Conference Programme - Convergence India expo

Hall 4 - Convergence Stage (Day 1 - 23rd March)

Tracks: Telecom & Connectivity • Internet of Things (IoT)

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Telecom & Connectivity

Opening Ceremony: India’s Impact: Tech Today. Transformation Tomorrow

Guest of Honour

Sergey Cheremin

Head of the Department for External Economic and International Relations of Moscow Minister of the Govt of Moscow

Keynote Address

Shri Anil Kumar Lahoti

Chairman Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)

Welcome Address

DR. Neeraj Kharwal, IAS

Managing Director ITPO

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Telecom & Connectivity

Inaugural Session: 6G, AI & Quantum: Shaping the Intelligent Future of Connectivity

How AI and quantum tech are driving next-gen telecom innovation
Strengthening public-private partnerships for telecom tech growth
Key challenges in integrating AI and quantum tech with 6G infrastructure
Funding and investment trends supporting India’s deep-tech startups

Speakers

Dr. R. K. Upadhyay

CEO C-DoT

Bharat Bhatia

President ITU-APT Foundation of India

Brig. Anil Tandan (Retd.)

Director General Broadband India Forum

Savjit S. Soin

Deputy Director General Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI)

Puneet Garg

President and Group Wireline CTO Reliance Jio

Moderator

Pankaj Mohindroo

Chairman ICEA

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Telecom & Connectivity

Panel Discussion: 6G by 2030: India’s Leap into the Next-Gen Connectivity

India’s position in the global 6G race
Key shifts from 5G to 6G—and why they matter
Tackling challenges: infrastructure, talent, and policy gaps
Can India achieve 10% of global 6G IP? What will it take?
Driving collaboration across ecosystem – Industry, academia, startups, and government synergy

Speakers

AK Mittal

DG Telecom Standards Development Society of India (TSDSI)

Ambika Khurana

Chief Regulatory and Corporate Affairs Officer Vodafone Idea Limited

Rakesh Kumar

Executive Director Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd. (TCIL)

Manoj Gurnani

CTO & Head of Strategy Nokia India

T V Sriram

APAC Lead – Accenture LearnVantage Accenture

Radhika Gupta

Senior Director & Head of Data Acquisition GSMA Intelligence

Moderator

Ashutosh Rai

Director EY

1:00 PM - 02:00 PM

Telecom & Connectivity

Panel Discussion: Beyond Assembly: Building India’s Deep Electronics Value Chain (Curated by ICEA)

Translating ECMS into Measurable Value Addition
Anchor Investments & Component Prioritisation
Chip-to-System Integration & Alignment
Global Competitiveness & Long-Term Policy Certainty

Speakers

Jasbir Singh

Executive Chairman CEO, and Whole-time Director, Amber Enterprises

Atul Lall

Vice Chairman & Managing Director Dixon Technologies (India) Limited

Vinod Sharma

Managing Director Deki Electronics Ltd.

Bhaskaran Ravi

India Country Manager AT&S India Pvt. Ltd.

Pankaj Aggarwal

Chief Operating Officer Unibuild.AI (Motherson Group)

Moderator

Pankaj Mohindroo

Chairman ICEA

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

Internet of Things (IoT)

Panel Discussion: The Future is Connected: IoT Across Industries

How IoT is transforming sectors like manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, agriculture, and retail
Scaling IoT: Lessons and success stories from early adopters
Making IoT accessible for SMEs with affordable solutions
Measuring ROI: How to track the value of IoT investments
India’s opportunity to lead in the global IoT space

Speakers

Praveen Bist

CIO Amrita Hospitals

Mohan Raju

Vice President & Vertical Head IoT Jio Platforms Limited India

Praveen Arora

Vice President Internet of Things (Business Unit), Tata Communications

Kapil Mahajan

Group Chief Information & Technology Officer Allcargo logistics

Karan Agarwal

Chief Product & Technology Officer DeHaat

Prof. Brejesh Lall

Professor Electrical Engineering Department & Head IoT Lab, IIT Delhi

Omar Farooq

DGM, Technical CP PLUS

Moderator

Sudhanshu Mittal

Head & Director Technical Solutions NASSCOM

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Internet of Things (IoT)

Panel Discussion: Building Scalable & Resilient IoT Infrastructure

The main building blocks of a safe, strong, and scalable IoT setup
How to design IoT systems that are fast, reliable, and work in real time
Cloud vs. Edge? – Which one is better for your IoT needs
How to make different IoT devices talk to each other smoothly
Preparing for the future with big data and millions of connected devices

Speakers

Arvind Bali

Board Advisor, Globe Teleservices; Vice Chairman, GTS TechLabs

Sushil Kumar

Chair of BIS, National Committee on IoT & Digital Twin & Chair of ITU-T Study Group 20 Regional Group for Asia Pacific

Vishal Sirohi

Co-founder and CEO Island Computing Services

Rajesh Palkar

Vice President, Government & Consultant Business, Prama India Private Limited

Raghavendra S

Chief Operating Office JK Maini Precision Technology Limited

Moderator

Dheeraj Mehrotra

President, IoT Society of Inda & Vice President, GEMS Education, India

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Internet of Things (IoT)

Panel Discussion: AI, Edge & Automation: Transforming IoT System Intelligence

Smarter Together: How AI, edge computing, and automation are reshaping real-time IoT operations
Edge Computing at the Forefront: Edge computing cuts delays and speeds up decisions
Automation in Action: Automation enables monitoring, self-fixing, and smart IoT systems
AI for Predictive Maintenance: Using AI for early problem detection and less downtime

Speakers

Devender Sharma

Senior Vice President and Head of Network Operations BSES Rajdhani Power Limited

Anurag Jain

Vice President and Global Head of AI Engineering HCL Tech

Dr. Marco Marechal

CEO, Connected Strategische Veranderingsprocessen BV Netherlands

Ashutosh Gupta

Director Cloud Transformation, Global Service Delivery Google Cloud

Vivek Rajagopal

Group CAIO Narayana Health

Moderator

Anurag Dua

Partner EY

Hall 2 - Transformation Stage (Day 1 - 23rd March)

Tracks: Quantum Computing • Mobile Smart Living Showcase

11:30 AM -12:00 PM

Quantum Computing

Keynote Address: From Vision to Mission: National Quantum Mission Shaping India’s Tech Destiny

Speaker

Dr. J. B. V. Reddy

Head- Quantum Technology Cell, Department of Science & Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology Government of India

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Quantum Computing

Panel Discussion: From Bits to Qubits: Shaping India’s Tech Destiny

Quantum computing as the next digital revolution – and India’s chance to lead
Is quantum tech a threat to employment—or a trigger for a new wave of high-skill jobs?
How can India boost private funding to drive quantum innovation?
When will quantum computing move from lab to real-world use cases in India?
Attracting foreign investment into India’s quantum ecosystem

Speakers

Ravindra Barlingay

CEO, IITM CDOT Samgnya Technologies Foundation National Hub for Quantum Communication

Vijay A. Ramanujan

CEO Foundation for Quantum Computing Innovation (FQCI)

Shesha Shayee Raghunathan

Strategy Lead - India IBM Quantum

Umakant D. Rapol

Professor IISER Pune

Ashwin Saxena

Founder CEO CybraneX

Moderator

Atul Tripathi

Director Quantum Computing Pwc

01:00 PM – 02:00 PM

Quantum Computing

Panel Discussion: Quantum-Safe India: Securing Cyber & Space

Getting ready for quantum threats to key digital systems
Collaborating with DRDO, ISRO, and Defence Ministry
How Quantum tech could change data security
Quantum communication: Moving from sci-fi (science fiction) to reality
What’s next on India’s quantum technology roadmap

Speakers

Col Anurag Awasthi (R)

Executive Director & Principal Advisor MEDEPC

Vijayant Gaur

Director General Cyber Security Association of India

Kapil Jaiswal

CTO Quantum AI Global & QuLabs

Anurag Agrawal

Founder & Director DataBloc Technologies

Prof. Bhaskar Kanseri

IHFC Chair Professor Department of Physics, IIT Delhi

Moderator

Manoj Gupta

Director EY

02:00 PM – 03:00 PM

Mobile Smart Living Showcase

Panel Discussion: AI-First Mobile: Powering India’s Smart Living Era

India’s AI-first smartphone moment → now powering entire lifestyle ecosystems
On-device AI for home control, health tracking, payments, and personal productivity
5G/6G + edge ecosystems powering smart mobility, smart health & smart entertainment
New AI agents on phones: assistant, coach, companion, creator
AI + IoT interoperability: turning phones into the remote control of India’s smart life
Responsible AI: privacy, secure home networks, child safety, digital well-being
India as the global testbed for AI-first affordable devices under ₹15,000

Speakers

Col Suhail Zaidi (Retd)

Director General MAIT

Aayush Ailawadi

TV Personality & Tech Creator

Sumit Singh

Sr. Vice President and Head of Product Lava International Ltd

Gautam Dhingra

Head: Product & GTM India & APAC, HMD Global

Dhiraj Saxena

Senior Specialist - Digital Trust BSI

Moderator

Vyom Krishna

Partner EY Parthenon

03:00 PM – 04:00 PM

Mobile Smart Living Showcase

Panel Discussion: Smart Accessories: The New Drivers of Smart Living

AI-powered lifestyle devices: hearables, wearables, rings, glasses, personal AI gadgets
India’s ascent as global manufacturing hub for fitness tech, hearables, smart bands
XR + immersive computing: entertainment, education, enterprise
Sustainability + design-for-value → what Indian consumers are demanding
Smart personal health: sleep, stress, women’s wellness, preventive care
Omnichannel revolution: D2C + retail + marketplaces powering accessories growth
The rise of AI-powered micro-devices (pens, cameras, trackers, miniwearables)

Speakers

Tasleem Arif

Managing Director OPPO & OnePlus R&D India

Manas Jaiswal

Former VP & Head of Product Noise

Sameer Seth

Director Marketing Dolby Laboratories

Gautam Batra

Associate Director, Marketing Xiaomi India

Moderator

Prabhu Ram

VP - Industry Research Group CyberMedia Research

04:00 PM – 05:00 PM

Mobile Smart Living Showcase

Panel Discussion: Make in India: Building the Smart Living Mobile Ecosystem

India’s transition from assembly → full-value manufacturing + components
Localisation for: batteries, displays, chip packaging, camera modules, sensors
AI-driven smart factories: automation, robotics, predictive quality
EMS evolution: smartphones → smartwatches → hearables → IoT home devices
Export momentum: smartphones, tablets, wearables, chargers, smart cameras
PLI 2.0 & 3.0: What will unlock next-stage global competitiveness
Navigating global supply chains + India–China+1 opportunities
India’s potential to become the world’s smart living device capital

Speakers

Desh Raj Bhadana

Director Mobile and Electronic Devices Export Promotion Council

Gulshan Kumar

Senior Director, Smart Factory Samsung Electronics

Divyanshu Gautam

Senior Commercial Director, Gorilla Glass & Emerging Opportunities, Corning India

Aseem Khanna

Lead Strategy Vivo Mobile India

Aayushmaan Wassan

MD Callmate

Milan R Agarwal

Founder and Managing Director Nextech by Amson Interconnect

Ashish Sachdeva

Managing Director DDS International

Moderator

Rajjat Kharbanda

Research Director 6W Research

Hall 1 - Innovation Stage (Day 1 - 23rd March)

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Inaugural Session: Startup Playbooks for Bharat: 10X Ideas for India’s Next 500 Million Consumers

Designing products for Tier 2, 3 & 4 India
Voice-first, vernacular-first and UPI-native business models
Frugal engineering for scale and affordability
Distribution, trust, and adoption in mass India markets

Speakers

Prof. V Ramgopal Rao

Group Vice Chancellor BITS Pilani

Praveen Roy

Head Technology Translation and Innovation, Department of Science and Technology (DST), GoI

Takahisa Ohira

Head of Asia Region Deloitte Tohmatsu Venture Support

Moderator

Sudhanshu Bohra

Partner EY

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Panel Discussion: Why Startups Fail? Insights from Founders, Investors & Operators

Top reasons behind early-stage startup failures
Problems with funding and money management
Scaling too fast vs. scaling too slow
Team dynamics and leadership challenges
Learning from failures to build stronger startups

Speakers

Ashish Taneja

Founding Partner & CEO growX Ventures

Yamini Bhushan Pandey

MD & CEO IIML EIC

Sachin Jain

Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer ProcMart

Dr. Saarthak Bakshi

CEO Riasa IVF & Venture Partner, Excluto

Karan Mittal

Managing Partner, Caret Capital & Partner Ev2 Ventures

Moderator

Ashutosh Sharma

CEO IHFC

01:00 PM - 01:15 PM

Keynote: The Convergence of Device, Access & Security

Speakers

Sriram Kakarala

Chief Product Officer Scalefusion

Gaurav Mehta

Associate Director Scalefusion

01:15 PM - 02:00 PM

Networking Lunch

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

Panel Discussion: AI Startups: From Hackathons to Hyper-Scaling

Building capital-efficient AI products with limited compute
India-specific LLM fine-tuning and contextual intelligence
AI agents transforming operations, logistics, mobility and governance
Go-to-market challenges and scaling AI startups sustainably

Speakers

Dr. Ekta Kapoor

Sci-G & Head FFTD, Department of Science and Technology (DST) Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India

Amit Singal

Founding Partner Indicorn Angels

Anuradha Chowdhary

Founder ZeroTo3 Collective

Lakshmi Devi Prakash

VP – Applied AL/ML Lead JPMorgan Chase

Manjunatha G Kukkuru

Vice President Infosys

Tarun Gupta

Director New Jersey India Center

Mukesh Sinha

Director OSEL Devices Ltd.

Moderator

Roman Ermoshin

Global Business Executive and Independent Consultant

03:00 PM – 03:15 PM

Keynote: Kerala Startup Mission

Speaker

Ashok Kurian Panjikaran

Senior Ecosystem Enabler & Strategic Growth Architect Kerala Startup Mission

03:15 PM – 06:00 PM

Investors Start-up Meet

Hall 4 - Convergence Stage (Day 2 - 24th March)

Tracks: Artificial Intelligence • Workshop • Awards

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM

Artificial Intelligence

Keynote Address

Speaker

Dr. Devesh Tyagi

CEO National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM

Artificial Intelligence

Keynote Address: AI: India’s Next Trillion-Dollar Digital Bet

Keynote

Abhishek Singh

IAS, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & IT, & CEO, India AI Mission Government of India

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM

Artificial Intelligence

Panel Discussion: AI: India’s Next Trillion-Dollar Digital Bet

AI more than a digital enabler
Positioning India in the Global AI landscape
Growing AI adoption in smaller cities
Need for Bharat-specific models like BharatGPT and localized AI datasets
Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) as a key to scaling AI solutions

Speakers

Abhishek Singh

IAS, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & IT, & CEO, India AI Mission Government of India

A. Dhanalakshmi

Joint Secretary Ministry of Science & Technology

Dr. Ajay Singh

Global Director and Head of AI HCLTech

Dr. Biswajit Rath

Group Chief Data & AI Officer Raymond Limited

Sudhakar Singh

VP, Head of Responsible AI, Chief AI Security Officer, SAP

Moderator

Rahul Agarwal

Associate Director ICT Growth Advisory, Frost & Sullivan

12:00 PM

Keynote: Chief Guest Adress

Chief Guest

Chirag Paswan

Hon'ble Union Minister, Ministry of Food Processing and Indutries Government of India

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM

Artificial Intelligence

Panel Discussion: Data Centres: Powering India’s AI & Digital Future

Bridging India’s data centre capacity gap for AI-era demand by 2030
Hyperscale vs. Edge: Balancing cloud and real-time computing needs
Green data centres: Sustainable energy and cooling innovations
AI-ready infrastructure: GPUs, liquid cooling, and high-density computing
Policy, investment, and public-private partnerships driving growth
Data sovereignty and compliance with localization requirements

Speakers

Manoj Kumar Singh

DG Digital Infrastructure Providers Association

Kunal A Bhat

Head - Global GenAI Centre of Excellence NTT DATA

Shivendra Yadav

CTO NVIDIA ecosystem, HCLTech

Anthony Moillic

Field CISO – EMEA & APJ Netwrix

Praval Singh

VP - Marketing & Customer Experience Zoho Corporation

Rajeev Mecheri

Director Gallagher Security

Sounak Kumar Ray

Director Phison India

Moderator

Rishi Khanna

Partner EY

01:45 PM – 2:30 PM

Artificial Intelligence

Building Trust in the Digital Enterprise: Security, Privacy, DPDP Compliance & Governance in a Connected World

Security-by-design across endpoints, networks, cloud, and data infrastructure
DPDP Act compliance and its implications for enterprise IT, data management, and digital platforms
Privacy and data protection as core drivers of customer confidence and stakeholder trust
Governance frameworks for AI systems, digital platforms, and cross-border data flows
Operationalising compliance through automation, policy enforcement, and zero-trust architectures
Actionable strategies for building resilient, compliant, and future-ready digital enterprises
How innovative urbanism can foster the digital enterprises

Speakers

H.E. Juan Antonio March Pujol

Ambassador Embassy of Spain

Satya Narayan Meena

ACEO Government e Marketplace (GeM), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, GoI

Abhisar Sharma

MD & CEO NESL Asset Data Ltd.

Dr. Inder Gopal

Chairman, Centre of Data for Public Good, Indian Institute of Science and Research Professor IISc

Sriram Kakarala

Chief Product Officer Scalefusion

Moderator

Navin Kaul

Partner EY

02:30 PM -03:15 PM

Artificial Intelligence

Panel Discussion: AI Rx: Reimagining India’s Healthcare & Pharma Future

AI for diagnostics & clinical decision support in high-volume Indian hospitals
Accelerating drug discovery & clinical trials with generative AI
Pharma 4.0: AI for quality, compliance & smart manufacturing
Genomics + AI for precision medicine tailored to India
Responsible AI, regulation & trust in healthcare and pharma

Speakers

Dr. K Madan Gopal

Senior Health Sector Expert, Former Senior Consultant NITI Aayog and Advisor - PHA National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC)

Dr Rahul Singh

CEO, Centre for Medical Innovation Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS)

Dr. Susil Kumar Meher

Head Health IT & CISO AIIMS, New Delhi

Avinash Pandey

Group Leader – Digital Health NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers)

Dr. Vishwa Srivastava

Chief Executive Officer - APAC SS Innovations International, Inc

Moderator

Suresh Subramanian

Partner EY Parthenon

03:15 PM – 04:30 PM

Artificial Intelligence

Panel Discussion: New Zealand: Trusted Nation. Global Tech. Real Impact for India

New Zealand as a high-trust, innovation-led nation delivering globally proven technology
Solutions built for demanding international markets and scalable across geographies
Strong track record of global partnerships, including growing collaboration with India
Proven use cases addressing real-world challenges with measurable impact
Reliable, long-term technology partnerships aligned with India’s digital ambitions
Tangible contributions to India’s growth, innovation ecosystem, and digital transformation

Speakers

Sovan Mandal

CEO Valocity India and the Middle East

Irfan Jaffer

Head – Business Development South Asia, New Zealand Trade & Enterprise (NZTE)

Moderator

Graham Rouse

New Zealand Consul-General & Trade Commissioner India & South Asia

04:30 PM - 06:00 PM

Awards

Convergence Awards
Fintech India Innovation Awards
Smart Cities India Awards

Hall 2 - Transformation Stage (Day 2 - 24th March)

Tracks: Satcab Symposium • Fireside Chat • Smart Mobility

10:30 AM -11:20 AM

Satcab Symposium

Inaugural Session: AI in Broadcasting: Revolution or Evolution?

Welcome Address: Dr. A.K. Rastogi
Keynote Address 1: MIB
Keynote Address 2: TRAI Industry Address:
Keynote Address 2: TRAI Industry Address:

Speaker

Dr. A.K. Rastogi

President All India Aavishkar Dish Antenna Sangh

11:20 AM -12:20 PM

Satcab Symposium

Panel Discussion: The Evolving Edge: Maximizing Broadcasters, DPOs and LCO Potential in the current media landscape

Ongoing relevance of DPOs and in 2026, considering the coexistence of traditional TV with OTT platforms specially user-generated platforms and growing appetite for shortform content.
How these intermediaries can redeploy their unique last-mile advantages and local presence to serve as essential digital service partners, tapping into the vast opportunities for expansion and millions of unreached households to secure their future and enhance their true potential.

Speakers

Anil Malhotra

Head- Public and Regulatory Affairs ZEEL

Yatin Gupta

Senior Vice President GTPL

Akshat Singhal

Head Dangal Play

Aami Mulani

Founder & CEO PlayboxTV

Hemlata Sharma

Executive VP & CBO NXT Media Group

Padmakumar

COO KCCL

Moderator

Kaushik Moitra

Partner Bharucha & Partners

12:20 PM -01:15 PM

Satcab Symposium

Panel Discussion: Reinventing News: Sustainable Models for Broadcast and Digital

This panel will examine the critical challenges facing the news channel business model, acknowledging that News is often in the news for all the wrong reasons and that Indians are reluctant to pay for content.
Panelists will discuss the over-reliance on advertising, which has led to commoditization, and the significant revenue diversion by big-tech. The session will also explore the structural changes required for a robust and profitable news ecosystem.

Speakers

Rabindra Narayan

Founder, MD & President GTC Network

Sushant S Mohan

CBO & Group Editor News 24

Dilip Singh

Founder Live Times

Upendrra Rai

Chairman, MD & Editor-in-Chief Bharat Express

Ashish Sehgal

CEO, Times Network & CGO, Times Media & Entertainment

Moderator

Avinash Pandey

Secretary General IBDF

01:15 PM -02:00 PM

Satcab Symposium

Measuring the Various Screens : How Robust & Reliable?

With audiences consuming content across multiple devices like TV, mobile, tablets, and Connected TV, accurate measurement of viewership has become more complex. Traditional ratings systems often struggle to capture fragmented viewing across OTT platforms and IPTV. The key challenge is ensuring that cross-platform measurement remains robust, transparent, and reliable so broadcasters and advertisers can accurately evaluate audience reach, engagement, and advertising effectiveness across all screens.

Speakers

Pankaj Krishna

Founder & CEO Chrome DM

L.V. Krishnan

CEO TAM Media

Rajiv Dubey

Vice President Marketing Dabur India Limited

Vikram Sakhuja

Group CEO Madison Media & OOH

Vivek Jaiswal

Country Manager - APAC ComScore

Moderator

Ajay Singh

Head Legal, Company Secretary and Chief Compliance officer Hathway

02:00 PM – 02:45 PM

Smart Mobility

Panel Discussion: From Wheels to Deals: Business in a Connected Vehicle World

How connected vehicle data is unlocking cross-industry collaboration (e.g. insurance, retail, urban mobility)
The role of AI and real-time analytics in enabling predictive services and invehicle intelligence
Key question: Who owns and controls vehicle data?
Monetization vs. user experience: How much connectivity is too much?
Need for new policies and infrastructure to support vehicle-to-everything (V2X) systems

Speakers

Uday Narang

Founder Omega Seiki Mobility

Prakash Nagarajan

Vice President Collaboration and Connected Solutions, Tata Communications

Mahua Acharya

Co-Founder Intent Platform

Meenu Sarawgi

EVP & Chief of Strategy and Operations Automotive Skills Development Council

Naveen Chopra

CTO & COO ( Manufacturing Operations) HEV SUN Mobility

Abhijeet Sinha

Program Director - National Highways for Electric Vehicles (NHEV) & National Program Director- Ease of Doing Business

Sumit Roy

Founder - Six Sense Mobility India

Moderator

Shilpa Kaul

Director EY

02:45 PM – 03:00 PM

Smart Mobility

Keynote: Innov8 to Integr8

INNOV8: Transforming breakthrough startup ideas into scalable technologies that address real-world mobility and infrastructure challenges
NAVIG8: Guiding startups and MSMEs through the innovation ecosystem by navigating policies, market opportunities, regulatory pathways, and industry expectations
COLLABOR8: Enabling strategic partnerships that help indigenous technologies scale from local innovations to global solutions, connecting Indian startups with international markets, industry leaders, and innovation ecosystems

Speaker

Sudeep Ambare

CEO ARAI-AMTIF

03:00 PM – 04:00 PM

Smart Mobility

Panel Discussion: Elev8 - Building Innovation for the Nation

IDE8: Identifying real industry challenges and aligning startup solutions with market and infrastructure needs
INNOV8: Developing deep-tech mobility solutions driven by research, technology, and scalable innovation
ACCELER8: Leveraging government initiatives, policy support, and ecosystem partnerships to fast-track commercialization
VALID8: Enabling robust testing, certification, and regulatory compliance to ensure safe and reliable deployment of technologies
INTEGR8: Bridging startups with OEMs, industry leaders, and supply chains to enable large-scale adoption

Speakers

Dr. Reji Mathai

Director ARAI-AMTIF

Vikas Dogra

Director MHI (Govt. of India)

Tarun Aggarwal

Sr. Executive Officer, Engineering Maruti Suzuki India Limited

Himanshu Joshi

Program Director - NITI Aayog Government of India

Moderator

Sudeep Ambare

CEO ARAI-AMTIF

04:00 PM – 04:45 PM

Smart Mobility

Panel Discussion: Creating an Interconnected, Interoperable & Intelligent Transport Network

V2V communication for safer roads and real-time traffic management
ADAS built for India’s unique road conditions and diverse traffic scenarios
Building both physical & digital highways with smart infrastructure integration
Connecting charging infrastructure with energy grid and renewable sources
Engineering SDVs for the new-age with software-first architecture

Speakers

Dr. Reji Mathai

Director ARAI-AMTIF

PK Banerjee

Chief Executive Director Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM)

Anuraag Bharadwaj

Vice President & Head Automotive Industry Platform Capgemini

Manmeet Singh

Senior Director Automotive, Connectivity, Broadband & IoT Business, Qualcomm India

Tarun Aggarwal

Sr. Executive Officer, Engineering Maruti Suzuki India Limited

Moderator

Dhruv Behl

Editor, autoX & Director, Exhibitions India Group

04:45 PM – 05:30 PM

Smart Mobility

Panel Discussion: Connected, Intelligent, Efficient: The Next Era of Telematics Innovation

Convergence of IoT, AI, and cloud for real-time telematics intelligence
Data-driven decision-making in fleet and logistics management
Telematics for electric and autonomous vehicle ecosystems
Standardization, interoperability, and cybersecurity in telematics networks
Integrating telematics into smart city and mobility infrastructure
Future business models: subscription services, data monetization, and partnerships

Speakers

Manoj Tripathi

CEO TCI Supply Chain Solutions

Puneet Aggarwal

Head Smart Mobility & Sustainable IoT Jio Platforms Limited

Sudhir Kataria

Head IT JSW MG Motor

Boris Pankov

Founder Omnicomm

Pranshu Gupta

Founder & CEO Trak N Tell

Siji Sunny

Chief Technology Officer Varroc Connect

Moderator

Harshvardhan Sharma

Group Head, Automotive Tech & Innovation NRI Group

Hall 1 - Innovation Stage (Day 2 - 24th March)

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Panel Discussion: Women in India’s Startup Ecosystem: Driving Innovation, Leadership & Funding

Women as founders, investors & innovation leaders
Overcoming challenges and creating fair opportunities for women entrepreneurs
The rise of women-led startups in Tier 2/3 cities
The need for better support: policies, mentorship, and access to capital

Speakers

Sarika Saxena

Managing Partner IAN Alpha Fund

Priya Singh

Co-founder Chalo Mobility

Tripti Shinghal Somani

Founder Womennovator, CEO- KSG Advisors & Member, National Startup Advisory Council, DPIIT, GoI

Rimjhim Agrawal

Co-founder & CTO BrainSightAI

Payal Koul Mirakhur

Co-founder & CBO uExcelerate & Board of Director, Bharat FIH & Hinduja Tech

Moderator

Vitika Sharma Banerjee

Founder - Fourth Dimension Experience & Co-founder- Future Fit

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Panel Discussion: The Investor Lens: What VCs Want in 2026-2030

Emerging high-conviction sectors: Climate, AI Infrastructure, Urbantech, Healthtech
Deal-breakers that instantly kill investor interest
Why Product–Market Fit alone no longer wins capital
New metrics, moats, and founder signals VCs prioritize

Speakers

Kapel Malhotra

MD & Founder Total Solutions Group

Dr. Ish Anand

Board Member, iCapital Ventures & Global Vice President EiC Corporation

Divya Sampath

Partner AWE (Achieving Women Equity) Funds

Shweta Raka

Managing Partner Delhi Angel Den

Vittal Ramakrishna

Founder & CEO Nucleo

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Workshop

AI in Marketing

Speakers

Raghav Bir Singh

Client Partner Meta

01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

Panel Discussion: From Idea to IP: Safeguarding Innovations & Startups

Why IP is a strategic asset for startups, not just legal protection
How founders can plan for patents early on
How IP helps attract investors and increase value
Understanding India’s changing IP and patent rules

Speakers

Prof. Dr. Unnat P. Pandit

Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM) Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Government of India 208

Safir Anand

Senior Partner & Head of Trademarks Contractual & Commercial IP Anand and Anand

Bhawna Sharma

Founder & IP Attorney LEXRADAR

Moderator

Navdeep Shridhar

President IPR Awareness and Innovation Promotion Forum

02:00 PM – 05:00 PM

Start-up Pitch Competition

Hall 4 - Convergence Stage (Day 3 - 25th March)

Track: Future Cities India Summit

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Future Cities India Summit

Panel Discussion: Viksit Bharat 2047: How AI-Powered Cities Will Drive India’s Next Growth Story

AI as the backbone of future-ready urban governance
Smart Cities → Intelligent Cities → Inclusive Cities
India’s AI Mission: scaling solutions from pilots to national platforms
Global partnerships enabling India’s urban transformation
AI-Native Urban Districts like Infopark Phase 3 as living labs for City Brain & Digital Twin innovation
Building deep-tech ecosystems within cities: integrating startups, academia, venture capital, and real-time urban data to accelerate IP creation and global competitiveness

Followed by the Unveiling of the Knowledge Report – “Beyond Smart Cities: A Way Forward to Sustainable Digital Urban Futures.”

Speakers

Session Chair

Durga Shanker Mishra

IAS (Retd.), Former Chief Secretary Government of Uttar Pradesh

Rajat Kumar Saini

IAS, CEO & MD National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC)

Rahul Kapoor

ED Finance, Ministry of Railways Government of India

Susanth Kurunthil

CEO Infoparks Kerala

Sovan Mandal

CEO Valocity India and the Middle East

Moderator

Amit Singh

Partner EY

12:00 PM – 12:10 PM

Future Cities India Summit

Keynote Address

Speaker

Sunil Kumar

IAS, Principal Secretary cum CMD Ranchi Smart City Corporation Ltd.

12:10 PM – 01:10 PM

Future Cities India Summit

Panel Discussion: AI & IoT: Powering the Future City Revolution

How AI and IoT can help build more responsive, people-friendly cities
Leveraging real-time data from DISCOMs and other critical city infrastructure to enhance urban services
Using real-time data to improve everyday services
How tech is helping cities become safer, greener, and easier to move around
Creating future-ready, modern and connected cities

Speakers

Dr. Marco Marechal

CEO, Connected Strategische Veranderingsprocessen BV Netherlands

Hasit Trivedi

President and Chief Digital & AI Officer Firstsource

Udayan Kanade

CEO Oneirix Labs

Venkat Subba Roa Chunduru

Director and Head India Operations, Arcadis

Vishnu Shankar Srivastava

Head, Strategic Projects BSES Rajdhani Power Limited

Anuj Bairathi

Founder & CEO Cyfuture

Moderator

Abhishek Vashisth

Director EY

01:10 PM – 02:10 PM

Future Cities India Summit

Panel Discussion: Climate-Ready, Clean-Air Cities: Tackling Pollution, Heat & Urban Stress in Future India

Air Quality & Pollution Management at Urban Scale
Designing Cities for Heat, Floods & Climate Resilience
Urbanisation Constraints & Practical Solutions for India
Technology & Data as Enablers of Urban Resilience
Governance, Capacity & Citizen Co-Action

Speakers

Shruti Narayan

Managing Director Regions and Mayoral Engagement, C40 Cities

Raghav Bhardwaj

CEO Bolt.Earth

Prof. Charru Malhotra

Professor (e-Governance and ICT) Indian Institute of Public Administration

Ishan Jasuja

Founder & Director Geoeconomic Strategy Unit

Moderator

Gaurav Gupta

AD EY

02:10 PM - 02:45 PM

Networking Lunch

2:45 PM – 03:00 PM

Satcab Symposium

Keynote Address

Speaker

Gaurav Dwivedi

CEO Prasar Bharati

3:00 PM – 03:45 PM

Satcab Symposium

Panel Discussion: Direct to Mobile Broadcasting (D2M) : A win-win for Broadcasters, Telcos and Consumers

Speaker

CK Jain

Former DDG Prasar Bharati

Hocine Belhous

Product Manager Synamedia

Vivek Malhotra

CMO India Today Group

Moderator

Sunil

President Broadcast Engineering Society & Former Addl DG (Technology) Prasar Bharati

03:50 PM - 4:10 PM

Satcab Symposium

FireSide Chat With Sudhir Chaudhary: Then, Now, Next: A Journalist’s Journey Through Credibility, Change, and the Future of News

Speaker

Sudhir Chaudhary

Veteran Journalist

Moderator

Amitabh Srivastava

Director iMedia International

04:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Satcab Symposium

Panel Discussion: Evolving Economy of Live Events & Sports

Speaker

Sushant S Mohan

CBO & Group Editor News 24

Shakunt Malhotra

GM & VP APAC, appear

Ashish Srivastava Director & CEO

Glazer Labs

Moderator

Hemlata Sharma

Executive VP & CBO NXT Media Group

Hall 2 - Transformation Stage (25^th March - Day 3)

Tracks: Fintech India Innovation

11:00 AM - 11:45 PM

Fintech India Innovation

Panel Discussion: Fintech for Viksit Bharat: Driving Inclusive Growth

Speaker

Sanjiv Bajaj

Jt. Chairman & MD Bajaj Capital

Prabhat Chaturvedi

CEO National Urban Cooperative Finance & Development Corporation (NUCFDC)

Ashish Mehrotra

CEO & MD Northern Arc Capital

Joseph Joshy

Chief General Manager & Chief Technology Officer Head - Department of Technology, International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)

Jayatri Dasgupta

CMO, PayNearby & Program Director, Digital Naari

Raman Aggarwal

CEO FIDC (Finance Industry Development Council)

Jinand Shah

Chief Innovation Officer & MD OPL

Moderator

Jatinder Handoo

CEO Unified Fintech Forum

11:45 PM - 12:30 PM

Fintech India Innovation

Panel Discussion: The Leaders’ Perspective: What role will AI play in the next decade?

What should leaders focus on with AI?
What’s stopping wider AI use in finance?
How can financial firms find the best places to use AI?
What are the new roles that AI augmentation can help create?

Speakers

Rajiv Gupta

Group President PB Fintech Ltd and Director PB Pay and PB AA

Tushar Satish

Director Applied AI, Piramal Finance Ltd.

Rahil Rangwala

Managing Partner Accion Ventures

Ankit Goenka

Head of CX Bajaj General Insurance

Moderator

Amit Bhardwaj

Executive Vice President of Engineering (Digital and Technology Transformation) Kotak Mahindra Bank

12:30 PM – 01:00 PM

Fintech India Innovation

Fireside: Regulating Innovation: AI, Trust & the Future of FinTech in India

Speaker

Suvendu Pati

Chief General Manager - FinTech Reserve Bank of India

Moderator

Anil Kumar Gupta

Managing Partner MicroSave Consulting

01:00 PM – 02:00 PM

Fintech India Innovation

Panel Discussion: The New Payment Stack: Fast, Secure & Always-On

Real-time payments, UPI evolution & high-volume scaling
Fraud prevention, risk scoring & tokenization
Cross-border capabilities & global interoperability
How solution providers can co-build with banks and PSPs

Speakers

Harsh Vardhan Masta

Head of Payments Policybazaar.com

Gagandeep Arora

Product Leader - Payments Tata Digital

Praveen Kumar

SVP & Head - Innovation, Regulatory Strategy & Partnerships Spice Money

Prajay Bangur

Head of Business Strategy and Alliance EbixCash Payment Solutions

Moderator

Pallvi Goyal

Director & Advisory, Payments Transformation Pwc

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

Networking Lunch

03:00 PM – 03:45 PM

Fintech India Innovation

Panel Discussion: Smart Lending 2.0: From Onboarding to Collections–A Unified Digital Journey

AI/ML-driven underwriting using alternative & behavioural data
Central KYC, video KYC & frictionless onboarding flows
Embedded lending for apps, merchants & digital platforms
Predictive & consent-based collections tech
Full-stack digital loan lifecycle management

Speakers

Vinod Kumar

Chief Digital Officer Shriram Finance Limited

Ashok Mittal

Managing Director & CEO Billmart Fintech

Ranjit Singh

Chief Credit Risk Officer CredAble

Brajesh Pranami

Founder & CEO Flyhi Finance

Raveesh Bhatnagar

Industry Manager - Financial Services, Real Estate and Travel, Meta

Moderator

Bhavin Patel

CEO & Co-Founder LenDenClub

03:45 PM – 04:30 PM

Fintech India Innovation

Panel Discussion: The Battle Against Digital Fraud: Staying Ahead of the Scammers

Tackling deepfakes, synthetic IDs & social-engineering fraud
Real-time fraud detection with AI & behaviour analytics
Strengthening KYC/AML with automated risk scoring
Building a unified fraud-intelligence network across banks
How solution providers can plug into fraud-prevention ecosystems

Speakers

Nishant Monga

Chief Compliance Officer Fusion Finance Limited

Shalini Gupta

Chief Policy and Advocacy Officer Sahamati

Vinay Shah

Chief Information Security Officer OPL

Max Ferguson

CEO & Founder Lumin

Sashikant Panda

Chief Compliance Officer & Principal Officer Sberbank India

Moderator

Sumit Sharma

Director-Digital Trust KPMG

Hall 1 - Innovation Stage (Day 3 - 25th March)

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Panel Discussion: UrbanTech: Building the Future of Indian Cities

Startup-driven innovation for digital urban governance
Technology solutions for pollution control and waste management
Water recycling and sustainable urban infrastructure
Smart mobility, traffic management, and livable cities

Speakers

Dr. Kalpana Viswanath

Co-founder & CEO Safetipin

Garima Bharadwaj

Co-Founder and CTO Enlite

Dr Divya Rajput

Director Nexus Startup Hub, The American Center, ND University of Connecticut

Lalit Bansal

CEO & Founder Revolutions.ai

Moderator

Abhishek Vashisth

Director EY

12:00 PM - 12:40 PM

Ethical hacking Workshop: Live Ethical Smart Phone Hacking & Cyber Hygiene

Speakers

Nikhil Mahadeshwar

Founder Cyber Secured India

12:40 PM - 1:00 PM

Workshop: Zero Effort Marketing

Speakers

Rajesh Bansal

Director eduCOBOT

1:00 PM - 01:20 PM

Ketnote Address

Seeram Sambasiva Rao

IAS, Special Secretary (Electronics & IT Department) Government of Kerala

01:20 PM - 02:10 PM

Panel: The Future of Influence: Creators in the Age of AI & Algorithms

Speakers

Anuj Chauhan

teddygamingg

Karan Lohia

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Aayush Ailawadi

theaayushailawadi

Arvind Kharra

techmasterco

Yash Sethi

mrgeekguy

02:10 PM - 03:00 PM

Networking Lunch

03:00 PM – 04:00 PM

Panel Discussion: Quantum, Space & Deep Tech: Building Startups for the Next Frontier

Turning cutting-edge research into scalable businesses
Early-stage funding strategies for deep-tech startups
India’s emerging deep-tech corridors and ecosystems
Collaboration between academia, industry, and government

Speakers

Surya Kant

CEO AIC-BIMTECH

Anurag Seth

Principal AI/ML Advisor AWS Startups

Ajay Singh

Head - Technology and Innovation Austrian Embassy - Commercial Section, New Delhi

Ajay Jain

Founder & Managing Partner SilverXfund

Ritesh Mohan Srivastava

Founder & CTO Tavastra

Ankit Kumar

CEO & Founder Skye Air Mobility

Moderator

Amarjeet Singh Makhija

Partner PwC