The Demo Day | Conquest'22
Conquest Demo Day - the accelerator program's Grand Finale is scheduled to be held on the 28th of August at the Shangri-La in Bangalore.
The event sees the cohort pitch to some of the top VCs, Angels and founders in the country in a Shark Tank-like event and winning startups take away equity-less grants.
Inauguration
Time: 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Startup Pitches - Slot 1
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Panel Discussion: Changing Dimensions of the Startup Ecosystem
Time: 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
As the startup ecosystem has evolved over the past 4 decades, we have seen a steady shift in the type and scale of challenges that entrepreneurs are willing to tackle. From simply exporting IT Services to the West to building eCommerce and payment behemoths to taking up challenges that truly make a dent in the universe. These universe-denting technological innovations are what we aim to cover through the panel comprising:
Rahul Sharma - Cofounder, Zetwerk
Srikanth Velamakanni - Founder, Fractal AI
Raghu G - Founder, Zolve and TaxiForSure
Rachit Parekh - Vice President, Accel
Malini Bhupta - Editor-in-Chief, Business Insider India (Moderator)
Lunch
Time: 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Startup Pitches - Slot 2
Time: 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Panel Discussion: Emerging Sectors that will define the next decade of India
Time: 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
The Indian ecosystem has seen rapid growth compressed into a much shorter period than more mature ecosystems such as the US and Europe. This growth has come through fast-moving funding, innovation and hiring cycles which have led to the broad foundation of founders, investors and builders we see today. The panelists in this session are:
Vishesh Khurana - Co-Founder, Shiprocket
Sumit Gwalani - Co-Founder, Fi.money
Kshitij Khandelwal - Co-Founder, Pixxel
Sreekanth Kalapur - Co-Founder, Solrazr
Jivraj Singh Sachar - Venture Operations at AngelList & Founder of The Indian Silicon Valley Podcast (moderator)
Keynote Address
Time: 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
An insightful address by Ashish Singhal - founder and CEO, Coinswitch
Startup Pitches - Slot 3
Time: 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Guest of Honour Address & Prize Distribution
Time: 4:45 PM - 5:20 PM
Vote of Thanks
Time: 5:20 PM - 5:30 PM