Corporate Innovation Forum 2.0

About Event

An invite-only gathering bringing together senior leaders from Corporations and GCCs for focused conversations on how innovation is being accelerated through startup collaborations.

Why this event

As organisations continue to invest in transformation, the conversation is shifting toward how innovation canmove faster, scale smarter, and create measurable business outcomes. This forum brings together leaders who are actively building that future.

Event Details:

Dates: 29 May 2026

Venue: Sheraton Grand, Whitefield, Bengaluru

Timing: 5:00 PM Onwards

Duration: 2 Hours 30 Minutes

Last day for event registration: 22nd May 2026

Panel

Accelerating Innovation Through Co-Creation.

How enterprise leaders are building partnerships with startups that accelerate execution and scale outcomes - a moderated session with GCC Heads, Innovation Leaders, and ecosystem partners.

Fireside

Scaling Innovation Through Collaboration.

An enterprise leader's perspective on moving initiatives from pilot to wider adoption - what enabled scale, what nearly stalled it, and the lessons that travelled.

15+

Enterprise ready startups in the room

Curated, vetted, and aligned to enterprise problem statements.

Attendees Corporations & GCCs

Built for Corporations and Global Capability Centres (GCCs) - specifically:

GCC Heads & Site Leaders

Business Unit Heads

Vice Presidents

Innovation & Digital Transformation Leaders

CXO-level Executives

Senior Enterprise Leaders

What you'll walkaway with

A clear understanding of key corporate innovation models that are working today.

Insights into what peer organisations are doing from structure to execution.

Exposure to deep-tech startup innovation and emerging industry trends.

Past Event ⁠Speakers

Ashok Lingarajappa

Senior Director - SaaS Digital Transformation | AI Automation,
GE Healthcare

Balaji Sethuraman

Vice President,
Mercedes Benz

Sanjiv Srivastava

Senior Vice President,
Persistent System

Srinivas Kollipara

Managing Partner,
Biome

Viswanath Reddy

Head of Analytics,
Hindalco Industries Limited

Avinash Kedari

Head, Corporate Innovation,
T-Hub

Vishnu Teja T

Senior Manager , Corporate Innovation, T-Hub

Current Event ⁠Speakers

Ajay Mishra

Head of Research, Technology, and Strategy, Collins Aerospace

Ajay Tandon

Head of Strategy & Corporate Development, Syngene International Limited

Jai Gupta

Head of Product Engineering, Jaguar Land Rover Technology & Business Services India ( JLR TBSI)

Pankaj Vaish

Head of Startups for GCCs, T-Hub (Moderator)

Sivakumar Selva Ganapathy

Vice President, India Digital/IT, Johnson Controls

Dr. Pavan Soni

Innovation Evangelist & Author, Adjunct Faculty at ISB & IIMs

Sudhanshu

Welcome Note- Vice President Innovation Programs

Avinash Kedari

Closing note- Head, Corporate Innovation

The Agenda

5:00 PM - 5:15 PM

15 Min

Welcome Note
Sudhanshu, Vice President- Innovation Programs, T-Hub

Panel Discussion- [Accelerating Innovation through Startup Collaboration]
Panelists:

Pankaj Vaish ➔ Head of Startups for GCCs, T-Hub (Moderator)
Ajay Mishra ➔ Head of Research, Technology, and Strategy, Collins Aerospace
Ajay Tandon ➔ Head of Strategy & Corporate Development, Syngene International Limited
Jai Gupta ➔ Head of Product Engineering, Jaguar Land Rover Technology & Business Services India ( JLR TBSI)
Sivakumar Selva Ganapathy ➔ Vice President, India Digital/IT, Johnson Controls

5:15 PM - 6:00 PM

45 Min

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

60 Min

Embracing Open Innovation - A collaborative exchange of perspectives and innovation experiences
‍Dr. Pavan Soni, Innovation Evangelist & Author, Adjunct Faculty at ISB & IIMs

Closing Note
Avinash Kedari- Director, Corporate Innovation, T-Hub

7:00 PM - 7:10 PM

10 Min

7:10 PM Onwards

Networking Dinner