hackFront India Launches to Empower Next Million Innovators
As the 'Bharat Innovates' initiative showcases India's innovation prowess globally, hackFront India has been launched in New Delhi to nurture the next generation of innovators. The hackFront India Leadership Forum, held at the Constitution Club of India, marks the official launch of this nationwide innovation league. Organized by Where U Elevate, hackFront India aims to identify, nurture, and accelerate student innovators, entrepreneurs, and technology creators across the country.
Inspired by Bharat Innovates
The launch coincides with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Bharat Innovates' initiative in Nice, France, where over 120 deep-tech startups and innovations are being showcased. hackFront India draws inspiration from PM Modi's vision of building an innovation-led India where technology serves humanity and young minds become creators. The initiative seeks to strengthen the grassroots innovation pipeline to produce future success stories.
Building Bharat's Innovation Decade
The hackFront India Leadership Forum brings together leaders from industry, academia, startups, government, and investment ecosystems to deliberate on the future of innovation. The initiative aims to create a structured, pan-India league of hackathons, innovation challenges, startup accelerators, and mentorship programs. These will empower students and young entrepreneurs to solve real-world problems through technology.
Leadership Driving the Movement
hackFront India is spearheaded by Mr. Rishab Ilwadi, Co-Founder & CEO of Where U Elevate. He is supported by an Executive Council comprising leaders from academia, industry, technology, startups, and public policy. The initiative is guided by an esteemed Advisory and Mentorship Council including industry veterans Mr. Amresh Khar and Mr. Dhiraj Tripathi, Founder & CEO of AutoBridge Ventures, and Academic Leader Dr. Alok Nikhil Jha, Coordinator & Head, Innovation, IIIT Delhi.
Voices from the Launch
Distinguished guests including Dr. Vinod Bind, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Shri Anshoo Pandey, Director, Ministry of Mines, Dr. Pankaj Tripathi, Thought Leader, Shri Vinit Goenka, Secretary, Centre for Knowledge Sovereignty, and Ms. Malgorzata Wejsis-Golebiak, Director, Polish Institute, New Delhi, emphasized that India's innovation journey must be powered by millions of young minds. They highlighted the need to bridge the gap between academic learning and industry requirements to enhance youth employability and foster entrepreneurship.
Industry and academia leaders including Mr. Manish Gurnani, CTO, Ksolves India Limited, Mr. Praveen Dwivedi, VP-Public Sector, iLink Digital, Mr. Bhavesh Kataria, CEO, Telio Talent, Mr. Mukesh Bansal, Deputy General Manager - Renewable Energy, Havells, Mr. Om Prakash Maurya, Delivery Head, Ksolves India Limited, Dr. Rajesh Pathak, Vice Chancellor, Metro University, Imran Yusuf, COO, Electropreneur Park - STPI, Dr. Sunita Yadav, Dean, Computer Science, Inderprastha Engineering College, Dr. Anjani Kumar Bhatnagar, Additional Director - Placements, Amity University, and Dr. Abhinav Juneja, Director, CRPC, KIET University, stressed the importance of structured mentorship, incubation support, industry exposure, and investor access for promising innovators emerging from the six-month hackFront India Innovation League.
Event Details
The hackFront India Leadership Forum took place on 13 June 2026 at the Constitution Club of India, New Delhi, under the theme 'Building Bharat's Innovation Decade: A National Dialogue on Talent, Technology and Entrepreneurship'. The event saw participation from distinguished leaders across sectors.
About hackFront India
hackFront India, an initiative of Where U Elevate, is a national innovation league dedicated to nurturing young builders, entrepreneurs, and technology innovators through hackathons, innovation challenges, mentorship, incubation support, and industry engagement. The initiative aims to transform ideas into impactful ventures and contribute to India's emergence as a global innovation leader.
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