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Speakers 2025

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Core Group

Shri Priyank Kharge
Mr Kris Gopalakrishnan
Past President, CII
Mentor, CII India Innoverge 2025 &
Chairman, Axilor Ventures &
Co-Founder, Infosys Ltd
Dr Ramana Reddy
Mr Kamal Bali
Past Chairman, CII Southern Region &
Chairman, CII India Innoverge 2025 &
President & Managing Director
Volvo Group India
Dr S Selvakumar
Mr Ramesh Ramadurai
Past Chairman, CII Karnataka & Managing Director
3M India
Mr Kris Gopalakrishnan
Mr Arjun Ranga
Past Chairman, CII Karnataka & Partner
NR Group
Ms Gunjan Krishna
Mr N Venu
Past Chairman, CII Karnataka &
MD and CEO
Hitachi Energy Ltd &
Region Head of South Asia
Hitachi Energy
Mr Darshan HV
Mr Rabindra Srikantan
Chairman, CII Karnataka &
Managing Director
ASM Technologies
Mr Kamal Bali
Mr Guruprasad Mudlapur
Vice Chairman, CII Karnataka & President, Bosch Group in India & Managing Director
Bosch Ltd


Day 1 - Inaugural Session

Shri Priyank Kharge
Shri Priyank Kharge
Minister of Electronics
Information Technology &
Biotechnology and Rural Development &
Panchayat Raj
Government of Karnataka
Shri Priyank Kharge
Ms Gunjan Krishna, IAS
Commissioner for Industrial Development & Director
Department of Industries & Commerce
Government of Karnataka
Shri Priyank Kharge
Mr Kris Gopalakrishnan
Past President, CII Mentor
CII India Innoverge 2025 &
Chairman, Axilor Ventures &
Co-Founder, Infosys Ltd
Dr Ramana Reddy
Mr Kamal Bali
Past Chairman, CII Southern Region &
Chairman, CII India Innoverge 2025 &
President & Managing Director
Volvo Group India
Dr S Selvakumar
Mr Ramesh Ramadurai
Past Chairman, CII Karnataka & Managing Director
3M India
Mr Darshan HV
Mr Rabindra Srikantan
Chairman, CII Karnataka &
Managing Director
ASM Technologies


Day 1 - Session 1: A Fireside Chat on AI – Current State and the Future

Mr Darshan HV
Mr Rabindra Srikantan
Chairman, CII Karnataka &
Managing Director
ASM Technologies
Mr Darshan HV
Mr Prashant Prakash
Founding Partner
Accel India


Day 1 - Session 2: Space, Defense & Aerospace

Mr Darshan HV
Mr Apparao Mallavarapu
Chairman, CII National Committee on Space &
Chairman & Managing Director
Centum Electronics Ltd
Mr Darshan HV
Mr Tanveer Ahmed
CTO & Co-founder
Digantara
Mr Darshan HV
Mr Vinod Chippalkatti
President SEBU
Centum Electronics
Mr Darshan HV
Mr Kshitij
Co-Founder
Pixxel
Mr Darshan HV
Mr Dinesh Shivanna
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
SSS Defence
Mr Darshan HV
Ms Sangeetha Srivastava
Project Manager
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)


Day 1 - Inaugural Plenary

Mr Darshan HV
Shri Piyush Goyal
Hon’ble Minister of Commerce & Industry
Government of India
Shri Priyank Kharge
Mr Kris Gopalakrishnan
Past President, CII
Mentor, CII India Innoverge 2025 &
Chairman, Axilor Ventures &
Co-Founder, Infosys Ltd
Dr Ramana Reddy
Mr Kamal Bali
Past Chairman, CII Southern Region &
Chairman, CII India Innoverge 2025 &
President & Managing Director
Volvo Group India


Day 1 - Session 3: Panel Discussion on Entrepreneurship (Start-ups, Micro, Small)

Mr Darshan HV
Mr Rabindra Srikantan
Chairman, CII Karnataka &
Managing Director
ASM Technologies
Mr Darshan HV
Dr Rohit Goswami
Chief Product Officer
ZingHr
Mr Darshan HV
Dr Arjun Jain
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Fast Code AI
Mr Darshan HV
Mr Uma Mahesh (Umesh)
Founder
CamCom
Mr Darshan HV
Ms Vishaka Kini
Learning Partnerships and Solutions
Talentsprint


Day 1 - Session 4: Mobility & Energy Transition towards a Sustainable Future

Ms Gunjan Krishna
Mr K Rudrappaiah
Managing Director
Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL)
Ms Gunjan Krishna
Mr N Venu
Past Chairman, CII Karnataka &
MD and CEO
Hitachi Energy Ltd &
Region Head of South Asia
Hitachi Energy
Ms Gunjan Krishna
Mr Arun Vinayak
Co-Founder
Exponent Energy
Ms Gunjan Krishna
Mr Kishan Sreenath
Vice President
Powertrain Engineering Bangalore
Group Trucks Technology
Volvo Group India Pvt Ltd
Ms Gunjan Krishna
Mr Sanjay Wadhwa
Chief Managing Director
Nash Energy


Day 1 - Session 5: Indias’s Soft Power - Tourism & Wellness

Dr Ramana Reddy
Mr Kamal Bali
Past Chairman, CII Southern Region &
Chairman, CII India Innoverge 2025 &
President & Managing Director
Volvo Group India
Mr Darshan HV
Mr Anil Chaddha
Managing Director
ITC Hotels
Mr Darshan HV
Dr B S Ajaikumar
Founder & Chairman
HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd
Mr Darshan HV
Dr R Nagesh
Medical Director
Kauvery Hospitals
Mr Darshan HV
Ms Shruti Shibulal
Chief Executive Officer
Tamara Leisure
Mr Darshan HV
Mr Shresth Shrivastav
Chief Strategy Officer
AionOS
Mr Darshan HV
Mr Vivek Rajagopal
Group Chief Analytics & AI Officer
Narayana Healthcare


Day 1 - Session 6: CII Innoverge 2025 Recognition

Mr Darshan HV
Mr Rabindra Srikantan
Chairman, CII Karnataka &
Managing Director
ASM Technologies


Day 2 - Special Plenary Session

Mr Kamal Bali
Dr Selvakumar S, IAS
Principal Secretary
Department of Commerce & Industries
Government of Karnataka
Dr Ramana Reddy
Mr Kamal Bali
Past Chairman, CII Southern Region &
Chairman, CII India Innoverge 2025 &
President & Managing Director
Volvo Group India
Mr Kamal Bali
Mr Guruprasad Mudlapur
Vice Chairman, CII Karnataka State Council &
President
Bosch group in India &
Managing Director
Bosch Ltd


Day 2 - Session 7 : Focus on R&D In India

Mr Kamal Bali
Mr Vinay Shenoy
Managing Director
Infineon Technologies
Mr Kamal Bali
Dr Gopichand Katragadda
Chief Executive Officer
Myelin Foundry
Mr Kamal Bali
Mr Manu Saale
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Mercedes Benz Research & Development India


Panel on R&D in India: Transitioning from an IT Services led Economy to a Product led Innovation hub

Mr Kamal Bali
Ms Anusha Rammohan
Chief Technology Officer
Myelin Foundry
Mr Kamal Bali
Mr Ramasubramanian Sundararajan
Head of Product Research and Development
SOLUS.ai
Mr Kamal Bali
Dr Nikhil Tambe
Founding CEO The Energy Consortium
IIT Madras
Mr Kamal Bali
Ms Suchismita Sanyal
Director
Data Science Exxonmobil
Mr Kamal Bali
Prof Rajesh Gopakumar
Centre Director
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research


Day 2 - Session 8: Education, Skills & Inclusion

Mr Darshan HV
Dr B V Sudharshan
Convenor, CII Karnataka Industry Institute Panel &
Senior Vice President Skills
Reliance Industries Ltd
Mr Kamal Bali
Mr Thyagu Valliapa
Executive Director
Sona Valliapa Group
Mr Kamal Bali
Dr Gayathri Vasudevan
Chief Impact Officer
Sambhav Foundation
Mr Kamal Bali
Dr Githa Heggde
Dean & Principal
MICA- The School of Ideas
Mr Kamal Bali
Mr Luigi Celmi
Head
Lufthansa Systems


Day 2 - Session 9: Powering Industrial Growth to AI in Manufacturing & Logistics

Mr Kamal Bali
Mr Guruprasad Mudlapur
Vice Chairman, CII Karnataka State Council 2025-26 &
President, Bosch group in India &
Managing Director
Bosch Ltd
Mr Kamal Bali
Dr Hüseyin Özmeral
Executive Vice President -
Manufacturing and Quality
Bosch Ltd
Mr Kamal Bali
Mr Vijaykrishnan Venkatesan
Past Chairman
CII Karnataka State Council &
Managing Director
Kennametal India Limited
Vice President
APAC
Middle East and Specialty Components Business
Mr Kamal Bali
Mr Sudeep Dalvi
Senior Vice President & Director
Chief Communication Officer
Toyota Kirloskar Motor
Mr Kamal Bali
Mr Anindya Bhattacharya
Industry Solutions
Advisor for India Business
Amazon Web Services
Mr Kamal Bali
Mr Rajeev Nambiar
President and Chief Operating Officer
Paradeep Phosphates


Day 2 - Session 10: Innovation & Strategy in Warfare by Indian Army in Operation Sindoor

Dr Ramana Reddy
Major General Ravi Murugan (Retd)
PVSM, AVSM
Indian Army
Dr Ramana Reddy
Mr Kamal Bali
Past Chairman, CII Southern Region &
Chairman, CII India Innoverge 2025 &
President & Managing Director
Volvo Group India