An exclusive, invite-only evening for corporate and GCC leaders
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Innovation ROI, now and next

Corporate
Innovation
Forum 3.0

Corporate leaders and startups, in one room.

Hear it from the leaders who've done it, and the startups building what comes next.

27 Nov 2026 · Hyderabad · 5 PM onwards
Hosted by T-Hub
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Innovation budgets exist.
Returns are the hard part.

Most companies we meet have set money aside for innovation. The real opportunity is putting it behind the right problems, with the right partners, so good ideas turn into real results.

The Corporate Innovation Forum brings the leaders who own that agenda into one room with the startups building what comes next. For its third edition, the Forum comes home to Hyderabad, the city where T-Hub began.

One room. The right people.
100+
Senior corporate and GCC leaders
20+
Handpicked startups
3rd
Edition of the Forum
1
Evening, by invitation only

One evening.
Four ways in.

Built for leaders who own the innovation agenda, and want more than another panel.

Learn

Success stories, unfiltered

Real innovation wins from a corporate and a startup, and an unfiltered conversation between both sides.

Create

The Innovation Masterclass

How to spot innovation early, and turn it into real returns for your business.

Connect

Dinner and networking

Meet fellow leaders and founders over dinner, and build connections that last beyond the evening.

Experience

Curated startups and Innovation Immersion

Interact with curated startups, and book a guided walkthrough of T-Hub for your leadership team.

Why attend

Your innovation mandate, delivered.

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01
Learn where budgets pay off
Hear from peers about what they funded, what grew, and what they'd skip next time.
02
Meet the startups building what's next
Hear from founders who've built with large enterprises, and meet them at your table.
03
Take home practical insights
Simple ways to think about when to build, buy or partner, ready to use.
04
Be in the right room
A closed group of decision-makers from across Hyderabad's corporate and GCC community.
05
Leave with a next step
Our Corporate Innovation team will sit down with you afterwards to understand your innovation mandate.

The evening

27
November
Friday · 5 PM onwards · Hyderabad
LearnCreateConnectExperience
Agenda is indicative and may be refined closer to the date.
5:00 PM
Arrivals, Registration and Networking
Coffee and conversations
6:00 PM
Opening Remarks: CIF 3.0 Comes Home
T-Hub leadership sets the agenda
6:10 PM
Case Study, Corporate: Budgets That Paid Off
An innovation bet that worked, and why
6:20 PM
Panel: What I'd Fund Again, and What I Wouldn't
Leaders on where innovation money worked
7:00 PM
Case Study, Startup: Building With an Enterprise
A founder on scaling with a corporate partner
7:10 PM
Innovation Masterclass: From Insight to Impact
Hands-on workshop on how to spot innovation early, and turn it into real returns for your business.
7:50 PM
Closing: From Conversation to Pilot
What happens next, and how we'll follow up
8:00 PM
Dinner and Networking
Leaders and startups, over dinner

Leaders who've taken the stage

Ajay Mishra, Collins Aerospace
Collins Aerospace
Ajay Mishra
Head of Research, Technology & Strategy
Ajay Tandon, Syngene International
Syngene International
Ajay Tandon
Head of Strategy & Corporate Development
Jai Gupta, JLR Technology and Business Services India
JLR Technology & Business Services India
Jai Gupta
Head of Product Engineering
Sivakumar Selva Ganapathy, Johnson Controls
Johnson Controls
Sivakumar Selva Ganapathy
VP, India Digital/IT
Ashok Lingarajappa, GE Healthcare
GE Healthcare
Ashok Lingarajappa
Senior Director, SaaS Digital Transformation
Balaji Sethuraman, Mercedes-Benz MBRDI
Mercedes-Benz (MBRDI)
Balaji Sethurama
Vice President, Engineering R&D
Sanjiv Kumar Srivastava, Persistent Systems
Persistent Systems
Sanjiv Kumar Srivastava
Sr Vice President, Enterprise Architecture
Viswanath Reddy, Hindalco Industries
Hindalco Industries
Viswanath Reddy
Head of Analytics & Data Science
Srinivas Kollipara, Biome
Biome
Srinivas Kollipara
Managing Partner
Krishna Chaitanya Reddy, AISIN Automotive
AISIN Automotive
Krishna Chaitanya Reddy
Division Head, Research and Development
Mukesh Chandra Anchuri, Muthoot FinCorp ONE
Muthoot FinCorp ONE
Mukesh Chandra Anchuri
Vice President, Head of Business and Product
Sivakumar Karmegam, SRM Group of Institutions
SRM Group of Institutions
Sivakumar Karmegam
Dean, Innovation and Director

Who have been in the room before

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Friday, 27 November 2026
5:00 PM onwards · Hyderabad
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Good to know

Who can attend?
Senior corporate and GCC leaders, by invitation. Send us a request and we'll be in touch.
Is there a fee?
No. It's complimentary for invited leaders.
Where is it?
In Hyderabad. We'll share venue details once you're confirmed.
How do I RSVP or find out more?
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Partnership opportunities are open for organizations that want to shape the conversation on innovation ROI, in front of 100+ senior corporate and GCC leaders.

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Don't just fund innovation. Make it count.

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