Techspectations 2026 Agenda | Crystal Balling 2030 Sessions | Manorama Online

AGENDA

February 27, 2026 at Crowne Plaza, Kochi

27

February

2026

09:30 AM - 09:40 AM

Opening Ceremony

Opening Remarks

mariam-mammen-mathew

Ms. Mariam Mammen Mathew | CEO | ManoramaOnline

09:41 AM - 10:10 AM

Keynote Address

Re-architecting the Future: How Cloud, AI & Intelligent Infrastructure Will Shape India 2030

Sandeep Dutta

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

10:11 AM - 11:10 AM

Panel Discussion

Capital Catalysts 2030: Investing in the Next Wave of Scalable Tech Innovators

ashish agarwal

Ashish Agarwal | Vice President | GIC Private Limited

Anoop Ambika

Anoop Ambika | CEO | Kerala Startup Mission

Anuraj Ennai

Anuraj Ennai | CEO | InfinyAI Labs

Abhijith M

Abhijith M | Co-Founder | Eight Times Eight

Felix Josemon

Felix Josemon | Founder | ConversionAB & KPH

11:11 AM - 11:30 AM

Networking & Breakaway Session 1

Startup Masterclass: Designing 2030-Ready Companies from Day One

11:31 PM - 12:30 PM

Panel Discussion

Personalized Health Tech – AI-driven wellness, genomics, and the future of preventive care

Tony Jose

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

Hemant Jain

Hemant Jain | Founder & CEO | Chiranjiv

12:31 PM - 01:00 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

01:01 PM - 02:00 PM

Lunch / Breakaway Session 2

Engineering the Future: How Products, Platforms & Digital Architecture Must Evolve by 2030

02:01 PM - 02:30 PM

Changemaker Voice

The Vibe Coding Era: How the Indian Software Services Ecosystem is Reinventing Itself?

Atul Soneja

Atul Soneja | COO | Tech Mahindra

02:31 PM - 03:30 PM

Panel Discussion

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

Narasimha Rao

Narasimha Rao | General Manager - India & MEA | MoEngage

Aditya Kanthy

Aditya Kanthy | President | Omnicom Advertising India

03:31 PM - 04:00 PM

Lead Talk

The Swadeshi Effect - Building from India to the world

Tejas Goenka

Tejas Goenka | Managing Director | Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd

04:01 PM - 04:20 PM

Networking & Breakaway Session 3

Scaling 2030-Ready Startups: From Local Disruption to Global Relevance

04:21 PM - 05:20 PM

Panel Discussion

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

Roshan Mathew

Roshan Mathew | Actor & Performer | Indian Actor

Navya Nair

Navya Nair | Actress & Performer | Indian Film Actress

Dinjith Ayyathan

Dinjith Ayyathan | Film Director | Indian Film Director

Riya Shibu

Riya Shibu | Film Producer & Actress | Indian Film Producer

Dabzee

Dabzee | Rapper & Composer | Indian Rapper

Fejo

Fejo | Rapper & Singer | Indian Rapper

05:21 PM - 05:50 PM

Closing Remarks

Responsible AI & Regulation – India’s stance on AI governance