The CII CIES ICONN Summit 2024, held on 17th & 18th December in Hyderabad, successfully brought together corporates, startups, investors, policymakers, and thought leaders to drive innovation and foster impactful collaborations. The two-day summit provided a dynamic platform for knowledge-sharing, networking, and partnerships across key sectors, including Electric Mobility, Agri Tech, Health Tech, Defence Tech, Manufacturing Tech, and Social Tech.
Sectoral Tracks
Engaging discussions and deep dives into industry trends, opportunities, and challenges in emerging tech-driven domains.
Startup Expo
A showcase of groundbreaking innovations from startups across multiple sectors.
Pitch Presentations
Select startups presented their solutions to industry leaders and investors.
Knowledge Reports & Recognitions
Release of the 2nd edition of ‘Women in Innovation’ Compendium
Unveiling of ‘Unlocking Opportunities
India-Saudi Arabia Startup Ecosystem Convergence’ Report
Announcement of CII Startupreneur Awards 2024
Winners and publication of their success stories
Key Speakers
Shri S Krishnan, IAS
Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, GoI
Mr Jayesh Ranjan, IAS
Special Chief Secretary, ITE&C & Industries & Commerce Departments, Go Telangana
Mr Kris Gopalakrishnan
Chairman, CII CIES Advisory Board, Past President CII, Chairman Axilor Ventures
Mr R Mukundan
Vice President, CII & Managing Director & CEO of Tata Chemicals Limited
Mr Chandrajit Banerjee
Director General, Confederation of Indian Industry
Mr Taranjeet Singh
Founder & CEO - AGNEXT
Mr Tarun Mehta
CEO, Ather Energy
Mr B Thiagrajan
Managing Director, Blue Star Limited
Ms Praveena Yagnambhat
Chief of Staff and CSR Head Boeing India & South Asia
Mr Rajendra Bhatia
President - Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers & Chairman Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited
Mr Rahul Garg
Chairman, CII Unicorn Forum & Founder, Moglix
Mr Prashant Tandon
Chief Executive Officer &
Co-Founder Tata 1 Mg
Mr Amitesh Sinha
Head - Corporate Venture Capital & Vedanta Spark Initiatives
Mr Ashank Desai
Chairman, Mastek
Dr Balvinder Singh
Vice President, Samsung India R&D
Mr Gaurav Gupta
Chief Growth Officer, JSW MG Motor India
Mr Hemal Thakkar
Senior Practice Leader & Director, CRISIL Limited
Dr K Suresh Kumar
President - ISBA & Executive, Director, PSG-STEP, Coimbatore
Dr Karthik Kumar
Center Director, Saint-Gobain Research India
Mr Ninad Karpe
Chairman, CII West Regional Sub-Committee on Startups & Entrepreneurship & Partner 100x.VC
Ms Nemesisa Ujjain
VP & Head, The Circle FC
Mr Prateek Garg
Chairman, CII North Regional Startup & Committee & Founder and CEO, Progressive Infotech
Mr Pawan Mulukutla
Executive Program Director, World Resources Institute
Mr R. Raghuttama Rao
CEO, GDC, IIT Madras
Mr Subrata Mitra
Senior Vice President - Head of Government Relations & Policy, Ather Energy
Mr Somick Goswami
Partner, PwC
Mr Sujit Jagirdar
Chief Innovation Officer, T-Hub
Dr Thangam Meganathan
Chairperson, Rajalakshmi Engineering College
Mr Vinod Sood
Co-founder & MD, Hughes Systique Corporation
Mr Venkata Ramana
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Avera
Mr Amit Sethi
Chief Digital & Information Officer
Business Technology Group
Thermax Ltd
Mr Arun Srivastava
Head, B2B Greaves Electric Mobility
Mr Chitti Babu
Group CIO Aurobindo Pharma
Dr Satheesh Reddy
President, Aeronautical Society of India
Former Secretary, Dept of Defence R&D and
Chairman DRDO & former Scientific Adviser to
Raksha Mantri
Dr Shivaraman
Co-Founder Big Bang Boom
Dr Sujoy Kar
Chief Medical Officer & VP Apollo Hospitals
Dr G. Parthasarathy
Sr. Consultant & Clinical Lead, Surgical
Gastroenterology and Robotic Surgery
KIMS Hospital
Mr Harshil Parashar
AVP - Business Intelligence, Tata 1mg
Mr Kalyan Sivasailam
Founder and Co-founder 5C Network
Major General KV Jauhar AVSM, VSM (retd)
Chief of International Business and Defence
Advisor, Raphe mPhibr
Dr M A Maluk Mohamed
Co-Founder, GVP Research & Head Twin Health
Mr Braj Panda
Chief Digital Officer
Dr Reddy’s Lab
Mr Julius Amrit
Co-Founder
NewSpace Research
Mr Kishore Dutt Atluri
President & Deputy Managing Director
Zen Technologies Ltd
Mr Rajinder Singh Bhatia
President, SIDM
Mr Sai Teja Peddineni
CEO, Veera Tactical
Mr Sanjay Nekkanti
Founder & CEO Dhruva Space
Mr Sunil Indurti
Director Azista BST Aerospace Pvt. Ltd.
Mr Pradeep Dhobale
Chairman, CII-Green Entrepreneurship Council &
Former Wholetime Director, ITC Limited
Mr Ravi Raghavan
Managing Director
Bharat Fritz Werner Limited
Mr Ritwik Batabyal
CTO & Innovation Officer
Mastek
Mr Santosh Krishna Srikantaiah
Vice President & Head of Innovation
Centre, NTT Data Services
Mr Sarang Sharma
Head of Product Practo
Ms Shilpa Reddy
Group Managing Director
Saptagir Group
Mr Tharun Kumar
Founder,
ECOSTP Technologies Pvt Limited
The ICONN Summit 2024 successfully catalyzed corporate-startup partnerships, facilitated impactful discussions, and enabled cross-sectoral collaborations, reinforcing India's position as a hub for startup-driven innovation. With active participation from corporate leaders, investors, startup founders, policymakers, and academia, the summit paved the way for transformative growth in India's entrepreneurial ecosystem.
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Key Sectoral Sessions
Agri Tech
Startup - Corporate Academia Connect
Defence Tech
Electric Mobility
Health Tech
Manufacturing Tech
Social Tech
ICONN Summit Partners
Industry Partners
Co-sponsors
Contributors
Ecosystem Partners
ICONN Summit Glimpses
Contact Person
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