India’s Largest Electric Vehicle Show

India EV 2026 Chennai Conference Agenda

Day 1
Day 2

June 27^th 2026

09:20 – 10:20 AM

Registration and Networking

10:20 – 10:30 AM

Inaugural Address

Ashita Marya

CEO & Consulting Editor, Entrepreneur India Media

10:30 – 10:35 AM

Lamp Lighting and Inauguration

10:35 – 10:55 AM

Inaugural Keynote : Writing EV Growth Story: Tamil Nadu Model of Success

Tamil Nadu’s journey: anchored investments, supplier ecosystem and policy continuity.
What other Indian states can realistically replicate by 2030.
Linking manufacturing clusters to domestic demand and export corridors.

Thiru. VS Venkatesan

Joint Director, MSME Department & GM (I/C), Fame TN, Tamil Nadu

10:55 – 11:50 AM

Panel 1: EV Manufacturing for the World: Scale, Challenges and India’s Edge

Balancing affordability with performance and durability for Indian and global markets.
EV platform standardisation and modular architectures for faster scaling.
Managing battery and raw-material supply volatility with diversified sourcing.
Demand forecasting for 2W/3W, PVs and commercial segments in India and abroad.
Structuring global partnerships for technology transfer, co-development and JVs.

Moderator

I.V. Rao

Distinguished Fellow, Transport & Urban Governance, TERI

Speaker

Jitendra Patil

Head – EV Cell, Government of Maharashtra
Sivaramakirushnan J

Director – Manufacturing Process Engineering, Stellantis India

11:50 AM – 12:40 PM

Panel 2: Scaling Charging Infra: Grid, Interoperability, Uptime and ROI

Charging density targets vs real EV adoption growth across cities and highways.
Urban, highway and rural network design: prioritisation and corridor strategies.
Fast, megawatt and depot charging: realistic tech mix for India to 2030.
Grid readiness: connections, transformer constraints, demand charges and ToU tariffs.
Smart charging, renewable integration and storage at high-utilisation sites.
Interoperability, roaming and payments: towards “One India, One Plug, One App.
Business models, tariff rationalisation and long-term site-level profitability.
Uptime as the new KPI: SLAs, O&M playbooks and remote monitoring.

Moderator

Prajyot N Sathe

Research Director, Frost & Sullivan

Speaker

12:40 – 01:00 PM

Keynote : The Next Inflection: Autonomous, Connected & Electric – India’s Practical Path

AI-powered driver assistance and safety features suited to Indian roads.
Vehicles as programmable mobility and data platforms, not just hardware.
AI-enabled energy forecasting for depots, bus fleets and logistics hubs.
Swapping vs fixed-battery ecosystems in dense Indian cities and fleets.
Frameworks for testing and deploying autonomous/assisted vehicles in controlled environments (ports, yards, campuses).

Speaker

Sabarish Gurusubramanian

CTO, Virya Autonomous Technologies Pvt. Ltd

01:00 – 01:25 PM

Frost & Sullivan Report Launch & Presentation

Prajyot N Sathe

Research Director, Frost & Sullivan

01:25 -02:25 PM

Networking Lunch

02:25 – 03:15 PM

Panel 3: From Gigafactories to Grid: Building an Integrated EV Battery Ecosystem in India

Scaling domestic Gigafactories with cost competitiveness and global-grade quality.
Securing critical minerals via diversified sourcing, recycling and strategic partnerships.
Advancing cell chemistries: solid-state, sodium-ion and high-density tech relevant to India.
Standardising battery formats, safety norms and testing for interoperability and trust.
Integrating batteries with grid-scale storage and second-life use-cases in India.

Moderator

Vijayanand Samudrala

Advisor EV Industry

Speaker

03:15 – 03:40 PM

Keynote : Start-Up to Scale-Up: Signals of a Profitable EV Business in India

Moving from subsidy-led demand to repeat, paying B2B customers.
Gross margin improvement through localisation and supplier consolidation.
Reducing CAC and increasing lifetime value in fleet and retail segments.
Transitioning from pilot runs to stable, high-volume, high-yield manufacturing.
Building robust after-sales and service networks to protect brand and residual values.
New revenue streams: software, data, energy services and service contracts.
Key financial metrics: payback periods, IRR, utilisation thresholds.

Speaker

Ganesh Mani

CEO, Switch Mobility

03:40 – 04:30 PM

Panel 4: Software-Defined Vehicles & AI Mobility: New Drivers of EV Growth

Over-the-air updates as recurring revenue and customer retention tools.
Predictive diagnostics and AI analytics for fleets, buses and shared mobility.
Cybersecurity challenges for connected EVs and charging infra.
Data ownership, monetisation and privacy: OEM, operator, or user?
Integrating telematics and fleet intelligence into financing and insurance decisions.

Moderator

AJesh Saklecha

Co-Founder, Ozone Motors

Speaker

June 28^th 2026

10:10 – 11:00 AM

Panel 1: Electrifying Commerce: Scaling EVs across Fleets and Logistics

Total cost of ownership vs upfront capex for different fleet types.
Segment lenses: last-mile 2W/3W, LCVs and heavy commercial.
Charging infrastructure for high-utilisation fleets: depot, en-route and on-premise.
Managing battery performance, downtime and route optimisation at scale.
Financing models: leasing, battery-as-a-service, pay-per-use and subscription.
Data-driven fleet management: telematics, KPIs and performance-linked contracts.
Policy incentives and state-level moves accelerating commercial EV transition.

Moderator

Karthik Ganesh

Co-Founder, Fawkes Energy

Speaker

11:00 – 11:50 AM

Panel 2: Financing E-Mobility Businesses: Risk, ROI and Reality Check

Balancing heavy capex in manufacturing/infra with asset-light, platform-led models.
Technology obsolescence, battery degradation and residual-value uncertainty.
Unit economics vs ecosystem economics: when do EV ventures truly turn profitable?
Impact of schemes like FAME and PLI on investor confidence and business design.
Role of VC, PE, sovereign and strategic OEM investments in the next phase.
What lenders and investors now expect in terms of guarantees, data and governance.

Speaker

Aditya Singh

Co-Founder & CEO, TapFin
Bojarajan N

Chief Visionary and Catalyst, Tarini Insurance

12:20 – 12:50 PM

Keynote : What Will Define India’s EV Growth in the Next Five Years?

Breakthrough technologies most likely to scale in India by 2030.
Policy stability vs market maturity: what matters more now.
India’s evolving role in global EV and battery supply chains.
Talent and skill development bottlenecks and opportunities.
The single biggest risk to India’s EV story – and how to hedge it.

Speaker

Dr. Ashok Jhunjhunwala

Institute Professor, IIT Madras & Chairman, Immersive Technology and Entrepreneurship Labs

12:50 – 01:40 PM

Panel 3: Skilling India: Building a Future-ready EV Workforce

Gaps between traditional automotive skills and EV needs (electronics, software, batteries).
Shifting from IC engine expertise to power electronics and vehicle intelligence.
High-demand skills in cell chemistry, thermal management and BMS.
Technician training for fast-charging deployment, grid synchronisation and smart energy systems.
Industry–academia collaboration and MSME readiness: where India stands today.
Certification frameworks and upskilling pathways for technicians, engineers and managers.

Moderator

Sanjeev Kumar Jha

Editor, Entrepreneur India

Speaker

01:40 – 02:40 PM

Networking Lunch