8:30 am
Registration

8:30 - 9:45 A.M. Foyer

9:45 am
A Vision for Mentoring in India
Panel Discussion | Speakers from LinkedIn, Harvard Business School, and Mentor Together lay out a national framework for mentoring across education, well-being, and employment.

9:45 - 10:45 A.M. Auditorium

Vasanthi Hariprakash
Vasanthi Hariprakash
Founder-CEO
Pickle Jar Media
Dr. Rajeev Gowda
Dr. Rajeev Gowda
Former Member of Parliament
Arundhuti Gupta
Arundhuti Gupta
Founder & CEO
Mentor Together
Aditi Jha
Aditi Jha
Head: Legal and Public Policy
LinkedIn
Dr. Livia Alfonsi
Dr. Livia Alfonsi
Assistant Professor
Harvard Business School
10:45 am
Centering Youth Agency in Mentoring
Lightning Talks | Young people from mentoring programmes share deeply personal perspectives on agency, aspiration, and the power of supportive relationships.

10:45 - 11:25 A.M. Auditorium

Albert Justin
Albert Justin
Assistant Manager -Youth Program
Miracle Foundation India
Namith H N
Namith H N
Mentee - Software Developer
Shubha S
Shubha S
Mentee - Software Engineer
Vasanthi Hariprakash
Vasanthi Hariprakash
Founder-CEO
Pickle Jar Media
11:25 am
Break

11:25 - 11.50 A.M. Foyer

11:50 am
Towards a Million Plus Mentors Mentoring
Panel Discussion | A conversation with senior leaders from GivingTuesday, BT Group, BCG, and IKEA India, exploring strategies to mobilise citizens and companies to mentor at scale.

11:50 - 12.35 P.M. Auditorium

Priyanka Dutt
Priyanka Dutt
Chief Advisor, India
GivingTuesday
Ian McBride
Ian McBride
Principal, Responsible Business - India
BT Group
Raghunath Rajan
Raghunath Rajan
Senior Director - Human Resources (APAC) BCG
Mentor
Parineeta Cecil Lakra
Parineeta Cecil Lakra
Program Manager : Transformation & Culture
IKEA India
12:35 pm
Building a Quality-First Mentoring Ecosystem
Panel Discussion | Experts from Azim Premji University, the Gates Foundation, J-PAL, and Mentor Together examine the systems, standards, and quality infrastructure India must build to ensure high-impact mentoring at scale.

12:35 - 1:25 P.M. Auditorium

Dr. Bijetri Bose
Dr. Bijetri Bose
Assistant Professor
Azim Premji University
Dr. Gunjan Taneja
Dr. Gunjan Taneja
Senior Program Officer
Gates Foundation
Viji Iyer
Viji Iyer
Unit Director
ASPIRE, JPAL
Meera Venkatesan
Meera Venkatesan
Director of Program Development
Mentor Together
1:25 pm
Lunch

1:25 - 2:30 P.M. Terrace

2:30 pm
Understanding Mentoring Impact, Costs, & Financing
Dialogue | A practice-philanthropy dialogue between Mentor Together and the British Asian Trust on measuring mentoring outcomes, long-term costs, and financing models.

2:30 - 3:15 P.M. Auditorium

Arundhuti Gupta
Arundhuti Gupta
Founder & CEO
Mentor Together
Sayantani Gaddam
Sayantani Gaddam
Head of Programmes
British Asian Trust
3:15 pm
Building a Mentoring Movement Across India’s Social Sector
Panel Discussion | Non-profit and community leaders from across India discuss mentoring approaches in grassroots contexts and the potential for cross-sector collaboration.

3:15 - 4:00 P.M. Auditorium

Manisha Gupta
Manisha Gupta
Founder and CEO
Start Up!
Ritesh Gohiya
Ritesh Gohiya
Director
SHEDO
Manisha Ghule
Manisha Ghule
Founder & Secretary
Navchetana Sarvangin Vikas Kendra
Nakul Singh Sawhney
Nakul Singh Sawhney
Founder
ChalChitra Abhiyaan
4:00 pm
Break

4:00 - 4.30 P.M. Foyer

4:30 pm
Solving for Employability & Employment: The Role of Mentoring
Panel Discussion | Speakers from Mentor Together, the GSMA Innovation Fund, Harvard Business School, QUEST Alliance, and Veddis Foundation, explore how mentoring enhances youth employability, job retention, and workforce participation - especially for young women.

4:30 - 5:30 P.M. Auditorium

Arundhuti Gupta
Arundhuti Gupta
Founder & CEO
Mentor Together
Guriya
Guriya
Manager
GSMA Innovation Fund
Dr. Livia Alfonsi
Dr. Livia Alfonsi
Assistant Professor
Harvard Business School
Nikita Bengani
Nikita Bengani
Director - Youth Program
QUEST Alliance
Vaishali Samanta
Vaishali Samanta
Chief Operating Officer
Veddis Foundation
5:30 pm
Closing Session: Launch of the Mentoring Community of Practice

5:30 - 5:55 P.M. Auditorium