CTO, InsuranceDekho
• Akash Hariani JMD, Motilal Oswal Private Wealth
• Krushant Pandya Vice President – Investments, Blacksoil (Moderator)

Panel Discussion: The Consumer Opportunity in India Premiumization vs mass consumption Digital-first brands and omnichannel evolution Tier 2/3 markets as the next frontier

• Sibabrata Das Co-founder & CEO, Atomberg Technologies Private Limited
• Dipanjan Basu Co-founder & Partner, Fireside Ventures
• Sumit Keshan Managing Partner, Wipro Consumer Care - Ventures
• Dr. Apoorva Ranjan Sharma Co-founder, Venature Catalyst & President of TiE Mumbai
• Prashanth Aluru CEO, Co-Founder, TMRW, House of Brands
• Punita KapoorDeputy Editor, Entrepreneur India (Moderator)

Panel Discussion: To Acquire or Get Acquired: The Consolidation Wave

• Strategic M&A vs organic growth
• Roll-ups, platform plays, and market consolidation
• Exit pathways in a tighter funding environment

• Priyanka Khimani Entrepreneur, Investor, Founder, Khimani & Associates
• Rishubh Sathiya Founder, Plix
• Amit Baid Head of Tax, BTG Advaya
• Ashish Bagadia Partner, Deal Advisory practice, BDO India(Moderator)

Fireside Chat: The Investment Playbook: Sustaining India’s Growth in a Global Economy

• Rishabh Mariwala Founder & Managing Partner - Sharrp Ventures | Director - Marico Ltd. & Kaya Ltd.
• Sachin Marya Editorial Director, Entrepreneur India (Moderator)

Panel Discussion: AI & the Real Economy: Hype vs Deployment

• Impact on education, healthcare, and governance
• Are Indian companies deploying AI at meaningful scale?
• From automation to intelligence: industrial transformation

• Chetan Mehta Founding Partner, Aum ventures
• Rakhi Prasad Co-founder, ClarityX and Non-executive Director, C E Info Systems (MapmyIndia Mappls)
• Rakhi Prasad Co-founder, ClarityX and Non-executive Director, C E Info Systems (MapmyIndia Mappls)
• Vikram Tanna CEO, Eros universe & Eros Now
• Siddharth Sureka Chief Al Officer, Motilal Oswal Financial Services
• Dipankar Mukherjee Co-Founder & CEO, Studio Blo