· Vigyan Bhawan
UK-India Digital Convention 2023
A one-day convention in New Delhi
A full day on technology, entrepreneurship and games at Vigyan Bhawan, with 41 speakers and guests. Co-hosted with TEMA and CMAI.
Key facts
- Date
- Venue
- Vigyan BhawanMaulana Azad Road, New Delhi
- Hosted by
- Wharf Street Studios with TEMA and CMAI
- Format
- Full-day convention
About
What it was.
The convention's full title was 'Digital Convention 2023: India as a developed nation by 2047'. Wharf Street Studios organised it with TEMA, the Telecom Equipment Manufacturers Association of India, and CMAI, the Communications and Manufacturing Association of India.
Eleven sessions ran across the day: a Forbes Under 30 panel, design thinking, Industry 4.0 and SMEs, sustainability, venture capital, advanced air mobility, the Sustainable Development Goals, and a session on gaming culture, technology and diversity in games.
Industry leaders, founders, academics and government representatives spoke. The full programme and everyone who took part are below.
“We believe that India's potential for growth and development can be fully realised by harnessing the power of technology and innovation. Our Digital Convention 2023 is an important step towards achieving this goal, and we invite all stakeholders to join us in this exciting journey towards a developed India by 2047.”
Programme
The day, hour by hour.
11 sessions between registration and high tea.
Registration
BreakOpening: UK-India Digital Convention 2023
SessionForbes Under 30: opportunities and challenges for Indian entrepreneurs in the global ecosystem
SessionDesign thinking for entrepreneurs
SessionIndustry 4.0: how SMEs are changing the way they do business
SessionLunch
BreakMillets, the forgotten superfoods
SessionY20: a shared future
SessionTechnology-enabled sustainability
SessionGaming culture: technology and diversity in games
SessionAdvanced air mobility in Asia by 2025
SessionCurrent and emerging trends in venture capital
SessionEntrepreneurship and the Sustainable Development Goals 2030
SessionVote of thanks and national anthem
BreakHigh tea
Break
Times are local (IST).
Who took part
41 people on stage.
Guests of honour: 5
Two chief guests and three guests of honour opened the day.
Abhinav Prakash
National Vice President, BJP Youth Wing. Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Delhi. Advisor, Y20 India Secretariat.
Siddhartha Upadhyay
Founder, Stairs Foundation. Chairman, Mavcomm Group.
Vineet Tyagi
National Office In-charge, BJP Youth Wing. BJP National Media Panelist.
Abhishek Issar
Founding Member, Federation of Electronic Sports Associations India. Director, Indraprastha Esports Association.
Guest of honourO K Sharma
Former Additional Director General, Prasar Bharati. Chairman, Radio Group, TDR Foundation.
Forbes Under 30 panel: 7
Seven founders on building companies from India for a global market.
Aashish Kumar Gupta
Founder, Brainify. Co-founder, Khuraq. Senior Product Manager, Reverie Language Technologies.
Sahithi Divi
Founder, Soul of Swadesh and ImpactScientist. SDGs National Brand Ambassador, CISMSE.
Speakers: 29
Twenty-nine speakers across the day's sessions.
Prof. N K Goyal
Chairman, TEMA and CMAI Association of India
Chandrakant Salunkhe
Founder & President, SME Chamber of India
Atul Kumar Saxena
President, Indian Importers Chambers of Commerce & Industry
H.E. Nawab Mir Nazir Ali Khan
Honorary Consul, Consulate of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Dr Karan Thakur
Vice President, Public Affairs, Apollo Hospitals Group. Group Lead, Sustainability & ESG.
Abraham Paul Vatakencherry
Global influencer, mentor and strategist
Rania Lampou
Honorary Board Member, Global Governing Council (UNaccc)
Dr Maya Pradeep
President, Karnataka Textile Council. Creative Director, Haute Couture.
Abha Maryada Bhatt Banerjee
Founder, Success India
Sharez Wilkinson
CEO, Resilient Power. Founder, Antler. Forbes and HBR advisory councils.
Shanmugam Nagarajan
Managing Director, Frontier Electrocomponents and Systems
Bodhisattwa Sanghapriya
Founder & CEO, IG Drones
Palakh Khanna
Founder & CEO, Break.The.Ice. Regional Officer (Asia-Pacific), UN SDG.
Yashraj Bhardwaj
Co-founder, Petonic Infotech and Ideax Solutions. NITI Aayog Industry Advisory Council.
Dr Satnam Deuchakar
Founder and promoter, Deuchakar Trust
Partners
Who we ran it with.
- CMAI
- Y20 India 2023
- TEMA
- FEAI
Organiser
Who put it together.
Venkatesh KrishnamurthyFounder & CEO, Wharf Street StudiosVenkatesh founded Wharf Street Studios in London in 2019 and put both events together. He spoke at the House of Lords evening and organised the New Delhi convention with TEMA and CMAI.
Venue
Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
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More
The other one.
The Future of Computer Games
- Date
- VenueRoom G, House of Lords, London
Sixteen speakers from studios, platforms, investors and policy, hosted by Baroness Uddin.
London