where india levels up
The Level Up Conference brings together leaders from government, policy and industry to discuss the roadmap for India’s mission to become the next global gaming powerhouse
2025 speakers
ABHIR DAS, Co-founder, PlaySuper
ABHISHEK VAIDYANATHAN, Senior Associate Producer, Ubisoft India
ADITYA DESHPANDE, Vice President, Lumikai Fund
AHAD OOMERBHOY, Studio Head, Singular Scheme
AAKASH SAI, Game Designer, Ubisoft India
AMISH TRIPATHI, Author, The Shiva Trilogy
ANUPRIYA SINHA DAS, Head-Corporate Development, Nazara Technologies
DEEPAK MV, Head of Strategy, Nazara Technologies
DR. P. ANBALAGAN IAS, Secretary, Industries Department, Government of Maharashtra
HIMANSHU GUPTA, Co-founder, Astrode Studio
JAI SHAH, Owner, Team Orangutan, ApeLabs and ApeCity
JAYDEV DHAKAN, HOD – Game Design, Whistling Woods International
KARTIK SABHERWAL, Founder, Upthrust Esports
KAVAL BOMBRA, Co-founder, nCore Global
KRISH ANURAG, Managing Partner, Chimera Venture Capital
MEENAL MAJUMDER, Founder, The Innovation Story
ASHISH GAWALE, Founder, Ash Dev
ASHISH DAGA, Founder, Psypher Interactive
CHAITANYA CHINCHLIKAR, Vice President & Business Head, Whistling Woods International
CHARLIE COWDREY, CEO, JioBLAST
DAMINI PAWHA, Co-founder, Appsoleut Coders
DANESH CHOTHIA, Chief Executive Officer, The Helium Wars
MUKUL DEORA, Founder, Lava Media & Co-Founder, Tara Gaming
NARINDER KAPUR, Senior Analyst & Global Business Development, Niko Partners
NINAD CHHAYA, Senior VP Corporate Development, Reliance Games
NOUREDINE ABBOUD, CEO, Novaquark & Co-founder, Tara Gaming
ROBY JOHN, CEO & Co-founder, Super Gaming
SAMEER DESAI, Founder, Immaculate Consulting
SAMEER PITALWALLA, Head of Gaming, Google Cloud (APAC)
SRINIVASAN VEERARAGHAVAN, Co-founder, Dot9 Games
SUMIT BATHEJA, Co-founder, Ginger Games
TOMOHARU URABE, Managing Director, Investment (India), Mixi Global Investments
TRUPTI LATUR, Head of Growth, Jio Games
VAIBHAV CHAVAN, Founder and CEO, underDOGS
VISHAL GONDAL, Founder, nCore Games
VISHAL PAREKH, CEO, CyberPower PC
2025 sessions
DAY 1 - NOV 29
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SPEAKERS:
Vikas Vij, Managing Director, IDEX Events & Founder, GamingCon Bharat -
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Vishal Gondal, Co-founder, nCore Global -
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Kaustubh Dhavse, Chief Advisor (Investments & Strategy), Government of Maharashtra -
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Dr. P. Anbalagan, IAS Secretary, Industries Department, Government of Maharashtra -
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Anupriya Sinha Das, Head-Corporate Development, Nazara Technologies -
MODERATOR: Rohan Mayya, CEO & Founder, Aeos Games
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Dr. P. Anbalagan, IAS Secretary,Industries Department, Government of Maharashtra
Deepak MV, Head of Strategy, Nazara Technologies
Narinder Kapur, Senior Analyst & Global Business Development, Niko Partners -
MODERATOR:
Sameer Desai, Founder, Immaculate ConsultingSPEAKERS:
Chaitanya Chinchlikar, Vice President & Business Head, Whistling Woods International
Ninad Chhaya, Senior VP Corporate Development, Reliance Games
Vishal Parekh, CEO, CyberPower PC -
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MODERATOR:
Rohan Mayya, CEO & Co-founder, Aeos GamesSPEAKERS:
Meenal Majumder, Founder, The Innovation Story
Sameer Pitalwalla, Head of Gaming, Google Cloud (APAC)
Trupti Latur, Head of Growth, Jio Games -
MODERATOR:
Sameer Desai, Founder, Immaculate ConsultingSPEAKERS:
Ahad Oomerbhoy, Founder & Studio Head, Singular Scheme
Ashish Daga, Founder, Psypher Interactive
Himanshu Gupta, Co-founder, Astrode Studio
Sumit Batheja, Co-founder, Ginger Games -
MODERATOR:
Nihal Ranjit, Host, Brut MediaSPEAKERS:
Amish Tripathi, Author, The Shiva Trilogy & Co-founder, Tara Gaming
Mukul Deora, Producer, The White Tiger, and Board Member and Transmedia Producer, Tara Gaming
Nouredine Abboud, CEO, Novaquark & Co-founder, Tara Gaming
DAY 2 - NOV 30
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MODERATOR:
Saarthak Lal, TV Presenter & Multi-Sports CommentatorSPEAKERS:
Charlie Cowdrey, CEO, JioBlast
Jai Shah, Owner, Team Orangutan, ApeLabs and ApeCity
Karthik Sabherwal, Founder, Upthrust Esports -
MODERATOR:
Narinder Kapur, Senior Analyst & Global Business Development, Niko PartnersSPEAKERS:
Abhir Das, Co-Founder, PlaySuper
Aditya Deshpande, VP, Lumikai Fund
Danesh Chothia, Chief Executive Officer, The Helium Wars
Krish Anurag, Managing Partner, Chimera Venture Capital
Tomoharu Urabe, Managing Director, Investment (India) Mixi Global Investments -
MODERATOR:
Sanjay Soni, GM – Tech, Nazara TechnologiesSPEAKERS:
Damini Pahwa, Co-founder, Appsoleut Coders
Roby John, CEO & Co-founder, Super Gaming
Srinivasan Veeraraghavan, Co-Founder, Dot9 Games -
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MODERATOR:
Akash Menon, Head of Gaming, TulseaSPEAKERS:
Jaydev Dhakan, H.O.D – Game Design, Whistling Woods International
Kaval Bombra, President and Co-founder, nCore Global
Vaibhav Chavan, Founder and CEO, underDOGS -
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Abhishek Vaidyanathan, Senior Associate Producer, Ubisoft India
Aakash Sai, Game Designer, Ubisoft India