The track on RuralTech Revolution: Empowering India’s Heartland – aims to examine how technology is transforming rural India, driving growth across agriculture, finance, governance, and entrepreneurship. It will deliberate on the rising internet penetration and innovative solutions are empowering communities and creating new development opportunities. The track will also delve into how Agri-Tech innovations such as drones and AI improve farming, while rural fintech expands credit access for smallholder farmers, and digital governance enhances service delivery. Discussions on rural e-commerce and marketplaces highlight how tech bridges the gap between farmers and consumers, while sessions on entrepreneurship and skill development showcase technology’s role in empowering rural women and fostering innovation.
Venture Partner
Bharat Innovation Fund
Founder and CEO
CSR BOX
Product & Growth Lead
Ignosis
Independent Director
Sahyadri Farms Post Harvest Care Limited
Divisional Chief Executive
ITC Limited-Agri Business Division
Head - Public Policy & Government Relations
Ninjacart
Chief Executive Officer
Pusa Krishi
Head Sustainability, Product & Strategy Development ( Power & Carbon markets), Social Stock Exchange
National Stock Exchange
Program Coordinator, India Agtech Advisory Project
IFC
CMO, PayNearby & Program Director
Digital Naari
MD & CEO
SATYA MicroCapital Limited
Chief Executive AgTech
IFFCO Kisan
Principal Investment Specialist- Agriculture & Food Processing
Invest India
Chief AI and Digital Officer, Wadhwani Centre for Government Digital Transformation
Wadhwani Foundation
Founder and MD
Empower Panchayat and EasyGov
Coordinator - Microentrepreneurship
SEWA Bharat
Lead Government Affairs
Bayer Crop Science
Director (Agricultural Extension)
National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE)
Chief Executive Officer
Farmgate Technologies
Joint Director, Policy Support Research
ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stress Management (ICAR-NIBSM)
Head - Products & Digital Solutions
Reserve Bank Innovation Hub
Deputy Country Representative
UN Women
Co-founder, Reboot Wellness and Founder & Board Member
DesiCrew Solutions
Chief Executive Officer
Potlam
Lead, Agritech
World Economic Forum
MD & CEO
Sub-K India
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Moderator
Coordinator - Microentrepreneurship, SEWA Bharat
Speakers
Deputy Country Representative, UN Women
CMO PayNearby & Program Director Digital Naari, PayNearby
Co-founder, Reboot Wellness and Founder & Board Member, DesiCrew Solutions
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Moderator
Lead, Agritech, World Economic Forum
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Venture Partner , Bharat Innovation Fund
Joint Director, Policy Support Research, ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stress Management (ICAR-NIBSM)
Head - Agritech, IFFCO Kisan
Program Coordinator, International Finance Corporation
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Moderator
Independent Director, Sahyadri Farms Post Harvest Care
Speakers
SBU Chief Executive, ITC
Chief Executive Officer, Farmgate Technologies
Head of Public Policy & Govt. Affairs, Ninjacart
Chief Executive Officer, Potlam
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Moderator
Founder & CEO, CSR BOX
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Head, Sustainability Carbon & Power Markets, Listing, SSE, NSE
Lead Government Affairs, Bayer Crop Science
Chief Executive Officer, Pusa Krishi
Founder & MD, Empower Panchayat and EasyGov
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Moderator
Product & Growth Lead, Ignosis
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Head - Products & Digital Solutions, Reserve Bank Innovation Hub
Chief AI & Digital Officer, Wadhwani Centre for Government Digital Transformation, Wadhwani Foundation
Principal Investment Specialist- Agriculture & Food Processing, Invest India
MD & CEO, SATYA MicroCapital
MD & CEO, Sub-K Impact