TechSparks 2026: Here’s all that’s happening on Day 2

Day two of TechSparks 2026, the 17th edition of the tech conference, kicked off with YourStory launching Vibecode30 2026. The event, themed 'The New Tech Order', delved deeper into AI agents, deeptech capital, creativity, and brands of tomorrow.

Dr Shivkumar Kalyanaraman, CEO of Anusandhan National Research Foundation, Government of India, discussed what needed to change for Indian inventions to move from papers and patents into products. Dr Vignesh Subrahmaniam, Principal AI Scientist at Intuit, examined how builders need to rethink as AI transitions from responding to prompts to reasoning, deciding, and acting.

Chandrika Deb, Country Manager - India at Canva, reflected on AI becoming a co-creator in the creative process. Pine Labs Payment's CTO, Sanjeev Kumar, unveiled three launches geared towards the agent economy, including an Agent Store for third-party developers.

In a fireside chat, Stripe's Managing Director, India, Manish Maheshwari, decoded how Indian startups could progress from early traction to global scale. A panel featuring investors in deeptech capital, including Vishesh Rajaram, Abhishek Srivastava, Mayuresh Raut, and Anirudh Singh, discussed which technologies investors were most willing to back and where India's funding ladder was breaking.

Rohit Kapoor, CEO of Swiggy Food Marketplace, discussed the future of India's convenience economy. In the evening, Peak XV's Managing Director, Matt Yi, discussed how India's startups could move from valuation to value creation. On the Focus Stage, Tally Solutions' founders Tejas Goenka and Nupur Goenka shared how the company had remained relevant for 40 years.

Dr Nagendra Nagaraja, Founder, CEO, and Chairman of QpiAI, questioned whether India was early enough for quantum technology. The D2C Stage brought together founders and operators building lasting brands, including Natasha Tuli from Soulflower and Ananth Narayanan from BRND.ME. Other speakers included Prof Satya Chakravarthy from The ePlane Company, Deepit Purkayastha from InShorts, Srijon Biswas from PhonePe, Dr Geetha Manjunath from Niramai Health Analytix, Matt Yi from VeloDB, and Mihir Shah from Shopflo. The day also featured Action Labs and executive roundtables with Oppex AI and Stripe.