Tycoons of Tomorrow 2021-2022 gala event: Celebrating poise, power, potential

Alia Bhatt in conversation with Mangalam Maloo, Assistant Editor and Senior Anchor, CNBC-TV18, about her new stints as an entrepreneur, an investor, and now, also as a producer with her production house Eternal Sunshine.

Preeti Sahni, COO, Forbes India, presenting Alia Bhatt with the recognition of Forbes India Icon of Excellence.

India is home to more than 100 unicorns, but there are only a handful who shine brigh i the sea of red. Cofounders of two such profitable unicorns—Aaditya Sharda and Souvik Sengupta of Infra.Market and Varun and Alagh Ghazal of Mamaearth—in dicusssion on ‘the need for more profitable unicorns in India’. The panel was moderated by Shruti Mishra, Deputy Editor, CNBC TV18(in the center).

Brian Carvalho, Editor, Forbes India and Ashish Gupta, brand director at Volkswagen Passenger Cars India giving the Tycoons of Tomorrow award to Kairav Engineer, VP-Business Development Astral (in the center).

(L-R) Brian Carvalho, Editor, Forbes India, Infra.market cofounders Aaditya Sharda and Souvik Sengupta with their Tycoons of Tomorrow award, and Ashish Gupta, brand director at Volkswagen Passenger Cars India.

Brian Carvalho, Editor, Forbes India and Ashish Gupta, brand director at Volkswagen Passenger Cars India present the Tycoons of Tomorrow award to Bollywood star and one half of the heart and soul of Little Things, Mithila Palkar.

Sameer Mehta, the cofounder of boAt receiving Tycoons of Tomorrow award from Anil Kaushal, Head-Lupin Life, and Avinash Kaul, CEO, Network 18 & MD AETN.

Nisha Poddar, Editor—M&A, CNBC-TV18, moderating the panel on 'First-generation founder or family business next-gen entrepreneur: What would you choose?' Sudhakar Adapa, Founder & CEO, Commerzify; Kairav Engineer, VP – Business Development, Astral and Ashwin Damera, founder, Eruditus participate.

Avinash Kaul, CEO, Network 18 & MD AETN and Anil Kaushal, Head-Lupin Life, present the Tycoons of Tomorrow award to the cofounders of Mamaearth, Ghazal and Varun Alagh.

Avinash Kaul, CEO, Network 18 & MD, AETN, and Anil Kaushal, Head-Lupin Life, present the Tycoons of Tomorrow award of Mihir Parekh, executive director, Nilkamal to his parents Smriti Parekh and Hiten Parekh, the managing director of Nilkamal.

Avinash Kaul, CEO, Network 18 & MD, AETN and Anil Kaushal, Head-Lupin Life, presenting the Tycoons of Tomorrow award to Ashwin Damera, founder, Eruditus.

Monika Gunalan, Head of People Ops, APAC, Postman, accepts the Tycoons of Tomorrow award on behalf of Postman’s Abhinav Asthana from Avinash Kaul, CEO, Network 18 & MD, AETN and Anil Kaushal, Head-Lupin Life.

Dhaval Vikamsey from Yubi, accepts the Tycoons of Tomorrow award on behalf of Yubi’s Gaurav Kumar from Avinash Kaul, CEO, Network 18 & MD, AETN and Anil Kaushal, Head-Lupin Life.

OTT got a massive push during the pandemic. We’ve seen new talent and contemporaries break the boundaries of entertainment, creativity and content to find unparalleled fame. OTT then is the great leveller. Actors Pratik Gandhi, Rasika Dugal, and Mithila Palkar discuss how the new tech has redefined content and talent in a panel moderated by Kunal Purandare, Editor-Desk, Forbes India.

Avinash Kaul, CEO, Network 18 & MD, AETN and Commerzify’s Sudhakar Adapa present the Forbes India Icon of Excellence citation to Rasika Dugal.

Avinash Kaul, CEO, Network 18 & MD, AETN  and Commerzify’s Sudhakar Adapa present the Forbes India Icon of Excellence to Pratik Gandhi.

A full house at Forbes India Tycoons of Tomorrow 2021-2022 gala night.