fi NASSCOM India Retailtech Day 2021
About the Event

Taking up a notch the success of last year's NASSCOM India RetailTech Day 2020, we present NASSCOM India RetailTech Day 2021 that will uncover how technology shapes RetailTech in the new normal. The virtual conference will be attended by delegates including 100+ startups, corporates, innovators, academia, policy makers and ecosystem partners to deliberate and discuss hyper-digitalization, contactless operating models and other emerging technologies in the retail industry.

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Agenda

4:00 PM to 4:35 PM
  • Introduction
  • Fireside Chat
  • Future of RetailTech
  • Speakers:
    Jeyandran Venugopal, Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO), Flipkart
  • TCM Sundaram - Founder & MD, Chiratae Ventures

The last 18 months have forced us to re-visit all existing presumptions and future predictions about Retailtech Industry. We have seen successful models go bust and resilient businesses pivoting to the new normal. As we adapt and explore new challenges and opportunities, it's imperative to discuss the Future of Retailtech.

4:35 PM to 5:05 PM
  • Panel Discussion 1
  • RetailTech through Turbulent times: Challenges and Success stories of the New Normal
  • Moderator:
    Karan Chowdhary, Co-founder & Co-CEO, WOW Skin Science
  • Speakers:
    Rahul Sharma, CIO, Reckitt India
  • Sreemoyee Ghosh Dastidar, Head Of IT - Business Applications, Marico Limited

Past 2 years were nothing but full of challenges and Retail Industry had to adapt to the situation to cater to their customers. Across the board, we saw many success stories as well. We'd like to invite Industry leaders to share their set of challenges, learnings and success stories.

5:05 PM to 5:35 PM
  • Panel Discussion 2
  • How technologies are reshaping the retail industry
  • Moderator:
    Subramanian MS, Head of Category Marketing and Analytics, BIGBASKET
  • Speakers:
  • Shruti Kashyap, CIO - Hindustan Unilever and Head of IT, South Asia, Unilever
  • Mohit Singal, Vice President, Technology, Target

Tech advancements has been vital in the Retail Industry and given the current scenario, Innovation in retail has been accelerated further to make Contactless Retail a reality sooner than later. We'd like to invite Industry leaders to share their insights on how tech is shaping the Retail industry

5:35 PM to 5:50 PM
  • NIPP Retailtech Challenge Winners' Felicitation
  • Closing Address

Felicitation of winners for the NIPP RetailTech Challenge 2021, shortlisted from 220+ applications across 34 usecases from 5 Corporates.

About the Challenge
India’s Biggest RetailTech Idea Challenge

Indian retail sector contributes 10% to India’s GDP and 8% to the workforce. Retail market size has increased 3x in last decade and is expected to grow $1.5 trillion by 2030 i.e., $700 bn addition In market size and around 25 mn new jobs.

India has witnessed a meteoric rise in the last decade with growth on all fronts – market size, employment, SKUs, and formats. COVID-19 presented unprecedented challenges for the sector, with lockdowns, demand variations, and supply chain disruptions impacting all retail participants. The sector has shown exemplary resilience in these difficult times, coming together to collectively resolve the challenges. Retail participants increasingly leveraged technology in their COVID-19 response strategies leading to an acceleration of tech adoption in the sector.

As the dust begins to settle, we find Indian Retail ushering into the next era of retail evolution – Retail 4.0 –led by convergence and collaborations of online and physical retail formats, with technology as the key catalyst. Technology adoption and advancement when aligned with business strategy opens new possibilities, business growth and decisions.

For the first time, NASSCOM presents the NIPP RetailTech Challenge 2021 that will scout for the most promising and upcoming Retail-tech startups with an aim to foster engagement between corporates and innovative technology ventures by connecting emerging solutions with existing industry problems in Retail. The challenge will create a comprehensive forum for enterprises and start-ups to come together and explore new opportunities for ideation and collaboration.

Use Cases

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Evaluators
Winner Rewards
  • Opportunity to win Pilots/Paid PoCs/ contracts with participating corporates
  • Direct entry to corporate acceleration or incubation program/ NASSCOM 10,000 startups/ Tech.we/ DeepTech Club (*subject to selection process)
  • Opportunity to pitch in front of Corporate leaders and decision makers
  • Support to all Finalists in reaching out to potential clients through demo days and connects.
Timeline

April-June
  • Applications until (6th June)
  • Workshops / Webinars
June
  • 1st round of evaluation: 7th June to 14th June
  • 1Use Case Webinars: 21st June to 22nd June
  • Shortlisted Startups' submission of Pitch Template: by 30th June
July
  • 2nd round of evaluations – 1st July to 7th July
  • Demo day - 13th July
  • NASSCOM Retailtech Day – 14th July
Partners
Silver Sponsor
State Partners
Strategic Partners
Ecosystem Partner