Here’s the location - it’s super accessible by Metro, Green Line - Mysore Soap Factory stop.
Come in early, grab some coffee at the sprawling Orion Mall next door and catch up with friends…
60 mins
Time to come and tick your name off the list - the first 50 people to come in get a DesignUp tee, plus get to meet new attendees and kick off those sporadic selfies!
20 mins
With Nakul you don’t know what to expect! Here’s the twist: he seems to have an uncanny ability to read what you’re expecting. So, expect the unexpected!
10 mins
Your host for the evening, Suresh Venkat explains the details - the exits, the do’s-and-don’ts + the master plan for the evening ahead.
30 mins
Words, words, words. Words define our narrative and how we perceive events, relationships and the world around us. Four speakers share their world of words that defined the years since the pandemic - and what words they will use as their north star for 2024!
Riya Chakravarty Senior Content Designer, Atlassian
Shalini Raghunathan Behavioural Designer & Co-founder, 3 Big Things
Raghu Dixit Singer, Songwriter, Musician
Peyush Agarwal Head of Design, Atlassian
30 mins
Within the labyrinth of lexicons, where etymology intertwines with destiny, these oracles elucidate the embryonic lexemes poised to crystallize into professions unknown. Let’s simplify this Tharoorian sentence - four speakers share their take on job titles that do not exist yet. Not yet, but high probability!
Amit Chowdhury ‎Design Leader, Adobe India
Arun Chetty Culture Head, Razorpay
Preethi Chethan Product Design Lead, Google Pay
Chandramouli Gopalakrishnan Product Leader, Microsoft
30 mins
(India and the world)
Drawing from diverse fields, these speakers weave a tapestry of forecasts, touching on economic & ecological shifts, technological advancements, social dynamics - collectively painting a mosaic of possibilities that may shape the nation's trajectory within a changing global context.
Rahul Matthan Partner - Trilegal Lawyer, Author
Kanimozhi Udayakumara Tech Policy and Impact Tech
Swati Khanna VP, Human Capital, Peak XV Partners
Divya Hegde Social Entrepreneur, Design+Tech+Social
30 mins
12 insights later - time to indulge in some chai with cookies, or coffee - and run into friends and colleagues…