TechSparks 2026: Sridhar Vembu, Ambarish Kenghe, Mukund Jha, Chandrika Deb, and more join the lineup
Policymakers, founders, investors, and technology and culture leaders will come together at YourStory’s flagship TechSparks summit this October to discuss India’s next phase of innovation.
Technology is changing how businesses are built, how cities work, and how people interact with the digital economy. As AI and new technologies reshape industries, businesses and policymakers are also having to rethink how India builds and scales for the next phase of growth.
That will be a key part of the conversation at TechSparks 2026, YourStory’s flagship startup-tech summit, which returns to Bengaluru from October 13-15 with the theme The New Tech Order.
Priyank Kharge, Minister for Home Affairs and Information Technology, Government of Karnataka, will join conversations around technology, innovation and the role of policy in supporting new businesses and digital infrastructure. Krishna Byre Gowda, Minister for Greater Bengaluru Development, Government of Karnataka, will bring the focus to Bengaluru and the role of infrastructure, urban development, and technology in the city's future.
The speakers at TechSparks 2026 include founders, investors, technology leaders, and voices from culture and academia, bringing different views on how India's technology and startup ecosystem is changing.
Sridhar Vembu, Chief Scientist and Co-founder of Zoho Corp, joins the lineup with his experience of building a global technology company while taking a different approach to growth. His views on distributed innovation, rural entrepreneurship, and long-term business building have been a recurring part of his work.
Ambarish Kenghe, Group CEO of Angel One, brings experience across technology, fintech, and consumer businesses. His perspective comes as digital platforms continue to change how Indians access financial services and participate in the markets.
Mukund Jha, Founder and CEO of Emergent, brings a fresh perspective for the new generation of AI startups. Emergent is building AI-powered tools that allow users to create software, as the way products are developed continues to change.
Chandrika Deb, Country Manager at Canva India, brings a perspective on creativity and digital tools. With AI becoming part of creative and business workflows, questions around access, productivity, and the changing nature of creative work are becoming increasingly relevant.
Dr Shivkumar Kalyanaraman, CEO of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation, will bring a technology and policy perspective to discussions around research, innovation, and the links between academia and industry.
Nicolas Sauvage, President of TDK Ventures, joins the conversation from the global corporate venture capital ecosystem. His focus on deeptech and emerging technologies comes at a time when investors are looking closely at technologies that could shape industries over the long term.
Dr Geetha Manjunath, Founder and CEO of Niramai Health Analytix, brings together technology, healthcare and entrepreneurship. Niramai uses AI and thermal imaging for non-invasive breast cancer screening, highlighting the potential for deeptech to address healthcare challenges.
Prakash Belawadi, actor, director, and screenwriter, brings a voice from the worlds of theatre, film, and culture. His participation will broaden the conversation around technology and the ways it is changing society and everyday life.
Priyanka Agarwal Chopra, Managing Partner and CEO of IIMA Ventures, joins from the early-stage investment ecosystem. She works with founders building businesses across areas including deeptech, climate and digital technology.
Matt Yi, Co-founder and Tech VP at VeloDB and an Apache Doris PMC member, brings an engineering and open-source perspective to the discussion. His work sits at the intersection of data infrastructure and the technologies businesses need as AI applications scale.
The lineup also features Shreya Mishra, Co-founder and CEO of SolarSquare; Gokul, Founder and CEO of CynLR; Vishesh Rajaram, Founding Partner at Speciale Invest; Abhishek Srivastava, General Partner at Kae Capital; Kaushik Mudda, Co-founder and CEO of Ethereal Machines; Tejas Goenka, Managing Director of Tally Solutions; Suyash Singh, Co-founder and CEO of GalaxEye; and Manish Khedia, Regional Managing Director at The Executive Centre.
Together, the speakers add to the TechSparks 2026 lineup across government, startups, venture capital, technology, research, enterprise, and culture.
The New Tech Order is already taking shape. TechSparks 2026 will bring these voices together to examine what it means for India's technology and entrepreneurial ecosystem, and where it goes next.
For more information and to register for TechSparks 2026, click here.