ET Soonicorns Summit: See startups from Web3, fintech, gametech, health tech and other sectors in deep-dive discussions

by James · September 6, 2022

“India’s techade is here. Today we see the Digital India initiative, startups growing in the country and a lot of talent coming from tier 2 and 3 cities,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said while addressing the nation on the 76th Independence Day, earlier this year, where he also emphasized the need for “Made-in-India” technology solutions to meet the challenges of the new India.

Among the solutions and technological advancements that define this emerging technology in India are a growing number of disruptive tech products and innovations from Indian startups across various sectors, including health tech, fintech, agritech, gametech, SaaS and deeptech, among others.

To get a first-hand view of some of India’s most disruptive startups across various sectors, the ET Soonicorns Summit, powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Intel, will bring together the founders of startups from various industries along with key investors and enablers in space for a series of round table discussions.

From Web3, fintech and deeptech to healthtech, agritech and fintech, here are a number of sector roundtable discussions that will be hosted at the ET Soonicorns event, scheduled for 8-9. September 2022, from 11:30 and beyond.

Here is a look at the round table discussions during 8.-9. September:

Soonicorn Roundtable on the League of Future Unicorns
Summit Shah, Founder and CEO of Dukaan; Vineet Sukumar, Founder and CEO of Vivriti Capital, Ranjeet Pratap Singh, Co-Founder and CEO of Pratilipi and Goutam Kurumella, Senior Manager, Startup Solutions, AWS will discuss the challenges and opportunities of ‘The League of future unicorns of India shaping the new digital economics’ in a session moderated by Miloni Bhatt, Editor- Digital Broadcast, EconomicTimes.com

Healthtech Roundtable: The Future of Health and Wellness Technology
India’s healthcare technology sector is growing at a rapid pace while leveraging technologies such as cloud, data analytics and AI to deliver better healthcare services. In a panel moderated by Miloni Bhatt, Editor – Digital Broadcast, EconomicTimes.com, Vishal Gondal, Founder & CEO, GOQii; Vaibhav Tewari, Co-Founder, CEO, Portea Medical and Garima Sawhney, Co-Founder, Pristyn Care, along with Koushik Rajendran, Solutions Architect, Healthcare and Life Sciences Specialist, AWS spotlight the key trends driving digitization and growth of healthcare. While speaking on the theme “The Future of Health and Wellness Technology: Democratized, Connected, Convenient” the panelists also highlighted how their innovative business models have helped transform healthcare delivery.

Agritech Roundtable: Key innovations redefining the traditional agriculture industry
In a roundtable discussion on the topic “Ripe for disruption: India’s agriculture industry,” Mark Kahn, Managing Partner, Omnivore; Rajesh Ranjan, Founder, Krishify; Nikhil Tripathi, Co-Founder, Bijak and Gaurav Malhotra, Senior Solutions Architect, AWS discuss the drivers of the ‘Digital Agriculture Mission 2021-2025’ in a panel discussion moderated by Pranav Balakrishnan, Senior Correspondent, ETtech. The role of AI, blockchain and drone technology in improving the overall performance of the agricultural sector, along with the government’s push for innovative solutions in this sector, form the main points of discussion at this roundtable.

Fintech Roundtable: Scripting the Future of Digital Financial Inclusion in India
Financial inclusion is at the center of economic growth for any country. Further elaborating on the transformative role of technology in the financial space, Jitendra Gupta, Founder and CEO, Jupiter; Nilay Patel, Founder and Director, easypay; Apoorv Kumar, CTO and co-founder, Refyne; Reeju Datta, Co-Founder, Cashfree Payments and Yogesh Lele, Head Startups-North & West, AWS will interact with Tarush Bhalla, Senior Assistant Editor, ETtech on the topic ‘Shaping the Future of Digital Financial Inclusion in India.’ They will discuss the future of the fintech sector in India, which is expected to be a $150 billion market by 2025.

Roundtable for investors: It’s time to move beyond valuations and flash scaling

ET Spotlight

Vaibhav Domkundwar, Founder and CEO, Better Capital; Shanti Mohan, Founder, LetsVenture, and Sanjay Mehta, Founder and Partner, 100X.VC, make the case for the next 100 unicorns from India that will be built with sustainable business models in this investor roundtable session moderated by Miloni Bhatt, Editor-Digital Broadcast, EconomicTimes.com . While considering what is needed to enable Indian entrepreneurs to build companies with sustainable business models and good corporate governance, the panelists will also share insights into the trends dominating the startup funding landscape and how startups should navigate the current macroeconomic environment.
Gametech Roundtable: What will it take to make India a global gaming powerhouse?
At a time when India is poised to become the world’s largest gaming hub with the number of online players growing to 390 million by 2021, Anirudh Pandita, Founder, Loco; Paavan Nanda, Co-Founder, WinZo and Deependra Singh, Head of Gametech Business Development, AWS
Asia Pacific and Japan, AWS will talk about the various factors driving the growth of the online gaming industry in the country and the roadblocks we need to overcome to strengthen India’s progress as a global gaming hub.
SaaS Roundtable: Unlocking the Technology Opportunity for Trillions of Enterprises
The Indian SaaS market is expected to account for nearly 7 to 10% of the global SaaS market, up from 2-4% currently, according to the EY-CII Research Report. Moreover, SaaS revenue in India is already witnessing 20% annual growth, with increasing uptake of software-as-a-service solutions by Indian SMEs and enterprises across sectors. To discuss how Indian SaaS startups are ‘unlocking the trillion dollar technology opportunity’, Maneesh sharma, COO, LambdaTest, Chaithanya Yambari, Co-Founder, Zluri, Dev Ramnane, Head of Early Stage Startups – India, AWS engage in a panel discussion moderated by Tarush Bhalla, Senior Assistant Editor, ETtech.
Deeptech Roundtable: What does the next decade of AI/ML look like?

Ankit Prasad, Founder and CEO, Bobble AI; Raghu Ravinutala, Co-Founder and CEO, Yellow.ai; Srini Ananth, Managing Director, Intel Capital, and Aayush Lalit Jain, Venture Capital and Startup Business (South India), AWS will join Miloni Bhatt, Editor-Digital Broadcast, EconomicTimes.com in a session focusing on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning while they deliberated on the topic ‘The Next 10 Years in Conversational AI and NLP: A Golden Era?’ Key discussion points for the session include the growth prospects of the industry and the role of the Covid-19 pandemic in accelerating the adoption of AI in India.

Web3 Roundtable: How can India BUILD the new Internet and win?

Arjun Krishan Kalsy, VP – Growth, Polygon and Pandurang Nayak, India Head – Startup Solution Architects, Amazon Web Services talk about the trends dominating the Web3 world and how Web3 innovators are building scalable real-world projects to drive the future of the Internet during panel discussion on the topic ‘Web3 Decoded: How India can BUILD the new internet and win.’

To listen to these interactive and engaging sector-focused conversations with top industry leaders, unicorn founders, prominent investors, and for more information on the #ETSoonicornsSummit, please visit the ET Soonicorns Summit website.

Register now to attend the ET Soonicorns Summit, scheduled for 8-9. September 2022

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