CII CIES

CII CIES ICONN SUMMIT: Corporate Startup Connect

Unlock the Future of Innovation

17^th & 18^th December 2024 | Hyderabad, India

The CII CIES ICONN Summit 2024, held on 17^th & 18^th December in Hyderabad, successfully brought together corporates, startups, investors, policymakers, and thought leaders to drive innovation and foster impactful collaborations. The two-day summit provided a dynamic platform for knowledge-sharing, networking, and partnerships across key sectors, including Electric Mobility, Agri Tech, Health Tech, Defence Tech, Manufacturing Tech, and Social Tech.

Event Highlights

Sectoral Tracks
Engaging discussions and deep dives into industry trends, opportunities, and challenges in emerging tech-driven domains.

Startup Expo
A showcase of groundbreaking innovations from startups across multiple sectors.

Pitch Presentations
Select startups presented their solutions to industry leaders and investors.

Knowledge Reports & Recognitions
Release of the 2nd edition of ‘Women in Innovation’ Compendium

Unveiling of ‘Unlocking Opportunities
India-Saudi Arabia Startup Ecosystem Convergence’ Report

Announcement of CII Startupreneur Awards 2024
Winners and publication of their success stories

Key Speakers

Shri S Krishnan, IAS

Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, GoI

Mr Jayesh Ranjan, IAS

Special Chief Secretary, ITE&C & Industries & Commerce Departments, Go Telangana

Mr Kris Gopalakrishnan

Chairman, CII CIES Advisory Board, Past President CII, Chairman Axilor Ventures

Mr R Mukundan

Vice President, CII & Managing Director & CEO of Tata Chemicals Limited

Mr Chandrajit Banerjee

Director General, Confederation of Indian Industry

Mr Taranjeet Singh

Founder & CEO - AGNEXT

Mr Tarun Mehta

CEO, Ather Energy

Mr B Thiagrajan

Managing Director, Blue Star Limited

Ms Praveena Yagnambhat

Chief of Staff and CSR Head Boeing India & South Asia

Mr Rajendra Bhatia

President - Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers & Chairman Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited

Mr Rahul Garg

Chairman, CII Unicorn Forum & Founder, Moglix

Mr Prashant Tandon

Chief Executive Officer &
Co-Founder Tata 1 Mg

Mr Amitesh Sinha

Head - Corporate Venture Capital & Vedanta Spark Initiatives

Mr Ashank Desai

Chairman, Mastek

Dr Balvinder Singh

Vice President, Samsung India R&D

Mr Gaurav Gupta

Chief Growth Officer, JSW MG Motor India

Mr Hemal Thakkar

Senior Practice Leader & Director, CRISIL Limited

Dr K Suresh Kumar

President - ISBA & Executive, Director, PSG-STEP, Coimbatore

Dr Karthik Kumar

Center Director, Saint-Gobain Research India

Mr Ninad Karpe

Chairman, CII West Regional Sub-Committee on Startups & Entrepreneurship & Partner 100x.VC

Ms Nemesisa Ujjain

VP & Head, The Circle FC

Mr Prateek Garg

Chairman, CII North Regional Startup & Committee & Founder and CEO, Progressive Infotech

Mr Pawan Mulukutla

Executive Program Director, World Resources Institute

Mr R. Raghuttama Rao

CEO, GDC, IIT Madras

Mr Subrata Mitra

Senior Vice President - Head of Government Relations & Policy, Ather Energy

Mr Somick Goswami

Partner, PwC

Mr Sujit Jagirdar

Chief Innovation Officer, T-Hub

Dr Thangam Meganathan

Chairperson, Rajalakshmi Engineering College

Mr Vinod Sood

Co-founder & MD, Hughes Systique Corporation

Mr Venkata Ramana

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Avera

Mr Amit Sethi

Chief Digital & Information Officer Business Technology Group Thermax Ltd

Mr Arun Srivastava

Head, B2B
Greaves Electric Mobility

Mr Chitti Babu

Group CIO Aurobindo Pharma

Dr Satheesh Reddy

President, Aeronautical Society of India Former Secretary, Dept of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO & former Scientific Adviser to Raksha Mantri

Dr Shivaraman

Co-Founder
Big Bang Boom

Dr Sujoy Kar

Chief Medical Officer & VP Apollo Hospitals

Dr G. Parthasarathy

Sr. Consultant & Clinical Lead, Surgical Gastroenterology and Robotic Surgery KIMS Hospital

Mr Harshil Parashar

AVP - Business Intelligence, Tata 1mg

Mr Kalyan Sivasailam

Founder and Co-founder 5C Network

Major General KV Jauhar AVSM, VSM (retd)

Chief of International Business and Defence Advisor, Raphe mPhibr

Dr M A Maluk Mohamed

Co-Founder, GVP Research & Head Twin Health

Mr Braj Panda

Chief Digital Officer
Dr Reddy’s Lab

Mr Julius Amrit

Co-Founder
NewSpace Research

Mr Kishore Dutt Atluri

President & Deputy Managing Director Zen Technologies Ltd

Mr Rajinder Singh Bhatia

President, SIDM

Mr Sai Teja Peddineni

CEO, Veera Tactical

Mr Sanjay Nekkanti

Founder & CEO
Dhruva Space

Mr Sunil Indurti

Director Azista BST Aerospace Pvt. Ltd.

Mr Pradeep Dhobale

Chairman, CII-Green Entrepreneurship Council & Former Wholetime Director, ITC Limited

Mr Ravi Raghavan

Managing Director
Bharat Fritz Werner Limited

Mr Ritwik Batabyal

CTO & Innovation Officer Mastek

Mr Santosh Krishna Srikantaiah

Vice President & Head of Innovation Centre, NTT Data Services

Mr Sarang Sharma

Head of Product Practo

Ms Shilpa Reddy

Group Managing Director
Saptagir Group

Mr Tharun Kumar

Founder, ECOSTP Technologies Pvt Limited

The ICONN Summit 2024 successfully catalyzed corporate-startup partnerships, facilitated impactful discussions, and enabled cross-sectoral collaborations, reinforcing India's position as a hub for startup-driven innovation. With active participation from corporate leaders, investors, startup founders, policymakers, and academia, the summit paved the way for transformative growth in India's entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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Key Sectoral Sessions

Agri Tech

Startup - Corporate
Academia Connect

Defence Tech

Electric Mobility

Health Tech

Manufacturing Tech

Social Tech

ICONN Summit Partners

Industry Partners

Co-sponsors

Contributors

Ecosystem Partners

ICONN Summit Glimpses

Contact Person

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