Our speakers
Baldev Prakash, MD & CEO, J&K Bank
BC Patnaik, Managing Director, LIC
Beerud Sheth, Co-Founder & CEO, Gupshup
Beerud Sheth is the co-founder and CEO of Gupshup, the leading conversational engagement platform. Gupshup helps businesses engage their customers better through personalized conversational experiences. The company operates in 40+ countries, has over 45k customers and delivers 10 billion messages every month.
Sheth previously co-founded Elance (now Upwork; NASDAQ: UPWK), which pioneered online freelancing. Its online platform enables businesses to tap into a network of millions of freelancers worldwide, enabling over $3.5 billion in gross transaction value.
He has a Masters in Computer Science from MIT and a Bachelors in Computer Science from IIT Bombay, where he was awarded the Silver Medal. Beerud recently received the distinguished alumnus award from IIT Bombay. He is based in Silicon Valley.
Bharat Puri, MD, Pidilite Industries
Bharat Shah, Executive Director, ASK Group
Bhaskar Chakravorti, Dean of Global Business , The Fletcher School at Tufts University
Bhavin Pandya, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Games24x7
A New York University-trained economist, co-founded Games24x7 in 2006, along with Dr. Trivikraman Thampy. Bhavin spearheaded the company’s operations and game development through its hyper-growth phase, leading it to become one of India’s most innovative, user centric, and scientific online gaming unicorn with a user base of over 120 million players. He plays a pivotal role in defining strategy, building exceptional teams, and fostering a strong company culture. Bhavin holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University. His leadership has been instrumental in establishing Games24x7's reputation for innovation, personalized consumer experiences, and data science expertise.
Bhawna Agarwal, Country Head- High Velocity Growth & Compute, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Bhawna Agarwal has joined the leadership team of HPE recently as Country Head- High Velocity Growth & Compute. She is responsible for developing the growth strategy for India and designing programs and setting direction for its execution. She acts as a key advisor to senior leadership in exploring new growth opportunities, focusing on exploring the right market strategies and partnerships to enhance the overall portfolio delivering growth in new and existing market segments in India.
She is an award-winning Digital leader & an entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in leading media houses, Internet companies & startups in India. She has held several leadership & founding roles at platforms like NDTV gadgets, Yatra.com, Seventymm & Times Internet where she successfully incubated new businesses, led the scale up and built high performance teams. In her most recent role, she was the CEO of NDTV Gadgets where she led the company to become the #1 digital tech platform in India & amongst the Top 15 in the world. She is also engaged with several leading startups as a Board Advisor & mentor to help drive strategy for growth. She currently also serves as a Chairperson of the Sub-committee for New Emerging industries for CII in India.
Bhawna is an alum of Harvard Business school. She was recognized as Asia’s Greatest CEO in 2017 by AsiaOne Magazine; Top 50 most Innovative Leaders of 2017; Exceptional Women of Excellence in 2018; Global CIO 200 Leadership Award 2018 & Top CEO Leadership with HR Orientation in 2019.
Bhupesh Baghel, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Chhattisgarh
Bhushan Bopardikar, Director, TPG Growth and RISE