Day 02 at ‘New Delhi Slush'D’ event, the founder-focused startup and VC festival
FinTech BizNews Service
Mumbai, November 5, 2023: Day Two at New Delhi Slush'D, the founder-focused startup and VC festival on Saturday, saw a fusion of pioneering startups and revolutionary tech trends. We're set to unveil the major highlights from day 2, live from the heart of innovation!
There are interesting quotes from thought leaders like Union Cabinet Minister Piyush Goel, Nirmal Jain, Vishal Dhupar, Ravi Shankar and more! Expect exciting coverage as we delve deeper into the world of AI and advanced technology.
“Millions of minds which are working in the start-up ecosystem is our best bet at this 10x growth we envision”, says Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Textiles, in the panel discussion with Debjani Ghosh, President - Nasscom and Pramod Bhasin, Operating Partner at Kedaara Capital Investment Managers, on ‘AI's Role in India's March to Top 3 Economies of The World’.
"While Slush may be launching its maiden edition in India, but India has so much talent that we can probably have 3 Slush events a year", says Piyush Goyal in his keynote address on 'AI's Role in India's march to top 3 economies of the world.
“There is another big opportunity we see in carbon management and decarbonization solutions.", says Prashanth Prakash, Partner at Accelm in discussion with Ekaterina Almasque, General Partner at OpenOcean.vc, deep tech and B2B investor; and Umakant Soni, General Partner, ART Venture Fund, Chairman, AI foundry, Co-founder ARTPARK, during their panel discussion on 'AI, the New Frontier - Challenges & Opportunities'.
"Technology's job is to amplify the intent and capacity", says Manu Chopra, CEO, Karya, in conversation with Subhashis Banerjee, Professor, Computer Science and Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, and Gaurav Aggarwal, Xoogler (Google Research) on 'How to Leverage AI for Creating the Next Shift for Bharat'.
"The workflow is going to be very unique for every idea", says Varghese Cherian, Chief Revenue Officer, Builder.ai on 'No Code AI for the Billions'.
"The application layer is becoming democratized", says Shubham Sandeep in a fireside chat with Ashwin Raguraman and Karan Mohla on the 'Amount of Capital Needed to Build Large AI Companies in India'.
“One particular element we are working on is policy for deep tech startups”, says Rajesh Kumar Singh, in conversation with S Krishnan, and Pramod Bhasin on 'AI & Bharat - Shaping The Policy and Future Ahead for Inclusive Growth'.
"Now AI will become synonymous with software", says Nirmal Jain Founder and Chairman, IIFL (India Infoline Group) in the panel discussion with S Ramann, Chairman and Managing Director, SIDBI(Small Industries Development Bank of India), and Bharat Anand, Partner, Khaitan & Co on 'AI and the Indian Economy'.
“India has a possibility to create its own AI factories”, says Vishal Dhupar, Managing Director, NVIDIA in conversation with Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Former Secretary, DST, President INSA, and Umakant Soni, Co-Founder ARTPARK.
"I think the world has agreed to go fab less for the most part. The fab industry is like the capex industry with a very different return on capital profile. They need to stay on cutting edge where volumes make a lot of sense. So if you're a young company that's making a chip, it's going to be hard for you to put up a fab and justify the volumes of it," says Vishesh Rajaram, Managing Partner, Speciale Invest, in his masterclass on Understanding the future of semiconductors.
"Digital rights, if you think about what we have seen, before NFTs, there was no way to really show proof of ownership of a digital image. And, NFTS is one small part of the entire blockchain technology. So, digital art is born, and can now actually be traded, sold, and valued", says Lin Dai, Co-Founder & CEO, Superlogic, who takes us through the world of blockchain and Web3's next tsunami, in his masterclass.
Panel discussion on 'Algorithm & Conversation', heard Ravi Shankar, CEO & Co-Founder of Active.ai, say, "It’s not just about engineering mindset or hustling or coding. It’s about discipline and being responsible", along with Pushpak Dagade, Founder & CEO at AlgoBulls and Rajesh Vasa, Professor of Software & Technology Innovation at Deakin University.
