Founders at IIMnet Ventures
Mr. Srijan Pal Singh (Co-Author, Advantage India; Former Advisor to Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam; also an IIM Ahmedabad Gold Medalist)
by Chief Guest & Dignitaries
Shri S R Patil (Minister of Information Technology, Biotechnology, Planning, Science & Technology, Karnataka)
Shri Nitin Gadkari (Union Minister for Transport)
Mr. Srijan Pal Singh (Moderator) Mr. Rajendran Dandapani (Director of Engineering, Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd | an IIT Madras Alumnus)
*********** A Surprise ***********
Mr. Vishal Dutta (CEO & Founder, Godotmedia & DrumUp | IIM Lucknow Alumnus) – Moderator Founders: 4 Start-Ups
Founders : Winny Patro (CEO & Cofounder, IIMnet | IIM C) & Rakesh Kumar (Founding Chairman IIMnet, IIM A)
Balaji is currently driving IBMs marketing outreach to the larger technology ecosystem of Start-ups, Developers, ISVs and partners . As part of this role he is responsible for market segment management CEO, Commonfloor.com | Sumit Jain is an Indian software engineer and Internet entrepreneur. He started online real-estate portal commonfloor.com for property seekers in 2007. Dr Vikram Venkateswaran is a marketing leader with focus on brand building, demand generation, digital transformation and communication. He has previously led marketing ‘Head-Marketing Communication, Janaagraha and author of the book ‘The Underage CEOs’.’ A specialist in Marketing Communications, with fourteen years of work experience. Have done a lot of strategic, brand-related work. A keen knowledge of different industries and consumers sets. Strong leadership, analytical and communication skills. Shivanagowda Rudragowda Patil (born 31 August 1948 in Badagondi, Bilgi, Bagalkot) is the minister for Infrastructure, information technology, biotechnology, science and technology, planning and statistics in the Government of Karnataka. Indian author, Former Advisor to Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam & a Gold Medalist from IIMA. He is also a public speaker and social entrepreneur. He was born and raised in Lucknow, After (un)graduating out of IIT-Madras as an Engineer in Electronics and Electrical Communication, Rajendran dove headlong into the World Wide Web, and has, happily, never come up for air since then. Mukund co-founded ReNew IT in 2009 with a “Mission to Make computers Affordable to everyone”. ReNew IT has so far sold over 10,000 computers and has won the “FKCCI Innovation Excellence Award” Tanuj Mendiratta was the Founder and CEO of Appiterate, a mobile marketing automation platform, that raised venture financing in 2013 and was acquired by Flipkart in 2015. He is graduate of 2011 batch Vishal is the founder of DrumUp, a content discovery and sharing platform. He also co-founded Godot Media, a content marketing company based out of Bangalore. Devaki is Vice President – Market Engagement and also Heads the Product Distribution piece at GREX. Devaki’s journey started with Tata Consultancy Services Technology Partner Hospitality Partner Wellness Partner Gifting Partner Digital Partners
Full Day Agenda
10:00 AM
Registration + Tea
10:30 AM
Welcome Address
10:40 AM
Inaugural Key Note
11:10 AM
Book Unveiling - Advantage India
11:20 AM
Key Note Session (Chief Guest): Karnataka as the next gen Global IT Hub: Dr. Kalam's quest for Developed India
11:45 AM
Tea Break & Networking
12:05 PM
Video Message
12:10 PM
Panel Discussion: Innovation & Digital Enterprise
Mr. Sumit Jain (CEO, Commonfloor | IIT Roorkee Alumnus)
Mr. Ganesh V (Vice President, Vertebrand | Author of The Underage CEOs (book) & Mentor to Entrepreneurs)
Dr. Vikram Venkateswaran (Marketing Leader for Digital Transformation & Digital Marketing Partner, DELL)
12:55 PM
Key Note Session: Technology Empowering Businesses
01:25 PM
Lunch Break
02:30 PM
Stand Up Comedy / Performance
02:45 PM
Panel Discussion: Tranforming India through disruptive Technology & Internet Companies / Products
Mr.Mukund B S (CEO & Founder, Renew IT | IIM Calcutta Alumnus)
Mr. Tanuj Mendiratta (CEO & Founder, Loancircle.in & Founder at Appetirate (Acquired by Flipkart) | IIM Calcutta Alumnus)
Mr. Balaji Muralidharan (Head of Marketing – Eco System & MarketPlace, IBM India & South Asia)
03:35 PM
Tea Break & Networking
03:55 PM
An Introduction to first of its kind marketplace for guests - InviteMyGuest
Mr. Vivek Pateshwari (Co-Founder & CEO, InviteMyGuest | An IIM Calcutta & IIT Kharagpur Alumnus)
Mr. Akshay Agarwal (Co-Founder & COO, InviteMyGuest | An IIT Guwahati & IIM Raipur Alumnus)
04:10 PM
Start Up Presentations
04:50 PM
Closing Remarks
05:00 PM
Networking Resumes till 6.00PM
Event Sponsors
Photo Gallery of IIMnetWORK Season-1
Balaji Muralidharan
Sumit Jain
Dr. Vikram Venkateswaran
Mr. Ganesh V
Mr. S R Patil
Srijan Pal Singh
Rajendran Dandapani
Mukund B S
Founder Director, Renew IT
Tanuj Mendiratta
Founder-CEO, Appiterate
Vishal Dutta
Founder, DrumUp & Co-founder, Godotmedia
Devaki Sahasrabudhe
Vice President, GREX
Event Partners