Overview
8:45am – 9:30am
Tea & Registration
9:30am – 9:35am
Introduction Note
Sahad P.V. – Founder & Editor, VCCircle
9:35am – 10:30am
Panel I: Indian E-Commerce: Staying Power, Profitability & Unit Economics Are Back
With an aggressive competition for market share, huge advertising spends and aggressive customer acquisition methods, are the Indian e-commerce players building sustainable businesses with visibility on their bottomline? Will these e-commerce stories survive if capital supply dries up? What will differentiate the winners from those who might not make it? Are there businesses which are unhealthy and ripe enough to burst? How are the unit economics working for ecommerce players today?
Mahesh Murthy - Managing Partner, Seedfund (Moderator)
Harish Bahl - Founder & CEO, Smile Interactive
Prashanth Prakash - Partner, Accel Partners
Dhruv Shringi – CEO, Yatra Online
Ambareesh Murty - Founder, PepperFry.com
10:30am – 11:00am
Keynote: Building Naukri To A 300 Cr Company: What E-Commerce Companies Can Learn From Naukri Experience
Hitesh Oberoi - MD & CEO, Infoedge
11:00am – 11:15am
Tea & Networking
11:15am - 11:35am
Presentation: Smarter Commerce: Redefining Commerce In The Age Of The Customer
Sridhar Hariharasubramanian - Smarter Commerce Leader, IBM India/SA
11:35am – 12:30pm
Panel II: What Is the Right Model For Indian E-Commerce Businesses?
What strategy would Indian e-commerce choose between marketplace model vs building one’s own inventory? Would discount deal sites move towards traditional e-commerce model by selling goods? Between vertical vs horizontal e-commerce which model would suit India? What are the Indian models sourcing, managing COD, warehousing, & returns management?
Rahul Khanna - Managing Director, Canaan India (Moderator)
Neeru Sharma - Co-founder and VP, Infibeam.com
Gaurav Kachru - CEO, DealsAnd You
Sanjay Nadkarni - Founder, Babyoye.com
Sandeep Agarwal - CEO, Shopclues.com
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Lunch & Networking
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Panel III: Is E-commerce Bracing For Consolidation: The Nuances of Mergers & Acquisitions Is Indian e-commerce industry ready to see an increasing number of M&A transactions? What does it take for an ecommerce company to be bought out? What are the most important assets within a target company an e-commerce buyer looks for?
Aashish Bhinde - Executive Director, Avendus (Moderator)
Hitesh Dhingra - Co-Founder & CEO, Letsbuy.com
Sundeep Malhotra - CEO, HomeShop 18
Shailendra Singh – MD, Sequoia Capital India
2:30pm - 2:45pm
Presentation:
SAP
2:45pm – 2:55pm
Tea & Networking
2:55pm – 3:25pm
Presentation: Customer Acquisition Strategies For Indian E-Commerce Maximising the audience reach potential with an efficient marketing and advertising spend
Kashyap Vadapalli – Chief Marketing Officer, eBay India
3:25pm – 4:10pm
VCCircle Sector Focus II: Fashion & Luxury
Vani Kola - MD, IndoUS Venture Partners (Moderator)
Kashyap Dalal - CEO, Inkfruit
Ishita Swarup - Founder and CEO, 99labels
Sunjay Guleria - Co Founder & CEO, Sher Singh and Exclusively.in
4:10pm – 4:55pm
Panel IV: Emerging E-Commerce Verticals For India
Dev Khare - Principal, Lightspeed Venture Partners (Moderator)
Manoj Gupta - CEO, Craftsvilla
Prashant Tandon – CEO & Co-Founder, Healthkart.com
Vikaas Gutgutia - MD, Ferns n Petals
Dhiraj Kacker - CEO, Canvera
5:00pm – 6:00pm
VCCircle Lounge One-to-one interaction with India's topmost venture capital and private equity investors in a special structured session, VCCircle Lounge. This is session is limited to select 10 e-commerce companies and 10 investors.
4:55pm - 5:00pm
Concluding Remarks