Conference Programme - Convergence India expo

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

Speakers

Sergey Cheremin

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

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

Lt. Gen. Dr. S.P. Kochhar

Director General COAI

Pankaj Mohindroo

Chairman ICEA

Dr. R. K. Upadhyay

CEO C-DoT

Bharat Bhatia

President ITU-APT Foundation of India

TV Ramachandran

President Broadband India Forum

Puneet Garg

President and Group Wireline CTO Reliance Jio

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Telecom & Connectivity

Panel: 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

Lt Gen Kulbhushan H Gawas

PVSM, VSM (Retd), CEO Telecom Sector Skill Council

AK Mittal

DG Telecom Standards Development Society of India (TSDSI)

Manoj Gurnani

CTO & Head of Strategy Nokia India

Jitendra Singh Chaudhary

Executive President – Communications HFCL

Radhika Gupta

Senior Director & Head of Data Acquisition GSMA Intelligence

01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

Networking Lunch

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

Internet of Things (IoT)

Panel: 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

Kapil Mahajan

Group Chief Information & Technology Officer All Cargo logistics

Mohan Raju

Vice President & Vertical Head IoT Jio Platforms Limited India

Praveen Arora

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

Prof. Brejesh Lall

Professor Electrical Engineering Department & Head IoT Lab, IIT Delhi

M.A. Johar President

Project Business CP PLUS

Praveen Bist

CIO Amrita Hospitals

Sudhanshu Mittal

Head & Director – Technical Solutions NASSCOM

Karan Agarwal

Chief Product & Technology Officer DeHaat

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Internet of Things (IoT)

Panel: 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

Dr Rishi Mohan Bhatnagar

Chairman Futred Innovations Studio

Sushil Kumar

Chair of BIS National Committee on IoT & Digital Twin & Chair of ITU

Dheeraj Mehrotra

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

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Internet of Things (IoT)

Panel: 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

Vivek Rajagopal

Group CAIO Narayana Health

Anurag Jain

Vice President and Global Head of AI Engineering HCL Tech

Ashutosh Gupta

Director Cloud Transformation, Global Service Delivery Google Cloud

Dr. Marco Marechal

CEO, Connected Strategische Veranderingsprocessen BV Netherlands

Uday Shah

CISO India INX

Transformation Stage (Day 1 - 23rd March)

Tracks: Quantum Computing • Mobile Smart Living Showcase

11:00 AM -12:00 PM

Quantum Computing

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

Speaker

Dr. J. B. V. Reddy

Mission Director National Quantum Mission, Scientist - F & Head, QTC, Department of Science & Technology, Minsitry of Science & Technology, GoI

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Quantum Computing

Panel: 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

Prof. Shankar Selvaraja

Associate Chairperson Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE), Project Director,Foundation for QC Innovation & Associate professor, IISc

Umakant D. Rapol

Professor IISER Pune

Ashwin Raguraman

Co-founder & Partner Bharat Innovation Fund

Atul Tripathi

Director Quantum Computing Pwc

Shesha Shayee Raghunathan

Strategy Lead - India IBM Quantum

Ashwin Saxena

Founder CEO CybraneX

01:00 PM – 02:00 PM

Quantum Computing

Panel: 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

Kapil Jaiswal

CTO Qunatum AI Global

Vijayant Gaur

Director General Cyber Security Association of India

G Levin

CEO Kerala Spaceparks (KSPACE)

Prof. Bhaskar Kanseri

IHFC Chair Professor Department of Physics, IIT Delhi

Anurag Agrawal

Founder & Director DataBloc Technologies

02:00 PM – 03:00 PM

Mobile Smart Living Showcase

Panel: 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

Ravi Kunwar

CEO & Vice President - India and APAC HMD Global

Sumit Singh

Head of Product Lava International Ltd

Madhav Sheth

CEO Ai + Smartphone & Founder, NxtQuantum Shift Technologies

03:00 PM – 04:00 PM

Mobile Smart Living Showcase

Panel: 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

Taslim Arif

Managing Director OPPO & OnePlus R&D India

Manas J

VP Product Noise

Tanmay Shah

Category Leader - Smartphones Accessories & Post Purchase Services, Amazon

Gautam Batra

Associate Director, Marketing Xiaomi India

04:00 PM – 05:00 PM

Mobile Smart Living Showcase

Panel: 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

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

Rikant Pittie

Co-founder & CEO EaseMyTrip

Prof. V Ramgopal Rao

Group Vice Chancellor BITS Pilani

Praveen Roy

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

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Panel: 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

Himanshu Joshi

Program Director Niti Aayog & Program Lead, Atal Innovation Mission

Girish Shivani

Executive Director and Fund Manager Your Nest Venture Capital India

Sanil Sachar

Partner Huddle Ventures

Dr. Sarthak Bakshi

CEO Riasa IVF & Venture Partner, Excluto

Sachin Jain

Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer ProcMart

Karan Mittal

Managing Partner, Caret Capital & Partner Ev2 Ventures

01:00 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

Ganesh Gopalan

Co-founder & CEO Gnani.ai

Amit Singal

Founding Partner Indicorn Angels

Tarun Gupta

Director New Jersey India Centre

Mukesh Sinha

Director OSEL Devices Ltd.

Manjunatha G Kukkuru

Associate Vice President and Principal Research Analyst Infosys Center for Emerging Technology Solutions

03:00 PM – 06:00 PM

Investors Start-up Meet

Convergence Stage (Day 2 - 24th March)

Tracks: Artificial Intelligence • Workshop • Awards

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Artificial Intelligence

Panel: 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

Keynote

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

Ashish Tewari

Head of Responsible AI Office(India) Infosys

Ajay Tikare

Director, Custom Innovation Services, Head of Custom AI Solution Incubation SAP Labs India

Moderator

Rahul Agarwal

Associate Director ICT Growth Advisory, Frost & Sullivan

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Artificial Intelligence

Workshop By Meta

Speakers

Shweta Bajpai

Group Director India - FS, Media, Travel, RE and Services Meta

01:00 PM – 1:45 PM

Artificial Intelligence

Panel: 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

Arvind Bali

Board Advisor, Globe Teleservices; Vice Chairman GTS TechLabs

Kunal A Bhat

Head - Global GenAI Centre of Excellence NTT DATA

Shivendra Yadav

CTO NVIDIA ecosystem at HCLTech

Praval Singh

VP - Marketing & Customer Experience Zoho

Anthony Moillic

Field CISO – EMEA & APJ Netwrix

Venkatesh R

Director Gallagher Security

01:45 PM – 2:15 PM

Artificial Intelligence

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

Bridging India’s data centre capacity gap for AI-era demand by 2030
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

Speakers

Satya Narayan Meena

ACEO GeM

Anupam Singh

CIO and Director - Tech, Data & Digital Innovation Sodexo India

02:15 PM -03:00 PM

Artificial Intelligence

Panel: 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

Advisor & Head, Public Health Administration National Health Systems Resource Centre, MoHFW, GOI

Brig (Dr.) Rakesh Kumar Gupta

Director Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS)

Dr. Sudhir Srivastava

Founder, Chairman and CEO SS Innovations International Inc.

Avinash Pandey

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

03:00 PM – 03:45 PM

Artificial Intelligence

New Zealand Session

Speakers

04:30 PM - 06:00 PM

Awards

The Convergence Awards

Fintech India Innovation Awards
Mobile & Smart Living Awards
Smart Future Cities India Awards

Transformation Stage (Day 2 - 24th March)

Tracks: Broadcast & OTT • Fireside Chat • Smart Mobility

11:00 AM -12:00 PM

Broadcast & OTT

Panel: AI in Broadcasting: Revolution or Evolution?

Smarter Storytelling: How AI is changing the way stories are created and told
Disrupting the Norm: Innovations in how media is produced, distributed, and consumed
Audience First: Using AI to better understand, connect with, and engage viewers
Behind the Scenes: Streamlining production with AI to boost speed, quality, and efficiency

Speakers

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Broadcast & OTT

Panel: Maximising Revenue Streams in a Competitive Industry

More Than One Source: Exploring new and diverse ways to generate revenue
Smart Monetization: Using data and insights to drive better business decisions
Customer First: Enhancing user experience to build long-term profitability
Power of Partnerships: Tapping into new opportunities through strategic collaborations

Speakers

01:00 PM – 01:30 PM

Fireside Chat

Fireside Chat: Satcom and OTT

Scaling with Satcom: Can satellite communication help expand the reach of the video industry?
Better Delivery, Everywhere: How Satcom can enhance streaming quality and reliability
Reaching the Unreachable: Using satellite tech to serve remote and underserved regions with limited connectivity
New revenue models for Satcom providers partnering with OTT platforms

Speakers

01:30 PM 2:30 PM

Networking Lunch

02:30 PM – 03:15 PM

Smart Mobility

Panel: 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 – HEV SUN Mobility

Abhijeet Sinha

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

Tarun Aggarwal

Senior Executive Officer & Head – Engineering Maruti Suzuki India

Sumit Roy

Founder - Six Sense Mobility India

03:15 PM – 04:00 PM

Smart Mobility

Panel: 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

Anuraag Bharadwaj

Vice President & Head Automotive Industry Platform Capgemini

04:00 PM – 04:45 PM

Smart Mobility

Panel: 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

Boris Pankov

Founder Omnicomm

Pranshu Gupta

Founder & CEO Trak N Tell

Rishin Kalra

Chief Product Officer MapmyIndia

Siji Sunny

Chief Technology Officer Varroc Connect

Puneet Aggarwal

Head Smart Mobility & Sustainable IoT Jio Platforms Limited

Sudhir Kataria

Head IT JSW MG Motor

Innovation Stage (Day 2 - 24th March)

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Panel: 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

Padmaja Ruparel

Co-founder IAN Group

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

Priya Singh

Co-founder Chalo Mobility

Shailaja Priyadarshini

Director, KPSR Solutions Private Ltd & Joint Secretary - WTITC Startups & Innovation Chapter

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Panel: 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

CEO Nucleo

01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

Panel: 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

Navdeep Shridhar

President IPR Awareness and Innovation Promotion Forum

03:00 PM – 05:00 PM

Start-up Pitch Competition

Convergence Stage (Day 3 - 25th March)

Track: Future Cities India Summit

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Future Cities India Summit

Panel: 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

Speakers

Rahul Kapoor

ED Finance, Ministry of Railways Government of India

Durga Shanker Mishra

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

Susanth Kurunthil

CEO Infoparks Kerala

Jigar Patel

City Data Officer Surat Smart City

Sovan Mandal

CEO Valocity India and the Middle East

Dikshu C. Kukreja

Honorary Consul General Republic of Albania

12:00 AM – 01:00 PM

Future Cities India Summit

Panel: AI & IoT: Powering the Future City Revolution

How AI and IoT can help build more responsive, people-friendly cities
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

01:00 PM – 02:00 PM

Future Cities India Summit

Panel: 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

Transformation Stage (25^th March - Day 3)

Tracks: Fintech India Innovation

11:00 AM - 11:45 PM

Fintech India Innovation

Panel: Fintech for Viksit Bharat: Driving Inclusive Growth

Speaker

Prabhat Chaturvedi

CEO National Urban Cooperative Finance & Development Corporation (NUCFDC)

Jiji Mammen

Executive Director & CEO Sa-Dhan

Ashish Mehrotra

CEO & MD Northern Arc Capital

Nikhil Sinha

Director UIDAI

Pawan Bakshi

India Lead – Inclusive Financial Systems Gates Foundation

Joseph Joshy

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

Anand Kumar Bajaj

MD & CEO PayNearby

11:45 PM - 12:30 PM

Fintech India Innovation

Panel: 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

Dipu KV

Senior President Bajaj General Insurance

Dharmvir Kumar Singh

Chief Technology Officer Samman Capital

Markandey Upadhyay

Chief Data & Analytics Officer Piramal Finance

Dr. Sheela Siddappa

Senior VP- AI Commonwealth Bank

Dominic Vijay Kumar

President and Head of Technology Namdev Finvest

Rahil Rangwala

Managing Partner Accion Ventures

12:30 PM – 01:15 PM

Fintech India Innovation

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

Speakers

Suvendu Pati

Chief General Manager - FinTech Reserve Bank of India

01:15 PM – 02:00 PM

Fintech India Innovation

Panel: 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

Sujay Kumar Yadav

MD & CEO SBI Payments

Vijay Rajagopal

Country Head – BFSI & Fintech, Go-to-Market Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Gagandeep Arora

Product Leader - Payments Tata Digital

Prajay Bangur

Head of Business Strategy and Alliance EbixCash Payment Solutions

Praveen Kumar

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

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

Networking Lunch

03:00 PM – 03:45 PM

Fintech India Innovation

Panel: 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

Tarun Singh

Chief Operating Officer (COO) SBI Payments

Deepak Jain

Co-founder Flexiloans

Bhavin Patel

CEO & Co-Founder LenDenClub

Anil Pinapala

Founder & CEO Vivifi

Raveesh Bhatnagar

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

Brajesh Pranami

Founder & CEO Flyhi Finance

Ranjit Singh

Chief Credit Risk Officer CredAble

Ashok Mittal

Managing Director & CEO Billmart Fintech

Vinod Kumar

Chief Digital Officer Shriram Finance Limited

03:45 PM – 04:30 PM

Fintech India Innovation

Panel: 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

Sashikant Panda

Chief Compliance Officer & Principal Officer Sberbank India

Vinay Shah

Chief Information Security Officer OPL

Nishant Monga

Chief Compliance Officer Fusion Finance Limited

Shalini Goyal Bhalla

Managing Director International Council for Circular Economy

Innovation Stage (Day 3 - 25th March)

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Panel: 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

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

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

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

Speakers

Nikhil Mahadeshwar

Founder Cyber Secured India

01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

Networking Lunch

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

Workshop: Securing the Future: AI Driven Cybersecurity in an Era of Emerging Threats

Speaker

Kanishk Gaur

Founder, India Future Foundation & CEO Athenian Tech Limited India

03:00 PM – 04:00 PM

Panel: 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