Speakers 2023
Core Group
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Mr Kris Gopalakrishnan
Past President, CII & Chairman, CII India Innoverge 2023 & Chairman Axilor Ventures &
Co-Founder, Infosys Ltd
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Mr Kamal Bali
Chairman, CII Southern Region & President & Managing Director, Volvo Group India Pvt Ltd
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Mr Vijaykrishnan Venkatesan
Chairman, CII Karnataka State Council & Managing Director, Kennametal India Ltd
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Mr N Venu
Vice-Chairman, CII Karnataka State Council & CEO & Managing Director, Hitachi Energy India, Head โ South Asia
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Mr Arjun M Ranga
Past Chairman, CII Karnataka
Managing Director, Cycle Agarbathi &
Director, N R Group
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Mr Ramesh Ramadurai
Past Chairman, CII Karnataka &
Managing Director
3M India Ltd
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Mr Gopichand Katragadda
CEO
Myelin Head
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Mr Ajay Nanavati
Chairman
Quantum Advisors Pvt. Ltd.
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Mr Alok Nanda
CTO โ GE Aerospace India & CEO โ GE India Technology Centre, GE Global Research
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Prof Debarata Das
Director
IIITB
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Mr Rabindra Srikantan
Managing Director & CEO ASM Technologies
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Mr Laeeq Ali
Cofounder & Chief Brand Architect
Bloombox Brand Engineers & FS Gourmet
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Mr Vijaya Ivaturi
ย Founder
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Speakers (confirmed and invited)
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Shri D K Shivakumar
Honโble Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka
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Shri Priyank Kharge
Minister for Information Technology & Biotechnology & Rural Development & Panchayati Raj
Government of Karnataka
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Shri M B Patil
Minister of Large & Medium Scale Industries & Infrastructure Development
Government of Karnataka
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Mr Kris Gopalakrishnan
Past President, CII & Chairman, CII India Innoverge 2023 & Chairman Axilor Ventures & Co-Founder, Infosys Ltd
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Dr S Selva Kumar, IAS
Principal Secretary
Department of Commerce & Industries, Skill Development, Entrepreneurship & Livelihood and PWD
Government of Karnataka
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Mr Kapil Mohan, IAS
Additional Chief Secretary
Ministry of Tourism
Government of Karnataka
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Ms Gunjan Krishna, IAS
Commissioner,
Department of Commerce & Industries
Government of Karnataka
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Mr Kamal Bali
Chairman, CII Southern Region & President & Managing Director, Volvo Group India Pvt Ltd
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Mr Vijaykrishnan Venkatesan
Chairman, CII Karnataka State Council & Managing Director
Kennametal India Ltd
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Mr N Venu
Vice-Chairman, CII Karnataka State Council &
CEO & Managing Director, Hitachi Energy India, Head โ South Asiaย
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Mr Ramesh Ramadurai
Past Chairman, CII Karnataka &
Managing Director
3M India Ltd
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Dr Mohandas Pai
Chairman, Aarin Capital and Manipal Global Education
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Mr Arjun M Ranga
Past Chairman, CII Karnataka
Managing Director, Cycle Agarbathi &
Director, N R Group
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Mr L Krishnan
Past Chairman, CII Karnataka &
Managing Director, Taegutec India Pvt Ltdย
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Mr Srivats Ram
Vice Chairman, CII Tamil Nadu Council &
Managing Director, Wheels India Ltd
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Mr Abdul Rawoof Pinjari, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering & Chairman, CiSTUP, IISc
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Mr Ajay Nanavati
Chairman
Quantum Advisors Pvt. Ltd.
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Mr Alok Nanda
CTO โ GE Aerospace India & CEO โ GE India Technology Centre, GE Global Research
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Mr Alok Kumar
Head Global Analytical Services & Managing Director India Moodyโs
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Dr Alokanath De
Former CVP & CTO
Samsung
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Mr Anand Ram
Founder
Advity Infomedia
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Mr Anil Valluri
MD & Vice President
Palo Alto Networks
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Mr Ankit
CEO
Skyair Mobility
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Mr Anshul Gupta
Founder
Kirana Club
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Mr Anuj Agarwal
Managing Director, C.P. Milk & Food Products Pvt. Ltd.
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Ms Anupama V
Past Chairperson IWN & Managing Director AVRC Legal
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Mr Ashish Khanna
President
Tata Power
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Mr Arunakar Mishra
Executive Director, Centum Electronics
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Mr Bhavin Dinesh Pandya
Chapter Chair
CII Yi Bengaluru Chapter
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Dr C M Ananda
Chief Scientist & Programme Director (PGD) Civil Aircraft Programs, National Aerospace Laboratoriesย
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Mr Deepak V Dhadoti
Chairman & MD
Servo Controls Aerospace India Pvt Ltd
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Mr Faisal Ahmed
Managing Director
Ana Arc
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Ms Gayathri Parthasarthy
Partner & Financial services Leader, Pwc India
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Mr Girish Appu
Head – Manufacturing Operations
3M India Ltd.
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Mr Hemant Mallya
Lead Industrial Sustainability and Competitiveness, CeeW
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Sri K P Rudrappaiah
Managing Director
Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited
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Dr K Rajalakshmi Menon
Distinguished Scientist & Director Centre for Airborne systems – Defence Research & Development Organisation
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Ms Kalpana Balasubramanian
Chief Executive Officer & Chief Thinker, Grant Thorton Bharat LLP
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Dr Kanakasabapathi Subramanian
Senior Vice President, Product Development
Ashok Leyland
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Mr Kapil Bansal
Partner, Energy Transition and Decarbonization Ernst & Young
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Mr Karthikeyan Dhandayuthapani
AVP & Chief Product Compliance Officer
Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd.
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Dr Kerwin Savio Nigli
Head of Department of Hotel Management, Christ University & Board Member Tourism & Hospitality Skill Council
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Mr Krishnan Narayana
Co-founder and President, itihaasa Research and Digital
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Mr Laeeq Ali
Convenor, CII Karnataka Startups Taskforce Cofounder & Chief Brand Architect Bloombox Brand Engineers & FS Gourmet
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Mr Laxmesh BH
Vice President & Head – Missiles and Aerospace Business L&T Defence, Larsen & Toubro Limited
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Mr Mrinmoy Dasgupta
Business Development Manager, Supply Chain Operations Category Land – South Asia, IKEA Supply AG
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Mr Mohammed Zahrin Bin Aziz
Chapter Co-Chair, CII Yi Bengaluru
Director – NKP Empire Venturesย Pvtย Ltd
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Mr Mukut Chakravarti
Vice President Development & Partnerships
Tamara Leisure Experiences
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Mr M R Narayanan
Managing Director
Floatels India Pvt Ltd
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Mr N Sudheer
Director โ Capacity Building & Public Outreach
Indian Space Research Organisation
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Dr Nagahanumaiah
Vice President & Head – Missiles and Aerospace Business L&T Defence, Larsen & Toubro Limited
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Mr Nagaraj Prakasam
Faculty
NSRCEL
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Dr Naresh Palta
Senior Adviser (Aerospace & Aviation)
Maini Group
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Mr Nikhil Mallavarapu
Executive Director
Centum Electronics
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Mr Nitin Chhabra
Co-Founder & CEO
Ace Turtle
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Mr Nitin Pai
CMO and Chief Strategy Officer
Tata Elxsi
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Mr Nitin Nair
Senio Vice President
Open Network for Digital Commerce
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Mr Pawan Mulukutla
Director – Integrated Transport, Electric Mobility & Hydrogen, WRI
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Mr Pavan Ranga
CEO
Rangsons Technologies LLP
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Mr Prashant Parameswaran
CEO
Tata Consumer Soulful Pvt Ltdย
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Mr Rabindra Srikantan
Managing Director & CEO ASM Technologies Ltd
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Ms Radhika Anne
Business Unit Head
3M India Ltd
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Mr Ramakrishna Rao
Senior Engineering Director, Valueย Anesthesia & Respiratory Care, GE Healthcare
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Mr Ravi Krishnan
Managing Director
Goldman Sachs
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Mr Saba Guru
Head Autonomous Technology Development
Maini Group
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Mr Sairaj Dhond
Founder & CEO
Wakao Foods
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Mr Sameer Agarwal
Chief Financial Officer
Manipal Group
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Mr Sandeep Singh
Past Chairman, CII Karnataka & Managing Director, Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Pvt Ltd
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Mr Sanjay Sharma
CEO
MTR Foods Pvt Ltd
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Mr Sanjeev Malhotra
Founder Director & CEO
Getout Systems
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Mr Santosh Hegde
Founder
Sales diary
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Ms Saritha Poovana
Managing Director
Bosch Automotive Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.
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Mr Sathya Sankaran
Co-Founder & Director
Urban Morph
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Mr Satish N Thaker
Director FMCG
ElasticRun
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Mr Shankar Venugopal
Vice President – Innovation & IP
Mahindra & Mahindra
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Mr Shekar Viswanathan
Past Chairman, CII Karnataka &
Chairman, Kirloskar Technologies Pvt Ltd
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Ms Shilpa Gupta
India Engineering Leader,GE Gas Power & Site Leader, GE Vernova
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Mr Shrikant Wale
Executive Vice President (Delivery)
Praj Industries Ltd
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Prof Siddhartha Mukhopadhyay
Professor – Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur
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Mr Sohanjeet Randhawa
Director Sustainability Affairs & Group Communication, Volvo Group India Pvt Ltd
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Mr Kishan Sreenath
Vice President, Powertrain
Volvo Group India Pvt Ltd
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Mr S Krishna Kumar
Executive Director (ARDC)
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd
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Mr Sudeep Dalvi
Senior Vice President & Director, Chief Communication Officer at Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd
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Mr Suresh Chand
General Manager- Snacks, Noodles & Pasta, ITC Foods
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Mr Swapnik Jakkampudi
Co-Founder & CTO
Skyair Mobility
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Dr Vijayabaskaran Sundararaju
Executive Director
Kauvery Hospital
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Mr Vineet Verma
Executive Director & CEO
Brigade Hospitality
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Mr Vishal Bali
Executive Chairman
Asia Healthcare Holdings
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Mr Vivek Raghavan
General Partner
Malgudi Ventures
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Mr Tarun Goyal
Founder
Simplotel
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Dr Taslimarif Saiyed
Chief Executive Officer & Director
C CAMP
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