Conferences Redefined: Innovation, Connection, and Real Impact

How do big events like the Singapore FinTech Festival or Dreamforce actually shape industries—and even nations?

In this episode of TiE Talks, I chat with Amit Gupta and Harsh Rungta, two visionary leaders whose journeys are as impressive as the global meetups they frequent. Amit, a tech entrepreneur and Global Chair of TIE, and Harsh, a financial leader with a passion for innovation, share behind-the-scenes insights on the power of connections, collaboration, and community at these events.

Discover how these meetups go beyond the surface to spark innovation, attract investment, and build ecosystems—all while sharing personal stories and strategies to make the most of every encounter!

Discussion Points: Conferences Redefined

• What makes meetups more than just meetings?
• The power move behind SFF’s global success.
• Bhutan’s bucket-list pitch that stole the show.
• Why the best events solve real-world problems.
• Can AI transform the future of conferences?
• Dreamforce: Innovation meets showmanship on a massive scale.
• Why kids are a hit at Berkshire Hathaway.
• TIE’s summits: Building entrepreneurial ecosystems globally.
• Exclusive retreats where ideas and bonds flourish.
• Turning quick chats into lifelong connections.

Our Guest: Harsh Vardhan Rungta

Harsh Vardhan Rungta a successful, results-oriented professional with a solid record of accomplishments in a highly competitive, rapidly growing industry. Demonstrated leadership, problem solving, and planning skills resulting in bagging breakthrough clients and making inroads into new markets.

AMIT GUPTA: Chairman, Global Board of Trustees, TiE
Founder & Group CEO, Ecosystem Group
Co-Chair, MIIM

Amit believes in the power of the digital economy, and it is with that belief that he founded Ecosystem, a next-generation Technology Research and Advisory Platform, and its spinoff Kampd, a professional communities-led social learning platform. Ecosystem democratises access to cutting-edge innovation, through its acquisition of CoVentured, an Australia-headquartered innovation discovery platform serving Fortune 500 enterprises globally.