Our speakers

Anjana Sasidharan, Partner and Head of India and SEA Growth Investments, L Catterton

Anjani Rathore, CDO, HDFC Bank

Ankit Bose, Head, nasscom ai

Ankit Bose is an experienced professional with over 20 years of expertise in thought leadership, innovation, team development, and a strong drive to explore and develop new business units, technology, and service businesses. Throughout his career, he has held various roles spanning engineering, consulting, strategy, and more, working across continents and in sectors such as Government, Utilities, Telco, Retail, and Manufacturing.

Ankit currently spearheads the AI vertical of nasscom and is dedicated to empowering India by encouraging the industry to embrace AI and adopt digital technologies. He takes the lead in promoting ethical and responsible tech practices, advocating for self-governance.

Ankit has a bachelor's in computer science from Mumbai University and a postgraduate degree in AI-ML from the University of Texas, Austin. Known among his friends and colleagues as a futurist and visionary, Ankit has a deep passion for all nerdy things. On a personal level, he advocates for the practice of yoga for overall well-being. 

Ankit Fatehpuria, Co-Founder, Zetwerk

Ankit Gupta, Founder, BondsIndia

Ankit Kumar, CEO, Skye Air Mobility

Mr. Ankit Kumar comes with diverse interests as a technology enthusiast with multiple entrepreneurial ventures. Ankit’s core investments have primarily been in the Drone and EV space.

Over the years he has also worked across various geographies as a seasoned Automotive & Drone professional with deep expertise in international corporate strategy, joint ventures, strategic expansion, mergers & acquisitions.

He is presently leading Skye Air as CEO, which is a drone logistics firm leading to bring transformation in the global supply chain industry. His endeavors have truly impacted our great nation in advancing on technology and health.

Ankit Mehta, CEO, IdeaForge

Ankur Gattani, VP - Growth and Marketing, WebEngage

Ankur Gattani, VP, Growth and Marketing, WebEngage. Ankur has over 13 years of experience including as a customer, mentor and advisor to WebEngage in his previous roles. Ankur is an IITB / IIM Cal graduate who will be taking charge of the entire growth marketing function at WebEngage to sharpen WebEngage’s positioning as a thought leader in retention marketing and a champion of building enduring businesses. Ankur’s stint at Foodpanda Global to drive CRM efforts led to the transformation of 1 message-per-country regimen to a 1:1 personalized messages on multiple channels across 45 Countries, 20+ timezones and Languages. The speed of roll-out earned his team accolades and a speaker invite from Salesforce to share the story at Dreamforce - a flagship event by Salesforce. Ankur has dabbled in ideas in eCommerce and created a consumer FMCG brand as well, is a big believer in driving stories and analogies to help customers understand the brand proposition better. The ecosystem will need 100s of more retention professionals as founders mature to think beyond acquisition driven growth and he’s gearing WebEngage up to drive the entire education and community play forward.

Ankur Gattani, VP, Growth and Marketing, WebEngage

Ankur Gattani, VP, Growth and Marketing, WebEngage. Ankur has over 13 years of experience including as a customer, mentor and advisor to WebEngage in his previous roles. 

Ankur is an IITB / IIM Cal graduate who will be taking charge of the entire growth marketing function at WebEngage to sharpen WebEngage’s positioning as a thought leader in retention marketing and a champion of building enduring businesses. 

Ankur’s stint at Foodpanda Global to drive CRM efforts led to the transformation of 1 message-per-country regimen to a 1:1 personalized messages on multiple channels across 45 Countries, 20+ timezones and Languages. The speed of roll-out earned his team accolades and a speaker invite from Salesforce to share the story at Dreamforce - a flagship event by Salesforce. 

Ankur has dabbled in ideas in eCommerce and created a consumer FMCG brand as well, is a big believer in driving stories and analogies to help customers understand the brand proposition better. The ecosystem will need 100s of more retention professionals as founders mature to think beyond acquisition driven growth and he’s gearing WebEngage up to drive the entire education and community play forward.

Ankur Thadani, Partner and Co-Head, India, TPG Growth