BizLitFest Bangalore 2025

10.10 am to 10.45 amUnravelling India’s Rich Ancient Commercial History Gurcharan Das Curator Editor of the Penguin Series of Indian Business History Host - Raman Mahadevan Author Fortune Seekers: A Business History of the Nattukottai Chettiars 10.45 am to 11.15 am India’s Economy - What’s the Real Story? Arun Maira Former Member Planning Commission Author Reimagining India’s Economy: The Road to a More Equitable Society Host - Rishikesha Krishnan Professor of Strategy Former Director IIMB 11.15 am to 11.30 am - Networking Tea 11.30 am to 12.00 pm Bharat Talkies - A Peek into Rural Indian Stories Subroto Bagchi Co-founder Mindtree Technologies Author The Day the Chariot Moved: How India Grows at the Grassroots; Stories of Governance Public Policy Skill Development & Social Impact Host - V. Raghunathan Prolific Author Chair BizLitFest Bangalore Former CEO GMR Varalakshmi Foundation 12.00 pm to 12.45 pm India’s Deep-Tech Playbook Nitin Seth Author Human Edge In The AI Age Co-founder Incedo Technologies Aayushi Singh Co-founder Chief Product Officer Magicroll.ai Host - Arvind Saraf Computer Scientist Engineering Leader Entrepreneur 12.45 pm to 1.15 pm A Remarkable Textile to Tech Journey C. Valliappa and Chocko Valliappa The Sona Story Host - Murali Sunderraghavan Founding Director CEO of Klib Technologies Pvt. Ltd. 1.15 pm to 2.00 pm - Networking Lunch 2.00 pm to 2.30 pm The Real Face of Bengaluru and What Big Data Reveals about the City Roopa Pai Author Becoming Bangalore - Stories That Shaped A Home Town Malini Goyal Co-author UnBoxing Bengaluru: The City of New Beginnings CEO Co-Producer Bengaluru Rising - A Data Book 2.30 pm to 3.00 pm Understanding New-age Business Models K Ganesh Author Mastering Disruption: A Practical Guide to Understanding New Age Business Models Serial Entrepreneur Co-Founder Big Basket Bluestone Portea HomeLane Freshmenu HungerBox Host - Sudhakar Rao Director Branding ICFAI Group 3.00 pm to 3.30 pm The Truth About E-commerce We Know So Little About Vandana Vasudevan Author OTP Please! Online Buyers Sellers and Gig Workers in South Asia Host - Malavika Harita Passionate about mentoring Startups and Women Entrepreneurs Communication Evangelist Brand Strategist Teacher Independent Director 3.30 pm to 3.45 pm - Networking Break 3.45 pm to 4.30 pm Book Launches First. Forever. NJ Yasaswy: They Don’t Make Them Like Him Anymore Biography of the ICFAI Founder Co-Authors V Pattabhi Ram and Sudhakar Rao Director of Branding ICFAI Group Diviseema Business Fables Co-Authors Sudhakar Rao and Hari Paruchuri The Responsible Manager: Building Blocks of an ESG Perspective Author Meena Raghunathan Impact Professional / Consultant Host - J Shiruti Content Support BizLitFest 4.30 pm to 5.15 pm Founder Stories - Books that Influenced and Shaped their Businesses Shashi Kumar Co-Founder CEO Akshayakalpa Organic Amritha Mani Founder Amlyo Sustainable Packaging Swaroop Madhavan Founder Parentof an AI-based Cognitive Intelligence Platform Vinay Prashanth Co-founder Tamaala Art Merchandise Host - Benedict Paramanand Festival Curator 5.15 pm to 6.00 pm 2025 BizLitFest CK Prahalad Best Business Book Award Guest of Honour - Arun Maira Former Member Planning Commission Author Reimagining India’s Economy: The Road to a More Equitable Society Benedict Paramanand Award Curator Debarati Ghosh Co-Award Curator The Eminent Jury Rishikesha Krishnan Professor of Strategy Former Director IIMB Hema Ravichandar Former Global Head of HR Infosys Malini Goyal Co-author UnBoxing Bengaluru: The City of New Beginnings CEO Co-Producer of Bengaluru Rising - A Data Book Award Winner's Acceptance Speech Host - Reena Pereira Author Management BizLitFest ______________________________________________________ Townhall / Workshops Venue - 91Springboard MG Road (Adjacent to WeWork Galaxy) Workshops 11.30 pm to 1.00 pm Dream Big. Pitch Bigger: Impactful Storytelling and Pitchdecks for Startups This interactive workshop shows founders how to connect personal and profession narratives for effective pitches. Tools and frameworks will be shared for entrepreneurs to present their journey in a captivating story which can effectively frame their business achievements and goals. Founders will practice how to tell their stories in a compelling manner to stakeholders and benefit from subsequent opportunities for ecosystem engagement. Madanmohan Rao and Vinay Dora Co-founders MXR World 2.15 pm to 3.00 pm How to Write a Book While Holding a Busy Job Many have good ideas and stories they are keen to write about but even after years they don’t manage to do it. It is not as difficult as it appears. V Raghunathan wrote 10 books while holding leadership and academic roles and 5 more after that. Come and learn his secrets. He will also share the art of authorship. His book Games Indians Play: The Way We Are was a bestseller. Check out his other books here 4.30 pm to 5.15 pm Townhall - Ask me Anything Gurcharan Das Curator Editor of the Penguin Series of Indian Business History Host - Kashyap Kompella Author A Short & Happy Guide to Artificial Intelligence for Lawyers Columnist and Educator