From Satya Nadella to Sabeer Bhatia, here are the 24 grand keynote speakers at TiEcon 2025

Hundreds of luminaries from across industries, including frontrunners in the AI revolution, will gather at the San Jose Convention Center in California from April 30-May 2 for TiEcon 2025. This year’s edition of the world’s biggest entrepreneurship accelerator will feature nearly 40 sessions across 11 tracks. Each track or theme will focus on a different aspect of AI, machine learning (ML), quantum computing, and other cutting-edge technologies that will inevitably change the way we live and work.

ICYMI, here are more details about the 11 tracks and TiE Silicon Valley, the non-profit organisation behind the flagship event.

Among the dignitaries are 24 grand keynote speakers who will deliver opening addresses and participate in panels and fireside chats. Here’s a look:


1) Satya Nadella
Who: Chairman and CEO, Microsoft

Session: Opening address and fireside session with Navin Chaddha, Managing Partner, Mayfield Fund.

When: May 1, 9-9:45 am

2) Shantanu Narayen
Who: Chair and CEO, Adobe

Session: Opening address and grand keynote session with David Wadhwani President, Digital Media Business, Adobe

When: May 2, 9-9:30 am

3) Thomas C. Werner
Who: Chairman, Fenway Sports Group (FSG)

Session: Opening keynote, ‘Owning and Winning - Sports Media & Entertainment Binds Culture’.

When: April 30, 1-1:45 pm

4) Paul Wachter
Who: Founder and CEO, Main Street Advisors

Session: Opening keynote, ‘Owning and Winning - Sports Media & Entertainment Binds Culture’.

When: April 30, 1-1:45 pm

5) Lip-Bu Tan
Who: CEO, Intel Corporation

Session: Grand keynote

When: May 2, 9:30-10:00 am

6) Vivek Ranadive
Who: Chairman, CEO, and Governor, Sacramento Kings

Session: Opening keynote, ‘Owning and Winning - Sports Media & Entertainment Binds Culture’.

When: April 30, 1-1:45 pm

7) Satyan Gajwani
Who: Vice Chairman, Times Internet

Session: Opening keynote, ‘Owning and Winning - Sports Media & Entertainment Binds Culture’.

When: April 30, 1-1:45 pm

8) Jagdeep Singh Bachher
Who: Chief Investment Officer, Office of the President, University of California

Sessions:

• Opening keynote, ‘Owning and Winning - Sports Media & Entertainment Binds Culture’ (April 30, 1-1:45 pm)
• Grand keynote, ‘Governance & Ethics’ (May 2, 10:00-10:30 am)

9) Anita Manwani
Who: President and Board Chair, TiE Silicon Valley; Founder and CEO, Carobar Business Solutions (reLIMS)

Session: Panel, ‘From Grit to Greatness: Inside the Journey to Unicorn Status’

When: May 1, 1:30-2:00 pm

10) Warner Thomas
Who: President and CEO, Sutter Health

Session: Grand keynote, ‘Designing the Future of Connected Care: Tech, Trust and the Road to Integration’

When: May 1, 10:00-10:30 am

11) Navin Chaddha
Who: Managing Partner, Mayfield Fund

Session: Opening address and fireside session with Microsoft Chairman and CEO, Satya Nadella

When: May 1, 9-9:45 am

12) Vasu Jakkal
Who: Corporate Vice President, Microsoft

Session: Grand keynote

When: May 1, 2:00-2:30 pm

13) Shanker Trivedi
Who: Senior Vice President, Enterprise Business, NVIDIA

Session: Grand panel, ‘The Future of AI – Platforms, Innovation, & Investments’

When: May 2, 1:30-2:00 pm

14) Beerud Sheth
Who: Co-Founder and CEO, Gupshup

Session: Panel, ‘From Grit to Greatness: Inside the Journey to Unicorn Status’

When: May 1, 1:30-2:00 pm

15 ) Tsu-Jae King Liu
Who: Dean and Roy W. Carlson Professor of Engineering, UC Berkeley

Session: Grand keynote, ‘Governance & Ethics’

When: May 2, 10:00-10:30 am

16) Pradeep Khosla
Who: Chancellor, UC San Diego

Session: Grand keynote, ‘Governance & Ethics’

When: May 2, 10:00-10:30 am

17) Chet Kapoor
Who: Chairman and CEO, DataStax

Session: Panel, ‘From Grit to Greatness: Inside the Journey to Unicorn Status’

When: May 1, 1:30-2:00 pm

18 ) Sabeer Bhatia
Who: Co-Founder, ShowReel; Founder, Hotmail

Session: Panel, ‘Open Quantum Conversation’

When: May 2, 2-2:30 pm

19) Scott Crowder
Who: Vice President, IBM Quantum Adoption

Session: Panel, ‘Open Quantum Conversation’

When: May 2, 2-2:30 pm

20 ) Chetan Nayak
Who: Technical Fellow, Quantum Hardware, Microsoft

Session: Panel, ‘Open Quantum Conversation’

When: May 2, 2-2:30 pm

21) David Wadhwani
Who: President, Digital Media Business, Adobe

Session: Opening address and grand keynote session with Shantanu Narayen, Chair and CEO, Adobe

When: May 2, 9-9:30 am

22) Aravind Ratnam
Who: Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer, Q-CTRL

Session: Panel, ‘Open Quantum Conversation’

When: May 2, 2-2:30 pm

23) Jayant Chaudhary
Who: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Skill Development & Entrepreneurship; Minister of State, Ministry of Education, Government of India

Session: Grand keynote

When: April 30, 4:45-5:00 pm

24) Jay Vijayan
Who: Founder and CEO, Tekion

Session: Panel, ‘From Grit to Greatness: Inside the Journey to Unicorn Status’

When: May 1, 1:30-2:00 pm

Head to the TiEcon 2025 website right away before slots fill up for the three-day extravaganza. Watch this space for additional information about bootcamps, networking opportunities, and more.

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