Day 1: Theme: Brands • Retail • D2C • Franchise • Distribution • Scale
Building, Scaling & Franchising Consumer Brands in Bharat
Opening Keynote: India 2035 – The World's Next Consumer
Powerhouse
- India's evolving consumer economy and consumption story
- Global investment opportunities in India
- Technology, policy and demographics shaping the next decade
- Building globally competitive enterprises
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 Padbhanaman
Head - Operations, India, Titan World
Panel 2
Beyond Unicorns: Building Institutions That Outlast Founders
Key Discussion Areas
- Founder-led businesses versus institution-led enterprises
- Professional management and governance as growth drivers
- Scaling culture across large organisations
- Enterprise value versus valuation
- Leadership succession and board effectiveness
- Creating businesses that endure for generations
The Franchisee's Edge: What the best operators know that the
Franchise manual won't tell you
Panel 3
Capital Conversations: Funding, IPOs, M&A & Consumer Investments
Key Discussion Areas
- Venture capital, private equity and family office investments
- IPO readiness and public market expectations
- Strategic mergers and acquisitions
- Valuation trends across consumer sectors
- Capital allocation in an uncertain economy
- Cross-border investments and strategic partnerships
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
Panel 4
The New Commerce Ecosystem: D2C, Quick Commerce, Marketplaces &
Creator Commerce
Key Discussion Areas
- The next evolution of digital commerce
- Platform economics and customer acquisition
- Retail media and creator-led commerce
- Private labels and community-led brands
- Building profitable omnichannel businesses
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 5
From D2C to EBOs to Multiple outlets: The New Scale-Up Playbook
Key Discussion Areas
- Choosing the right growth model at every stage of business
- Transitioning from digital-first brands to offline retail
- Scaling through EBOs, franchising and strategic partnerships
- Building an omnichannel brand with consistent customer experience
- Operations, supply chain and technology for rapid expansion
- Creating national and global brands with sustainable profitability
Day 2: Theme: Brands • Retail • D2C • Franchise • Distribution • Scale Building,
Scaling & Franchising Consumer Brands in Bharat
Opening Keynote: Franchising – India's Next Growth Multiplier
Key Discussion Areas
- Franchising as a driver of entrepreneurship
- Wealth creation and employment generation
- Formalising India's MSME economy
- India's opportunity to become a global franchise hub
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
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
Panel 3
The Next Bite: Reinventing India's Food & Restaurant Industry
Key Discussion Areas
- he 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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