TiE to conduct Hyderabad entrepreneurship summit 2026 on November 20 in city | Hyderabad News

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Collective (HEEC) of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) is all set to conduct its Hyderabad Entrepreneurship Summit 2026 on the theme ‘Inclusive • Scale • Leadership – Bet on Hyderabad’ in Hyderabad on Nov 20.Telangana IT and industries minister D Sridhar Babu will be delivering the keynote address on ‘Telangana: Building the Next Generation of Global Enterprises,’ while Telangana chief secretary Sanjay Jaju will deliver the opening keynote, ‘Bet on Hyderabad.’The summit will bring together more than 2,000 entrepreneurs and business leaders, 120 investors, 80 speakers and 30 ecosystem partners. The summit, to be held during Global Entrepreneurship Week, will also serve as a curtain-raiser to the Invest Telangana Global Summit 2026 to be held in Dec.TiE Hyderabad president Murali Kakarla said HES 2026 aims to connect founders with capital, customers, mentors and markets while strengthening Telangana’s enterprise growth ambitions.A key feature of the summit will be TiE50 Telangana 2026 in partnership with Qualcomm that will identify 50 promising startups from Telangana to receive founder support for 12 months, mentorship, access to TiE’s global network and partner benefits valued at over ₹5 lakh.The summit will also host TiE Women Pragati 2026 to support rural women entrepreneurs in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, and the TiE Social Impact initiative.The TiE annual entrepreneurship awards and entrepreneur of distinction awards as part of the summit will recognise business growth, innovation, leadership and social impact, he said.HES 2026 will include keynote sessions, panel discussions, fireside chats, masterclasses, startup showcases and thematic pavilions covering artificial intelligence, space and defence, social impact and sports.Discussions will focus on technology adoption, access to capital, market expansion, investment, AI, defence, space infrastructure, quick commerce, family offices, SME IPOs and other growth sectors.The HES Expo will showcase startups, technology companies, innovators and ecosystem partners, offering participants opportunities to meet investors, customers and industry leaders.