Event Schedule

Day 1 – 27th June 2023 (08:30 am to 07:00 pm) (IST)
08:30 AM to 09:30 AM	Registration & Breakfast
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM	Inauguration of the event	Chief Guest Shri Uday Samant, Hon'ble Minister of Industries, Government of Maharashtra In presence of CA. Aniket Sunil Talati, President & CA. Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal, Vice President of ICAI and CA (Dr.) Debashis Mitra, Past President of ICAI
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM	Special Address Governmental Eco System for Startups	*CA. Mahaveer Singhvi,* Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, India *Mr. Hiranmay Mahanta,* CEO, iHub, Gujarat
12:30 PM to 01:15 PM	FiresideChat Startup Talk: My Journey - Chat with Successful Startup Entrepreneurs	*Mr. Nithin Kamath*, Founder & CEO, Zerodha
1:15 pm to 2:15 pm – Lunch Break
2:15 PM to 3:00 PM	Panel Discussion: New Avenues in Start Ups	Moderator: *CA. Kushal Lodha,* Founder, KAGR *CA. Ankit Fatehpuria*, Co – Founder, Zetwerk *CA. Guru Prasad,* Co – Founder, Guru & Jana
03:00 PM to 04:00 PM	Panel Discussion: Art and Science of Startup Valuation	Moderator: *CA. Aparajit Bhandarkar,* Managing Partner, Varanium Capital *CA. Sunil Singhania*, Founder, Abakkus Asset Manager LLP *CA. Anup Kumar Agarwal*, South Asia Fintech Lead, IFC - International Finance Corporation *CA. Gaurav Samdaria*, Co-Founder, Karza Technologies
04:00 PM to 4:15 PM – Tea Break
04:15 PM to 04:45 PM	FiresideChat Startup Success Story: Lesson Learned	*Mr. Deepak Sahni,* Founder & CEO, Healthians
04:45 PM to 05:30 PM	Panel Discussion: Investing in People Vs Investing in Ideas	Moderator: Mr. Ninad Karpe, Partner, 100X.VC *Dr. Apoorva Ranjan Sharma*, Co-founder, Venture Catalysts & 9Unicorns *Mr. Vikram Gupta*, Founder &Managing Partner, IvyCap Ventures *Mr.* Navin Honagudi, Managing Partner, Elev8 Venture Partners
05:30 PM to 06:00 PM	Angel Investments as an Asset Class – opportunity for CA’s	Moderator: *CA. Ritesh Khandelwal*, Director, RB Advisory *Mr. Mahavir Pratap Sharma,* Chair, TiE India Angels and RAIN (Rajasthan Angels) *Mr. Milapsinh Jadeja*, Founder, Iroller Capital
06:00 PM to 07:00 PM	Startup Tank – I
Day 2 – 28th June 2023 (10:00 am to 7:00 pm)(IST)
10:00 am to 10:45 am	Panel Discussion: Power of Women Founders	Moderator: CA. Prachi Jain, Co – founder & CSO, Ednovate *CA. Deena Jacob,* Co-founder, CFO and Head, Revenue and Growth of Open Financial Technologies Pvt. Ltd *Ms. Sushma Kaushik,* Partner, Aavishkaar Capital *CA. Nupur Garg,* Founder, Winpe
10:45 am to 11:30 am	Incubation and Innovation in Startup	Keynote Speaker: Dr. Chintan Vaishnav, Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission *Shri Jitendra Vijay,* CEO, MEITY Startup Hub *Mr. Hemant Gupta*, Managing Director, BRTSIF, Head – BSE SSE
11:30 am to 12:00 pm	Legal compliances for Start-up	*Mr. Anu Tiwari,* Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas *CA. Nachiket Deo,* Partner, Ernst & Young
12:00 pm to 12:30 pm	Special Session Startup : Towards Better Tomorrow	*Shri Ram Nath Kovind,* Hon’ble Former President of India
12:30 pm to 01:00 pm	Fire Side Chat: Entrepreneur Skills for StartUps	*CA. Aman Gupta*, Co - Founder & CMO, BoAt
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm - Lunch Break
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm	Panel Discussion: Demystifying Start-Up Fundraising: Strategies, Challenges, Best practices	Moderator: CA. Sarthak Ahuja, Director, Niamh Ventures Private Ltd *Mr. Kamal Bansal,* Managing Director, GVFL Ltd *Mr. Bhavik Vasa,* Founder, GetVantage *CA. Sarvesh Agrawal,* Founder & CEO, Transparent Capital Partners *CA. Abhishek Goenka*, Managing Partner, RPSG Capital Ventures
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm	Panel Discussion: Investing and mentoring insights	Moderator: CA. Anuj Golecha, Co-Founder, Venture Catalysts & 9Unicorns *CA. Siddarth Pai*, Founding Partner, 3one4 Capital & Co-Chair Regulatory Affairs Committee, IVCA *Mr. Nikhil Vora,* Founder & CEO, Sixth Sense Ventures *Mr. Hitesh Sachdev,* Head, Start-up Engagement Innovation & Investments, ICICI Bank *Mr. Rajesh Sehgal*, Managing Partner, Equanimity Investments *CA. Vignesh Shankar*, Managing Partner, Artha99 Investment Partners
4:00 pm to 4:15 pm - Tea Break
04:15 pm to 04:45 pm	Special Session Empowering MSME & Startups in Indian Scenario	*Shri Sivasubramanian Ramann*, Chairman and Managing Director, SIDBI *Dr. Omkar Rai*, Executive Chairman, Startup Odisha
04:45 pm to 05:15 pm	Fire Side Chat Unlocking Value: How Start-up Impact Stock Market Performance	*CA. Anil Singhvi,* Managing Editor, ZEE Business
05:15 pm to 06:00 pm	It’s time to become an angel investor	Moderator: CA. Amit D Kumar, Co – Founder, Ah! Ventures Fund *CA. Yagnesh Sanghrajka*, Founder and CFO, 100x.vc *CA. Gaurav VK Singhvi,* Co-Founder: We Founder Circle *CA. Mitesh Shah,* Co – Founder, Inflection Point Ventures
06:00 pm to 7:00 pm	Start – up Tank

Day 1 – 27th June 2023 (11:30 pm to 04:15 pm)(IST)
11:30 AM to 12:15 PM	Opportunities for Chartered Accountants in startup Eco system	CA. Mudit G Bhansali, Mentor for startups
12:15 PM to 1:00 PM	Grow your practice with startup	CA. Alok Pansari, Senior Partner, ASL & Company
1:30 pm to 2:15 pm - Lunch Break
2:15 PM to 3:15 PM	IPR – Why? How? What?	Mr. Chirag Tanna, Founder, INK IDEE
3:15 PM to 04:15 PM	Transition from finance professional to startup founder	CA. Anshul Gupta, CEO and Co-Founder, Quick Clean
Day 2 – 28th June 2023 (10:30 am to 6:00 pm)(IST)
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM	How to get a Startup Idea (Discussing the ideation Matrix) Founders	CA. Pankaj Baldeo Dara, Financial Services Professional
12.30 PM to 1.30 PM	How to become an Angel Investor	Mr. Arjun Vaidya, Co-Founder,V3 Ventures
1:30 pm to 2:15 pm - Lunch Break
2:15 PM to 3:15 PM	Evaluation of startups	CA. Mitesh Shah, Co-Founder, Inflection Point Ventures
03:15 PM to 6:00 PM	Pitch deck competition for CA students (National Level)

Day 1 – 27th June 2023 (11:30 pm to 04:15 pm)(IST)

11:30 AM to 12:15 PM

Opportunities for Chartered Accountants in startup Eco system

CA. Mudit G Bhansali, Mentor for startups

12:15 PM to 1:00 PM

Grow your practice with startup

CA. Alok Pansari, Senior Partner, ASL & Company

1:30 pm to 2:15 pm - Lunch Break

2:15 PM to 3:15 PM

IPR – Why? How? What?

Mr. Chirag Tanna, Founder, INK IDEE

3:15 PM to 04:15 PM

Transition from finance professional to startup founder

CA. Anshul Gupta, CEO and Co-Founder, Quick Clean

Day 2 – 28th June 2023 (10:30 am to 6:00 pm)(IST)

10:30 AM to 11:30 AM

How to get a Startup Idea (Discussing the ideation Matrix)
Founders

CA. Pankaj Baldeo Dara, Financial Services Professional

12.30 PM to 1.30 PM

How to become an Angel Investor

Mr. Arjun Vaidya, Co-Founder,V3 Ventures

1:30 pm to 2:15 pm - Lunch Break

2:15 PM to 3:15 PM

Evaluation of startups

CA. Mitesh Shah, Co-Founder, Inflection Point Ventures

03:15 PM to 6:00 PM

Pitch deck competition for CA students (National Level)

Day 1 – 27th June 2023 (11:30 am to 05:45 pm) (IST)
11:30 AM to 01:00 PM	Panel Discussion: Impact of Metaverse into real life Business case	Moderator: Mr. Nikhil Velpanur, Head – Web3 & JIC, Amazon Web Services (AWS) *CA. Krishna Vatsal Tyagi*, Head of Web3, KPMG *Pradeep Khanna,* Executive Director Asia Pacific, CEO of Global Mindset *CA. Anil Bhandari,* Chief Mentor ANB & Arcon
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm - Lunch Break
02:00 PM to 03:30 PM	Panel Discussion: CBDC and its impact on Global economy	Moderator: Mr. Prasanna Lohar, CEO - Block Stack, Head of Technology (Digital Banking) at DCB Bank Ltd *Mr. Ajay Rajan*, Head of Transaction Banking and Supply Business, Yes Bank *Mr. Gaurav Mehta,* Co-founder & CEO, Catax - Simple Crypto Taxes *Mr. Kamlesh Nagware*, Chief Technology Officer, Snapper Future Tech
04:00 PM to 4:15 PM – Tea Break
04:15 PM to 05:45 PM	Panel Discussion: Virtual Digital Asset and its related global regulations on CeFi/DeFi	Moderator: Mr. Sunil Aggarwal, Dean, Blockchain Programs, TalentSprint *Mr. Dilip Chenoy,* Chairman, Bharat Web3 Association *Mr. Kiran Mysore Vivekananda*, Chief Public Policy Officer, CoinDCX *Mr. Ashish Singhal,* Co – Founder & CEO, CoinSwitch
Day 2 – 28th June 2023 (10:00 am to 05:45 pm)(IST)
10:00 AM to 11:30 PM	Panel Discussion: Cyber security issues of Web 3.0	Moderator: CA Jayjit Biswas, Founder of Elite Web3 Forum *Rohit Srivastwa*, Founder, Bharat Verse *Dr. Pavan Duggal,* Founder & Chairman of International Commission on Cyber Security Law *Preetam Rao,* CEO, Quill Audits *Mr. Pankit Desai,* Co – Founder & CEO, Sequretek
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm - Lunch Break
02:00 PM to 03:30 PM	Panel Discussion: NFT and Smart contract	Moderator: CA. Vikram Pandya, Research Head, Varanium VC *Ms. Lisa Ray,* Co – Founder, The Upside Space *Mr. Ravikant Agarwal*, Web3 mobile strategy and ID, Polygon Labs *Mr. Anshul Rustaggi,* Founder, Totality Corp
04:00 PM to 4:15 PM – Tea Break
04:15 PM to 05:45 PM	Panel Discussion: Block chain and its recent development	Moderator: Mr. Varun Dube, Head of Blockchain at Lab45, Wipro *Mr. Sharat Chandra*, Co-Founder, India Blockchain Forum *Mr. Punit Agarwal*, Founder, KoinX *Mr. Sudeep Saxena,* Co – Founder, Coin Gabbar

Day 1 – 27th June 2023 (11:30 am to 05:45 pm) (IST)

11:30 AM to 01:00 PM

Panel Discussion: Impact of Metaverse into real life Business case

Moderator: Mr. Nikhil Velpanur, Head – Web3 & JIC, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

CA. Krishna Vatsal Tyagi, Head of Web3, KPMG
Pradeep Khanna, Executive Director Asia Pacific, CEO of Global Mindset
CA. Anil Bhandari, Chief Mentor ANB & Arcon

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm - Lunch Break

02:00 PM to 03:30 PM

Panel Discussion: CBDC and its impact on Global economy

Moderator: Mr. Prasanna Lohar, CEO - Block Stack, Head of Technology (Digital Banking) at DCB Bank Ltd

Mr. Ajay Rajan, Head of Transaction Banking and Supply Business, Yes Bank
Mr. Gaurav Mehta, Co-founder & CEO, Catax - Simple Crypto Taxes
Mr. Kamlesh Nagware, Chief Technology Officer, Snapper Future Tech

04:00 PM to 4:15 PM – Tea Break

04:15 PM to 05:45 PM

Panel Discussion: Virtual Digital Asset and its related global regulations on CeFi/DeFi

Moderator: Mr. Sunil Aggarwal, Dean, Blockchain Programs, TalentSprint

Mr. Dilip Chenoy, Chairman, Bharat Web3 Association
Mr. Kiran Mysore Vivekananda, Chief Public Policy Officer, CoinDCX
Mr. Ashish Singhal, Co – Founder & CEO, CoinSwitch

Day 2 – 28th June 2023 (10:00 am to 05:45 pm)(IST)

10:00 AM to 11:30 PM

Panel Discussion: Cyber security issues of Web 3.0

Moderator: CA Jayjit Biswas, Founder of Elite Web3 Forum

Rohit Srivastwa, Founder, Bharat Verse
Dr. Pavan Duggal, Founder & Chairman of International Commission on Cyber Security Law
Preetam Rao, CEO, Quill Audits
Mr. Pankit Desai, Co – Founder & CEO, Sequretek

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm - Lunch Break

02:00 PM to 03:30 PM

Panel Discussion: NFT and Smart contract

Moderator: CA. Vikram Pandya, Research Head, Varanium VC

Ms. Lisa Ray, Co – Founder, The Upside Space
Mr. Ravikant Agarwal, Web3 mobile strategy and ID, Polygon Labs
Mr. Anshul Rustaggi, Founder, Totality Corp

04:00 PM to 4:15 PM – Tea Break

04:15 PM to 05:45 PM

Panel Discussion: Block chain and its recent development

Moderator: Mr. Varun Dube, Head of Blockchain at Lab45, Wipro

Mr. Sharat Chandra, Co-Founder, India Blockchain Forum
Mr. Punit Agarwal, Founder, KoinX
Mr. Sudeep Saxena, Co – Founder, Coin Gabbar

Day 1 – 27th June 2023 (11:30 am to 04:00 pm)(IST)
11:30 AM to 01:00 PM	Special Address: Cross Border Collaborations to Access Global Market	*CA. Nihar Jambusaria,* Past President, ICAI *Mr. Adolfo García Estrada,* Consul at Ministry of Foreign Relations of Mexico *Mr. Seewraj Nundlall,* Counsellor (Investment & Trade), Consulate of the Republic of Mauritius
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm - Lunch Break
02:30 PM to 04:00 PM	Panel Discussion: Start – up towards Make in India	Moderator: CA. Gautam Pai, CEO, Awfficacy Capital *Mr. Anil Mathew*, President Policy Advocacy and Chief Risk Officer, Hindalco Industries Limited *Mr. Ajai Thandi*, Co – Founder, Sleepy Owl Coffee *Mr. Ashish Fafadia,* Partner, Blume Venture
Tea Break 04:00 PM to 04:15 PM
04:15 PM to 05:15 PM	Panel Discussion: Role of Financial Content Creator in Supporting Growth Stories of Indian Start-up	Moderator: Mr. Udayan Adhye, Founder & Creator, Udayan on Money *CA. Anant Ladha,* Founder, Invest Aaj For Kal *Mr. Shavir Bansal*, Founder, Kifaayat (bekifaayati) *Ms. Himani Chaudhary*, Founder, Financial Vines
Day 2 – 28th June 2023 (10:00 am to 04:00 pm)(IST)
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM	Panel Discussion: Understanding regulatory policies & government support	Moderator: em>CA. Amit D Kumar, Co – Founder, Ah! Ventures Fund *CA. Ruchi Singhania,* Manager, Corporate Affairs, Maharashtra State Innovation Society *Ms. Namrata Thakker*, Founder, Entrepreneur Excel
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm - Lunch Break
02:30 PM to 04:00 PM	Panel Discussion: Startup Era –Opportunities for CA’s	Moderator: CA. Anil Goyal, Founder, CapSavvy *CA. Sunil Garg,* Partner, Verma Garg & Associates *CA. Mukesh Mohan Gupta*, President, Chamber of India MSME *CA. Deepak Dhanak*, Co-Founder & CEO, DocuX.ai *CA. Sunil Garg*, Director, Corporate World Samadhaan P Ltd

Day 1 – 27th June 2023 (11:30 am to 04:00 pm)(IST)

11:30 AM to 01:00 PM

Special Address:
Cross Border Collaborations to Access Global Market

CA. Nihar Jambusaria, Past President, ICAI
Mr. Adolfo García Estrada, Consul at Ministry of Foreign Relations of Mexico
Mr. Seewraj Nundlall, Counsellor (Investment & Trade), Consulate of the Republic of Mauritius

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm - Lunch Break

02:30 PM to 04:00 PM

Panel Discussion: Start – up towards Make in India

Moderator: CA. Gautam Pai, CEO, Awfficacy Capital

Mr. Anil Mathew, President Policy Advocacy and Chief Risk Officer, Hindalco Industries Limited
Mr. Ajai Thandi, Co – Founder, Sleepy Owl Coffee
Mr. Ashish Fafadia, Partner, Blume Venture

Tea Break 04:00 PM to 04:15 PM

04:15 PM to 05:15 PM

Panel Discussion: Role of Financial Content Creator in Supporting Growth Stories of Indian Start-up

Moderator: Mr. Udayan Adhye, Founder & Creator, Udayan on Money

CA. Anant Ladha, Founder, Invest Aaj For Kal
Mr. Shavir Bansal, Founder, Kifaayat (bekifaayati)
Ms. Himani Chaudhary, Founder, Financial Vines

Day 2 – 28th June 2023 (10:00 am to 04:00 pm)(IST)

10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Panel Discussion: Understanding regulatory policies & government support

Moderator: em>CA. Amit D Kumar, Co –
Founder, Ah! Ventures Fund

CA. Ruchi Singhania, Manager, Corporate Affairs, Maharashtra State Innovation Society
Ms. Namrata Thakker, Founder, Entrepreneur Excel

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm - Lunch Break

02:30 PM to 04:00 PM

Panel Discussion: Startup Era –Opportunities for CA’s

Moderator: CA. Anil Goyal, Founder, CapSavvy

CA. Sunil Garg, Partner, Verma Garg & Associates
CA. Mukesh Mohan Gupta, President, Chamber of India MSME
CA. Deepak Dhanak, Co-Founder & CEO, DocuX.ai
CA. Sunil Garg, Director, Corporate World Samadhaan P Ltd

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