PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Dec 16: XLRI Jamshedpur successfully hosted Ingenium 6.0, its flagship startup conclave, organised by the PGDM General Management Batch of 2025–26, bringing together founders, industry leaders, and students to deliberate on how purpose-driven enterprises can build resilience and scale sustainably in an era of rapid technological and market flux.
The conclave opened with a traditional Lamp Lighting Ceremony graced by Prof. Sanjay Patro, Prof. Sunil Sarangi, and Prof. Purna Chandra Padhan, along with the distinguished speakers.
In their inaugural addresses, Prof. Sanjay Patro and Prof. Purna Chandra Padhan reflected on the evolving definition of enduring businesses amid demographic shifts, technological disruption, and transitions such as the automotive industry’s move from ICE to EV.
They emphasised that while markets and models evolve, founders must balance adaptability with a deep understanding of customer needs and long-term purpose.
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Panel 1: The Art of Strategic Resilience – Balancing Vision and Viability
Moderated by Shruti Wani, the panel featured Albert Fernando (CEO, Travelwings.com), Vadeesh Budramane (Founder & CEO, AlgoShack), Ravi Shekhar (Founder, Terra X), Amritanshu S Kumar (Founder, Tracknerd Inc.), and Pushkar Vadkhalkar (Founding Team Member, BDO Executive Search).
Panellists highlighted that while strategies, products, and technologies must continuously evolve, a founder’s core vision and values should remain constant.
Discussions focused on the role of early teams in shaping culture, choosing aligned investors, and staying close to customer realities.
Insights spanned GenAI adoption, SaaS scalability, sustainability-led innovation, and data-driven logistics intelligence.
Panel 2: The Founder’s Dilemma – Scaling with Soul
The second panel, moderated by Tripti Banka, brought together Aditya Singh (Founder, TapFin), Monalisha Thakur (Co-Founder & CMO, Tummoc), Himadri Majumder (Co-Founder & CTO, TalentRecruit), and Vikas R Jain (Founder & CEO, Acviss Technologies).
This session centred on the human side of scaling—mindful hiring, cultural alignment, and the discipline to say no to opportunities that dilute purpose.
Speakers shared candid perspectives on bootstrapping versus funding, building trust-led products, and ensuring growth does not come at the cost of values, ethics, or long-term impact.
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Ingenium 6.0 concluded with a vote of thanks by Prof. Sunil Sarangi, who expressed gratitude to the speakers, moderators, participants, organising committee, and volunteers.
Speakers were presented with mementoes in appreciation of their insights.
The event was anchored by Yukta Tiwari and Nikhil Jain.
