The conclave featured thought leaders such as Prakash Padukone, legendary badminton player and co-founder of Olympic Gold Quest, and Sudhanshu Mittal, President of the Kho-Kho Federation & International Kho-Kho Federation of India, alongside senior policymakers, athletes, investors, and industry professionals.
DAY 1 HIGHLIGHTS – JULY 18
INAUGRAL CEREMONY
The conclave began with an inaugural ceremony including:
• Mahanaryaman Rao Scindia (Vice President, Gwalior Division Cricket Association)
• National Anthem, Opening Film, and a Cultural Performance
• IAMGAME Advisory Board & Founders: Karan Singh Chettri, Mandeep Malhotra, Poonam Lal, Vinit Karnik, Samit Garg, Sudhanshu Mittal, Udit Sheth.
Key Panels and Sessions:
• From Passion to Profit | Building a Sports-Centric Business
Panelists: Lloyd Mathias (Business Strategist & Investor), Vivek B Singh (Joint MD- Procam International Pvt. Ltd.), Charlotte Whitby-Coles (World Pickleball League), Sameer Pathak (CE0, Tech Mahindra Global Chess League), Jatin Paranjape (Founder & CEO KheloMore- Member of BCCI Advisory Committee)
• Reframing Sports Beyond CSR | A Call to Corporate India
Keynote by Shri Harsh Malhotra, Minister of State for Corporate Affairs & Road Transport & Highways
• Grassroots to Glory | Scouting Future Champions
Moderator: Vishesh Prakash (Associate Editor, Times Group)
With Neel Shah (CEO, Dream Sports Foundation), Deepthi Bopaiah (CEO- GoSports)
• The Sports Engine | Franchises, Frameworks & Future Champions
Keynote by Divyanshu Singh, COO, JSW Sports
The Game Plan – Closed-room strategy
Specialised Panels:
• Fair or Foul Play? | The Legal Side of the Game
Aahna Mehrotra (Founder, AM Sports Law & Management & Co), Roshan Gopalakrishna (Partner- LawNK), Dr. Subhrajit Chanda (Assistant Director- Centre for Sports Law, Business & Governance, Jindal Global Law School, OP Jindal Globa; University), Srinivasan Saimani (Council- LawNK)
• Sports Tech | The Next Billion-Dollar Opportunities
Sanchalli Arora (Global Emcee & Presenter, Actor, Content Creator) ,Apurva Chamaria (Global Head, VC & Startup, Partnership- Google) Suhail Narain (Founder & CEO, Hudle), Jean-Baptiste Roy (Founding Partner, Asia Sports Tech)
• Built to Win | Reimagining Sports Infrastructure
Pooja Yadav (Master of Ceremonies, Abhishek Binaykia (Partner, Leader Sports & Tech Advisory, Grant Thornton Bharat LLP), Hakimuddin Habibulla (Olympian Swimmer, Founder & Director, Winning Matters Consulting Pvt. Ltd & Director, Myrtha Poola India Pvt. Ltd.), Nitin Pahuja (Co-founder & CFO- Push Sports)
• Sports Science | The Catalyst for Breaking Records
Brig. (Dr.) Bibhu Kalyan Nayak (Director Cum Head of the National Centre for Sports Science & Research NCSSR)
• Fireside Chat – Pedaling Progress: Building India’s Cycling Culture
Maninder Pla Singh (Secretary General of the Cycling Federation of India CFI), Rajat Chandolia, Associate Vice President, Brading & Marketing Strategy at HCL Enterprise)
• Evening Recognition Ceremony & Performance
Hosted by Pooja Yadav and Sanchalli Arora
DAY 2 HIGHLIGHTS – JULY 19
IAMGAME App Launch
Day 2 marked the official launch of the IAMGAME app a dedicated platform designed to connect India’s sporting community, from athletes and coaches to scouts, brands, and policymakers.
Sudhanshu Mittal (President – IKKF & KKFI), in his keynote “Homegrown Heroes”, emphasized the importance of digitally empowering indigenous sports and local athletes.
Karan Singh Chettri, Founder & CEO of IAMGAME, said: “India’s sports sector is thriving, but highly fragmented. IAMGAME is built to connect the dots—between talent and opportunity, between innovation and the ecosystem. We are here to accelerate discovery, collaboration, and growth across every level of Indian sport.”
Mandeep Malhotra, Co-Founder & Director, added: “There’s a deep well of untapped talent in every lane, school, and district of India. IAMGAME gives that talent a digital stage and connects them with the right mentors, scouts, and platforms. It’s where stories surface, and change begins.”
App Features Include:
• Role-Based Profiles for tailored user experience
• Personal Achievements & Discovery Tools
• Networking Feed and Knowledge Sharing
• Local Communities & Event Discovery
The app is now live on iOS and Android.
Day 2 Sessions:
• The Crossover Media: Sports x Media
Udita Dutta (Founder, Artsmith Concepts & Visions, Boutique Sports & Gaming Communication Agency), Ashish Thukral (C0-Founder, NeuGenM.ai), Vinit Karnik (Managing Director, Content, Sports & Entertainment- WPP Media)
• The Yogasana Bharat Story
Udit Sheth (Managing Director, TransStadia & President – Yogasana Bharat)
• From Sidelines to Centre Stage | Women leading the future of sports
Sonali Chander, Aditi Chauhan, Darshana Bhalla, Priti Srivastava
• The E-Gaming Economy
Lokesh Suji, Abhishek Issar, Varun Ganjoo
Moderated by Sanchalli Arora
• Breaking The Silence | Mental Health in Indian Sport
Radhika Kawlra Singh, Olympic Mind Coach
• Poker isn’t a game of chance | It’s Chess - with Cards
Keynote by Pranav Bagai (MSL Studioz)
• Before the System Existed | Building from nothing in Indian Sport
Prakash Padukone (Founder – Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy)
in conversation with Samit Garg (Co-Founder and Managing director of E-factor experiences)
• Fan First | The New Rules of Engagement
Karan Singh Chettri, Arjun Singh, Chintan Shah, Apurv Gupta, Akash Premsen
Moderated by Karan Singh Chettri
• New Sports to Young Audiences Through Innovation
Ursula Romero, Frederick-Ali Talaa
Closing Highlights:
• Fireside Chat: Making Moves, Telling Stories with Joy Bhattacharjya (CEO – Prime Vollyball League)
• Performance Symphony of Sports
by Krishan Chatterjee and Vishal Malik
• Recognition Evening
About IAMGAME:
IAMGAME is India’s definitive sports business platform, created to bridge the structural gaps in the country’s sporting ecosystem. By bringing together players, coaches, academies, brands, investors, and policymakers, it fosters collaboration, dialogue, and innovation. IAMGAME aims to be the launchpad for India’s next generation of sports leaders and changemakers.
