Here goes the final programme for VCCircle Ecommerce Forum 2010 to be held on August 18 at ITC Windsor, Bangalore. We have a few more seats left; you can register at 20% off till August 15, and we would be closing the registration on August 17 or earlier as we reach the maximum capacity. You can register online .
VCCircle E-Commerce Forum 2010
Programme (August 18, ITC Windsor, Bangalore)
9:00am - 9:15am
Welcome & introductory note
Sahad P.V., Founder & Publisher, VCCircle Network
9:30am - 10:40am
Panel I: E-commerce in India: Are we at an inflection point?
- The early success stories indicating a take-off of e-commerce in India.
- B2B and B2C
- An analysis of online consumer behavior.
- The macro versus micro factors affecting e-commerce.
- Are there viable and scalable models in Indian e-commerce space?
- The hype versus reality.
- Execution. Execution and Execution.
- Is mobile payments the way of the future?
- Growth of credit cards, alternate options like debit, cash on delivery, net payment
Mahesh Murthy - Managing Partner, Seedfund (Moderator)
Vivek Naik - COO, CC Avenue
Manik Arora - MD, IDG Ventures
Murugavel Janakiraman - Founder, Consim Info Pvt. Ltd.
K Vaitheeswaran - CEO, Indiaplaza.in
10:40am - 11:20am
Keynote Interview:
Interviewees: Sachin Bansal & Binny Bansal, Founders, Flipkart
Interviewer: Mohanjit Jolly - ED, DFJ India
11:20am - 11:50am
Tea & Interaction Break
11:50am - 1:00pm
Panel II: In Search Of India’s Amazon
- Will the retailing of pin-to-plane spread work in India?
- Is Indian online commerce restricted to a few niches?
- Beyond travel: What are other emerging themes?
Bejul Somaia - MD, Lightspeed Venture Partners (Moderator)
Subrata Mitra - Partner, Accel India
Alok Mittal - MD, Canaan Partners
Harish Bahl - Founder & CEO, Smile Interactive
Amarinder Dhaliwal - Head, eCommerce, Times Internet Limited
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1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lunch & Interaction
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2:00pm - 3:00pm
Panel III: VCCircle Red-Hot
- Books or multiple categories?
- Fashion discount stores
- Group buying and deals junkies
- Is the online consumer a bargain-hunter and a value-shopper only?
TC Meenakshisundaram - MD, IDG Ventures (Moderator)
Kunal Bahl - Head, Snapdeal
John Kuruvilla - Founder & CEO, Taggle
Kunal Sinha - Founder, Rx HealthCare Magic
Suvir Sujan - Co-Founder, Nexus Venture Partners
Ashish Hemrajani - CEO, Bigtree Entertainment
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3:00pm - 3:40pm
Fireside Chat: The Future Of Indian Internet: Will It Be Dominated By Transaction Based Models?
Shailendra Singh - MD, Sequoia Capital India (Moderator)
Sanjeev Bikhchanchani - Founder, Naukri.com
Avnish Bajaj - MD, Matrix Partners India
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3:40pm - 4:40pm
Tea & Interaction
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3:40pm - 4:40pm
VCCircle Lounge
A structured networking initiative where 10 fast-growing e-commerce companies will get to sell their stories to India’s prolific venture capital & PE Funds in a structured & defined 75-minute exclusive session.
4:40pm - 6:00pm
VCCircle Spark
A platform featuring select entrepreneurs and some of India's self-styled and unique enterprises. Spark will literally be a journey into the life of the enterprise, from the time it started to its unique propositions to how it tackled business environment and internal challenges. Spark is aimed to be an interactive platform where entrepreneurs can highlight key milestones and critical lessons learnt along the way.
Mukesh Bansal - CEO, Myntra
Dhiraj Kacker - Founder & CEO, Canvera
Manmohan Agarwal - Director, BigShoeBazaar
Mohit Dubey - CEO, Carwale
Vishal Mehta - CEO, Infibeam.com
6:00pm - 6:15pm
Concluding remarks
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6:15pm - 8pm
VCCircle Unwind
A zone for informal interaction over cocktails. An unmissable evening.
Please note that we have a few more seats left; and you can register at 20% off till August 15. We would be closing the registration on August 17 or earlier as we reach the maximum capacity. You can register online .