Hall : 1
Tech Stage
10:00 – 10:20 AM
Fireside Chat: Biotech Breakthroughs
- A biotech/healthtech founder and a leading scientist discuss innovations in healthcare and
the path from research to commercial product.
10:20 – 11:00 AM
Panel - Digital Health: The Future of Patient-Centric Care
- Building seamless, personalised patient journeys across physical and digital
touchpoints.
- Leveraging predictive analytics for early detection and preventive medicine.
- Empowering patients through wearables, home-health devices, and self-care tools.
- Regulatory and ethical frameworks needed for next-gen digital health ecosystems.
11:00 – 11:40 AM
Panel - Next-Gen BioTech: From Labs to Lives
- Translating deep-science breakthroughs into real-world clinical impact.
- Building robust biotech startups: talent, capital, and infrastructure gaps.
- Precision medicine and personalised therapeutics redefining patient outcomes.
- Collaboration models between academia, industry, and government to scale innovation.
11:40 AM – 12:00 PM
Keynote: A Tech Startup's Playbook
12:00 – 12:40 PM
Panel - Cybersecurity & Governance: Securing the Digital Enterprise
- How evolving cyber threats demand stronger governance and real-time risk visibility.
- Building resilient architectures across cloud, data, and distributed workplaces.
- Embedding security-by-design into products, processes, and enterprise culture.
- Regulatory readiness: aligning cybersecurity practices with emerging compliance norms.
12:40 - 1:00 PM
Fireside - Cybersecurity Talk: Zero-Trust, AI Threats & Digital Sovereignty
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Networking Lunch
02:00 - 02:40 PM
Panel - Future Farming: Tech, Data & Sustainability
- Predictive analytics helping farmers manage risk and boost yields.
- Soil-to-shelf traceability improving food quality and trust.
- Automation and robotics powering labour-efficient agriculture.
- Financing, policy, and corporate partnerships driving adoption of green agri-tech.
02:40 - 03:20 PM
Panel - ClimateTech Deep Dive: Innovating for a Net-Zero Future
- Breakthroughs in carbon capture, clean energy, and circular economy solutions.
- Climate intelligence using AI, sensors, and satellites for real-time environmental
action
- Financing climate innovation—where capital is flowing and what investors want.
- Policy, partnerships, and corporate commitments accelerating the path to net-zero.
03:20 - 03:50 PM
Panel - Planet Innovation: Designing a Cooler Future
- Breakthrough solutions reshaping energy, materials, mobility, and carbon removal.
- AI-powered environmental intelligence for prediction, mitigation, and resilience.
- Circular systems and green manufacturing reinventing industrial impact.
- Capital, policy, and partnerships driving large-scale sustainability transformation.
03:50 - 04:30 PM
Panel - Global VC Outlook: Betting on the Next Big Wave
- Where global capital is flowing across AI, deeptech, sustainability, and frontier
markets.
- Shifts in deal-making: disciplined valuations, structured rounds, and quality-first
investing.
- How founders can raise globally—narratives, traction, and metrics investors now
expect.
- The next decade of innovation hotspots across the US, India, SE Asia, MENA, and
beyond.
04:30 - 05:10 PM
Panel - Consumer Tech Next: AI Devices, Smart Homes & New UX
- How AI-native devices are redefining personal tech—from wearables to intelligent
assistants.
- The evolution of smart homes: connected ecosystems that learn, automate, and
anticipate needs.
- Designing the next-generation user experience where voice, gesture, and ambient
AI take over.
- The business opportunity: new revenue models, platform plays, and consumer
adoption trends
05:10 - 05:40 PM
Panel - SaaS Founders Playbook: Scaling in the AI Era
- How AI-native product design is redefining SaaS differentiation and customer
value.
- GTM shifts: PLG, ecosystem partnerships, and global expansion strategies that
work today.
- Scaling challenges—hiring, pricing, churn control, and building predictable
revenue engines.
- What investors now expect from SaaS startups in the age of efficiency and
automation.
05:40 - 06:00 PM
Fireside Chat -
- Consumer Tech Talk: AI Personalization
Hall : 2
Innovation Stage
10:00 - 10:20 AM
Keynote - Cyber Resilience & Digital Trust -Why cyber resilience—not just
cybersecurity—is now the core of business continuity.
10:20 - 11:00 AM
Panel - Metaverse & Digital Economies: Building Immersive, Trusted Virtual
Worlds
- Real-world applications of the metaverse across gaming, entertainment, commerce,
and social interaction.
- The role of VR/AR in creating immersive, scalable digital experiences
- NFTs, tokenisation, and new monetisation models powering digital economies.
- Digital identity, interoperability, and trust in virtual worlds.
11:00 - 11:25 AM
Fireside Chat - From Idea to Impact — Building High-Trust Deep-Tech Startups
- Turning cutting-edge technology into deployable products
- Fundraising and partnerships in high-risk, high-regulation sectors
- What investors and governments really look for
11:25 AM - 12:05 PM
Panel - Web3 for Enterprises: From Experimentation to Real-World Adoption
- Enterprise use cases of Web3—blockchain, tokenisation, and smart contracts beyond crypto.
- Integrating Web3 with existing enterprise systems, data, and workflows.
- Governance, security, and regulatory considerations for enterprise-grade Web3 adoption.
- Building trust, interoperability, and scalability in decentralised enterprise applications.
12:05 - 12:45 PM
Panel - What VCs look for in Deep Tech & Emerging Startups key evaluation metrics beyond
revenue - IP, scalability and founder mindset.
12:40 - 01:00 PM
Fireside Chat - Investing in Web3 – A leading crypto investor and a Web3
founder
- discuss funding trends, tokenomics, and what makes a successful blockchain venture.
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Networking Lunch
02:00 - 02:40 PM
Panel - Beyond Equity: Debt & Structured Capital for Scaling AI Companies
- AI Infrastructure as a Financeable Asset Class
- Risk & Underwriting Frameworks for AI Lending
- Hybrid Capital Structures in a Valuation-Conscious Market
- Financing Enterprise AI Adoption at Scale
- Private Credit & Venture Debt Opportunity in India’s AI Ecosystem
02:40 - 03:20 PM
Panel - Cyber Governance Compliance & Secure Infrastructure
- Building resilient, compliant digital infrastructure in an era of AI, cloud, and distributed
systems.
- Navigating global cyber regulations, data protection laws, and industry compliance
standards.
- Cyber risk management, zero-trust architectures, and enterprise-wide security governance
- Aligning cybersecurity strategy with business continuity, trust, and long-term growth.
03:20 - 04:00 PM
Panel - Blockchain: Enterprise Use Cases & Digital Identity
- Practical enterprise applications of blockchain across supply chains, finance, healthcare,
and governance.
- Digital identity frameworks—self-sovereign identity, verification, and trust at scale.
- Interoperability, security, and scalability challenges in enterprise blockchain deployments.
- The role of standards and regulation in enabling trusted digital identity ecosystems.
04:00 - 04:40 PM
Panel - Securing Digital Payments & Open Banking Ecosystems
- Protecting real-time payments, UPI, cross-border rails, and APIs
- Managing third-party, fintech, and supply-chain cyber risk
- Fraud prevention, identity protection, and transaction integrity
04:40 - 05:20 PM
Fireside Chat - Securing Smart Hotels — Cybersecurity in Connected
Hospitality
Environments
- Managing cyber risk across IoT-enabled rooms, smart locks, and building systems
- Securing PMS, POS, CRM, and cloud-based hospitality platforms
- Balancing innovation, convenience, and security
05:20 - 06:00 PM
Panel - Digital Identity & Zero-Trust Defence Systems
- Blockchain-based identity for personnel, devices, and autonomous systems
- Securing access across classified and distributed defence networks
- Interoperability across defence forces, agencies, and allies
