Chairman & Editor In Chief,
BW Businessworld & e4m Group
According to a study by Nasscom, India has the third highest count of the start-ups in the world with an average of around 1000 start-ups seeing the light of the day every year. 72% entrepreneurs with an average age of 35 and below are reigning the entrepreneurial market as on date. It is forecasted that India will be home to over 20,000 start-ups by 2020, helping create 2.5 lakhs direct and indirect employment opportunities.
With above context in mind, BW Businessworld is hosting its 3rd Annual Founder’s Summit, an interactive and insightful platform endeavouring to generate interesting debates on issues related to Indian Entrepreneurial Ecosystem. The summit will be followed by Young Entrepreneur Awards, an annual event conceptualized by BW Businessworld to recognize India's Hottest Young Entrepreneurs 2016, where start-ups who transformed the Indian ecosystem will be identified, acknowledged, and celebrated.
Registrations
Welcome Address by Mr. Anurag Batra
Keynote address by Ramesh Abhishek*, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
Panel 1: Building Unicorns
Moderator:
Panelists:
Murugavel Janakiraman, Founder & CEO, BharatMatrimony
Tea Break
Panel 2: Why and How?
Moderator:
Ritesh Pai*, Senior President & Country Head, Digital Banking
Panelists:
Arjun P. Gupta, Founder and CEO, Smart Joules
Akash Dongre, Co-Founder & CPO, Indus OS
Sanjeev Chandak, Co-Founder & CEO, FTCash
Sashank Rishyasringa, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Capital Float
Anubhab Goel, CEO, Zimmber
Special Address: I did what I thought was Right
Raghav Bahl*, Founder, Quintillion Media Pvt Ltd
Or
Haresh Chawla*, Founding CEO, Network 18
Presentation : Meaningful Brands
Anita Nayyar, CEO India & South Asia, Havas Media Group
Lunch
Special Address : Breaking the Glass Ceiling
Radhika Ghai Aggarwal, Founder & CEO, Shopclues
Panel 3: Breaking the Glass Ceiling
Moderator:
Mohit Joshi, MD India, Havas Media Group
Panelists:
Saroja Yeramilla, Founder, Melorra
Anvita Mehra, Founder & CEO, Confidential Couture
Swati Bhargava, Co-Founder, CashKaro
Neha Kant, Founder & Director, Clovia
Presentation : Our Journey to Moon
Dilip Chabria, Founder, Team Indus
Panel 4: Small Town Tales: Aspirations Unlimited
Moderator:
Rajat Tandon, President, IVCA
Panelists:
Sattvik Mishra, CEO, Scoopwhoop
Vinay Singhal, Co-Founder & CEO, Wittyfeed
Samar Singla, CEO, Jugnoo
Puneet Chawla*, CEO & Co-Founder, Jaypore
Fireside chat : Journey of Truecaller
Dheeraj Jain, Managing Partner, Redcliffe Capital
Nami Zarringhalam, CSO & Co-Founder, Truecaller
Panel 5: Challenging the Status Quo
Moderator:
Grant Thornton
Panelist:
Nikhil Kamath, Co-Founder & Director, Zerodha
Rohit M A, Co-Founder & MD, Cloudnine
Shivani Poddar, Co-Founder, FabAlley
Geetansh Bamania, Founder & CEO, RentoMojo
Sidharth Gupta, Co-Founder, Treebo Hotels
Panel 6: Changing Dynamics with Demonetization
Moderator:
Panelists:
Sid Talwar, Founder, Lightbox Ventures
Padmaja Ruparel, President, India Angel Network
Valedictory Remarks: CP Gurnani*, CEO & MD, Tech Mahindra*
Closing Session with Arnab Goswami*
Networking Break
Young Entrepreneurs Awards Ceremony
*Confirmation Awaited
Tanvie Ahuja
Phone: +91 9953722351
Email: tanvie@businessworld.in
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