TiECON Chandigarh 2021

TIECON 2021 - VIRTUAL

DAY I–18th March
3:30 pm - 8:00 pm (Please click on the Speaker’s Name to View the Profile)

Welcome Address by Mr. Hirdesh Madan President Tie Chandigarh Fireside Chat on Punjab Innovation Mission

(Main Track) Mr. Pramod Bhasin, Chairman Clix Capital, Chairman, Punjab Innovation Mission Fireside Chat with Mr. Vivek Atray, Ex IAS, Motivational Keynote Tedx Speaker, Author, Mentor & Advisor
(Main Track) Grand Keynote by Mr. Rajat Agarwal, IAS, CEO, Invest Punjab
(Main Track) Keynote by Dr Omkar Rai, Director General, STPI
(Main Track) Keynote by TiE Past President Mr. Partap K Aggarwal , Founder and CEO, IDS Infotech Ltd
(Main Track) Mr. Brijraj Vaghani, CTO, Ola
Making Brands Go Viral: The Operational Challenges.
(Parallel Track) Edtech - “The Future of Learning, Today”
1. Mr. Kamal Wadhera, Founder & CEO, TCY Learning Solutions (P) Ltd.
2. Ms. Vidhu Goyal, Founder & CEO Wonk
3. Mr. Deepanshu Goyal, Co-Founder & CEO Prepladder
4. Moderated by Mr. DNV Kumara Guru, Director, External Relations, ISB
(Parallel Track) Masterclass
“Crossing the Chasm” Marketing Masterclass by Prof. Raghuram Bommaraju, Assistant Professor, Marketing, India School of Business (ISB)
(Main Track) “Learning from The Crisis- Where Are We Headed Next?”
Mr. Sarbvir Singh, CEO Policybazar.Com - Fireside with Mr. Gurmeet Singh Chawla, Director Master Trust Group
(Main Track) Fireside: Adoption and Use of Social Media by SMB
Ms. Archana Vohra, Director, Small and Medium Business, Facebook India - Fireside with Mr. Jyoti Kamal, Executive Editor, Tv18 Broadcast Ltd
(Main Track) Mr. Mohit Chauhan, Playback Singer- Fireside with Mr. Atul Khosla , Founder & Pro Vice Chancellor, Shoolini University

TIECON 2021 - VIRTUAL

DAY II – 19th March
3:00 pm - 8:30 pm (Please click on the Speaker’s Name to View the Profile)

(Main Track) STPI Awards Ceremony
Chief Guest - Dr Omkar Rai, Director General, STPI Guest of Honour - Mr. Rajneesh Agrawal, Director at STPI, Mr. Ajay P. Shrivastava, Director & Center Head at STPI
(Main Track) Mr. Vivek Sunder, Coo Swiggy –"Being Agile in Vuca Environment"
(Main Track) “Leveraging Tie Network for Fundraising”
Mr. Mahavir Pratap Sharma, Chair, Tie Angels India, In Conversation with Mr. Jb Singh, Managing Director, Access Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
(Main Track) “Invent the Future Together”
Mr. Eishvinder Ratra, Md Accenture, Japan In Conversation with Mr. Partap K Aggarwal, MD/CEO, Ids Infotech Ltd.
(Parallel Track) Punjab As Next Glocal Destination:
1. Keynote Speaker: : Mr. Alok Shekhar, Principal Secretary, Investment Promotion, Industry &IT
Panel Discussion
1. Dr. Madhu Chitkara , Pro Chancellor Chitkara University
2. Mr. Kamal Oswal , Vice Chairman/Md, Nahar Industrial Enterprises Ltd
3. Rajneesh Agrawal , Director, STPI Noida
4. Mr. Chaman Lal Dhanda, Director, MSME Innovation Project, GIZ India
Moderated by Mr.Alok Ramsisaria, CEO, Grazitti Interactive

(Parallel Track) Masterclass on Leadership by
1. Prof. DVR Sheshadri, Clinical Professor, Marketing, Indian School of Business (ISB)
Masterclass: Global Payments Made Easy with Payoneer By
Mr, Mahadevan GopalkrishnanDirector Sales, South Asia, Middle East and North Africa, Payoneer
Mr. Himanshu Wardhan, Managing Director, India Etsy- Online Retail- A Much More Democratic Way to Build A Business, Especially for Small Sellers
Dr. Wayne Brockbank, Clinical Professor of Business of The Strategic Human Resource Planning Program, University of Michigan's Ross School of Business - Agility Through Information Advantage
Mr. Rajendra Srivastava, Dean, Indian School of Business - Quest for Sustainable Business Models
(Main Track) Fireside Chat
Mr. Kashish Mittal, Former IAS & Hindustani Classical Vocalist Fireside with Mr. Jitin Talwar, Founder, TT Consultants & XLPAT

TIECON 2021 - VIRTUAL

DAY III – 20th March
2:30 pm - 8:00 pm (Please click on the Speaker’s Name to View the Profile)

AI Panel - Key Note Barriers to Adopting Ai Technology by Indian SMEs
1. Mr. Srikanth Velamakanni, Co-Founder, Group Chief Executive & Vice-Chairman, Fractal Analytics
2. Mr.Vishal Gondal, Founder & CEO, Goqii - Driving ‘Real Gaming’ Growth In India
3. Mr. Subodh Sachan, Director STPI & Md & CEO, AIC STPI Next Initiatives
"Using Data, Metrics and Tools to Build A Stronger, Scalable Business Model"
Mr Maninder Gulati, Global Chief Strategy Officer, Oyo Rooms - Fireside Chat with Mr. Sameer Jain, Founder & CEO, Netsolutions
Mr. Piyush Shah, Co-Founder , Inmobi Group
“Business Resilience and Innovation in The New ‘Hybrid’ Normal”
Mr. Abe Smith, Head International Zoom – Fireside Chat with Mr. Munish Jauhar, Founder & CEO, Graycell Technologies
Mr. Pankaj Vermani, CEO& Founder, Clovia - Growing Painless: Greater Focus to Scale
“The Future of Business Networking Is Digital. Opportunity or Threat?”
Mr. Christan Tidona, Founder, Owner, Md, Biomed X Institute Fireside Chat with Mr. Harshvir Singh Jaspal, MD, Drish Infotech
“Fintech Innovations: 2021 & Beyond”
1. Moderator: Mr. Kunal Nandwani , Co-Founder & CEO, uTrade Solutions
2. Mr. Anuj Kacker, Co-Founder & Coo, Moneytap
3. Ms. Meghna Suryakumar, Founder & CEO, Crediwatch
4. Mr. Gaurav Shisodia, Director – Partnership & Business Development, South Asia, Middle East and North Africa , payoneer
Masterclass - 'Fundraising- Communicating Vision & Value'
1. Masterclass by Mr. Karanbir Bhatia, Head, Startup Relations, Let’s Venture
2. Agritech Panel
"Agritech: The New Decade of Smart Agriculture"
1. Mr. Rajiv Siwach, Chief General Manager (Pb & Chd Ro), NABARD
2. Mr. Prateep Basu, Co-Founder & CEO, Satsure
3. Mr. Arun Naryaal, Director, Hydrocrops India Private Limited
4. Mr. Gaurav Sharma, Technical Expert, GIZ India
5. Moderator: Mr. Sumeer Walia, Director, CEED, Chitkara University
Investor's Talk: “Opportunity in Disruption”
1. Moderator- Mr. Bhavish Sood, General Partner, Modulor Capital
2. Mr. Sandeep Murthy, Partner, Lightbox Ventures
3. Mr. Naganand Doraswamy, Managing Partner and Founder, Ideaspring Capital
4. Mr. Vinay Bansal, CEO, Inflection Point Ventures