SPORTS TECH PODIUM
6th December 2025
(The Pinnacle, 7th Floor, T-Hub, Knowledge City Road, Hyderabad, Telangana)
09:30 AM 10:10 AM
Grassroots to Global: India’s Sports Tech Rise
Mr.Jayesh Ranjan, IAS
Special Chief Secretary
Govt. of Telangana
Mr.Pullela Gopichand
Chief National Coach
India Badminton
Mr.Aditya Reddy
Co-Founder & CEO
Game Point
Mr.Ratnakar Samavedam
CEO & Managing Partner
Hyderabad Angels
10:10 AM 10:50 AM
Where The Smart Money Is Going: The Business of Sports & Tech
Mr.Mohammed Sirajuddin
General Partner
Yashaa Global Capital
Mr. Aditya Datta
Founder, General Partner
Impetus Sports Capital
Mr.Vikranth Varshney
Managing Partner
SucSEED Ventures
Mr.Faraz Abdi
Vice President
Centre Court Capital
Mr.GR Reddy
Investor
(Panel Moderator)
10:50 AM 11:20 AM
Building The Sports Ecosystem: Policy, Technology & Private Sector Synergies
Mr.Venu Rajagopalan
Associate Director - Sports Tech Advisory
KPMG
Mr. Vishu Dixit
Research & Data Head
SportsTechX
Mr.Hitesh Joshi
Strategy & Partnerships
India Khelo Football
Mr.Karan Baradwaj
Chief Strategy Officer
JSW Sports
Major Ashwin Pogula
Domain Expert, Sports and CSR
(Panel Moderator)
11:20 AM 11:30 AM
Tea Break
11:35 AM 12:10 PM
Women Who Move The Game: Founders, Innovators & Investors
Ms.Shubhangi Gupta
Co-Founder
SportVot
Ms.Keerti Singh
Co-founder and Head of Growth
Hitwicket
Ms.Srishty Jain
Founder and CEO
CoLLearn
Ms.Arshi Yasin
CEO & Founder
The Bridge
(Panel Moderator)
12:15 PM 1:00 PM
Smart Stadiums & Immersive Fan Journeys
Mr. Abhishek Reddy Kankanala
Chairman
Kankanala Sports Group
Mr.Anil Kumar
Founder & Managing Director
Great Sports Infra
Mr.Abhishek Dhasmana
General Mgr India GCC, VP of AI Platform
Fanatics Commerce
Mr.Nilesh Sadanand Shetty
Head : Operations & Partnerships
Pavna Sports & Entertainment
Mr.Gaurav Sundararaman
Sports Analyst
(Panel Moderator)
01:00 PM 01:45 PM
Lunch Break
01:45 PM 2:00 PM
Recharge
02:05 PM 02:40 PM
Digital Fitness Revolution: Tech, Training & Transformation
Mr.Chennapa Naidu
Venture Partner
Factoryal Business Incubator
Mr. Muralidhar Somisetty
Founder & Chairman
YogiFi / Wellnesys Technologies Inc
Ms.Shifra Fernandes
Head of Sports Science
CSSH
Mr. Indraneel Gupta
Founder & CEO
Portl
Ms.Saikrupa
Strength Coach
(Panel Moderator)
02:45 PM 03:15 PM
From Pitch to Podium: Real Stories of Sports Tech Fundraising
Mr.Sidhhant Agarwal
Founder
SportVot
Mr.Suhail Narain
Founder & CEO
Hudle
Mr.Alok Agarwal
Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer
Michezo Sports
Mr.Utkarsh Yadav
Founder
KhiladiPro AI
Mr. Subhash Achanta
Head of Operations
The August Fest
(Panel Moderator)
03:20 PM 03:50 PM
Decoding The Game: Data & Technology of Digital Sports
Mr.Rajat Ojha
CEO
Gamitronics
Mr.Gaurav Sundararaman
Sports Analyst
Mr.Veer Damaraju
EVP, Site Head
DAZN
Mr. Ganesh Nallapareddy
CEO
CricClubs Inc
Mr.Venu Rajagopalan
Associate Director - Sports Tech Advisory, KPMG
(Panel Moderator)
03:50 PM 4:00 PM
Tea Break
04:00 PM 06:00 PM
Sports Start-Up League: Pitch Session
06:00 PM 06:30 PM