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Speakers 2026

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Core Group

Mr Kamal Bali
Mr Kamal Bali
Chairman India Innoverge 2026 &
Past Chairman CII Southern Region &
President & Managing Director
Volvo Group India
Mr Kris Gopalakrishnan
Mr Kris Gopalakrishnan
Mentor CII India Innoverge 2026 &
Past President CII &
Cofounder Infosys & Chairman Axilor Ventures
Mr Vijaykrishnan Venkatesan
Mr Vijaykrishnan Venkatesan
Past Chairman CII Karnataka &
Managing Director Kennametal
Mr Guruprasad Mudlapur
Mr Guruprasad Mudlapur
Chairman, CII Karnataka &
President, Bosch Group in India & Managing Director Bosch Ltd
Mr Rabindra Srikantan
Mr Rabindra Srikantan
Past Chairman, CII Karnataka &
Managing Director
ASM Technologies
Mr Sam Cherain
Mr Sam Cherain
Vice Chairman, CII Karnataka State Council &
Founder Chairman, Schevaran Group

Day 1 - Inaugural Session

Mr Guruprasad Mudlapur
Mr Guruprasad Mudlapur
Chairman, CII Karnataka &
President, Bosch Group in India & Managing Director Bosch Ltd
Mr Kamal Bali
Mr Kamal Bali
Chairman India Innoverge 2026 &
Past Chairman CII Southern Region &
President & Managing Director
Volvo Group India
Mr Kris Gopalakrishnan
Mr Kris Gopalakrishnan
Mentor CII India Innoverge 2026 &
Past President CII &
Cofounder Infosys & Chairman Axilor Ventures
Mr D K Shivakumar
Mr D K Shivakumar
Hon'ble Chief Minister
Government of Karnataka
Mr Sam Cherian
Mr Sam Cherian
Vice Chairman, CII Karnataka State Council &
Founder Chairman, Schevaran Group

Day 1 - Session 1: Automotive & Next-Generation Mobility

Mr Prashanth Doreswamy
Mr Prashanth Doreswamy
President & Chief Executive Officer
Aumovio India
Mr Dattari Salagame
Mr Dattari Salagame
Chief Executive Officer & President
Bosch Global Software Technologies
Mr Chetan Maini
Mr Chetan Maini
Co-founder & Chairman
SUN Mobility

Day 1 - Session 2: Biotechnology, Pharma & Life Sciences

Mr D Sai Prasad
Mr D Sai Prasad
Executive Director
Bharat Biotech
Mr Ajay Bharadwaj
Mr Ajay Bharadwaj
Managing Director
Anthem Biosciences
Dr. Ravi Rathod
Dr. Ravi Rathod
Senior General Manager
Policy & Strategic Affairs
Innvolution Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.

Day 1 - Session 3: Aerospace, Space & Defense

Mr Mallavarapu Apparao
Mr Mallavarapu Apparao
Managing Director
Centum Electronics
Mr Sanjay Jayavarthanavelu
Mr Sanjay Jayavarthanavelu
Chairman & Managing Director
Lakshmi Machine Works
Mr Girish Nair
Mr Girish Nair
Chief Operating Officer
Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL)

Day 2 - Session 4: Advanced Manufacturing & Industrial AI

Mr Vijaykrishnan Venkatesan
Mr Vijaykrishnan Venkatesan
Managing Director
Kennametal India
Mr B Santhanam
Mr B Santhanam
Saint-Gobain India

Day 2 - Session 5: Artificial Intelligence & Data Centers

Mr Guruprasad Mudlapur
Mr Guruprasad Mudlapur
President & Managing Director
Bosch Group India &
Managing Director, Bosch Ltd
Dr N Manjula
Dr N. Manjula, IAS
Secretary
Department of Electronics, Information Technology (IT), Biotechnology (BT) & Science & Technology
Government of Karnataka
Mr Sunil Gupta
Mr Sunil Gupta
Co-Founder, MD & CEO
Yotta Data Services

Day 2 - Session 6: Creative & Digital Content Industries (The Orange Economy)

Mr Shankar Vanavarayar
Mr Shankar Vanavarayar
Executive Director
ABT Industries Pvt Ltd
Mr Jasprit Bindra
Mr Jasprit Bindra
Founder
AI & Beyond
Tech Whisperer Ltd

Day 2 - Session 7: Energy & Sustainability

Mr Harish Bhat
Mr Harish Bhat
Tata Group
Mr Sam Cherian
Mr Sam Cherian
Founder Chairman
Schevaran Labs
Dr V K Maheshwari
Dr V K Maheshwari
Executive Director
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd
Mr N Venu
Mr N Venu
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
India & APAC
Hitachi Energy