BizLitFest Hyderabad 2026 Sessions

Great Books. Great Ideas. Great Businesses

@ EThames Business School, Rai Durg

Program

September 5, 2026 - 1.00 pm to 6.00 pm

1.00 pm to 2.00 pm

Registration, Networking, Explore Books at the Festival Bookstore

2.00 pm to 2.05 pm

Welcome

Benedict Paramanand, Festival Curator, Author, CK Prahalad - The Mind of the Futurist - Rare Insights on Life, Leadership & Society | SMASH! The Rise of Indian Badminton: Stories of Grit and Triumph

2.05 pm to 2.30 pm

Gen Z and the Convenience Economy - The New Rules of Speed, Choice & Experience

A cab in five minutes. Groceries in ten. Biryani at twenty. Gen Z has grown up in a world where everything is promised fast, fresh and effortless. Are they aware of the consequences of the convenience economy? Come to find out some shocking truths.

Vandana Vasudevan, Author, OTP Please! Online Buyers, Sellers and Gig Workers in South Asia is in conversation with Gaurika Khanduri, Former RJ, Radio Mirchi, Hyderabad

2.30 pm to 2.55 pm

The Economy Is Personal: How Big Economic Forces Shape Your Money—And What You Can Do About It

Global forces are constantly changing how much we earn and what value our money has, and what we can do with it. To be able to navigate this, we must first have an understanding of how things work. That is exactly what the authors are going to talk about. Through engaging examples, you the authors will share about credit, investment instruments, the worth of real estate and much more.

Nupur Pavan Bang, Co-author, Educator and Columnist with Sahoo Ranjan, Chartered Accountant, Writer and Speaker

2.55 pm to 3.40 pm

What the Founders Read and Why

Knowing what successful Founders read gives us a glimpse into how and what they think, rather than simply know what they have achieved. This is not about a list of books they have read but what ideas in them that actually influenced the way they built their companies or institutions.

Sreedevi Devireddy, GTM Strategist, Chairperson, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (AP & TS)

Srilakshmi Reddy, Founder, Keystone School, Venkat Boora, Founder and CEO, SPRYPLE, with Benedict Paramanand, Festival Curator, Prolific Author

3.40 pm to 4.10 pm

Book Launch

Dr. J. Shanti, Author, Associate Professor in Management at Alliance University

Book Launch by Keystone School Students

Host - Raja Gullapudi, Chartered Accountant, Co-Author, India in 2047

Networking Tea Break

4.30 pm to 6.00 pm

TiE Hyderabad BizLitFest Best Entrepreneurship Book Award 2026

Opening Remarks - Benedict Paramanand, Festival and Award Curator

Inaugural Keynote​

Meera Shenoy is a rare blend of a social entrepreneur and a strong advocate of an inclusive jobs market. Her work is a case study at Harvard and her project won a major award at MIT Solve.

She will speak about her book 'You Can Be Smarter and Wiser' in the context of the challenges the youth face in India today.

Meera Shenoy, Founder, Youth4Jobs, SwarajAbility - AI-driven Tech Platform, Author, You Can Be Smarter and Wiser​

Conversations with Shortlisted Authors​

How I Wrote Unseen: The Untold Story of Deepinder Goyal and the Making of Zomato

Megha Vishwanath, Former CNBC-TV18 Journalist, Brand Strategist with Iraa Swasti, Strategy Lead, Momentum Shifts, Co-founder, RegenIntel India

From the Brink of Collapse to a Successful Venture - The Fascinating Turnaround Story of Imagicaa

Dhimant Bakshi, CEO and Mayuresh Kore, CFO, Imagicaaworld Entertainment Limited with Reena Pereira, Team BizLitFest, HR and Communications Professional​

Jury Insights

Sanjay Jesrani, Founder & CEO, Go North Ventures, Independent Board Member, Mentor & Golfer

Srinivas Kollipara, Managing Partner, Biome, Founder, T-Hub, Founding India President, Global Entrepreneurship Network​​​

Iraa Swasti, Strategy Lead, Momentum Shifts, Co-founder, RegenIntel India​

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Reflections of the Award Chair

Murali Bukkapatnam, Builder of Companies, Institutions & Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, Founder & CEO, Immediate Past Chairman, TiE Global Board of Trustees

Award Winners' Acceptance Speech

​​Award Sponsor Speak

Gaurav Mathur, CEO and GCC Leader, Board Member, TiE Hyderabad

Vote of Thanks