Agenda
Bharat Innovates 2026 • Nice, France
Day 1
14 June
Day 2
15 June
Day 3
16 June
14 June
Inaugural Session
By invitation only. In the presence of the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, and the President of the French Republic H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Macron
Centre Stage
14 June
Pavilion Walk 1
Innovation showcase
Innovator Booths
14 June
Networking Break
14 June
Opening Keynote
Centre Stage
Mr. N. R. Narayana Murthy
Founder, Infosys
14 June
MoU Exchange Ceremony for Innovation Bridges, Other Announcements
Presided over by the Hon’ble Cabinet Minister, Government of India.
Conference Room
14 June
AI for Global Good: Building a Corridor for Trusted, Inclusive and Scalable AI
Centre Stage
Mr. Kris Gopalakrishnan
Co-Founder, Infosys
Mr. Rajan Anandan
Managing Director, Peak XV Partners
Mr. Sandeep Bakshi
Head of Europe, Prosus
Mr. Henri Verdier
Head, INRIA Foundation
14 June
India & Europe: DeepTech Without Borders
Centre Stage
Mr. Rajesh Sharma
CEO, Telsun
Mr. Michiel Scheffer
President, European Innovation Council (EIC)
Mr. Shreyas Derashri
Chief Commercial Officer, Innatera Nanosystems
Mr. Manoj Mittal
Chairman & Managing Director, SIDBI
14 June
The French Riviera: A hub for Indian French business and research cooperation
A roundtable discussion. Capacity: 45-50 participants
Masterclass
Conference Room
Mr. Pierre IPPOLITO
VP Economy & Attractivity, Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Ms. Maureen Clerc
Research Director, Inria; President, Incubateur Provence Côte d'Azur
Ms. Élodie Bondi
CEO, Qualistéo; President, French Tech Côte d'Azur
Ms. Candace Johnson
President, Sophia Business Angels; Chair, Seraphim Global Space Futures Advisory Board and Council; Partner
Mr. Claude Seyrat
Founder and CEO, Firecell
Mr. Charles Cohen
Founder and CEO, Bodyguard
Mr. Mohamed REKIK
CEO, Circum Medtech Pharma
Prof. Milind Atrey
Deputy Director, IIT Bombay
Prof. Manoj Singh Gaur
Director, IIT Jammu
Prof. Manindra Agrawal
Director, IIT Kanpur
Prof. Manu Santhanam
Dean, Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research, IIT Madras
Prof. Rajat Moona
Director, IIT Gandhinagar
14 June
Global DeepTech Capital Corridors
Centre Stage
Mr. Ashutosh Sharma
Head of Growth Investments India & Asia, Prosus
Mr. Carsten Coesfeld
CEO, Bertelsmann Investments
Mr. Giuseppe Scopece
Investment Director, Europe, Sony Ventures
Mr. Karthik Reddy
Co-Founder & Partner, Blume Ventures
Prof. Manindra Agrawal
Director, IIT Kanpur
14 June
