Every business is getting uberized right now!

In a way, it reflects how technology has taken the driver’s seat and has completely changed the taxonomy of enterprise computing. 

Organisations of all hues are harping onto it to stay relevant in the marketplace. A new broader set of capabilities is required to help enterprises navigate the digital disruption.

Digital transformation today is the talking point. Transformation is not just about updating your technology, but about upgrading your strategic thinking. But digital is sometimes called a double-edged sword, a judicious blend of technology and strategy that comes in concert to create a seamless interconnect of many things within and outside the organisation. For born in the cloud companies, digital is a given hygiene factor as they do not have any legacy baggage, but companies from traditional verticals, it becomes quite challenging to put in place a digital roadmap. 

Against this backdrop, ASCENT eConclave 2021 aims to focus sessions and insights around fast moving technology trends, digital transformation strategy and best practices from Thought Leaders and Change-makers.

"The ability to change gears from time to time is crucial for a successful business. Being nimble and adaptable to the changing business environment is a necessity, which for many entrepreneurs is a difficult task."
Harsh Mariwala
Founder, Marico Ltd. and ASCENT

Be there on Friday, 26 November 2021 to witness the Sixth Edition of ASCENT eConclave 2021 and get enriched!

About Us

ASCENT, a vision of Harsh Mariwala (Chairman, Marico Limited and Founder, ASCENT), is fuelled by the power of trust. ASCENT creates a close-knit Trust Group of non-competing entrepreneurs who believe in Learning from Doers. Designed as a peer-to-peer platform, ASCENT leverages the “Power of Collectives” and enables entrepreneurs to share experiences, ideas, insights to learn from each other through self-facilitated Trust Groups and an extended network of Enablers.

Conclave is the annual flagship event of ASCENT where thought leaders, visionaries come together for a full day event to ideate, share and express their journeys and milestones. The Sixth Edition of Conclave will witness more than 1000 entrepreneurs on Friday, 26 November 2021.

The ASCENT Conclave, in the past five years, has witnessed over 100 Speakers, Thought Leaders, Change Makers and Innovators engaging with over 3000 entrepreneurs as part of a day-long curated knowledge and motivational sessions. The Keynote speakers at the ASCENT Conclave have been 2016: Uday Kotak (Kotak Mahindra Bank); 2017: Sajjan Jindal (JSW Group); 2018: Rajiv Bajaj (Bajaj Auto); 2019: Naveen Tewari (InMobi Group); 2020: Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (Biocon Ltd) and Dr. Raghuram Rajan (Ex-RBI Governor)

Other speakers in the past Conclaves include Deepak Parekh (HDFC), Sangita Reddy (Apollo Hospitals), Sourav Ganguly (BCCI), Falguni Nayar (Nykaa), Ronnie Screwvala (Swades Foundation), Anita and Harsha Bhogle, Ameera Shah (Metropolis), Vijay Shekhar Sharma (PayTM), Anita Dongre (AND and Global Desi), Prasoon Joshi (McCann), Sanjeev Bikhchandani (Info Edge: Naukri.com), Ashish Hemrajani (BookMyShow), PC Musthafa (ID Fresh Food), Manish Sabharwal (TeamLease), Anand Piramal (Piramal Group), Laksh Vaaman Sehgal (Samvardhana Motherson Group), Kunal Shah (CRED), Milind Soman (Actor), Nithin Kamath (Zerodha), Masaba Gupta (Fashion Designer), Harsh Jain (Dreams 11) and many others.

Conclave Past Events

Highlights Of Past Conclaves

Agenda

Friday, 26 November 2021

3:00 PM
Welcome Note
3:20 PM
Special Session
Topic – Finding your IKIGAI
Speakers – Hector Garcia (Author, Ikigai), Francesc Miralles (Author, Ikigai)
4:05 PM
Keynote Session
The Adaptive Advantage
Speaker – Nandan Nilekani (Infosys and UIDAI)
4:45 PM
Panel Discussion
TECHnically Speaking
Speakers – Anchit Nayar (Nykaa), Harshil Mathur (Razorpay), Gaurav Agarwal (TATA 1mg), Vamsi Krishna (Vedantu)
Moderator – Shereen Bhan (CNBC-TV18)
5:50 PM
Inspirational Session
Deconstructing Leadership
Speaker – Rishad Premji (Wipro Limited)
Moderator / Session contributor – Debjani Ghosh (NASSCOM)
6:35 PM
Fireside Chat
Delivering Ambition through Generations
Speakers – Harsh Mariwala (Marico Ltd. and ASCENT), Sriharsha Majety (Swiggy)
7:00 PM
Networking

Speakers

Nandan Nilekani

Chairman and Co-founder, Infosys and Founding Chairman UIDAI (Aadhaar)

Harsh Mariwala

Chairman, Marico Ltd. and Founder, ASCENT

Rishad Premji

Chairman, Wipro Limited

Hector Garcia

Author, Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

Francesc Miralles

Author, Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

Sriharsha Majety

Co-founder and CEO, Swiggy

Anchit Nayar

CEO Beauty E-Commerce, Nykaa

Debjani Ghosh

President, NASSCOM

Harshil Mathur

CEO and Co-Founder, Razorpay

Gaurav Agarwal

Co-founder, TATA 1mg

Vamsi Krishna

CEO and Co-founder, Vedantu

Curators

Shereen Bhan

Managing Editor, CNBC-TV18

Archanna Das

Head, ASCENT

Ajit Panicker

CEO, Nova Group of Companies and Founder-CEO, Pureblu Technologies Pvt Ltd

Sarika Sethi

Co-founder and CEO Gemini Power Hydraulics

What the attendees have said

"Sessions were seamless, meaningful and gave me hope for a better tomorrow. Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw's session was the best according to me"
Smriti Dalvi
MD and CEO, Florista India Pvt Ltd and ASCENT member
"New perspectives. Great scope to learn and understand new subjects and matters. Better understand the language of some very fine and wise speakers"
Arun Bewoor
Non member
"My key learnings from attending the Conclave are: Pursuing the goal passionately and consistently, Networking is important for accelerating the progress & Expert opinions matter"
Rabinarayan Panda
Director Sales & Marketing, JK Engineering & Technology and ASCENT member
"Great content curation and takeaways from each session. Well-thought and amazing speakers. The flow of the event felt seamless and each day had something new to look forward to"
Suresh Menon
Non-member

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Media

Cultivating a Winning Mindset

Sourav Ganguly | Bloomberg Quint | 28 November 2020

Rupee strong from exports perspective, should depreciate a bit, says Raghuram Rajan

Dr. Raghuram Rajan | The Print | 27 November 2020

Business leader Harsh Mariwala launches virtual conclave to inspire, celebrate entrepreneurs

Harsh Mariwala | The Print | 26 November 2020

Things Turning Positive for Economy; lot will depend on discipline against Covid

Harsh Mariwala | The Indian Express | 24 November 2020

Reasons to Attend

Curated Power-packed Sessions

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Industry Leaders and Domain Experts from across the globe

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Networking with over 1000 like-minded Entrepreneurs

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Priceless Experiential Learning

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