Speakers
Whose permission are you waiting for?
This conversation reflects on entrepreneurship, reinvention, and the courage to challenge convention. Spanning four decades, three very different journeys, and two continents, the session explores how one woman built a technology company in the United States while navigating ambition, family, and personal change.
The session is also, in part, a homecoming: a story that began with leaving India more than fifty years ago, now returning to be told in Bangalore, the heart of the country’s technology world. It makes the case for being a little edgy, for refusing to wait for anyone’s permission to break from convention.
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Venue: Library
Speakers
Vinita Gupta
Vinita Gupta is the author of Breaking the Rules, a candid memoir about her journey as an entrepreneur and leader, building a technology company in the US while navigating ambition, family, relationships and reinvention.
Ranjeet Pratap Singh
Ranjeet Pratap Singh is the CEO and Co-founder of Pratilipi, one of India’s largest digital storytelling platforms. His experience of building a technology-led business and creating new models for writers and readers will bring an interesting contemporary perspective to the conversation around entrepreneurship, innovation and leadership.
Sandeep Singhal
Sandeep Singhal is a Senior Advisor and Investment Committee Member at Avaana Capital, and was a Co-founder and General Partner at Nexus Venture Partners. With over three decades of experience across venture capital, entrepreneurship and management consulting, he brings a wealth of perspective on building businesses, backing entrepreneurs and thinking about innovation and leadership.
Priya Chetty-Rajagopal
Priya Chetty-Rajagopal is an impactful businessperson, CXO search consultant and civic evangelist, well known in business and industry circles. She recently co-founded Multiversal Advisory, representing a paradigm shift in executive search. A committed, visible champion of women’s leadership and gender diversity, she is highly regarded for her views and is a sought-after speaker in both industry fora and academic circles. A transformational leader, she is lauded as co-founder of CfB, which architected the Steel Flyover Beda movement in Bangalore, one of the strongest and most memorable citizen campaigns.
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