The next chapter of India's growth will be written through engineering, innovation, and bold strategic choices. This session sets the context for the ideas and opportunities that will define the country's innovation economy and long-term competitiveness.
Wednesday September 2, 2026 9:25am - 9:35am IST Scarlet I&II
India has the talent, the market, and the ambition. The next challenge is to build an innovation economy that creates enduring value, not just through scale, but through research, deep-tech, intellectual property, critical technologies, and strategic capabilities. This session explores the choices India must make today to power its next 25 years of growth, competitiveness, and global leadership.
Wednesday September 2, 2026 9:35am - 9:50am IST Scarlet I&II
The next generation of industry leaders will compete not just on technology, but on how intelligently they design products, systems, and experiences. As AI reshapes creation itself, this conversation explores the new principles of design that will define innovation, growth, and market leadership.
Wednesday September 2, 2026 9:50am - 10:10am IST Scarlet I&II
Clean energy is redefining the rules of industrial competitiveness. Beyond the energy transition lies a larger opportunity, to engineer intelligent infrastructure, strengthen manufacturing, and create new engines of growth. What will it take for India to turn this moment into a lasting global advantage?
Wednesday September 2, 2026 10:10am - 10:35am IST Scarlet I&II
Every investor has a handful of decisions that changed the course of their career. Some created extraordinary outcomes. Others became their biggest lessons. A candid conversation on judgment, conviction, timing, and failure.
Wednesday September 2, 2026 10:35am - 11:00am IST Scarlet I&II
Tomorrow's industries will be shaped long before products reach the market. They will be defined by breakthroughs in advanced materials that enable cleaner energy, lighter aircraft, smarter electronics, next-generation optics, and resilient infrastructure. This session explores how material innovation is becoming a strategic driver of the next industrial revolution.
Wednesday September 2, 2026 11:25am - 11:45am IST Scarlet I&II
The future of mobility will be powered by more than electrification. Hydrogen is emerging as a viable pathway for decarbonising heavy transport while strengthening energy security and industrial capability. This session explores the engineering breakthroughs, ecosystem partnerships, and infrastructure required to make hydrogen-powered mobility a commercial reality.
Wednesday September 2, 2026 11:45am - 12:05pm IST Scarlet I&II
Space leadership is no longer defined by launches alone, it is increasingly determined by who builds the scientific infrastructure that enables discovery. From advanced telescope systems and precision engineering to global scientific collaboration, this session explores how India is contributing to the next generation of space infrastructure and what it will take to become a long-term leader in frontier science.
Wednesday September 2, 2026 12:05pm - 12:25pm IST Scarlet I&II
Quantum computing is moving beyond scientific promise to become a strategic capability with the potential to transform industries, accelerate discovery, and redefine computing itself. This session explores what it takes to build a full-stack quantum ecosystem, from hardware and software to applications, and why quantum could become the next frontier of technological and economic leadership.
Wednesday September 2, 2026 12:25pm - 12:55pm IST Scarlet I&II
The future of defence will be shaped not by conventional military strength alone, but by intelligent systems, autonomous platforms, cyber capabilities, space technologies, and software-defined warfare. As the character of warfare undergoes its biggest transformation in decades, India stands at the convergence of two historic shifts, the evolution of future battlefields and the rise of its own defence-industrial ecosystem. This session explores how these parallel transformations are creating an unprecedented opportunity for Indian industry to build sovereign capabilities, accelerate deep-tech innovation, strengthen national security, and position India as a global leader in defence technology.
Wednesday September 2, 2026 2:00pm - 2:30pm IST Scarlet I&II
Every breakthrough begins with someone asking, "What if?" This session explores the mindset behind identifying problems worth solving and turning ideas into solutions with real-world impact.
Wednesday September 2, 2026 2:50pm - 3:20pm IST Scarlet I&II
Great achievements are rarely the result of a single breakthrough. They are built through years of discipline, resilience, continuous learning, and uncompromising standards. A conversation on what it truly takes to sustain excellence in an increasingly competitive world.
Wednesday September 2, 2026 3:20pm - 3:55pm IST Scarlet I&II
