Registration
Coffee, badges and a first look at the demo floor.
01 — Full schedule
Hour by
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09:00
10:00
Inaugural Ceremony
Lighting of the Lamp & Keynote Address
Debashis Chatterjee
Director IIM Kozhikode
10:30
Keynote Address
IIMK LIVE opens the two days and sets the rules of the room.
Amitava Saha
MD & CEO at Xpressbees
11:00
Plenary Session
India's DeepTech Decade Roadmap,
Debashis Chatterjee
Director IIM Kozhikode
Ramanan Ramanathan
Mission Governing Board Member- India AI Mission
Horizon 1Venture Creation
Horizon 2Foundations
12.00
Horizon 1
Expert Briefing
Innovation Spotlight - Identifying Breakthrough Opportunities
Founders put the core thesis on the table; mentors pressure-test every assumption.
Kaustubh Patekar
Founder, ProdZen
Horizon 2
Foundations
Building Iconic DeepTech Brands from India
Rakshit Bhatt
Co-founder & VP of Product at GalaxEye
12.45
Horizon 1
Venture Creation
Leaders forum on DeepTech Innovation
Panel Discussion
Amitava Saha
MD & CEO at Xpressbees
Ramanan Ramanathan
Mission Governing Board Member- India AI Mission
Kaustubh Patekar
Founder, ProdZen
Horizon 2
Foundations
Founder's forum on Building India's Next DeepTech Giants
Panel Discussion
Rakshit Bhatt
Co-founder & VP of Product at GalaxEye
01:30
Lunch and Networking
02:30
Horizon 1
Venture Creation
From Research to Impact: Commercializing Frontier Technologies
Expert Briefing
Dr. Sujatha Srinivasan
Professor, IIT Madras
Horizon 2
Foundations
The Commercialization Imperative : Turning DeepTech into Global Enterprises
Expert Briefing
03:15
Horizon 1
Venture Creation
Accelerating India's DeepTech Growth Story
Panel Discussion
Dr. Sujatha Srinivasan
Professor, IIT Madras
Horizon 2
Foundations
Boardroom Perspectives: Scaling DeepTech for Global Competitiveness
Panel Discussion
Chandrashekhar Bhide
Co-Founder, Lithion Power Pvt Ltd
04.00
Tea Break
04:30
Horizon 1
Venture Creation
Crossing the Chasm: Taking DeepTech Innovations to Market
Master Class
Horizon 2
Foundations
Market Frontiers - Unlocking Global Opportunities for DeepTech
MasterClass
Amritentu Mukherjee
AI & DeepTech Researcher
05:15
Horizon 1
Venture Creation
Ecosystem for Building Scalable DeepTech Ventures
Panel Discussion
Horizon 2
Foundations
Ecosystem for Fueling the Future- Capital, Scale, and the DeepTech Growth Story
Masterclass
Senthil Kumar S
Founder
06.00
PIVOT Shark Arena
09:00
Registration and Badge collection
Founders return with an overnight rewrite of the one claim that matters.
10:00
Future of DeepTech Investing
Founders, mentors and investors in the same space. Structured intros, no gatekeeping.
10:30
Founders Story: Investment Hurdles
11:00
Global Investor Panel
Active Scaling & Allocations
Horizon 1Investor Readiness
Horizon 2Scaling & Expansion
12:00
Horizon 1
Investor Readiness
Inside the Investor Mindset: What Defines a Fundable DeepTech Venture
Deep Dive
Vinod Keni
Investor
Horizon 2
Scaling & Expansion
The Scale-Up Blueprint: Building Ventures that Endure and Grow
DEEP DIVE
Sheeba D'Mello
Private Equity Leader
12:45
Horizon 1
Investor Readiness
Investors' Forum: Capital Perspectives on the Future of DeepTech
Panel Discussion
Vinod Keni
Investor
Pratekk Agarwal
GrowthCap Ventures
Anil Joshi
Unicorn India Ventures
Horizon 2
Scaling & Expansion
Growth Leaders Forum: Lessons from High-Growth Startup Journeys
Panel Discussion
Sheeba D'Mello
Private Equity Leader
01.30
Lunch and Networking
02:30
Horizon 1
Investor Readiness
The Art of the Raise: Crafting High-Impact DeepTech Pitches
Masterclass
Horizon 2
Scaling & Expansion
India's DeepTech Decade: Building a Global Innovation Powerhouse
Masterclass
03:15
Horizon 1
Investor Readiness
Capital Connect: Live Investor Insights and Founder Feedback
Panel
P.K. Gopalakrishnan
Investor
Horizon 2
Scaling & Expansion
Product Visionaries Panel: Why the Next Global DeepTech Leaders Will Emerge from India
Panel Discussion
04.00
TEA BREAK
04:30
Horizon 1
Investor Readiness
The Funding Journey: Navigating Capital Across Growth Stages
Masterclass
Horizon 2
Scaling & Expansion
Breaking Barriers: Navigating Regulations and Entering New Markets
Master Class
05:15
Horizon 1
Investor Readiness
VC Leaders Forum: - Valuation, Deal Making and Growth Capital, Investing in the Next Generation of DeepTech Champions
Panel Discussion
Horizon 2
Scaling & Expansion
Global Innovation Forum: Connecting with International Ecosystems and Opportunities
Panel Discussion
06:00
Closing Cermony: ⭐ India DeepTech Awards 2026
Presentation Ceremony