BizLitFest Bangalore 2025
Schedule
Sat Sep 20 2025 at 09:30 am to 06:00 pm
UTC+05:30Location
Wework Galaxy | Bangalore, KA
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
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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
Where is it happening?
Wework Galaxy, Wework Galaxy, Shanthala Nagar, Ashok Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560025, India, Bangalore
Tickets
INR 0.00 to INR 999.00
