BizLitFest Hyderabad
August 2, 2025 - 9.30 am to 7.00 pm
@ The T-Hub, Knowledge City
Fostering Entrepreneurship Through Business Literature
SCHEDULE
Marvel - 5th Floor
9.30 am to 10.20 am
Registration and Networking
10.20 am to 10.30 am
Inauguration and Welcome
Benedict Paramanand, Festival Curator
10.30 am to 11.30 am
The Making of Hyderabad as the Global Innovation Hub
Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Group
BVR Mohan Reddy, Author of Engineered in India: From Dreams to Billion-Dollar Cyient and Founder, Cyient
Jayesh Ranjan
Special Chief Secretary, Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), Special Projects (SPEED), Investment & Industry (I&I) Cell | Special Chief Secretary, Tourism, Culture, Heritage, Youth Advancement & Sports Department
Dinesh C Sharma, Author of Beyond Biryani: The Making of a Globalised Hyderabad
Host - Sudhakar Rao, Festival Advisor, Director of Branding, ICFAI Group, Co-author of First. Forever. NJ Yasaswy: They Don’t Make Them Like Him Anymore
11.30 am to 12.00 pm
The Shark Tank Success Stories
Kausthub Kaundinya, CEO, Jarsh Safety
Trivikram Kumar, Founder & CEO, XMachines
Host - Vamshi Krishna Reddy, Partner, Kalaari Capital
12.00 pm to 12.15 pm
Tea and Networking
12.15 pm to 12.50 pm
Understanding New-Age Business Models
K Ganesh, Serial Entrepreneur, Author of Mastering Disruption: A Practical Guide to Understanding New-Age Business Models, with Kavikrut, CEO, T-Hub
12.50 pm to 1.30 pm
Learn From History to Avoid Making Mistakes in the Future
Gurcharan Das, Author of Bestseller India Unbound and many more, with Benedict Paramanand, Author of CK Prahalad: Mind of The Futurist, Smash: The Rise of Indian Badminton, Stories of Grit & Triumph
1.30 pm to 2.10 pm
Networking Lunch
2.10 pm to 2.30 pm
Quiz
2.30 pm to 3.15 pm
Beyond the Prompt: Writing the Future with AI
Vivek Anchalia, Founder, Amazing Indian Stories, Director & Co-writer - Tikdam (Jiohotstar), Screenwriter - Rajma Chawal (Netflix), Director - Naisha (India's 1st AI film)
Kashyap Kompella, Author of A Short & Happy Guide to Artificial Intelligence for Lawyers, Columnist and Educator
Host - Madanmohan Rao, Research Director, YourStory. Co-founder, MXR.world
3.15 pm to 3.50 pm
The Social Entrepreneur Success Secret
Shayak Ray, Member of K-Circle, Hyderabad’s Oldest and Most Iconic Quiz Club
Nagaraja Prakasam, Angel Investor, Mentor - NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore and Author of Back to Bharat: In Search of a Sustainable Future, with Sreedevi Devireddy, GTM Strategist, Vice-Chairman, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (AP & TS), Start-up Ecosystem Enabler
3.50 pm to 4.30 pm
Is India's Fintech Revolution Real?
Prof. Bhagwan Chowdhry, Author of Fintech for Billions, Faculty Director, ISB, with Praveena Rai, MD & CEO, Multi Commodity Exchange of India, Former COO, NPCI
4.30 pm to 4.45 pm
Networking Break
Book Launch Host - J Shiruti, Festival Co-ordinator
First. Forever. NJ Yasaswy: They Don’t Make Them Like Him Anymore
Biography of the ICFAI Founder
Co-Authors V Pattabhi Ram and Sudhakar Rao, Festival Advisor, Director of Branding, ICFAI Group
Diviseema Business Fables
Co-Authors Sudhakar Rao and Hari Paruchuri
Host - M. Somasekhar, Independent Journalist, Former Associate Editor, The Hindu Business Line
The Enlightened Manager: A Transformative Approach to Work and Life
by Vishwanath Alluri, Secretary, Krishnamurti Foundation, Founder & CEO, IMImobile
Host Ashvitha Ramachandran, works at Warner Bros
4.45 pm to 5.30 pm
Book Launch - Guest of Honour M Srinivas Rao, Former CEO, T-Hub
5.30 pm to 6.15 pm
Guest of Honour - Gurcharan Das, Author of Another Sort of Freedom
Jury Chairman's Reflections - Murali Bukkapatnam, Chairman, TiE Global
Jury's Reflection - Chaya D, Founder, The Talent Bridge
Award Winner's Acceptance Speech
Host - Reena Pereira, Team BizLitFest, HR and Communications Professional
2025 BizLitFest Best
Entrepreneurship Book Award
6.15 pm to 7.00 pm
Reel to Real: The Making of the Hyderabad Film Industry
D Suresh Babu, Film Producer, Nagireddy–Chakrapani National Award Winner
FAQs
Lunch Options Around T-Hub “within 1 km radius”
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Food trucks in front of “Service Now” building (adjacent to T-Hub)
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Cafe Niloufer
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At Sattva Knowledge City
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Simply South
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Haldirams
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Venue
Plot No 1/C, Sy No 83/1, Raidurgam, Knowledge City Rd, Panmaktha, Hyderabad, Serilingampalle (M), Telangana 500081
Location
https://maps.app.goo.gl/9BxLxvR47UHfzF7H9
Parking
T-Hub Parking
Reaching the Venue
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Preferably use public transport or car-pooling.
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For attendees' convenience for reaching the venue, a free bus shuttle service (ICFAI) from the Raidurg Metro Station to the venue has been arranged.
Dress Code
Smart Casuals
Book Store
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Akshara Books is our bookstore partner.
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Books of the authors attending the fest and a wide selection of titles will be available for sale.
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Self-published authors can carry their copies and give it to the store manager for display and sale.
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The store will take some commission on sale of books.
Accommodation for outstation registrants
There are several business and budget hotels in close proximity to the venue.
Please Note
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Carry your own stationary for workshops.
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Please carry a non-plastic water bottle.
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This is part of our near zero waste initiative.
For queries call
Ganesh - 9513715974
Reena - 9945111009
