Day 1: Theme: Brands • Retail • D2C • Franchise • Distribution • Scale
Building, Scaling & Franchising Consumer Brands in Bharat
Panel 1
The Great Retail Reinvention: AI, Omnichannel & The Future Store
Key Discussion Areas
- AI transforming merchandising, pricing and customer experience
- Retail media as the next revenue engine
- Omnichannel profitability and unified commerce
- Smart stores and predictive retail
- Personalisation and customer lifetime value
- Reinvention of physical retail for the digital consumer
Satish Puranam
VP, Franchising, Reliance Retail
Krishnan Padmanabhan
Head - Operations, India, Titan World
Vinay Tiwari
Director Sales, Make my Trip
Panel 2
From Founder Vision to Institutional Value: Building, Funding &
Scaling Enduring Businesses
Key Discussion Areas
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Transitioning from founder-led businesses to professionally managed institutions
- Governance, succession and leadership for long-term continuity
- Raising capital through PE, VC, family offices and public markets
- M&A, strategic partnerships and cross-border expansion
- Balancing valuation, capital allocation and sustainable enterprise value
- Building businesses that scale, endure and create generational value
Leadership Keynote : The Franchisee's Edge: What the best operators know that the
Franchise manual won't tell you
Panel 3
The New Commerce Ecosystem: Quick Commerce, Marketplaces &
Creator Commerce
Key Discussion Areas
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The next evolution of digital commerce
- Platform economics and customer acquisition
- Retail media and creator-led commerce
- Private labels and community-led brands
- Building pro table omnichannel businesses
Leadership Keynote: AI as the New Operating System for Business
Key Discussion Areas
- Enterprise AI and automation
- Intelligent decision-making
- Future-ready organisations
- AI as a competitive advantage
Day 2: Theme: Brands • Retail • D2C • Franchise • Distribution • Scale Building,
Scaling & Franchising Consumer Brands in Bharat
Panel 1
The Franchise Growth Lab: What's Driving the Next Wave of
Expansion?
Key Discussion Areas
- Franchise innovation beyond traditional formats
- Data-driven network expansion
- Technology-first franchise systems
- Consumer trends creating new franchise opportunities
- Strategic partnerships and ecosystem growth
- Building resilient franchise brands for the next decade
John Attridge
Chief Executive Officer, BBX UK
Sandeep Mukherjee
Co-Founder , Blive
Sahana Kulkarni Patil
COO, Chess Klub
Shohret Gheek
Co-founder, So Pastels
Fireside chat
Building Bharat's Next Consumer Champions: Scaling Brands for
India and the World
Key Discussion Areas
- Winning the Bharat consumer.
- AI-driven brand building.
- D2C, retail & quick commerce growth.
- Scaling profitably with innovation.
- Taking Indian brands global.
Panel 2
BEYOND BEAUTY: BUILDING INDIA'S BEAUTY, WELLNESS & FITNESS
ECONOMY
Key Discussion Areas
- Beauty, aesthetics and dermatology becoming organised businesses
- Premium salon, spa and wellness concepts
- Boutique fitness, recovery studios and longevity businesses
- Nutrition, preventive wellness and functional health
- Membership, subscription and community-led business models
- AI-powered personalization and customer engagement
- Scaling wellness businesses through franchising and strategic partnerships
Husain Ali
Head- Franchise Expansion, India, Cultfit
Amit Tandon
CEO, Gplife Wellness Pvt Ltd
Santosh Shedge
Founder & CEO, Genivis
Panel 3
The Next Bite: Reinventing India's Food & Restaurant Industry
Key Discussion Areas
- The rise of premium casual dining and experiential restaurants
- How cafés are becoming lifestyle and community destinations
- Health-first, functional foods and the premium beverage revolution
- Regional cuisines, global flavours and India's new food entrepreneurs
- AI, automation and robotics transforming restaurant operations
- Quick commerce, dine-in and delivery—finding the right growth mix
- Global expansion and franchising of Indian food brands
Panel 4
India's Next Growth Frontier: Hospitality, Education, Healthcare
&
Experience-Led Businesses
Key Discussion Areas
- Hospitality, travel, leisure and essential services as high-growth sectors
- Hotels, resorts, entertainment, gaming and experiential businesses
- Healthcare, education, skilling, senior care, childcare and wellness services
- The future of education, lifelong learning and workforce development
- Technology and AI transforming customer experiences and service delivery
- Franchising, licensing and multi-location expansion models
- Building scalable, trusted and future-ready service brands across India
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