ISBACON 2025 Guwahati, Assam
ISBA@20: Enabling the Enablers for a Viksit Bharat
| Venue : Guwahati Biotech Park | ||
| Time | Session Details | Host / Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 12:30 pm - 14:00 pm | Registration & Networking Lunch | ISBA Team |
| 14:00 pm - 14:05 pm | Welcome Address | Mr. Prasad Menon President ISBA |
| 14:05 pm - 14:15 pm | NE Stakeholder Keynote Address |
1. Prof. Ashok Puranik Ex. Director AIIMS Guwahati* 2. Prof. USN Murty Director NIPERG |
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ISBACON 2025 Masterclass Series - Powered by HDFC Bank Empowering Leaders. Inspiring Excellence. | ||
| 14:15 pm - 15:45 pm | Masterclass I
The Macro-lens view for NE Ecosystem Incubation to Acceleration: What's the KPI for success? | Mr. Amit Mishra Head Startup VC, Yotta Dr. Jeevan Basavaraj IAS Govt. of Assam Anchored by Dr. Swapnil Sinha |
| 15:45 pm - 16:00 pm | ☕ Tea Break | Refreshments |
| 16:00 pm - 16:45 pm | Masterclass II
National Deeptech Infra Mapping - Sharing is Scaling
| Dr. Rajiv Kumar DST* Anchored by Dr. Ramjee Pallela |
| 16:45 pm - 18:00 pm | Masterclass III
Incubation Investments: Beyond Grant Management
| Mr. Pranay Gupta* 91ventures Syndicate Fund |
| 18:30 pm - 18:45 pm | Group Photo | All Participants |
| 19:00 pm Onwards | Unconference & Networking Dinner | All Participants |
| Venue: Main Conference at IIT Guwahati | ||
| Time | Session Details | Host / Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 am | Registration & Networking | ISBA Office |
| 09:30 am - 09:35 am | Welcome Address by the Host Institute and GB Member | Dr. Swapnil Sinha BIONEST IITG |
| 09:35 am - 09:45 am | Opening Remarks | Mr. Prasad Menon President ISBA |
| 09:45 am - 10:30 am | Panel Discussion: ISBA@20: The Incredible Journey | Dr. Deepanwita Chattopadhyay Ms. Poyni Bhatt Dr. Rajendra Jagdale Dr. Suresh Kumar K. Dr. Balachandran A. Past ISBA President - Dr. P. K. B. Menon* Moderator: Mr. Prasad Menon, President ISBA |
| 10:30 am - 11:00 am | ☕ Networking / Tea Break | All Participants |
| 11:00 am - 13:00 pm | Inaugural Session
• ISBA@20 Coffee Table Book Release • MOU Exchange • Recognitions | Prof. Devendra Jalihal — Director IITG Dr. Jitendra Kumar — MD BIRAC Mr. Praveen Roy — Head, TTI Division Mr. Sanjiv Singh — Joint Secretary, DPIIT Dr. Deepak Bagla* — MD AIM Dr. Panneerselvam M — CEO MSH Mr. Amit Satija IAS* — JS DIP & Addl. CEO, DIO Col (Retd.) Kaushal Kashyap — Shaurya Chakra Dignitaries on the dais and distinguished delegates |
| 13:00 pm - 14:00 pm | 🍴 Lunch | All Participants |
| 14:00 pm - 14:30 pm | Power Talk | Dr. Ram K. Sharma VC - UPES, Dehradun |
| 14:30 pm - 15:30 pm | Panel Discussion:
Local to Global: Strengthening International Linkages for
Incubation & Acceleration
| Mr. Brent Reinke — Strandling Co. &
BSA Ms. Aadishree Jamkhedkar — DWIH Dr. Satya Dash* — BFI Mr. Rahul Kulshreshtha — Swissnex Mr. Geert Robberechts* — IH Leuven Prof. Kwang Geun (James) Lee — President, AABI, South Korea Moderator: Dr. Deepanwita Chattopadhyay, IKP Anchored by Dr. Divya Rathod |
| 14:00 pm - 15:30 pm | Parallel Session (Round Table)
Vision for Deep Tech Innovation and Incubation in the times of
Viksit Bharat
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25-30 Membered Round Table including all stakeholders Anchored by Dr. Divakar Kamath, NMIMS |
| 15:30 pm - 15:45 pm | ☕ Tea Break | All Participants |
| 15:45 pm - 16:45 pm | Fireside Chat:
Advantage AI — Scaling Indian Innovation in the Competitive Edge
| Mr. Abhishek Singh CEO India AI & DG, NIC |
| 16:45 pm - 17:45 pm |
Viksit Bharat: Era of Enabling Enablers
| Mr. Deepak Bagla* — AIM Mr. Sanjiv Singh / Ms. Mamatha Venkatesh* — DPIIT Mr. Praveen Roy — Head, TTI Division Dr. Panneerselvam M — MSH Moderator: Mr. Ramanan R, Former Mission Director, AIM |
| 17:45 pm - 19:30 pm | Open Session & AGM | Moderator: Mr. Prasad Shetty, VP ISBA |
| 19:30 pm Onwards | Cultural Show followed by Dinner | All Participants |
| Venue: Main Conference at IIT Guwahati | ||
| Time | Session Details | Host / Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 am - 09:30 am |
Sponsor Insights & Ecosystem Integration Talks
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Thermofisher / SIDBI Hero / Bosch* Mr. Govind Kedia — MD, Arctic Invent Mr. Vikrant Potnis — Founder, FundEnable |
| 09:30 am - 10:00 am | Power Talk
Capital Conversation - Powering Deeptech Translational Research
| Dr. Shivkumar Kalyanaraman ANRF* |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Panel Discussion:
Building Tier II & III Incubation Ecosystem
| Dr. Suresh Kumar — PSG STEP Dr. Anand Bhadalkar — Savli TBI Dr. Balachandran A — VIT TBI Dr. Abhishek Pareek — Banasthali Mr. Shivayogi Turmari* — KLE CTIE Hubbali Mr. Jeremy Fritzhand — Venture Studio, Ahmedabad Moderator: Dr. Abha Rishi, Madhya Pradesh Startup Centre |
| 11:00 am - 11:15 am | ☕ Tea Break | All Participants |
| 11:15 am - 12:15 pm | Panel Discussion:
Converging Perspectives — Shaping India's Multi-Sectored Approach
| Dr. JBV Reddy — National Quantum Mission* Mr. Abhishek Singh — Semicon India / IDEX* Dr. Rajeev Raghuvanshi — DCGI CDSCO* Mr. Avinish Sabharwal — MD, Accenture Ventures & Ecosystem Moderator: TBD |
| 12:15 pm - 12:30 pm | Power Talk:
Inspiring India - Battlefield to Board Room (Voice of NE-based
Incubators)
| Col (Retd.) Kaushal Kashyap Shaurya Chakra |
| 12:30 pm - 13:00 pm | Fireside Chat | Mr. Swapnil Jain Ather Energy |
| 13:00 pm - 13:30 pm |
Valedictory Ceremony & Closing Address
| ISBA Team |
| 13:30 pm |
Closing of ISBACON 2025 followed by Lunch
| All Participants |
| 14:00 pm - 16:00 pm | Governing Body Meeting along with ISBA Advisory Board | ISBA Governing Members |