📆  Fri, 24 Nov 2023 | 2 PM onwards

📍 Sheraton Grand, at The Brigade gateway

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…


02:00 PM

60 mins

Registrations start

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!


03:00 PM

20 mins

Nakul Shenoy - Mentalist

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!

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03:20 PM

10 mins

Welcome and housekeeping

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.

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03:30 PM

30 mins

What the ****

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

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04:00 PM

30 mins

Whose title is it anyway?

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

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04:30 PM

30 mins

Have I got predictions for you...

(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

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05:00 PM

30 mins

Tea Break

12 insights later - time to indulge in some chai with cookies, or coffee - and run into friends and colleagues…