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Past Speakers
Marquee Voices Driving the Spirit of Enterprising Bharat
Agenda
The agenda outlined here is provisional and may be revised. It serves as a guide to the themes and sessions you can expect.
09:00
Registration Starts
Key takeaways, reflections, and an invitation to be part of the Enterprising Bharat community.
10:30
Welcome Address
Opening of Enterprising Bharat with leaders setting the vision for the two days.
10:40
Building for the Next Billion - Key Note Address
Whats the concept of the Next Billion Users, Global Tailwinds, Why this market is driving interests for everyone.
11:45
Startup Journeys: Scaling Impact Across Bharat
Founders share experiences of building and scaling startups across India, navigating challenges from tier 1 to tier 3 markets, Understanding how grassroots innovations can scale to a national level
Speaker:
Vinay Prashant, Co-Founder, Tamaala Art
Suresh Kosaraju, Editor, Manchi Pustakam
Neha Alluri, Co-Founder, The Manduva Project
Sudha Mullapudi, Co-Founder, Abhihaara
Kiran Chukkapalli, Founder, Stateless, Refugee Aid Project & Think Peace
13:00
Lunch Break
14:15
Workshop: Creating a Brand That Resonates in Emerging Markets
Understanding the unique consumer behavior in rural and peri-urban India, Strategies for building brand recall and trust in emerging markets, Storytelling techniques to make your brand relatable and aspirational.
Speakers:
Ms. Netra Ajjampur and Mr. Abhishek Durani, Studio Sorted
15:15
Building for & by Women in Bharat
Understanding women as a high-potential segment within rural and tier-2/3 markets, showcasing women founders and ecosystem leaders driving rural and tier-2 innovation.
Speakers:
Supriya Sharma, Partner - Insights, IIM A Ventures
Madhura Dasgupta, Founder, Aspire for Her
Siddharth Khajuria, Vice President, Rang De
16:15
Building Bridges: How Incubators, Mentors, and Partners Enable Bharat Startups
How M&A, strategic partnerships, and collaborations drive growth in Bharat startups, Leveraging local ecosystem players like FPOs, SHGs, and cooperatives to scale impact, Practical strategies to build sustainable, inclusive, and community-driven business models.
Speakers:
Prof. Shambu Prasad, IRMA Anand
Latha Gullapalli, Founder, The Savoir Faire Company
Raghavendra M Kagwad, Founder, Swarna Raisins
17:30
Concluding Remarks
Concludes the day 1, takeways and invite to join Community
Bridging the Rural - Urban Divide Through Entrepreneurship
Enterprising Bharat is a transformative event that turns rural potential into entrepreneurial opportunity. It brings together students, founders, and changemakers to unlock the immense talent in rural and peri-urban communities. By showcasing ideas and businesses rooted in Bharat, the event celebrates innovation beyond metros and inspires collaboration that drives inclusive growth and prosperity.
Theme for 2025 Edition
Building for the
Next Billion Users
India is standing at the edge of its most defining growth story. With over 750 million internet users already online, the next wave of 300–400 million users—the Next Billion—will come not from the metros, but from tier-2, tier-3 cities and rural Bharat. This shift is not just about more people using the internet; it is about reshaping how businesses, services, and ideas are built for an entirely new audience.
The Next Billion Users think, behave, and consume differently. They speak in regional languages, they trust visual and voice-based interactions more than text, and they demand products that are simple, affordable, and deeply relevant to their everyday lives. They are farmers accessing digital marketplaces, homemakers running micro-businesses through social commerce, students learning through vernacular edtech, and millions discovering the power of digital payments for the very first time.
For entrepreneurs and students, this is the biggest opportunity of our times. The future unicorns of India will be built not just in Bharat, but for Bharat. Building for the Next Billion is about more than technology—it is about designing solutions that bridge the rural–urban divide, create access where none exists, and unlock the aspirations of communities too often overlooked.
