In its 15th year, TechSparks celebrates India's rise towards global tech leadership and invites national and international leaders to explore collaborations and become a part of India’s growth story.  

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Building Bharat: Level 3.0
A tech leader on the global stage  

India 1.0 marked the nation’s period of economic liberalisation and its first tryst with technology. India 2.0 saw the rise of technology, startups, and widespread disruption, laying the groundwork for a tech-driven economy.  

Speakers

Shri Piyush Goyal

Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and MP, North Mumbai Lok Sabha, Government of India

Dr. Sreedhara Panicker Somanath

Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation

Shri Amitabh Kant

G20 Sherpa, Government of India

Ronnie Screwvala

Co-founder, upGrad & Swades Foundation

Bhavish Aggarwal

Founder, Ola

Dr. Rohini Srivathsa

CTO, Microsoft India and South Asia

Sameer Nigam

Founder & CEO, PhonePe

Anil Agrawal

Member, Competition Commission Of India

Nithin Kamath

Founder & CEO, Zerodha & Rainmatter

Mabel Chacko

Co-founder & COO, Open Financial Technologies

Anupam Mittal

Founder & CEO, People Group

Naveen Tewari

Founder & CEO, InMobi Group

Sharad Sanghi

Founder & CEO, Neysa

Lalit Keshre

Co-founder & CEO, Groww

Mandeep Julka

Vice President, Chiratae Ventures

Alakh Pandey

Founder & CEO, PhysicsWallah

Kunal Bahl

Co-founder, Snapdeal & Titan Capital

Vishal Dhupar

Managing Director, Asia South, NVIDIA

Kiyoko HASHIBA

Director for Global Promotion, Strategy Promotion Division Office for Startup and Global Financial City Strategy, Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Harshil Mathur

Co-founder & CEO, Razorpay

Phani Kishan Addepalli

Co-founder & CGO, Swiggy

Roopa Kumar

Founder & Group CEO, Purple Quarter

Ananth Narayanan

Founder & CEO, Mensa Brands

Sanjay Srikanth Nekkanti

Co-founder & CEO, Dhruva Space

Vishal Gupta

CEO, PhonePe Insurance

Srikanth Iyer

Co-founder & CEO, Homelane

Deepti George

Deputy Executive Director & Head of Strategy, Dvara Research

Dr. Tapan Sahoo

Executive Officer, Head of Digital Enterprise, Maruti Suzuki India Limited

Rohit Kapoor

CEO - Food Marketplace, Swiggy

Deena Jacob

Co-founder & CFO, Open Financial Technologies

Rajiv Khaitan

Senior Partner, Khaitan & Co

Tanuj Choudhry

Co-founder & COO, Homelane

Sandeep Sinha

Co-founder & C0-CEO, OISTER

Supriya Paul

Co-founder & CEO, Josh Talks

Siddarth Pai

Founding Partner, Chief Financial Officer & ESG Officer, 3one4 Capital

Shivaarti Bajaj

Founding Managing Partner, RSD Bajaj Global Law Firm

Amrit Acharya

Co-founder & CEO, Zetwerk

Ankit Jhingran

Director, Engineering, JCPenney India

Anshul Khemuka

Partner, Khaitan & Co

Subbu Iyer

Founder & CEO, Giggr Technologies

Vivek Locheb

CEO, Pincode

Aditya Ruia

Co-founder, BECO

Shanti Mohan

Co-founder & CEO, LetsVenture & trica

Ajit Narayanan

CTPO, Licious

Yogesh Agarwal

Founder & CEO, Locomo

Kaushik Das

Vice President & Managing Director, JCPenney India

Alok Goyal

Partner, Stellaris Venture Partners

Sujith Nair

Co-founder & CEO, FIDE, and Steward Beckn Protocol

Souparno Bagchi

COO, Balancehero India

Hemant Gala

CEO, PhonePe Lending

Madan Padaki

Founder & CEO, 1Bridge

Keshav Reddy

Founder, Equal

Sanjay Koppikar

Co-founder & Chief Product Officer, EvoluteIQ

Rakesh Ravuri

CTO & Engineering leader, Publicis Sapient

Bikram Mahajan

Partner, Unicorn India Ventures

Amit Kumar

Director and Head of Digital Natives Business, Google Cloud

Rohan Khara

Chief Product Officer, BharatPe

Raj Mohan

Founder Director, Sustainable Green Initiative

Sharat Chandra

Founder, EmpowerEdge Ventures

Amit Ramani

Founder & CEO, Awfis Space Solutions

Sandeep Indurkar

CEO, Resilient Payments Private Limited A BharatPe Group Company

Prashant Sachan

Founder & CEO, AppsForBharat

Anish Achuthan

Co-founder & CEO, Open Financial Technologies

Brajesh De

Managing Director, Blue Altair

Lijo George

India Head - Azure Data & AI Solution Sales, Microsoft

Divya Krishnamurthy

Senior Technical Architect, Microsoft Technology Center, India

Satyam Santosh

Startup Program Lead – APAC, OVHcloud

DVS Shiv Kumar

Solutions Architect, OVHcloud

Ashish Singhal

Co-founder & Group CEO, PeepalCo

Aditya Soni

Founder & CEO, CheQ

Pratyush Kumar Panda

Sectoral expert ESG (CSR and Sustainability), Founder Basudev Panda Foundation

Raghav Gupta

Founder & CEO, Futurense Technologies

Shashi Kumar

Founder & CEO, Akshayakalpa Organic

Sumit Gupta

Builder & Founder, CoinDCX

Mohit Khurana

Co-founder & CEO, Uni Seoul

Manoj Nair

Head of India Global Delivery Center & Head of Applications, Fujitsu Consulting India

Ridhi Kanoria Doongursee

Co-founder, Director, LXME

Srinath Ramakkrushnan

Co-founder & COO, Zetwerk

Takahisa Ohira

Head of Asia Region, Deloitte Tohmatsu Venture Support

Nidhi Gupta

Head of Product - Payments, PhonePe

Dimple Sadhwani

Co-founder, PrivateBlok

Ajeesh Achuthan

Co-founder & CTO, Open Financial Technologies

Achyutha Sharma

Design & User research Expert, Dvara Research

Poorvi Vijay

Vice President, Elevation Capital

Mayank Vishwakarma

Director - Customer Success and Presales, primeNumber (JETRO)

Ankur Pal

Chief Data Scientist, Aplazo

Varun Bajaj

Founding Managing Partner, RSD Bajaj Global Law Firm

Agenda

26.9.2024 9:00 AM

Registrations

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Registration

26.9.2024 11:00 AM

Welcome Address

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Welcome Address

26.9.2024 11:15 AM

Opening Keynote

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Spacetech

26.9.2024 11:25 AM

Fireside Chat

Vision 2030: Crafting India's space journey

The Indian spacetech sector has seen rapid growth in the last couple of years, seeing increasing investor interest and innovation, soaring higher than ever before. IRSO Chief S Somnath provides insights into the future trends in space technology and the opportunities for startups.

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Spacetech

26.9.2024 12:00 PM

Fireside Chat

Building the Backbone of India's AI Revolution: A Fireside Chat with Sharad Sanghi

Join us for an inspiring conversation with Sharad Sanghi, as he unveils his latest venture, Neysa, aimed at becoming the cornerstone of India's AI ecosystem. Drawing parallels between his experiences with Netmagic and his new journey with Neysa, Sharad will discuss the unique opportunities and challenges in building AI infrastructure. Learn how Neysa plans to empower businesses across India with affordable, scalable, and secure AI solutions, and gain insights into Sharad's vision for fostering an AI-ready ecosystem. This fireside chat will explore the potential of AI to drive innovation, and how Neysa is positioning itself as a key enabler of this transformation. This conversation will offer valuable insights into the future of AI adoption and Sharad's vision to enable India to be at the forefront of the global AI revolution.

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Artificial Intelligence

26.9.2024 12:25 PM

Fireside Chat

Building for Bharat, together with Anupam Mittal

One of the most prolific entrepreneurs and angel investors of India, Anupam Mittal is one of the early architects of the internet economy of the country. Learn how this visionary entrepreneur has built resilient businesses and continues to create opportunities for the tech ecosystem.

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Leadership

26.9.2024 1:15 PM

Fireside Chat

A New Era of Excellence: Building Bharat 3.0

Bharat 3.0 is standing at the confluence of multiple factors - from glocalisation and job creation to advancements in AI and training the workforce of tomorrow. What opportunities can we seize to spearhead a glocal workforce strategy? Can work, the workforce, and workplaces meld? Join us for a fireside chat where Subbu Iyer, CEO of Giggr Technologies, will reveal how India will emerge as a global hub for transformative innovation.

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Technology

26.9.2024 4:15 PM

Panel Discussion

Startup to impact: Building sustainable ventures

What does it take to raise capital and build high-growth businesses in India’s competitive startup ecosystem? These founders can share their experiences in navigating investment landscapes and building ventures that are both innovative and sustainable.

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Tomorrow's Titans

26.9.2024 6:00 PM

Panel Discussion

Investor speak: Betting on the next unicorns

As the focus shifts from valuations to profits, are investors still looking at the next unicorn? Discover the markers leading VC look for in soonicorns, their criteria for backing high-potential startups, and their predictions for the next wave of unicorns in India.

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Tomorrow's Titans

26.9.2024 2:15 PM

Fireside Chat

Sky’s not the limit: Innovating boldly

To disrupt space, you need audacity and this entrepreneur has plenty of it. India's first spacetech startup, Dhruva, has been tirelessly driving game-changing innovation in the sector, disrupting the norm and taking the country beyond the cosmos.

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Spacetech

26.9.2024 3:35 PM

Panel Discussion

Fueling innovation: Venture capital insights

Learn about the investment trends shaping the startup ecosystem, with tips on securing funding and navigating the venture capital landscape for maximum impact.

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Venture Capital

26.9.2024 4:15 PM

Lightning Talk

Galvanizing the Digital District Economy through Entrepreneurship

Rural India comprises half of the country's population—a vast opportunity that can potentially add $50 billion to our economy. Discover how deepening the digital economy can empower millions of entrepreneurs towards sustained progress.

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Rural Entrepreneurship

26.9.2024 4:50 PM

Fireside Chat

Shaping India's future leaders through digital platforms

Digital platforms are democratising access to knowledge, mentorship, and opportunities, empowering India's youth to become tomorrow's leaders. Discover how diverse voices and real-world insights are fostering innovation, resilience, and social impact.

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Upskilling India

26.9.2024 5:15 PM

Panel Discussion

Behind the scenes of building India's 100th unicorn

Discover the strategic moves, innovative approaches, and challenges faced by the founders of Open as they navigated the competitive fintech landscape in India. From securing funding to scaling operations, here's a deep dive into the pivotal moments that shaped Open's path to becoming a billion-dollar company.

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Fintech

27.9.2024 11:00 AM

Fireside Chat

InMobi's journey from B2B to 300M+ mobile screens

India's first startup unicorn, InMobi began its journey as a B2B adtech company. Today, it is one of the leading content companies in the country throught its Glance and Roposo platforms capturing the attention of millions every day.

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Entrepreneurship

27.9.2024 1:00 PM

Fireside Chat

The 10-min delivery engine: Turbocharging quick commerce

Uncover the strategies behind Swiggy's food, grocery, and hyperlocal services, and more. Discover how the stratup is leveraging new-age technologies, inights, and human capital to build a business that caters to a billion Indians.

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Foodtech

27.9.2024 2:15 PM

Fireside Chat

Reimagining the future of retail payments: Innovations shaping tomorrow

Discover how JCPenney India is leveraging its technological expertise to transform its payment infrastructure, making transactions faster, safer, and more customer-centric.

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Fintech

27.9.2024 3:05 PM

Panel Discussion

Cross-border fintech: Setting up for global success

With more and more interoperable financial systems, Explore the future of financial services in a globalised economy, as well as the challenges, technological advancements, and regulatory landscapes that are shaping seamless and secure international transactions for all.

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Fintech

27.9.2024 5:10 PM

Panel Discussion

Next-gen talent: Building the workforce of tomorrow

In a market flooded with options, how do you find the right tech talent? Discover the art of identifying future-ready skills, the ability to create a culture of continuous learning, and build a workforce that stays ahead of the curve.

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Future of Work

27.9.2024 5:15 PM

Fireside Chat

A billion trees and beyond: Climate action meets social responsibility

Explore how ambitious projects, like large-scale tree planting, are bridging environmental and community needs, and learn how integrating sustainability with community empowerment can pave the way for a greener, more resilient future.

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Sustainability

27.9.2024 5:55 PM

Fireside Chat

Cracking the serial entrepreneurship code: Ronnie Screwvala's playbook

Ronnie Screwvala has built several businesses, tranforming many aspects of India. Learn from this visionary leader on the art of building from impactful ideas to drive sustainable growth, all the while reshaping the underserved markets of Bharat.

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Leadership

27.9.2024 11:00 AM

Fireside Chat

InMobi's journey from B2B to 300M+ mobile screens

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Entrepreneurship

27.9.2024 1:00 PM

Fireside Chat

The 10-min delivery engine: Turbocharging quick commerce

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Foodtech

27.9.2024 2:15 PM

Fireside Chat

Reimagining the future of retail payments: Innovations shaping tomorrow

Discover how JCPenney India is leveraging its technological expertise to transform its payment infrastructure, making transactions faster, safer, and more customer-centric.

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Fintech

27.9.2024 3:05 PM

Panel Discussion

Cross-border fintech: Setting up for global success

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Fintech

27.9.2024 5:10 PM

Panel Discussion

Next-gen talent: Building the workforce of tomorrow

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Future of Work

27.9.2024 5:15 PM

Fireside Chat

A billion trees and beyond: Climate action meets social responsibility

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Sustainability

27.9.2024 5:55 PM

Fireside Chat

Cracking the serial entrepreneurship code: Ronnie Screwvala's playbook

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Leadership

28.9.2024 11:00 AM

Fireside Chat

Sourcing the world's AI capital out of India

Global tech companies are looking to leverage India's resources to scale the AI business in the world. Dive deep into how the country is positioning itself as a global leader for AI talent and innovation.

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Artificial Intelligence

28.9.2024 11:35 AM

Fireside Chat

Zero to Rs 100 crore: Playbook to building brands from Bharat

Discover the strategies and insights behind scaling a brand from scratch in Bharat’s unique and dynamic market as Mensa founder Ananth Narayanan dives deep into the challenges, growth hacks, and innovative tactics that have driven some of India’s most successful homegrown brands to cross the Rs 100 crore mark.

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D2C

28.9.2024 2:15 PM

Fireside Chat

Future-ready fintech: Inside Razorpay's market-leading playbook

Razorpay was launced in 2014, a small startup of 10 people trying to make online payments easier for SMEs and startups. Today, it is one of the largest fintech companies in the country. Get an insider look at the company's blueprint and success secrets.

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Fintech

28.9.2024 3:30 PM

Fireside Chat

Building a global manufacturing powerhouse out of India

India aims to become a self-reliant manufacturing hub by 2026. Deep dive into the strategies, innovations, and policies driving large-scale production in the country, and how it is reshaping the country’s economic landscape and global standing.

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Manufacturing

28.9.2024 6:30 PM

Fireside Chat

Bharat ka apna teacher: Alakh Pandey's unique journey to startup success

PhysicsWallah, India's only profitable edtech unicorn, was built on the back of an audacious dream. Hear from the guru Alakh Pandey himself on how he is still reaping success while edtech deals with a moment of reckoning.

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Edtech

28.9.2024 2:30 PM

Fireside Chat

From private equity to public markets: Awfis’ life after IPO

Explore Awfis’ journey from private equity funding to its debut in public markets. Discover the challenges and opportunities it faces as a publicly traded company, and how its IPO has shaped its growth strategy, operations, and future in the dynamic coworking industry.

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Business Strategy

28.9.2024 2:50 PM

Panel Discussion

Offline vs online: What's working for digital commerce brands?

With building an online brand presence becoming increasingly difficult, learn how e-commerce brands are balancing this with investing in retail partnerships and offline expansion to drive sales.

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D2C

Shri Piyush Goyal

Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and MP, North Mumbai Lok Sabha, Government of India

Dr. Sreedhara Panicker Somanath

Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation

Shri Amitabh Kant

G20 Sherpa, Government of India

Ronnie Screwvala

Co-founder, upGrad & Swades Foundation

Bhavish Aggarwal

Founder, Ola

Dr. Rohini Srivathsa

CTO, Microsoft India and South Asia

Sameer Nigam

Founder & CEO, PhonePe

Anil Agrawal

Member, Competition Commission Of India

Nithin Kamath

Founder & CEO, Zerodha & Rainmatter

Mabel Chacko

Co-founder & COO, Open Financial Technologies

Anupam Mittal

Founder & CEO, People Group

Naveen Tewari

Founder & CEO, InMobi Group

Sharad Sanghi

Founder & CEO, Neysa

Lalit Keshre

Co-founder & CEO, Groww

Mandeep Julka

Vice President, Chiratae Ventures

Alakh Pandey

Founder & CEO, PhysicsWallah

Kunal Bahl

Co-founder, Snapdeal & Titan Capital

Vishal Dhupar

Managing Director, Asia South, NVIDIA

Kiyoko HASHIBA

Director for Global Promotion, Strategy Promotion Division Office for Startup and Global Financial City Strategy, Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Harshil Mathur

Co-founder & CEO, Razorpay

Phani Kishan Addepalli

Co-founder & CGO, Swiggy

Roopa Kumar

Founder & Group CEO, Purple Quarter

Ananth Narayanan

Founder & CEO, Mensa Brands

Sanjay Srikanth Nekkanti

Co-founder & CEO, Dhruva Space

Vishal Gupta

CEO, PhonePe Insurance

Srikanth Iyer

Co-founder & CEO, Homelane

Deepti George

Deputy Executive Director & Head of Strategy, Dvara Research

Dr. Tapan Sahoo

Executive Officer, Head of Digital Enterprise, Maruti Suzuki India Limited

Rohit Kapoor

CEO - Food Marketplace, Swiggy

Deena Jacob

Co-founder & CFO, Open Financial Technologies

Rajiv Khaitan

Senior Partner, Khaitan & Co

Tanuj Choudhry

Co-founder & COO, Homelane

Sandeep Sinha

Co-founder & C0-CEO, OISTER

Supriya Paul

Co-founder & CEO, Josh Talks

Siddarth Pai

Founding Partner, Chief Financial Officer & ESG Officer, 3one4 Capital

Shivaarti Bajaj

Founding Managing Partner, RSD Bajaj Global Law Firm

Amrit Acharya

Co-founder & CEO, Zetwerk

Ankit Jhingran

Director, Engineering, JCPenney India

Anshul Khemuka

Partner, Khaitan & Co

Subbu Iyer

Founder & CEO, Giggr Technologies

Vivek Locheb

CEO, Pincode

Aditya Ruia

Co-founder, BECO

Shanti Mohan

Co-founder & CEO, LetsVenture & trica

Ajit Narayanan

CTPO, Licious

Yogesh Agarwal

Founder & CEO, Locomo

Kaushik Das

Vice President & Managing Director, JCPenney India

Alok Goyal

Partner, Stellaris Venture Partners

Sujith Nair

Co-founder & CEO, FIDE, and Steward Beckn Protocol

Souparno Bagchi

COO, Balancehero India

Hemant Gala

CEO, PhonePe Lending

Madan Padaki

Founder & CEO, 1Bridge

Keshav Reddy

Founder, Equal

Sanjay Koppikar

Co-founder & Chief Product Officer, EvoluteIQ

Rakesh Ravuri

CTO & Engineering leader, Publicis Sapient

Bikram Mahajan

Partner, Unicorn India Ventures

Amit Kumar

Director and Head of Digital Natives Business, Google Cloud

Rohan Khara

Chief Product Officer, BharatPe

Raj Mohan

Founder Director, Sustainable Green Initiative

Sharat Chandra

Founder, EmpowerEdge Ventures

Amit Ramani

Founder & CEO, Awfis Space Solutions

Sandeep Indurkar

CEO, Resilient Payments Private Limited A BharatPe Group Company

Prashant Sachan

Founder & CEO, AppsForBharat

Anish Achuthan

Co-founder & CEO, Open Financial Technologies

Brajesh De

Managing Director, Blue Altair

Lijo George

India Head - Azure Data & AI Solution Sales, Microsoft

Divya Krishnamurthy

Senior Technical Architect, Microsoft Technology Center, India

Satyam Santosh

Startup Program Lead – APAC, OVHcloud

DVS Shiv Kumar

Solutions Architect, OVHcloud

Ashish Singhal

Co-founder & Group CEO, PeepalCo

Aditya Soni

Founder & CEO, CheQ

Pratyush Kumar Panda

Sectoral expert ESG (CSR and Sustainability), Founder Basudev Panda Foundation

Raghav Gupta

Founder & CEO, Futurense Technologies

Shashi Kumar

Founder & CEO, Akshayakalpa Organic

Sumit Gupta

Builder & Founder, CoinDCX

Mohit Khurana

Co-founder & CEO, Uni Seoul

Manoj Nair

Head of India Global Delivery Center & Head of Applications, Fujitsu Consulting India

Ridhi Kanoria Doongursee

Co-founder, Director, LXME

Srinath Ramakkrushnan

Co-founder & COO, Zetwerk

Takahisa Ohira

Head of Asia Region, Deloitte Tohmatsu Venture Support

Nidhi Gupta

Head of Product - Payments, PhonePe

Dimple Sadhwani

Co-founder, PrivateBlok

Ajeesh Achuthan

Co-founder & CTO, Open Financial Technologies

Achyutha Sharma

Design & User research Expert, Dvara Research

Poorvi Vijay

Vice President, Elevation Capital

Mayank Vishwakarma

Director - Customer Success and Presales, primeNumber (JETRO)

Ankur Pal

Chief Data Scientist, Aplazo

Varun Bajaj

Founding Managing Partner, RSD Bajaj Global Law Firm

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