Accelerate Your Business

GROW. IMPACT. INNOVATE.

Join today's most influential innovators in business and tech at Accelerate Your Business, an event series designed to help you power your business growth. During this energizing symposium, gain invaluable access to:

• Thought Leaders
  Talk directly to tech and digital innovators, industry experts, and successful business owners
• Best Practices
  Learn what's working (and what's not) in today's highly mobile, cloud-based workplace
• New Solutions
  Interact with time-saving, life-changing devices and apps
• A New Network
  Network with business leaders, tech enthusiasts, and expert resources

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Tackling topics faced by businesses transitioning out of the startup and into scale-up, this event is designed for business owners, company leaders and decision makers seeking ideas and practical technology solutions to promote greater team communication, collaboration and productivity in today's highly mobile workplace.

• 2:30- 3:30 pmRegistration
• 3:30-4:30 pm Transforming Business with Change and Building a Culture of Innovation


We are in an era of disruptive innovation and it is all around us with new business models, consumer outreach, speed of execution, management approach and business processes. But how do you create a culture of innovation that let older businesses to keep up with the change and newer businesses to retain the agility they started with?
India's leading keynote speaker Mr. Shiv Khera will help you find answers to important question related to:
• Enabling your teams to not only embrace change, but lead business transformation
• Removing the fear of failure for embracing disruptive ideas
• Creating incentive systems that reward those that challenge “business as usual”


Keynote By : Mr. Shiv Khera, Founder, Qualified Learning Systems USA

• 4:30 - 5:15pm What's Hot, What's Happening and What's to Come


For entrepreneurs, their job is to always be one step ahead. They are constantly looking forward, embracing progress and ready for the next big idea or change. In this insightful Q&A session, Editor-in-Chief Ritu Marya will sit down with Kurt Petersen, Worldwide OEM Device Sales Lead, Microsoft Corporation and
P. Krishnakumar, Vice President, Consumer & Small Business, Dell International Services India Pvt Ltd. to discuss what tomorrow's businesses will look like, and what they can do today to position themselves for continued success. From tech products and business tools to the very way we communicate across office boundaries (in the cloud and virtually), this session will cover all aspects of business in a rapidly changing world, including mobility, communication, security, productivity and innovation.

Session Moderator: Ms. Ritu Marya, Editor-in-Chief, Entrepreneur Media
• Kurt Petersen, Worldwide OEM Device Sales Lead, Microsoft Corporation
• Mr. P Krishnakumar, Vice President- Consumer & Small Business, Dell International Services India Pvt. Ltd.


• 5:15- 5:45 pmNetworking Break in the Innovation Lounge
• 5:45–6:45 pm PANEL Discussion: Building Teams that Help You Build Your Business


There is one sure thing in business: success or failure is based on the strength of your teams and the collaboration between them. With new work norms in mind, this panel will offer a look at how to leverage cost-effective technologies and tools to foster collaboration using mobility and the cloud as the major building blocks for taking your business to the next level. This Panel will present an insight into the inner-workings of all kinds of high performing and highly mobile teams achieving success and show attendees how they can, too..
Session Moderator: Mr. Prashant Yadav, Partner- Management Consulting & Leader- Data & Analytics, KPMG India
• Ms. Padmaja Ruparel, Chief Executive Officer, Indian Angel Network
• Mr. Vikram Upadhyaya, Chief Mentor, GHV Accelerator
• Dr. O P Manchanda, Chief Executive Officer Dr. Lal Path Labs (LPL)
• Mr. Alok Mittal, Chief Executive Officer, Indifi Technologies
• Mr. Bhanu Chopra, Chief Executive Officer, RateGain’s


• 6:45- 7:15 PMClosing Keynote: Affecting the Consumer Path


Through science-based, applicable strategies for improved consumer engagement, customer acquisition, and product development
• Mr. Abhiraj Bhal- Co-founder, UrbanClap


Closing Thoughts
• 7:15PM OnwardsNetworking Cocktails & Dinner in the Innovation Lounge