BizLitFest Hyderabad 2025 Sessions
Updated: 4 days ago
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
4.45 pm to 5.30 pm
Book Launch - Guest of Honour M Srinivas Rao, Former CEO, T-Hub
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
5.30 pm to 6.15 pm
2025 BizLitFest Best Entrepreneurship Book Award
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
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
Pinnacle - 7th Floor
11.45 am to 12.30 pm
Winning in the Indian Market: Understanding the New Indian Consumer
Rama Bijapurkar, Prolific Author, Board Member, Visiting Faculty at IIM Ahmedabad, with Sudhakar Rao, Festival Advisor, Director of Branding, ICFAI Group, Co-Author of First. Forever. NJ Yasaswy: They Don’t Make Them Like Him Anymore
12.30 pm to 1.00 pm
What Young Founders Read
Midhula Devabhaktuni, Founder, Mivi, Prem Kumar, Marut Drone Co, with Manish Khurana, Senior Commissioning Editor (Business & Non-fiction) at Penguin Random House India
1.00 pm to 1.45 pm
The Art and Science of Branding You and Your Venture
Ambi Parameshwaran, Branding Guru, Author of Marketing Mixology: Four Essential Ingredients for Marketing Success, Lulu Raghavan, Author of Go Further, Faster: Shaping a Life that Matters, President, APAC at Landor, with Harsh Pamnani, Author of From Unknown to Unforgettable, Booming Brands, Booming Digital Stars and Head of Marketing, T-hub
1.45 pm to 2.30 pm
Network Lunch
2.30 pm to 2.50 pm
Nine to Thrive: Poetry on Professions
Jhilam Chattaraj, Academic and Poet
2.50 pm to 3.30 pm
Green Literature - Green Ventures, Green Jobs
Abhay Deshpande, Founder, Recykal, Anirban Ghosh, Head, Centre for Sustainability, Mahindra University, Hyderabad, with Iraa Swasti, Climate Communicator
3.30 pm to 4.15 pm
The Founders’ Story - What Got Them to Where They Are Today
NariBiz: Her Story, Our Lessons by Rathi Pula, Strategic Manager, Branding and Marketing, Made in Hyderabad: Amazing Stories of 25 Start-up Entrepreneurs, Edited by Vanaja Banagiri, Author, Award Winning Journalist, Senior Editor, Brand Advisor, with
Dipal Gala, Senior Features Editor, Response Corporate, The Times of India
4.15 pm to 4.30 pm
Tea and Networking Break
4.30 pm to 5.15 pm
Hyderabadi Adventures
Shashank Anumula, MD, Cafe Niloufer - The Cafe Niloufer Story
Siva Devireddy, Founder, GoSwadeshi - A Sustainable Handloom Story
Ram Chaitanya, Founder, Ecowiser - Advancing Sustainable Living by Empowering Eco-Brands
Karan Bahadur, Founder, Draper Startup House India
Host - Vinay Dora, TechnoCreativist @CrowdProduct, Co-Founder MXR.world
5.15 pm to 5.45 pm
The IITM Nexus : 16 Amazing Journeys of IIT Madras Graduates Who Turned into Business Tycoons
Srikanth Sundararajan (Doc), Innovator, Entrepreneur, Professor and Investor, with Nagaraja Prakasam, Angel Investor, Mentor - NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore and Author of Back to Bharat: In Search of a Sustainable Future
Book Launches and Awards will be held at Marvel
The Orion - Workshops - 6th Floor
12.00 pm to 1.00 pm
How to Write a Winning Movie Script
Vivek Anchalia, Founder & CEO, Amazing Indian Stories, Director & Co-Writer - Tikdam (Jiohotstar), Screenwriter - Rajma Chawal (Netflix), Director - Naisha (India's 1st AI film)
1.00 pm to 2.00 pm
Bootstrap to Bestseller: Secrets to Writing Business Best Sellers
Manish Khurana, Senior Commissioning Editor (Business & Non-fiction) at Penguin Random House India
3.00 pm to 4.00 pm
Personal Branding for Professionals
Lulu Raghavan, Author of Go Further, Faster: Shaping a Life that Matters, President, APAC at Landor
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Master the Art and Craft of Business Storytelling to Win Big
Harsh Pamnani, Author of From Unknown to Unforgettable, Booming Brands, Booming Digital Stars
The Oasis - 7th Floor
12 pm to 1.30 pm
Startups and Storytelling: Founders' Session
This engaging session will feature pitches by 5 startups, inputs from investors and domain experts, and roadmaps for scale. The Changemaker Story Canvas will also be shared as a visualisation tool for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Madanmohan Rao, Research Director, YourStory. Co-Founder, MXR.world
Vinay Dora, TechnoCreativist @CrowdProduct, Co-Founder MXR.world
2.45 pm to 3.30 pm
Student Entrepreneurship Workshop
by Pavan Allena, Founder, Bower School of Entrepreneurship (by invitation only)
3.45 pm to 4.30 pm
Townhall - Ask Me Anything
Gurcharan Das, Author of Bestseller Another Sort of Freedom
Host - Kashyap Kompella, Author of A Short & Happy Guide to Artificial Intelligence for Lawyers, Columnist and Educator
FAQs
Lunch Options Around T-Hub “within 1 km radius”
Food trucks in front of “Service Now” building (adjacent to T-Hub)
Cafe Niloufer
At Sattva Knowledge City
Simply South
Haldirams
Venue
Plot No 1/C, Sy No 83/1, Raidurgam, Knowledge City Rd, Panmaktha, Hyderabad, Serilingampalle (M), Telangana 500081
Location
Parking
T-Hub Parking
Reaching the Venue
Preferably use public transport or car-pooling.
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
Akshara Books is our bookstore partner.
Books of the authors attending the fest and a wide selection of titles will be available for sale.
Self-published authors can carry their copies and give it to the store manager for display and sale.
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
Carry your own stationary for workshops.
Please carry a non-plastic water bottle.
This is part of our near zero waste initiative.
For queries call
Ganesh - 9513715974
Reena - 9945111009
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