| 09:00 am | Registration & Networking | ISBA Secretariat |
| 09:30 am - 09:35 am | Welcome by Convenor ISBACON 2025 | Dr. Swapnil Sinha Convenor - ISBACON and Governing Body Member ISBA, CEO BIONEST IITG |
| 09:35 am - 09:45 am | Opening Remarks | Mr. Prasad Menon President ISBA, CEO CIBA |
| 09:45 am - 10:30 am | Panel Discussion 1:
ISBA@20: The Incredible Journey
| Ms. Deepanwita Chattopadhyay
Chairman & Managing Director, IKP
Ms. Poyni Bhatt
Independent Director-SEDEMAC & Former CEO SINE, IIT Bombay
Dr.Suresh kumar
Executive Director, PSG-STEP
Dr. Balachandran A
Director VIT-TBI
Moderator: Mr. Prasad Menon, President ISBA, CEO CIBA Anchor: Dr. Ramakrishna BS, CEO ASPIRE-TBI |
| 10:30 am - 11:00 am | ☕ Networking / Tea Break | |
| 11:00 am - 13:00 pm | Inaugural Session
MoU Signing Ceremony. ISBA@20 Coffee Table Book Release
/Commemorating 20 Years of Ecosystem Building & Excellence
Awards , ISBA Knowledge and Resource Centre – Official
Announcement
| Dr. Ranoj Pegu
Hon'ble Cabinet Minister, Government of Assam
Mr.Ravi Kota IAS*
Chief Secretary, Govt. of Assam
Prof. Devendra Jalihal
Director IITG
Dr. Jitendra Kumar
MD BIRAC
Mr. Praveen Roy
Head TTI-DST
Dr. Panneerselvam M
CEO, MSH
Mr. Pramit Dash
Program Director, AIM, NITI Aayog
Dr. Sumeet Jarangal
IAS, Director DPIIT
Dr.Jeevan Basavaraj
IAS
Anchor: Dr. Swapnil Sinha |
| 13:00 pm - 14:00 pm | 🍴 Lunch | |
| 14:00 pm - 14:15 pm | Key Note | Prof. Kwang Geun (James) Lee President AABI, South Korea |
| 14:15 pm - 15:15 pm | Panel Discussion:
Local to Global: Strengthening International Linkages for
Incubation & Acceleration
| Mr. Brent A. Reinke
Stradling Co & BSA
Ms. Aadishree Jamkhedkar
Head of Programmes, (DWIH)
Mr. Rahul Kulshreshtha
Head of Innovation, Swissnex
Mr. Geert Robberechts
Director at India House Leuven
Prof. Kwang Geun (James) Lee
President AABI, South Korea
Moderator: Dr. Deepanwita Chattopadhyay, Chairman &
Managing Director, IKP Anchor: Dr. Ramjee Pallela, Former COO AIC-CCMB |
| 14:00 pm - 15:30 pm | Parallel Session(invite only)
Round Table:Vision for Deep Tech Innovation an Incubation in the
times of Viksit Bharat
| 25-30 Member stakeholder round table Moderator- Mr. Prasad Menon President ISBA,CEO CIBA |
| 15:30 pm - 16:00 pm | ☕ Tea Break | |
| 16:00 pm - 16:15 pm | Building Trust Infrastructure
Why Governance is Your Incubator's Most Valuable Asset.
| Dr. Panneerselvam M CEO, MSH |
| 16:15 pm - 16:30 pm | Next-Gen Banking
Beyond Banking: Building Growth Partnerships for Incubators and
Startups
| Mr. Bhavesh Jatania
Head - Startup Banking IDFC FIRST Bank Mr. Girish Malhotra
Head - New Economy Group IDFC FIRST Bank |
| 16:30 pm - 16:45 pm | Fireside Chat:
Advantage AI - Scaling Indian Innovation in the Competitive Age
| Mr. Rajesh Dhuddu
Partner & Leader - Emerging Tech, Leadership Team at iDAC · PwC
Mr. Krishan Kumar Singh
JS, MeitY
Moderator: Dr. Abhishek Pareek |
| 16:45 pm - 17:45 pm |
Viksit Bharat: Era of Enabling Enablers
| Mr. Praveen Roy
Head, TTI-DST
Dr. Panneerselvam M
CEO MSH
Mr. Pramit Dash
Program Director, AIM, NITI Aayog
Dr. Sumeet Jarangal IAS
Director DPIIT
Dr. Chhaya Chauhan
Incharge-Incubation, BIRAC
Moderator: Mr. Ramanan Ramanathan
Chair of NEAC, TTI, DST, Former Mission Director AIM, Mission Governing
Board Member, India AI Mission
Anchor: Dr. Sonali Roy, COO, RISE Foundation IISER
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| 17:45 pm - 18:30 pm | Open Session & AGM | Moderator: Mr. Prasad Shetty, VP ISBA, (Senior Vice President) SINE IIT Bombay |
| 19:30 pm Onwards | Cultural Evening & Gala Dinner (By Invite Only) |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Panel Discussion
Building Growth Partnerships for Incubators and Startups
| Mr. Baltej Singh
Co-Founder & CTO, Sanchi Connect
Mr. Sameer Shaikh
Co-Founder Fundenable
Mr.Dhruba Jyoti Bharali
VP Artic Invent
Moderator: Dr. Swapnil Sinha |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | Panel discussion:
Building Tier II & III Incubation Eco-system for DeepTech
| Dr. Suresh Kumar
Executive Director, PSG STEP
Dr. Anand Bhadalkar
Director, Savli TBI
Dr. Balachandran A
Director, VIT TBI
Dr. Abhishek Pareek
CEO, AIC Banasthali
Mr. Jeremy Fritzhand
CEO, Venture Studio Ahmedabad
Moderator: Dr Soma Chattopadhyay, Head Incubation, Venture
Center Anchor By: Ms.Gladis Nair , Head Operations - ISBA |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | ☕ Tea Break | |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | Panel Discussion:
Converging Perspectives: Shaping India's Multi-Sectored Approach
| Dr. Sajal Sen
COO, Assam Advanced Healthcare Innovation Institute
Dr. Archana Magadi
Program Manager, ICER/ IISC Bangalore
Mr. Ashish Mishra
General Manager, TATA Electronics
Moderator: Ms Bhawna Pandya, Chief Incubation Officer Anchor: Mr. Ashish Garde, Director of AIC Magic Foundation |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Power Talk:
What Makes a Team Work When Everything Goes Wrong
| Col Kaushal Kashyap Grey-Volk Corporate |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Fireside Chat:
Synergy in Motion: Where Investment Meets Innovation
| Mr. Swapnil Jain Co-Founder, Ather Energy Moderator: Mr. Davinder Singh, CEO, ACIC/BMU Foundation |
| 13:00 – 13:30 |
Valedictory Ceremony & Closing Address
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| 13:30 |
Closing of ISBACON 2025 followed by Lunch
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| 14:00 - 16:00 | Governing Body Meeting along with ISBA Advisory Board | |
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