Entrepreneurship Speakers

Vijay Shekhar Sharma is the Founder and CEO of Paytm and the architect of its successful 2021 IPO. He is a pioneer in India's mobile payments revolution, responsible for innovations like QR codes and the Soundbox. Named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world, he is an active angel investor in fintech and e-commerce. His keynotes provide a strategic roadmap for digital transformation, financial inclusion, and leveraging AI to build high-growth, disruptive tech ventures in emerging markets.

Bipin Preet Singh is the Co-Founder and CEO of MobiKwik, a leading digital banking platform serving millions of Indians. An alumnus of IIT Delhi in Electrical Engineering, he is a pioneer of the Digital Payments landscape in India. His career includes roles as a Platform Architect at Intel and Nvidia before founding MobiKwik in 2009. His talks draw on his experience in scaling new products, building credit underwriting and insurance cross-sell, and achieving distribution muscle to 100 million customers in India.

Amy Wilkinson is a globally recognized innovation expert and the CEO of Ingenuity, which advises Fortune 500 companies on growth strategy. She is a Faculty Member at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. The global bestselling author of The Creator's Code, she is a former White House trade advisor and a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company. Her expertise is critical for leaders navigating the turbulent impact of policymaking on global supply chains and corporate competitiveness.

Rashmi Bansal is the #1 bestselling business books author in India, with 10 books on entrepreneurship that have sold over 1.2 million copies. She is an alumna of IIM Ahmedabad and co-founded the popular youth magazine JAM. Her key titles include Stay Hungry Stay Foolish and Connect the Dots. As a speaker, she shares highly motivational stories on entrepreneurship and innovation, and she mentors young entrepreneurs while teaching a course called 'Road Less Travelled' at Ashoka University.

Gul Panag is an acclaimed actress, former Miss India, and one of India's most powerful social media influencers and thought leaders. She is a dedicated activist for gender equality and environmental issues. A recognized fitness icon and serial half-marathoner, her keynotes inspire creativity, positivism, and a go-getter attitude. She shares her unique perspective on gender equality, fundamental rights, and the importance of citizen-government partnership for social change.

Varun Agarwal is an acclaimed entrepreneur and author of the national bestseller How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded a Million Dollar Company. He is the co-founder of Alma Mater, India’s largest provider of school and college merchandise. His talks foster a go-getter attitude and have been delivered to major global clients including the United Nations, Google India, and HP. His presentations, which are highly sought after by educational institutions and corporations, focus on Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and the pursuit of passion.

Falguni Nayar founded Nykaa in 2012 after a long career in investment banking, building it into a leading beauty and lifestyle platform that married curated assortment, content-led discovery and physical retail into a profitable public company. Her talks distill practical lessons on category creation, omnichannel scaling, founder governance and disciplined risk—offering executives concrete frameworks for growing consumer brands in emerging markets.