Advanced Manufacturing

Founders, policymakers, and industry leaders previewed Accel’s advanced manufacturing report and explored India’s path to IP-led industrial leadership.
Overview
Accel’s Bengaluru summit brought founders, policymakers, and industry leaders together for an exclusive first look at its report on India’s advanced manufacturing ecosystem. Conversations examined the policy, capital, talent, and infrastructure needed to build resilient, IP-led companies across aerospace, defence, space, precision engineering, electronics, and new materials. Speakers discussed how India can turn its manufacturing momentum into globally competitive industrial and deep-tech businesses.
Speakers

Anuj Jhunjhunwala
MD & CEO, JJG Aero

Barath Subramanian
Partner, Accel

Chandra R. Srikanth
Deputy Executive Editor, Moneycontrol

Gunjan Krishna
Commissioner, Industries & Commerce, Government of Karnataka

Kshitij Khandelwal
Founder & CTO, Pixxel

Navin Jain
Co-Founder & CTO, Ethereal Machines

Prashanth Prakash
Partner, Accel

Prayank Swaroop
Partner, Accel

Rachit Parekh
Investor, Accel

Raghu Panicker
CEO, Kaynes Semicon

Rahul Sharma
Co-Founder, Zetwerk

Rajeev Kaul
MD & CEO, Aequs

S. Somanath
Former Chairman, ISRO

Saurabh Chandra
CEO, ATI Motors

Srinath Ravichandran
Co-Founder & CEO, Agnikul

Sudhir Kumar Mishra
Former CEO & MD, BrahMos Aerospace

Vishesh Rajaram
Managing Director, Speciale Invest

