JURY CHAIR, Executive Chairman
Wipro

Rishad Premji is the Executive Chairman of Wipro Limited, a global technology services company with over 230,000 employees across six continents. He joined Wipro in 2007 and progressed through key roles in strategy, business development, and investor relations before becoming Executive Chairman in 2019. As Chief Strategy Officer, he conceptualised Wipro Ventures, investing in startups aligned with next-generation technologies and AI solutions. Today, his leadership is increasingly focused on scaling AI transformation across Wipro’s workforce and driving the company’s strategic role in India’s growing importance to the global technology ecosystem. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a degree in Economics from Wesleyan University.

Managing Director-India
Anthropic

Irina Ghose joined Anthropic in January 2026 as Managing Director of India, leading the company’s expansion into one of the world’s fastest-growing AI markets. She brings over three decades of experience scaling technology businesses. Before joining Anthropic, she spent 24 years at Microsoft, most recently as Managing Director of Microsoft India, where she drove enterprise AI adoption across banking, financial services, healthcare, and government. An alumna of IIT BHU and XLRI Jamshedpur, her expertise spans cloud solutions, digital transformation, and strategic business leadership. At Anthropic, she oversees engagement with policymakers, academic institutions, developers, and enterprises applying AI to India’s most pressing challenges.

Founder
Lossfunk, Wingify

Paras Chopra is an entrepreneur and AI researcher who founded Lossfunk, an AI research lab exploring foundational questions in artificial intelligence and human cognition. His entrepreneurial journey includes building Wingify, one of India’s most successful bootstrapped SaaS companies, which scaled into a global software provider serving thousands of customers across 90 countries before its acquisition in 2025. Chopra has now launched AI lab Lossfunk, where he is focused on independent AI research and fostering an ecosystem of builders pursuing first-principles thinking in artificial intelligence. Having worked on technology and AI for nearly two decades, he brings a distinctive perspective shaped by both scaling a global company and pursuing rigorous research. He holds a degree in Biotechnology from Delhi College of Engineering.

Cofounder & CEO
Urban Company

Abhiraj Singh Bhal is the Cofounder and CEO of Urban Company, which made a landmark transition to becoming a publicly listed company in September 2025—a defining moment for India’s home services sector. Since founding the company in 2014 with co-founders Varun Khaitan and Raghav Chandra, Bhal has transformed how urban consumers access professional home services while building a vast network of empowered service professionals. Under his leadership focused on quality over discounting, Urban Company has evolved from a startup into a trusted platform operating across 51 cities in India and overseas. The company is now expanding into newer formats such as instant home services, reflecting Bhal’s vision of technology-led models that respond to changing consumer behaviour. An alumnus of IIT Kanpur and IIM Ahmedabad, he previously worked at The Boston Consulting Group. Urban Company won the coveted Startup of the Year prize at the ET Startup Awards 2025.

Founder & CEO
Paytm

Vijay Shekhar Sharma is the Founder and CEO of Paytm, one of India’s pioneering digital payments and financial services platforms. He founded Paytm in 2010 and played a defining role in driving the adoption of mobile payments and digital transactions across India, particularly during the 2016 demonetisation period. Over the years, Paytm has expanded from payments into a broader financial services ecosystem spanning merchant payments, lending, insurance, and wealth management. Sharma continues to lead the company through its next phase of growth, steering it back to profitability after navigating regulatory challenges. His leadership increasingly emphasises the role of AI in transforming financial services for India’s millions. A graduate of Delhi Technological University, he has been recognised for his vision of bringing half a billion Indians into the mainstream economy.

Cofounder
Myntra, Curefit

Mukesh Bansal is a serial entrepreneur known for building category-defining companies in e-commerce and consumer health. He co-founded Myntra in 2007, transforming it into India’s leading fashion e-commerce brand before its acquisition by Flipkart, where he subsequently led the commerce and advertising business. He then founded Cult.fit (Cure.fit), now India’s largest integrated health and fitness platform, scaling it into a unicorn with comprehensive wellness offerings. Today, Bansal is building Nurix AI, an enterprise AI company focused on bringing intelligent customer interactions to businesses. His journey spans multiple waves of Indian technology entrepreneurship, from digital commerce to consumer wellness to enterprise AI. An IIT Kanpur graduate, Bansal also launched venture studio Meraki Labs, through which he backs consumer and deeptech startups.

Cofounder
Flipkart, Navi

Sachin Bansal is a pioneering Indian entrepreneur whose journey spans two of India’s most significant technology stories—e-commerce and digital financial services. He co-founded Flipkart in 2007 and was instrumental in building it into India’s defining e-commerce company before its acquisition by Walmart in 2018. His success with Flipkart proved that world-class technology companies could be built from India, catalysing an entire generation of founders and significant venture capital into the Indian startup ecosystem. In 2018, he co-founded Navi to make financial services simpler and more accessible through technology. As chairman, he continues to focus on long-term strategy and building scalable systems across lending, insurance, and investment services. An IIT Delhi graduate, he remains a visionary voice on entrepreneurship and India’s role in global technology.

Cofounder
CaratLane

Mithun Sacheti is the co-founder of CaratLane, the pioneering jewellery brand he built into one of India’s most successful digital-first consumer businesses. Founded in 2008, CaratLane transformed India’s jewellery retail through technology and an omnichannel approach, making fine jewellery accessible to a new generation. Following Titan’s acquisition of the company, Sacheti has transitioned to backing emerging consumer businesses as an active investor. His post-entrepreneurial journey reflects a commitment to enabling India’s next generation of consumer brand builders. Through his investments and advisory roles, he continues to shape the country’s evolving retail and consumer landscape. An IIM Bangalore graduate, Sacheti brings both operational expertise from building a unicorn and investor insights to his work in India’s consumer ecosystem.

Director
Aditya Birla Group

Aryaman Vikram Birla is a Director at the Aditya Birla Group and part of the leadership team shaping the conglomerate’s next generation of businesses. He leads the Group’s portfolio strategy across Fashion, Renewables, Hospitality, and Venture Capital, playing a key role in several landmark initiatives spanning acquisitions, capital raises, and new consumer platforms. He has been instrumental in building Aditya Birla Ventures, the Group’s venture capital arm investing in high-growth businesses across emerging sectors. In 2026, he spearheaded the Aditya Birla Group-led consortium’s acquisition of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, a watershed moment in Indian sports and media, and now chairs the IPL franchise. His background spans entrepreneurship and venture investing, with an MBA from Harvard Business School. He brings a distinctive perspective combining family business stewardship with emerging business innovation.

Chief Business Officer
Snap Inc.

Ajit Mohan is the Chief Business Officer of Snap Inc., where he oversees the company’s global advertising business and drives growth across its diverse regional operations. He joined Snap in February 2023 as President of the Asia-Pacific region, where he scaled the company’s presence across multiple markets including India, China, Vietnam, Australia, and Singapore, before being elevated to the global role in February 2025. Before Snap, Mohan spent four years at Meta as Vice President and Managing Director of India, where he led strategy and operations for one of the world’s largest technology markets. Earlier in his career, he was the founding CEO of Hotstar, where he conceptualised and built the streaming platform into India’s leading video service. Mohan began his career at McKinsey & Company, working in its media practice and as a Fellow at the McKinsey Global Institute. He holds degrees from Nanyang Technological University, Johns Hopkins University, and the Wharton School.

CEO
Swiggy Instamart

Nandita Sinha is the CEO of Swiggy Instamart, leading one of India’s largest quick-commerce businesses through its next phase of growth. She brings over two decades of experience across ecommerce, fashion and consumer businesses. Before joining Instamart, Sinha served as CEO of Myntra, where she played a key role in scaling the fashion ecommerce platform and strengthening its position in India’s rapidly evolving digital retail market. Her career also includes leadership roles at Flipkart, Britannia and Hindustan Unilever, giving her extensive experience across digital commerce, consumer brands and retail. At Swiggy Instamart, she is focused on scaling the business and shaping its growth in India’s highly competitive and rapidly evolving quick-commerce ecosystem.