Festival Timeline
Schedule Highlights
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Time
10:00 AM
to 13:00 PM
Venue
Pavilion 3A + Expo Pavilions 1 & 2
Grand Inauguration & Visit to Exhibition Stalls by Dignitaries
Time
13:00 PM
to 14:00 PM
Venue
Lunch/Dinner Area
Lunch (Invite-only)
Time
14:00 PM
to 18:00 PM
Venue
Zone 3A
Global Lohana Women Convention
Time
14:00 PM
to 18:00 PM
Venue
Zone 3B
Global Lohana Start-Up Cell (LSC) & Lohana Business Network (LBN) Convention
14:00 PM to 14:05 PM
Inaugral Welcome
14:05 PM to 14:30 PM
Presentation: Startup Ecosystem Overview
Speaker: Mr. Ashish Fafadia – Blume VC
14:30 PM to 14:50 PM
Presentation: Importance of Startup Ecosystem
Speaker: Mr. Jatin Kataria & Mr. Shyam Raichura
14:50 PM to 15:00 PM
Presentation: Address on Government Schemes
Speaker: Mr. Bharat Thakkar
15:00 PM to 16:25 PM
Selected Startups Pitching and QnA
16:25 PM to 17:10 PM
Fireside Chat: Startup Journey – Learnings & Challenges
Speakers: Mr. Hitesh Sachdev & Mr. Ashish Goyal
17:10 PM to 17:55 PM
Panel Discussion: AI and Indian Startups – Founders’ & Investors’ Perspective
Moderator: Mr. Kuldip Mirani
Panelists: Mr. Yuvraj Thakkar, Mr. Manoj Kumar Agarwal (Sea Fund), Mr. Vikram Gupta (Ivy Cap)
Time
14:00 PM
to 14:50 PM
Venue
Zone 3C
Keynote: Atmanirbharta in Defence – Key Initiatives and Reforms
Speakers: Vice Admiral Atul Anand, AVSM, VSM Additional Secretary, Department of Military Affairs, MoD, Govt of India
Time
15:00 PM
to 16:30 PM
Venue
Zone 3C
Waste Management, Clean Energy & Renewables Global Convention
15:00 PM to 15:15 PM
Keynote Address
Speaker: Mr. Deepakbhai Gadhia – Chairman, Sunrise CSP
15:15 PM to 16:15 PM
Topic: Balancing India’s Growth with Sustainability.
Moderator: Mr. Karan Thakkar – Founder & CEO, Threco
Panelists: Ms. Sneha Chug (Vinmart Group), Mr. Pali Tripathi (Taabi Mobility), Mr. Santos Verma (Sanofi), Mr. Prasad Joshi (Ex-Amazon)
16:15 PM to 16:30 PM
Closing Remarks & Presentation – Mr. Karan Thakkar
Time
16:45 PM
to 18:15 PM
Venue
Zone 3C
Travel, Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management Global Convention
16:30 PM to 16:55 PM
Arrival, Registration & Welcome
17:05 PM to 17:20 PM
Keynote:Mr. Nalinbhai Kapadia
17:20 PM to 17:50 PM
Panel discussion: Connecting Destinations, Experiences & Business
Time
19:00 PM
to 21:00 PM
Venue
Zone 3A
Cultural Evening & International Awards (Domestic)
Time
21:00 PM
to 23:00 PM
Venue
Lunch/Dinner Area
Networking Dinner (Invite-only)