Marvel
9.30 am to 10.20 am
Registration and Networking
10.20 am to 10.30 am
Inauguration and Welcome
Benedict Paramanand – Festival Curator
10.30 am to 11.30am
The Making of Hyderabad as the Global Innovation Hub
Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Group
BVR Mohan Reddy, Author of Engineered in India: From Dreams to Billion-Dollar Cyient and Founder, Cyient
Jayesh Ranjan, Special Chief Secretary & CEO, Industry & Investment Cell, Chief Minister’s Office
Dinesh C Sharma, Author of Beyond Biryani – The Making of a Globalised Hyderabad
Host – Sudhakar Rao, Festival Advisor
11.30 am to 12.00
The Shark Tank Success Stories
Kausthub Kaundinya, CEO, Jarsh Safety
Trivikram Kumar, Founder & CEO, Xmachines
Host – Vamshi Krishna Reddy*, Partner, Kalaari Capital
12.00 to 12.15 pm
Tea and Networking
12.15 pm to 1.00pm
Understanding New-age Business Models
K Ganesh, Serial Entrepreneur, Author of Mastering Disruption: A Practical Guide to Understanding New-Age Business Models
Kavikrut, CEO, T-Hub
Host – Sita Pallacholla*, CEO, WE Hub
1.00 pm to 1.30pm
Learn From History to Avoid Making Mistakes in the Future
Gurcharan Das, Author of Bestseller India Unbound and many more
Host – Benedict Paramanand, Author of CK Prahalad: Mind of The Futurist | Smash: The Rise of Indian Badminton, Stories of Grit & Triumph
1.30 pm to 2.15pm – Networking Lunch
2.15 pm to 2.30pm – Quiz
2.30 pm to 3.15pm
Beyond the Prompt: Writing the Future with AI
Vivek Anchalia, Founder, Amazing Indian Stories, Director & Co-writer -Tikdam (Jiohotstar), Screenwriter – Rajma Chawal (Netflix), Director – Naisha (India’s 1st AI film)
Kashyap Kompella, Author of A Short & Happy Guide to Artificial Intelligence for Lawyers, Columnist and Educator
Host – Madanmohan Rao, Research Director, YourStory; Co-founder, MXR.world
Venue: T-Hub
Date: August 2, 2025
Date: August 2, 2025
For more details contact:
benedict@bizlitfest.com
benedict@bizlitfest.com
