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Speakers
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Startups
750
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Industry Leaders
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Venture Funds
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Academic Leaders Policy Makers
Curated - Invite Only
Network with 750+, Curated & Invited leaders /CXOs from Traditional Industry, IT &GCCs ,Startups and Policy makers converging at GrowthX
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Top Industry Voices
Best in class speakers and top Industry voices engaged in Keynotes, Panel discussion and Round Tables on contemporary topics
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Innovation in Action
Innovation in Action with Startups across India showcasing their innovative solutions and Pitching to Investors
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Registration and Networking
Inaugural Session
- Welcome Address | About GrowthX | Chief Guest Address
- Launch of Thought Capital
- Launch of GrowthX Impact Innovation Challenge Portal
- Launch of AIG Research Grant
- Felicitation of Distinguished Achievers
Fireside Chat
- Fireside Chat with Shri D Sridhar Babu, Hon'ble Minister for ITE&C, Industries & Commerce and Legislative Affairs, Government of Telangana
- Hosted by Pankaj Diwan, Co-Founder, TalentFarm.ai
Tea Break
Founder Story - The Journey of building a Sustainable Tech Startup
- Entrepreneurship at the Intersection of Technology and Climate
- By Abhay Deshpande, Founder, Recykal
Founder Story - The Journey of building a SpaceTech Startup
- Story Behind the Rise of India’s First Private Launch Company
- By Pawan Kumar Chandana, Co-Founder, Skyroot Aerospace
Session 1: AI and Data as the New Business Foundation
- Dr. Rakesh Kalapala, Director - Center for Obesity & Metabolic Therapy, AIG Hospitals
- Praveen Maddali, Head of Content Systems Development, S&P Global
- V Aravind Babu, DCP Cyber Crimes, Hyderabad Police
- L Gopi Krishna, Founder & CEO, Hyperleap AI
- Siddharth Kocchar, Director - Digital Product Management, Wells Fargo
- Moderated by Bala Prasad Peddigari, Chief Innovation Officer, TCS
Keynote Address
- By Rajesh Dhuddu, Partner, Emerging Tech, PwC
Lunch Break
Session 2: Next Wave of Growth -The New Collaboration Model: Startups, Enterprises, GCCs
- Keynote address by Shri Jayesh Ranjan, IAS, Special Chief Secretary, Govt. of Telangana
- Raghunath Reddy, Founder, Digile, Singapore
- Rajesh Srivastava, Thought Leader
- Prakash Bodla, GCC Expert & Leader
- Kavikrut, CEO, T-Hub
- Moderated by Jayesh Sanghvi, Partner, EY
Tea Break
Session 3: The Next Decade of Deep-Tech Disruption
- Keynote address by Dr. Shailesh Kumar, Chief Data Scientist, Reliance Jio
- Prem Kumar, Founder, Marut Drones
- Kapil Jaiswal, CTO, Quantum AI Global
- Chandrashekar M, CEO, Blue Cloud Softech Solutions Ltd
- Rama Krishna, Founder & CEO, Nexivo
- Krishna Challa, Founder & CEO, MonkDB
- Moderated by Pankaj Diwan, Co-Founder, TalentFarm.ai
Start-up Winner Announcement
- Announcement & Felicitation of Startup Pitch Winners
- Acknowledgement by C V Anirudh Rao, Co-Chair, ICT Committee and Paidimarry Vinod Kiran, Member, ICT Committee
Closing Remarks
- Summing up the day by K.K. Maheshwari, Sr. Vice President, FTCCI
Vote of Thanks
- By Srinivas Garimella, Vice President, FTCCI
Round Table on Talent
- Industry Round Table on Reimagining Fresher & Early Stage Hiring through Industry Collaboration
- Talent Round Table Agenda and Speakers
Startup Pitches
- Selected Startups to Pitch to Leading Investors and Industry leaders
Round Table on Policy
- Round Table on Policy with Policymakers, Industry Leaders and other Key Influencers on the role of each stakeholder to sustain the growth momentum and recommendations to government
Exclusive Networking Huddle
- Exclusive Networking Zones with Stakeholders
G. Kishan Reddy
D. Sridhar Babu
Dr. D. Nageshwar Reddy
Sanjay Kumar, IAS
Pawan Kumar Chandana
Kiranmai Pendyala
Abhay Deshpande
Vikram Jain
Prof Sandeep Shukla
Rajesh Dhuddu
Rajesh Dhuddu is a prominent figure in the field of emerging technologies, particularly known for his work in blockchain, metaverse and cybersecurity.
He currently serves as the Partner – Emerging Tech at PwC, responsible for shaping the thought leadership of the firm in Emerging Technologies & Go To The Market.
Prior to joining PwC, he was SVP and Global Head of Emerging Tech Practice at Tech Mahindra. In that role, he was responsible for leading initiatives in blockchain technology, cybersecurity & the metaverse, focusing on creating business use cases and ecosystems around these technologies. At Tech Mahindra, he has been instrumental in several key projects, including the implementation of blockchain solutions to combat spam calls and texts in India, in collaboration with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and major telecom operators.
Before joining Tech Mahindra, Dhuddu founded a payment processing company at Quatrro (promoted by Serial Entrepreneur Raman Roy) that integrated with major financial networks like Mastercard and Visa. This venture marked the beginning of his deep involvement in the fintech and blockchain space.
Dhuddu has been recognized globally for his contributions to Emerging Technology. He is listed among the top 100 blockchain influencers by Lattice80 and has been part of the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network on both cybersecurity and blockchain. He has been awarded Most Inspiring Web 3 leader, Top 200 Technology Leaders in Asia and featured 3 times in a row in Forbes Blockchain 50 companies.
Additionally, he plays a significant role in industry groups and educational initiatives, such as the Blockchain Special Interest Group at Nasscom and advisory roles at institutions like IIM Ahmedabad.
Overall, Rajesh Dhuddu’s work focuses on leveraging emerging technologies to drive digital transformation and solve real-world problems across various industries.
Srinivas Rao Mahankali
Gareth Wynn Owen
R. Ravi Kumar
Sashi Gundala
SashiGundala is a distinguished educational leader and executive, recognized for her ability to bridge technology and education through strategic leadership and innovation. She holds a Master of Science in Elementary/Early Childhood Education from Rutgers University, USA and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bangalore University.
Currently serving as a Director at Aspire India, part of Aspire Institute (founded at Harvard University), she leads initiatives that provide fully funded leadership development programs for underprivileged students across the globe. Previously, she has held senior leadership roles including Director of Curriculum at NanoSkool, where she integrated AI, robotics, and nanotechnology into K–10 STEAM curricula, and Chief Product Officer & Executive Editor at LXL Ideas, where she spearheaded pioneering educational products with sector-wide impact.
Her career also spans impactful roles as an educator and administrator in the U.S where she championed innovation in AI, Technology, special education and media literacy. In addition, as Co-founder & CEO of Techno-comp USA Inc., she has demonstrated strong entrepreneurial and business acumen.
Sashi’s accolades include receiving the Lemonick Science Award at the QUEST Summer Program, Princeton University, and being an active presenter on topics like school-based mental health after completing a course in mindfulness from Harvard University and the integration of technology in education. These showcase her commitment to lifelong learning and educational excellence.
Jayesh Ranjan, IAS
Kavikrut
Kavikrut is the CEO of T-Hub, one of the world’s leading startup incubators. Under his leadership, T-Hub is focused on scaling resources that empower founders to build world class products from India for the World.
Kavi was most recently the Chief Growth Officer at OYO. In his decade-long tenure at OYO, he led expansion into 150+ cities in India, launch of new ventures, setup of multiple business functions, and led OYO’s international expansion into Japan through strategic partnerships with Yahoo! Japan and SoftBank.
Kavi began his career as the founder of a healthcare startup, then with its acquisition continued to build and scale healthcare products and services at the Piramal Group. He was part of the early teams at Amazon India that launched and scaled India’s first few fulfillment warehouses.
Kavi holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an MSc in Finance from BITS Pilani. He is an ardent fan of all things design and technology. He lives in Hyderabad with his spouse, Divya, and their two beagles, Cairo and Wilson.
Vikrant Varshney
Dr. Panneerselvam Madanagopal
Jayesh Sanghvi
Rashi Srivastava
Dr. Rakesh Kalapala
Meenakshi Chillar
Dr. E. Vishnu Vardhan Reddy
Praveen Maddali
DCP Aravind Babu
Dr. Anadi Saran Pande
Siddharth Kochhar
Mohana Balla
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