Cross Border Entrepreneurship Summit is the annual flagship summit of IndiaGlocal. It is a celebration of globalization of India’s start up ecosystem that brings together every stakeholder and enabler on a single platform to talk about opportunities, challenges and engage to grow further.
Cross Border Entrepreneurship Summit 2019 is a thought leadership summit for promotion of international start up and entrepreneurship ecosystem in India. The summit brings together the ecosystem stakeholders – entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, enablers, business and policy makers in a day-long event to deliver thought leadership through round tables, seminars, talks and workshops to encourage and enable cross border collaboration and expansion for entrepreneurs.
Join us in as we explore and celebrate avenues of international collaboration for development of effective ecosystem enabling entrepreneurs go global.
The primary objectives of the summit will be to:
Promote candid conversation among the key stakeholders of Indian Startup community to help build global ecosystem.
Discuss leading best practices for international growth and expansion in global markets for Indian start-ups.
Access insight and resources from international markets to help you grow beyond the borders.
Facilitate collaboration among the ecosystem stakeholders to create a seamless channel for growth.
Through distinct tracks we will focus on the key themes:
LEARN: Know about the global markets and opportunities from experienced entrepreneurs taking foray in to international markets.
COLLABORATE: Identify and associate with the relevant partners to help you grow your global footprints as an international brand.
EXPAND: Take active steps to prepare your business for international expansion and grow beyond the borders with IndiaGlocal.
Agenda
91Springboard, Gurugram Sector 18
09:30 – 10:00Registration
10:00 – 10:30 KEYNOTEUnlocking Global Potential of India’s Startup Ecosystem
India is producing more entrepreneurs and startups than ever in the history. As a major economic power in the world and one of the largest markets, Indian plays a prominent role in the global entrepreneurial story. With the growing support for entrepreneurship and its mainstreaming we are at the cusp of time when India takes a more leading position.
Speaker - Pravin Rajpal, CEO, InnovatioNext10:30 – 11:30 PANEL DISCUSSION
Connecting the Dots – Building a Collaborative Global Ecosystem in India
When it comes to growing cross border trade environment, many ecosystem stakeholders come in to the play. It is imperative that many national and international partners significant roles in promoting the cause of a global ecosystem and shared startup economy. A candid conversation to understand cross border collaborations, opportunities, associated initiatives and support system available to make Indian startup ecosystem truly global.
Panelists - Nelson Igunma, VP - Operations, Blockcube - Ajay Suman Shukla, Director, Ek Soch Sandbox - Karnvir Singh, Chairman, Visionum Group - Riya Aggarwal, CEO, BLS Accelerator11:30 – 12:00
Networking Tea Break
12:00 – 13:00 PANEL DISCUSSION
Build for the World: Make in India for a Global Consumer Market
India has a potential to leverage on an unfair advantage which it gets from the available large scale skilled young working population and the lower cost of manufacturing. This alongside a broader understanding of global consumer and markets can make India a center of startups which produce locally for an international market. A focussed discussion on how to inculcate the understanding of global consumers in product development process to become an international startup.
Panelists -13:00 – 13:45 FIRESIDE CHAT
Privacy & Information Security in a Data Driven Economy
In a data driven economy and data conscious consumer market it is extremely important to pay attention at the rising concerns around the security and privacy. With tightening data regulation across the globe, the startups need to be very attentive to the legality and market concerns in different geographies before taking their business to an international audience. An educative discussion to help startups understand the regulations and dispel any myth in place.
Panelists - Prof. Vinay Nangia, Professor Emeritus, NSUT - Sarvesh K. Goorha, CEO & Principal Mentor, IndiaMentors - Saarthak Bakshi, CEO, International Fertility Center13:45 – 15:00
Lunch
15:00 – 16:00 FIRESIDE CHAT
Innovation as an Asset in a Technology Enabled Borderless World
With customer obsession on top of mind and more than ever people using latest technology; innovation and control of intellectual property is one the biggest asset for new age business. A focussed discussion on how to understand the global innovation landscape, the protection regime and leverage this asset skilfully.
Panelists - Naman Galhotra, Innovation Specialist, AGNIi - Rahul Bagga, Patent Director, Adastra IP - Neelendra Nath, CEO, Innovitas16:00 – 16:30
Networking Tea Break
16:30 – 17:30 PANEL DISCUSSION
Cross Border Financing in a Post Currency Global Economy
The trading in the world has gone beyond currency and different regulatory system don’t tend to agree with each other. Startups have also got more avenue than ever in terms of financial instrument available to fund their entrepreneurial venture. An educative session to understand the nitty-gritties of different funding options and instrument across the globe. An educative session to understand the nitty-gritties of different funding options and instrument across the globe.
Panelists -91Springboard, Kondapur - Hitech
09:30 – 10:00Registration
10:00 – 10:30 KEYNOTEUnlocking Global Potential of India’s Startup Ecosystem
India is producing more entrepreneurs and startups than ever in the history. As a major economic power in the world and one of the largest markets, Indian plays a prominent role in the global entrepreneurial story. With the growing support for entrepreneurship and its mainstreaming we are at the cusp of time when India takes a more leading position.
Speaker - Shanta Thoutam, VP - Corporate Innovation & BD, T-hub10:30 – 11:30 PANEL DISCUSSION
Connecting the Dots – Building a Collaborative Global Ecosystem in India
When it comes to growing cross border trade environment, many ecosystem stakeholders come in to the play. It is imperative that many national and international partners significant roles in promoting the cause of a global ecosystem and shared startup economy. A candid conversation to understand cross border collaborations, opportunities, associated initiatives and support system available to make Indian startup ecosystem truly global.
Panelists - Juliane Frömmter, Director, International Programs & BD, T-hub - Vijay Bawra, Regional Head (AP & TS), NASSCOM 10000 Startups - Joseph John, Director, British Deputy High Commission Hyderabad - Sreedevi Devireddy, CEO, SRiX -Dibyendu Ganguly, CEO, EximScouts11:30 – 12:00
Networking Tea Break
12:00 – 13:00 PANEL DISCUSSION
Build for the World: Make in India for a Global Consumer Market
India has a potential to leverage on an unfair advantage which it gets from the available large scale skilled young working population and the lower cost of manufacturing. This alongside a broader understanding of global consumer and markets can make India a center of startups which produce locally for an international market. A focussed discussion on how to inculcate the understanding of global consumers in product development process to become an international startup.
Panelists - C.M. Patil, CEO, Sandbox Startups - Kashyap Kompella, CEO, Edwisely - Nirmaan Agrawal, Cofounder, GoScale - Latha Karthigaa, CEO, Skillspine - Shayak Mazumder, CEO, Vdezi13:00 – 13:45 FIRESIDE CHAT
Privacy & Information Security in a Data Driven Economy
In a data driven economy and data conscious consumer market it is extremely important to pay attention at the rising concerns around the security and privacy. With tightening data regulation across the globe, the startups need to be very attentive to the legality and market concerns in different geographies before taking their business to an international audience. An educative discussion to help startups understand the regulations and dispel any myth in place.
Panelists - Dr Sriram Birudavolu, CEO, Cybersecurity CoE, DSCI - Krishna Suraparaju, Founder, Cycops - Rakesh Naik, Cofounder, Moolya13:45 – 15:00
Lunch
15:00 – 16:00 FIRESIDE CHAT
Innovation as an Asset in a Technology Enabled Borderless World
With customer obsession on top of mind and more than ever people using latest technology; innovation and control of intellectual property is one the biggest asset for new age business. A focussed discussion on how to understand the global innovation landscape, the protection regime and leverage this asset skilfully.
Panelists - Ravi Jain, CEO, GenY Labs - Yashwanth Tudimilla, Co-Director, Startup Grind (Hyderabad) - Sailaja Sarvepalli, Founder, Sailaja Savepalli & Co.16:00 – 16:30
Networking Tea Break
16:30 – 17:30 PANEL DISCUSSION
Cross Border Financing in a Post Currency Global Economy
The trading in the world has gone beyond currency and different regulatory system don’t tend to agree with each other. Startups have also got more avenue than ever in terms of financial instrument available to fund their entrepreneurial venture. An educative session to understand the nitty-gritties of different funding options and instrument across the globe. An educative session to understand the nitty-gritties of different funding options and instrument across the globe.
Panelists - Sumit Aggarwal, CEO, Soberbio Consulting - Praveek Mokkapti, Associate Partner, Anthill Ventures - M Venkatesh, Founder, FutureZen Consulting - Usha Nirmal, CEO, Moolya - Anastasia Titova, CMO, Crowdpouch
