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Towards an Inclusive Economic Future: Empowering Rural India through Reform and Innovation

09:30 am - 11:30 am
Main stage

SPEAKERS

Chief Guest - Shri Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu, Hon'ble Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana

Guest of Honor - Shri Tummala Nageswara Rao, Hon'ble Minister of Agriculture, Marketing, Co-operation, and Handlooms & Textiles, Government of Telangana

11:30 am

Fireside Chat

Space Intelligence for Rural India: How Satellite Data Will Power Agriculture, Climate Resilience, and Local Governance

11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Onyx

SPEAKERS

Mr. G. Srinivasa Rao, Deputy Director, ECSA & RSAA, National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)

Dr. Sat Kumar Tomer, Co-founder & CEO, Satyukt Analytics

11:30 am

Panel Discussion

Rural Manufacturing & MSME Clusters 2.0: Building Local-to-Global Value Chains

11:30 am - 12:10 pm
Ruby

SPEAKERS

Dr. G Srinivasa Rao, Vice President - Geospatial, Amnex Infotechnologies

Mr. Yuvraj Ahuja, Lead, World Bank

SESSION HOST

Prof. Nakul Parameswar, Assistant Professor, Department of Entrepreneurship and Management, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

12:00 pm

Panel Discussion

Rural Finance & Credit Acceleration (Capital + Policy Commitments)

12:00 pm - 12:50 pm
Main stage

SPEAKERS

Mr. Chinmoy Kumar, Regional Director, RBI, Hyderabad

Mr. Arun Seethamraju, Head - Products & Digital Solutions, Unified Lending Interface (ULI), RBIH

SESSION HOST

Mr. Sidharth Ravishankar, Partner, Financial Services, KPMG

12:10 pm

Panel Discussion

Green Finance & Climate Innovation

12:10 pm - 01:00 pm
Onyx

SPEAKERS

Mr. Dharmesh Patel, Co-Founder and Tech Visionary, PropLegit

Mr. Jayottam Ganguly, Project Director, SatSure Analytics

SESSION HOST

Mr. Ankit Gupta, Partner, Intellecap

12:20 pm

Panel Discussion

How Technology is Reshaping Risk and Insurance

12:20 pm - 01:00 pm
Ruby

SPEAKERS

Mr. Nitin Agrawal, Founder CEO & MD, Navadhan

Ms. Surabhi Chhatre N, Co-founder, Dygnify Ventures

SESSION HOST

Mr. Abir Joshi, Principal, BCG

02:00 pm

Impact Session

Driving Growth in Agri-Tech: Opportunities through AgriSURE Fund

02:00 pm - 02:30 pm
Ruby

SPEAKERS

Mr. Ashish Choudhury, Chief Investment Officer, NABVENTURES

02:00 pm

Panel Discussion

Rural Tech Hubs: Telangana’s Model for Agri & Skilling Innovation

02:00 pm - 02:40 pm
Onyx

SPEAKERS

Mr. Dhruv Gupta, Partner - Strategy & Innovation, Eternify Advisors

Dr. G Venkateshwarlu, Managing Director, AgHub

SESSION HOST

Mr. Abhinav Guptha, AVP - Product and Strategy, Digital Assets Broadridge

02:00 pm

Panel Discussion

Digital Public Infrastructure & Platforms: Powering E-Commerce, Credit, and Insurance Inclusion

02:00 pm - 02:40 pm
Main stage

SPEAKERS

Mr. Anil Pinapala, Co-Founder, Vivifi

Mr. Manjunatha HS, President & COO, Integra Micro Systems

SESSION HOST

Mr. Mohammad Zaidi, Associate Director, Social, Grant Thornton

02:40 pm

Panel Discussion

Building Bharat’s Next Generation of Brands for Rural

02:40 pm - 03:20 pm
Ruby

SESSION HOST

Mr. Rahul Raghavendra, Chief Executive Officer, Infinitum Network Solutions

02:50 pm

Fireside Chat

Lending 2.0: Rethinking Rural Credit for a Digital, Data-Driven Decade

02:50 pm - 03:20 pm
Main stage

SPEAKERS

Mr. Shaji KV, Chairman, NABARD

SESSION HOST

Ms. Neetu Chitkara, India Leader, People Organization Practice, BCG

02:50 pm

Panel Discussion

Climate Smart Agriculture & Agronomy DPI

02:50 pm - 03:30 pm
Onyx

SPEAKERS

Mr. Prabir Mishra, CEO, TRST01 (Trust O One)

Mr. Madhusudhan Rapole, Managing Director, Oorja

SESSION HOST

Mr. Mukund Prasad, Partner, Intellecap

03:30 pm

Investment Pitches

Investment Pitches - Round1

03:30 pm - 05:00 pm
Ruby

03:30 pm

Panel Discussion

Agri Exports & Global Value Chains

03:30 pm - 04:10 pm
Main stage

SPEAKERS

Mr. Goverdhan Singh Rawat, Deputy Managing Director, NABARD

Mr. R P Naidu, Regional Head, RO Hyderabad & Visakhapatnam., APEDA

SESSION HOST

Ms. Aparna Bijapurkar, Managing Director and Partner, BCG

03:40 pm

Product Showcase

Climate Resilient Systems for Agriculture, Water Management, Flood & Drought Risk Mitigation

03:40 pm - 04:00 pm
Onyx

SPEAKERS

Mr. Chandan Kumar Thakur, Vice President - Marketing, Vassar Labs

04:10 pm

Product Showcase

Product Showcase Hyd3

04:10 pm - 04:40 pm
Onyx

SPEAKERS

Ms. Dolly Mishra, Joint Vice President - Market Development, CIBIL

Mr. Vikrant Bawane, Founder, Finasyst Tech (KrishiFin)

04:20 pm

Panel Discussion

Rural Startups & Digital Market Access

04:20 pm - 05:00 pm
Main stage

SPEAKERS

Mr. Praveen Choudhary, Lead - Amazing India Program, ONDC

Dr. G Mallikarjuna, CEO & Scientist-Biotech, Plantigen Agrisolutions

SESSION HOST

Dr. Rajesh Dhuddu, Partner & Leader - Emerging Tech, Leadership Team at iDAC, PwC

10:30 am

Panel Discussion

Unified Data Systems for Inclusive Commerce & Financial Access

10:30 am - 11:10 am
Main stage

SPEAKERS

Mr. R Chandrasekhar, Former Secretary to the Indian Department of Information Technology, former Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, Former President of NASSCOM

Mr. Rohit Lohia, CBO, ONDC

SESSION HOST

Mr. Harish Raghu, Financial Inclusion Expert and Former Founder & CEO, SaGgraha

11:15 am

Keynote

Accelerate Investment into Rural Ventures

11:15 am - 11:45 am
Main stage

SPEAKERS

Shri Vivek Bharadwaj, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India

11:30 am

Panel Discussion

Women-led Rural Innovation & Entrepreneurship

11:30 am - 12:10 pm
Onyx

SPEAKERS

Dr. C Tara Satyavathi, Director, ICAR - Indian Institute of Millets Research

Ms. Deepthi Ravula, COO & OSD, RTGS, Government of Andhra Pradesh

SESSION HOST

Dr. P Rajalakshmi, Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

11:30 am

Panel Discussion

Financing for Bharat: The VC View on Rural Fintech & MSME Enablement

11:30 am - 12:10 pm
Ruby

SPEAKERS

Mr. Aditya Arora, CEO, Faad Capital

Mr. Kamlesh Nagware, Founder, FSV Capital

SESSION HOST

Ms. Mansi Sheth, Partner, Abyro Capital

11:50 am

Trialogue

Next-Generation Rural Development: Integrated Agri-Horti Systems, Market Linkages, and Institutional Strengthening

11:50 am - 12:20 pm
Main stage

SPEAKERS

Prof. (Dr.) Aldas Janaiah, Vice-Chancellor, Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agriculture University (PJTAU)

Dr. A Bhagwan, Registrar, Sri Konda Laxman Telangana Horticultural University.

SESSION HOST

Dr. Sheshu Madhav Maganti, Director, National Institute for Research on Commercial Agriculture

12:20 pm

Panel Discussion

Tech for Agriculture: IoT, AI, Drones, Climate Models (startups + research)

12:20 pm - 01:00 pm
Onyx

SPEAKERS

Dr. Balram Marathi, Director of Research, PJTSAU

Dr. Rabi N Sahoo, Program Leader, Principal Scientist, ICAR-IARI

SESSION HOST

Mr. Pranav Khattri, Project Leader, BCG

12:20 pm

Panel Discussion

FutureScape: Dairy and Fisheries Tech for Risk-Ready Finance

12:20 pm - 01:00 pm
Ruby

SPEAKERS

Mr. Balaji Lakshmanan, Co-Founder & CEO, Dvara E-Dairy

Mr. Hemasundar Dhavili, Co-Founder & COO, AquaExchange

SESSION HOST

Mr. A P Hari Datta Varma, Director, Vasista Enterprise Solutions

01:35 pm

Fireside Chat

Strategic Innovation Corridors: Building High-Impact Digital and Industrial Growth Pathways for Rural India

01:35 pm - 02:05 pm
Main stage

SPEAKERS

Shri Jayesh Ranjan, Special Chief Secretary, Chief Minister’s Office, Special Projects (SPEED), Investment & Industry Cell, Government of Telangana

SESSION HOST

Dr. Subho Ray, President, IAMAI

02:00 pm

Masterclass

AI, Drones & Data: Transforming Rural Productivity

02:00 pm - 02:45 pm
Ruby

SPEAKERS

Dr. Santhosh Reddy D, Chief Executive Officer, TiHAN , Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

02:00 pm

Product Showcase

Product Showcase Hyd1

02:00 pm - 02:30 pm
Onyx

SPEAKERS

Mr. Rijish V R, Chief Executive Officer, Simplify Agri

Mr. Timmana Gouda, Founder CEO & MD, WhatsLoan

02:15 pm

Panel Discussion

Rural Tech Hubs: Innovation, Skilling & Entrepreneurship at the Last Mile

02:15 pm - 03:00 pm
Main stage

SPEAKERS

Mr. Dushyant Tyagi, CEO, Farmgate Technologies

Mr. Meraj Faheem, CEO, Telangana Innovation Cell

SESSION HOST

Mr. Vishnu Pillai, Head, Technology Enablement, Financial Services, KPMG

02:35 pm

Product Showcase

Product Showcase Hyd2

02:35 pm - 03:05 pm
Onyx

SPEAKERS

Mr. Rohit Jain, CBO, Fyno

Mr. Durgaprasad Thota, Founder & CEO, Aedaa Equipments

02:55 pm

Product Showcase

Product Showcase Hyd4

02:55 pm - 03:25 pm
Ruby

SPEAKERS

Mr. Ronnie Anil Nath, Founder & Director, Eco Aricon Systems Pvt Ltd

Mr. Krishna Mohan, General Manager (Technology and Geospatial), Trentar

SESSION HOST

Mr. Abdul Hayyu, BDE, Unicorniz Innovation

03:05 pm

Panel Discussion

Financing Rural Innovation & Commerce: Opportunities for Inclusive Growth

03:05 pm - 03:50 pm
Main stage

SPEAKERS

Dr. Ajay Kumar Sood, Deputy Managing Director, NABARD

Dr. Sapna Poti, Director, Strategic Alliances, Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser, Government of India

SESSION HOST

Mr. Ankur Jain, Partner, KPMG

03:10 pm

Hackathon

Hackathon Showcase

03:10 pm - 04:10 pm
Onyx

03:55 pm

Keynote

Digital Tech and Data for a Stronger Rural Future

03:55 pm - 04:15 pm
Main stage

SPEAKERS

Mr. BVR Mohan Reddy, Founder Chairman & Board Member, Cyient

04:20 pm

Valedictory Session

Valedictory Address

04:20 pm - 04:50 pm
Main stage

SPEAKERS

Shri D Sridhar Babu, Hon'ble Minister for Information Technology, Electronics & Communications, Industries & Commerce, and Legislative Affairs, Government of Telangana

Agenda - Hyderabad

Towards an Inclusive Economic Future: Empowering Rural India through Reform and Innovation

SPEAKERS

Chief Guest - Shri Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu, Hon'ble Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana

Guest of Honor - Shri Tummala Nageswara Rao, Hon'ble Minister of Agriculture, Marketing, Co-operation, and Handlooms & Textiles, Government of Telangana

Space Intelligence for Rural India: How Satellite Data Will Power Agriculture, Climate Resilience, and Local Governance

SPEAKERS

Mr. G. Srinivasa Rao, Deputy Director, ECSA & RSAA, National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)

Dr. Sat Kumar Tomer, Co-founder & CEO, Satyukt Analytics

Rural Manufacturing & MSME Clusters 2.0: Building Local-to-Global Value Chains

SPEAKERS

Dr. G Srinivasa Rao, Vice President - Geospatial, Amnex Infotechnologies

Mr. Yuvraj Ahuja, Lead, World Bank

SESSION HOST

Prof. Nakul Parameswar, Assistant Professor, Department of Entrepreneurship and Management, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Rural Finance & Credit Acceleration (Capital + Policy Commitments)

SPEAKERS

Mr. Chinmoy Kumar, Regional Director, RBI, Hyderabad

Mr. Arun Seethamraju, Head - Products & Digital Solutions, Unified Lending Interface (ULI), RBIH

SESSION HOST

Mr. Sidharth Ravishankar, Partner, Financial Services, KPMG

Green Finance & Climate Innovation

SPEAKERS

Mr. Dharmesh Patel, Co-Founder and Tech Visionary, PropLegit

Mr. Jayottam Ganguly, Project Director, SatSure Analytics

SESSION HOST

Mr. Ankit Gupta, Partner, Intellecap

How Technology is Reshaping Risk and Insurance

SPEAKERS

Mr. Nitin Agrawal, Founder CEO & MD, Navadhan

Ms. Surabhi Chhatre N, Co-founder, Dygnify Ventures

SESSION HOST

Mr. Abir Joshi, Principal, BCG

Driving Growth in Agri-Tech: Opportunities through AgriSURE Fund

SPEAKERS

Mr. Ashish Choudhury, Chief Investment Officer, NABVENTURES

Rural Tech Hubs: Telangana’s Model for Agri & Skilling Innovation

SPEAKERS

Mr. Dhruv Gupta, Partner - Strategy & Innovation, Eternify Advisors

Dr. G Venkateshwarlu, Managing Director, AgHub

SESSION HOST

Mr. Abhinav Guptha, AVP - Product and Strategy, Digital Assets Broadridge

Digital Public Infrastructure & Platforms: Powering E-Commerce, Credit, and Insurance Inclusion

SPEAKERS

Mr. Anil Pinapala, Co-Founder, Vivifi

Mr. Manjunatha HS, President & COO, Integra Micro Systems

SESSION HOST

Mr. Mohammad Zaidi, Associate Director, Social, Grant Thornton

Building Bharat’s Next Generation of Brands for Rural

SESSION HOST

Mr. Rahul Raghavendra, Chief Executive Officer, Infinitum Network Solutions

Lending 2.0: Rethinking Rural Credit for a Digital, Data-Driven Decade

SPEAKERS

Mr. Shaji KV, Chairman, NABARD

SESSION HOST

Ms. Neetu Chitkara, India Leader, People Organization Practice, BCG

Climate Smart Agriculture & Agronomy DPI

SPEAKERS

Mr. Prabir Mishra, CEO, TRST01 (Trust O One)

Mr. Madhusudhan Rapole, Managing Director, Oorja

SESSION HOST

Mr. Mukund Prasad, Partner, Intellecap

Investment Pitches - Round1

Agri Exports & Global Value Chains

SPEAKERS

Mr. Goverdhan Singh Rawat, Deputy Managing Director, NABARD

Mr. R P Naidu, Regional Head, RO Hyderabad & Visakhapatnam., APEDA

SESSION HOST

Ms. Aparna Bijapurkar, Managing Director and Partner, BCG

Climate Resilient Systems for Agriculture, Water Management, Flood & Drought Risk Mitigation

SPEAKERS

Mr. Chandan Kumar Thakur, Vice President - Marketing, Vassar Labs

Product Showcase Hyd3

SPEAKERS

Ms. Dolly Mishra, Joint Vice President - Market Development, CIBIL

Mr. Vikrant Bawane, Founder, Finasyst Tech (KrishiFin)

Rural Startups & Digital Market Access

SPEAKERS

Mr. Praveen Choudhary, Lead - Amazing India Program, ONDC

Dr. G Mallikarjuna, CEO & Scientist-Biotech, Plantigen Agrisolutions