Global Startup Summit 2024 | Bengaluru

Global Startup Summit - Bengaluru is an initiative to connect the startup community for collective networking and progress. It is a platform to encourage the Indian startup ecosystem and an initiative to bridge the gap between startups and investors.

Proudly presented by globalstartups.club, 3x Events Mangement, Mojo Startup (mojostartup.com) - Invesment Banking & VC Partner, Gamezon.store.

Brand Partners include - Rent Foxxy, TheEleFant, F For Finance, Wadhwani Foundation, SHK Global Ventures, brightaccounts.in, seedicon.com, KrispCall, Akshayakalpa Organic Milk, The LIT, Introbot, The Indian CEO.

Media Partners include - Startup Story, Startupnews.fyi, IndustryOutlook, VNTR Capital, Siliconindia, QI Media, dezshira.com, gibf.org, IndianStartupNews, Techiexpert.com

Programme Agenda (Tentative)

1. Registration:

Timing: 8:30 - 09.30am: (GSS Main Room)

REGISTRATION

Timing: 09.30 - 09.40am: (GSS Main Room)

Welcome Address

2. Networking Activity:

Timing: 09.40 - 09.50am

3. Keynote Address: Mohit Sureka - Founder & CEO, Global Startups Club & Mojo Startup

Timing: 09.50 - 10.10am

4. Panel Discussion #1:

Timing: 10.10am - 10.40am: Elevating Customer Experience: The Key to Successful Branding

Session Speakers:

Sriharsha Nallamilli - Manager - Strategic Partnerships, Wadhwani foundation 

Ankit Aggarwal - Founder & CEO, Unstop 

Shashi Kumar - Founder & CEO, Akshayakalpa Organic

Dinker Vashisht - Group Head & Vice President, Swiggy

Mohit Sureka - Founder, Global Startups Club & Mojo Startup (Moderator)

5. Panel Discussion #2:

Timing: 11.00am - 11.40am:  Tech Trends: Exploring Future of Real Estate

Session Speakers:

Sangeet Hemant Kumar - Founder, SHK Global Ventures & WealthiGO (Moderator)

6. Panel Discussion #3: 

Timing: 11.40am - 12.20pm: Startup Agility in Product / Platform Development:

Session Speakers:

Ashish Sanganeria - Senior Partner, TRANSEARCH 

Devashish Fuloria - CEO, GeoIQ 

Atish Shelar - COO, Techfini 

Piyush Peshwani - Co-Founder, OnGrid 

Mr. Pratik Kapasi - Founder, HeyCoach 

1A. Global Startup Battles (Side Room) #2:

Timing: 10.00 - 1pm: 20 Startup Founders pitching in GLOBAL STARTUP BATTLES

Judges 

Pankaj Gupta - Managing Partner, EthAum Ventures 

Aravin G Namdev - Venture Partner, ah! Ventures

Vinod Keni - Managing Partner, Peachtree Capital Ventures

Bala Subramaniam - Founder & CEO, Adyton Ventures

Somshubhro Pal Chaudhury - Co-Founder & Partner, Bharat Innovation Fund

Vittal Ramakrishnan - Founder & CEO, POD 

Ashwin Raguraman - Co-Founder & Partner, Bharat Innovation Fund

Sudharsan Venkatakrishnan - Senior Vice President, Klub

Madhu Gupta - Managing Partner, EthAum Ventures

Harsh Gupta - Principal, Flourish Ventures

7. Panel Discussion

Timing: 

Predicting the Future: Forecasting Unicorn Startups and predict scaling Analysis of market trends

Session Speakers:

8. Panel Discussion

Timing: 

From Seed to Series A: Understanding the Evolution of Startup Funding Rounds

Session Speakers:

Babji VS - Associate Partner, The Gain 

Harsh Gupta, Principal, Flourish Ventures

9. Panel Discussion #4: 

Timing: 12.20pm - 01.00pm: From Local to Global: Scaling Cultural Brands in a Global Marketplace

Session Speakers:

Rachna Lulla - Director, Arintra 

Sripal Jain - CA & CPA, Simandhar Education 

Smitha Hemmigae - Head of Marketing, ANSR

Pavithra P. - Accrescent Managed Services (Moderator)

10. LUNCH & Networking #2:

Timing: 1 - 2 pm:

11. Panel Discussion #5:

Timing: 2pm - 2.40pm: Investing in Startups, Balancing Risk and Reward:

Session Speakers:

Vittal Ramakrishna - Founder & CEO, POD 

Subhashish Bhadra - Head of Corporate Development, Klub 

Ashwin Raguraman - Co-Founder & Partner, Bharat Innovation Fund 

Lalit Singla - Founder & CEO, SteerX Innovations 

Pavithra P. - Accrescent Managed Services (Moderator)

12. Panel Discussion #6: 

Timing: 2:40pm - 3:20pm: From Bootstrapping to Breakthrough: Navigating Funding Challenges

Session Speakers:

Jugul Thachery - Founder & CEO, HOGR 

13. Panel Discussion #7:

Timing: 3:20pm - 4.00pm: Beyond Capital: The Value-Add of Strategic Investors

Session Speakers:

Pankaj Gupta - Managing Partner, EthAum Venture Partners 

Aravin G Namdev - Venture Partner, ah! Ventures 

Sudharsan Venkatakrishnan - Senior Vice President, Klub

Sanjay Shah - COO, Wadhwani Foundation 

Divya Chandrasekaran - Founder, iPact Legal (Moderator)

14. Global Startups Battle: Finale

Timing: 4:00pm - 4:30pm

Remaining Judges:

15. Panel Discussion #8:

Timing: 4:30pm - 5.10pm: Exploring Specialized Investment Verticals

Session Speakers:

Vinod Keni - Managing Partner, Peachtree Capital Ventures 

Somshubhro Pal Chaudhury - Co-Founder & Partner, Bharat Innovation Fund 

Bala Subramaniam - Founder & CEO, Adyton Ventures 

Ritesh Chandra - Founding Partner, Vidhikrit Legal (Moderator)

16. Tea Break & Networking #2:

Timing: 4:30pm - 5.00pm

17. GSS Awards + Power startup recognition #:

Timing: 5.10 - 5:30pm

Session Highlights: Recognition & Awards for:

Top 20 Creators | Top 20 Startups | Winner of GSS Startup Battle

Muskan Agrawal - Dynamic LinkedIn Creator of the Year | Finance

Sripal Jain - Iconic Creator of the Year | Finance

Neelima Kumari - Insightful LinkedIn Creator of the Year | Personal Growth

Event Venue

Hotel Royal Orchid Bangalore, HAL Old Airport Road, Domlur, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Bangalore, India