Event time

9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

ABOUT EVENT

Welcome to India’s Biggest Virtual Event for Startups & SMBs

The Great India Growth Summit is a premier virtual event designed to help businesses of all scales and sizes navigate the challenges and opportunities of the digital age. With a key focus on growth, innovation, and learning, this event is a chance to empower yourself and chart your course towards a successful digital transformation.

What to expect

Immersive conversations, expert-led sessions, networking galore, and a showcase of innovative technologies already shaping the future of SMBs and Startups.

By 2024, 35% of SMBs will shift one third of their core workloads to the cloud to drive business agility and future resilience*.

A sneak peek into what’s in store:
  • Pathway to a New Future- Empowering Family Run Businesses
  • Fundraising Masterclass for Startups
  • Setting up Your Ecomm business
  • Financial Fitness: Strategies for MSMEs
  • Salesforce and WhatsApp- Seamless Integration for business success …and many more!

Who should attend

  • Startups - Looking for rapid scaling
  • Scaleups - Ready to hit hypergrowth
  • Mid-market companies - Aspiring for market leadership

Let's get technical

Keynote

We’re moving fast! Hear about the latest product updates and announcements directly from our leadership.

You ask, expert answer

Get hands-on experience and technical guidance from the minds behind our solutions. And see how expert users get the most from Saleforce.

Demo our solutions

Check out our latest solutions, see new ways to use them, and get answers to your most pressing platform questions.

Network IRL

The Saleforce community is the best around. You’ll see why when you meet with other Saleforce enthusiasts in your area!

To avail the early bird discount, register now and get the event pass worth INR 1999 for free

Speakers

Rahul Dravid

Former Cricket Captain and Head Coach, Team India

Arundhati Bhattacharya

Chairperson and CEO, Salesforce India
Session: Opening Keynote​

Sanket Atal

Managing Director, Salesforce India Operations and Technology
Session: Salesforce Startup Community

Arun K

Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Salesforce

Rahul Sharma

AVP & Head of Slack, Service Cloud & Platform
Session: Slack - The AI Powered Platform for Work

Tanmaiy Chandanshive

Head - Solution Engineering, SMB Business, Salesforce
Session: Marketing on a Mission: Maximize Your Impact, Minimize Your Spend

Kartik Gupta

Investor @ Salesforce Ventures

Kevin Domadia

Lead Specialist SE, Salesforce

Raghu Ravinutala

CEO and Co-Founder, Yellow.ai

Ajit Belani

Director, Growth Marketing, Salesforce

Amrita Chatterjee

Solutions Engineering, Salesforce

Rohit Chennamaneni

Co-founder, Darwinbox

Jyotil Mankad

Director, Ingram Micro

Ashish Vohra

Sr. Director, Partner Success Assurance Salesforce India

Shalin Patel

Director - Alliances, Salesforce

Amartya Singh

Founder and CEO, Finfloh

Chinmaya Golecha

Principal, Peak XV

Bhadri Narayanan Venkatesan

Senior Director of Engineering, Salesforce

Ritesh Chauhan

Director, Solutions Engineering, Salesforce

Vinay Narkar

Partner, KPMG

Agenda

09:00 am - 09:15 am

Registrations​
Arundhati Bhattacharya​

Chairperson and CEO, Salesforce India

09:15 am - 09:30 am

Opening Note ​​

Welcome remarks, summit goals, Vikasit Bharat alignment​

Arundhati Bhattacharya

Chairperson and CEO, Salesforce India

09:30 am - 09:55 am

Keynote - Building High Performance Teams
Rahul Dravid

Former Cricket Captain and Head Coach, Team India

Arun K

Senior Vice President & Managing Director
Salesforce

09:55 am - 10:20 am

How Salesforce supports growing businesses

The right approach for entrepreneurs to make the most of available technologies, markets and mentorship and win against the ever-evolving customer-first backdrop. (Details: How startups and SMBs should choose the right technologies/tools to build and operate on, go after idenitified markets and get the right mentorship and guidance. Tie it all together with how the Salesforce Startup Community brings all these 3 key factors under one umbrella to help starups build, grow and scale)

Sanket Atal

Managing Director, Salesforce India Operations & Technology

10:20 am - 10:45 am

How Salesforce Ventures supports the B2B SaaS ecosystem

Overview of Salesforce Ventures and how companies can apply, our current portfolio, success stories like Razorpay, etc.

Kartik Gupta

Investor, Salesforce Ventures

10:45 am - 11:15 am

Salesforce Partners - Where they are, how they can help
Shalin Patel

Director - Alliances, Salesforce

11:15 am – 11:45 pm​

What goes into Salesforce Implementation ​
Ashish Vohra

Sr. Director, Partner Success Assurance Salesforce India

11:45 am – 01:25 pm​

BREAKOUTS (Customer Experience, Operational Excellence, Business Excellence) ​

1:25 pm - 1:55 pm

From Pitch to Profit: Securing Investment for Growth

Cover all types of funding options available in India like bank loan, debt, angel funding, VC, PE, etc. Advise SMBs on which option to go for based on their needs and goals

Amartya Singh

Founder and CEO, Finfloh

Chinmaya Golecha

Principal, Peak XV

1:55 pm - 2:20 pm

Trailhead - Self Learning Platform of Salesforce - Overview

Bhadri Narayanan Venkatesan

Senior Director of Engineering, Salesforce

2:20 pm - 3:20 pm

Join the masterclass on Customer Experience x Growth Hacking

All live attendees to get Growth Hacking Masterclass Certification from upGrad

Siddharth Kapur (Kaps)

Partner at Quantum Consumer Solutions | Brand GTM Strategist SMBs and Startups Growth Expert

2:50 pm - 4:50 pm

Booth Networking​
Ritesh Chauhan

Director, Solutions Engineering, Salesforce

Manavi Yadav

Solution Engineer, Salesforce

2:50 PM - 4:50 PM

Booth Networking​
Sanket Atal

Managing Director, Salesforce India Operations and Technology

11:45 pm - 12:10 pm

How AI can power Omni-Channel Automation?

AI plays a role in personalizing and optimizing the entire customer experience across multiple channels. It unifies, data about customers . helps in smarter content and segment generation and drives intelligence marketing bases on data-driven decisions and analytics.

Ritesh Chauhan

Director, Solutions Engineering, Salesforce

Amrita Chatterjee

Solutions Engineering, Salesforce

12:10 pm - 12:35 pm

Sales Cloud Overview
Tanmaiy Chandanshive

Head - Solution Engineering, SMB Business, Salesforce

1:20 PM - 1:45 PM

Elevate Customer success through Tableau Einstein ​
Suddhasheel Bhattacharya

Senior Solution Engineer, Salesforce

Suraj Dodeja

CEO, Vashi Integrated Solutions

11:45 pm - 12:10 pm

The Efficiency Engine: Optimizing Your Business Operations with Tech

Generally talk about how technology can make companies' operations more efficient and workforce more productive. How to pick the right tools- criterias, cost, etc. having and IT roadmap for the org

Rohit Chennamaneni

Co-founder, Darwinbox

11:45 pm - 12:10 pm

Salesforce & WhatsApp: Best Service Experience

Streamline service operations, contact center management, sales & service integration

Kevin Domadia

Lead, Specialist SE, Salesforce

12:35 pm - 1:00 pm

Drive productivity through seamless collaboration

Strategies and techniques to optimize your operations, leading to increased productivity, reduced costs, and ultimately, significant business growth.​

Rahul Sharma

AVP & Head of Slack, Service Cloud & Platform

1:00 PM - 1:25 PM

Financial Fitness for MSMEs: Credit, Risk Management, and GST Compliance​

Navigating financial complexities with confidence. It highlights the three key areas and positions them as tools for success.​

Vinay Narkar

Partner, KPMG

11:45 pm - 12:10 pm

Scale your business - 10X - from $1Mn to $10Mn

Salesforce tools for expanding into international markets and managing global operations effectively.​

Raghavendra Kumar Ravinutala

CEO and Co-Founder, Yellow.ai

12:10 pm - 12:35 pm

Distribution Dynamics - How distribution can help partners drive scale and unlock new opportunities

Dives into the world of distribution channels, specifically focusing on the two main options for businesses: Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) and Business-to-Business (B2B)​

Jyotil Mankad

Director, Ingram Micro

12:35 pm - 1:00 PM

10 Growth Hacks to Turbocharge your Business
Ajit Belani

Director, Growth Marketing, Salesforce

11:51 AM - 12:09 PM

Mulesoft: Connect, Automate & Scale AI Powered Experiences ​
Nehal Mehta​

Head of Sales, Mulesoft India

12:09 PM - 12:20 PM

Service Cloud: Elevating Customer Experiences with AI-driven Service ​
Abhisek Dash

Director, Product Management, Service Cloud, Salesforce

12:20 PM - 12:41 PM

DPDP Act 2023, Stay ahead and secure your data with Salesforce ​
Amin Rehman

Principal, Specialist SE, Salesforce

Event details

Great India Growth Summit - India’s Biggest Virtual Event for Startups & SMBs

18th October 2024
9:15 am – 5:30 pm
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

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