Bizlitfest Hyderabad
Aug 02 | 09:30 AM (IST)
Event Information
Marvel
9.30 am to 10.20 am
Registration and Networking
10.20 am to 10.30 am
Inauguration and Welcome
Benedict Paramanand - Festival Curator
10.30 am to 11.30am
The Making of Hyderabad as the Global Innovation Hub
Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Group
BVR Mohan Reddy, Author of Engineered in India: From Dreams to Billion-Dollar Cyient and Founder, Cyient
Jayesh Ranjan, Special Chief Secretary & CEO, Industry & Investment Cell, Chief Minister’s Office
Dinesh C Sharma, Author of Beyond Biryani - The Making of a Globalised Hyderabad
Host - Sudhakar Rao, Festival Advisor
11.30 am to 12.00
The Shark Tank Success Stories
Kausthub Kaundinya, CEO, Jarsh Safety
Trivikram Kumar, Founder & CEO, Xmachines
Host - Vamshi Krishna Reddy*, Partner, Kalaari Capital
12.00 to 12.15 pm
Tea and Networking
12.15 pm to 1.00pm
Understanding New-age Business Models
K Ganesh, Serial Entrepreneur, Author of Mastering Disruption: A Practical Guide to Understanding New-Age Business Models
Kavikrut, CEO, T-Hub
Host - Sita Pallacholla*, CEO, WE Hub
1.00 pm to 1.30pm
Learn From History to Avoid Making Mistakes in the Future
Gurcharan Das, Author of Bestseller India Unbound and many more
Host - Benedict Paramanand, Author of CK Prahalad: Mind of The Futurist | Smash: The Rise of Indian Badminton, Stories of Grit & Triumph
1.30 pm to 2.15pm - Networking Lunch
2.15 pm to 2.30pm - Quiz
2.30 pm to 3.15pm
Beyond the Prompt: Writing the Future with AI
Vivek Anchalia, Founder, Amazing Indian Stories, Director & Co-writer -Tikdam (Jiohotstar), Screenwriter - Rajma Chawal (Netflix), Director - Naisha (India's 1st AI film)
Kashyap Kompella, Author of A Short & Happy Guide to Artificial Intelligence for Lawyers, Columnist and Educator
Host - Madanmohan Rao, Research Director, YourStory; Co-founder, MXR.world
3.15 pm to 3.45pm
The Social Entrepreneur Success Secret
Nagaraja Prakasam, Angel Investor, Mentor - NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore and Author of Back to Bharat - In Searchof a Sustainable Future
Host –
3.45 pm to 4.30pm
Is India's Fintech Revolution Real?
Prof. Bhagwan Chowdhry, Author of Fintech for Billions, Faculty Director at ISB
Praveena Rai, MD and CEO, Multi Commodity Exchange of India, Former COO, NPCI
Host –
4.30 pm to 4.50 pm – High Tea
4.50 pm to 5.30 pm
Book Launch by M Srinivas Rao, Former CEO, T-Hub
First. Forever. NJ Yasaswy - They Don’t Make Them Like Him Anymore
Biography of the ICFAI Founder
Co-authors VPattabhi Ram and Sudhakar Rao, Director, ICFAI Group
Host - M.Somasekhar, Independent Journalist, Ex PTI, Hindu BusinessLine
The Enlightened Manager - A Transformative Approach to Work and Life
Author Vishwanath Alluri, Secretary, Krishnamurti Foundation, Founder and CEO,IMImobile
Host –
More to come ...
5.30 pm to 6.15pm
2025 Bizlitfest Best Entrepreneurship Book Award
Guest of Honour - Gurcharan Das, Author of Another Sort of Freedom
Jury Chairman - Murali Bukkapatnam, Chairman, TiE Global
Jury's Reflection - Chaya D, Founder, The Talent Bridge
Award Winner's Acceptance Speech
Host - Reena Pereira, Team Bizlitfest
6.15 pm to 7.00 pm
Reel to Real: The Making of the Hyderabad Film Industry
Pinnacle
FiresideChats
11.40 pm to 12.25 pm
Winning in the Indian Market: Understanding the New Indian Consumer
Rama Bijapurkar, Prolific Author, Board Member, Visiting Faculty at IIM Ahmedabad
with Sudhakar Rao, Festival Advisor and Director, ICFAI Group
12.25 pm to 1.10pm
The Art and Science of Branding You and Your Venture
Ambi Parameshwaran, Branding Guru, Prolific Author
Lulu Raghavan, Author of Go Further, Faster: Shaping a Life that Matters
with Harsh Pamnani, Author of From Unknown to Unforgettable, Booming Brands, Booming Digital Stars and Head of Marketing T-hub
1.10 pm to 1.45pm
The Hyderabad Green Energy Story
Abhay Deshpande, Founder, Recykal
With …
1.45 pm to 2.30 pm - Networking Lunch
2.30 pm to 3.00 pm
What Young Founders Read
Midhula Devabhaktuni*, Founder, Mivi
Pawan Kumar Chandana*, Skyroot Aerospace
Prem Kumar*, Marut Drone Co
with Dipal Gala, Senior Features Editor, The Times of India
3.00 pm to 3.45 pm
The Founders’ Story - What Got Them to Where They Are Today
NariBiz: HerStory, Our Lessons by Rathi Pula, Strategic Manager, Branding and Marketing
Made in Hyderabad - Amazing Stories of 25 Start-up Entrepreneurs Edited by Vanaja Banagiri
with Manish Khurana, Senior Commissioning Editor (Business & Non-fiction) at Penguin Random House India
3.45 pm to 4.30pm
My Stories - Hyderabadi Adventures
Rohit Chennameneni,Co-founder, Darwinbox - The Making of a Unicorn
Shashank Anumula, MD, Cafe Niloufer - The Nilofer Cafe Story
Aditi Mullick, Founder, Prasinos Tech Innovations- The Lake Transformation Story
Siva Devireddy, Founder, GoSwadeshi - A Sustainable Handloom Story
Host –
4.30 to 4.50 pm – High Tea
4.50 pm - 5.15 pm
The Madras Tycoons
The IITM Nexus by Srikanth Soundararajan
with Nagaraja Prakasam, Angel Investor, Mentor - NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore and Author of Back to Bharat - In Search of a Sustainable Future
Book Launches and Awards at Marvel
The Matrix
Workshops: Duration - 60 minutes each
12.00 to 2.00 pm- 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Master the Art and Craft of Business Storytelling to Win Big
by Harsh Pamnani, Author of From Unknown to Unforgettable, Booming Brands, Booming Digital Stars
Bootstrap to Bestseller: Secrets to Writing Business Best Sellers
by Manish Khurana, Senior Commissioning Editor (Business & Non-fiction) at Penguin Random House India
Personal Branding for Professionals
by Lulu Raghavan, Author of Go Further, Faster: Shaping a Life that Matters
How to Write a Winning Movie Script
by Vivek Anchalia, Founder and CEO, Amazing Indian Stories, Director & Co-writer- Tikdam (Jiohotstar), Screenwriter - Rajma Chawal (Netflix), Director - Naisha (India's 1st AI film)
The Oasis
Startups and Storytelling: Founders' Session
This engaging session will feature pitches by 5 startups, inputs from investors and domain experts, and roadmaps for scale. The Changemaker Story Canvas will also be shared as a visualisation tool for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Madanmohan Rao, Research Director, YourStory; Co-founder, MXR.world
3.30 pm to 4.30 pm
Townhall
Gurcharan Das, Author of Bestseller Another Sort of Freedom
Host - Kashyap Kompella, Author of A Short & Happy Guide to Artificial Intelligence for Lawyers, Columnist and Educator
A candidate can register to a maximum of 2 workshops
FAQs
Venue
Plot No 1/C, Sy No 83/1, Raidurgam, Knowledge City Rd, Panmaktha, Hyderabad, Serilingampalle (M), Telangana 500081
Location
https://maps.app.goo.gl/9BxLxvR47UHfzF7H9
Parking
T-Hub Parking
Reaching the Venue
- Preferably use public transport or car-pooling.
- For attendees' convenience for reaching the venue, a free bus shuttle service (ICFAI) from the Raidurg Metro Station to the venue has been arranged.
Dress Code
Smart Casuals
Lunch
Healthy and sumptuous working lunch will be available at a nominal rate. Tea and coffee counters will be open the who day. Tea
Book Store
- Akshara Books is our bookstore partner.
- Books of the authors attending the fest and a wide selection of titles will be available for sale.
- Self-published authors can carry their copies and give it to the store manager for display and sale.
- The store will take some commission on sale of books.
Accommodation for outstation registrants
There are several business and budget hotels in close proximity to the venue.
Please note
- Carry your own stationary for workshops.
- Please carry a non-plastic water bottle.
- This is part of our near zero waste initiative.
For queries call
Ganesh - 9513715974
Reena - 9945111009
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