All Speakers
Meet the industry leaders, innovators, and policymakers speaking at the National Startup Summit 2026.
VOC PortRajesh Krishnan
VOC Port
Leading the transformation of port operations through technology adoption and startup integration across southern India's trade corridor.
Rajesh Krishnan
Managing Director, VOC Port Authority
AICCIAnitha Sivakumar
AICCI
Building bridges between chamber networks, local businesses, MSMEs and the innovation ecosystem for regional economic growth.
Anitha Sivakumar
President, AICCI Tuticorin
BlumeVikram Patel
Blume
Early-stage investor focused on logistics-tech, trade-tech and B2B SaaS ventures across India's tier-2 innovation hubs.
Vikram Patel
Partner, Blume Ventures
IIT MadrasDr. Kavitha Rajan
IIT Madras
Driving deep-tech commercialization and student innovation pipelines from campus incubators to market-ready ventures.
Dr. Kavitha Rajan
Director, IIT Madras Research Park
StartupTNSuresh Menon
StartupTN
Architecting Tamil Nadu's startup policy framework, incubation networks and founder support programs across districts.
Suresh Menon
CEO, StartupTN
OceanTechPriya Narayanan
OceanTech
Building blue economy solutions for maritime monitoring, coastal sustainability and fisheries technology innovation.
Priya Narayanan
Founder, OceanTech Labs