Techspectations 2026 Agenda | Crystal Balling 2030 Sessions | Manorama Online

AGENDA

February 27, 2026 at Crowne Plaza, Kochi

27

February

2026

Hall : The Main Stage

Grand Ballroom

10:00 AM - 10:10 AM

Opening Ceremony

Opening Remarks

mariam-mammen-mathew

Mariam Mammen Mathew | CEO | ManoramaOnline

Tom Joseph

Dr Tom Joseph | Director | Jain University

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM

Keynote Address

Re-Architecting the Future: How Cloud, AI & Intelligent Infrastructure will shape India by 2030

Sandeep Dutta

Sandeep Dutta | President - India & South Asia | Amazon Web Services

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10:40 AM - 11:30 AM

Panel Discussion

Catalysts 2030: India’s Next Wave of Scalable Tech Innovators

Anoop Ambika

Anoop Ambika | CEO | Kerala Startup Mission

ashish agarwal

Ashish Agarwal | Vice President | GIC Private Limited

Anuraj Ennai

Anuraj Ennai | CEO | InfinyAI Labs

Hemant Jain

Hemant Jain | Founder & CEO | Chiranjiv

Abhijith M

Abhijith M | Co-Founder | Eight Times Eight

Felix Josemon

Felix Josemon | Founder | ConversionAB & KPH

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11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Networking Break | Coffee & Tea

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Fireside Chat

News, Creators & the New Social Universe

Faye D'Souza

Faye D'Souza | Founder, Journalist, Entrepreneur | Beatroot News

Anil Abraham

Dr Anil Abraham | Social Media Celebrity

Joshua Eugine

Joshua Eugine | Editor | Onmanorama

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12:30 PM - 01:00 PM

Visionary Address

The Vibe Coding Era: How India’s Software Services Ecosystem Is Reinventing Itself

Kunal Purohit

Kunal Purohit | President – Next Gen Verticals | Tech Mahindra

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01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

Networking Lunch

02:00 PM - 02:25 PM

Panel Discussion

Discover how AI and genomics will detect health risks precisely, helping you save money, time and even lives.

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Nalanda Jayadev

Dr Nalanda Jayadev | CEO | Aster Medcity

Nalanda Jayadev

Dr Arun R Warrier | Senior Consultant - Medical Oncology | Aster Medcity

Nalanda Jayadev

Dr Anil Kumar R | Senior Consultant - Interventional Cardiology | Aster Medcity

Tony Jose

Tony Jose | Co-Founder & CEO | SugarStrings.ai

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02:25 PM - 03:05 PM

Panel Discussion

How Technology & AI Will Shape the Future of Retail and Commerce

Aaron Rigby

Aaron Rigby | Regional Director – SEA & India | Taboola

Ayshwarya Ramakrishnan

Ayshwarya Ramakrishnan | Senior Solution Engineer, AI Business Solution | Microsoft

Narasimha Rao

Narasimha Rao | General Manager - India & MEA | MoEngage

Sarita Priyadarshini

Sarita Priyadarshini | Senior Solution Engineer | Snowflake

Mohan Thomas

Mohan Thomas | Co-founder & CEO - HiFX | Founder - Bhashamitra.ai

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03:05 PM - 03:40 PM

Lead Talk

The Swadeshi Effect: Building from India, for the World

Tejas Goenka

Tejas Goenka | Managing Director | Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd

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03:40 PM - 04:10 PM

Networking Break | Coffee & Tea

04:10 PM - 05:00 PM

Panel Discussion

Fame to Fandom: How Movies, Stars & Screens are evolving towards 2030

Jayasurya

Jayasurya | Actor | Indian Actor

Ramesh Pisharody

Ramesh Pisharody | Film Director & Actor | Indian Film Director

Lakshmi Parvathy

Lakshmi Parvathy | Associate Producer | Manorama Online

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05:00 PM - 05:30 PM

Executive Lens

Crystal Balling 2030: What Changes When AI Becomes the Platform

Manmeet Dhody

Manmeet Dhody | Vice President of Engineering | Adobe

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05:30 PM - 06:00 PM

Final Reflections

The Future of Advertising in an AI-First World

Aditya Kanthy

Aditya Kanthy | President & MD | Omnicom Advertising India

Anil Abraham

Boby Paul | Senior General Manager | Manorama Online

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27

February

2026

Hall : Insight Labs

Clove | Premium Plus Users Only

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Startup Masterclass:

Designing 2030-Ready Companies from Day One

01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

The Founder’s Master Class:

Public Speaking & Pitch Mastery by District 121 Toastmasters International

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03:40 PM - 04:10 PM

Startup Masterclass:

Scaling 2030-Ready Startups Through AI-Driven Discovery & Performance Marketing