Accel + Simon-Kucher | Profitable Growth
Accel and Simon-Kucher convened senior leaders across B2B and B2C to examine profitable growth as AI, margins, and revenue models reshape go-to-market.
Overview
Pratik Agarwal of Accel and Amit Kumar of Simon-Kucher convened senior executives from Swiggy, Flipkart, Mahindra, Sprinklr, Google Cloud, Cashfree Payments, Portea Medical, ACT Fibernet, and other companies. The group examined profitable growth in 2026 as AI changed revenue models, consumer margins tightened, and established GTM playbooks became less reliable. The discussion connected pricing, commercial strategy, product, and operating choices across B2B and B2C.
Speakers
Abde Tambawala
Partner, Simon-Kucher
Amit Karna
Professor of Strategy, IIM Ahmedabad
Amit Kumar
Partner, Simon-Kucher
Amitabh Misra
CTO, Sprinklr
Arpitha Vishwanath
Commercial Strategy, Google Cloud
Jan Weiser
Partner, Simon-Kucher
Kajetan Zwirglmaier
Partner, Simon-Kucher
Kanchan Mishra
Vice President & Business Head, Smartphones, Flipkart
Navneet Sharma
COO, ACT Fibernet
Nitin Pulyani
SVP & Head of Product, Cashfree Payments
Pratik Agarwal
Partner, Accel
Rohit Malik
Chief Strategic Initiatives, Mahindra Holidays & Resorts
Shiva Prakash
Product Leader & Senior Advisor, Google
Vaibhav Tewari
Co-Founder & CEO, Portea Medical
Vedanarayanan Vedantham
Senior Advisor, Simon-Kucher
Vivek Sunder
CEO, Kerala Ayurveda; Ex-COO, Swiggy