

SYNERGY 2026: In Conversation with Founders & Marketing Leaders of Next Gen AI-native builders
A Founder–Marketing–VC Dialogue on Building in the AI Decade
We are entering a new digital decade — one where AI is redefining how businesses are built, scaled, and marketed.
This invite-only gathering brings together founders, CMOs, VP Marketing leaders, performance marketers, and selected venture capital partners for a high-signal conversation on what it takes to build and scale AI-native companies in 2026 and beyond.
From how business's are evolving in the AI era to how investors evaluate AI-first companies today, the event is designed to create meaningful dialogue between builders, operators, and capital.
With leaders across EdTech, media, ecommerce, and other emerging categories, the day will explore how growth, creative intelligence, and performance systems are being reinvented.
What to Expect
🔹 Opening Keynote: The Digital Decade
Speaker: Arun Srinivas — Managing Director & Head, Ads Business, Meta India
Setting the context for the next wave of AI-driven transformation across industries, including how marketing, product, and growth teams must evolve to build durable businesses in the coming decade.
🔹 Maino AI × Meta × VC Panel
Speakers:
• Gaurav Singh — Director Agencies & VC Partnerships
• Gagan Goyal — General Partner, India Quotient
• Rishabh Kumar — Co-Founder, Maino AI
A discussion on reimagining EdTech and media growth in the age of AI — how investors evaluate companies today, how marketing performance is evolving, and what scalable growth really means in an AI-first ecosystem.
🔹 Fireside Chat: EdTech Founders — The Next Opportunity
Panel Joining - Keertay Agrawal - Co founder Seekho, Satish Sharma CMO Physics Wallah, Agam Garg : Cofounder Khare Classes
Founders discuss the next wave of opportunity in education industry.
🔹 The EdTech Growth Playbook Launch
Speaker: Vikas Keshri — Co-Founder, Maino AI
A deep dive into growth learnings from India’s education vertical — covering performance systems, AI-driven creative intelligence, and scalable acquisition frameworks.
🔹 Product Session: WhatsApp Growth Case Studies
Speaker: Sharanbir Kaur — Meta
Practical examples of how brands are using WhatsApp to drive acquisition, engagement, and retention, and what the next wave of conversational marketing looks like.
🔹 Product Session: Andromeda
Speaker: Jayant Rajan — Meta
A look at the next generation of AI-driven advertising infrastructure, and how marketers can leverage it to drive performance at scale.
🔹 Maino AI Platform: Creative Intelligence in the AI Era
Speakers:
• Rishabh Kumar — Co-Founder, Maino AI
• Vikas Keshri — Co-Founder, Maino AI
A showcase of how AI is transforming creative production and performance marketing, including real-world case studies across EdTech and media.
🔹 Networking Lunch
An opportunity for founders, CMOs, VP Marketing leaders, and investors to connect in a curated setting and exchange ideas shaping the next decade of digital growth.