India’s Largest Electric Vehicle Show

India EV 2026 Chennai Conference Agenda

Day 1
Day 2

June 27^th 2026

09:00 – 10:00 AM

Registration and Networking

10:00 – 10:10 AM

Inaugural Address

Entrepreneur India Media

10:10 – 10:15 AM

Lamp Lighting and Inauguration

10:15 – 10:30 AM

Inaugural Keynote 1: Writing the EV Growth Story: The Tamil Nadu Model and Beyond

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.

10:30 – 10:45 AM

Inaugural Keynote 2: Capitalising the Moment: Making India the Global Manufacturing Hub for Affordable EVs

India’s positioning in small EVs, 2W/3W and cost-competitive components.
Competing with China and Southeast Asia on cost, quality and reliability.
Building India-to-Global export playbooks for EVs and parts.

10:45 – 11:30 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

Uday Narang

Founder and Chairman, Omega Seiki Mobility

Speaker

Mahesh Babu Subramanian

MD, Olectra Greentech Limited

11:30 AM – 12:15 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

12:15 – 12:30 PM

Keynote 3: 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).

12:30 – 01:15 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.

Speaker

01:15 – 02:15 PM

Networking Lunch

02:15 – 02:35 PM

Keynote 4: 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.

02:35 – 03:20 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.

Speaker

03:20 – 04:05 PM

Panel 5: EV Component Manufacturing: India’s Road to Global Competitiveness

Localisation of power electronics, motors, controllers and drivetrains.
Scaling precision manufacturing with global automotive quality benchmarks.
Transitioning traditional auto suppliers to EV-specific design and engineering.
Tackling semiconductor and electronics constraints with resilient supply chains.
Automation, robotics and Industry 4.0 for cost-efficient mass production.
Managing raw-material volatility (magnets, copper, rare earths) with hedging and contracts.

Speaker

Dwarakanath Simili

Director, India Engineering & Growth Strategy, India Propulsion Engineering Center (IPEC)

04:05 – 04:50 PM

Panel 6: Governance Roundtable: Policy, Implementation and Regulatory Stability

Long-term policy predictability for manufacturing and infrastructure investors.
Evolution of incentives and subsidies from volume push to value and localisation.
State vs central coordination: approvals, enforcement and best-practice sharing.
Charging, safety and recycling regulations: closing gaps between rules and ground reality.
Frameworks for continuous industry–government collaboration and grievance redressal.

Speaker

Jitendra Patil

Head – EV Cell, Government of Maharashtra

June 28^th 2026

10:00 – 10:20 AM

Inaugural Keynote 1: Who Funds the Next Wave of EV Growth?

Private Equity vs Venture Capital vs strategic capital: where the money will really come from.
How government and DFIs can de-risk e-mobility projects instead of just subsidising.
Green finance, sustainability-linked loans and blended-finance models.
Practical risk assessment: technology, policy, credit and residual value risk.

10:20 – 11:10 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.

Speaker

11:10 – 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

11:50 AM – 12:10 PM

Keynote 2: 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

12:10 – 01:00 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.

01:00 – 02:00 PM

Networking Lunch

02:00 – 02:20 PM

Keynote 3: The Consumer Dilemma: Trust, Range Anxiety and Resale Value

Safety concerns: charging issues, battery damage, fire incidents and transparency.
Range anxiety: claimed vs real-world range and how to communicate honestly.
The thin resale market: valuation challenges and buyback/warranty structures.
How B2B players (fleets, financiers, OEMs) can de-risk the end customer.

02:20 – 03:10 PM

Panel 4: Policy to Progress: Aligning Government, Regulators and Industry for Scale

Long-term impact of FAME, PLI and state EV policies on real investments.
Harmonising central and state rules to avoid policy fragmentation.
Role of industry associations in standards, safety norms and advocacy.
Incentivising localisation while staying globally competitive and trade-aligned.
Regulatory preparedness for battery safety, recycling and emerging technologies.
Public–private collaboration for charging infra, grid upgrades and data standards.

Speaker

I.V. Rao

Distinguished Fellow, Transport & Urban Governance, TERI

03:10 – 04:00 PM

Panel 5: Campus to Commercialisation: University-Led EV Start-Ups Driving India’s Mobility Innovation

Converting research in batteries, motors and power electronics into market-ready products.
Strengthening incubators as Launchpads for deep-tech mobility companies.
Bridging the funding gap between prototype, pilots and commercial scale-up.
Industry–academia partnerships for testing, certification and pilot deployments.
IP creation and protection strategies for student-founded EV Start-Ups.
Building interdisciplinary teams across engineering, software, energy and business.
Leveraging government grants and Start-Up incentives for fast-track commercialisation.

04:00 – 05:00 PM

Panel 6: Vision 2035: What Will India’s EV Industry Look Like?

Projected EV penetration across 2W, 3W, PVs and commercial segments by 2030–35.
India as a global export hub for affordable, robust electric mobility solutions.
Deep localisation of batteries, power electronics and critical components.
Consolidation and partnerships reshaping Start-Ups, OEMs and infra players.
Integration of EVs with renewables, grid storage and V2X in the Indian context.
Policy framework evolution from subsidies to stable, long-term regulation.
Rise of software-defined vehicles reshaping ownership, servicing and fleet operations.

05:00 – 05:05 PM

Vote of Thanks