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ISF 2024 Hyderabad

An Event to Celebrate Your Visions and Ventures.

Don’t miss this opportunity to join the startup community! You’ll get to network with the most brilliant and influential people in the industry, pitch your amazing ideas to top investors, and learn from the experts who have been there and done that. This is your chance to shine and grow!

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INTERNATIONAL STARTUP FESTIVAL, 2024

Mark Unmissable Days

26 – 28 September, 2024 | 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM (IST)

Engineering Staff College of India (ESCI)

Hyderabad, India (View Map)

RECAP ISF 2023

Revisit the exciting moments and highlights from past events. Explore the vibrant history of ISF 2023.

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Round Tables & Other Activities

ISF 2024 Hyderabad – Conference

Join the brightest minds in AI at ISF Hyderabad. Learn, network, and ignite your entrepreneurial spirit. Your idea might be the next big thing!

Explore more to know this year’s theme and focus areas.

INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE AI ERA

Fin Tech

Agri Tech

Health Tech

Showcase your innovation to judges, investors, and mentors. Hone your skills with their guidance for entrepreneurial success. As young individuals, validate your concepts and seek mentorship.

Not everyone may win the first prize, but you can always gain constructive feedback, renewed spirit, resilience, and determination. It’s worth a try, isn’t it?

Allow your product to gain visibility and immediate validation. Showcase your product to potential customers and investors. Create brand awareness and take it to the next level. Network, associate, and interact with great mentors.

Hurry and book your space, or you might miss a great opportunity to showcase your brand in front of 5000+ business delegates.

Observe expert speakers discussing the current situations and complexities in government and business. Ask and imbibe to gain a new perspective. Transform your ideas into potential solutions in a whitepaper. Present and share them with government authorities to evoke change. It’s a lifetime opportunity; if you want to bring change, let’s begin here. Explore to know more about the focus areas and speakers.

The Biggest and Most Awaited Start-Up Festival is Here

Three Days of Innovation, Inspiration, and Networking

FinTech Roundtable

Tarun Ghulati
Chairman, President, CEO, Board Member and Strategic Advisor
Anil Philip
GM, OSB
A Balasubramanian
MD & CEO, Aditya Birla Sun Life MF
Akhil Handa
Former Chief Digital Officer, bank of Baroda
Prasanna Lohar
Chief Innovation Officer, Diamante Blockchain
Ramakanth Desai
Founder CEO, Ttatva Innovation Labs
Sunali Rohra
Senior EVP, HDFC Bank
Vishnu Chundi
Founder & CEO, AssetVault

AgriTech Roundtable

Ashar Farhan
Founder & Partner, Daana Farmers Network, Chair
Dr Ashok Sangappa Alur
Vice Chancellor, Kodagu University
Dr Babu UV
Director R&D, Himalaya Wellness
Govinda Rajulu Chintala
Ex Chairman, NABARD
G Krishna Kumar
Vice President – Crop operations and Sustainability, Agri Business Division, ITC
Naresh Nekkanti
MD, Bhavani Bio Organics
Ram Kumar Varma
Founder & CEO, Native Araku Coffee
Vishala Reddy Vuyyala
Founder, Millet Bank
Dr Manasa Reddy
Sirish Reddy Y

GCC Roundtable

Sri Atluri
MD, Global Head of Enterprise Quality, BNY, Chair
Ravi Tangirala
Head of Mass Mutual India, Co-Chair
Commander Divya Prakash Joshi
VP & Site Leader, Medtronic
Girish Raghavan
VP Engineering, GE Healthcare
Maneesh Sehagal
CEO, DBS Tech India
Manish Verma
India Head, India Development and Innovation Hub , VP Engineering, Warner Bros. Discovery
Nilesh Biniwale
GM, MD, VP Engineering, Pattern
Prakash Bodla
Global Software & Controls Leader, Carrier
Sundeep Bedi
GM, Shell Business Operations
Sidhu Sridhar
CVP-CyberSecurity, AT&T

HealthTech Roundtable

Dr K Hari Prasad
Group Chairman, Quality CARE India, Chair
Dr Guna S Muppuri
Founder CEO, Indies Pharma
Dr Kurapati Krishnaiah
CEO, Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital
Ram Chilukuri
Former Founder & CEO, Symantic Bits
Dr Ramesh Kekunnayya
Network Director, Technology Innovation Director, The Child Sight Institute, LVPEI
Dr. Ravindranath Chowdhary
Owner, Global Hospitals
Dr Srinivas Chilukuri
Radiation Oncologist, Apollo Hospitals
Dr. Viswanadham Duppatla
Vice President, Biopharma Innovations & Biomanufacturing, IKP Knowledge Park, Genome Valley
Dr S Prakash
Chairperson-Health Committee of General Insurance Council, Advisory Committee Member of NABH, Co-Founder & earlier MD of Star Health Insurance

Rural Economic Roundtable

Dr. JA Chowdary
Founder & Chairman, International Startup Foundation, Chair
Capt Bobby Ajmera
Advisor to CM of Tripura, Tribal Development Mission
Manisha Saboo
Head, Infosys Foundation
Priya Gazdar
COO, RBC Worldwide
Dr. Ravishankar Gundlapalli
Founder CEO, MentorCloud
Sandeep Paidi
Managing Partner, KPMG
Sidharth Shankar Tripathy
Director, SRM University AP
Srini Raju
Founder Chairman, iLabs Capital & Sri City

Global CXO Roundtable

Sanjeev Deshpande
EVP-APAC, MD-India NTT DATA Business Solutions
Adit Subedi
Chief Growth Officer, HackTech USA
Chaitanya Gorrepati
MD, DEShaw
Dennis Vermeulen
CEO of House of Companies
Edward Cole
CEO, Katlas Technology
Kiran Darisi
Founder & CTO, Atomicwork
Manohar Reddy
Founder, Feuiji
Pradeep Rao
Director & Chief Architect, Kyndryl
Ravi Nimmagadda
CEO & CTO, Intelligent Design
Satya Tadimeti
Founder CEO, StartupCrafters
Srinath Prankusam
Partner, Siri Advisory
Sumeet Mathur
SVP & MD, ServiceNow
Venkat Rajaraman
CEO, Cygni Energy
Prasad OSS
CMD, Kakatiya Group of Industries

LifeSciences Roundtable

Dr. Viswanadham Duppatla
Vice President, Biopharma Innovations
Usha
Founder, 6D, Future Scientists Forum

Junicorns Roundtable

Ajit Rangnekar
Director General, RICH, Chair
Anil Pradhan
Founder CEO, Young Tinker
Deepu S Nath
MD, Faya
Krishnakanth Barri
President & CEO, WB Solutions
Ramakrishna Lingireddy
Gaudium School
K Renuka Raju
CMD, EKSAQ India & Kovida
Sashi Gundala
Director of Curriculum, Nano School
Seetha Murty
Director Education, Silver Oak Group of Institutions
Sheshankh Reddy
Technology Entrepreneur
M Srinivas Rao (MSR)
CEO, THub
Vamsi Tammana
Head of IT GRC & AI Governance, Legend Biotech

CyberSecurity Roundtable

Dr Sriram Birudavolu
CEO, Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, DSCI, Chair

Global Commerce Roundtable

Dr Sriram Birudavolu
CEO, Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, DSCI, Chair

SET Roundtable

Emmanuel Gosula
Senior Talent Development Manager, EPAM, Chair
Venu Madhav Gottupulla
Deputy CEO, IFIN Global Group, Co-Chair
Abdul Qadir
Talent Acquisition Partner, Confidential, Speaker
Arun Boda
CEO & Founder, ANG Infotech, Speaker
Arun Prasad
Head of Talent Acquisition, Flutter, Speaker
Chakravarthy NCJ
Talent Acquisition Specialist, GE Healthcare, Speaker
Deepa Jagarlapudi
Senior Director & Head of Talent, Valtech, Speaker
Dr. Venu
Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR, Speaker
Majid Ali Khan
Head of Human Resources, CMS IT Services, Speaker
Mandan Harati
Founder CEO, Empower, Speaker
Praveen Chanda
Head of Human Resources (India & APAC), GlobalData Plc, Speaker
Ram Meesala
TA Leader – Technology Hiring for India & Philippines, CITCO, Speaker
Rohit Bharadwaj
Head of Talent Acquisition (India), ICE, Speaker

Women in Business Roundtable

Sita Pallacholla
CEO WEHub, Chair
Harjinder Kaur Talwar
Founder Comvision India
Devika Penekelapati
Founding Partner, Borders Law
Kavitha Rajesh
Properitor, Om Sai Andhra Paints
Rashmi R Kumar
MD, dCode India
Sreedevi Reddy
CEO, Zithara Group
Sundari Patibandla
Founder & CEO, iSprout Managed Office Space
Sundari R Pisupati
Co-Managing Partner, Tempus Law Associates
Swathi Atluri
Founder, Sidhendra Kuchipudi Academy

ISF Talk

Dr D Nageshwar Reddy
Chairman, AIG Hospitals
Amit Gupta
President, Founder & Group CEO, Ecosystm Group
S Siva Kumar
Group Head, Agri & IT Businesses, ITC
Jon Levingston
Executive Director, Crossroads Economic Partnership
Prakash Jain
Chairman, Inspira Enterprise
Subramanyam Y
CEO AP & International, Apollo Hospitals
Dr Krishnamurthy V Subramanian
Executive Director, IMF (earlier Chief Economic Advisor, GoI)
Raj P Narayanam
Founder & Executive Chairman, Zaggle
Dr Anand Agarwal
HOD CARDIAC SURGERY at Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research

Entrpreneurship and Innovation in AI Era

ISF 2024 Agenda

DAY 1 – 26 Sept 2024 (Thursday)

09:00 – 13:30

Pitch Fest/ Demo Day

09:30 – 10:30

Plenary Session & Expo Inauguration

10:30 – 11:00

Startup Expo Inauguration

11:00 – 11:30

Networking Break – Tea/ Coffee

11:30 – 12:45

Rural Economic Forum Roundtable

12:45 – 14:00

Networking Break – Lunch

14:00 – 15:00

ISF Success Stories + TermSheet

15:00 – 16:15

GCC Roundtable

16:15 – 16:45

Networking Break – Tea/ Coffee

16:45 – 17:15

Cultural Evening – Classical Dance by Students of Satya Sai Institute

17:15 – 18:30

Plenary Session

DAY 2 – 27 Sept 2024 (Friday)

09:30 – 10:45

FinTech Roundtable
Investor Connect – DeepTech – Seminar Hall, Chanukya Building

10:45 – 12:00

AgriTech Roundtable
Investor Connect – HealthTech – Seminar Hall, Chanukya Building

12:00 – 12:20

Networking Break – Tea/ Coffee

12:20 – 13:35

CXO Roundtable
Fireside chat – Startup-2-Scaleup: Story of Resilience, A Relentless Pursuit – Seminar Hall, Chanukya Building

13:35 – 14:45

Networking Break – Lunch

14:45 – 16:00

Junicorns Roundtable
Investor Connect – AgriTech – Seminar Hall, Chanukya Building

16:00 – 17:00

Networking Break – Tea/ Coffee

17:00 – 18:00

Cultural Evening – Orchestra by Students of Satya Sai Institute

18:00 – 19:30

Plenary Session & Awards

DAY 3 – 28 Sept 2024 (Saturday)

08:30 – 09:15

KeyNote by Prof Ram Charan – By Invite Only for CXO participants

10:00 – 10:15

ISF Talk – Dr D Nageshwar Reddy, Chairman, AIG Hospitals

10:15 – 10:30

ISF Talk – Amit Gupta, President, Founder & Group CEO, Ecosystm Group

10:30 – 11:30

HealthTech Roundtable

11:30 – 11:50

Networking Break – Tea/ Coffee

11:50 – 12:05

ISF Talk – Rahul Gouraha, VP of New Business & Member of Agri Business Management Committee, ITC Limited

12:05 – 12:20

ISF Talk – Jon Levingston, Executive Director, Crossroads Economic Partnership

12:20 – 13:20

SET Roundtable (Skills, Employability, Talent)

13:20 – 14:30

Networking Break – Lunch

14:30 – 14:45

ISF Talk – Vijayanand K, IAS, Special Chief Secretary to Government of AP, Energy

14:45 – 15:00

ISF Talk – Subramanyam Y, CEO AP & International, Apollo Hospitals

15:00 – 16:00

Women in Business Roundtable

16:00 – 16:20

Networking Break – Tea/ Coffee

16:20 – 16:35

ISF Talk – Dr Krishnamurthy V Subramanian, Executive Director, IMF (earlier Chief Economic Advisor, GoI)

16:35 – 16:50

ISF Talk – Raj P Narayanam, Founder & Executive Chairman, Zaggle

16:50 – 17:05

ISF Talk – Dr Anand Agarwal, HOD CTVS Center, Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences & Research

17:05 – 17:30

Validectory Session

ISF 2024 Event Gallery

INTERNATIONAL STARTUP FESTIVALS 2024

Distinguished Guests at ISF Conference

Dr. Sridhar Babu

Minister of IT of Telangana

Nalamada Uttam Kumar Reddy

Minister of Irrigation, Food & Civil Supplies Government of Telangana

Bharat Mathukumilli

President, GITAM; Visakhapatnam TDP 2024 Lok Sabha MP

Dr. Guna S. Muppuri MBBS., MCCFP

Founder / President &AMP, CEO
BIMS – School of Medicine &AMP, Health Professions
Montego Bay, Jamaica

Dr. Kalidindi N. Satyanarayana

Director & Professor of Civil Engineering
I.I.T. Tirupati, Yerpedu P.O., Chittoor District, A.P

Raj Narayanam

A Thinker, A Leader

Ajit Rangnekar

Director-General of Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad, a Telangana Government

Jon Levingston

Executive Director, PO Box 160, Clarksdale, MS 38614

Amit Gupta

Chairman, Global Board of Trustees, TiE
Founder & Group CEO, Ecosystm Group
Co-Chair, MIIM

Sanjeev Deshpande

EVP-APAC, MD-India NTT DATA Business Solutions

Dr. BVR Mohan Reddy

Founder Chairman & Board Member, CYIENT

Dr. J. M. Vyas

Padma Shri Awardee
(Vice Chancellor – NFSU & Director General – DFS)

Ram Chilukuri

Entrepreneur, Investor and Ex CEO & Co-Founder SemanticBits

Dr. G. Rameshwar Rao, FIE

Director of Engineering Staff College of India (ESCI)

Dr. Sangita Reddy

Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Group, Chair – G20 Empower India & Past President – FICCI

Srinivas Raju Chintalapati

Founder, Chairman of iLabs Capital, Sri City, a leading Industrial City started by iLabs Group

Madhukar Gangadi

Founder CEO, MedPlus Health Services

Prashanth Nandella

President, HYSEA

T Kirshna Prasad

MP, Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh

Suresh Kumar Shetkar

Member of Parliament for Zahirabad

Prof. Krishnamurthy V Subramanian

Executive Director, IMF (earlier Chief Economic Advisor, GoI)

INTERNATIONAL STARTUP FESTIVALS 2024

CXOs (Investors, Mentors & Leaders) at ISF Conference

A Balasubramanian

MD & CEO, Aditya Birla Sun Life MF

Dr Anand Agarwal

HOD CARDIAC SURGERY, Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research

Akhil Handa

Founder, Credit Fintech Pvt Ltd

Chaitanya Gorrepati

MD, DEShaw

Sreekanth Perepu

Founding Partner,
108 Capital

Chava Satyanarayana

Founder & CEO, Laurus Labs

Diwakar Dayal

MD & Area Vice President India & SAARC, SentinelOne

Dr. Viswanadham Duppatla

Vice President, Biopharma Innovations

Dr. Ashok Sangappa Alur

Vice Chancellor, Kodagu University

Dr. Babu UV

Director R&D, Himalaya Wellness

Dr. D Nageshwar Reddy

Chairman, AIG Hospitals

Dr. K Hari Prasad

Group Chairman, Quality CARE India, Chair

Dr. Ramesh Kekunnayya

Network Director, Technology Innovation Director, The Child Sight Institute, LVPEI

Dr. Shankar Yalamanchili

Alabama Psychiatry

Dr. S Prakash

Chairperson Health Committee of General Insurance Council, Advisory Committee Member of NABH, Co Founder & earlier MD of Star Health Insurance

Dr. Srinivas Chilukuri

Radiation Oncologist, Apollo Hospitals

Dr. Vishal Rao

Head & Neck Surgical oncology & Robotic surgery, HCG Cancer Centre

Giri Gorjala

GBS India COO and Infosec Executive, Bank of America

G Krishna Kumar

Vice President Crop operations and Sustainability, Agri Business Division, ITC

Govinda Rajulu Chintala

Former Chairman of NABARD

GV Prasad

Co Chairman, Dr. Reddy’s Labs, Chair

Harjinder Kaur Talwar

Founder Comvision India

Hitesh Sachdev

Blockchain | Fintech | Investments, ICICI Ventures

Kavitha Rajesh

Properitor, Om Sai Andhra Paints

Kiran Darisi

Co-Founder & CTO @ Atomicwork

K Renuka Raju

CMD, EKSAQ India & Kovida

Maneesh Sehagal

CEO, DBS Tech India

Manohar Reddy

Founder, Feuiji

M Srinivas Rao (MSR)

CEO, THub

Murali Krishna

Chief Global Officer & Country Head, Providence

Pradeep Rao

Director & Chief Architect, Kyndryl

Prakash Jain

Chairman, Inspira Enterprise

Prof. Krishnamurthy V Subramanian

Executive Director, IMF (earlier Chief Economic Advisor, GoI)

Ram Kumar Varma

Founder & CEO, Native Araku Coffee

Ravi Tangirala

Head of Mass Mutual India, Chair

Sashi Gundala

Director of Curriculum, Nano School

Seetha Murty

Director Education, Silver Oak Group of Institutions

Sidhu Sridhar

CVP – Cybersecurity at AT&T

Sita Pallacholla

CEO WEHub, Chair

Srini Raju

Founder Chairman, iLabs Capital & Sri City

S Siva Kumar

Group Head, Agri & IT Businesses, ITC

Subramanyam Y, CEO AP & International, Apollo Hospitals

Sumeet Mathur

SVP & MD, ServiceNow

Sundari Patibandla

Founder & CEO, iSprout Managed Office Space

Sundari R Pisupati

Co Managing Partner, Tempus Law Associates

Tarun Ghulati

Chairman, President, CEO, Board Member and Strategic Advisor

Subramanyam Y

CEO AP & International, Apollo Hospitals

Vishnu Chundi

Founder & CEO, AssetVault

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International Startup Festival 2024

If you have been a part of ISF previously, then you know the magentic and magnanimous impact we created together, within a short span of time.

Just to remind you that the International Startup Festival’s (ISF) mission is to reimagine the startup revolution by empowering entrepreneurs and fostering a robust startup ecosystem that will enable them to reach their full potential.

This festival is complementary to the great initiatives of Government of India (GOI) such as Startup India, Digital India, Make-in-India, etc and will bring together more than 10,000 startups to advance their missions and drive towards an Atmanirbhar Bharat.

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