BizLitFest Hyderabad
September 5, 2026 - 9.30 am to 6.00 pm
@ Sandhya Techno 01, 2nd Floor, Khajaguda, Rai Durg
Great Books. Great Ideas. Great Businesses.
SCHEDULE
9.30 am to 10.00 am
Registration and Networking
10.05 am to 10.10 am
Welcome
Benedict Paramanand, Festival Curator
10.10 am to 10.25 am
Inaugural Keynote
Dr. Nischita Muppavarapu, MBA, MBBS, Director of Noble Hospital, Ashoka Award Winner, Co-author of One Step at a Time and Author of Aame Askasam
10.25 am to 11.10 am
What the Founders Read
Saumya Prakash, Founder, Multiplier IT Solutions
Sunil Sathyavolu, Technology Leader, Educator, Entrepreneur
11.10 am to 11.30 am
Building a Culture of Reading and Writing
Fireside Chat Srilakshmi Reddy, Founder, Keystone School
with Ashvitha Ramachandran, Conversationalist & Emerging Writer
11.30 am to 11.40 pm
Tea Break
11.40 am to 12.00 pm
The Author's Advantage: Why Every Leader Should Write a Book
Sudhakar Rao, Festival Advisor, Brand Strategist, Prolific Author
12.00 pm to 12.30 pm
Cultivating a Champion Mindset
Pullela Gopichand, Indian National Badminton Coach, Author, Shuttler's Flick | Longevity Code: Science, Strategies And Secrets To Living Better And Longer
with Benedict Paramanand, CEO, BizLitFest, Festival Curator, Author of CK Prahalad - The Mind of the Futurist - Rare Insights on Life, Leadership & Society | SMASH! The Rise of Indian Badminton: Stories of Grit and Triumph
12.30 pm to 1.10 pm
Debate - Can AI Close India's Healthcare Gap?
Dr. Nischita Muppavarapu, MBA, MBBS, Director of Noble Hospital, Ashoka Award Winner, Co-author of One Step at a Time and Author of Aame Askasam
Raghavendra Hunasgi, CEO, String Metaverse, Serial Entrepreneur, Leader in AI, Web 3, Marketing Transformation, Global Marketing and Branding Expert, Author, Unleashing Growth: 15 Growth Marketing Hacks Every Entrepreneur Should Know
Session Chair - G Vishwanand, Curator, Healthcare Summits, CEO, IMC Digital
1.10 pm to 1.50 pm
Networking Lunch
1.50 pm to 2.00 pm
Standup Comedy
2.00 pm to 2.30 pm
Milk Delivery Boy to Successful CEO/Founder/Professor
Sreedhar Bevara, Author, Roaring Lambs: A Fable about Finding the Leader in You, Founder, Healthcare Startup Aayu AI, Professor of Practice, BITS Pilani Dubai
with V Pattabhi Ram, Author, Ticking Times: An Accountant and a Gentleman | The Tech Phoenix: Satyam's 100-Day Turnaround | India in 2047: The Amazing Rise of a Modern Nation | The Great Bank Robbery, Public Speaker and Teacher
2.30 pm to 2.50 pm
How I Wrote Unseen: The Untold Story of Deepinder Goyal and the Making of Zomato
Megha Vishwanath, Former CNBC-TV18 Journalist, Brand Strategist
2.50 pm to 3.10 pm
The Making of India’s Most Awarded Case Study Centre
Prof. Sanjib Dutta, Vice President, IBS Case Research Centre
3.10 pm to 3.40 pm
The Economy Is Personal: How Big Economic Forces Shape Your Money—And What You Can Do About It
Nupur Pavan Bang in conversation with Anisha Sircar
3.40 am to 4.00 pm
Tea Break
Grand Award Evening 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm
4.00 pm to 4.45 pm
Hyderabad 2030 - Dreams, Opportunities, Challenges
Jayesh Ranjan, Senior Bureaucrat, Government of Telangana
Murali Bukkapatnam, Builder of Companies, Institutions & Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, Founder & CEO, Immediate Past Chairman, TiE Global Board of Trustees
Raghavendra Hunasgi, CEO, String Metaverse, Serial Entrepreneur, Leader in AI, Web 3, Marketing Transformation, Global Marketing and Branding Expert, Author, Unleashing Growth: 15 Growth Marketing Hacks Every Entrepreneur Should Know
Sreedevi Reddy, Chair, Indo American Chamber of Commerce, Hyderabad
Session Chair - Sudhakar Rao, Festival Advisor, Brand Strategist, Prolific Author
4.45 pm to 5.15 pm
The Fascinating Turnaround Story of Imagicaa
Dhimant Bakshi, CEO - Imagicaaworld Entertainment Limited
Mayuresh Kore, CFO - Imagicaaworld Entertainment Limited
with Reena Pereira, Team BizLitFest, HR and Communications Professional
BizLitFest Best Entrepreneurship Book Award 2026
5.15 pm to 6.00 pm
Opening Remarks
Benedict Paramanand, CEO, BizLitFest, Festival Curator, Author
Murali Bukkapatnam, Award Chair
Jury Speak
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
Moderator
Reena Pereira, Team BizLitFest, HR and Communications Professional
Vote of Thanks
