One Club Conclave 2026
The One Club Conclave marks the continuation of a transformative journey in how collaboration, learning, and leadership come together at ISB. In its second edition, the One Club Conclave 2026 builds on the success of its inaugural year by bringing all professional clubs under one unified platform, creating a space where students, industry leaders, and recruiters converge to forge meaningful connections, exchange insights, and accelerate domain-specific learning.
| Date | August 08 - 09, 2026 |
| Time | 09:00 am - 09:00 pm |
| Location | Hyderabad & Mohali Campuses |
Theme
Where Growth Is
The job market is evolving rapidly, with geopolitics and artificial intelligence emerging as two forces reshaping opportunity across sectors. The Indian market remains active, but opportunity is not spread evenly — across sectors, roles, capabilities, or geographies. For students, the signal is clear: following familiar labels is no longer enough. They need to know where demand is building, what skills it rewards, and how different sectors are evolving.
The second edition of the One Club Conclave builds on this context. It brings every professional club onto one platform, and curates focused tracks across finance, consulting, technology and analytics, operations, entrepreneurship, marketing, and emerging sectors. Over two days across Hyderabad and Mohali, the conclave brings together workshops, masterclasses, simulations, industry leader interactions, and networking sessions. Each session is designed to show students not only where opportunities are emerging, but what it takes to win them. From demystifying case interviews for consulting aspirants, to understanding how AI is changing product management, analytics, marketing, and operations, the focus is on giving students a practical first view of the skills, tools, and preparation required to crack specific roles.
"Where Growth Is" is the central question OCC 2026 sets out to answe— where opportunity is building, what roles now demand, and how ISB students can start preparing for it seriously.
Day 1 — Saturday, 8 August 2026Hyderabad Campus |
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Session |
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9:00 – 10:00 AM |
Welcome Address, followed by Opening Keynote — India's Opportunities amid AI & Geopolitical Shifts Venue: Khemka Auditorium |
Somedutta Chatterjee — Director, Career Advancement Services, ISB — Welcome |
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10:15 – 11:45 AM |
Fireside Chat with Pranav Haridasan Finance Club Venue: AC6 |
Pranav Haridasan — Managing Director & CEO, Axis Securities |
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10:15 – 11:45 AM |
Fireside Chat with Suresh Narayanan Marketing Club Venue: AC8 |
Suresh Narayanan — Former Chairman & Managing Director, Nestlé India |
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12:00 – 1:00 PM |
Decoding the Consumer: The Heart of Brand Marketing Marketing Club Venue: AC7 |
Aparna Gopalaswamy — Strategy Lead, Unilever India — Foods & Beverages |
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12:00 – 1:00 PM |
Panel Discussion — Supply Chain in Geopolitics, Defence and Public Policy Operations Management Club Venue: AC2 |
Ashish Pathak — Associate Director, Dhruva Space; Indian Air Force veteran (22 years) Ankit Pandey — Senior Manager, Deloitte; Indian Navy Commander (20 years) Hemasundara Rao — Deputy General Manager (Reservoir), ONGC |
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1:00 – 2:00 PM |
Lunch |
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2:00 – 4:00 PM |
Case Interview Masterclass with Kepler Cannon Consulting Club Venue: AC7
Case Interview Masterclass with Monitor Deloitte Consulting Club Venue: AC3 |
Rahul Ahuja — Associate Principal, Kepler Cannon Kishmish Saxena — Senior Consultant, Kepler Cannon
Sivakumar Parmasivam – USI Consulting MD, Monitor Deloitte Ayush Rungta — Senior Manager, Strategy, Monitor Deloitte Vidit Khendry — Senior Consultant, Strategy, Monitor Deloitte Kiranbir Kaur — Senior Consultant, Strategy, Monitor Deloitte Megha Purang — Engagement Manager, Monitor Deloitte |
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4:00 – 4:15 PM |
Tea Break |
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4:15 – 5:45 PM |
Land a PM Role: Learn Prototyping and AI Automation Business Technology Club x Business Analytics Club Venue: AC7 |
Nishit Sharma — Founder, Nexflow AI and SupplAi |
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4:15 – 5:45 PM |
Founders, FOMO, Funding | Inside Venture Capital Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital Club Venue: AC6 |
Anant Vidur Puri — Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners |
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6:00 – 7:30 PM |
Decoding the Creator Economy: The Business of Influence Public Speaking Club Venue: AC3 |
Harsh Arya (Moderator) — Founder & CEO, Ninety-Eight Entertainment; ISB PGP Co'25 Ayush Guha — Co-Founder, Bureau Media Ventures |
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6:00 – 7:30 PM |
Unconventional Paths, Undeniable Impact Women in Business Club Venue: AC2 |
Harnidh Kaur — Investor, WTFund |
Day 2 — Sunday, 9 August 2026Hyderabad Campus |
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Session |
Speakers |
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10:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
Case Workshop: Circular Economy Consulting Club x Net Impact Club Venue: AC2 |
Rahul Gupta — External Consultant, cylib |
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11:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
PE Deal Thinking Lab: From Deal Case to Investment Memo Finance Club Venue: AC8 |
Ratna Mehta — Managing Director, Everstone Group |
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12:00 – 1:00 PM |
Panel Discussion with Sriram V and Rasagya Kabra Net Impact Club Venue: AC6 |
Sriram V — Chief Evangelist, The Nudge Foundation Rasagya Kabra — Partner, ISEG Foundation |
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12:00 – 1:00 PM |
The Power of Being Different Marketing Club Venue: AC7 |
Chandan Mendiratta — Chief Brand Officer & Chief Culture Officer, Zepto |
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1:00 – 2:00 PM |
Lunch |
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2:00 – 3:30 PM |
Validating Product Ideas Before You Build Business Technology Club Venue: AC3 |
Arindam Mukherjee — Founder, NextLeap |
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2:00 – 3:30 PM |
General Management and the CEO's Office — Fireside Chat, Career Talk and Industry Perspectives Operations Management Club x Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital Club Venue: AC7 |
Abhishek Kothari — Founder & CEO, Fab Money; Co-Founder, FlexiLoans Ishan Sukul — Co-Founder, Kreo Pramod Kumar — Business Head — B2B, Ekart |
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3:30 – 5:00 PM |
Beyond the Demo: Building AI Products That Deliver Real User Value Business Analytics Club Venue: AC8 |
Juhee Garg — Partner Director, Product Management, Microsoft (Copilot) |
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3:30 – 5:00 PM |
Zero to Scale: Building Ditto & Finshots Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital Club Venue: AC6 |
Shrehith Karkera — Co-Founder, Finshots and Ditto Insurance |
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5:00 – 6:00 PM |
The Future of Content: AI, Creators and Entertainment Marketing Club Venue: AC2 |
Aditya Sharan — Brand Builder, Honasa Consumer Amit Singh — Brand Lead, Honasa Consumer |
Day 1 — Saturday, 8 August 2026Mohali Campus |
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Session |
Speakers |
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8:30 – 9:00 AM |
Coffee and Registration |
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9:00 – 9:55 AM |
Welcome Address, followed by Opening Keynote — "Where Growth Is" Venue: Godrej Auditorium |
Prof. Pranav Jindal — Associate Dean, Admissions and Careers, ISB — Welcome Chandan Mendiratta — Chief Brand Officer & Chief Culture Officer, Zepto — Keynote |
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10:00 – 11:30 AM |
Consulting Masterclass with Bain & Company Consulting Club Venue: MPH |
Kanishk Singh — Senior Manager, Bain & Company; ISB alumnus |
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11:15 – 11:30 AM |
Break |
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11:30 AM – 12:45 PM |
GenMan Decoded Operations Club Venue: MPH |
Rahul Aggarwal — Vice President, MakeMyTrip Aritro Das — Chief of Staff, Coca-Cola; ISB alumnus Rahul Poddar – Head of Procurement, South Asia Region, Nestlé India |
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12:45 – 1:45 PM |
Networking Lunch — Recruiter and Alumni Mixer |
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2:00 – 3:30 PM |
Consulting Masterclass with Monitor Deloitte Consulting Club Venue: MPH |
Sagar Dumbre — Managing Director and Head of Technology, Deloitte Shubham Tayal — Manager, USI Practice, Deloitte; ISB alumnus Shifali Chhabra — Sustainability Consultant, Deloitte; ISB alumna Vidhushri Singhal — Strategy Consultant, Deloitte; ISB alumna |
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2:00 – 3:30 PM |
Numbers, Blunders and Boardrooms Business Analytics Club Venue: LT — Vikramshila |
Ajith M — AI Productivity and Strategy Lead; formerly PayPal and Amazon |
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3:30 – 3:45 PM |
Break |
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3:45 – 4:45 PM |
Timeless Marketing: From the Perspective of Tech Firms Marketing Club Venue: Nalanda |
Sanjeet Kathuria — Product and Customer Marketing, Birdeye; ISB alumnus |
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3:45 – 4:45 PM |
Careers in Impact Net Impact Club Venue: MPH |
Vaibhav Gupta — Principal, The Bridgespan Group; ISB alumnus Aparna Dua — Partner, The Blended Finance Company Vishal Jewrajka — Founder, Milo Drive Shruti Kirti Sharma — Founder, Empower Foundation; ISB alumna |
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5:30 – 7:00 PM |
Product Management: The AI Upgrade Business Technology Club Venue: Nalanda |
Himanshu Chauhan — CEO and Co-Founder, Yukthi AI; ISB alumnus Amit Ganguli — Group Product Manager, Microsoft; ISB alumnus Garima Agrawal — Vice President II and Board Member, Paytm; ISB alumna |
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5:30 – 7:00 PM |
The World Café Women in Business Club Venue: MPH |
Shriya Verma — Senior Brand Manager, Noise Divya Ahuja — Director, Blinkit Gaurav Agarwal — Vice President — Product, Spinny Yash Bharadwaj — Chief of Staff, Noise; ISB alumnus Prabhjot Singh — Head of Finance, Moxie Beauty Niharika Joshi — Co-Founder, Cumin Co.; ISB alumna Jyoti Saroop — Founder, The Unati Coop. |
Day 2 — Sunday, 9 August 2026Mohali Campus |
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9:30 AM – 12:30 PM |
Investment Committee Pitch Roulette Entrepreneurship & VC Club and Finance Club Venue: MPH |
Ekta Parashar — Director, Avendus Investment Banking Vivek Kotak — Principal, Multiples Shivam Shahi — Co-Founder, Blue Tokai |
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9:30 AM – 12:30 PM |
TOFU: D2C Ad-Making Contest Marketing Club Venue: LT — Nalanda |
Vipul Setia — Head of Brand, Content and Creative, CARS24 |
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12:30 – 12:45 PM |
Break |
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12:45 – 1:45 PM |
Networking Lunch — Recruiter and Alumni Mixer |
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2:00 – 3:30 PM |
Product Design Lab Business Technology Club Venue: MPH |
Aakash Sharma — Product Lead, Arcesium; ISB alumnus Jay Pokarna — Product Manager, InMobi; ISB alumnus |
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2:00 – 3:30 PM |
Up in the Air: Balloon Debate Public Speaking Club Venue: LT — Nalanda |
Priyanshi Sharma — Co-Founder, Peek TV; ISB alumna |
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3:30 – 3:45 PM |
Break |
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5:00 – 6:30 PM |
Closing Note and Recognition Venue: Auditorium |
Prof. Pranav Jindal — Associate Dean, Admissions and Careers, ISB Saksham Agarwal — Director, Career Advancement Committee, ISB |