AGENDA 2025
Agenda 2025
Three days of conversations across livelihoods, climate, AI, governance, and inclusion. Featuring keynote sessions, panels, performances, and networking at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
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8:30 am
9:30 am
10:00 am
Day 1: Wed, Nov 12, 2025
"Kaam Ki Baat" - Reimagining Livelihoods
Skills & Livelihoods
11:10 am
Day 1: Wed, Nov 12, 2025
Social Entrepreneurship & SMEs
Hidden Pillar Approach: What Really Sustains Micro and Nano Enterprises
1 Hour
Gulmohar Hall
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Tech, Data & Impact
Outcomes Readiness in Practice: A Masterclass for Non-Profits (This masterclass is open to all. However, we especially encourage mid to senior level nonprofit professionals to attend.)
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Casuarina Hall
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Unlocking India’s Next Growth Hubs
Hidden Pillar Approach: What Really Sustains Micro and Nano Enterprises
Skills & Livelihoods
Social Entrepreneurship & SMEs
Tech, Data & Impact
Outcomes Readiness in Practice: A Masterclass for Non-Profits (This masterclass is open to all. However, we especially encourage mid to senior level nonprofit professionals to attend.)
11:10 am
Day 1: Wed, Nov 12, 2025
Inclusion, Empowerment & Sustainability
Reducing Climate Vulnerability of Informal Communities in Urban India
1 Hour
Silver Oak Hall
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Inclusion, Empowerment & Sustainability
Assistive Technology for Livelihoods and Inclusion: Unlocking the Power of Innovation for Persons with Disabilities
1 Hour
Jacaranda Hall
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Reducing Climate Vulnerability of Informal Communities in Urban India
Assistive Technology for Livelihoods and Inclusion: Unlocking the Power of Innovation for Persons with Disabilities
Inclusion, Empowerment & Sustainability
Inclusion, Empowerment & Sustainability
12:30 pm
Day 1: Wed, Nov 12, 2025
Agri & Rural Livelihood
Regenerative Rural Economies: Social Enterprise at the Intersection of Agri, Climate, and Livelihoods
1 Hour
Jacaranda Hall
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Inclusion, Empowerment & Sustainability
India@70% FLFPR by 2047 : What Will It Take?
1 Hour
Silver Oak Hall
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Regenerative Rural Economies: Social Enterprise at the Intersection of Agri, Climate, and Livelihoods
India@70% FLFPR by 2047 : What Will It Take?
Agri & Rural Livelihood
Inclusion, Empowerment & Sustainability
Policy & Capacity
Social Benefits - The Journey Ahead
12:30 pm
Day 1: Wed, Nov 12, 2025
Agri & Rural Livelihood
Scaling Economic Inclusion Programs Across Rural Contexts with Government
1 Hour
Stein Auditorium
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Scaling Economic Inclusion Programs Across Rural Contexts with Government
Agri & Rural Livelihood
1:30 pm
3:00 pm
Day 1: Wed, Nov 12, 2025
Agri & Rural Livelihood
Bridging the Gap: AI & Digital Innovation for Agricultural Market Access
1 Hour
Silver Oak Hall
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Social Entrepreneurship & SMEs
Apps as the New Infrastructure: Empowering or Entrapping Marginalised Entrepreneurs?
1 Hour
Jacaranda Hall
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Capital & Philanthropy
Choosing the Right Fuel: Grants, Debt, or Equity
1 Hour
Gulmohar Hall
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Bridging the Gap: AI & Digital Innovation for Agricultural Market Access
Apps as the New Infrastructure: Empowering or Entrapping Marginalised Entrepreneurs?
Agri & Rural Livelihood
Social Entrepreneurship & SMEs
Capital & Philanthropy
Choosing the Right Fuel: Grants, Debt, or Equity
3:00 pm
Day 1: Wed, Nov 12, 2025
Skills & Livelihoods
Creator Economy Unlocked: New Livelihood Opportunities
1 Hour
Stein Auditorium
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Creator Economy Unlocked: New Livelihood Opportunities
Skills & Livelihoods
4:30 pm
Day 1: Wed, Nov 12, 2025
Tech, Data & Impact
Leveraging Technology at the Grassroots for Scalable Impact
1 Hour
Jacaranda Hall
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Social Entrepreneurship & SMEs
Early Exposure to Entrepreneurship
1 Hour
Silver Oak Hall
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Inclusion, Empowerment & Sustainability
From Welfare to Empowerment: Building Future-Ready Social Justice Systems
1 Hour
Stein Auditorium
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Leveraging Technology at the Grassroots for Scalable Impact
Early Exposure to Entrepreneurship
Tech, Data & Impact
Social Entrepreneurship & SMEs
Inclusion, Empowerment & Sustainability
From Welfare to Empowerment: Building Future-Ready Social Justice Systems
4:30 pm
Day 1: Wed, Nov 12, 2025
Movie Screening: Humans in the Loop
Tech, Data & Impact
6:30 pm
Day 1: Wed, Nov 12, 2025
Echoes of Khusro: The Qawwali Legacy of the Niyazi Brothers
8:30 am
9:30 am
10:00 am
Day 2: Thu, Nov 13, 2025
Patient Capital for Systemic Change
Capital & Philanthropy
11:10 am
Day 2: Thu, Nov 13, 2025
Skills & Livelihoods
Abilities Beyond Skills: Rethinking Capacity as Power, Practice, and Possibility
1 Hour
Jacaranda Hall
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Agri & Rural Livelihood
AI for Agriculture: Transforming Market Access Through Digital Innovation (Masterclass)
1 Hour
Gulmohar Hall
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SMBs: Driving India’s Future
Abilities Beyond Skills: Rethinking Capacity as Power, Practice, and Possibility
Social Entrepreneurship & SMEs
Skills & Livelihoods
Agri & Rural Livelihood
AI for Agriculture: Transforming Market Access Through Digital Innovation (Masterclass)
11:10 am
Day 2: Thu, Nov 13, 2025
Agri & Rural Livelihood
Building Evidence for Impact and Scale
1 Hour
Silver Oak Hall
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Building Evidence for Impact and Scale
Agri & Rural Livelihood
12:30 pm
Day 2: Thu, Nov 13, 2025
Inclusion, Empowerment & Sustainability
Women in the Loop: Shaping the AI Economy
1 Hour
Stein Auditorium
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Social Entrepreneurship & SMEs
Technology & AI for Social Enterprises: Opportunities and Pitfalls
1 Hour
Silver Oak Hall
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Women in the Loop: Shaping the AI Economy
Inclusion, Empowerment & Sustainability
Social Entrepreneurship & SMEs
Technology & AI for Social Enterprises: Opportunities and Pitfalls
12:30 pm
Day 2: Thu, Nov 13, 2025
Social Entrepreneurship & SMEs
Empowering India’s Micro Entrepreneurs: The Future of Digital Livelihoods
1 Hour
Jacaranda Hall
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Empowering India’s Micro Entrepreneurs: The Future of Digital Livelihoods
Social Entrepreneurship & SMEs
1:30 pm
3:00 pm
Day 2: Thu, Nov 13, 2025
Skills & Livelihoods
Jobs Next door: Unlocking India’s Local Economy
1 Hour
Jacaranda Hall
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Skills & Livelihoods
Beyond Access: Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Skilling and Digital Safety
1 Hour
Silver Oak Hall
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Skills & Livelihoods
Future-Ready Workforce: Evidence, Impact & Policies
1 Hour
Gulmohar Hall
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Jobs Next door: Unlocking India’s Local Economy
Beyond Access: Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Skilling and Digital Safety
Skills & Livelihoods
Skills & Livelihoods
Skills & Livelihoods
Future-Ready Workforce: Evidence, Impact & Policies
3:00 pm
Day 2: Thu, Nov 13, 2025
Capital & Philanthropy
Building Ecosystems for Community Level Impact & Population Level Scale: Capital, Capacity & Collaboration
1 Hour
Stein Auditorium
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Building Ecosystems for Community Level Impact & Population Level Scale: Capital, Capacity & Collaboration
Capital & Philanthropy
4:30 pm
Day 2: Thu, Nov 13, 2025
Inclusion, Empowerment & Sustainability
Beyond Numbers: How Women Navigate the Workforce
1 Hour
Silver Oak Hall
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Skills & Livelihoods
Mandatory Skill Education under NEP2020: From Policy to Practice
1 Hour
Jarcaranda Hall
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Agri & Rural Livelihood
Emerging Opportunities in Creating Sustainable Livelihoods for Low-Income Communities
1 Hour
Stein Auditorium
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Beyond Numbers: How Women Navigate the Workforce
Mandatory Skill Education under NEP2020: From Policy to Practice
Inclusion, Empowerment & Sustainability
Skills & Livelihoods
Agri & Rural Livelihood
Emerging Opportunities in Creating Sustainable Livelihoods for Low-Income Communities
6:00 pm
Day 2: Thu, Nov 13, 2025
Usha Uthup in conversation and song with Sanjoy K. Roy
8:30 am
10:30 am
Day 3: Fri, Nov 14, 2025
Heritage in Melody - Sarod performance by Amir Khan
11:10 am
Day 3: Fri, Nov 14, 2025
Inclusion, Empowerment & Sustainability
Clearer Vision, Brighter Futures: A $14 Billion Opportunity for India
1 Hour
Gulmohar Hall
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Social Entrepreneurship & SMEs
Social Innovation as a Catalyst for Systemic Change
1 Hour
Silver Oak Hall
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Capital & Philanthropy
Catalytic Capital for Knowledge: Rethinking the Role of CSR in Advancing India’s Research and Innovation Ecosystem
1 Hour
Jacaranda Hall
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Clearer Vision, Brighter Futures: A $14 Billion Opportunity for India
Social Innovation as a Catalyst for Systemic Change
Inclusion, Empowerment & Sustainability
Social Entrepreneurship & SMEs
Capital & Philanthropy
Catalytic Capital for Knowledge: Rethinking the Role of CSR in Advancing India’s Research and Innovation Ecosystem
12:30 pm
Day 3: Fri, Nov 14, 2025
Inclusion, Empowerment & Sustainability
Beyond Supply: Has India's Human Capital Equation for AI Gone Askew?
1 Hour
Jacaranda Hall
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Inclusion, Empowerment & Sustainability
Redefining impact to measure shifts in lived experiences of communities
1 Hour
Gulmohar Hall
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Beyond Supply: Has India's Human Capital Equation for AI Gone Askew?
Inclusion, Empowerment & Sustainability
Inclusion, Empowerment & Sustainability
Redefining impact to measure shifts in lived experiences of communities
1:30 pm
2:30 pm
Day 3: Fri, Nov 14, 2025
"What's Next?" - Pathways to Viksit
Capital & Philanthropy
3:30 pm
3:40 pm
Day 3: Fri, Nov 14, 2025
Strings and Symphonies - performance by Furquan Bhat (Rabab)
20 Minutes
Stein Auditorium
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Strings and Symphonies - performance by Furquan Bhat (Rabab)
There’s a lot happening at charcha 2025
Exciting programming in play - marquee speakers, extensive CSR and CSO network participation, thought-provoking panels and workshops, curated networking, and more.