Startup Events In September: Microsoft & Inc42 Dialogue, Inc42’s Product Summit

In a bid to decode the next billion opportunities in the startup ecosystem and enable startups to build the next wave of successful businesses, Inc42 in association with Microsoft is hosting a four part video series of — ‘The Dialogue’. The focus sectors of the discussions are, namely, agritech, healthtech, fintech and horizontal SaaS.

The first episode of the series is on Healthtech For India’s Next Billion — Unraveling India’s $21 Bn Healthtech Opportunity. Moderated by the cofounder and CEO of Inc42, Vaibhav Vardhan, the discussion is joined by Rahul Agarwal, director, Quadria Capital; Gaurav Agarwal, cofounder and CTO, 1mg; Abhimanyu Bhosale, Co-founder & CEO – LiveHealth; and Rohini Srivathsa, National Technology Officer, Microsoft India.

Date: 30 September, Wednesday

Time: All Day Event

The ‘Dialogue’ On Fintech

Fintech Empowering Digital Transformation Of India’s SMBs

Moderated by Inc42 cofounder and CEO Vaibhav Vardhan, the discussion brought together fintech startup Karza cofounder and CBO Gaurav Samdaria, 3one4 Capital founding partner Siddharth Pai, Vijayant Rai, country head for BFSI sector at Microsoft India and Deena Jacob, cofounder and CFO of neobanking startup Open.

• Role of fintech in empowering Indian SMBs
• The impact of the new FDI norms that mandate government approval for funding from land-border nations such as China
• The challenges of working with large public sector banks as well as the legacy credit bureau
• The rise of neobanking startups and digital-first strategies to onboard the next billion users and more

Date: September 30, Wednesday

Time: All Day Event

The ‘Dialogue’ On Agritech

How Agritech Startups Are Redefining India’s Rural Economy

Moderated by the cofounder and CEO of Inc42, Vaibhav Vardhan, the discussion is joined by Hemendra Mathur, venture partner at Bharat Innovation Fund; Sateesh Nukala, CEO and cofounder of BigHaat India; Krishna Kumar, founder and CEO of CropIn Technology; and Sangeeta Bavi, director, startup ecosystem at Microsoft India.

• Dissecting the $1.7 Bn+ investments in agritech startups
• How has the funding landscape evolved in agritech?
• The role of policy, the government in enabling the agritech ecosystem
• How can agritech startups  leverage existing networks and corporates to amplify impact
• The challenges and opportunities at various levels in the agricultural supply chain
• How can agritech streamline the supply chain and fix efficiency?
• Emerging business models in the all-important agritech space

Date: September 30, Wednesday

Time: All Day Event

The ‘Dialogue’ On SaaS

Horizontal SaaS And The New Digital Enterprise Opportunity

Moderated by Inc42 cofounder and CEO Vaibhav Vardhan, the discussion hosted chief operating officer of Microsoft India, Rajiv Sodhi, Locus CEO and cofounder Nishith Rastogi, Blume Ventures cofounder and managing partner Sanjay Nath and inFeedo founder and CEO Tanmaya Jain.

The discussion elaborated on and provided insight into various aspects such as:

• Impact of Covid-19 on horizontal SaaS landscape
• Tapping into the new wave of SMB digitisation
• The new horizontal SaaS playbook
• Value-added services to upsell free platform
• The role of data centre tech in lowering horizontal SaaS costs

Date: September 30, Wednesday

Time: All Day Event

Emma Obanye joins the #NAKEDpodcast

Off balance. Out of sync. Feelings, as entrepreneurs, we’ve all felt at some point in our lives. Entrepreneurs are always striving for that balance or feeling that everything is in our control. But how do we know when our body is giving us the signal to tell us we finally need to pause, stop and change the way we are living every day? How do we find meaningful ways to achieve the balance we crave?

Serial entrepreneur Emma Obanye, talks to Vladi and Nektarios about when she started to realise that her life was out of balance; how she worked to change her approach to life and her business; the experiences she went through to get there, and how she is now learning to not restrict or control herself. What led Emma to the point where she felt like she had to go down the path she took? How has her journey transformed her mindset? How has this impacted and changed the way she lives her life and runs her business?

Date: 30 September, Wednesday

Time: All Day Event

The Product Summit

The Product Summit by Inc42 and The Product Folks will delve into topics like how to build a growth mindset, what it takes to engineer hypergrowth in a diverse market like India, why growth is not a division but a mindset and organisational frameworks for product teams to achieve 10x growth and more.

With the world going through a digital transformation and the government urging startups and companies to help in holding the fort, we think it’s time to break ground and bring together top minds driving the current product wave in India to share their wisdom and experiences with the product community.

The summit will host speakers such as Zerodha’s cofounder Nithin Kamath, Fusioncharts’ Pallav Nadhani, Whitehat Jr Founder Karan Bajaj, Former CXO Times Internet Miten Sampat, BigBasket’s Director of Products Tejas Vyas, and Partner at Lightspeed Ventures Harsha Kumar, among others.

The daylong online conference will bring together the top minds driving the current product wave in India to share their wisdom and experiences with 3,000 product leaders & makers.

Date: 10th October, Saturday

Time: All Day Event

Previous Events Held This Month

Unscramble: A Virtual Roundtable Discussion By Ikigai Law

The Indian government wants companies to compulsorily share their business data, but it has raised so many questions. Will the companies be paid for this data, how will the data be priced? Will all companies have to share data or is it selective?

To untangle these and other questions surrounding a proposed regulatory framework for non-personal data, tech-focused law firm Ikigai Law is bringing together the startup ecosystem for a virtual roundtable discussion “Unscramble”. Startups and investors wishing to gain better insights into the impact of the proposed regulations on their business should register.

Date: 2nd September, Wednesday

Time: 3:00-4:30 PM

#GoingD2C Webinars

Navigating Through Cross Border Payments For D2C Businesses

When moving to the digital landscape, it is imperative for businesses to understand the intricacies of digital payments for their customers. To help them in this journey, Inc42 has chosen, ‘Decoding Regulations on Digital Payments’ as the theme for the second webinar of its 12-part webinar series, #GoingD2C.

This webinar will cover all aspects of setting up digital payments for online ventures and also touch upon the laws and regulations that govern the digital payments landscape in India. It aims to help businesses understand how digital payments can help them grow and scale in the digital world we live in today.

Joining the webinar as speakers are Mihir Ajit Shah, an experienced consultant, advisor and trainer in the field of international business and Nath Parameshwaran, director, corporate affairs, PayPal India.

Date: 3rd September, Thursday

Time: 3:00-4:00 PM