Thursday, November 20
8:00 am
9:00 am
Registration & Breakfast
Networking & Exhibit Hall Open
9:00 am
10:00 am
Opening Remarks
Dr. Murali Bukkapatnam
Chair, TiE Global
Sanchayan Chakraborty
Partner, Aavishkaar
10:00 am
10:45 am
Keynote Speech
Keynote
Prasad Vanga
Speaker
11:00 am
12:30 pm
Track 1
TiE North America and Europe Finals — Track 1
Sundari Pisupati
Moderator
12:30 pm
1:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Panel
Unlocking Capital: Founders & Investors in 2026
Abhay Deshpande
Panelist
Sanchayan Chakraborty
Panelist
1:30 pm
2:30 pm
Networking Lunch & Exhibition Tour
Open Exhibit Hall & Investor Meet
2:30 pm
4:00 pm
Track 2
HES Startup Pitch Competition — Finals
Startup
Top 10 Startups Pitch to Marquee Investors
Prasad Vanga
Jury
Sanchayan Chakraborty
Jury
4:00 pm
5:00 pm
Track 3
Masterclass: Scaling 0 → 1 → 100
Masterclass
Lessons from Hyderabad's Top CEOs
Abhay Deshpande
Speaker
5:00 pm
6:00 pm
HES2026 Awards & Closing Ceremony
Ceremony
Main Plenary Hall
Dr. Murali Bukkapatnam
Host
6:00 pm
Open
HES Afterparty — Networking & Celebrations 🎉
Open to all delegates