About CII National Startup Conference 2024
Innovation, entrepreneurship & startup play pivotal roles in driving economic growth, fostering social progress, and promoting environmental sustainability in the 21st century. Innovation opens doors for entrepreneurial opportunities, and in turn, entrepreneurs & startup propel innovation by introducing novel concepts to the market.

India has emerged as a global hub for innovation, entrepreneurship, and startup, reflecting a vibrant ecosystem that thrives on diversity, technological prowess, and a spirit of resilience. Central to India's transformative journey is a vibrant culture of innovation, where entrepreneurs & startup not only adopt technological progress but also cultivate solutions for critical societal issues. India in the domain of startup, has emerged as a global player, with a diverse array of enterprises disrupting traditional industries and contributing to economic growth. The large consumer market, coupled with strong government support, has attracted both domestic and international investors, fuelling the growth of startup across sectors. Tech hubs in cities such as Bengaluru and Hyderabad have become pivots of innovation, fostering an environment where collaboration and knowledge exchange thrive.

CII has actively contributed to the Government of India and State Governments' efforts in fortifying the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the country. By assisting corporate entities and investors, CII identifies promising startup for establishing business partnerships. Simultaneously, CII collaborates with startup in shared co-working spaces, attracting the most innovative ventures for cooperation with corporate entities and mutual growth. Additionally, CII offers state-of-the-art working spaces and comprehensive support to budding startup, fostering an environment conducive to their development. The organization is also establishing partnerships with both national and international universities, aiming to impart knowledge and enhance the capabilities of emerging startup. Serving as a Knowledge Centre, CII conducts various capacity-building programs, transforming potential entrepreneurs into empowered job creators and contributing to India's entrepreneurial landscape.

Towards taking Government endeavour’s further, CII this year is organizing the 2nd edition of CII National Startup Conference 2024 on 28 October 2024 New Delhi.

The theme of the Conference would be ‘India's Innovation Drive: Startup, Corporate, & Academic Collaboration’
Objectives
  • Bring together startup, entrepreurs, corporates, investors, incubators, accelerator, and government on single platform to emphasize their pivotal role in fostering innovation, thereby driving economic growth.
  • Encourage innovations through starts-up & entrepreneur, thus contributing to the overall development of the start-up ecosystem in India.
  • Enhance collaborations, funding opportunities and business partnerships by providing a conducive environment for networking, enabling startup to connect with potential investors, mentors, industry peers, and strategic partners.
  • Inspire students and young professionals in transforming their ideas into business ventures.
  • Encourage the participation of entrepreneurs from women, underrepresented and groups from diverse backgrounds by promoting diversity and inclusion within the start-up ecosystem.
  • Support government taking forward the vision of ‘Start-up India’
Date & Venue
Key Agenda
Tedtalks
Inaugural Session
Special Plenary I & II
Panel I
Exploring the Next Frontier: DeepTech Startups in India
Panel II
Empowering startups with Corporates - Investor Connects
Panel II
Women in Entrepreneurship - Breaking Barriers
Driving innovation:
Start-ups, Corporate, & Academic Collaboration
Key Speakers
Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh
Secretary, Department for
Promotion of Industry and
Internal Trade (DPIIT),
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Government of India
Shri S Krishnan
Secretary, Ministry of Electronics
and Information Technology
Government of India
Dr Rajesh S Gokhale
Secretary, DBT and
Chairman, BIRAC
Shri Sanjiv Kumar
Joint Secretary, Department for
Promotion of Industry and
Internal Trade (DPIIT),
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Government of India
Mr Chandrajit Banerjee
Director General
Confederation of Indian Industry
Mr Kris Gopalakrishnan
Chairman, CII CIES Advisory
Board, Past President CII
Chairman Axilor Ventures
Mr Kunal Bahl
Chairman, CII National Startup
Council 2024-25, Co-Founder
Snapdeal & Titan Capital
Mr CK Ranganathan
Co-Chairman, CII National Startup
Council 2024-25; Chairman,
CII Startupreneur Awards 2024; and
CMD, CavinKare Pvt Ltd.
Mr Rahul Garg
Chairman, CII Unicorn
Forum & Founder
Moglix
Mr Amitesh Sinha
Vice President & Head-
Corporate Venture, Capital
& Spark, Vedanta
Mr Apurva Chamaria
Head- Startups
Google India
Mr Ashank Desai
Vice Chairman and MD
Mastek
Dr Balvinder Singh
Vice President
Samsung Electronics
Dr CVS Kiran
Vice-President, R&D and
Strategic Initiative, Skyroot
Aerospace Pvt. Ltd.
Mr Gaurav Gupta
Chief Growth Officer
JSW MG Motor India
Dr K Suresh Kumar
President
ISBA
Ms Manya Gupta
Founder, Cheval Courant
Logistics & Chair -
Entrepreneurship Vertical
CII Yi Delhi
Ms Neha Mitta
Director
Microsoft India
Ms Nemesisa Ujjain
VP & Head
The Circle FC
Ms Nimisha J Vadakkan
Managing Director
Aceware Fintech Services
Private Limited
Mr Ninad Karpe
Chairman, CII West Regional
Sub-Committee on Startups &
Entrepreneurship and Partner
100x.vc
Mr Prateek Garg
Chairman, CII North Regional
Startup & Committee &
Founder and CEO
Progressive Infotech
Mr Rajat Verma
Founder and CEO
LOHUM Cleantech
Ms Ritu Bansal
Vice President
Chiratae Ventures
Mr Somick Goswami
Partner
PwC
Mr Vinod Sood
Co-founder & MD
Hughes Systique Corporation
Ms Vrinda Kapoor
Co-founder
3rdiTech
Prof. V. Ramgopal Rao
Vice Chancellor
BITS Pilani
Mr Priyank Shanker Garg
Managing Partner
IAN Fund
Partners
Government Partner
Conference Partner
Principal Partner
Corporate Partners
Co-Sponsors
Contributor
Ecosystem Partner
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Ms Sangeeta Karki
Confederation of Indian Indsutry
 sangeeta.karki@cii.in
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Mr Vishal Kant Rai
Confederation of Indian Indsutry
 vishal.rai@cii.in
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