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CultureCon 

500+
Attendees

45

Speakers

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20

Sessions

India’s leading conference for culture, creativity, and careers – connecting ideas, people, and possibilities

26/75
Mentors/Mentees

07-08 Aug 2025

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About Us

CultureCon is powered by creative sector consulting firm Art X Company and Festivals From India – India's only platform for art and culture festivals.

Our Speakers

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Our Speakers

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 Aliya Elariss

 Public Diplomacy &   Communications Manager

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Ruchira Das

Director Arts India

British Council 

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Rafael Pereira

Managing Partner  Tinnuts

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Natasha Sharma

Lead, Public Arts and Design, 
Co-curator Govandi Arts Festival

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Amruta Nemivant

Senior Manager Gallery & Cultural Programmes Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Mumbai

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DR. Marguerite Rumpf

Senior Consultant - Education and Discourse Goethe-Institut

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Amit Gurbaxani

Journalist

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Raghav Meattle

Founder, first.wav

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Sitara Chowfla

Co-Founder Goa Open Arts Festival

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Roshan Abbas

CEO / Founder Kommune

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Bruce Guthrie

Head of Theatre and Films National Centre for the Performing Arts

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Meghana Bhogle

Head - IPs & Touring Paytm Insider

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Tej Brar

Head - Festivals Nodwin Gaming

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Kanchana K.V.

CEO Network of Indian Cultural Enterprises

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Arjun S Ravi 

Writer & Director of ‘Standing By’

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Divya Bhatia

Artistic Consultant / Festival Director  Independent /Jodhpur RIFF

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Dipti Rao 

DGM - Auditorium Operations Prestige Centre for Performing Arts

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Mae Mariyam Thomas

Founder / CEO Maed in India

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Siddhant Shah

Access & DEI Consultant Access For ALL 

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Nikhil Udupa

Director 4/4 Experiences Pvt Ltd

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Shoven Shah

Founder & CEO TribeVibe Entertainment

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Vijay Subramaniam

Founder & Group CEO Collective Artists Network

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Mandovi Menon

Co-Founder, Creative Director (Strategy & Storytelling) Egodeath 

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Dhruv Chitgopekar

Co-Founder Collective Artists Network

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Ria Chopra

Editor Stumble

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Girish 'Bobby' Talwar

Founder Rebellion Management & Entertainment

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Guneet Monga Kapoor

Academy Award-Winning Producer & CEO Sikhya Entertainment 

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Varun Kashyap

Strategy, Partnerships and Culture Kommune & Stumble

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Tusharr Kumar

COO Only Much Louder

The Business of Creativity

Panel with Girish ‘Bobby’ Talwar, Guneet Monga Kapoor, Roshan Abbas,Vijay Subramaniam, Rashmi Dhanwani

Building Festivasl & IPs

PechaKucha with Sitara Chowfla, Natasha Sharma, Divya Bhatia, Meghana Bhogle, Shoven Shah, Amit Gurbaxani

My Career in the Creative Industry

Lightning Talks with Divya Bhatia, Raghav Meattle, Mae Mariyam Thomas, Dr Marguierite Rumpf, Dipti Rao 

Leadership in Arts & Culture

Masterclass led by Ruchira Das, DirectorArts India, British Council

Directions in Creator Economy

Fireside Chats with Arjun Ravi, Mandovi Menon, Dhruv Chitgopekar, Ria Chopra 
Moderated by Varun Kashyap

Building Your Creative Business

Masterclass led by Kanchana K.V., CEO - Network of Indian Cultural Enterprises
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Here India’s creative leaders, hustlers, and builders come to connect, grow, and scale their impact.

CultureCon is where artists, thinkers, and entrepreneurs shape careers, spark collaborations, and reimagine the creative economy. Think culture meets capital, art meets opportunity— one stage for  the future of creative work.

Agenda Highlights

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Venue

Museum of Solutions

Victoria House, Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400013

Conference Partners

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