Franchise India Expo 2025
  • 17 - 18 MAY, 2025 YASHOBHOOMI, India International Convention
    and Expo Centre, Delhi, India
21st International Startup Summit
INDIA’S LEADING

STARTUP EVENT

17 - 18 May 2025
YASHOBHOOMI, India International Convention and Expo Centre, Delhi, India
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Welcome to Bharat Startup Summit 2025

Starting a Business Whether you are a start-up business, a budding entrepreneur, a solo business, a small business, or working in someone else’s business, Start-up Summit is a premier forum and will cover both selecting, mentoring, and accelerating the most high-impact business opportunities and helping entrepreneurs overcome barriers to growth by providing the key ingredients to success through mentorship; networks; strategic advice; talent; skills; access to smart capital, and inspiration.

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Learn - Network - Thrive

A Forum Where Entrepreneurs In India Gather Inspiration, Insight And Opportunity

It’s an opportunity for you to connect with the best and brightest minds to explore how to fuel their business growth. The conference brings together the speakers that are the best breed of entrepreneurs, innovators, venture capitalists, business model creators, consultants, policy-makers, academicians, support groups, business coaches and business practitioners to present and discuss innovation and success under the aegis of entrepreneurship for Small and Medium Businesses as they recount their learning and experiences, share their insights and practices that have enriched their ventures.

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Our Speakers

Mohamed Al Madani

Chairman of TAGMOA & ALMADINI Group of Companies LLC.

Rekha Sharma

Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, Former Chairperson, NCW

Sarveshwar Shukla

State Nodal officer , CM - YUVA mission, Uttar Pradesh

Dr. Milind Kamble

Founder Chairman of Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DICCI)

Arunabh Sinha

Founder, UClean

Pulkit Jain

Co-Founder InsightGeeks, TrackoField

Krishnan Padmanabhan

Lead Operations - Mega Channel - Tanishq Corp. Retail

Radhakrishnan

CFO and Head Legal, La Pino’z Pizza

Seema Jhingan

Senior Partner, LexCounsel, Law Offices

Akash Srivastava

National Head, Business Development & Real Estate Expansion, Raymond Limited

Anand Ramanathan

Partner and Consumer Industry Leader, Deloitte India

Jasmeet Singh

Chief Commercial Officer, Holidays & Experiences, MakeMyTrip

Rajat Agrawal

CEO, Barista Coffee

Sandip Baksi

CEO, Nuvora Retail

Nitin Joshi

Business Consultant & Influencer

Vikram Shah

Chief Business Officer, Meritto

Anupam Bansal

Executive Director, Liberty Shoes

Satish Puranam

VP, Franchise Strategy & Operations, Reliance Retail

Tanmay Bhargava

Partner, Vijit Creations

Akash Kalra

3rd Generation Owner & Managing
Director, United Group

Dr. S K Rathor

Founder, Chairman & Managing Director, Sanfort

Anand Jain

Director, Nothing Before Coffee

Mahendra Sureka

Founder & CEO – India, MACJ

Shruti Khaneja

Vice President - Offline Sales, Clovia

CA(Dr.) Rajeev Gupta

Founder, Golden Bells

Aryan Bawa

Founder, Iris Fine Jewels

Dr Blossom Kochhar

Chairperson of Blossom Kochhar Group of Companies

Rajesh Kapase

CEO, Trackon

Mahendra Prabhudas Bajaj

CMD, Nandi Panchgavya Pvt Ltd

Saurabh Sharma

Head - E Commerce & B2B, Juniper

Amar Preet Singh

Co-Founder & COO, Neeman's

Siddharth Jain

Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) | Global Ed Group

Toinali Chophi

Founder & CEO, Beauty Barn

Priykant Gautam

Director, Taste Aces Pvt Ltd. Founder: omny kitchen by chef Vicky ratnani, plaka by chef ajay chopra , Hydrama

LALIT AGARWAL

Founder & MD, V-Mart Retail Ltd

Alvin Lesmana

Business Development Supervisor, AICHA

Manaswinee Ghadei

Head of Franchise, Bodycraft

Manish Sharma

Co-Founder & COO - Karigari By Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi, Dutchman Port & The Flying Dutchman || Director - Futomic Group

Moloy Chakravorty

MD & Founder, Beyond Red Ocean Consulting | ActionCOACH West Bengal

Mukesh Gupta

Director - Strategy Consulting, Deloitte India

Chaitanya Sabharwal

Co-Founder & CEO – Biryani Queen

Engaging and Informative Summit Sessions

  • Turning Taste into Business: Profitability in the F&B Sector
    • Building a scalable menu and back-end
    • Navigating delivery platforms and dine-in traffic
    • Location vs brand equity in F&B success
  • Racing Ahead: Navigating the Fast Lane of Quick Commerce
    • How is quick commerce model achieving sustainable scale and profitability
    • Building robust infrastructure for last-mile delivery
  • Retail Reimagined: Cracking the Scalability Code in Fashion, Jewelry & Lifestyle
    • Regional disruptors vs national giants: Who’s scaling smarter—especially in Tier II & III cities?
    • The new-age store playbook: Smart design, real-time data, and customer-centric delight
  • Emerging Trends Shaping India’s Business Landscape
    • Rise of micro and nano franchising
    • Experience-driven retail and phygital models
    • Franchise formats that work in Bharat (Tier 2/3/4)
  • From Vision to Venture: Unlocking Capital
    • Attracting angel investors and VCs in franchising
    • Role of franchise aggregators and master franchisees
    • Franchisee lending and NBFC support
  • Turning Taste into Business: Profitability in the F&B Sector
    • Building a scalable menu and back-end
    • Navigating delivery platforms and dine-in traffic
    • Location vs brand equity in F&B success
  • Racing Ahead: Navigating the Fast Lane of Quick Commerce
    • How is quick commerce model achieving sustainable scale and profitability
    • Building robust infrastructure for last-mile delivery
  • Retail Reimagined: Cracking the Scalability Code in Fashion, Jewelry & Lifestyle
    • Regional disruptors vs national giants: Who’s scaling smarter—especially in Tier II & III cities?
    • The new-age store playbook: Smart design, real-time data, and customer-centric delight
  • Emerging Trends Shaping India’s Business Landscape
    • Rise of micro and nano franchising
    • Experience-driven retail and phygital models
    • Franchise formats that work in Bharat (Tier 2/3/4)
  • From Vision to Venture: Unlocking Capital
    • Attracting angel investors and VCs in franchising
    • Role of franchise aggregators and master franchisees
    • Franchisee lending and NBFC support
  • Turning Taste into Business: Profitability in the F&B Sector
    • Building a scalable menu and back-end
    • Navigating delivery platforms and dine-in traffic
    • Location vs brand equity in F&B success
  • Startup Summit

    Why Attend?

    • Great Speakers: Listen to the leading thoughtleaders from around the Country.
    • Interactive Panel Discussions: Don’t just listen to them, probe them to know the right strategies that will help your business
    • Networking: Network with the thought leaders, Entrepreneurs, Leading Media, Investors, Startups, business owners and more
    • Meet New Businesses: Meet New business from all sectors starting from Retail, Fashion, F&B, Education, Technology to Healthcare and more. They are looking for franchisees or investors
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    Who Attend?

    Co-Located Events

    Our Sponsor & Partners
    • Exclusive Country Pavilion
    • Uttar Pradesh MSMEs Enabler
    • Supporting Association
    • Associate Partner
    • Associate Partner
    • Associate Partner
    • Associate Partner
    • Associate Partner
    • Visitor Bag Sponsor
    • Gifting Partner
    • Digital Outdoor Media Partner
    • Organised By
    • Official Website
    • Official Magazine
    • Growth Partner
    • Supporting Franchise Association
    • Global Partner
    • Licensing Consultant
    • Franchise Consultant
    • Investment Partner
    • Global Media Partner
    • Licensing Digital Partner
    • Retail Digital Partner
    • Promotional Partner
    • Restaurant Digital Partner
    • Business Partner
    • Knowledge Partner