TGS 2024 brings for the very first time, Cultural Entrepreneurship to the fore in partnership with Network of Indian Cultural Enterprises (NICEorg). The sessions will educate, inform and showcase branded cultural enterprises. The spotlight will also be on entrepreneurs, policy makers, funders, academics and industry leaders that are creating livelihoods, generating wealth and impacting Brand India in an eco-friendly manner. Sessions will include powerful talks and panels from notable cultural enterprises industries like tourism, jewelry, wellness, adventure among others. These conversations will range from exploring and celebrating the uniqueness of cultural entrepreneurship to discussing how to build thriving cultural entrepreneurship ecosystems. The program will also include inspiring talks by driven cultural entrepreneurs.
12th Dec 2024
08:30 AM - 02:30 PM
Infosys, Mysuru
Sanjay Anandaram
Co-Founder, Network of Indian Cultural Enterprises (NICEorg)
Sanjay Prasad
Founder, Mindsphere Consulting
Nand Kishore Chaudhary
Founder, Jaipur Rugs
Tanya Abraham
Founder Director, The Art Outreach Society (TAOS)
Vinay Parameswarappa
Founder, Gully Tours
Sai Kiran Bhagavatula
Founder, Wildlife Whisperers
Savini Sonavaria
Founder & Director, PashooPakshee
K V Kanchana
CEO, Network of Indian Cultural Enterprises (NICEorg)
Payal Nath
Co Founder Kadam, Kadam Haat
Vijaya Krishnappa
Co-Founder, KOSHA.ai
Pragya Batra
Co-Founder, Quirksmith
Meera Ramakrishnan
Director & Co-founder, Zishta
Sahar Mansoor
Founder & CEO, Bare Necessities
Charanya Kumar
Founder, Chittam Games.
Yosha Gupta
Founder, Memeraki
Arjun Ranga
CEO, N. Ranga Rao & Sons, Cycle Pure Agarbathi
K Yatish Rajawat
Founder and CEO, The Centre for Innovation in Public Policy (CIPP)
Arun Yogiraj
Proprietor, Kashyappa Shilpa Kalanikethana
Ram Kevalur
Co-founder, eCirkle.org
Dr. Mahesh Rao
President TiE Mysuru Chapter
Prof Suresh Bhagavatula
Professor, Entrepreneurship Area at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Kunal Sachdev
CEO of Renaissance Craft Venture Builder
| Time | Programme Details |
|---|---|
| 08:30 am – 09:45 am | Infosys Campus Registration |
| 10:10 am – 10:20 am | Opening Remarks Speaker: Sanjay Anandaram |
| 10:25 am – 10:50 am | Keynote Address Speaker: NK Chaudhary |
| 10:55 am – 11:25 am | Building a Cultural Enterprise in Experiential Tourism. |
| 11:30 am – 12:15 pm | Why are Cultural Enterprises Unique and how different are they from other startups. |
| 12:20 pm – 12:40 pm | Cultural Brand Presentations. |
| 12:45 pm – 01:10 pm | Conversation: My Story. |
| 01:15 pm – 01:45 pm | Creating the Ecosystem for CEs - from funds to govt to incubators to academia. |
| 01:50 pm – 02:15 pm | Conversation: Ram Kevalur with Arun Yogiraj |
| 02:15 pm – 02:30 pm | Closing Ceremony |
